SDL::Video - a SDL perl extension

  $video = new SDL::Video ( -name => 'pr0n.mpg' );

SDL::Video adds support for MPEG video to your SDL Perl application. Videos are objects bound to surfaces, whose playback is controled through the object's interface.

• SDL::Video::error() returns any error messages associated with playback
• SDL::Video::audio(bool) enables or disables audio playback, (on by default)
• SDL::Video::video(bool) enables or disable video playback, (on by default)
• SDL::Video::loop(bool) enables or disable playback looping (off by default)
• SDL::Video::volume(int) set the volume as per the mixer volume
• SDL::Video:display(surface) binds the clip to a display surface
• SDL::Video::scale([x,y]|[surface]|int) scales the clip by either x,y factors, scales to the image dimensions, or a single scalar.
• SDL::Video::play() plays the video clip, call SDL::Video::display() before playing
• SDL::Video::pause() pauses video playback
• SDL::Video::stop() stops video playback
• SDL::Video::rewind() resets the clip to the beginning
• SDL::Video::seek(offset) seeks to a particular byte offset
• SDL::Video::skip(time) skips to a particular time
• SDL::Video::region(rect) takes a SDL::Rect and defines the display area
• SDL::Video::frame(int) renders a specific frame to the screen
• SDL::Video::info() returns a new SDL::MPEG object reflecting the current status
• SDL::Video::status() returns either SMPEG_PLAYING or SMPEG_STOPPED or SMPEG_ERROR

David J. Goehrig

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