Control QT video in container field?

[mweiss]

Is there any way to control the playback of Quicktime video that is stored in a container field, or a function that can capture the current timecode of a video that is currently playing?

I have in mind something like a script with parameters:

PlayVideo_scpt(container_field ; start_time ; end_time)

where if end_time is omitted the video plays to the end, and if start_time is omitted the video begins from the beginning.

I'd also like a custom function with syntax like

GetTimecode(container_field)

Now I should say that I already have worked out an Applescript-based solution that takes a video stored in a container field, opens it in Quicktime Player, and does the above. But I'd prefer a solution that stays inside of Filemaker if at all possible.

A couple of years ago, in the days of FMP8, I asked this question and was directed to a plug-in that kind of, sort of worked. What I am hoping is that, two major upgrades later, there might be a native way to do this.

Anybody?

[mweiss]

Anybody?