Command line for fullscreen video on 2nd monitor

[Rashef]

Hi,

I need a script to have VLC playing a specific file full screen on secondary monitor. I would like to hide VLC as much as possible (tray icon etc).
This is what I'm working on:

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"C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" --quiet --video-on-top --disable-screensaver -f --loop --no-audio --no-video-title-show --no-advanced --qt-display-mode=2 --no-qt-system-tray --no-qt-fs-controller --no-qt-name-in-title --directx-device="\\.\DISPLAY1" "<full_path_of_fil" && exit

But I noticed that:

• It doesn't override all preferences set using the GUI (if a user change something it might not correctly play the file).
• There is still a box with a big VLC logo on black background. I cannot close otherwise VLC closes all windows.
• I have 4 computer with same hardware: one of them has both screens blinking when VLC re-start the video (there is a loop).

Hints, suggestions?
Can I avoid the user to open a second instance of VLC?

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

# There is still a box with a big VLC logo on black background. I cannot close otherwise VLC closes all windows.

This is because you use --qt-display-mode=2

Use -Idummy

[Rashef]

EDIT: forget it... I hate this font!