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+"""
+Basic Video Playback
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+Example of how to replace a texture in game with a video. It needs to run everyframe
+"""
+import bge
+from bge import texture
+from bge import logic
+
+cont = logic.getCurrentController()
+obj = cont.owner
+
+# the creation of the texture must be done once: save the
+# texture object in an attribute of bge.logic module makes it persistent
+if not hasattr(logic, 'video'):
+
+    # identify a static texture by name
+    matID = texture.materialID(obj, 'IMvideo.png')
+
+    # create a dynamic texture that will replace the static texture
+    logic.video = texture.Texture(obj, matID)
+
+    # define a source of image for the texture, here a movie
+    movie = logic.expandPath('//trailer_400p.ogg')
+    logic.video.source = texture.VideoFFmpeg(movie)
+    logic.video.source.scale = True
+
+    # quick off the movie, but it wont play in the background
+    logic.video.source.play()
+
+# you need to call this function every frame to ensure update of the texture.
+logic.video.refresh(True)