soundout object - maximum duration

[Steve Frost]

i have a WAV file that i need eprime to play that lasts 2:12, but it
appears that this exceeds the maximum value that eprime 2.0 will
allow. that is, when i opened the soundout object properties page and
changed the buffer size, the maximum allowable value was 100000
milliseconds. Can anybody tell me whether there is a way around this
limitation (short of chopping up the sound file into shorter segments)
and how to go about it? i also have eprime 2.0 professional available
in case that version supports longer audio file durations. thanks.

steve frost

[David McFarlane]

Steve,

Easy! EP2 adds the "Streaming" buffer mode, and uses that as the
default. In streaming mode EP will just refill the buffer as needed,
so the buffer size no longer matters in most cases. Might as well
start with the default of 5000 and adjust as needed for
performance. BTW, I asked PST and learned that "Buffered" mode has
been kept just for compatibility with older scripts, in general you
should just always use Streaming (see
http://support.pstnet.com/forum/Topic2089-12-1.aspx ).

I don't think PST has documented this property yet, if anyone knows
otherwise then please post a link. Thanks.

-- David McFarlane, Professional Faultfinder