Use this preprocessor command to preload a video which you want to play
later using PlayVideo().
Video formats that are supported on all platforms are CDXL and formats you
have a plugin for. Depending on the platform Hollywood is running on, more
video formats might be supported. On Windows Hollywood is able to open all
video formats for which you have a Media Foundation or DirectShow codec
installed. On macOS Hollywood can open all video formats that are supported
by AV Foundation (or QuickTime on older Macs).
The third argument is optional. It is a table that can be used to set
further options for the opening operation. The following fields of the
table can be used:
Link:-
Set this field to
False if you do not want to have this video
linked to your executable/applet when you compile your script.
This field defaults to True which means that the video is linked
to your to your executable/applet when Hollywood is in compile mode.
Loader:-
This tag allows you to specify one or more format loaders that should be
asked to load this video. This must be set to a string containing the name(s)
of one or more loader(s). Defaults to the loader set using SetDefaultLoader().
The default loaders lets Hollywood first ask all plugins whether they would
like to handle the video file, then it will check its inbuilt loaders (currently
only CDXL), and finally it will ask the video interface of the host OS to play
this video. If you want to customize this order, use this tag.
See Loaders and adapters for details. (V6.0)
Adapter:-
This tag allows you to specify one or more file adapters that should be asked
to open the specified file. This must be set to a string containing the name(s)
of one or more adapter(s). Defaults to the adapter set using SetDefaultAdapter().
See Loaders and adapters for details. (V6.0)
UserTags:-
This tag can be used to specify additional data that should be passed to loaders
and adapters. If you use this tag, you must set it to a table of key-value pairs
that contain the additional data that should be passed to plugins. See User tags for details. (V10.0)
If you want to open the video manually, please use the OpenVideo()
command.