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Playing Movies -- Blender 3D Game Engine



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Steps 1-2
Add movie screen.  Add a material.  Set to shadeless.
 
Steps 3-5
Add a texture.  Add a UV texture.  UV Unwrap texture.
 
Steps 6-9 
UV map texture.  Set Map Input to UV.  Add Movie.py.
 
Steps 10-13
Add a python controller.  Add Property named material.
 
Steps 14-16
Optional stuff.
 

movie trailer
Movie trailer for Big Buck Bunny.
 
Movie249.txt
script for Blender 2.49
 
Movie250.txt
script for Blender 2.5
 
starting blend
starting blend
 
finished249 blend
blend for Blender 2.49
 
finished250 blend
blend for Blender 2.5
 
  

 

  
10.  Add a Python Controller:  Use Movie.py

Mirror selected:  Object Mode

Buttons Window menu >> Logic (F4)
Controllers
Add
Python
Script:  Movie.py
   
11.  Add a string Property named material to the Movie screen
  
Note:
Property must be named material.  Can't be named Fred or Material or anything else.  The python code looks for a Property attached to the Movie screen named material.

Add Property named material to the Movie screen
Buttons Window menu >> Logic (F4)
Add Property button
Type:  String
Name:  material
     Enter unique name you gave material
   
12.  Add a string Property named movie to the Movie screen
  
Note:
Property must be named movie.  Can't be named Fred or Movie or anything else.  The python code looks for a Property attached to the Movie screen named movie.

Note:
Movie must be in same folder as the blend.  If it is in a subfolder include path to subfolder.  In other words, if monster.avi is in in subfolder myMovies you would use:
\myMovies\monster.avi

Note:

Add Property named material to the Movie screen
Buttons Window menu >> Logic (F4)
Add Property button
Type:  String
Name:  movie
     Enter movie name
   
13.  Optional:  Add a Bool Property named loop to the Movie screen
  
Note:
Property must be named loop.  Can't be named Fred or Loop or anything else.  The python code looks for a Property attached to the Movie screen named loop.

Note:
loop = True
play movie over and over and over
loop = False
play movie once

Add Property named loop to the Movie screen
Buttons Window menu >> Logic (F4)
Add Property button
Type:  Bool
Name:  loop



   
  
The Blender 3D and game engine tutorials were created as a series of step by step instructions and help you create computer games. Use the tutorials to make casual video games, First Person Shooter games, role playing games, racing simulation games and more. Use the tutorials as a self paced learning tool to model and program your own three-dimensional world and then play on your computer.