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Vlc raspian mono c# windows form
To use VLC on Raspberry Pi with Raspbian and C# in a Windows Forms application, you can utilize the libvlcsharp
library, which provides a managed wrapper around the VLC media player. Here's a step-by-step guide:
Install Raspbian: Set up Raspbian on your Raspberry Pi by following the official documentation provided by the Raspberry Pi Foundation.
Install VLC on Raspberry Pi: Open a terminal on your Raspberry Pi and install VLC by running the following command:
bashsudo apt-get install vlc
Set up the Mono environment: Install Mono on the Raspberry Pi to run C# applications. Open a terminal and execute the following commands:
bashsudo apt-get install mono-complete
Create a Windows Forms Application: Set up a new Windows Forms project in C# using your preferred IDE, such as Visual Studio.
Install
libvlcsharp
NuGet package: Add thelibvlcsharp
NuGet package to your C# project. This package provides the managed wrapper for VLC.Add reference to
libvlcsharp
: In your C# project, add a reference tolibvlcsharp.dll
andlibvlccore.dll
. These DLLs are typically located in thelib
folder of thelibvlcsharp
package.Write VLC code in your Windows Forms application: Use the
libvlcsharp
API to control VLC and display the video in your Windows Forms application. Here's an example code snippet:csharpusing System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using LibVLCSharp.Shared;
using LibVLCSharp.WinForms;
namespace VlcRaspbianExample
{
public partial class MainForm : Form
{
private readonly LibVLC _libVLC;
private readonly MediaPlayer _mediaPlayer;
public MainForm()
{
InitializeComponent();
Core.Initialize();
_libVLC = new LibVLC();
_mediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer(_libVLC);
// Set up the VLC video output in a PictureBox control
videoView.MediaPlayer = _mediaPlayer;
}
private void MainForm_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Set the media file path or URL to play
var media = new Media(_libVLC, "path_to_your_video.mp4", FromType.FromPath);
// Set the media to the media player
_mediaPlayer.Play(media);
}
private void MainForm_FormClosing(object sender, FormClosingEventArgs e)
{
// Release resources
_mediaPlayer.Dispose();
_libVLC.Dispose();
}
}
}
In this code, we initialize
libvlcsharp
usingCore.Initialize()
. We create an instance ofLibVLC
andMediaPlayer
. The video output is set in aPictureBox
control namedvideoView
. TheMainForm_Load
event handler sets the media file or URL to play, and theMainForm_FormClosing
event handler disposes of the resources when the form is closed.Run the Windows Forms application on Raspberry Pi: Copy your compiled Windows Forms application to your Raspberry Pi and execute it using the Mono runtime.
bashmono YourApplication.exe
Replace
YourApplication.exe
with the name of your compiled executable file.
By following these steps, you can create a Windows Forms application in C# using libvlcsharp
to play videos using VLC on Raspberry Pi running Raspbian.