Media Player SDK .NET vs Medialooks MFormats SDK

var player = new MediaPlayerCoreX(videoView);

// Open an RTSP network stream
var source = await UniversalSourceSettingsV2.CreateAsync(
    new Uri("rtsp://camera.local:554/live"));
await player.OpenAsync(source);

// Enable motion detection on the live stream
player.Motion_Detection_Enabled = true;
player.OnMotionDetected += (s, e) =>
    LogAlert($"Motion in zone {e.ZoneIndex}, level: {e.Level:P0}");

await player.PlayAsync();

var reader = new MFReaderClass();
reader.ReaderOpen("rtsp://camera.local:554/live", "");

var renderer = new MFRendererClass();
renderer.RendererSet("", 0, panelHandle);

MFFrame frame;
while (playing)
{
    reader.SourceFrameGet(-1, out frame, "");
    renderer.RenderPut(frame, -1, "");
    Marshal.ReleaseComObject(frame);
}
// No motion detection — requires external CV library

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

// 10-band graphic equalizer — boost voice clarity
var eq = new Equalizer10AudioEffect(new double[]
    { 0, 0, 0, 0, 4.5, 0, 3.0, 0, 0, 0 });
player.Audio_Effects_AddOrUpdate(eq);

// Reverb for spatial depth
var reverb = new ReverberationAudioEffect();
reverb.RoomSize = 0.25f;
reverb.Level = 0.1f;
player.Audio_Effects_AddOrUpdate(reverb);

// Enable VU meter for real-time level monitoring
player.Audio_VU_Meter_Enabled = true;
player.OnAudioVUMeter += (s, e) =>
    UpdateMeter(e.MeterData);

await player.PlayAsync();

// No audio effects pipeline — normalization only
// No VU meter or FFT spectrum analysis
// No equalizer, reverb, or any real-time audio processing

var player = new MediaPlayerCore(videoView);

// Configure for DVD playback
player.Source_Mode = MediaPlayerSourceMode.DVD_DS;
await player.PlayAsync();

// Navigate chapters and menus during playback
await player.DVD_Chapter_NextAsync();
await player.DVD_Menu_ShowAsync(DVDMenu.Title);
await player.DVD_Menu_ResumePlaybackAsync();

// Select audio language and subtitles
await player.DVD_Select_AudioStreamAsync(1);        // e.g., French
await player.DVD_Select_SubpictureStreamAsync(0);   // e.g., English subtitles

// Control playback speed and direction
await player.DVD_SetSpeedAsync(2.0, false);  // 2x forward

// No DVD playback capability
// No menu navigation, chapter control, or disc support
// MFormats is designed for file/stream playout, not disc media