I use VLC media player quite a lot to play videos with subtitles in (the text based) SRT format.
This works like a charm! I really love it!
I use VLC media player with different operating systems (Win, Linux, Mac).
For some kind of art installation I would like to parse/stream subtitles to text based devices (like simple LED matrix or LDC), while a video (with srt subtitles) is playing with VLC.
I am (more or less) experienced with LED matix displays, and working with microcontrollers, so there is no problem with hardware and software on that part. And I have done text parsers with Python or other languages for these kind of hardware in the past.
But I am not too experienced with "programming" VLC
Is there a way to "get" the subtitles from VLC in sync with the video that is playing?
The output could be serial port (tty/COM), telnet, UDP, or other "text based" connection/protocol.
Just to mention: The receiving device will not be too far away (maybe a few meters), so it could be connected directly to the computer, playing the video.
Thank you!
(As mentioned I am not too "sticky" with one operating system, I am pretty flexible witch one will/can be used.)
