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MediaPlayer (gb.media)

This class implements a fully functional media player.

This class inherits MediaPipeline.

This class is creatable.

This class acts like a read / write array.

Properties

Audio	Return a virtual object used for managing the audio part of the media player.
Balance	Return a virtual object that allows to manipulate the video balances (brightness, hue, saturation...).
Buffering	Return or set if buffering is enabled.
ConnectionSpeed	Return or set the network connection speed in kbps.
Input	Return or set the source control.
NextURL	Return or set the URL of the next media that will be played just after the current one.
ProgressiveDownload	Return or set if progressive download buffering is enabled.
Subtitles	Return a virtual object used for managing subtitles.
URL	Return or set the URI of the currently played media stream.
Video	Return a virtual object used for managing the media player video stream.

Inherited properties

Children	Return a virtual collection of all MediaContainer children.
Duration	Return the duration of the processed data in seconds.
Handle	Return the internal GStreamer handle associated with a MediaControl.
Inputs	Return the name of all inputs.
Length	A synonymous for Duration.
Name	Return or set the name of the MediaControl.
Outputs	Return the name of all outputs.
Parent	Return the parent of the control.
Pos	Since 3.13 This is a synonymous for the Position property.
Position	Return or set the current position inside the processed data in seconds.
Progress	Return the buffering progress.
Speed	Since 3.13 Return or set the media playing speed rate.
State	Return or define the state of the MediaControl.
Tag	Return or set the MediaControl tag.
Type	Return the type of the MediaControl.

Inherited methods

AddInput	Choose an input of a child control that will act as an input for the container.
AddOutput	Choose an output of a child control that will act as an output for the container.
Close	Close the pipeline, i.e. set its state and the state of all children to Null.
Forward	Since 3.13 Move forward a specific number of frames.
GetLastImage	Return the last image displayed by a video output control.
GetLink	Return the description of an input or output from its name.
LinkLaterTo	Link the current control to the Target control as soon as a new output appears on it.
LinkTo	Link an output of the current MediaControl to the input of the Target MediaControl.
Pause	Pause the pipeline, i.e. set its state and the state of all children to Paused.
Play	Start playing, i.e. set the state of the pipeline and all its children to Playing.
Seek	Since 3.13 Move the stream to a specific position, following the constraints defined by the specified flags.
SetWindow	This methods tells the MediaControl to draw its output inside a specific GUI control.
Stop	Stop the pipeline, i.e. set its state and the state of all its children to Ready.

Events

AudioChanged	This event is raised whenever the number or order of the audio streams has changed.
SubtitlesChanged	This event is raised whenever the number or order of the subtitles streams has changed.
VideoChanged	This event is raised whenever the number or order of the video streams has changed.

Inherited events

AboutToFinish	This event is raised when the current playing media is about to finish.
Buffering	This event is raised when the pipeline is buffering data.
Duration	Raised when the duration of a pipeline has changed.
End	Raised when the end of stream has been reached while playing.
Event	This event is raised when the Media object emits any internal event.
Message	Raised when a child control emits a message.
Position	Since 3.13 This event is raised when the stream position changes.
Progress	This event is raised while the media is played, and until it is stopped.
Start	This event is raised when a new media starts playing.
State	This event is raised when the state of the control has changed.
Tag	Raised when some tags have been found.