The VideoLAN Forums

I have a Java/SWT application that loads (and unloads) multiple instances of VLC (1.1.5) via invoking libvlc directly to show video streams from some local video cameras. As the users click on different application views, the app stops/unloads existing VLC instance and loads/starts new ones. At some...

If your software is a derivative work of VLC and/or JVLC, it must be released under the GNU GPL (to anyone that you release the software to). Whether it is a derivative work is a matter of law (and interpretation). It is typically assumed that the use of (J)VLC APIs constitute derivative work. Hmm....

How do yo control VLC?

It's a Java app I'm developing. I'm using your JVLC sub-project to load, access, and control the VLC player.

Hi, I'm trying to get a very clear answer for this "embedding into another GUI" licensing question. My scenario: I'm developing a desktop application that will invoke multiple instances of the VLC player loaded dynamically (at runtime) and display the players in embedded window frames of m...

Hi folks, I did several searches on the subject and couldn't find an answer to this question. Is VLC capable of taking a plain JPEG file in some directory as input and streaming out as a MJPEG stream? More info... I have another process that's running and will be generating a JPEG file (let's call i...