Media Player SDK .NET vs LibVLCSharp

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

// Position and duration
var duration = await player.DurationAsync();
await player.Position_SetAsync(
    TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30));

Core.Initialize();
var libVLC = new LibVLC();
var mediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer(libVLC);
mediaPlayer.Play(
    new Media(libVLC, "video.mp4",
        FromType.FromPath));

// Position and duration
var duration = mediaPlayer.Length; // ms
mediaPlayer.Time = 30000; // ms

var player = new MediaPlayerCore(videoView);
player.Source_Mode = MediaPlayerSourceMode.DVD_DS;
player.Playlist_Clear();
player.Playlist_Add(@"D:\\");

await player.PlayAsync();

// Save bookmark for later resume
int savedTitle = player.DVD_Title_GetCurrent();
int savedChapter = player.DVD_Chapter_GetCurrent();
var savedPosition = await player.Position_GetAsync();
Console.WriteLine(
    $"Bookmarked: Title {savedTitle}, " +
    $"Chapter {savedChapter}, " +
    $"Position {savedPosition}");

// Resume from saved bookmark
await player.DVD_Title_PlayAsync(savedTitle);
await player.DVD_Chapter_SelectAsync(savedChapter);
await player.Position_SetAsync(savedPosition);

// Navigate using title/chapter jumps
await player.DVD_Menu_ShowAsync(DVDMenu.Title);
await player.DVD_Chapter_NextAsync();

Core.Initialize();
var libVLC = new LibVLC();
var mediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer(libVLC);
mediaPlayer.Play(
    new Media(libVLC, "dvd:///D:",
        FromType.FromLocation));

// DVD navigation via mediaPlayer methods
mediaPlayer.Navigate(NavigateMode.Up);
mediaPlayer.Navigate(NavigateMode.Activate);

// Less granular control than Media Player SDK
// No bookmark/resume API
// Limited chapter/title management

var player = new MediaPlayerCore(videoView);
player.Playlist_Clear();
player.Playlist_Add("podcast.mp3");
player.Audio_Effects_Enabled = true;

// Register 10-band EQ and DMO compressor
player.Audio_Effects_Add(-1,
    AudioEffectType.Equalizer, "gfxEq",
    true, TimeSpan.Zero, TimeSpan.Zero);
player.Audio_Effects_Add(-1,
    AudioEffectType.DMOCompressor, "comp",
    true, TimeSpan.Zero, TimeSpan.Zero);

await player.PlayAsync();

// Custom per-band EQ values (dB, integer)
int[] bands = { -4, -2, 0, 3, 5,
    6, 5, 4, 2, -1 };
for (int i = 0; i < bands.Length; i++)
    player.Audio_Effects_Equalizer_Band_Set(
        -1, "gfxEq", i, bands[i]);

// DMO Compressor for consistent loudness
// Audio_Effects_DS_Compressor(streamIndex, name,
//   attack, gain, preDelay, ratio, release, threshold)
player.Audio_Effects_DS_Compressor(
    -1, "comp",
    10f, 5f, 0f, 4f, 200f, -20f);

// Monitor peak levels via VU meter event
player.Audio_VUMeter_Enabled = true;
player.OnAudioVUMeter += (s, e) =>
    Console.WriteLine(
        $"L: {e.MeterData[0]}, R: {e.MeterData[1]}");

Core.Initialize();
var libVLC = new LibVLC();
var mediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer(libVLC);
mediaPlayer.Play(
    new Media(libVLC, "music.mp3",
        FromType.FromPath));

// Basic equalizer only
var eq = new Equalizer(1); // preset index
mediaPlayer.SetEqualizer(eq);

// No VU meter
// No FFT spectrum analysis
// No 3D sound
// No reverb, chorus, or compressor
// No per-band EQ control
// No audio level monitoring

var player = new MediaPlayerCore(videoView);
player.Playlist_Clear();
player.Playlist_Add("presentation.mp4");

// Output to virtual camera (Zoom, Teams, OBS)
player.Virtual_Camera_Output_Enabled = true;

// Output to NDI network
player.NDI_Output = new NDIOutput
{
    Name = "Studio Feed"
};

// Add OSD overlay
player.OSD_Enabled = true;
player.OSD_Layers_Create(
    0, 0, 1920, 1080, true);
player.OSD_Layers_Draw_Text(
    0, 10, 10, "LIVE",
    new Font("Arial", 36), Color.Red);
player.OSD_Layers_Render();

await player.PlayAsync();

// Virtual camera output: NOT AVAILABLE
// NDI output: NOT AVAILABLE
// OSD overlay: Limited to VLC marquee

Core.Initialize();
var libVLC = new LibVLC();
var mediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer(libVLC);
var media = new Media(libVLC,
    "presentation.mp4",
    FromType.FromPath);
media.AddOption(":sub-filter=marq");
media.AddOption(":marq-marquee=LIVE");
mediaPlayer.Play(media);

// No virtual camera
// No NDI
// No rich OSD layers

var player = new MediaPlayerCore(videoView);
player.Playlist_Clear();
player.Playlist_Add("lobby_feed.mp4");

// Face detection with highlight
player.Face_Tracking = new FaceTrackingSettings
{
    Highlight = true,
    ScaleFactor = 1.1f,
    MinimumWindowSize = 25
};
player.OnFaceDetected += (s, e) =>
    Console.WriteLine(
        $"Detected {e.FaceRectangles.Length} face(s)");

await player.PlayAsync();

// Motion detection: NOT AVAILABLE
// Face detection: NOT AVAILABLE
// AI object detection: NOT AVAILABLE
// Barcode scanning: NOT AVAILABLE

// Would need external libraries
// (OpenCV, ZXing, etc.) processing
// frames manually

Core.Initialize();
var libVLC = new LibVLC();
var mediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer(libVLC);
mediaPlayer.Play(
    new Media(libVLC, "lobby_feed.mp4",
        FromType.FromPath));

// No built-in detection
// No event-driven analysis
// Manual frame extraction required