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Fix Peek video player showing black screen after viewing multiple videos #10

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Fix Peek video player showing black screen after viewing multiple videos
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16 changes: 13 additions & 3 deletions src/modules/peek/Peek.FilePreviewer/FilePreview.xaml.cs
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Expand Up @@ -235,9 +235,19 @@ private async Task UpdatePreviewAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)

partial void OnPreviewerChanging(IPreviewer? value)
{
VideoPreview.MediaPlayer.Pause();
VideoPreview.MediaPlayer.Source = null;
VideoPreview.Source = null;
// Properly dispose and recreate MediaPlayer to prevent black screen issue after viewing multiple videos
if (VideoPreview.MediaPlayer != null)
{
VideoPreview.MediaPlayer.Pause();
VideoPreview.MediaPlayer.Source = null;
VideoPreview.Source = null;

// Create a new MediaPlayer to ensure clean state for the next video
var oldMediaPlayer = VideoPreview.MediaPlayer;
VideoPreview.SetMediaPlayer(new Windows.Media.Playback.MediaPlayer());
oldMediaPlayer.Dispose();
}

AudioPreview.Source = null;
ImagePreview.Source = null;
ArchivePreview.Source = null;
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