The 'Media Player' Control

Hello everyone.

I am creating a projector in VB that can display different types of media: avi, mpg, jpg, gif ..etc. I have chosen the Media Player Control because is supports all of the above formats.

I need to be able to chop and change between the different files quickly and seamlessly..

This is the problem: When I change the media file displaying in the control it displays the Windows Media Player logo for a fraction of a second and makes it look really unprofessional..

I have set the player properties to:
MediaPlayer1.TransparentAtStart = True

.. which works for the first run ONLY.

I have even tried:
Private Sub MediaPlayer1_OpenStateChange(ByVal OldState As Long, ByVal NewState As Long)
MediaPlayer1.TransparentAtStart = True
End Sub

..to try and force it when it detects new media.

I have also tried putting a label or shape over the front of the mediaplayer control but this isn't reliable.

If any of you chaps/chapesses could help here it really would be appreciated.

Thanks,

OpHiuchUs

When it goes to the next file try moving it out of site or making its .visible property false for a second.

thankyou luke..

VB doesnt seem to set the visible property correctly when a video is playing. Moving it is probably the best idea..

Does anyone know if it is possible to create a media player control at runtime? I have the code for creating a textbox, command button or other built-in control at runtime:

Dim txtInput
Set txtInput=frmTest.Controls.Add("VB.TextBox","txtInput",frmTest)

txtInput.Height=25
txtInput.Width=50
txtInput.Visible=True
etc..

but I can't get it to work with a media player control (or rather, if it is possible I don't know the correct syntax)

cheers
OpH

Check in the Object Browser... Since the Media Player Control is a COM component, it should be creatable by name (like the textbox), but it wont be VB.* . Itll be in some other library.

Z.