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Audioemitter wav file length

by Luis Anton · in Torque Game Engine · 01/24/2005 (4:09 am) · 2 replies

Hi!

How could I know the exact duration (say in milliseconds) of an audio file (in game)? I create an audioEmitter when I play certain wavs, and I need to wait until they stop. I'm currently doing it manually, using Audacity to get the total lenght... I did something similar in Java some time ago, and knowing the length of a wav file was pretty useful.

Thanks.
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Torque Owner Luis Anton
#1
01/27/2005 (1:00 am)
Well, I found it. Now my characters' facial expressions are synchronized with, at least, the end of their sentences :)

May be I shouldn't post the answer... was it too obvious to be answered or no one knew? ;)

bah, anyway:

%waitfor = alxGetWaveLen(%file);

and you get the wave file length in milliseconds. Pretty useful for me, lot of developing time saved!

Torque 3D Owner Billy L
#2
01/27/2005 (3:03 am)
I think none use this kind of code thats why you didnt get an answer.
But thanks for posting the solution.
Could be useful anyway !!