Media Player SDK .NET vs Datastead TVideoGrabber

var player = new MediaPlayerCoreX(videoView);
var source = await UniversalSourceSettingsV2.CreateAsync(new Uri("movie.mkv"));
await player.OpenAsync(source);

// Load subtitle file and select audio track
await player.Subtitles_AddFileAsync("movie.srt");
player.Subtitles_SetEnabled(true);

var tracks = await player.Audio_Streams_AllAsync();
await player.Audio_Streams_SetAsync(tracks[1]); // e.g., French audio

await player.PlayAsync();
await player.Position_SetAsync(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(10));
player.Rate_Set(1.5);

var grabber = new TVideoGrabber();
grabber.PlayerFileName = "video.mp4";
grabber.OpenPlayer();
grabber.StartPlayer();
// Basic controls available
grabber.PausePlayer();
grabber.SetPlayerPosition(300); // seconds

// No subtitle support
// No audio track selection
// No variable speed (forward + reverse)

var player = new MediaPlayerCoreX(videoView);
var source = await UniversalSourceSettingsV2.CreateAsync(new Uri("concert.mp4"));
await player.OpenAsync(source);

// TrueBass enhancement for low-end boost
var trueBass = new TrueBassAudioEffect();
trueBass.Frequency = 100f;
trueBass.Strength = 0.7f;
player.Audio_Effects_AddOrUpdate(trueBass);

// Flanger for a sweeping stereo effect
var flanger = new FlangerAudioEffect();
flanger.WetDryMix = 50f;
flanger.Depth = 80f;
flanger.Frequency = 0.5f;
player.Audio_Effects_AddOrUpdate(flanger);

// Dynamic amplify to normalize volume spikes
var dynAmp = new DynamicAmplifyAudioEffect();
dynAmp.MaxAmplification = 10.0f;
dynAmp.AttackTime = 20f;
player.Audio_Effects_AddOrUpdate(dynAmp);

await player.PlayAsync();
await player.Snapshot_SaveAsync("frame.png", SnapshotImageFormat.PNG);

// No audio effects API
// No VU meter
// No equalizer, reverb, or any audio processing
// TVideoGrabber is a capture component —
// it has no audio effect pipeline for playback.