Programming a media player

VLC will even play an. Best of all, VLC has a small footprint that executes fast, uses few system resources, and does a great job of streaming live multimedia content.

No matter your preference, there is no shortage of media players to choose from, nearly all of which are free. Many, including VLC, have browser plugins so that the player will automatically open music or movie files while surfing. Even if you prefer an all-in-one player, installing a faster program can be handy for this purpose. This section provides details about how to find specific information in the SDK.

It includes a section about new features and information about how to use the samples included with the SDK. Windows Media Player Object Model. The Microsoft Windows Media Player control is a Microsoft ActiveX control used for adding digital media playback capabilities to webpages. It provides a programming interface for rendering digital media files and streams. Windows Media Player Skins. Windows Media Player Plug-ins. Plug-ins are objects that extend Windows Media Player functionality in a variety of ways.

Plug-in types include custom visualizations, user interface plug-ins, DSP plug-ins, and rendering plug-ins. In addition to the above goals, I've made assumptions about the environment in which the media player is to be built and tested—as well as exposure to JMF knowledge.

These assumptions include the following:. JMF 2. Note: I've tested this media player using JMF 2. Given that I'm only using SDK 1. Although I've endeavored to write this program in a platform-independent manner, it's possible that you might experience difficulties on your platform. Should this be the case, feel free to send a question to ITworld. I would like to receive exclusive offers and hear about products from InformIT and its family of brands.

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