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Use ActiveX to play Quicktime movie in LabVIEW

by: Member
‎04-07-2010 02:09 PM
Last Edited by: Member Example_Scrubber_Asser ‎09-19-2017 09:17 AM

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Overview: This example plays a video inside LabVIEW using QuickTime ActiveX control

 

Description: this example utilizes the QuickTime ActiveX controls to play a video inside LabVIEW VI. The video player settings can be modified using the property nodes.

 

Requirements: LabVIEW Full Development System 2012 or compatible, Apple QuickTime Player

 

Steps to Implement or Execute Code:

  1. Install QuickTime player on the PC
  2. Right click QuickTime ActiveX Control and select "Insert ActiveX Object"
  3. Select Apple QuickTime
  4. Browse to the video to be played
  5. Run the VI
  6. The video will start after the VI finishes executing

 

 Additional Information or References

Top-level VI Code Snippet

 Play QuickTime Video 2012 NIVerified.png

 

 

**The code for this example has been edited to meet the new Community Example Style Guidelines.**

Tejinder Gill
National Instruments
Applications Engineer
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