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! }