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Sample Programs: Media Player
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The Media Player Sample Program

To run a sample program, you need to install Panda3D. If you're a Windows
user, you'll find the sample programs in your start menu. If you're a Linux
user, you'll find the sample programs in /usr/share/panda3d.

Screenshots

.. figure:: Screenshot-Sample-Programs-Media-Player.jpg
   :alt: Screenshot-Sample-Programs-Media-Player.jpg

Explanation

This sample program shows how to play a movie in panda. This is particularly
useful for cut-scenes, but movies can also be used as animated textures on the
surfaces of objects. This sample shows both video and audio, and how to
synchronize them properly.

Back to the List of Sample Programs:

:ref:`sample-programs-in-the-distribution`