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Hi!
I want to develop a Java applications that uses libVLC (great library!!). But I don't know where to start from. I need someone to point me in the right direction. Guides? documentation?

I found this page JVLC. I and also read that there are Java Bindings on the source code, I download the source code but there's no bindings folder. Where are those bindings?

Are this 2 the same? are they maintained regulary? Still active? Or is it preferable to use the original libVLC with JNI/JNA?
Documentation of those libraries? Or only of the original libVLC?

Thanks!!!

Hi! I'm new too.

Can I help out with JVLC? I intend to put JVLC project into Eclipse. Some help will be much appreciated. Where do I get the source, actually? I've found only tags (release branches?).

Hi! I'm new too.

Can I help out with JVLC? I intend to put JVLC project into Eclipse. Some help will be much appreciated. Where do I get the source, actually? I've found only tags (release branches?).

I figured it out. I downloaded the entire vlc repository with git. I configured a Java project in Eclipse, went to the project's "Run/Debug Settings", edited my application launch configurations thus:

Arguments: "--plugin-path=D:\path\to\vlc\plugins" (it's the vlc plugins folder, not the libvlc.dll folder)
Environment: "PATH=D:\path\to\vlc\libvlc_libvlccore_dlls;D:\path\to\vlc\plugins". (Yup, both the libvlc.dll and the plugins folders).

Was able to play just about any video files I throw at the example (Java source from VLC\src\bindings\java\samples\client\src\main\java).

My next question will be: Does jvlc work with anything other than AWT? I'm thinking Draw2D. I'll post this in another thread. But do help me if you know! I'll help you get jvlc up and running.

The bindings folder is only in the source code repository. It's not included in the source tarball.