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Is it possible to make a video background in Tkinker?

I'm very new to Tkinker and I'm trying to learn about it, but my plan would be to make a window with a video as a background and labels and buttons on top.

I've been looking about it for hours but I honestly don't know if it is possible or not... Is it possible?

Solution

  • You can use tkVideo to show a video in tkinter.

    You need to create a label to be the parent of a tkvideo object.

    import tkinter as tk
from tkvideo import tkvideo

root = tk.Tk()
lbl = tk.Label(root)
player = tkvideo("Your\\path\\here", lbl, loop=1) # loops infinitely
player.play()
lbl.pack()

root.mainloop()

    If you want the video to be played at the background you can create a parent frame and then add things to the frame:

    import tkinter as tk
from tkvideo import tkvideo

root = tk.Tk()
frame = tk.Frame(root)
lbl = tk.Label(frame)
player = tkvideo("Your Path here", lbl, loop=1)
player.play()
lbl.grid(row=0, column=0)

button = tk.Button(frame, text="Click Me")
button.grid(row=0, column=0)

frame.pack()

root.mainloop()