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Hi,

I would like to create a link to a Quicktime video (H264) on an webserver that, when klicked on an iPad, launches VLC and downloads the video.

This code launches VLC on the iPad and streams the video:
vlc://http://www.my-server.com/my-video.mov

It must be possible to send the link by Email, like the above one.

My question:

Can I add a parameter to the URL, that will force VLC to download instead of streaming?
Something like vlc://http://www.my-server.com/my-video.mov?download=true ?

Thank you very much in anticipation!

Palle

There is no such parameter. However, the next version of VLC for iOS will ask the user for http/ftp/https streams if s/he would like to download or to play the respective URL, which should suit your needs, no?

Thanks for the quick reply!
Yes, that would definitely solve it!
Actually i just saw your reply to another thread with almost the exact same problem
Thank you for the good support!
Look forward to the next update!