MPEG Playback

[gp4]

Does anyone know how to play MPEG files using Delphi 7.
I've tried using the TMediaPlayer object with the Animate object but it will just show a black screen in the display area.
Any ideas?
Thanks

 

[BobbaFet]

are you sure what you aretrying to view is an MPG and not for example an xvid or divx formatted?

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[BobbaFet]

Ow and show us your code, maybe theres a mistake in it

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[gp4]

i don't beleive the mpg is a divx or xvid encoded.

I tested my program using a simple .avi and it works with that.

There isn't really much to my code yet as I am setting the properties of the objects on my form at design time corresponding to filename etc...

 

[gp4]

i retested with a variety of different types of files and find that some mpg files do work.
So its probably the format of the mpg file.

 

[roo0047]

What is the problem? Is it that the player screen is black when nothing is playing? Why not set visible to false. Then put Show (visible:= true) in the OnPlay event. Show a bitmap where the video will go. Start play with code.

HTH