How to access local media file on my computer in JavaFX?

Question

How to access local media file on my computer in JavaFX?

Here are the urls I tried:

C:/PROJECT/videos/on2tm_352.flv
file:///C://PROJECT/videos/on2tm_352.flv (suggested in some site forgot where)

It does play however, when I put the media file inside the project's folder and access it using {__DIR__}/on2tm_352.flv

Note: There are no exceptions and errors outputted. The screen is just blank.

KLite Codec 583 Mega, JavaFX 1.2, Netbeans 6.8 are used

Answer 1

By giving their URL to the Media?

Note that some issues with spaces in paths have been reported in the past, I don't know if it is still true.

[EDIT following original message edit (URL examples)]
First line isn't an URL, it is a path. Apparently the media player accepts paths as URL, but that's not the case for ImageView, though, so it is better to be strict.
Second line is correct.
Third line have a potential issue: __DIR__ variables has already a terminal slash, so you should not add it, ie. write {__DIR__}on2tm_352.flv instead. Not sure if that's the issue (I haven't used much video yet) but worth trying.

Note that such URL (based on __DIR__) will point inside a jar file once the project is packaged. It is OK in JavaFX 1.2, but for some odd reason, they chose to disallow such access in 1.3.

Answer 2

I have found it easier to do the following with disk files. This relieves my feeble brain of determining all the rules for "file:" urls:

var file = new File("C:/PROJECT/videos/on2tm_352.flv");

Media {
   source: "{file.toURI()}"
}

I avoid using {__DIR__} for media as it can point to a "jar:" URL and that is no longer supported for media locations in JavaFX 1.3.