qmediaplay - Does not play video files consistently, some not at all

[Bert Mariani]

Hi Mahmoud

The qmediaplay does not play consistently for some video formats, not at all for other formats

Is there anything that can be done ?

Are there any codex's that need to be updated in the qmedia player

Attached is an example  "drop.avi"  which does play with VLC player.

Some "avi" play ok, Some do not

mpg  plays  ok

mkv  does not play

mp4  does not play

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Load "guilib.ring"

new qapp {

        win1 = new qMainWindow() {

            setwindowtitle("PlayVideo!")

                    setgeometry(300,400,600,400)

            videowidget = new qvideowidget(win1) {

                setGeometry(10,10,600,300)

                setstylesheet("background-color: black")

            }

            q1 = new qpushbutton(win1) {

                 setgeometry(50,50,100,30)

                 settext("PlayVideo")

                 setclickevent("player.play() ")

                 show()

            }

            show()

        }

        player = new qmediaplayer() {

               setmedia(new qurl("/Users/umariani/Videos/GaryUSBondsQuarterToThree.avi"))  << Video ok,  Sound ok

               #setmedia(new qurl("/Users/umariani/Videos/3.mpg"))  << Video ok, Sound ok

               #setmedia(new qurl("/Users/umariani/Videos/LaoShuAiDaMi.avi"))  << Video none.  Sound ok.  No error code

               #setmedia(new qurl("/Users/umariani/Videos/Candyman.mp4"))   << Video none, Sound none.  Error code 80040266

               setvideooutput(videowidget)

               setposition(1*60*1000)

        }

    exec()

}

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Candyman.mp4

    DirectShowPlayerService::doRender: Unresolved error code 80040266

drop.avi

    DirectShowPlayerService::doRender: Unresolved error code 80040266

[CalmoSoft]

Hello Bert,

Maybe the next link will be useful for you.

How to use QMediaPlayer to play video ?

Greetings,

Gal Zsolt

(~ CalmoSoft ~)

[Bert Mariani]

Hi Gal. Mahmoud

I tried attaching 3 video files that you can use with the  attached Ring program:

All 3 are "avi" type. (But they exceed size that can be posted . So  Links are shown )

They show the different behavior in "qmediaplayer"

 

Windows Media Player and VLC program can play all of them properly.

  --  AA-PlayMovieShort3.ring               ==>  Use this Ring program with the attached "avi" 

   -- GaryUSBondsQuarterToThree.avi    ==>  Good video, Good sound   -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoopfp5iaKw

   -- LaoShuAiDaMi.avi                          ==>  NO video,    Good sound      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k6i4o43S5M

   -- drop.avi                                         ==>  NO video ,   NO sound     -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4JZ1AZv0_c

[CalmoSoft]

Hello Bert,

Maybe I am not right but try the next.

Copy the media files to the directory where is your program and run the attached program.

load "guilib.ring"

new qapp {

         win1 = new qmainwindow() {

                setwindowtitle("playvideo!")

                setgeometry(300,400,600,400)

                videowidget = new qvideowidget(win1) {

                setgeometry(10,10,600,300)

                setstylesheet("background-color: black")

         }

         q1 = new qpushbutton(win1) {

              setgeometry(50,50,100,30)

              settext("playvideo")

              setclickevent("player.play() ")

              show()

         }

         show()

         }

         player = new qmediaplayer() {

                                       setmedia(new qurl("garyusbondsquartertothree.avi"))

                  #setmedia(new qurl("laoshuaidami.avi"))

                  #setmedia(new qurl("candyman.mp4"))

          #setmedia(new qurl("drop.avi"))

          #setmedia(new qurl("melekalikimaka.mp4"))

                  setvideooutput(videowidget)

                  setposition(1*60*1000)

                }

         exec()

         }

Greetings,

[Bert Mariani]

Hi Gal

Same problems even when the video files are placed in the RING/bin directory.

Please try it with some AVI files, and MP4 files of your own choice.

Thanks

Bert Mariani

On Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 11:49:56 AM UTC-4, Bert Mariani wrote:

[Mahmoud Fayed]

Hello Bert and Gal

Nice question and ideas

(1) If you can't run the video you must get the error message, if you don't get the error message then the problem is related to the file path

on my system when i use a file in the same folder, i type the name directly

If i need to write a complete path i use file:/// before the path

Example

setmedia(new qurl("drop.avi"))  

or

setmedia(new qurl("file:///C:/Users/Mahmoud/Desktop/Notes/Ring/bin/drop.avi"))

(2) Download : K-Lite Codec Pack

http://www.codecguide.com/download_kl.htm

(3) Don't use setposition() method to move the playing to a position outside the video range 

Doing so force us to press the play button twice to be able to play the short video 

(4) You need to use the show() method one time

(5) Screen shot (everything now works fine)

(6) Source Code

Load "guilib.ring"

new qapp {

        win1 = new qMainWindow() {

            setwindowtitle("PlayVideo!")

         setgeometry(300,400,400,400)

         videowidget = new qvideowidget(win1) {

                setGeometry(10,50,300,300)

             setstylesheet("background-color: black")

         }

        player = new qmediaplayer() {

               //setmedia(new qurl("file:///C:/Users/Mahmoud/Desktop/Notes/Ring/bin/drop.avi"))

            setmedia(new qurl("drop.avi"))        

            setvideooutput(videowidget)              

         }

    q1 = new qpushbutton(win1) {

                 setgeometry(50,10,100,30)

              settext("PlayVideo")

              setclickevent("player.play()")

         }

        show()

        }

 exec()

}

Greetings,

Mahmoud

[Bert Mariani]

Thanks Mahmoud

The Solution was to install the Codecs -- basic version 

   -- http://www.codecguide.com/download_k-lite_codec_pack_basic.htm

The path entered as follows also worked. No need for  -- file:///C:/Users

     setmedia(new qurl("/Users/Umberto/Videos/ChristinaAguileraCandyman.mp4"))

player = new qmediaplayer() {

#setmedia(new qurl("/Users/Umberto/Videos/GaryUSBondsQuarterToThree.avi"))   <<< Works

setmedia(new qurl("/Users/Umberto/Videos/ChristinaAguileraCandyman.mp4"))      <<< Works

#setmedia(new qurl("/Users/Umberto/Videos/SampleTheMythSanWa2005.mkv"))    <<< Works

#setmedia(new qurl("/Users/Umberto/Videos/drop.avi"))    <<< See capture. Works -- but error msg 80040266

#setmedia(new qurl("drop.avi"))                                          <<< See capture. Works -- but error msg 80040266

setvideooutput(videowidget)              

 }

See screen captures

On Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 11:49:56 AM UTC-4, Bert Mariani wrote:

[Mahmoud Fayed]

Hello Bert

Thanks for the update, Keep up the good work :D

Note: you can use ringw.exe to run ring programs without the console window (avoid warning messages)

Greetings,

Mahmoud

[Ali Limited]

Hi Mahmoud

this code for video player do not work

 load "videoView.ring"

import System.GUI

if IsMainSourceFile() {

new App {

StyleFusion()

open_window(:videoController)

exec()

}

}

class videoController from windowsControllerParent

oView = new videoView

oview.d.setnotchesvisible(1)

p

func add1()

l1 = oview.l

frm = oview.win

new filedialog(frm){

viv=getopenfilename(frm,"open file","","file(*.flv;*.mp3;*.3gp;*.mp4)")

}

p=new mediaplayer()

p.setmedia(new url(viv))

p.setvideooutput(oview.vid)

l1.settext(viv)

func pla() p.play()

func change()

oview.a.settext("" + oview.d.value())

p.setvolume(oview.d.value())