A4W: How are external wav and jpg files read?

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From: Charles Belov
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 00:00

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How are external .wav files read in an Authorware 4.0 package that is running
in Windows on a PC? Are they played as they stream in from the external
medium, for example, a CD-ROM, or are they completely read in before they
start playing?

Does this answer change any if I am trying to synchronize a single .wav file
with a series of external .jpg files, as in a narrated slide show? Does either
the (single) .wav file or the (multiple) .jpg files have to be preloaded into
memory in order to provide uninterrupted audio? (I'm guessing the answer to
this one is yes.) If yes, does it matter whether it is the .wav file or the
.jpg files which is preloaded?

If .jpg files are pre-loaded into memory, but have not been displayed yet, do
they take up as much memory as the original .jpg or as much memory as the
uncompressed bitmaps?

Thanks in advance,

Charles "Chas" Belov
usenet@cabelov.com 
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/4294/ (MIDI/World Rock site)
http://www.cabelov.com/ (Professional/Creative site)

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