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Open the specified media source.

A return value of true indicates that the player will attempt to open the media, but it may fail to do so later for other reasons, i.e. if a connection to the media server timed out. Use the OnMediaOpened and OnMediaOpenFailed delegates to detect if and when the media is ready!

Target is Media Player

Open Source

Target

Select Asset

Media Source

Select Asset

Return Value

Inputs

	In Exec
	Target Media Player Object Reference
	Media Source Media Source Object Reference	The media source to open.

Outputs

	Out Exec
	Return Value Boolean	true if the source will be opened, false otherwise.

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