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- AT&T Play Movie(TM) - Version 1.0 Copyright 1990 by CrystalGraphics, Inc.
- Play Movie is a trademark of CrystalGraphics, Inc.
- Graphics Interchange Format copyright by CompuServe Incorporated. GIF
- is a Service Mark of CompuServe Incorporated.
-
- Usage: [Path] PLAYMVY [Path] FILENAME.EXT [Sn In Hn Pn On Ln K]
-
- Note: .EXT may be a movie file (.MVY), an image file (.TGA, .GIF, .PCX) or a
- command file (.TXT).
-
- Sn SPEED changes the rate at which a movie is played. Normal is 1,
- double speed is 2, half-speed is .5. To play a movie as fast as
- possible without skipping frames, enter 0.
- In IN provides a smooth fade in over 'n' seconds. The default is 0.
- Hn HEADER holds the first frame of a movie on the screen for 'n'
- seconds. The default is 0.
- Pn PAUSE holds the last image or frame on screen for 'n' seconds.
- On OUT provides a smooth fade out over 'n' seconds. The default is 0.
- Ln LOOP replays the image or movie 'n' times. The default of 0 will
- cause an infinite loop until you press ESC.
- K KEEP leaves the last image on screen after the program terminates
- and maintains the graphics mode for use by the next program.
-
- (PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE)
- Control the playback using the following keys:
- + Speeds up the playback
- - Slows down the playback
- S Stops the animation and displays the current frame.
- A Advances the animation by one frame.
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- If you wish to save an image from an animation, use the S key to stop the
- animation at the desired frame, and then use one of the following keys to
- save the image to disk.
- P Saves the current frame as a PCX file.
- T Saves the current frame as a TGA file.
- G Saves the current frame as a GIF file.
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- The files are saved in the following format: the animation name (truncated if
- necessary), the frame number, and the extension (.GIF, .TGA, or .PCX).
-
- Pressing the Return key will start a stopped animation. The Escape key quits
- the Play Movie program.
-
- Command files (.TXT) are ASCII files that act as scripts. You can list a
- number of file names and parameters for playback. See the AT&T Play Movie
- documentation for more details.
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