when inserting audio (recording from mic) into a container field you get play, stop and pause controls on the audio. once you hit save to close the controls how do you get them back? all that happens when double clicking the container field is the sound plays (and it friggin locks up the entire app while playing!). i couldn't figure out anyway to get the play/pause controls back up or to escape/stop the playback once started. so if you drop a 2 minute sound (say, a voice notation) into a field and then double click it, fmd7 will play all 2 minutes of it while the beachball spins.

this can't be the designed functionality. so much use could be gained from an audio storage field if i could only make it manageable.

Inserting audio via Insert-->Sound is a rudimentary recording and playback system. If, on the other hand, you insert the audio via Insert-->QuickTime, you get the full control bar in the container, allowing for pause, play, etc.

If you really need to do the recording in FMP, there must be a workaround, but I just can't think of one at the moment.

-Stanley

yeah, i would need to record the audio directly into fmp. the idea is to be able to leave a voice message in a container field without any other apps or applescript needed.

is this another one of the "so-close" features in fmp? hopefully as 7 progresses they'll approach these sorts of things.

www.powersolutions.it is developing (i am testing it) a plugin that give to filemaker the complete control of media file, play, loop, back forward, pause, volume control and more

ask them for more info

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Franco

oooooh great tip. thanks franco.