making a video player in C++

Umm.. any links for sdk's or something to make your own video player in C++? I want to make a simple one.. avi and mpeg.. none of tha modern divx style etc.. thanks :D

http://datacompression.info/MPEG.shtml
scroll down for sites with source code

It's open source!
http://www.videolan.org/

Thanks for the links.. umm.. i know this isn't the place and the time about this.. but what about making a video player in vb? Can i use the same libraries as in cpp?

> Can i use the same libraries as in cpp?
Yes (moved to windows board)