how to view vlc video on web browser?

[yushalee10]

I recently started a project for an online show, we're still typing up the code. I uploaded one video so far and went to the website from a different computer, works great on both google and mozilla . But I tried to access the page on my android (HTC evo 4g android 2.3.7) from google and it shows the puzzle piece which means that there's no plugin. I went to the settings and plugins were already enabled. I tried downloading and installing the "vlc direct" app but I'm trying to set this up so that I can view the video straight from the website. Is there a plugin for android? Anybody have any suggestions?

[edwardw]

I recently started a project for an online show, we're still typing up the code. I uploaded one video so far and went to the website from a different computer, works great on both google and mozilla . But I tried to access the page on my android (HTC evo 4g android 2.3.7) from google and it shows the puzzle piece which means that there's no plugin. I went to the settings and plugins were already enabled. I tried downloading and installing the "vlc direct" app but I'm trying to set this up so that I can view the video straight from the website. Is there a plugin for android? Anybody have any suggestions?

"VLC Direct Pro Free" has nothing to do with VLC nor VideoLAN. "VLC Direct Pro Free" is neither VideoLAN made nor VideoLAN approved software. Please do not make support requests regarding "VLC Direct Pro Free" on VideoLAN support channels. Thank you very much in advance.

Please try the official VLC Android app instead.

[yushalee10]

The app doesnt support HTC EVO 4G. But the question, "Is there a plugin for the android browser?" still stands. It would be nice to go directly to the site from the phone and view the stream.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

No plugins are allowed on Android browsers.

[richoz]

Have you tried using firefox browser for android. Depending on the plugin you may be able to mod a linux version of the plugin to work with firefox and make as add on for firefox.
Firefox for Android is ported from the linux version and I have found that some desktop add ons for firefox actually work with the android version was using flash video downloader desktop version until they made add on for android firefox.
When running firefox on android use the desktop by default add on to try this.

[edwardw]

Firefox add-ons are not the same thing as Firefox plugins. Addons are XUL/JS bits that run in the browser, while plugins are native shared libraries with the NPAPI API that Firefox calls to handle certain things. It is the latter which is not allowed on Android.

[yushalee10]

Thanks everyone for the replies, I decided to go a different route with using VLC for Android. I'd like to develop an app based on the VLC to directly connect to the stream, so now I'm knee deep in that.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

OK.

[mrgclark]

Will there ever be a Firefox plugin for Android (like the Mozilla plugin installed when I install VLC on a PC)? I have a TV streaming app that works in a web browser on a PC with VLC. This would be complete(ly awesome) if I could only get it running on my Android tablet.

[mrgclark]

OK, just seen the earlier post by yushalee10. That'll be a no then. Apologies for not reading properly first.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Not our fault, though...

[mhegmaster]

Hi,

Great work on the Andriod player, I'm pleased that it works with http:// delivered TS files when called from the beta app.

If I have a VLC player object embedded in a webpage, example

<embed type="application/x-vlc-plugin"
name="video2"
autoplay="no" loop="no" hidden="yes"
target="http://stream.me.please" />

Will the Andriod device try and load the player in the page ? or does something need to be changed.

Have fun, break something

[edwardw]

See above comments.