WPF mediaElement source switching

Question

I am planning to play a certain video using MediaElement. If the user presses a button->that video is switched to a different one and plays. Thing is, whenever I change the mediaElement.Source to the second video(and then play it), there are a few seconds of a black screen indicating the process of switching the videos. How can I achieve the effect that the videos switch right away? instead of the delayed screen.. Perhaps using several MediaElements? Thanks in advance for any light on that matter.

Answer 1

I would suggest trying another MediaElement in which you hook the MediaOpened event and switch the element into view once it's fired. Make sure that you call Stop() on the prior element to ensure that it stops playing and is cleaned up.