Can libvlc do this?

[toratora]

I'm part of a project in which a videoconference system must be integrated into other software. I've spent the last weeks trying to find a way to do so, but I have not been really successful. Then, when I found out VLC could be used through libraries it seemed I had found the way, but I'm still not completely sure, and I cannot waste time researching and trying to make things work, if they won't work in the first place.

I know VLC as an executable can do everything I need, i.e.: getting the images from the webcam (through directshow), coding the video, streaming it over the network; and on client mode getting the video, decoding and displaying it.

What I need to know is if I can do all those things using libvlc. I will be using it on a project based on Qt, compiled with MinGW, under Windows.


Thanks

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Yes it is possible.
VLVC http://www.vlvc.net does it.

[toratora]

I've been looking at this project and it looks more like a plugin to vlc that an usage of libvlc (which they don't seem to use at all).

So I'm still not sure about the capabilities of libvlc.

Anyone who's used it or written them can help?


Thanks!

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Well, if a plugin can do something, interaction with libvlc (closer) can do it too.

[EricOnVlc]

Hello,

Apparently you can easily integrate VLC inside a Qt project.

Look at http://doc.qtfr.org/post/2007/02/21/Integration-de-VLC, it is in French but it's a nice tutorial.

LibVLC Api over there : http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc/ ... ibvlc.html

Good luck
Eric