Status Frames Skipped Returns a Value of Zero (99376)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Sound System 1.0
  • Microsoft Windows Sound System 1.0a
This article was previously published under Q99376

SUMMARY

When using the MCI Command String sequence Status Frames Skipped from Media Player 2.0 that ships with Video for Windows, you may receive a return value of 0 even when you are dropping frames. This will occur if the Auto Rewind check box is selected in the Options dialog box (accessed by choosing Options from the Media Player's Edit menu.)

MORE INFORMATION

After opening a file in Media Player version 2.0, pressing CTRL+F5 displays the Send MCI String Command dialog box. This utility can be used to send MCI command strings to the current instance of Media Player.

After you play an .AVI file from Media Player, the command string Status Frames Skipped will report the number of frames dropped during the most recent playback instance. However, this reports a value of 0 if the Auto Rewind check box is selected in the Options dialog box. This occurs because rewinding the current file begins a new playback instance which has not yet dropped any frames.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/14/2003
Keywords:KB99376
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