Video played during the installation progress (game related)

[DavidGeorge1991]

Hello, on behalf of our head developer the reason for posting this because; we are working on a video game modification project which to be released SOON. We are frequent users of WinRaR for many years now thus it is getting old and redudant. That is why we need something new as an alternative. Hopefully NSIS will do anything. What Big Boss[head developer] really wanted to make our soon to be Installer awesome is a video attached to it which automatically plays during the Installation sequence, probably it needs a custom code or Plug-in to execute. To get the idea here is the example inside the .zip file which we will replicate for our proposed Installer even though it's NOT ours.

So my question here is how to add and automatically play a non-loopable video file during the user installation progress using NSIS just like the link I provided. We are 1st timers on using NSIS so teach us step by step.

[Anders]

https://nsis.sourceforge.io/NsMCI_plug-in might work in theory but MCI is very old, might only play AVI and MPEG1.

https://nsis.sourceforge.io/NsisSlideshow_plug-in if a slideshow is acceptable.

Otherwise I think you are on your own.

Unless your setup is on a DVD, does this even make sense? Why waste time extracting a video?

[DavidGeorge1991]

https://nsis.sourceforge.io/NsMCI_plug-in might work in theory but MCI is very old, might only play AVI and MPEG1.

https://nsis.sourceforge.io/NsisSlideshow_plug-in if a slideshow is acceptable.

It doesn't matter whether old or new the important at least is these plugins are proved to be useful.

Unless your setup is on a DVD, does this even make sense? Why waste time extracting a video?

Actually is not DVD nor ISO but rather standalone .exe installer.

Otherwise I think you are on your own.

Hope for the best. Thanks!

[DavidGeorge1991]

https://nsis.sourceforge.io/NsMCI_plug-in might work in theory but MCI is very old, might only play AVI and MPEG1.

https://nsis.sourceforge.io/NsisSlideshow_plug-in if a slideshow is acceptable.

Otherwise I think you are on your own.

Unless your setup is on a DVD, does this even make sense? Why waste time extracting a video?

I know you read my PM last time Anders . Anyways could you please make a sample Tutorial video on that you mentioned as my request until I got funds for my new Laptop for easy reference and understanding since I'm new into NSIS[new comer]. I'd be waiting of your response.


PS: Does this forum have Discord server?

[Anders]

I don't think videos are a great way to learn and I am certainly not going to create one.

If you are new to NSIS then you should read the documentation and look at the examples, starting with Example1.nsi

[DavidGeorge1991]

I don't think videos are a great way to learn and I am certainly not going to create one.

If you are new to NSIS then you should read the documentation and look at the examples, starting with Example1.nsi

Please send me a link to that example file you've mentioned[Example1.nsi] and I'll see what I can do Anders .

[Anders]

It is part of the default install, look in the examples directory