MonoGame.Samples/VideoPlayer

MonoGame VideoPlayer Sample

This project demonstrates video playback using MonoGame 3.8.* across multiple platforms: Windows, DesktopGL, Android, and iOS. It is structured for modern .NET 8 SDK-style projects and is ready for use in both Visual Studio and VSCode.

Project Structure

• /Core: Shared game logic (VideoPlayerGame.cs)
• /Platforms/Windows: Windows-specific entry point and project
• /Platforms/DesktopGL: DesktopGL-specific entry point and project
• /Platforms/Android: Android entry point, manifest, and project
• /Platforms/iOS: iOS entry point, Info.plist, and project
• /Core/Content: Game assets, including fonts and video files (e.g., .mp4)

Building and Running

Prerequisites

• .NET 8 SDK
• MonoGame 3.8.* NuGet packages (restored automatically)
• For Android/iOS: Appropriate workloads and emulators/simulators

Windows & DesktopGL (VSCode)

1. Open the folder in VSCode.
2. Use the built-in tasks (Ctrl+Shift+B) to build for Windows or DesktopGL.
3. Use the Run/Debug menu to launch the desired platform.

Windows & DesktopGL (Visual Studio)

1. Open VideoPlayer.sln in Visual Studio 2022 or later.
2. Set the desired startup project (Windows or DesktopGL).
3. Build and run.

Android/iOS

• Open the solution in Visual Studio 2022+ (Windows or Mac) with Xamarin/MAUI workloads installed.
• Set the platform project as startup, build, and deploy to device/emulator.

Notes

Video Files (.mp4)

• Video files are not processed by the MonoGame Content Pipeline and should not be listed in Content.mgcb.

• Video files (e.g., sintel_trailer.mp4) are copied to the output directory using a <Content> entry in each platform's .csproj file:

  <Content Include="..\..\Core\Content\**\*.mp4" Link="Content\%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)">
  <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
  </Content>
  

• At runtime, load videos using Content.Load<Video>("sintel_trailer") (without file extension).

Other Notes

• Platform-specific code is isolated in each platform directory for clarity and maintainability.
• Only Windows, DesktopGL, Android, and iOS are supported. Linux, MacOS, and PSMobile are not supported in MonoGame 3.8.*.

License

Copyright Savage Software Solutions Ltd.