Video Example Using MCI

This is the standard option for playing videos using the MCI command. To implement this feature in your Help project using RoboHELP 95, select Help Multimedia from the Insert menu and choose the video you would like to show. The default display option for the Video Player has both the Playbar and the Menu.


Video Example Using DLL

To implement playing videos or sounds in your Help project using the WinHelp Video Kit DLL, from the RoboHELP 95 Insert menu, choose Help Macro Hotspot, and type Video(“filename.avi”) or Sound(“filename.wav”). The default display option for the Video Player has both the Playbar and the Menu.

Click here to see a video


Autoplay Video Using MCI

This example shows the Autoplay option for the MCI Video Player. Use this option if you would like to automatically start the video as soon as the user display a specific topic. To specify this option, from the RoboHELP 95 Insert menu, choose Help Multimedia.


AutoPlay Example
AutoPlay Example using DLL

By putting the Video or Sound macro command inside the topic definition, the video will start automatically when the topic is displayed. To Autoplay a Video or Sound using the DLL, create the topic, place the cursor in the topic and choose the RoboHELP 95 Edit button, then the Macro button. Type: video(“filename.avi”) or sound(“filename.wav”)


Playbar Only on Video Player Using MCI

This example shows the Video Player without the Menu option.  Use this option if you would like to limit the user from being able to change display options such as the video display size, speed, and audio volume. To specify this option, from the RoboHELP 95 Insert menu, choose Help Multimedia.


Playbar Only on Video Player Using DLL

This example shows the Video Player without the Menu option. Use this option if you would like to limit the user from being able to change display options such as the video display size, speed, and audio volume. To specify this option, from the RoboHELP 95 Insert menu, choose Help Macro Hotspot, and type

VideoMenu(“off”);Video(“filename.avi”). To turn the menu back on, type VideoMenu(“on”);Video(“filename.avi”)

Click here to see the video without the menu button.


Play Video from a Hotspot

Using the DLL allows you to see a video without leaving the current topic.  The advantage of this feature is that it lets you create one topic with as many videos as you like, and the user can easily view each one without having to jump between different topics for each video.

Click here to see a video


Play Video from a Button

Using the DLL allows you to see a video without leaving the current topic.  The advantage of this feature is that it lets you create one topic with as many videos as you like, and the user can easily view each one without having to jump between different topics for each video.

 <-- You can play a video from a button, or other graphic element.


Play Sound from a Hotspot Without Changing Topic

Using the DLL allows you to play sounds without leaving the current topic.  The advantage of this feature is that it lets you create one topic with as many sounds as you like, and the user can easily listen to each one  without having to jump between different topics for each sound.

Click here to listen to birds singing

Click here to listen to the birds singing without displaying the Sound Player

Click here for some music

Click here to listen to the music without displaying the Sound Player


Play Sounds from Buttons Without Changing Topic

Using the DLL allows you to play sounds without leaving the current topic.  The advantage of this feature is that it lets you create one topic with as many sounds as you like, and the user can easily listen to each one  without having to jump between different topics for each sound.

  Click here to listen to birds singing.

  Click here to listen to birds singing without displaying the Sound Player.

  Click here for some music.

  Click here to listen to the music without displaying the Sound Player.


Set a Custom Caption on the Video Player
Set a Custom Caption in the Video Player using DLL

The Set Caption feature lets you add your own caption to the Video Player. The syntax for this macro option is VideoCaption(“Your Customized Caption”);Video(“filename”) .  The customized caption in this example is “Customized Caption by Blue Sky Software”.

Click here to see the custom caption on the video player


Repeat Video
Repeat Video using MCI

This feature will repeat the video until the user stops the video. This could be very useful in a product demo. To specify this option, from the RoboHELP 95 Insert menu, choose Help Multimedia.


Menu Only on Video Player
Menu Only on Video Player using MCI

If you don’t want to display the playbar, you can turn this option off. In RoboHELP 95, from the Insert menu, choose Help Multimedia.

Click the right mouse button to start the video.


Right Aligned Video Player
Right Aligned Video Player using MCI

The Video Player can be left and right justified. To specify this option, from the RoboHELP 95 Insert menu, choose Help Multimedia.