Play specific file from archive using CLI
Posted: 08 Feb 2020 04:25
I'm trying to make VLC playing a file directly from an archive through cli, in this case: a zip file. Eventually I want to to this with tar files as well, but let's stick to zip for now.
Opening the zip file itself works.
But VLC is always starting the 1st video file from the archive. I want VLC to play a specific file. So I tried this ...
... but nothing is going to work
I always get an error like this:
"Your input can't be opened
VLC is unable to open the MRL 'zip://video.zip!/video2.mp4'. Check the log for details."
The log shows this:
So... maybe my command is wrong? What do I need to do to make this work?
Alternative thought: When I open the zip file itself, VLC seems to handle it like a playlist. Is there maybe a way to select the playlist entry that VLC should play? If there is any option to control (enable/disable) auto play as well, that would be great, too.
Any ideas?
Opening the zip file itself works.
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$ vlc videos.zip
But VLC is always starting the 1st video file from the archive. I want VLC to play a specific file. So I tried this ...
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$ vlc 'videos.zip!video2.mp4'
$ vlc 'videos.zip!/video2.mp4'
$ vlc 'zip://videos.zip!video2.mp4'
$ vlc 'zip://videos.zip!/video2.mp4'
... but nothing is going to work
I always get an error like this:"Your input can't be opened
VLC is unable to open the MRL 'zip://video.zip!/video2.mp4'. Check the log for details."
The log shows this:
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main debug: processing request item: zip://videos.zip!/video2.mp4, node: Playlist, skip: 0
main debug: resyncing on zip://videos.zip!/video2.mp4
main debug: zip://videos.zip!/video2.mp4 is at 0
main debug: starting playback of new item
main debug: resyncing on zip://videos.zip!/video2.mp4
main debug: zip://videos.zip!/video2.mp4 is at 0
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: Creating an input for 'zip://videos.zip!/video2.mp4'
main debug: selected audio language[0] en
main debug: selected sub language[0] en
main debug: requesting art for new input thread
main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB
main debug: looking for meta fetcher module matching "any": 1 candidates
main debug: using default timeshift path
main debug: `zip://videos.zip!/video2.mp4' gives access `zip' demux `any' path `videos.zip!/video2.mp4'
main debug: creating demux: access='zip' demux='any' location='videos.zip!/video2.mp4' file='(null)'
main debug: looking for access_demux module matching "zip": 14 candidates
main debug: no meta fetcher modules matched
main debug: looking for art finder module matching "any": 2 candidates
main debug: no access_demux modules matched
main debug: creating access: zip://videos.zip!/video2.mp4
main debug: looking for access module matching "zip": 23 candidates
main debug: no access modules matched
main debug: dead input
main debug: no art finder modules matched
main debug: changing item without a request (current 0/1)
main debug: nothing to play
main debug: exiting
So... maybe my command is wrong? What do I need to do to make this work?
Alternative thought: When I open the zip file itself, VLC seems to handle it like a playlist. Is there maybe a way to select the playlist entry that VLC should play? If there is any option to control (enable/disable) auto play as well, that would be great, too.
Any ideas?