Adding Video to GUI?

[MattyGibbard 0]

Hey guys and girls

I am making something for my girlfriend in Autoit for her to open and look at.

I just wanted to know if I could have a video in my GUI or in a child window. The video can change format so I can make it whatever format it needs to be in.

I tried but it kept coming up with and error about a "Bad Image". I was using the GUIctrlcreateavi function and converting my video to .avi

Can anyone help please?

Here is my code:

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#include <GUIConstants.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <Sound.au3>

$soundcheck = MSGbox (4, "Hello Amy", "Have you got your sound on?")
If $soundcheck = 7 Then
    Msgbox (0,"Tut Tut", "Turn it on and restart this file")
    Exit
Endif
        SoundPlay("data/1.mp3",0)
        

GUICreate("The Girl Of My Dreams - Amy Cassells - Matt Gibbard", 800, 600)


$images = GUICtrlCreateButton ("View Our Pics",  10, 30, 100)
$exit = GUICtrlCreateButton ( "Exit",  10, 70, 100)


Guictrlcreategroup ("Our Love Clock" , 50 , 100 , 600, 100)
$Goingourdate = guictrlcreateinput ( "", 60,150,400)
guictrlcreatelabel ("<-- Don't click this box, it will spaz up." ,465,155)

;--------------------------------------
GUISetState ()
While 1

        $daycheck = @YDAY + 107
    Guictrlsetdata ($goingourdate , "We Have Been Going Out For: " & $daycheck & " days, " & @Hour & " hours, " & @MIN & " mins, and " & @SEC & " seconds.")
    
    
    
    
    
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    Select
;--------------------------------------
        
        
;Red X
    Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
        Exitloop
;Red X Stop
        
;--------------------------------------
            
            
        Case $msg = $images
                    SplashImageOn ( "Amy Cassells", "data/1.jpg", 500,500)
        Sleep (5000)
        SplashOff()
        SplashImageOn ( "Amy Cassells", "data/2.jpg", 500,500)
        Sleep (5000)
        SplashOff()
        SplashImageOn ( "Amy Cassells", "data/3.jpg", 500,500)
        Sleep (5000)
        SplashOff()
        SplashImageOn ( "Amy Cassells", "data/4.jpg", 500,500)
        Sleep (5000)
        SplashOff()
        SplashImageOn ( "Amy Cassells", "data/5.jpg", 500,500)
        Sleep (5000)
        SplashOff()
        SplashTextOn ("Amy" , "I LOVE YOU X" ,200,50)
        Sleep (5000)
        SplashOff() 
            
        Case $msg = $exit
            exit
    EndSelect
Wend

Thank You

Edited May 25, 2008 by mattygibbard

[rawrr 0]

Where do you want the video?

[MattyGibbard 0]

Either in the GUI just playing from a click of a button. Or in a window that pop's up like a child GUI.

[LinuZ 0]

Aww cute

I don't know how I could help but I could give you a suggestion; add your pictures on a FTP server and make the program download em and play them all, this way you could allways add pictures to the server without having to send her the .exe over and over again (since it seems for much persons as a problem to pack up a simple .ZIP file xD)

[smashly 11]

Hi, here's an example of adding an avi or mpg video to your gui.

I've only tried it in WinXP SP2 with autoit v3.2.10.0 and v3.2.11.12 beta.

(Vista OS may not work with it)

You can read the Function comments at bottom of script to get an idea of how to use the video functions

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#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <Sound.au3>

HotKeySet('!{ENTER}', 'FullScreen') ; Alt + Enter toggles fullscreen

Opt("GuiOnEventMode",1)

Global $vID, $Fullscreen

$GUI = GUICreate("Video Control", 400, 335 , -1, -1, BitOr($WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,$WS_CLIPCHILDREN))
GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE , "Event")

$Play = GUICtrlCreateButton("Play", 5, 305, 40, 25)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1 , "Event")
GuiCtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_DISABLE)

$Stop = GUICtrlCreateButton("Stop", 50, 305, 40, 25)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1 , "Event")
GuiCtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_DISABLE)

$Open = GUICtrlCreateButton("Load", 95, 305, 40, 25)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1 , "Event")

GuiSetState(@SW_SHOW, $GUI)

While 1
    Sleep(100)
WEnd

Func Event()
    Switch @GUI_CtrlId
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            _SoundClose($vID)
            Exit            
        Case $Play
            If _SoundStatus($vID) = "playing" Then 
                _SoundPause($vID)
               GUICtrlSetData($Play, 'Play')
            ElseIf _SoundStatus($vID) = "paused" Then 
                _SoundResume($vID)
                GUICtrlSetData($Play, 'Pause')
            ElseIf _SoundStatus($vID) = "stopped" Then 
                _VidPlay($vID, 0)
                GUICtrlSetData($Play, 'Pause')
            EndIf
        Case $Stop
            If _SoundStatus($vID) = "playing" Then
                _SoundStop($vID)
                GUICtrlSetData($Play, 'Play')
            EndIf
        Case $Open
            $file = FileOpenDialog("OPEN","","Video (*.avi;*.mpg)")
            If @error <> 1 Then
                If _SoundStatus($vID) <> "" Then 
                    _SoundClose($vID)
                    GUICtrlSetData($Play, 'Play')
                EndIf   
                $vID = _VidOpen($file, "", $GUI, 0, 0, 400, 300)
                If $vID <> "" Then
                    _VidPlay($vID, 0)
                    GUICtrlSetData($Play, 'Pause')
                    GuiCtrlSetState($Play, $GUI_ENABLE)
                    GuiCtrlSetState($Stop, $GUI_ENABLE)
                EndIf   
            EndIf
    EndSwitch       
EndFunc 

Func FullScreen()
    If $Fullscreen = 0 Then
        _VidPlay($vid, 1)
        $Fullscreen = 1
    ElseIf $Fullscreen = 1 Then
        _VidPlay($vid, 0)
        $Fullscreen = 0
    EndIf
EndFunc

;===============================================================================
;
; Function Name:   _VidOpen($vFile, $vAlias, $guID, $vX1, $vY1, $vX2, $vY2)
; Description::    Opens a Video file as a control in a gui for use with other _Vid/_Sound functions
; Parameter(s):    $vFile - The full path to video file (spaces in path/file name is fine) 
;                  $vAlias - a name such as sound1 (must contain no spaces), use "" and it is randomly generated
;                  $guID - The GUI handle that the video control will be displayed in
;                  $vX1 - Left position in the GUI (set as 0 for left edge of GUI)
;                  $vY1 - Top position in the GUI (set as 0 for Top edge of GUI, flush to Title bar if one exists)
;                  $vX2 - Width of the video 
;                  $vY2 - Height of the video
; Requirement(s):  AutoIt 3.2 ++
; Return Value(s): string(the alias video id for use in other _Vid/_Sound functions) - Success 
;                  0 - Failure
;                  @extended <> 0 - open failed 
;                  @error = 2 - File doesn't exist
;                  @error = 3 - alias contains whitespace
;                  @error = 4 - GUI handle is not valid
;                  @error = 5 - Failed to render video to GUI
;                  @error = 6 - Failed to place video at the deignated location in GUI
; Author(s):       smashly (modified from RazorM sound udf for video open)
; 
;
;===============================================================================
;
Func _VidOpen($vFile, $vAlias, $guID, $vX1, $vY1, $vX2, $vY2)
    ;Declare variables
    Local $vID, $iCurrentPos, $gId, $vRet, $vWin, $vLoc
    ;check for file
    If Not FileExists($vFile) Then Return SetError(2, 0, 0)
    ;search for whitespace by character
    For $iCurrentPos = 1 To StringLen($vAlias)
        If StringIsSpace(StringMid($vAlias, $iCurrentPos, 1)) Then Return SetError(3, 0, 0)
    Next
    ;create random alias if one is not supplied
    If $vAlias = "" Then
        $vID = RandomStr(10)
    Else
        $vID = $vAlias
    EndIf
    ;check and translate the GUI handle into a ASCII numeric equivalent
    If StringLeft($guID, 2) = '0x' And StringIsXDigit(StringTrimLeft($guID, 2)) = 1 Then
        $gId = Dec(StringTrimLeft($guID,2))
    Else
        Return SetError(4, 0, 0)
    EndIf   
    ;open video file in the GUI at desired location and size 
    $vRet = mciSendString("open " & FileGetShortName($vFile) & " alias " & $vID)
    $vWin = mciSendString("window " & $vID & " handle " & $gId)
    If $vWin <> 0 Then 
        mciSendString("close " & $vID)
        Return SetError(5, 0, 0)
    EndIf   
    $vLoc = mciSendString("put " & $vID & " destination at " & $vX1 & " " & $vY1 & " " & $vX2 & " " & $vY2)
    If $vLoc <> 0 Then 
        mciSendString("close " & $vID)
        Return SetError(6, 0, 0)
    EndIf   
    Return SetError(0, $vRet, $vID)
EndFunc   ;==>_VidOpen

;===============================================================================
;
; Function Name:   _VidPlay($vID, $fScreen)
; Description::    Plays a Video from the current position (beginning is the default)
; Parameter(s):    $vID - Video ID returned by _VidOpen
;                  $fScreen [Optional] - If set to 1 the will be played in FullScreen (no Gui or Controls displayed)
;                                      - If set to 0 the video will play in the GUI as specified in _VidOpen
;                                      - If omitted then 0 will be used (play in the GUI as specified in _VidOpen)
; Requirement(s):  AutoIt 3.2 ++
; Return Value(s): 1 - Success, 0 - Failure
;                  @error = 1 - play failed
; Author(s):       smashly (modified from RazorM sound udf for video play)
;
;===============================================================================
;
Func _VidPlay($vID, $fScreen = 0)
    ;Declare variables
    Local $vRet
    ;if sound has finished, seek to start
    If _SoundPos($vID, 2) = _SoundLength($vID, 2) Then mciSendString("seek " & $vID & " to start")
    If $fScreen = 1 Then
        $vRet = mciSendString("play " & $vID & " fullscreen")
    Else
        $vRet = mciSendString("play " & $vID)
    EndIf
    ;return
    If $vRet = 0 Then
        Return 1
    Else
        Return SetError(1, 0, 0)
    EndIf
EndFunc   ;==>_VidPlay

If your avi video is an xvid, divx or similar then you may need to add a registry key for it to play back correctly.

The registry key is posted below if you need it.

(try without the reg entry first, if avi playback is screwy then use the reg key if needed):

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\MCI Extensions]
"avi"="mpegvideo"

Cheers

[GEOSoft 64]

There is some nice work in there @smashly. Congratulations.

I just had another thought while I was reading the thread and I have not tried it yet.

I'm thinking that another way to do video would be to write an html page that had the video embedded and then use _IE_CreateEmbedded() and call the html page. It's just a theoretical concept at this point but it could allow for things like nice borders around the video, banners or background changes and the video controls are available. Dale is really the expert but I'm pretty sure that it would work.

I just don't have time to test it right now.