VLC Integration
This chapter only concerns the Smartsign Windows Player.
The integrated video player is capable of playing most modern video formats, but lack some when it comes to streaming in particular. For specific video needs or better support of streams, VLC can be configured to replace the built in video player for video playback and/or video streams. VLC is not bundled with Smartsign Windows Player and must be downloaded, installed and configured manually.
When using VLC, video is always on top.
Installation
Download and install the latest x64 version of VLC from official web site https://videolan.org. If VLC is installed in the default location the player will find it automatically. If VLC is installed in a custom location, the “Custom VLC Path” settings needs to be set on the player. A restart of the player I required for changes to take effect.
Configuration
In the Player detail view settings tab, VLC can be activated for videos
and/or streams.
As an option, you can also use the settings of the installed VLC instead
of the defaults. This can be useful when testing different streams and
VLC needs specific settings for the streams to show correctly.
Stream parameters
It's also possible to provide stream parameters to VLC by adding them
directly to the stream URL. Parameters must be separated by space and
start with ':' character.
Below is an example stream URL with parameters for a local web cam
capture:
dshow:// :dshow-vdev= :dshow-adev= :live-caching=300