# VideoElement2

This control uses FFMPEG as render component and can therefore render many codecs found in virtualy any video.&#x20;

## Setup

For this to work, you need to do the following steps once:

1. Download version 4.x of FFMPEG shared libraries from [Github](https://github.com/BtbN/FFmpeg-Builds/releases?q=\&expanded=true).\
   [Direct Download Link](https://github.com/BtbN/FFmpeg-Builds/releases/download/autobuild-2024-03-11-12-57/ffmpeg-n5.1.4-6-g9bf90b1260-win64-lgpl-shared-5.1.zip)
2. Extract only the `bin` folder to a location on your disk, e.g. c:\ffmpeg
3.  In ScreensPro Server enter the path in File - Settings - RenderManager - FfmpegPath:\


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## Properties



<table data-full-width="true"><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>Filename</code></td><td>String</td><td>Either full path to a video or relative filename towards the current XAML layout</td></tr><tr><td><code>Source</code></td><td>String</td><td>Must be absolute path to a video (better use Filename)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
