External Control Commands

VCC Control Commands:

Filenames and External Commands

When using external commands to handle files, it is necessary for those files to have names without, i.e. sales_video.mpg not sales video.mpg. One convention is to use underscores in place of spaces.

Playlist Playback Commands

Playlistload

This command allows you to preload a playlist preparing it for playback. Playlistload loads up a playlist preparing it for playback. This command allows you to initiate playback when precision timing is desired. An mpgPlay or mpgPlayAll command is required to start playback.

Syntax

Playlistload name once

Parameters (optional)

name

Name of the playlist file (e.g., loop1.fpl). You do not need to include the

.fpl extension.

once

0 loops the playlist endlessly (default). 1 plays the playlist once through and stops.

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