VCL.VideoPlayer Sample

This sample shows the use of the thumb buttons in the Windows task bar to play or pause a video in a Delphi/C++ application.

Location

You can find the VideoPlayer sample project at:

• Start | Programs | Embarcadero RAD Studio Athens | Samples and then navigate to either:
  • Object Pascal\VCL\Taskbar\VideoPlayer
  • CPP\VCL\Taskbar\VideoPlayer
• Subversion Repository:
  • You can find Delphi and C++ code samples in GitHub Repositories. Search by name into the samples repositories according to your RAD Studio version.

Description

The application creates a main form that has the functionality to open a video. Use the TMediaPlayer controls or the TThumbBarButton in the Windows task bar to play or pause the video.

How to Use the Sample

1. Navigate to Start | Programs | Embarcadero RAD Studio Athens | Samples and open:
   • Delphi: VideoPlayer.dproj
   • C++: CPPVideoPlayer.cbproj
2. Press F9 or choose Run > Run.

Files

This project has one source file (Unit3 for Delphi and Unit4 for C++), which contains the class for the main form.

Classes

• TForm3, the form class, implements the main visual component of the application. It contains a TMediaPlayer component and a TTaskbar component to reproduce videos.

Implementation

• The main form contains a TMediaPlayer component to reproduce a video and a TTaskbar component to control it.
• The TTaskbar component has two TThumbBarButton, and you can click on them to play and pause the video.
• The TActionList component defines the actions for the TThumbBarButton.

Uses

• Vcl.Taskbar.TTaskbar
• Vcl.Taskbar.TThumbBarButton
• Vcl.Taskbar.TTaskbar.TaskBarButtons
• Vcl.MPlayer.TMediaPlayer

See Also

• VCL Taskbars
• Adding Audio or Video Clips to an Application
• rad_en:Example of Adding Audio or Video Clips (VCL Only)
• VCL.OneFormApp_Sample
• VCL.MDIApp_Sample