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Posted: **04 Apr 2021 12:51**

Is there any way to buffer a video before it plays?

My current play logic is implemented as follows:

                media = new Media(vlc, nextMediaItem.FileNameWithPath);

                videoClipMediaPlayer.Media = media;

                this.videoClipMediaPlayer.Play();

Currently, buffering happens only when the Play() function is called.
In order to play videos more smoothly, I would like to buffer the video already when the user has selected a video.
Is there a way to start buffering before the play() function?

Posted: **04 Apr 2021 18:38**

You can provide custom stream input callbacks if you want finer control over that. At least with the native API.

See documentation.

Posted: **10 May 2021 01:30**

I record video to a disc file and play it back simultaneously with LibVLCSharp media player. I always make sure the playback always is at least 10 seconds behind the recording. Without buffering, playback is pretty rough. This code smooths it out...

Core.Initialize();
string[] options = new string[1];
options[0] = "--disc-caching=3000";
fLibVLC = new LibVLC(options);

SteelyJim

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