Video in the VLC skin and on the external screen...

[Briktwo]

Hello,
Is it possible in VLC skin editor to have 2 times the same video stream?
1 video stream in the skin of VLC for the preview and 1 video stream on the external screen for the broadcast.
Thank you

[erwan10]

Hello,

Technically, this should work. At the core level, you have the clone video filter that create multiple outputs of a given video. At the skin level, you can devise a skin with multiple video controls in multiple windows and place these windows on any monitor independently.
Yet, there may be some limitations, for instance cloning a video may not be compatible with GPU hardware decoding. The whole playback may need to fall back on CPU decoding and therefore not be as efficient depending on the type of video.

[Briktwo]

Hello Erwan,

Thank you for your reply!
What is the difference between "video filter module" and "video separation module"
I am doing tests with your recommendation but for now I can not find the right configuration...
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Thanks

[erwan10]

You mean video filter versus video splitter. The former applies video filters to a given video output. The latter splits the video output into multiple outputs. The clone filter falls in the category of video splitters.
As for skins, I was a bit too optimistic. The latest vlc I just tested now forces videos that are generated via the splitter mechanism to be displayed with the non-embedded parameter hard-coded. This means they are always displayed in separate Windows outside of any GUI.

[Briktwo]

[Briktwo]

thanks a lot for your reply Erwan
Best regards