Stream Screen timeout clear

[sparky]

I have a UDP stream that is transmitted but sometimes broken (for a reason). Currently VLC freezes the last frame until the stream resumes.
To make it clear that the stream has stopped I would like to either clear the display or display another message or picture.

Is there a way of doing this with VLC as it is?

If not where should I look in the code to put in a time out for detecting the lack of UDP packets arriving?

I have thought about using the playlist in endless repeat but a break in the stream does not advance the playlist item.

Any ideas gladly accepted...

[Svega]

Does anyone have a solution for this issue?

[Svega]

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[jmoore]

I'm also interested in the solution to this. Can this be fixed with something other than source code alteration?

Thanks,
jimmy