The 'Media Player' Control

[ophiuchus]

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

[Luke1]

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

[ophiuchus]

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

[Zaei]

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.