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Method GetPlayerDescription

Namespace
RenderHeads.Media.AVProVideo
Assembly
AVProVideo.Runtime.dll

GetPlayerDescription()

Returns the a description of which playback path is used internally. This can for example expose whether CPU or GPU decoding is being performed For Windows the available player descriptions are: "DirectShow" - legacy Microsoft API but still very useful especially with modern filters such as LAV "MF-MediaEngine-Software" - uses the Windows 8.1 features of the Microsoft Media Foundation API, but software decoding "MF-MediaEngine-Hardware" - uses the Windows 8.1 features of the Microsoft Media Foundation API, but GPU decoding Android has "MediaPlayer" and "ExoPlayer" macOS / tvOS / iOS just has "AVFoundation"

string GetPlayerDescription()

Returns

string