BUG: Videos may not run their actual duration [30605]

This article applies to:

E-Prime 3.0

E-Prime 2.0

Symptoms

Video playback may get cut off and not play all video frames.

Detail

This can cause the E-Object to terminate earlier than expected when the End Movie Action is set to "Terminate" and the Duration of the E-Object is set to the video file's actual duration or longer.

This can also cause the video to freeze a few frames early when the Duration of the E-Object is set to the actual duration of the video.

The amount of time difference between playback duration and actual duration may vary depending on file type.

Workaround

Add extra frames to your video files. To stop the movie at a specific duration, specify the appropriate Stop Position value.

For example, if there are 3 Videos, an Attribute reference can be used for both the Filename and Stop Position properties. In the image below, VideoEndTime is an Attribute specified in the List object that contains the Stop Position.

See Also:

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