BUG FIX: MovieDisplay and SlideMovie FirstFrameTime are improperly reported [30634]

This article applies to:

E-Prime 3.0

This bug has been fixed in E-Prime 3.0.3.219 (Update 4).

Symptoms

The FirstFrameTime is reported as two numbers.

Detail

The FirstFrameTime only reports the first two numbers and cuts off the rest of the timestamp.

Solution

Upgrade to E-Prime 3.0.3.219 or later.

Workaround

This workaround is intended only for those who are unable to update to the version of E-Prime that contains the bug fix:

Manually get the first displayed frame's time.

' NOTE: In the example below, change Stimulus to the name of your
' Slide object and Movie1 to the name of your SlideMovie sub-object.
Dim theSlideMovie As SlideMovie
Set theSlideMovie = CSlideMovie(Stimulus.ActiveObjects("Movie1"))

Dim nFrame As Long

For nFrame = 1 To theSlideMovie.Frames.Count
 'Get the frame
 Dim theMovieDisplayFrame As MovieDisplayFrame
 Set theMovieDisplayFrame = theSlideMovie.Frames(nFrame)

 If Not theMovieDisplayFrame Is Nothing Then
  If theMovieDisplayFrame.Status = "3" Then
   Debug.Print "Actual FirstFrameTime: " & theMovieDisplayFrame.TimeDisplayed
   Debug.Print "Actual FirstFrameTime Delay: " & theMovieDisplayFrame.TimeDisplayed - Stimulus.OnsetTime
   c.SetAttrib "FirstFrameTimeActual", theMovieDisplayFrame.TimeDisplayed
   c.SetAttrib "DelayToFirstFrameActual", theMovieDisplayFrame.TimeDisplayed - Stimulus.OnsetTime
   Exit For
  End If
 End If
Next 'nFrame

See Also:

RELEASE INFO: Known Issues in E-Prime 3.0 [27789]