Delphi XE2 : How can I play video files with firemonkey

Question

I want to make a mediaplayer application using with firemonkey but I can't see any component for videoplayer :( I was trying to integrate VLC (VideoLAN player) to firemonkey but the firemonkey controls don't have window handle.

How can I make or find a videoplayer component ?

thanks

Kinch

Answer 1

In addition to VideoLab we also offer a much cheaper BasicVideo. The libraries are also free for non commercial purposes.

MAC and iOS FireMonkey versions are in development at the moment, and will be available in couple of months.

Knapp

Did these ever get completed ? – Continence

Answer 2

VideoLab from Mitov software (Beta Release for FireMokey) : VideoLab

Download page: VideoLab 5.0.1 FireMonkey (Windows only) Beta 1 for XE2 Update 2 Only

Crosstie

Decidely not cheap (fair enough given that it is somewhat more than just a video player product) and no mention of support for anything other than Windows technologies. Cross platform admittedly may not be important to the OP, but it is worth noting in that FireMonkey creates this dichotomy of two separate platforms for Windows development: VCL and Windows specific FireMonkey. When someone says "FireMonkey" they really should also say whether they mean cross-platform FireMonkey or some platform specific implementation, to avoid confusion. – Saenz

Answer 3

Found at torry: http://www.flashavconverter.com/

Abijah

Rather than just linking, I think it would be worth briefly explaining what it is. The URL suggest's it may be specific to FLASH video, when in fact it is a FireMonkey implementation of the FFMPEG technology suggested by Marcus. It is commercial but cheaper than VideoLab and specifically mentions support for both Windows and OSX in the FireMonkey variant (VCL version also available). – Saenz

Answer 4

If you want a free, popular, powerful, and cross platform method, use FFMPEG + SDL. This is how VLC does it.

Microclimate