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AVI/MPEG question

by Travis Vroman · in General Discussion · 05/26/2003 (4:34 pm) · 2 replies

How does one go about playing an AVI/MPEG at the startup of the game and/or in game... such as a cinematic etc.? Any help is greatly appreciated. BTW I own a copy of TGE source.

-T

#1
05/28/2003 (9:59 am)
If you are working on a Windows only game then check out this thread.

www.garagegames.com/index.php?sec=mg&mod=forums&page=result.thread&qt=6038
#2
05/28/2003 (10:05 am)
you could use Directx and do it as well, I had coded (but lost it in a HDD meltdown) a little Directx addon that would play a movie and then drop you to the main menu.

Keep in mind that my solution was platform specific, a more robust way of doing it would be to use something like xvid etc..

maybe if time permits I'll look into it again

-Ron