Inside Macintosh: QuickTime /

Chapter 2 - Movie Toolbox / Movie Toolbox Reference

Functions That Modify Movie Properties / Working with Movie Time

GetMovieRate

The GetMovieRate function returns a movie's playback rate.

pascal Fixed GetMovieRate (Movie theMovie);

theMovie

Specifies the movie for this operation. Your application obtains this movie identifier from such functions as NewMovie, NewMovieFromFile, and NewMovieFromHandle (described on page 2-80, page 2-76, and page 2-78, respectively).

DESCRIPTION

The GetMovieRate function returns the movie rate as a 32-bit, fixed-point number. Positive integers indicate forward rates and negative integers indicate reverse rates.

ERROR CODES

invalidMovie

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This movie is corrupted or invalid

SEE ALSO

Your application can set the movie's playback rate by calling the SetMovieRate function, which is described in the previous section.