VLC Protocol Handler

[Qub1 3]

Hey everyone, my first post

So I've been using Emby for a while now and so far I'm enjoying it. I only had one issue, and that was that I couldn't get VLC to start from the web client on windows. And, according to this thread that wasn't possible either. However, years of tinkering with computers taught me that pretty much everything can be done with enough persistence 

 

So, I went ahead and whipped up a small program that will register VLC as the handler for the vlc:// protocol. This will allow you to start VLC from the web client by using the "External player" functionality.

 

To install:

1. Copy the "protocolhandler.bat" file to your VLC installation directory (typically "C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC")
2. Run the "registry.reg" file and accept the changes
3. Enjoy! Now, whenever you select VLC as the external player, it will actually open!

 

That's all! Enjoy.

VLC Protocol Handler.zip

Edited April 24, 2016 by Qub1

[Luke 42077]

Hi, thanks, very interesting! So far we've only had it working on android up until this point.

[anderbytes 141]

@@Qub1, congrats for the results!

[Kitraha 2]

Hi, where can I find the external player functionality in the web app?

Thanks for you help

[bluemonkey07 590]

Under user settings/playback/advanced

Edited April 26, 2016 by Vidman

[Kitraha 2]

Sorry but I don't find, I don't see "advanced"

 

[ebr 16169]

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