Video Class exist in two libraries

Question

In my Monogame project I need to play a video. For this I use Video Class and VideoPlayer class. But when I start solution, VS give me this error:

Error 1 The type 'Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Media.Video' exists in both 'c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v4.0\References\Windows\x86\Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Video.dll' and 'c:\Program Files (x86)\MonoGame\v3.0\Assemblies\WindowsGL\MonoGame.Framework.dll'

I need VideoPlayer class that it is in Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Video.dll for playing video.

How can I resolve this issue?

If it is helpful here is my code with I want to play video:

namespace play
{
    public class PlayVideoClass
    {
        private readonly  Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Media.Video _video;
        private readonly Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Media.VideoPlayer _player;
        private bool _playVideo;

        public PlayVideoClass()
        {
            _video = Game1.Video;
            _player = new Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Media.VideoPlayer();
            _playVideo = true;
        }
        public void Update()
        {
            if (_playVideo)
            {
                if ((int) _player.State == (int)Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Media.MediaState.Stopped)
                {
                    _player.Play( _video);
                    _playVideo = false;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Only one suggestion I have - you can try to load this type with reflection, this is only one way I know you can specify that you want to load type from specific dll. — outcoldman, Mar 29 '13 at 18:39
Can you give me an example of use type that create after use reflection? — Dino Sauro, Apr 02 '13 at 11:21
it is a Video object in main .cs where I load from content my .avi video. And the problem is also in Game1.cs — Dino Sauro, Apr 04 '13 at 18:23

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 02 '13 at 17:16

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I think that I have better solution for you that reflection. You should create separate Assembly which will have reference only to assembly which you want to use (Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Video.dll). You can write a wrapper for type Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Media.Video. Your wrapper should expose all functionality which you want to use in your application. So now this new assembly can resolve the right type, because it has only one of them. Your application will not need to know about this conflict, because it will use your type.

answered Apr 02 '13 at 17:16

outcoldman

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can you give me an example, please? With Video Class.. Because I try to do that but I didn't understand what I'm supposed to write.. Thanks in advice. – Dino Sauro Apr 06 '13 at 08:44
Could you show what did you do and what did not work for you? – outcoldman Apr 06 '13 at 15:50
I create a new dll project with vs2012: public class PlayVideo { private Video _video; private Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Media.VideoPlayer _player; private string name = "openClip"; public PlayVideo() { _video = new Video("I don't know what i put here... (Graphics device)", name, 50, 426, 240, 29, "I don't know what i put here... (VideoSountrackType)"); _player=new Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Media.VideoPlayer(); } Another problem is that Video vostructor give me error. – Dino Sauro Apr 07 '13 at 08:30
Error= Cannot access the costructor 'Video' here. – Dino Sauro Apr 07 '13 at 08:33
`"I don't know what i put here... (Graphics device)"` me either :) I guess you can try to put these as parameters of your class constructor PlayVideo. "Cannot access the costructor 'Video' here." is it build error? Did you reference `microsoft.xna.framework.video.dll`? – outcoldman Apr 07 '13 at 08:57
here my code https://bitbucket.org/dino_sauro/game/src/7006404319af2d776f55917615819128fbc8b01b/menu/VideoPlayer/Video.cs?at=master – Dino Sauro Apr 09 '13 at 16:39

Video Class exist in two libraries

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