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Sound Toggle For Video Clip

Hi all.
Before I inquired about a play/pause toggle button for a video clip, which I got help with.
Now I am having trouble with a play/pause toggle for the sound in that video clip, as opposed to a toggle for independent sound. My button pauses the sound, but won't restart it.

I have placed the video clip in a movie clip in _root called mcVideo.
On frame 1 of _root, I set:

sounds = 0;
firstSound=new Sound(_root.mcVideo);

Then, on the mute button (also on _root), I set:

on(release){

if (sounds == 0) {
_root.firstSound.stop();
_root.sounds = 1;
}

else {
_root.firstSound.start();
_root.sounds = 0;
}

}

Thank you

Zeffer

change the 'else' to another 'if statement ..

on(release){

if (sounds == 0) {
_root.firstSound.stop();
_root.sounds = 1;
}

if (sounds == 1) {
_root.firstSound.start();
_root.sounds = 0;
}

}

Z

henryww

hi all,

i had tried using stop/start with a movieclip target, but i can't get it to start playing either.

sorry if i am ignorant, i don't see any different between using the "else" and the extra "if".

in this particular case, if the sound is a loop then i would sugguest set the volume to 0 then 100 again to as to turn it on/off

// frame1 _root
snd = new Sound(_root.myMc);
sndstop = 0;

// button
on (release) {
if (_root.sndstop == 0) {
_root.sndstop = 1
_root.snd.setVolume(0);
trace("volume = " + _root.snd.getVolume());
} else {
_root.sndstop = 0
_root.snd.setVolume(100);
trace("volume = " + root.snd.getVolume());
}
}

otherwise if u really have to stop & start at the same position. use sound object & attach the sound.

//frame 1 _root
var snd2Pos = 0;
var snd2 = new Sound()
snd2.attachSound("s");
snd2.onSoundComplete = function (){
snd2.start(0,1);
}

// sound toggle button
on (release) {
if (_root.snd2Pos ==0) {
_root.snd2Pos = _root.snd2.position / 1000
_root.snd2.stop("s");
trace("stop :"+ _root.snd2Pos);
} else {
trace("play :"+ _root.snd2Pos);
_root.snd2.start(_root.snd2Pos,1);
_root.snd2Pos = 0
}
}
snd2.start(0,1);

cheers

henryww

sorry the correct post should be

otherwise if u really have to stop & start at the same position. use sound object & attach the sound.

//frame 1 _root
var snd2Pos = 0;
var snd2 = new Sound()
snd2.attachSound("s");
snd2.onSoundComplete = function (){
snd2.start(0,1);
}
snd2.start(0,1); // **** this line here

// sound toggle button
on (release) {
if (_root.snd2Pos ==0) {
_root.snd2Pos = _root.snd2.position / 1000
_root.snd2.stop("s");
trace("stop :"+ _root.snd2Pos);
} else {
trace("play :"+ _root.snd2Pos);
_root.snd2.start(_root.snd2Pos,1);
_root.snd2Pos = 0
}
}

copy & paste error ... he he he

rimbaud

ASKER

Thanks guys, but no luck yet.

Zeffer, the change in keyword to "if" didn't change anything.

Henry, when I implement your code, the sound doesn't stop and I get the error message "stop :0"
Maybe I implemented it wrong?
The movie clip is called "mcVideo," and I don't see that represented in your code. I also tried passing the new Sound() object the parameter _root.mcVideo, but that didn't work.

Again, this is a video clip with voiceover sound that I placed inside a movie clip. I have had success turning the sound off with the simple code listed in my first email, but can't turn it back on after that.

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rimbaud

ASKER

The first method works great and is actually fine for my purposes. But the second method is great to know for the future. Many thanks!

-rimbaud