Windows Media Player Audio

Question

public partial class About : Form
{
public About()
{
InitializeComponent();
CollapseMenu();
axWindowsMediaPlayer1.uiMode = "none";
axWindowsMediaPlayer1.URL = @"C:Video.mp4";
axWindowsMediaPlayer1.settings.autoStart = true;
axWindowsMediaPlayer1.settings.setMode("loop", true);
}

}

So after I open up my "About" form, the video will start playing with an audio. When I toggle to another form, the audio still plays, how do I get it to stop playing the audio after I toggle to another form?

Sachin Singh · Answer

The easiest would be, on your other forms add About.player.controls.stop(); where player is the windows media player instance that you have used in about form.

Samuel Toh · Answer

no, it is not accessible.

Sachin Singh · Answer

without making it static can't you do this? About.axWindowsMediaPlayer1.controls.stop(); is it not accessible?

Samuel Toh · Answer

I can't do that as the axWindowsMediaPlayer1 is the name of the Windows Media Player1 name. If I make the media static, I cant play the video

Srinivasan Ramamoorthi · Answer

Make the player as static and access from form2. Check this article https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43393501/c-how-to-stop-an-audio-file-from-a-different-formnot-the-one-it-is-playing-in

Samuel Toh · Answer

I must also note that I have another windows media player in another form

Samuel Toh · Answer

Sorry, this is not a good solution for me

Srinivasan Ramamoorthi · Answer

Use form.player name.controls.stop Refer this link https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20513174/starting-music-in-form-1-and-stopping-in-form-2