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Hi Community,

I use a UDF by @smashly to play a video in a GUI. That works fine for my main monitor.
But when I change the X and Y positions of the GUI (also for the video) to my second or third monitor, the video plays, I can hear the sound of it, but I don't see the video.

I debugged the UDF and checked the Microsoft description for MCI Command Strings which are used in the UDF (docs.microsoft...) - everything is fine, so I got no clue why the video isn't displayed.


PlayVideoTest.au3:

Spoiler 
#include-once
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include "VideoInGui_by_Smashly.au3"



Global $sFileVideo = @ScriptDir & '\transition.mpeg'
Global $iWGui      = 800
Global $iHGui      = 600
Global $iXGui      = 0 ; 1940 (here is the change)
Global $iYGui      = 0 ; -266 (here is the change)



Global $hMainGui = GUICreate( 'PlayVideoTest', $iWGui, $iHGui, $iXGui, $iYGui, -1, $WS_EX_TOPMOST )
GUISetState( @SW_SHOW, $hMainGui )

Global $sVideoAlias = _Video_Open( $sFileVideo, $hMainGui, $iXGui, $iYGui, $iWGui, $iHGui )
_Video_Play( $sVideoAlias )



While 1
    Switch GUIGetMsg()
        Case -3
            ExitLoop
    EndSwitch
WEnd

 

 

VideoInGui_by_Smashky.au3 (UDF):

Spoiler 
#include-once

; #CURRENT# ===============================================================================================
; _Video_Close
; _Video_Dimension
; _Video_FrameRate
; _Video_Length
; _Video_Mute
; _Video_Open
; _Video_Pause
; _Video_Play
; _Video_Resume
; _Video_Seek
; _Video_Status
; _Video_Step
; _Video_Stop
; _Video_TimePos
; _Video_Volume
; _RandomStr
; _MSToHMS
; _mciDeviceExists
; _mciListDevices
; _mciSendString
;==========================================================================================================

; #FUNCTION# ==============================================================================================
; Name...........: _Video_Close
; Description....: Close a video.
; Syntax.........: _Video_Close($sAlias)
; Parameters ....: $sAlias    - Alias name returned by _Video_Open.
; Return values .: Success    - Return 1 and sets Alias name to "".
;                  Failure    - Return 0 and @error 1~2
;                               @error 1 = Invalid Alias
;                               @error 2 = MCI failed to close video
; Author ........: smashly
; =========================================================================================================
Func _Video_Close(ByRef $sAlias)
    If $sAlias = "" Or StringRegExp($sAlias, "\W|_", 0) Then Return SetError(1, 0, 0)
    If _mciSendString("close " & $sAlias) = 0 Then
        $sAlias = ""
        Return SetError(0, 0, 1)
    Else
        Return SetError(2, 0, 0)
    EndIf
EndFunc   ;==>_Video_Close

; #FUNCTION# ==============================================================================================
; Name...........: _Video_Dimension
; Description....: Retrieves the Width and Height of the source video.
; Syntax.........: _Video_Dimension($sFile)
; Parameters ....: $sFile     - The full path to video file.
; Return values .: Success    - Returns an array. array[0] = Width, array[1] = Height
;                  Failure    - Return 0 and @error 1~3
;                               @error 1 = File doesn't exist.
;                               @error 2 = MCI failed to open the video file.
;                               @error 3 = MCI failed to get the source video dimensions.
; Author ........: smashly
; =========================================================================================================
Func _Video_Dimension($sFile)
    Local $iRet, $sVID, $aTmp
    If Not FileExists($sFile) Then Return SetError(1, 0, 0)
    $sVID = _RandomStr()
    $iRet = _mciSendString("open " & FileGetShortName($sFile) & " alias " & $sVID)
    If $iRet <> 0 Then Return SetError(2, 0, 0)
    $iRet = _mciSendString("where " & $sVID & " source", 255)
    If $iRet = "" Then
        _mciSendString("close " & $sVID)
        Return SetError(3, 0, 0)
    EndIf
    _mciSendString("close " & $sVID)
    $aTmp = StringSplit($iRet, Chr(32))
    $aTmp[1] = $aTmp[$aTmp[0]]
    $aTmp[0] = $aTmp[$aTmp[0] - 1]
    ReDim $aTmp[2]
    Return $aTmp
EndFunc   ;==>_Video_Dimension

; #FUNCTION# ==============================================================================================
; Name...........: _Video_FrameRate
; Description....: Close a video.
; Syntax.........: _Video_FrameRate($sAlias)
; Parameters ....: $sAlias    - Alias name returned by _Video_Open.
; Return values .: Success    - Returns the Frames Per Second of the video.
;                  Failure    - Return 0 and @error 1
;                               @error 1 = Invalid Alias
; Author ........: smashly
; =========================================================================================================
Func _Video_FrameRate($sAlias)
    If $sAlias = "" Or StringRegExp($sAlias, "\W|_", 0) Then Return SetError(1, 0, 0)
    Return _mciSendString("status " & $sAlias & " nominal frame rate", 255) / 1000
EndFunc   ;==>_Video_FrameRate

; #FUNCTION# ==============================================================================================
; Name...........: _Video_Length
; Description....: Get the time length of a video in Milliseconds or Hours, Minutes, Seconds (HH:MM:SS)
; Syntax.........: _Video_Length($sAlias[, $iTime = 0])
; Parameters ....: $sAlias    - Alias name returned by _Video_Open
;                  $iTime     - 0 Return time lenth in Hours, Minutes, Seconds (HH:MM:SS)
;                             - 1 Return time lenth in Milliseconds.
; Return values .: Success    - Return time length in Milliseconds or Hours, Minutes, Seconds (HH:MM:SS)
;                  Failure    - Return 0 and @error 1
;                               @error 1 = Invalid Alias
; Author ........: smashly
; =========================================================================================================
Func _Video_Length($sAlias, $iTime = 0)
    Local $iMS
    If $sAlias = "" Or StringRegExp($sAlias, "\W|_", 0) Then Return SetError(1, 0, 0)
    _mciSendString("set " & $sAlias & " time format ms")
    $iMS = _mciSendString("status " & $sAlias & " length", 255)
    If Not $iTime Then Return _MSToHMS($iMS)
    If $iTime Then Return $iMS
EndFunc   ;==>_Video_Length

; #FUNCTION# ==============================================================================================
; Name...........: _Video_Mute
; Description....: Turn off/on the audio in a video.
; Syntax.........: _Video_Mute($sAlias[, $iMute = 0])
; Parameters ....: $sAlias    - Alias name returned by _Video_Open.
;                  $iAudio    - 0 = Audio On, 1 = Audio Off
; Return values .: Success    - Return 1 and @error 0
;                  Failure    - Return 0 and @error 1~2
;                               @error 1 = Invalid Alias
;                               @error 2 = MCI failed to turn the video audio off/on
; Author ........: smashly
; =========================================================================================================
Func _Video_Mute($sAlias, $iMute = 0)
    Local $iRet, $iAM = "on"
    If $sAlias = "" Or StringRegExp($sAlias, "\W|_", 0) Then Return SetError(1, 0, 0)
    If $iMute Then $iAM = "off"
    $iRet = _mciSendString("set " & $sAlias & " audio all " & $iAM)
    If $iRet = 0 Then
        Return SetError(0, 0, 1)
    Else
        Return SetError(2, 0, 0)
    EndIf
EndFunc   ;==>_Video_Mute

; #FUNCTION# ==============================================================================================
; Name...........: _Video_Open
; Description ...: Opens a Video file ready for use with other _Video_xxxx functions.
; Syntax.........: _Video_Open($sFile, $hWnd, $iX, $iY, $iW, $iH[, $sDevice = ""])
; Parameters ....: $sFile     - The full path to video file.
;                  $hWnd      - Handle to a window or control that the video will be displayed on
;                  $iX        - Left position of the video.
;                  $iY        - Top position of the video.
;                  $iW        - Width of the video.
;                  $iH        - Height of the video.
;                  $sDevice   - MCI Device type to play video with. (See Remarks for more info)
; Return values .: Success    - Return an Alias name for use with other _Video_xxxx functions.
;                  Failure    - Return an empty String "" and @error 1~5
;                               @error 1 = File doesn't exist
;                               @error 2 = Window or Control handle not valid.
;                               @error 3 = Invalid MCI Device type specified.
;                               @error 4 = MCI failed to open video file
;                               @error 5 = MCI failed window for video.
;                               @error 5 = MCI failed to put video at the deignated location.
; Author ........: smashly
; Remarks .......: If your having trouble with avi playback (eg; playing fast, slow, choppy or no audio)
;                  or a video won't play but it plays fine in any other player ...
;                  Then set the $sDevice parameter to "MPEGVideo"
;                  If the $sDevice parameter is left blank then windows will decide which MCI Device type
;                  to use.
;                  Most current day avi/wmv/mp4 formats dont play properly or at all when windows selects
;                  the mci device type to use.
;                  Windows would default use "AVIVideo" MCI Device type to play avi with mci.
;                  When you specify "MPEGVideo" for an avi and mci fails it then uses the windows native
;                  chain of codecs that would be used by any other player not using mci ;)
;                  Because of this behaviour you can usually play almost any type of video that normally
;                  fails when using mci just by specifying "MPEGVideo" mci device type.
;                  For playing video on an autoit gui then be sure to add the $WS_CLIPCHILDREN style
;                  to your Gui. This will keep the Video dislpayed on your Gui all the time.
; =========================================================================================================
Func _Video_Open($sFile, $hWnd, $iX, $iY, $iH, $iW, $sDevice = "")
    Local $sVID, $gId, $iRet, $sDT = ""
    If Not FileExists($sFile) Then Return SetError(1, 0, "")
    If Not IsHWnd($hWnd) Then Return SetError(2, 0, "")
    If $sDevice <> "" Then
        If Not _mciDeviceExists($sDevice) Then Return SetError(3, 0, "")
        $sDT = " type " & $sDevice
    EndIf
    $gId = Dec(StringTrimLeft($hWnd, 2))
    $sVID = _RandomStr()
    $iRet = _mciSendString("open " & FileGetShortName($sFile) & " alias " & $sVID & $sDT)
    If $iRet <> 0 Then Return SetError(4, 0, "")
    $iRet = _mciSendString("window " & $sVID & " handle " & $gId)
    If $iRet <> 0 Then
        _mciSendString("close " & $sVID)
        Return SetError(5, 0, "")
    EndIf
    $iRet = _mciSendString("put " & $sVID & " destination at " & $iX & " " & $iY & " " & $iH & " " & $iW)
    If $iRet <> 0 Then
        _mciSendString("close " & $sVID)
        Return SetError(6, 0, "")
    EndIf
    Return SetError(0, 0, $sVID)
EndFunc   ;==>_Video_Open

; #FUNCTION# ==============================================================================================
; Name...........: _Video_Pause
; Description....: Pause a Video at the current playing position.
; Syntax.........: _Video_Pause($sAlias)
; Parameters ....: $sAlias    - Alias name returned by _Video_Open.
; Return values .: Success    - Return 1 and @error 0
;                  Failure    - Return 0 and @error 1~2
;                               @error 1 = Invalid Alias
;                               @error 2 = Failed to pause video.
; Author ........: smashly
; =========================================================================================================
Func _Video_Pause($sAlias)
    Local $iRet
    If $sAlias = "" Or StringRegExp($sAlias, "\W|_", 0) Then Return SetError(1, 0, 0)
    $iRet = _mciSendString("pause " & $sAlias)
    If $iRet = 0 Then
        Return SetError(0, 0, 1)
    Else
        Return SetError(2, 0, 0)
    EndIf
EndFunc   ;==>_Video_Pause

; #FUNCTION# ==============================================================================================
; Name...........: _Video_Play
; Description....: Plays a Video from the current position.
; Syntax.........: _Video_Play($sAlias[, $iMode = 0])
; Parameters ....: $sAlias    - Alias name returned by _Video_Open.
;                  $iMode     - 0 play video on the window or control as specified in _Video_Open
;                             - 1 play video in Fullscreen mode.
; Return values .: Success    - Return 1 and @error 0
;                  Failure    - Return 0 and @error 1~2
;                               @error 1 = Invalid Alias
;                               @error 2 = MCI failed to play video.
; Author ........: smashly
; =========================================================================================================
Func _Video_Play($sAlias, $iMode = 0)
    Local $iRet
    If $sAlias = "" Or StringRegExp($sAlias, "\W|_", 0) Then Return SetError(1, 0, 0)
    If _Video_TimePos($sAlias, 1) = _Video_Length($sAlias, 1) Then _Video_Seek($sAlias, "start")
    If $iMode Then
        $vRet = _mciSendString("play " & $sAlias & " fullscreen")
    Else
        $iRet = _mciSendString("play " & $sAlias)
    EndIf
    If $iRet = 0 Then
        Return SetError(0, 0, 1)
    Else
        Return SetError(1, 0, 0)
    EndIf
EndFunc   ;==>_Video_Play

; #FUNCTION# ==============================================================================================
; Name...........: _Video_Resume
; Description....: Resume playing a video after pausing.
; Syntax.........: _Video_Resume($sAlias)
; Parameters ....: $sAlias    - Alias name returned by _Video_Open.
; Return values .: Success    - Return 1 and @error 0
;                  Failure    - Return 0 and @error 1~2
;                               @error 1 = Invalid Alias
;                               @error 2 = MCI failed to resume video.
; Author ........: smashly
; =========================================================================================================
Func _Video_Resume($sAlias)
    Local $iRet
    If $sAlias = "" Or StringRegExp($sAlias, "\W|_", 0) Then Return SetError(1, 0, 0)
    $iRet = _mciSendString("resume " & $sAlias)
    If $iRet = 0 Then
        Return SetError(0, 0, 1)
    Else
        Return SetError(2, 0, 0)
    EndIf
EndFunc   ;==>_Video_Resume

; #FUNCTION# ==============================================================================================
; Name...........: _Video_Seek
; Description....: Seek a video to the specified time position.
; Syntax.........: _Video_Seek($sAlias, $iTime)
; Parameters ....: $sAlias    - Alias name returned by _Video_Open.
;                  $iTime     - Time to Seek. Can be Millisecons or HH:MM:SS or "start" or "end"
; Return values .: Success    - Return 1 and @error 0
;                  Failure    - Return 0 and @error 1~3
;                               @error 1 = Invalid Alias
;                               @error 2 = Invalid time format.
;                               @error 3 = MCI Seek error
; Author ........: smashly
; =========================================================================================================
Func _Video_Seek($sAlias, $iTime)
    Local $iMS, $aTime, $iRet
    If $sAlias = "" Or StringRegExp($sAlias, "\W|_", 0) Then Return SetError(1, 0, 0)
    If StringInStr($iTime, ":") Then
        $aTime = StringSplit($iTime, ":")
        If $aTime[0] <> 3 Then Return SetError(2, 0, 0)
        $iMS = 1000 * ((3600 * $aTime[1]) + (60 * $aTime[2]) + $aTime[3])
    ElseIf StringIsInt($iTime) Or $iTime = "start" Or $iTime = "end" Then
        $iMS = $iTime
    Else
        Return SetError(2, 0, 0)
    EndIf
    _mciSendString("set " & $sAlias & " time format ms")
    $iRet = _mciSendString("seek " & $sAlias & " to " & $iMS)
    If $iRet = 0 Then
        Return SetError(0, 0, 1)
    Else
        Return SetError(3, 0, 0)
    EndIf
EndFunc   ;==>_Video_Seek

; #FUNCTION# ==============================================================================================
; Name...........: _Video_Status
; Description....: Get a status status message from a video device.
; Syntax.........: _Video_Status($sAlias[, $sQuery = "mode"])
; Parameters ....: $sAlias    - Alias name returned by _Video_Open
;                  $sQuery    - What to get the status of:
;                               "audio" - returns the "on" or "off"
;                               "mode"  - returns "paused", "playing" and "stopped"
; Return values .: Success    - Returns a Status message from the video device.
;                  Failure    - Return 0 and @error 1
;                               @error 1 = Invalid Alias
;                               @error 2 = Invalid query (To be implemented)
; Author ........: smashly
; =========================================================================================================
Func _Video_Status($sAlias, $sQuery = "mode")
    If $sAlias = "" Or StringRegExp($sAlias, "\W|_", 0) Then Return SetError(1, 0, 0)
    ;; error check for the $sQuery goes here
    Return _mciSendString("status " & $sAlias & " " & $sQuery, 255)
EndFunc   ;==>_Video_Status

; #FUNCTION# ==============================================================================================
; Name...........: _Video_Step
; Description....: Step a video forwards or backwards by a number of frames.
; Syntax.........: _Video_Step($sAlias, $iFrames)
; Parameters ....: $sAlias    - Alias name returned by _Video_Open
;                  $iFrames   - The number of frames to step, use negative numbers to step backwards.
; Return values .: Success    - Returns 1 and @error 0
;                  Failure    - Return 0 and @error 1~3
;                               @error 1 = Invalid Alias
;                               @error 2 = Invalid frames
;                               @error 3 = MCI Step error
; Author ........: smashly
; =========================================================================================================
Func _Video_Step($sAlias, $iFrames)
    Local $iRet
    If $sAlias = "" Or StringRegExp($sAlias, "\W|_", 0) Then Return SetError(1, 0, 0)
    If StringRegExp(StringReplace($iFrames, "-", ""), '\D', 0) Then Return SetError(2, 0, 0)
    $iRet = _mciSendString("step " & $sAlias & " by " & $iFrames)
    If $iRet = 0 Then
        Return SetError(0, 0, 1)
    Else
        Return SetError(3, 0, 0)
    EndIf
EndFunc   ;==>_Video_Step

; #FUNCTION# ==============================================================================================
; Name...........: _Video_Stop
; Description....: Stop a Video playing. (seeks video to start)
; Syntax.........: _Video_Stop($sAlias)
; Parameters ....: $sAlias    - Alias name returned by _Video_Open.
; Return values .: Success    - Return 1 and @error 0
;                  Failure    - Return 0 and @error 1~2
;                               @error 1 = Invalid Alias
;                               @error 2 = Failed to stop or seek
; Author ........: smashly
;==========================================================================================================
Func _Video_Stop($sAlias)
    Local $iRet, $iRet2
    If $sAlias = "" Or StringRegExp($sAlias, "\W|_", 0) Then Return SetError(1, 0, 0)
    $iRet = _Video_Seek($sAlias, "start")
    $iRet2 = _mciSendString("stop " & $sAlias)
    If $iRet = 0 And $iRet2 = 0 Then
        Return SetError(0, 0, 1)
    Else
        Return SetError(2, 0, 0)
    EndIf
EndFunc   ;==>_Video_Stop

; #FUNCTION# ==============================================================================================
; Name...........: _Video_TimePos
; Description....: Get the time poition of a video in Milliseconds or Hours, Minutes, Seconds (HH:MM:SS)
; Syntax.........: _Video_TimePos($sAlias[, $iTime = 0])
; Parameters ....: $sAlias    - Alias name returned by _Video_Open.
;                  $iTime     - 0 Return time lenth in Hours, Minutes, Seconds (HH:MM:SS)
;                             - 1 Return time lenth in Milliseconds.
; Return values .: Success    - Return time position in Milliseconds or Hours, Minutes, Seconds (HH:MM:SS)
;                  Failure    - Return 0 and @error 1
;                               @error 1 = Invalid Alias
; Author ........: smashly
; =========================================================================================================
Func _Video_TimePos($sAlias, $iTime = 0)
    Local $iMS
    If $sAlias = "" Or StringRegExp($sAlias, "\W|_", 0) Then Return SetError(1, 0, 0)
    _mciSendString("set " & $sAlias & " time format ms")
    $iMS = _mciSendString("status " & $sAlias & " position", 255)
    If Not $iTime Then Return _MSToHMS($iMS)
    If $iTime Then Return $iMS
EndFunc   ;==>_Video_TimePos

; #FUNCTION# ==============================================================================================
; Name...........: _Video_Volume
; Description....: Turn the video audio volume up or down.
; Syntax.........: _Video_AudioVolume($sAlias[, $iVolume = 100])
; Parameters ....: $sAlias    - Alias name returned by _Video_Open.
;                  $iVolume   - 0 = Min, 100 = Max
; Return values .: Success    - Return 1 and @error 0
;                  Failure    - Return 0 and @error 1~2
;                               @error 1 = Invalid Alias
;                               @error 2 = Invalid Volume
;                               @error 3 = MCI failed to set volume
; Author ........: smashly
; =========================================================================================================
Func _Video_Volume($sAlias, $iVolume = 100)
    Local $iRet, $iVol
    If $sAlias = "" Or StringRegExp($sAlias, "\W|_", 0) Then Return SetError(1, 0, 0)
    If StringRegExp($iVolume, '\D', 0) Then Return SetError(2, 0, 0)
    If $iVolume >= 100 Then
        $iVol = 1000
    ElseIf $iVolume <= 0 Then
        $iVol = 0
    ElseIf $iVolume > 0 And $iVolume < 100 Then
        $iVol = $iVolume * 10
    EndIf
    $iRet = _mciSendString("setaudio " & $sAlias & " volume to " & $iVol)
    If $iRet = 0 Then
        Return SetError(0, 0, 1)
    Else
        Return SetError(3, 0, 0)
    EndIf
EndFunc   ;==>_Video_Volume

;==========================================================================================================
; Internal use functions beyond this point
;==========================================================================================================

; #FUNCTION# ==============================================================================================
; Name...........: _MSToHMS
; Description....: Converts Milliseconds to Hours, Minutes, Seconds
; Syntax.........: _MSToHMS($iMS)
; Parameters ....: $iMS       - Milliseconds to convert
; Return values .: Success    - Returns Hours, Minutes, Seconds (HH:MM:SS)
; Author ........: smashly
; =========================================================================================================
Func _MSToHMS($iMS)
    Local $iHours = 0, $iMins = 0, $iSecs = 0
    If Number($iMS) > 0 Then
        $iMS = Round($iMS / 1000)
        $iHours = Int($iMS / 3600)
        $iTicks = Mod($iMS, 3600)
        $iMins = Int($iMS / 60)
        $iSecs = Round(Mod($iMS, 60))
        Return StringFormat("%02i:%02i:%02i", $iHours, $iMins, $iSecs)
    EndIf
    Return StringFormat("%02i:%02i:%02i", $iHours, $iMins, $iSecs)
EndFunc   ;==>_MSToHMS

; #FUNCTION# ==============================================================================================
; Name...........: _RandomStr
; Description....: Creates a random string
; Syntax.........: _RandomStr([$iLen = 10])
; Parameters ....: $iLen      - Length of string to return
; Return values .: Success    - Returns a string of random letters (a~z)
; Author ........: RazerM
; =========================================================================================================
Func _RandomStr($iLen = 10)
    Local $sTmp = ''
    For $i = 1 To $iLen
        $sTmp &= Chr(Random(97, 122, 1))
    Next
    Return $sTmp
EndFunc   ;==>_RandomStr

; #FUNCTION# ==============================================================================================
; Name...........: _mciDeviceExists
; Description....: Check if a MCI Device type exists
; Syntax.........: _mciDeviceExists($sDevice)
; Parameters ....: $sDevice   - Name of MCI Device type to check for
; Return values .: Success    - Return 1 if MCI Device type exists and @error 0
;                  Failure    - Return 0 if MCI Device type does not exist and @error 1~2
;                               @error 1 = No matching MCI Device type found.
;                               @error 2 = Failed to list any MCI Device types
; Author ........: smashly
; =========================================================================================================
Func _mciDeviceExists($sDevice)
    Local $aDT = _mciListDevices()
    If @error Then Return SetError(2, 0, 0)
    For $idx = 1 To $aDT[0]
        If $sDevice = $aDT[$idx] Then Return SetError(0, 0, 1)
    Next
    Return SetError(1, 0, 0)
EndFunc   ;==>_mciDeviceExists

; #FUNCTION# ==============================================================================================
; Name...........: _mciListDevices
; Description....: List all found MCI Device types in an array
; Syntax.........: _mciListDevices()
; Parameters ....: None
; Return values .: Success    - Return 1D array of found MCI Device types and @error 0
;                               array[0] Number of MCI Device types found
;                               array[n] MCI Device type name
;                  Failure    - Return empty 1D array and @error 1
; Author ........: smashly
; =========================================================================================================
Func _mciListDevices()
    Local $iMD, $sTmp
    $iMD = _mciSendString("sysinfo all quantity", 255)
    If StringIsInt($iMD) Then
        For $idx = 1 To $iMD
            $sTmp &= _mciSendString("sysinfo all name " & $idx, 255) & Chr(0)
        Next
        Return SetError(0, 0, StringSplit(StringTrimRight($sTmp, 1), Chr(0)))
    EndIf
    Return SetError(1, 0, StringSplit($sTmp, Chr(0)))
EndFunc   ;==>_mciListDevices

; #FUNCTION# ==============================================================================================
; Name...........: _mciSendString
; Description....:
; Syntax.........: _mciSendString($string[, $iLen = 0])
; Parameters ....: $string
;                  $iLen
; Return values .:
; Author ........: RazerM
; =========================================================================================================
Func _mciSendString($string, $iLen = 0)
    Local $iRet
    $iRet = DllCall("winmm.dll", "int", "mciSendStringA", "str", $string, "str", "", "long", $iLen, "long", 0)
    If Not @error Then Return $iRet[2]
EndFunc   ;==>_mciSendString

 

 

The example video:

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transition.mpeg

 

It would be great when anyone can help :) .
Is there maybe a other way to play (display videos in GUI)?

Thanks for any suggestion - I'm grateful!
Sven

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Hi Community,

after a lot of time of investigation and more searching through the forum, I decide to do it in an other way :) .
Other guys do have similar problems with videos in GUIs and sometimes it will be solved by VLC UDF or other external player.

For my case I can use a very simple way, a HTML5 Video, which I embedd through IE into the GUI.

+ I don't need an additional library or player to do that.
+ It works for every GUI position (it doesn't matter which monitor).
-  I have to use *.mp4 videos (but a video convert is pretty simple).

My solution (example):

Spoiler 
#include-once
#include <IE.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>



Global $sFileHtml    = @ScriptDir & '\index.html'
Global $iWGui        = 1184
Global $iHGui        = 666
Global $iXGui        = 1991
Global $iYGui        = -266
Global $sVideoName   = 'transition'
Global $iVideoLength = 3000

Global $sHtml = _
    '<!DOCTYPE html>' & @CRLF & _
    '<html>' & @CRLF & _
    '<style>* { margin: 0; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; }</style>' & @CRLF & _
    '<body><video autoplay><source src="' & $sVideoName & '.mp4" type="video/mp4"></video></body>' & @CRLF & _
    '</html>'



Func _setupHtmlVideo()
    FileDelete( $sFileHtml )
    _writeFile( $sFileHtml, $sHtml )
EndFunc

Func _writeFile( $sFile, $sText )
    Local $hFile = FileOpen( $sFile, 2 + 8 + 256 )
    FileWrite( $hFile, $sText )
    FileClose( $hFile )
EndFunc

Func _loadGuiAndPlayVideo( $iTransparency = 255 )
    Local $hMainGui = GUICreate( '', $iWGui, $iHGui, $iXGui, $iYGui, $WS_POPUP, $WS_EX_TOPMOST )
    Local $oIE      = _IECreateEmbedded()
    GUICtrlCreateObj( $oIE, 0, 0, $iWGui, $iHGui )
    _IENavigate( $oIE, $sFileHtml )
    WinSetTrans( $hMainGui, '', $iTransparency )
    GUISetState( @SW_SHOW, $hMainGui )
EndFunc

Func _dispose()
    Sleep( $iVideoLength )
    GUIDelete()
    FileDelete( $sFileHtml )
EndFunc



_setupHtmlVideo()
_loadGuiAndPlayVideo( 128 )
_dispose()

 

Still, if there are different solutions or other ideas, I appreciate it ;) .

Thanks for any suggestion - I'm grateful!
Sven

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