[SOLVED] Using a video crashes Love

[Smy]

Hey guys!
So I've noticed lately that whenever I try to incorporate a video into my code, Love decides to crash completely. And I'm not talking about a blue screen error, I'm talking about a "Love.exe has stopped responding." I've looked all over the internet and I couldn't find a solution, as well as tried out using many different videos. Here's an example of a code that causes it to crash:

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mTimer = 0

function love.load()

	love.window.setMode(1280, 720)

	Loading = love.graphics.newVideo('Loading.mp4')

end

function love.update(dt)

	Mtimer = Mtimer + dt

	if Mtimer < 10 then
		Loading:play()
	end

	if Mtimer > 10 then
		Loading:stop()
	end

end

function love.draw()

	love.graphics.draw(Loading, 10, 10)

end

Any help would be greatly appreciated! I can also send any info if needed.

[tobiasvl]

Not sure if this is the problem, but don't you want to check Video:isPlaying() in those if tests, so it only starts playing if it's not playing, and is only stopped if it's playing?

[4vZEROv]

You are calling loading:play() every time love.update is called, it's called a lot of time.

Do something like that

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function love.load()
    loading = love.graphics.newVideo('Loading.mp4')
    loading:play()
end

function love.update(dt)
    timer = timer + dt

   if timer > 10 and loading:isPlaying() then
       loaing:stop()
   end
end

[slime]

mp4 videos aren't supported by love - currently it only supports Ogg Theora (which normally has the .ogv extension).

[Smy]

You are calling loading:play() every time love.update is called, it's called a lot of time.

Do something like that

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function love.load()
    loading = love.graphics.newVideo('Loading.mp4')
    loading:play()
end

function love.update(dt)
    timer = timer + dt

   if timer > 10 and loading:isPlaying() then
       loaing:stop()
   end
end

Oh yeah! Don't know what I was thinking programming it like that Thanks for the suggestion!

[Smy]

mp4 videos aren't supported by love - currently it only supports Ogg Theora (which normally has the .ogv extension).

Aw, that's a shame. Thanks for letting me know though! I'll try to find a work around where I can use an .ogv video rather than a .mp4 one.