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Given your script's setup

<include>
/ precondition = [computer.platform=="win"]
/ file = "win_vids.iqx"
</include>

<include>
/ precondition = [computer.platform=="mac"]
/ file = "mac_vids.iqx"
</include>

*all* videos referenced in "win_vids.iqx" will be downloaded to Windows systems, but not those referenced in "mac_vids.iqx".

Conversely, *all* files in "mac_vids.iqx" will be downloaded to Macs, but not those referenced in "win_vids.iqx".

If you wanted to restrict this further to only those files pertaining to the given participant's condition, you'd have to extend the conditional <include> logic accordingly. See the attached example based on your script; I've shortened the trial duration and substituted the <video> elements with <text> elements for illustration purposes. It works the same with the actual videos and duration.

On an unrelated note, I'd recommend revising your <data> element:

<data>
/file = "/Users/myninja/Documents/Sussex/PhD/Awe Project/Experiment 3/Data/Manipulation/Manipulation_rawdata.iqdat"
/ columns = [date, time, subject, group, stimulusnumber, stimulusitem, stimulusitem, stimulusitem]
/separatefiles = true
</data>

The file path referenced above *will not* exist on participants' system which can lead to issues, potentially even data loss.

Whooo great! that is some ninja coding right there - thanks so much. Will get some server space, test it out and report back :) 

And yeah, the local data path was left there as this was just a test script, I will remove for the proper experiment.

Ok I have got my own server now and would like to link these videos in. I have saved all 7 iqx files to implement the include logic. I am having trouble playing the video though. 

Each of the video include item files looks something like this:

<item video_items>
/ 1 = "http://existlab.x10host.com/videos/neutral_video.mov"
</item>

But all I am getting is the text but not file located at this address.

I have also tried it with ftp instead of http before the url. Any ideas?

The string (URL) in the <item> element is interpreted as text because your script ( http://www.millisecond.com/myaccount/scripts/astell/manipulation/manipulation.iqx ) has <text> elements using that <item> element.

<text awe_video>
/ items = video_items
/ size = (100%, 100%)
/ erase = true(255, 255, 255)
</text>

<text amusement_video>
/ items = video_items
/ size = (100%, 100%)
/ erase = true(255, 255, 255)
</text>

<text neutral_video>
/ items = video_items
/ size = (100%, 100%)
/ erase = true(255, 255, 255)
</text>

Those ought to be <video> elements of course as I have pointed out in my previous reply when I gave you the example: "I've shortened the trial duration and substituted the <video> elements with <text> elements for illustration purposes. It works the same with the actual videos and duration."

So: (1) Change the <text> elements back to <video> elements and (2) set the /trialduration back to the required value.

Gotcha, sorry I forgot that had been changed. Thanks again.