MCCopy(IM: QC)

Inside Macintosh: QuickTime Components /

Chapter 2 - Movie Controller Components / Movie Controller Components Reference

Movie Controller Functions / Editing Movies

MCCopy
The MCCopy function returns a copy of the current movie selection from the movie associated with a specified controller. The selection remains active after this operation. Your application is responsible for the returned movie.
If you want to allow the user to paste the movie selection, use the Movie Toolbox's PutMovieOnScrap function to place the movie selection onto the scrap. Be sure to dispose of the movie afterward, using the Movie Toolbox's DisposeMovie function.
pascal Movie MCCopy (MovieController mc);
mc
Specifies the movie controller for the operation. You obtain this identifier from the Component Manager's OpenComponent or OpenDefaultComponent function, or from the NewMovieController function (described on page 2-28).

DESCRIPTION
The MCCopy function returns a movie containing the current selection from the movie associated with the specified controller. If the user has not made a selection, the returned movie reference is set to nil.

SEE ALSO
This function is analogous to the Movie Toolbox's CopyMovieSelection function.