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Tech based videos/tutorials often reference a URL to visit. These URLs can be long and sometimes the text isn't so visible however this is changing with HD content. My question/comment/suggestion is could VLC read URLs stored in a videos MetaData? Specifically MP4 but any standard that has MetaData.

It would be up to content providers to make sure their MetaData contains safe URLs, plus the client (VLC) could have a list of trusted authors/domains/whitelist.



now because a picture says a thousand words if you've still no idea what i'm going on about see above

and image below for possible MetaData syntax.



yours, CN.

ok so this is basically what youtube have been doing to their online videos for months.

youtube let authors add buttons and captions to clips.

open source community ! here is your challenge !

recreate what youtube have done offline using VLC

this deserved a bump because offline URL embedding would be awesome. just think, youtube style embedded icons and links but for downloaded content playing in VLC.

trac it...