sqh@dhw68k.cts.com (Steve Hubbell) (11/20/90)
I need some advice from all of you Hypercard/Multi-media gurus out
there.
I am working on a project with an English teacher to help
create some interactive stacks and presentations in the classroom.
What she would like to do is to be able to control the "Pioneer LD-V4200
Laservision Player" interactively from a Hypercard stack. She would
like the ability to have the Mac play a short segment of the laserdisc,
stop, allow her to talk, and then play another section (jumping around
the disk). In the near future, she would also like to create much
more sophistocated stacks with much greater student interaction.
What I could use some help with is the control of the Pioneer.
Unfortunately, I was unable to find any reference materials on
the command format for controlling the laser-disc player. We DO have a
cable and it is hooked up to the Mac, so that is not a problem.
I would love some sample code from anyone who has done something
similar in the past. If anyone has tackled something like this,
I would love to know how you did it from Hypercard! How did you
communicate to the laser-disc player? Even if it wasn't a Pioneer,
it still may be helpful!
Thanks....
sqh@dhw68k.cts.com
(If possible, reply via mail)
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In a message, Steve Hubbell <1990Nov20.053612.23606@dhw68k.cts.com> writes: >What I could use some help with is the control of the Pioneer. >Unfortunately, I was unable to find any reference materials on >the command format for controlling the laser-disc player. We DO have a >cable and it is hooked up to the Mac, so that is not a problem. Sounds like you definitely need Apple's Videodisc stack. This is currently at version 2.0, I believe, and should be available from your local Mac user group. _____________________________________________________________ | Rick McCormack | IMAGISTICS BUSINESS THEATRE TECHNOLOGY | | Vancouver, BC | Information transfer - with a purpose. | | CANADA | %INTERACTIVE %COMPREHENSIVE %ENLIGHTENING | |________________|___________________________________________|
ftdkl@acad3.fai.alaska.edu (LaSota Daniel K) (11/21/90)
>I need some advice from all of you Hypercard/Multi-media gurus out >there. > >I am working on a project with an English teacher to help >create some interactive stacks and presentations in the classroom. > >What she would like to do is to be able to control the "Pioneer LD-V4200 >Laservision Player" interactively from a Hypercard stack. She would >like the ability to have the Mac play a short segment of the laserdisc, >stop, allow her to talk, and then play another section (jumping around >the disk). In the near future, she would also like to create much >more sophistocated stacks with much greater student interaction. > >I would love some sample code from anyone who has done something >similar in the past. If anyone has tackled something like this, >I would love to know how you did it from Hypercard! How did you >communicate to the laser-disc player? Even if it wasn't a Pioneer, >it still may be helpful! Last spring I made a stack for the local school district. Its a front end to a National Geographic LaserDisc about Birds. The LaserDisc had two sides full of typical nature show clips of birds doing their birdlike thing. The stack I made lets you jump around this laser disc (side 1 anyway) The stack will work perfectly with other discs but it will jump to odd scenes as the frame numbers are coded into the stack. Even if you don't have the specific laserdisc you might get some ideas on how to sscript for laserdisc control. Especially look on how to store the frame numbers in hidden fields and then pass those frame numbers on to the xcmd's like searchVideo play video etc. Once agin the stack is on my machine at work. The ftp site number is 137.229.30.20 Log on as "anonymous" password is "guest" If someone would like to upload it to the info-mac archives go ahead Also be patient as my Mac running NCSA Telnet can only handle one client at a time. I noticed that the machine was busy most of yesterday sending out Supremacy. The stack is in 2.0 format. Ant Man! Dan LaSota ftdkl@acad3.fai.alaska.edu
via@well.sf.ca.us (Tony Cecala) (12/02/90)
>I need some advice from all of you Hypercard/Multi-media gurus out >there. > >I am working on a project with an English teacher to help >create some interactive stacks and presentations in the classroom. > >What she would like to do is to be able to control the "Pioneer LD-V4200 >Laservision Player" interactively from a Hypercard stack. She would >like the ability to have the Mac play a short segment of the laserdisc, >stop, allow her to talk, and then play another section (jumping around >the disk). In the near future, she would also like to create much >more sophistocated stacks with much greater student interaction. You might be interested in LessonCard(tm). It not only handles videodisc access, but is a courseware authoring system that has the benefit of easy hypertext linking, a super user interface, and its a supported product. L e s s o n C a r d (TM) ------------------------ Videodisc players and computers create the potential for interactive videodisc courseware. LessonCard is an authoring system for teachers with no time for complex commands or confusing manuals. Designed and tested by user-interface specialists. LessonCard can be learned in under an hour. It's power is derived from HyperCard(R) and its graphical interface. LessonCard's point-and-click interface makes it possible to create menu-based branching, integrated text/graphic screens, quizzes, and tests without memorizing a single command. Special browsing tools make it easy to edit video sequences. LessonCard(TM) Benefits ----------------------- EASY TO LEARN - productive authoring in under a day - simultaneously author and run lessons - on-line help - example lessons - technical support HIERARCHICAL BRANCHING - comprehensive index - 1000 screens possible - menus - map SOPHISTICATED TESTING - multiple choice questions - matching questions - open-ended questions - prescriptive feedback - question classification STUDENT TRACKING - collect and manage student performance - create reports - track progress - document mastery INTERACTIVE VIDEODISC CONTROL - create stills/sequences - point-and-click editing - video text overlay - compatible with all popular players RUNTIME MODULES - create runtime lessons for distribution (Licensing available for commercial resale of lessons.) Company Profile --------------- Founded in 1989, Visual Interface Architects is a design and development firm whose products feature careful attention to user interaction. VIA develops software on Apple Macintosh computers using HyperCard. The firm's founders, Tony Cecala and Mel Ristau, are experienced user interface designers and recognized HyperCard experts. VIA has developed several HyperCard-based testing instruments for both education and industry. These include a networked product evaluation system, an animated speech laboratory, and a learning-style testing instrument. The founders of VIA, Mel Ristau and Tony Cecala, have complementary backgrounds in graphic design and cognitive psychology. After completing an M.F.A. in information design from The University of Kansas, Ristau founded an information design program at Abilene Christian University where he is now a professor. Cecala holds a Ph.D. from Yale in cognitive psychology and worked at IBM and TI before co-founding VIA. They have introduced new methods of animation and typographic display into the HyperCard community, and their stack TrainSet was inspiration for Apple's Sample stack, Train Set, shipping with HyperCard 2.0. To order LessonCard, call C.H. Love & Co., Inc.: 800-527-4248 222 Cypress St. Abilene, TX 79602 AppleLink(R): VIA Well: VIA DISCLAIMER: I co-developed LessonCard. Call the 800 number and ask to speak with Kim Massingill. He can put you in touch with satisfied, unbiased users.