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 external subtitle file and enable subtitles
player.Subtitles_ExternalFile = "movie.srt";
player.Subtitles_Enabled = true;

var tracks = player.Audio_Streams;
player.Audio_Stream_Select(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
// Constructor: TrueBassAudioEffect(int frequency, ushort volume)
var trueBass = new TrueBassAudioEffect(100, 5000);
player.Audio_Effects_AddOrUpdate(trueBass);

// Flanger for a sweeping stereo effect
// Constructor: FlangerAudioEffect(TimeSpan delay, float frequency, bool phaseInvert)
var flanger = new FlangerAudioEffect(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(5), 0.5f, false);
player.Audio_Effects_AddOrUpdate(flanger);

// Dynamic amplify to normalize volume spikes
// Constructor: DynamicAmplifyAudioEffect(uint attackTime, uint maxAmplification, TimeSpan releaseTime)
var dynAmp = new DynamicAmplifyAudioEffect(20, 20000, TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(500));
player.Audio_Effects_AddOrUpdate(dynAmp);

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