An instructional media sample app for Windows 8.1 Preview that implements common and advanced features for playing audio and video. This is the companion sample for the Media playback, start to finish article.
This sample, and the accompanying
Media playback, start to finish
documentation,
goes over how to create a Windows Store app using C# loaded with media features, from start to finish. There are lots of improvements in Windows 8.1 Preview that make this even easier than before,
such as the new transport controls for the MediaElement
class. We'll cover those, plus:
Media playback basics like creating a MediaElement, enabling the transport controls, and loading media files from either the device or the network.
Media playback features like properly preventing the screen from dimming, playing audio in the background, interacting with the system media transport controls, resizing video, creating custom transport controls, and enabling full-window rendering.
App basics like preserving app state, creating UI on the app bar, creating Settings flyouts, and animating UI.
This sample includes all the things that are discussed in the Media playback, start to finish topic.
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