public static string GetTranscodedPath(string path)
{
if (Helper.IsExtenderNativeVideo(path))
{
return(path);
}
else
{
if (_transcoder == null)
{
_transcoder = new MediaBrowser.Library.Transcoder();
}
string bufferpath = _transcoder.BeginTranscode(path);
// if bufferpath comes back null, that means the transcoder i) failed to start or ii) they
// don't even have it installed
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(bufferpath))
{
Application.DisplayDialog("Could not start transcoding process", "Transcode Error");
throw new Exception("Could not start transcoding process");
}
return(bufferpath);
}
}