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I read somewhere that VLC already has the ability to play a file from a single RAR file for example.
But what about split archive support?
If there isn't already any..

another alternative to enable split rar archive support (store compression)

features:
* tested on winxp
* works with vlc/media player classic/windows media player
* works with large files (over 2gb)
* supports seeking

how to use:
* download: rardir.0.4.rar
* edit launcher*.bat if necessary - change executable paths
launcher.bat – vlc
launcherm.bat – mpc
launcherw.bat – wmp
* launch player using .bat file
* navigate to folder with split rars
* there will be 'fake' folder which is named like .rdr

* go inside this folder and you will be able to see/play files inside


how it works:
* withdll injects libRarDir.dll into process
* libRarDir.dll hooks i/o winapi
* if folder contains *.rar - 'converts' it to *.rdr folder (FindFirstFile/FindNextFile)
* when using *.rdr folder - forwards *.rar content

know issues:
* doesnt work with some .net weirdness - need to hook Nt* functions

todo:
* make systray launcher

You cannot commit that to VLC ?

in theory - that should be possible
it would definitely take some time to digg into source code - to see where it should be done and how

Skipping is not working for me

There is new media player named Kantaris based on VLC that can play RAR files without unpacking. It also allows you to seek to any location in video like you're playing any other file.

Kantaris homepage
Download (8.5 MB)

does it allow streaming at the same time?

ive got seeking to work but i need the first and last part of the rar set;

could this be done with only the first rar ?


Kontaris does not work at all.

Says extracting files; i dont want it to extract anything; just to play and treat rars like a folder

Kantaris works without extracting for for most archives. But it does need to extract the file if the RAR archives are compressed but that's not common with video as video is almost always as compressed as can be.

Well Dziobas Rar Player does a much better job as it plays those rar files and as more get downloaded it also plays them seemlessly; without interupting your viewing.

NZB Player also manages and a Mod on VLC also does the same

But it does not allow seeking in the video if you dont have the last video file

Replying to an (quite) old topic, but somebody might find it useful.

Yet another solution to play multi-volume RAR archives is to use the VLC UnRAR plugin. It's a native VLC plugin that extracts data on the fly when requested, with no pre-extraction nor piping.
It works with "store compressed" (m0) split archives, with full support for seeking, pausing etc. There is also support for RAR archived DVD images.

Source code and binaries for Windows XP and Linux 2.6.x (compiled on Ubuntu) (there are no Mac OS X binaries yet) are available at http://www.shapeshifter.se/code/vlc-unrar/

Yes, this is nice.

there are no Mac OS X binaries yet

Any development for Mac ?

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1.0.0 should have some kind of rar opening support build-in.

I'd really like something like this for os x! Right now I'm using NZBPlayer via CrossOver, but that ain't sufficient

Rar will be in VLC 1.0.0

Does the rar/(any other format) will work with compressed subs.
Here's my exemple: and Ranma.rar is structured this way: Anyway VLC is great and your team just rocks, you prove (along with others) everyday to the world that open source software can keep up with the time (and limited proprietary software)

I am afraid you have to test that to know the answer of the question.

Actually with the version 0.9.8a with the unrar filter from shapeshifter it is actually impossible that VLC recognize a sub in a rar, you have to actually decompress every file, and then you can drop the idx on VLC.

I'd like something that work in the XBMC fashion, where the player can look in a defined set of directory, and use some kind of a stream filter to reach the subtitle files (and if an idx+rared sub is encountered then again a stream of that rare sub should be processed.

Actually I can't get the 1.0.0 nightlies to work, so I'm just questionning the team on the goal of this version! I hope yopu didn't misunderstood me. If there is more important goal, then these goals must be addressed for this release. As I know each memeber is contributing on his own free time I'm not a jerk who's gonna piss you off for some feature.
Of course and again I'm really gratefull for your work and passion.