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How do you play audio from an audio CD?

Started by SnowMonster, Dec 06 1999 06:21 PM

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#1 SnowMonster Members - Reputation: 122

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Posted 06 December 1999 - 06:21 PM

I need a way to play redbook audio from an audio CD in my game. This would be easy, but I can't use the Windows API functions. (Way too slow, and I am working multi-platform) Does anyone know how it is done? (I want to release the game in at least WIN MAC LINUX versions.

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Posted 29 November 1999 - 10:45 AM

2 ways:

Use the API commands (fairly fast)

or

Use the MCI control (slooooooooooowwwww!)

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Posted 29 November 1999 - 12:35 PM

I'm programing for Linux also, and maybe Mac if I can, so should I use the API functions for each platform?

Is it possible to do this low-level myself?
Any good web sites for this?

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#4 Jim Adams Members - Reputation: 440

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Posted 29 November 1999 - 02:28 PM

For Linux, you might want to look at the DJGPP stuff - look for Brandon (something) - he has some freeware code on playing cd's.
Just do a search for game or source code and djgpp.

Jim Adams

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Posted 29 November 1999 - 04:33 PM

Let me re-phrase, I'm "Planning" to program in Linux, so I don't know which compiler to use yet. I have heard of DJGPP from people on the CrystalSpace project, but don't know the site address. Do you know where to find it? Thanks.

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Posted 06 December 1999 - 04:28 PM

To play AudioCDs on the Mac, you need to read . It really helps if you are familiar with the classic Device Manager APIs, but it's still a pretty mediocre API and implementation.

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Posted 06 December 1999 - 06:21 PM

If you're interested in DJGPP it can be found at www.delorie.com; I don't know anything about using it in Linux though, (the version I use compiles for DOS32).
Luck!

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