VLC autoplay

[openstep]

Hi,
Is there a way to tell vlc to start playing a certain file on startup?
I would like to copy vlc to a cd with a movie and make it autorun. This will lunch vlc then vlc start with that file.

So how can I tell vlc to start playing a certain file on startup?

Thanks

[revolunet]

what about an autorun.inf file in the cd with correct parameters ?

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vlc.exe --fullscreen input.avi

but i think VLC need to be installed before on target computer, just try it

[openstep]

Thanks for the suggestion, but vlc does not start that file the way you mentioned.
Any other ideas?

[openstep]

Hi,

the mentioned:
vlc.exe --fullscreen input.avi

does actually load the file, but does not start playing until I hit play, which I would like it to do automatically.

any ideas?

[Arite]

Try the following:

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[AutoRun] open=vlc.exe --fullscreen input.avi vlc:quit

I haven't actually tested it though. The "[AutoRun]" is probably unnecessary, and "vlc:quit" just closes VLC once the stream has finished (something you may or may not want it to do).

Cheers, Arite.

[revolunet]

in the command line help, you have

--playlist-autostart and --start-time that could do the trick

cf http://wiki.videolan.org/VLC_command-line_help

cheers

[openstep]

Hi thanks a lot, but it does not work.
Does it for you?

[revolunet]

this work for me :

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"c:\program files\videolan\VLC\vlc.exe" --start-time 1 d:\test_rambo.mpeg -vvv

[openstep]

Hi,

greeeaaaaaat, it works.

Thanks a million. it saved me a lot of work.
By the way what is -vvvv and how would I add fullscreen mode?

[revolunet]

just check http://wiki.videolan.org/VLC_command-line_help

for fullscreen add --fullscreen

-vvvv is verbose mode

[openstep]

cool, thanks

this also does the same thing:
--start-time 1 movie.m4v --fullscreen

plays movie on load

thanks again

[openstep]

sorry this is what I was going to write:
--open=finnorszag.m4v --fullscreen

[revolunet]

ok great thanx

if your autorun works, please show us how to do this

does VLC must be installed on target computer ?

[openstep]

Nope,
just download a copy from vlc website. I used the one without the installer.
Unzip it to a directory and put it on the cd.
Also put there in the root the autorun file, with the above mentioned parameters.

Put cd in, and enjoy.