Controlling VLC from a web browser?

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IlanT
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Controlling VLC from a web browser?

Postby IlanT » 25 Jun 2020 16:28

Hi All,

This topic continues to confuse me.
Is there a way to control VLC from a modern web browser?
If so, how?

Are there plans to develop a way to embed VLC in a web app?
This is a very useful capability so I'm probably not the only one to ask about it.
Where can I find more info on this topic?

Thank you for any info you can provide!

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Re: Controlling VLC from a web browser?

Postby chubinou » 26 Jun 2020 10:25

you can control VLC using the HTTP interface

see: https://wiki.videolan.org/Documentation ... http_intf/

to embed VLC within a web app you need to use a browser plugin (VLC PPAPI/NPAPI/ActiveX)

see: https://wiki.videolan.org/Documentation:WebPlugin/

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Re: Controlling VLC from a web browser?

Postby IlanT » 26 Jun 2020 17:11

If I understand things correctly, the HTTP interface is old/deprecated and it's not supported by newer browser versions.
Is that correct?

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Re: Controlling VLC from a web browser?

Postby unidan » 27 Jun 2020 13:25

I don't think there's issues with the HTTP interface, but the next major release will update it anyway ;)

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Re: Controlling VLC from a web browser?

Postby IlanT » 27 Jun 2020 17:52

Ok. Thank you for the information but if I wanted to embed VLC in a web app?
Is there a way to do that currently?

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Re: Controlling VLC from a web browser?

Postby chubinou » 29 Jun 2020 11:51

to embed VLC within a web app you need to use a browser plugin (VLC PPAPI/NPAPI/ActiveX)

see: https://wiki.videolan.org/Documentation:WebPlugin/


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