Help with simple coding.

NewTheory

Hi everyone! I have a pretty simple question to ask about a code I'm writing however I can't get my head around it, just wondering if anyone has an answer! :)

The code is designed so when you press one of the keys 'W' 'E' 'R' 'T' or 'Y' a background video will change to one of 5 files. This code seems to be working fine however, I'm trying to also create 15 other smaller videos split into groups of 3 to randomly appear one at a time when one of the keys are pressed. (so each key has 3 videos to randomly be picked from each time it is pressed).

For example, user presses the 'W' key and the background video changes and a random smaller video is put on top of the background from one of the groups of 3 assigned for that letter.

If anyone out there has a possible answer this, i would be incredibly grateful!

thanks.

import processing.video.*;
import java.util.*;

import processing.video.*;

Movie movie;
Movie movie2;

 // Add More Videos here
String[] videos = {"Down trans.mp4", "Down trans.mp4"};
int currentVideo = 0;

void setup() {
  size(640, 360);
  background(0);
  // Load and play the video in a loop

  movie = new Movie(this, videos[currentVideo]);
  movie.loop();

  movie2 = new Movie(this, videos[currentVideo+1]);
  movie2.loop();

  movie = new Movie(this, videos[currentVideo+2]);
  movie.loop();
}

void movieEvent(Movie m) {
  m.read();
}

void draw() {
  //if (movie.available() == true) {
  //  movie.read(); 
  //}
  image(movie, 0, 0, width, height);
  tint(255, 127);  // Display at half opacity
  image(movie2, 10, 10, width, height);
  noTint();
}

void keyPressed(){

  if (key == 'Q'){
    movie.stop();
    currentVideo++; 
    movie = new Movie(this, videos[currentVideo]);
    movie.loop();
  }

  void pickRandomVideoIndex() {
  if (movies.length <= 1)  return;

  movies[index].pause(); // pause current video.

  int rnd; // keep picking a new index till got a diff. 1:
  while ( (rnd = (int) random(movies.length)) == index );

  // assign newly picked random value to index:
  movies[index = rnd].loop(); // and start playing it.
}
  if (key == 'W'){
    movie.stop();
    currentVideo--; 
    movie = new Movie(this, videos[currentVideo+1]);
    movie.loop();
  }

  if (key == 'E'){
    movie.stop();
    currentVideo--; 
    movie = new Movie(this, videos[currentVideo+2]);
    movie.loop();
  }  

  if (key == 'R'){
  movie.stop();
  currentVideo--; 
  movie = new Movie(this, videos[currentVideo+3]);
  movie.loop();
  }

    if (key == 'T'){
  movie.stop();
  currentVideo--; 
  movie = new Movie(this, videos[currentVideo+4]);
  movie.loop();
  }

   if (key == 'Y'){
  movie.stop();
  currentVideo--; 
  movie = new Movie(this, videos[currentVideo+5]);
  movie.loop();
  }

}

NewTheory

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Chrisir

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NewTheory

Thanks Chrisir, didn't know about this. I added the code to my first comment. I'll keep keep that in mind from now on! :)