Snapshot refactoring. Only one mediaplayer and vlc instance used.

src/InputMedia.cpp

@@ -72,24 +72,24 @@ void        InputMedia::unlock( LibVLCpp::Media::DataCtx* ctx )
     ctx->mutex->unlock();
 }
 
-QPixmap*      InputMedia::takeSnapshot( unsigned int width, unsigned int height )
-{
-//        qint64 currentTime = m_vlcMediaPlayer->getTime();
-//        qint64 length = getLength();
-//            qDebug() << currentTime << length;
-//        m_vlcMediaPlayer->setTime(length / 2);
-
-
-//        qDebug() << "trying to take a snapshot";
-    QTemporaryFile tmp;
-    tmp.open();
-    char* tmpStr = const_cast<char*>(tmp.fileName().toStdString().c_str());
-    m_vlcMediaPlayer->takeSnapshot( tmpStr, width, height );
-//        qDebug() << "done snapshoting";
-    return new QPixmap( tmp.fileName() );
-//          qDebug() << "written to a QImage";
-//        m_vlcMediaPlayer->setTime(currentTime);
-}
+//QPixmap*      InputMedia::takeSnapshot( unsigned int width, unsigned int height )
+//{
+////        qint64 currentTime = m_vlcMediaPlayer->getTime();
+////        qint64 length = getLength();
+////            qDebug() << currentTime << length;
+////        m_vlcMediaPlayer->setTime(length / 2);
+//
+//
+////        qDebug() << "trying to take a snapshot";
+//    QTemporaryFile tmp;
+//    tmp.open();
+//    char* tmpStr = const_cast<char*>(tmp.fileName().toStdString().c_str());
+//    m_vlcMediaPlayer->takeSnapshot( tmpStr, width, height );
+////        qDebug() << "done snapshoting";
+//    return new QPixmap( tmp.fileName() );
+////          qDebug() << "written to a QImage";
+////        m_vlcMediaPlayer->setTime(currentTime);
+//}
 
 bool        InputMedia::isSeekable()
 {
@@ -115,3 +115,10 @@ void        InputMedia::stop()
 {
     Media::stop();
 }
+
+bool       InputMedia::isReady()
+{
+    if (m_vlcMediaPlayer->isPlaying() && m_vlcMediaPlayer->isSeekable())
+        return true;
+    return false;
+}

src/InputMedia.h

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public:
     static void             lock( LibVLCpp::Media::DataCtx* dataCtx, void **pp_ret );
     static void             unlock( LibVLCpp::Media::DataCtx* dataCtx );
 
-    QPixmap*                 takeSnapshot( unsigned int width, unsigned int heigth );
+    //QPixmap*                 takeSnapshot( unsigned int width, unsigned int heigth );
 
     /**
       * Ask libvlc if the media can be seeked

src/LibVLCpp/VLCInstance.cpp

@@ -26,6 +26,25 @@
 
 using namespace LibVLCpp;
 
+Instance*   Instance::m_singleton = NULL;
+Instance*   Instance::m_instance = NULL;
+
+Instance::Instance()
+{
+    char const *argv[] =
+    {
+        //"-vvvvv",
+        "--no-skip-frames",
+        "--no-audio",
+        //"--plugin-path", VLC_TREE "/modules",
+        //"--ignore-config", //Don't use VLC's config files
+    };
+    int argc = sizeof( argv ) / sizeof( *argv );
+
+    m_internalPtr = libvlc_new( argc, argv, m_ex );
+    m_ex.checkThrow();
+}
+
 Instance::Instance( int argc, const char** argv )
 {
     m_internalPtr = libvlc_new( argc, argv, m_ex );

src/LibVLCpp/VLCInstance.h

@@ -31,10 +31,45 @@ namespace LibVLCpp
 {
     class   Instance : public Internal< libvlc_instance_t >
     {
-    public:
+    private:
+        Instance();
         Instance( int argc, const char** argv );
+
     private:
-        Exception       m_ex;
+        Exception           m_ex;
+        static Instance*    m_singleton;
+        static Instance*    m_instance;
+
+    public:
+
+        static Instance*    getNewInstance( int argc, const char** argv )
+        {
+            m_instance = new Instance( argc, argv );
+            return m_instance;
+        }
+
+        static Instance*    getInstance()
+        {
+            if (NULL == m_singleton)
+                m_singleton =  new Instance();
+
+            return m_singleton;
+        }
+
+        static void kill()
+        {
+            if ( m_singleton != NULL )
+            {
+                delete m_singleton;
+                m_singleton = NULL;
+            }
+            if ( m_instance != NULL )
+            {
+                delete m_instance;
+                m_instance = NULL;
+            }
+
+        }
     };
 }
 

src/LibVLCpp/VLCMediaPlayer.cpp

@@ -23,9 +23,28 @@
 #include <QtDebug>
 #include <cassert>
 #include "VLCMediaPlayer.h"
+#include "VLCInstance.h"
 
 using namespace LibVLCpp;
 
+MediaPlayer::MediaPlayer()
+{
+    m_internalPtr = libvlc_media_player_new( LibVLCpp::Instance::getInstance()->getInternalPtr(), m_ex );
+    m_ex.checkThrow();
+
+    // Initialize the event manager
+    p_em = libvlc_media_player_event_manager( m_internalPtr, m_ex );
+
+    // Register the callback
+    libvlc_event_attach( p_em, libvlc_MediaPlayerSnapshotTaken, callbacks, this, m_ex );
+    libvlc_event_attach( p_em, libvlc_MediaPlayerTimeChanged, callbacks, this, m_ex );
+    libvlc_event_attach( p_em, libvlc_MediaPlayerPlaying, callbacks, this, m_ex );
+    libvlc_event_attach( p_em, libvlc_MediaPlayerPaused, callbacks, this, m_ex );
+    libvlc_event_attach( p_em, libvlc_MediaPlayerStopped, callbacks, this, m_ex );
+    libvlc_event_attach( p_em, libvlc_MediaPlayerEndReached, callbacks, this, m_ex );
+    libvlc_event_attach( p_em, libvlc_MediaPlayerPositionChanged, callbacks, this, m_ex );
+}
+
 MediaPlayer::MediaPlayer( Media* media, bool playStop /* = true*/ )
 {
     m_internalPtr = libvlc_media_player_new_from_media( media->getInternalPtr(), m_ex );
@@ -194,3 +213,8 @@ void                                MediaPlayer::timeChangedFilter()
         emit timeChanged();
     lastTime = currentTime;
 }
+
+void                                MediaPlayer::setMedia( Media* media )
+{
+    libvlc_media_player_set_media( m_internalPtr, media->getInternalPtr(), m_ex);
+}

src/LibVLCpp/VLCMediaPlayer.h

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ namespace   LibVLCpp
     {
         Q_OBJECT
     public:
+        MediaPlayer();
         MediaPlayer( Media* media, bool playStop = true );
         void                                play();
         void                                pause();
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ namespace   LibVLCpp
         bool                                isSeekable();
         void                                setDrawable( void* hwnd );
         void                                setDrawable( uint32_t drawable );
+        void                                setMedia(Media* media);
 
     private:
         static void                         callbacks( const libvlc_event_t* event, void* self );

src/Media.cpp

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 Media::Media(LibVLCpp::Instance* instance, const QString& mrl )
     : m_instance( NULL ), m_vlcMedia( NULL ), m_vlcMediaPlayer( NULL ),
-    m_mrl( mrl ), m_instanceOwned( false )
+    m_mrl( mrl ), m_snapshot( NULL ), m_instanceOwned( false )
 {
     if ( !instance )
     {
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Media::Media(LibVLCpp::Instance* instance, const QString& mrl )
             //"--ignore-config", //Don't use VLC's config files
         };
         int vlc_argc = sizeof( vlc_argv ) / sizeof( *vlc_argv );
-        instance = new LibVLCpp::Instance( vlc_argc, vlc_argv );
+        instance = LibVLCpp::Instance::getNewInstance( vlc_argc, vlc_argv );
         m_instanceOwned = true;
     }
     m_instance = instance;
@@ -73,15 +73,15 @@ void        Media::loadMedia( const QString& mrl )
 
 void        Media::setupMedia()
 {
-    if ( m_vlcMediaPlayer )
-        delete m_vlcMediaPlayer;
+//    if ( m_vlcMediaPlayer )
+//        delete m_vlcMediaPlayer;
 
     //Flushing the args into the media :
     QString     param;
     foreach ( param, m_parameters )
         m_vlcMedia->addOption( param.toStdString().c_str() );
 
-    m_vlcMediaPlayer = new LibVLCpp::MediaPlayer( m_vlcMedia );
+   // m_vlcMediaPlayer = new LibVLCpp::MediaPlayer( m_vlcMedia );
 }
 
 void        Media::play()
@@ -144,3 +144,17 @@ void        Media::setPosition( float pos )
 {
     m_vlcMediaPlayer->setPosition( pos );
 }
+
+void        Media::setSnapshot( QPixmap* snapshot )
+{
+    //TODO: check for mem leaks.
+    m_snapshot = snapshot;
+}
+
+const QPixmap&    Media::getSnapshot() const
+{
+    if ( m_snapshot )
+        return *m_snapshot;
+    //TODO: instanciate this as a static pixmap
+    return QPixmap( ":/images/images/vlmc.png" );
+}

src/Media.h

@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ public:
     void                setupMedia();
     void                setDrawable( WId handle );
     LibVLCpp::MediaPlayer*  mediaPlayer() { return m_vlcMediaPlayer; }
+    LibVLCpp::Media*    getVLCMedia() { return m_vlcMedia; }
+    void                setMediaPlayer( LibVLCpp::MediaPlayer* mediaPlayer ) { m_vlcMediaPlayer = mediaPlayer; }
     /**
       * Return the length (duration) of a Media
       */
@@ -72,6 +74,9 @@ public:
       */
     void                    setPosition( float pos );
 
+    void                    setSnapshot( QPixmap* snapshot );
+    const QPixmap&          getSnapshot() const;
+
 protected:
     //Protected constructor so we can't use a Media without its sub-implementation
     Media( LibVLCpp::Instance* instance, const QString& mrl );
@@ -81,6 +86,8 @@ protected:
     LibVLCpp::MediaPlayer*      m_vlcMediaPlayer;
     QString                     m_mrl;
     QList<QString>              m_parameters;
+    QPixmap*                    m_snapshot;
+
 private:
     bool                        m_instanceOwned;
 };

src/MetaDataManager.cpp

+#include "MetaDataManager.h"
+
+MetaDataManager::MetaDataManager( LibraryWidget* libraryWidget ) : m_libraryWidget( libraryWidget ), m_renderWidget( NULL )
+{
+    m_mediaPlayer = new LibVLCpp::MediaPlayer();
+    connect( m_libraryWidget, SIGNAL( listViewMediaAdded( ListViewMediaItem* ) ), this, SLOT( listViewMediaAdded( ListViewMediaItem* ) ) );
+    m_tmpSnapshotFilename = new char[512];
+    m_renderWidget = new QWidget();
+}
+
+MetaDataManager::~MetaDataManager()
+{
+    if (m_mediaPlayer)
+        delete m_mediaPlayer;
+    if (m_renderWidget)
+        delete m_renderWidget;
+    delete[] m_tmpSnapshotFilename;
+}
+
+void    MetaDataManager::listViewMediaAdded( ListViewMediaItem* item )
+{
+    m_mediaList.append( item );
+
+    if ( !isRunning() )
+        start();
+}
+
+void    MetaDataManager::run()
+{
+    m_nextMedia = true;
+
+//    if ( !m_renderWidget )
+
+        m_mediaPlayer->setDrawable( m_renderWidget->winId() );
+
+    while ( !m_mediaList.isEmpty() )
+    {
+        if ( m_nextMedia )
+        {
+            m_nextMedia = false;
+
+            m_currentMediaItem = m_mediaList.front();
+            m_mediaList.pop_front();
+            m_currentMediaItem->getInputMedia()->setMediaPlayer( m_mediaPlayer );
+
+            m_mediaPlayer->setMedia( m_currentMediaItem->getInputMedia()->getVLCMedia() );
+
+            connect( m_mediaPlayer, SIGNAL( playing() ), this, SLOT( renderSnapshot() ) );
+
+            m_mediaPlayer->play();
+        }
+        usleep( 100 );
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+void    MetaDataManager::renderSnapshot()
+{
+    m_currentMediaItem->getInputMedia()->setTime( m_currentMediaItem->getInputMedia()->getLength() / 3 );
+
+    QTemporaryFile tmp;
+    tmp.setAutoRemove( false );
+    tmp.open();
+
+    strncpy(m_tmpSnapshotFilename, tmp.fileName().toStdString().c_str(), tmp.fileName().length());
+
+    connect( m_mediaPlayer, SIGNAL( snapshotTaken() ), this, SLOT( setSnapshotInIcon() ) );
+
+    sleep(1);
+    //The slot should be triggered in this methode
+    m_mediaPlayer->takeSnapshot( m_tmpSnapshotFilename, 32, 32 );
+    //Snapshot slot should has been called (but maybe not in next version...)
+}
+
+void    MetaDataManager::setSnapshotInIcon()
+{
+    m_currentMediaItem->getInputMedia()->setSnapshot( new QPixmap( m_tmpSnapshotFilename ) );
+    m_currentMediaItem->setIcon( QIcon( m_currentMediaItem->getInputMedia()->getSnapshot() ) );
+    m_nextMedia = true;
+    disconnect( this, SLOT( setSnapshotInIcon() ) );
+    m_mediaPlayer->stop();
+}

src/MetaDataManager.h

+#ifndef METADATAMANAGER_H
+#define METADATAMANAGER_H
+
+#include <QList>
+#include <QTemporaryFile>
+#include <QThread>
+#include "gui/LibraryWidget.h"
+#include "VLCMediaPlayer.h"
+
+class MetaDataManager : public QThread
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_DISABLE_COPY( MetaDataManager )
+
+    public:
+        MetaDataManager( LibraryWidget* libraryWidget );
+        ~MetaDataManager();
+
+    private:
+        virtual void    run();
+
+    private:
+        LibraryWidget*              m_libraryWidget;
+        LibVLCpp::MediaPlayer*      m_mediaPlayer;
+        QWidget*                    m_renderWidget;
+
+        // TODO: THREAD SAFING
+        QList<ListViewMediaItem*>   m_mediaList;
+
+        // Thread component
+        bool                        m_nextMedia;
+        ListViewMediaItem*          m_currentMediaItem;
+        char*                       m_tmpSnapshotFilename;
+
+    private slots:
+        void    listViewMediaAdded( ListViewMediaItem* );
+        void    renderSnapshot();
+        void    setSnapshotInIcon();
+};
+
+#endif // METADATAMANAGER_H

src/gui/LibraryWidget.cpp

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ LibraryWidget::~LibraryWidget()
 ListViewMediaItem*  LibraryWidget::addMedia( QFileInfo* fileInfo, ListViewMediaItem::fType fileType )
 {
     ListViewMediaItem* item = new ListViewMediaItem( fileInfo, fileType );
+    emit listViewMediaAdded( item );
     m_medias->append( item );
     switch ( fileType )
     {

src/gui/LibraryWidget.h

@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ private:
 private slots:
     void on_pushButtonAddMedia_clicked();
     void on_pushButtonRemoveMedia_clicked();
+
+signals:
+    void    listViewMediaAdded(ListViewMediaItem* item);
 };
 
 #endif /* !LIBRARYWIDGET_H */

src/gui/ListViewMediaItem.cpp

@@ -25,59 +25,24 @@
 #include <QDebug>
 
 ListViewMediaItem::ListViewMediaItem( QFileInfo* fInfo, ListViewMediaItem::fType fType, QListWidget* parent, int type ) :
-        QListWidgetItem( parent, type ), m_fileInfo( NULL ), m_currentMedia( NULL ), m_currentMediaSnapshot( NULL )
+        QListWidgetItem( parent, type ), m_fileInfo( NULL ), m_inputMedia( NULL )
 {
     m_fileInfo = fInfo;
     m_fileType = fType;
 
-    setIcon( QIcon( ":/images/images/vlmc.png" ) );
+    setIcon( QIcon( ":/images/images/vlmc.png") );
     setText( fInfo->baseName() );
 
     m_renderWidget = new QWidget();
 
-    m_currentMedia = new InputMedia( "file://" + fInfo->absoluteFilePath() );
-    m_currentMedia->setupMedia();
-    m_currentMedia->setDrawable( m_renderWidget->winId() );
-
-    connect( m_currentMedia->mediaPlayer(), SIGNAL( playing() ), this, SLOT( setSnapshot() ) );
-
-    m_currentMedia->play();
+    m_inputMedia = new InputMedia( "file://" + fInfo->absoluteFilePath(), LibVLCpp::Instance::getInstance() );
+    m_inputMedia->setupMedia();
 }
 
 ListViewMediaItem::~ListViewMediaItem()
 {
     if ( m_fileInfo != NULL )
         delete m_fileInfo;
-    if ( m_currentMedia->isPlaying() )
-        m_currentMedia->stop();
-    if ( m_renderWidget != NULL )
-        delete m_renderWidget;
-    if ( m_currentMedia != NULL )
-        delete m_currentMedia;
-    if ( m_currentMediaSnapshot != NULL )
-        delete m_currentMediaSnapshot;
-}
-
-void    ListViewMediaItem::setSnapshot()
-{
-//    qDebug() << "setSnapshot";
-    connect( m_currentMedia->mediaPlayer(), SIGNAL( timeChanged() ), this, SLOT( takeSnapshot() ) );
-    m_currentMedia->setTime( m_currentMedia->getLength() / 3 );
-}
-
-void    ListViewMediaItem::takeSnapshot()
-{
-    // TODO: Debug of the multiple snapshot
-    // TODO: Check for memory leak in the snapshot
-
-    m_currentMediaSnapshot = m_currentMedia->takeSnapshot( 32, 32 );
-    setIcon( QIcon( *m_currentMediaSnapshot ) );
-    m_currentMedia->stop();
-    disconnect( m_currentMedia->mediaPlayer(), SIGNAL( playing() ), this, SLOT( setSnapshot() ) );
-    disconnect( m_currentMedia->mediaPlayer(), SIGNAL( timeChanged() ), this, SLOT( takeSnapshot() ) );
-}
-
-const QPixmap*      ListViewMediaItem::getSnapshot() const
-{
-    return m_currentMediaSnapshot;
+    if ( m_inputMedia != NULL )
+        delete m_inputMedia;
 }

src/gui/ListViewMediaItem.h

@@ -80,7 +80,12 @@ public:
       * \brief Get the current media snapshot
       * \return the current media snapshot as a QPixmap*, or NULL if there is no current media.
       */
-    const QPixmap*            getSnapshot() const;
+    //const QPixmap*            getSnapshot() const;
+
+
+    InputMedia*               getInputMedia() { return m_inputMedia; }
+
+    //void                      setInputMedia( InputMedia* inputMedia ) { m_inputMedia = inputMedia; }
 
 private:
     /**
@@ -96,7 +101,7 @@ private:
     /**
      * \Instance of the InputMedia
      */
-    InputMedia*             m_currentMedia;
+    InputMedia*             m_inputMedia;
 
     /**
      * \brief Instance of the temporary QWidget use for the snapshot
@@ -107,11 +112,12 @@ private:
      * \brief The current media snapshot
      */
     //FIXME: this should probably be in the media itself
-    QPixmap*                m_currentMediaSnapshot;
+    //QPixmap*                m_currentMediaSnapshot;
 
-private slots:
-    void    setSnapshot();
-    void    takeSnapshot();
+public slots:
+//    void    setSnapshot();
+//    void    takeSnapshot();
+//    void    seek();
 };
 
 #endif /* !LISTVIEWMEDIAITEM_H */

src/gui/MainWindow.cpp

@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow( QWidget *parent ) :
                       SLOT(transLateWidgetTitle() ) );
 }
 
+MainWindow::~MainWindow()
+{
+    if (m_metaDataManager)
+        delete m_metaDataManager;
+}
+
 void MainWindow::changeEvent( QEvent *e )
 {
     switch ( e->type() )
@@ -64,7 +70,8 @@ void MainWindow::m_initializeDockWidgets( void )
 
     DockWidgetManager *dockManager = DockWidgetManager::instance();
 
-    dockManager->addDockedWidget( new LibraryWidget( this ),
+    LibraryWidget* libraryWidget = new LibraryWidget( this );
+    dockManager->addDockedWidget( libraryWidget,
                                   tr( "Media Library" ),
                                   Qt::AllDockWidgetAreas, 
                                   QDockWidget::AllDockWidgetFeatures,
@@ -75,6 +82,8 @@ void MainWindow::m_initializeDockWidgets( void )
                                   Qt::AllDockWidgetAreas,
                                   QDockWidget::AllDockWidgetFeatures,
                                   Qt::TopDockWidgetArea );
+
+    m_metaDataManager = new MetaDataManager( libraryWidget );
 }
 
 //Private slots definition

src/gui/MainWindow.h

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "PreviewWidget.h"
 #include "DockWidgetManager.h"
 #include "Preferences.h"
+#include "MetaDataManager.h"
 
 class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
 {
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
 
 public:
     explicit MainWindow( QWidget *parent = 0 );
+    ~MainWindow();
 
 protected:
     virtual void changeEvent( QEvent *e );
@@ -45,8 +47,9 @@ private:
     void m_initializeDockWidgets( void );
 
 
-    Ui::MainWindow m_ui;
-    LibraryWidget* m_library;
+    Ui::MainWindow      m_ui;
+    LibraryWidget*      m_library;
+    MetaDataManager*    m_metaDataManager;
 
 private slots:
     void on_actionQuit_triggered();

src/gui/MediaListWidget.cpp

@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ void    MediaListWidget::mouseMoveEvent( QMouseEvent* event )
     mimeData->setText( ( ( ListViewMediaItem* )( currentItem() ) )->fileInfo()->absoluteFilePath() );
     QDrag* drag = new QDrag( this );
     drag->setMimeData( mimeData );
-    const QPixmap* dragPixmap = static_cast<ListViewMediaItem*>( currentItem() )->getSnapshot();
-    if ( dragPixmap != NULL )
+    const QPixmap& dragPixmap = static_cast<ListViewMediaItem*>( currentItem() )->getInputMedia()->getSnapshot();
+    if ( !dragPixmap.isNull() /*!= NULL */)
     {
         //TODO: creating a new pixmap maybe a little too much for this...
-        drag->setPixmap( dragPixmap->scaled( 100, 100, Qt::KeepAspectRatio ) );
+        drag->setPixmap( dragPixmap.scaled( 100, 100, Qt::KeepAspectRatio ) );
     }
     drag->exec( Qt::CopyAction | Qt::MoveAction, Qt::CopyAction );
 }

src/gui/PreviewWidget.cpp

@@ -35,20 +35,24 @@ PreviewWidget::PreviewWidget( QWidget *parent ) :
     m_ui->seekSlider->setSingleStep( 2 );
     m_ui->seekSlider->setFocusPolicy( Qt::NoFocus );
 
-    char const *vlc_argv[] =
-        {
-            "-verbose", "3",
-            "--no-skip-frames",
-            //"--plugin-path", VLC_TREE "/modules",
-            //"--ignore-config", //Don't use VLC's config files
-        };
-    int vlc_argc = sizeof( vlc_argv ) / sizeof( *vlc_argv );
+//    char const *vlc_argv[] =
+//        {
+//            "-verbose", "3",
+//            "--no-skip-frames",
+//            //"--plugin-path", VLC_TREE "/modules",
+//            //"--ignore-config", //Don't use VLC's config files
+//        };
+//    int vlc_argc = sizeof( vlc_argv ) / sizeof( *vlc_argv );
     setAcceptDrops(true);
-    m_currentInstance = new LibVLCpp::Instance( vlc_argc, vlc_argv );
+
+    //m_currentInstance = new LibVLCpp::Instance( vlc_argc, vlc_argv );
+    //m_currentInstance = LibVLCpp::Instance::getNewInstance( vlc_argc, vlc_argv );
+    m_currentInstance = LibVLCpp::Instance::getInstance();
 
     connect( m_ui->seekSlider, SIGNAL( sliderPosChanged(int) ),
              this, SLOT( seekSliderMoved(int) ) );
 
+    m_mediaPlayer = new LibVLCpp::MediaPlayer();
 }
 
 PreviewWidget::~PreviewWidget()
@@ -87,6 +91,10 @@ void    PreviewWidget::dropEvent( QDropEvent* event )
     m_currentMedia = new OutputMedia( m_currentInstance );
     m_currentMedia->loadMedia( "file://" + item->fileInfo()->absoluteFilePath() );
     m_currentMedia->setupMedia();
+
+    m_mediaPlayer->setMedia( m_currentMedia->getVLCMedia() );
+
+    m_currentMedia->setMediaPlayer( m_mediaPlayer );
     m_currentMedia->setDrawable( m_ui->clipRenderWidget->winId() );
     //FIXME Connecting endReached to pause to change icon of playpause button
     // this might not work as it works now later!

src/gui/PreviewWidget.h

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ private:
     Ui::PreviewWidget*      m_ui;
     OutputMedia*            m_currentMedia;
     LibVLCpp::Instance*     m_currentInstance;
+    LibVLCpp::MediaPlayer*  m_mediaPlayer;
 };