Creating a simple video controller

In this recipe we'll learn how to create a simple video controller using the built-in GUI functionalities of Cinder.

We'll control movie playback, if the movie loops or not, the speed rate, volume, and the position.

Getting ready

You must have Apple's QuickTime installed and a movie file in a format compatible with QuickTime.

To learn how to load and display a movie please refer to the previous recipe Loading and displaying Video.

How to do it…

We will create a simple interface using Cinder params classes to control a video.

1. Include the necessary files to work with Cinder params (QuickTime and OpenGl) by adding the following at the top of the source file:

   #include "cinder/gl/gl.h"
   #include "cinder/gl/Texture.h"
   #include "cinder/qtime/QuickTime.h"
   #include "cinder/params/Params.h"
   #include "cinder/Utilities.h"

2. Add the using statements before the application's class declaration to simplify calling Cinder commands as shown in the following code lines:

   using namespace...