It comes out the right ("dumpout") outlet of [jit.qt.movie], prepended by the "duration" symbol. The Max window displays messages sent to the [print] object, which in the case of the help file for [jit.qt.movie] is where the output of the right outlet of [jit.qt.movie] is sent.

Eli

Hello Eli, thanks for the reply.

I've tried connecting a message box and a number box to the right "dumpout" outlet of [jit.qt.movie] but cannot get any values for the duration.

My print box is connected to the same "dumpout" outlet which is showing the values in Max window.

Please can you tell me what i need to connect to the right "dumpout" outlet to recieve the getduration values so that i can use them actually in the patch?

Thanks again for the help!!!

Gareth

Connect the dump outlet to a [route destination] object and then to a [number]. Have a look at the [route] helpfile and reference page to learn more about it.

lh

Got it. Thanks for the help Ih