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Hi,

I'm using libvlc_vlm_play_media to stream live cameras.
I need to know if the stream is playing or not (if an error occurs for example).
How can i do this ? Which function do i have to use ?

you need to use the event manager
http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc/ ... __vlm.html

Thank you.
Is there a tutorial or a quick help on how to use it ?

you can read this :
http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc/ ... event.html

Thank you

For information :
I'm finally using the libvlc_vlm_get_media_instance_time function.
If the time is > 0, i consider that my stream is really playing.

yes.
But with events you wouldn't need to call the function until the media is actually started.
And you are notified when it ends/errors

With events i can't distinguish which media i am looking at.
I added several broadcast streams to a vlc instance (with libvlc_vlm_add_broadcast)
If i want to know if, for example, the second stream is playing, i don't know how to do because the event manager is for one instance (libvlc_VlmMediaInstanceStatusPlaying), not one stream.

Not true...
in the events callback parameter, you have a field psz_media_name
so you know which media it is.

Sorry, my fault, i didn't see it.
I will look at this again and better
Thank you.