SWEng video player library for JavaFX. Uses the mp4 file format.

Adding the library

Place the files contained in the src directory (except the main) in your JavaFX project src directory.

Example usage

There is example code on how to use the library in the Main.java.

To use the code with the video file being in the current working directory, create a VideoPlayer object with the constructor:

VideoPlayer video = new VideoPlayer(scene, "filename");

If the video file is in a different directory, use the constructor:

VideoPlayer video = new VideoPlayer(scene, "filename", "filepath");

Then you can call the getPane() method to return the video player pane and use it to add to your own pane. In the example code for a BorderPane:

root.setCenter(video.getPane());

And enabling the provided video controls with this method:

video.enableVideoControls();

Example video files

Some example mp4 files can be found here: Videos link

Creating your own video controller

The VideoPlayer class contains methods which return the Media, MediaPlayer, and MediaView objects. The provided VideoController takes the MediaView, MediaPlayer, and the parent pane (in this case a VBox) of the VideoPlayer; these objects are required to program the video player listeners and, for example, add buttons below the video player.

I'd recommend extending the VideoController class or creating your own class that take the objects above.