private void PlayVideo(GameVideo gameVideo)
{
var vlcExecutable = VlcUtilities.GetVlcExecutablePath();
var cmdArgs = gameVideo.GetVlcCmdArguments();
Process.Start(vlcExecutable, cmdArgs);
}
/// <summary>
/// Installs the YouTube VLC addon if not already installed.
/// </summary>
public static void VerifyYoutubeAddon()
{
// Look for Launchbox's VLC distro
var vlcEnvironment = Environment.Is64BitOperatingSystem ? "x64" : "x86";
var vlcAddonsFolder = VlcUtilities.GetVlcAddonsFolderPath();
var youtubeAddonPath = "";
// Check if the YouTube VLC addon is installed
if (Directory.Exists(vlcAddonsFolder))
{
var files = Directory.GetFiles(vlcAddonsFolder, "youtube.luac", SearchOption.AllDirectories);
// I'll assume it's the first one in the array
if (files.Length != 0)
{
youtubeAddonPath = files[0];
}
}
else
{
Directory.CreateDirectory(vlcAddonsFolder);
}
// If we don't have the YouTube addon OR the file is more than a month old, then let's download it.
// This is because YouTube transmission protocols change over time, and VLC developers are quite
// keep up by updating their YouTube add-on file.
if (youtubeAddonPath == "" ||
(DateTime.Now - File.GetLastWriteTime(youtubeAddonPath)).TotalDays > 30)
{
using (var client = new WebClient())
{
client.DownloadFile(YoutubeVlcAddonUrl, vlcAddonsFolder + "\\youtube.luac");
}
}
// All done. Now VLC should be able to play YouTube videos!
}
