Videos below hud.

[NiftyAC]

I saw the other issue with the same question but mine's a bit different I believe. I want the video to play below the hud but stay attached to the camera so it stays fully on screen. I've tried setting it to camHUD but it covers the arrows and hud and camGAME makes it so it moves with the stage and I don't know how to fix it. Sorry if my question is confusing but I've been trying to figure this out for 3 hours and know almost nothing about coding. I did check the WIKI for this and couldn't find anything. Thank you.

[r6915ee]

You can use insert instead of add for a more precise way to add objects to the camera. The second parameter would be the object as you normally would with add, but the first is the position to place it in, as with arrays. A position of 0 should do if you want to put it at the very bottom; this should place it as the first FlxSprite to be drawn to the camera, before everything else residing on the same camera (particularly on camHUD).

[NiftyAC]

If you're using an FlxVideoSprite, then simply replace the add(video) with insert(0, video).

If you're using just a regular FlxVideo, then I would expect the insert variation I've mentioned above in the reply to also work if it replaces FlxG.addChildBelowMouse. However, do note that I'm unsure of how that will go, since that enters the OpenFL territory by a slight margin and there's generally a lot of wrappers around it from HaxeFlixel.

I tried to do both of those but the video didn't appear on screen if i used insert. if i used the scripts as they came though it did just not in the place i wanted it which is on the hud but not covering the arrows healthbar or other hud elements. I believe it's possible but I think I'm just doing it wrong.

[r6915ee]

That's strange. I have a custom event of my own that typically handles videos, but I used the insert method in the script as insert(0, video);, so I would expect that function to work correctly.

This is how it's implemented in my event, using an FlxVideoSprite:

// . . .
video.bitmap.onEndReached.add(video.destroy);

video.camera = camHUD;

insert(0, video);
// . . .

[NiftyAC]

That's strange. I have a custom event of my own that typically handles videos, but I used the insert method in the script as insert(0, video);, so I would expect that function to work correctly.

This is how it's implemented in my event, using an FlxVideoSprite:

// . . .
video.bitmap.onEndReached.add(video.destroy);

video.camera = camHUD;

insert(0, video);
// . . .

How do I make a working event that will load the video using onSongStart so it happens after countdown? Or is there an example one somewhere i can use? Sorry for asking so many things but I got so used to psych engine and so good at it that i never had to use HX.

[r6915ee]

You would mostly just write the event as normal, but make it so that the video is constructed on the create callback and then load the video using the traditional onEvent callback, like you would with any other event. You only need to run the event at the beginning of the chart. Essentially, you just split the work between different callbacks.

[NiftyAC]

You would mostly just write the event as normal, but make it so that the video is constructed on the create callback and then load the video using the traditional onEvent callback, like you would with any other event. You only need to run the event at the beginning of the chart. Essentially, you just split the work between different callbacks.

I finally got it to work. Thank you so much for helping and sorry for needing so much help😭.

function create() {
camVideo = new FlxCamera();
camVideo.bgColor = 0x00000000;
FlxG.cameras.add(camVideo, false);
FlxG.cameras.add(camHUD, false);
}

i decided to use base mine off of code from a recreation of Irida i got a while back since this mod is just for fun and wont be released. It works perfectly now.