magmallow

Hey I am a MaxMSP newbie so there is a high chance that I am just being stupid...but I was wondering if anyone could lend me a helping hand...

In my current project I am trying to stream internet radio on my patch using a quicktime .mov file played by a movie object. To my surprise, it actually works! The problem is though...this error message keeps popping up on the Max window every time I open my patch:

- smoothjazz.mov being the file that streams the internet radio.

well, if it can stream the radio, then it obviously can find it, so I have no idea how that error message came about...In my attempt to get rid of it, I have placed the .mov file in just about every file along MaxMSP's search path.....including the folder that holds the MaxMSP app...and that did nothing.

Under normal circumstances, I would just ignore it..this project is however part of my exam, and I have been told that any error messages on the Max window will gain me an instant fail - how should I get rid of it?

well, if it can stream the radio, then it obviously can find it, so I have no idea how that error message came about...In my attempt to get rid of it, I have placed the .mov file in just about every file along MaxMSP's search path.....including the  folder that holds the MaxMSP app...and that did nothing.

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I used streaming internet radio before, but with a different approach. I used Soundflower to reroute the stream from iTunes to Max/MSP. Not sure if this is applicable to your case though. Just a thought.

Quote: magmallow wrote on Fri, 07 March 2008 17:46

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> Hey I am a MaxMSP newbie so there is a high chance that I am just being stupid...but I was wondering if anyone could lend me a helping hand...

> In my current project I am trying to stream internet radio on my patch using a quicktime .mov file played by a movie object. To my surprise, it actually works! The problem is though...this error message keeps popping up on the Max window every time I open my patch:

> - smoothjazz.mov being the file that streams the internet radio.

> well, if it can stream the radio, then it obviously can find it, so I have no idea how that error message came about...In my attempt to get rid of it, I have placed the .mov file in just about every file along MaxMSP's search path.....including the folder that holds the MaxMSP app...and that did nothing.

> Under normal circumstances, I would just ignore it..this project is however part of my exam, and I have been told that any error messages on the Max window will gain me an instant fail - how should I get rid of it?

I used streaming internet radio before, but with a different approach. I used Soundflower to reroute the stream from iTunes to Max/MSP. Not sure if this is applicable to your case though. Just a thought.
Good luck.

Quote: magmallow wrote on Fri, 07 March 2008 17:46
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> Hey I am a MaxMSP newbie so there is a high chance that I am just being stupid...but I was wondering if anyone could lend me a helping hand...
>
> In my current project I am trying to stream internet radio on my patch using a quicktime .mov file played by a movie object. To my surprise, it actually works! The problem is though...this error message keeps popping up on the Max window every time I open my patch:
>
> movie: can't find file smoothjazz.mov
>
> - smoothjazz.mov being the file that streams the internet radio.
>
> well, if it can stream the radio, then it obviously can find it, so I have no idea how that error message came about...In my attempt to get rid of it, I have placed the .mov file in just about every file along MaxMSP's search path.....including the  folder that holds the MaxMSP app...and that did nothing.
>
>
> Under normal circumstances, I would just ignore it..this project is however part of my exam, and I have been told that any error messages on the Max window will gain me an instant fail - how should I get rid of it?
>
> Thanks a lot!!
> Maggie xoxo
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Lol it turns out the .mov file was in the wrong codec...silly me!...Everything works now!! Thanks a lot!! Mxoxo

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