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Playing Movies -- Blender 3D Game Engine



 
 


Quick Instructions

1.  Add the object to be used as the movie screen
Add a plane:
Spacebar >> Add >> Mesh >> Plane
Give it a unique name
N key
Transform Properties OB:  MovieScreen
 
2.  Add a material to the Screen.  Give it a unique name.  Set to shadeless
Add a material
Buttons Window menu >> Shading (F5) >> Material buttons
Links and Pipeline tab
Link to Object
Add New
Give it a unique name
Links and Pipeline tab
Link to Object
MA:  Screen
Set to Shadeless
Material tab
Shadeless button
 
3.  Add a texture to the material
Buttons Window menu >> Shading (F5) >> Texture buttons (F6)
Texture Tab
Add New
Texture Type:  Image
Give it a unique name
Unique name
Image tab
Load
 
4.  Add a UV Texture to the material
Buttons Window menu >> Editing (F9)
Mesh tab
UV Texture: New
Give it a unique name
 
5.  UV Unwrap the UV texture
UV Unwrap
U key
or
3D View menu >> Mesh >> UV Unwrap
Select UV Calculation method
 
6.  UV map UV Texture to image
UV/Image editor >> Image box
Select  image
Map to image
 
7.  Map Input:  UV
Buttons Window menu >> Shading (F5) >> Material buttons
Map Input tab
UV button
UV name
 
8.  Add Movie.py to the Text Editor
Text Editor menu >> Text >> Open
Rename Movie.txt to Movie.py 
 
9.  Add an Always Sensor to the Movie screen
Buttons Window menu >> Logic (F4)
Sensors
Add
Always
Activate TRUE level triggering (pulse mode)
 
10.  Add a Python Controller:  Use Movie.py
Buttons Window menu >> Logic (F4)
Controllers
Add
Python
Script:  Movie.py
 
11.  Add a string Property named material to the Movie screen
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
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:
loop = True
play movie over and over and over
loop = False
play movie once
 
14.  Optional:  Make Movie screen (semi) transparent
Buttons Window menu >> Shading (F4) >> Materials buttons
Links and Pipeline tab
ZTransp button
Material tab
A slider
 
15.  Connect the Always Sensor to the Python Controller 
Buttons Window menu >> Logic (F4)
Pull wire from brass bump to brass dimple
 
16.  Start Game Engine
P key
or
User Preference menu >> Game >> Start Game 
 

   
 
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