what video backend to use?

**Needstorage** · 07-13-2004, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by Grayscale

As a few of you know I'm writing my own carpc software, and for the dvd/divx part of it i was wondering what would be the best program to leech off of. I was thinking about windows media player, but wanted you guys's opinions. Thanks!

Well, I'm making my own system too (hard- & software) and I started working with Zoom Player at first. I didn't get the message-thingy working on that player so I moved on to BSPlayer. This player kicks ***, I used it before on my desktop and laptop. You can embed it pretty nicely and tightly into your VB Application. But I have to warn you, you are facing an advanced mix of Message handling/sending and API-calling.

My player now fully embeds the BSPlayer, it controls play, pause, stop, ffd, back, next, previous, mute, full screen, ...

If you're intrested, I'll post some code...

**antimatter** · 07-13-2004, 05:25 PM

Hey there is a smoking monkey impersonator..... that just aint right

**NoPistonPC** · 07-13-2004, 05:37 PM

Ok, here is how easy it is to play a file using DirectShow:

1. Add "ActiveMovie control type library" as reference (quartz.dll) in VB (via Project/Add Reference... menu)

2. Declare a FilgraphManager variable:

Code:

Dim mGraph as New QuartzTypeLib.FilgraphManager()

3. Write your Play and Stop functions:

Code:

Private Sub PlayFile(ByRef strFileName As String)
   mGraph = New QuartzTypeLib.FilgraphManager()
   mGraph.RenderFile(strFileName)
   mGraph.Run()
End Sub

Private Sub StopFile()
   mGraph.Stop()
End Sub

That's it! Just pass in any music or video filename into PlayFile and it will start playing. You can use the IVideoWindow interface to draw the video in one of your own windows and do things like full screen, etc. You can use the IMediaPosition interface to pause, ff, rew, skip, get current time/position, etc. You can use the IBasicAudio interface to set the balance and volume. It will automatically use all of the codec installed in your system (DivX, XviD, WinDVD, blah, blah, blah...)

It doesn't get any easier than that.

**antimatter** · 07-13-2004, 06:05 PM

but what about this imposter?

**frodobaggins** · 07-13-2004, 08:33 PM

I was confused at first too, I was like WTF I didn't make this thread !

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery though

**deadweasel** · 07-13-2004, 09:18 PM

Originally Posted by frodobaggins

I was confused at first too, I was like WTF I didn't make this thread !

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery though

Except for the fact that the grayscale monkey looks like he's smoking a doob...

**deadweasel** · 07-13-2004, 09:21 PM

Originally Posted by NoPistonPC

Ok, here is how easy it is to play a file using DirectShow:

1. Add "ActiveMovie control type library" as reference (quartz.dll) in VB (via Project/Add Reference... menu)...

Dude, I'm going to try this out, because using Winamp's video window for playback was driving CPU cycles through the ceiling (have the holes to prove it too).

If this works the way you make it sound, I will LOVE YOU MAN...

...errr... in a manly, completely non-gay platonic sense, that is...

**Grayscale** · 07-13-2004, 10:03 PM

Lol, im not an imposter, im using the new logo i made for frodoplayer

Anyways I can change it if you want, just need to make a new avatar...and i will def try that directshow thing.

any code would be greatly appreacated *cough* needstorage *cough*

**Grayscale** · 07-17-2004, 12:08 PM

Well, I decided I'm going the Directshow route...

How am I going to go about playing DVD's with it though? If I can't figure that out I guess I'll use BSPlayer...just want to try make it as fast as possible and with less dependencies so to speak

**frodobaggins** · 07-17-2004, 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by Grayscale

Well, I decided I'm going the Directshow route...

How am I going to go about playing DVD's with it though? If I can't figure that out I guess I'll use BSPlayer...just want to try make it as fast as possible and with less dependencies so to speak

It's all in the SDK, use MSDN Web.