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Movies

These terms are useful for managing movies.

Stopping movies

Use these terms to stop or quit the movie or projector:

`exitLock` | `quit`
`halt` | `restart`
`pauseState` | `shutDown`

Movie information

Use these terms to obtain information about the movie and the movie's environment:

`environment` | `movieName`
`lastFrame` | `moviePath`
`movie` | `number (system property)`
`movieFileFreeSize` | `runMode`
`movieFileSize` | `safePlayer`
`movieFileVersion` | `version`

Source control

Use these terms to manage Director projects with more than one person working on them:

`comments` | `modifiedBy`
`creationDate` | `modifiedDate`
`linkAs()` | `seconds`

Saving movies

Use `saveMovie` and `updateMovieEnabled` to save changes to a movie.

Error checking

Use the `alertHook` event to post alerts that describe errors in a projector.

Movie events

Use the `on prepareMovie`, `on startMovie`, and `on stopMovie` event handlers for Lingo that responds to movie events.