# Showtime

**URL:** <https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/showtime/1394>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [October 2, 2006, 5:20pm UTC](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/showtime/1394 "2006-10-02T17:20:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Allen\_Ingling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@Allen\_Ingling](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/u/Allen_Ingling)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 5:20pm UTC](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/showtime/1394/1 "2006-10-02T17:20:52Z")

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Hello,  
  
I am using the current version of the PsychToolBox for Mac OS X and a current version of MATLAB (7.2). I noticed that the Showtime functions are no longer part of the PsychToolBox package. Unfortunately, the version of Showtime distributed with PsychtoolBox for Mac OS 9 doesn't work with Mac OS X/MATLAB7.2.   
  
Does anybody know something about a Showtime version that works with MAC OS X/MATLAB 7.2 or an alternative way to show Quicktime Videos with the Psychtoolbox?  
  
Many Thanks & Regards,  
  
Oliver  
  
  
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**Author:** ![franswcornelissen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df705f/32.png) [@franswcornelissen](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/u/franswcornelissen)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 7:44pm UTC](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/showtime/1394/2 "2006-10-03T19:44:47Z")

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don't know what causes the problem.  
It runs fine for me , as does dualmoviedemo (alas, a bit jerky, but I have many programs   
open).  
  
Can you play the movie using quicktime player?  
  
gr.  
frans  
  
  
  

> --- In [psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com](mailto:psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com), Oliver Gärtner \<oliver.gaertner@...\> wrote:  
> \>  
> \> Hi Frans,  
> \>   
> \> thank you very much for your hint. I had a look a the demo functions, but if   
> \> I try to call the demo function PlayMoviesDemoOSX I get the error message:  
> \>   
> \> "Couldn't load movie DualDiscs.move....File not found.  
> \>   
> \> This file is available and is stored in the proper directory. Otherwise the   
> \> error message could'nt say the name of the file DualDiscs.move, since the   
> \> function searches for \*.mov files in the current directory and the file is   
> \> not passed as a parameter. Does anybody has an idea what the cause of this   
> \> problem might be?  
> \>   
> \> Thanks and Regards,  
> \>   
> \> Oliver  
> \>   
> \> ----- Original Message -----   
> \> From: "franswcornelissen" \<f.w.cornelissen@...\>  
> \> To: \<[psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com](mailto:psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com)\>  
> \> Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 8:43 PM  
> \> Subject: [psychtoolbox] Re: Showtime  
> \>   
> \>   
> \> Oliver,  
> \>   
> \> take a look at the demos in the folder PsychContributed/QuicktimeDemos  
> \>   
> \> gr.  
> \> frans  
> \>   
> \>   
> \> --- In [psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com](mailto:psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com), Oliver Gärtner \<oliver.gaertner@\>   
> \> wrote:  
> \> \>  
> \> \> Hello,  
> \> \>  
> \> \> I am using the current version of the PsychToolBox for Mac OS X and a   
> \> \> current version  
> \> of MATLAB (7.2). I noticed that the Showtime functions are no longer part of   
> \> the  
> \> PsychToolBox package. Unfortunately, the version of Showtime distributed   
> \> with  
> \> PsychtoolBox for Mac OS 9 doesn't work with Mac OS X/MATLAB7.2.  
> \> \>  
> \> \> Does anybody know something about a Showtime version that works with MAC   
> \> \> OS X/  
> \> MATLAB 7.2 or an alternative way to show Quicktime Videos with the   
> \> Psychtoolbox?  
> \> \>  
> \> \> Many Thanks & Regards,  
> \> \>  
> \> \> Oliver  
> \> \>  
> \> \>  
> \> \> \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_  
> \> \> Viren-Scan für Ihren PC! Jetzt für jeden. Sofort, online und kostenlos.  
> \> \> Gleich testen! [http://www.pc-sicherheit.web.de/freescan/?mc=022222](http://www.pc-sicherheit.web.de/freescan/?mc=022222)  
> \> \>  
> \>   
> \>   
> \>   
> \>   
> \>   
> \>   
> \> Post your message to: [psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com](mailto:psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com)  
> \> Please indicate OS9, OSX, or WIN version, and include your full name.  
> \> Denis Pelli, David Brainard, and Allen Ingling.  
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