MCI Commands

These are Windows MCI Commands :

play d:\funstuff\videos\robroy.avi
play c:\Windows\canyon.mid
set d:\funstuff\videos\robroy.avi speed 1000
play d:\funstuff\videos\robroy.avi from 500 to 600
play d:\funstuff\videos\robroy.avi from 500 to 600 fullscreen
close all
clear all
setaudio d:\funstuff\videos\robroy.avi from volume to 10
setaudio d:\funstuff\videos\robroy.avi volume to 100
play c:\win32app\mpegplay\rocket.mpg
play cdaudio from 3 to 4

CD Audio :

seek cdaudio to 3:00:00:00 'prepare the head of the CD audio for a fast access with the following play command
play cdaudio from 3 to 4
play cdaudio from 3:00:00:00 to 3:00:30:00 ' Play 30 seconds of track 3 of the CD
open d: type cdaudio alias cd1 'opens the 1st CD (multiple CDAudio installation)
open e: type cdaudio alias cd2 'opens the 2nd CD (multiple CDAudio installation)
open f: type cdaudio alias cd3 'opens the 3rd CD (multiple CDAudio installation)
play cd1 from 3 to 4 'Plays cd1 track 3
play cd2 from 3 to 5 'Plays cd2 track 3 and 4
play cd3 from 4 to 5 'Plays cd1 track 4

open d: type cdaudio alias Bach 'opens the 1st CD and calls it Bach
open e: type cdaudio alias Mozart 'opens the 2nd CD and calls it Mozart
play Mozart from 3 to 4 'Plays track 3
play Bach 'Plays all of the Bach CD


These are ProScenium MCI Commands (commands that you can write in the MCI command line):

FileOpen C:\MartinPS\Demo.asc 'Open another ProScenium Ascii File
BBX C:\Martinps\case.bbx 'Run a BlackBox normal File
BBK C:\Martinps\case.bbk 'Run a BlackBox compressed File
SYNC 1 'Activate the Internal Clock Synchro
SYNC 3 'Activate the CD-Rom Synchro
DUPLEX 1 'Activate the Full Duplex activity
DUPLEX 0 'Dectivate the Full Duplex activity
SENDKEYS p 'Sends a Macro Command to MPS
SHELL C:\MartinPS\ShutDown.exe 'Starts any external EXE File


General Commands
Cfd 'Starts the Crossfade (go button)
Bak 'Goes Back to previous Cue
Clr 'Clears all DMX Output
Esc 'Breaks current Crossfade/loop
BOUT 'Toggle On-Off the Black-Out button
MACRO C:\MartinPS\MyMacro.MPS 'Runs an MPS Macro File
CLE ''Clears all MCI Output (Cd, audio, video)
CALENDAR 'Forces a seek for a day file in mode 11

Cue commands
Cue 1 (Cue Number) 'Starts Cue 1 with it's Time and MCI

Mem 1 3 (MEM Number, Wait Time) 'Starts Cue 1 with his Time from another cue, to run 2 different cues with independent timings. The second parameter is the wait time before starting the second crossfade

Rec 10 5 5 Play Cdaudio from 3 to 4
(REC Number, Time-in, Time-Out, MCI Command)

'Stores Cue 10 with 5 secs of T-in, 5 secs of T- Out, Play Cdaudio from 3 to 4 as MCI Command (USEFUL FOR REMOTE ACCESS CONTROL)



Chaser

Chaser commands
Chaser1 on 'Starts the first chaser
Chaser1 off 'Stops the first chaser
Chaser1 tog 'Toggles on/off the first chaser
Chaser1 step 'Goes to the following step of the first chaser
Chaser1 Int 1 'Changes the interval for the first chaser
Chaser1 cue 10 'Starts a chaser from cue No. 10
chaser1 rel ' Starts the first chaser reloading it from the beginning, also if the chaser is already running)
Channel commands

CNL 1 75 'Sets Channel 1 at 75%
CNL 1 0 'Sets Channel 1 at 0%
CNL 1 101 'Increase Channel 1 by 1%
CNL 1 102 'Decrease Channel 1 by 1%
CNL 1 103 'Increase Channel 1 by 5%
CNL 1 104 'Decrease Channel 1 by 5%

Group commands

Group1 75 'Sets Group 1 at 75%
Group1 0 'Sets Group 1 at 0%
Group1 101 'Increase Group 1 by 1%
Group1 102 'Decrease Group 1 by 1%
Group1 103 'Increase Group 1 by 5%
Group1 104 'Decrease Group 1 by 5%
Group1 TOG 'Toggle Group 1 On/Off
Group1 FADF 'Fades Group 1 On/Off at Fast Speed
Group1 FADM 'Fades Group 1 On/Off at Medium Speed
Group1 FADS 'Fades Group 1 On/Off at Slow Speed



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