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Talk:Main Page

2017-06-16T02:29:02Z

Qazwiz: /* Correct English? */

== Ticket #156 (closed defect: fixed) Is restarting VLC the fix ==

Is this fixed or is restarting VLC the fix? I am sending HD streams and after about 1 hour to 2 hours the CPU begins to spike at specific intervals corrupting the multicast stream that I am sending. I have to stop and restart VLC 0.8.5 to recover.
"VLC on VTHR leaks memory (see videolan@vthr:prod/vlc.sh) while doing intensive TS/UDP multicast streaming input/output.

A restart is needed after some time. "
: Hmmm... I don't know, try both or something. [[User:The thing|The thing]] 02:06, 19 September 2006 (CEST)

== Link to Developer's Site is broken ==

Please replace the current link to the developer's site (located in the to right corner) with this one http://wiki.videolan.org/Developers_Corner.

Cheers,
--[[User:Materthron|Materthron]] 14:59, 19 December 2007 (CET)

: done.

-- Need to brush up the EN entries on the main page. How do I do that? PRedditt

== ".Net Interface to VLC" marshals strings falsely ==

".Net Interface to VLC" marshals strings falsely. For ex,playlist_AddExt, can not add a file to playlist if the path/filename contains a non-english char such as ğ,ü,ş,i,ö,ç etc.
More correct approach can be like below:

NativeLibVlc.cs
---------------

<pre>
static extern VlcError playlist_AddExt(
IntPtr p_playlist,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.CustomMarshaler,MarshalTypeRef=typeof(UTF8Marshaler))] String mrl,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.CustomMarshaler,MarshalTypeRef=typeof(UTF8Marshaler))] String mrlDuplicate,
Mode mode,
Int32 pos,
Int64 mtime_t,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.CustomMarshaler, MarshalTypeRef = typeof(UTF8Marshaler))] string[] Options,
int OptionsCount
);
</pre>

class UTF8Marshaler : ICustomMarshaler
{

static UTF8Marshaler _MyCustomMarshaler = null;

public static ICustomMarshaler GetInstance(string Cookie)
{
if (_MyCustomMarshaler == null)
{
_MyCustomMarshaler = new UTF8Marshaler();
}
return _MyCustomMarshaler;
}

public void CleanUpManagedData(object ManagedObj)
{
}

public void CleanUpNativeData(IntPtr pNativeData)
{
}

public int GetNativeDataSize()
{
return -1;
}

public IntPtr MarshalManagedToNative(object ManagedObj)
{
if (ManagedObj is string)
{
unsafe
{
byte[] buf = System.Text.Encoding.GetEncoding("UTF-8").GetBytes((string)ManagedObj);
fixed (void* ptr = &buf[0])
{
return new IntPtr(ptr);
}
}
}
if (ManagedObj is string[]){
unsafe
{
string[] array = (string[])ManagedObj;
IntPtr[] buf = new IntPtr[array.Length];
for (int i = 0; i < buf.Length; i++)
{
byte[] b = System.Text.Encoding.GetEncoding("UTF-8").GetBytes(array[i]);
fixed(void *p=&b[0]){
buf[i] = (IntPtr)p;
}
}
fixed (void* ptr = &buf[0])
{
return new IntPtr(ptr);
}
}
}
throw new Exception("UTF8Marshaler can only be used for \"string\" or \"string[]\". ");
}

public object MarshalNativeToManaged(IntPtr pNativeData)
{
return null;
}

}

== Wrong vlcInstallDirectory ==

If a .Net program using VLanControl is started from a network share like "\\server\share\program.exe", "vlcInstallDirectory" is
calculated falsely.

A solution can be like below:

<pre>
static NativeLibVlc()
{

/* - */ //NativeLibVlc.vlcInstallDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().CodeBase).Substring(6);
/* + */ NativeLibVlc.vlcInstallDirectory = Application.StartupPath;
}
</pre>

== Correct English? ==

Perhaps someone would like to have a look over this and correct the English where needed? An immediate example being that, unlike with subversion, 'check out' is ''two'' words, not one. Just may be slightly clearer if the English is tidied up and would perhaps persuade more people to edit the wiki? Just a suggestion :D [[User:Tek|Tek]] 12:29, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

when in doubt, hyphenate LOL.... but seriously, both are correct at times, but likely you are correct since the 8-letter word context unlikely to happen on this wiki (checkout is where you pay for items being bought.) My Point being: the error wouldn't be caught "spell-checking" the text... so give the editors a break. Homophones are a pet peeve of mine but since the editors are volunteers, i give them a little lee-way --[[User:Qazwiz|the Great and Almighty qazwiz]] ([[User talk:Qazwiz|talk]]) 04:29, 16 June 2017 (CEST)

== Panel disappeared in Full Screen ==

Initially when i installed VLC, the panel was being displayed at the bottom in Full Screen mode.
Once, i clicked the running time in the panel to see the remaining time of the movie.
Immediately after that the panel disappeared.
Later, i can't get the panel in Full Screen mode.

== Request: FAQ ==

... espically listing all feature in VLC that are NOT available that are in other tools

such a matrix would be useful to present at the download page, allow people to quickly decide they get what tyhey wanted and if not to NOT download something that will frustrure them

example:

right now I am overburdened with episodes that are 550MB that ought be either 340MB or even smaller.... there are few types of vido content worthy of that much disk space...

== Request: future features (if not present) ==

what would be a really cool feature...?

after I watch something VLC asks if I want to archive it, and if so at what resulation and where to save it...

if I want it gone, then it skips the refuse basket, gets off the drive completely without having me do that typical two-step ...and at which point you could accumulate interest/worthiness statistics reflecting enjoyment (negative, positivs, my demographic, et al, all of which the script writers really want no matter what source...

otherwise if I deem it worth disk space, then I can watch soething else whilst the harddisk is spun through the file(s) to compress them as I wished

given how it could then be easily be adjusted into a batch process, i should be able to point to a folder (or folder of folders) with gudielines of which thing ought be stripped dowe for sake of clearing up space.... given new viewing platforms, 550MB for most episodes is overkill and too long to copy over to an IPAD to mention just one

example of low res show already downgraded by the production methods... SCI FI SANCUARTY... not worth more than 177MB per episode.... somehow it is posted as 1.03 GB... where and how and who? sxtunned I am

thanks

howeard_nyc@yahoo.com

please advise with suggestion and/or links if this sort of things already exists in VLS or other tool...

:please request new features at http://forum.videolan.org/viewforum.php?f=7 or using trac at https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ --[[User:J4n|Jan]] 22:47, 19 February 2012 (CET)

== addons.videolan.org ==

addons.videolan.org should be linked on the main page of this wiki --[[User:J4n|Jan]] 22:11, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

== wiki spam ==

using better captcha will reduce wiki spam

http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Anti-spam_features

--[[User:J4n|Jan]] 15:41, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

== Links problem ==

The videolan icon to the the right of links to the videolan website go underneath the text, which looks horrible. I use chrome on a mac. I would fix it myself but, I don't exactly know how. [[User:The thing|The thing]] ([[User talk:The thing|Talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/The thing|Contribs]]) 19:30, 18 February 2012 (CET)

:I concur. --[[User:J4n|Jan]] 22:38, 19 February 2012 (CET)

== Deinterlace information ==

I have captured a video from a Hi8 tape to a MPEG2 file. The playback is fuzzy (somewhat pixelated) Would some form of deinterlacing help? If so, which mode? Also, Can someone explain the functions of the deinterlace modes or direct me to a link that would?

Thanks. Jim B.

== Vfilter erase-mask ==

The vfilter erase =-mask option, can this be used more than once ie. have a logo file placed in 2 positions on the screen?

Talk:Main Page

2017-06-16T02:27:44Z

Qazwiz: /* Correct English? */

== Ticket #156 (closed defect: fixed) Is restarting VLC the fix ==

Is this fixed or is restarting VLC the fix? I am sending HD streams and after about 1 hour to 2 hours the CPU begins to spike at specific intervals corrupting the multicast stream that I am sending. I have to stop and restart VLC 0.8.5 to recover.
"VLC on VTHR leaks memory (see videolan@vthr:prod/vlc.sh) while doing intensive TS/UDP multicast streaming input/output.

A restart is needed after some time. "
: Hmmm... I don't know, try both or something. [[User:The thing|The thing]] 02:06, 19 September 2006 (CEST)

== Link to Developer's Site is broken ==

Please replace the current link to the developer's site (located in the to right corner) with this one http://wiki.videolan.org/Developers_Corner.

Cheers,
--[[User:Materthron|Materthron]] 14:59, 19 December 2007 (CET)

: done.

-- Need to brush up the EN entries on the main page. How do I do that? PRedditt

== ".Net Interface to VLC" marshals strings falsely ==

".Net Interface to VLC" marshals strings falsely. For ex,playlist_AddExt, can not add a file to playlist if the path/filename contains a non-english char such as ğ,ü,ş,i,ö,ç etc.
More correct approach can be like below:

NativeLibVlc.cs
---------------

<pre>
static extern VlcError playlist_AddExt(
IntPtr p_playlist,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.CustomMarshaler,MarshalTypeRef=typeof(UTF8Marshaler))] String mrl,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.CustomMarshaler,MarshalTypeRef=typeof(UTF8Marshaler))] String mrlDuplicate,
Mode mode,
Int32 pos,
Int64 mtime_t,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.CustomMarshaler, MarshalTypeRef = typeof(UTF8Marshaler))] string[] Options,
int OptionsCount
);
</pre>

class UTF8Marshaler : ICustomMarshaler
{

static UTF8Marshaler _MyCustomMarshaler = null;

public static ICustomMarshaler GetInstance(string Cookie)
{
if (_MyCustomMarshaler == null)
{
_MyCustomMarshaler = new UTF8Marshaler();
}
return _MyCustomMarshaler;
}

public void CleanUpManagedData(object ManagedObj)
{
}

public void CleanUpNativeData(IntPtr pNativeData)
{
}

public int GetNativeDataSize()
{
return -1;
}

public IntPtr MarshalManagedToNative(object ManagedObj)
{
if (ManagedObj is string)
{
unsafe
{
byte[] buf = System.Text.Encoding.GetEncoding("UTF-8").GetBytes((string)ManagedObj);
fixed (void* ptr = &buf[0])
{
return new IntPtr(ptr);
}
}
}
if (ManagedObj is string[]){
unsafe
{
string[] array = (string[])ManagedObj;
IntPtr[] buf = new IntPtr[array.Length];
for (int i = 0; i < buf.Length; i++)
{
byte[] b = System.Text.Encoding.GetEncoding("UTF-8").GetBytes(array[i]);
fixed(void *p=&b[0]){
buf[i] = (IntPtr)p;
}
}
fixed (void* ptr = &buf[0])
{
return new IntPtr(ptr);
}
}
}
throw new Exception("UTF8Marshaler can only be used for \"string\" or \"string[]\". ");
}

public object MarshalNativeToManaged(IntPtr pNativeData)
{
return null;
}

}

== Wrong vlcInstallDirectory ==

If a .Net program using VLanControl is started from a network share like "\\server\share\program.exe", "vlcInstallDirectory" is
calculated falsely.

A solution can be like below:

<pre>
static NativeLibVlc()
{

/* - */ //NativeLibVlc.vlcInstallDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().CodeBase).Substring(6);
/* + */ NativeLibVlc.vlcInstallDirectory = Application.StartupPath;
}
</pre>

== Correct English? ==

Perhaps someone would like to have a look over this and correct the English where needed? An immediate example being that, unlike with subversion, 'check out' is ''two'' words, not one. Just may be slightly clearer if the English is tidied up and would perhaps persuade more people to edit the wiki? Just a suggestion :D [[User:Tek|Tek]] 12:29, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
when in doubt, hyphenate LOL.... but seriously, both are correct at times, but likely you are correct since the 8-letter word context unlikely to happen on this wiki (checkout is where you pay for items being bought.) My Point being: the error wouldn't be caught "spell-checking" the text... so give the editors a break. Homophones are a pet peeve of mine but since the editors are volunteers, i give them a little lee-way --[[User:Qazwiz|the Great and Almighty qazwiz]] ([[User talk:Qazwiz|talk]]) 04:27, 16 June 2017 (CEST)

== Panel disappeared in Full Screen ==

Initially when i installed VLC, the panel was being displayed at the bottom in Full Screen mode.
Once, i clicked the running time in the panel to see the remaining time of the movie.
Immediately after that the panel disappeared.
Later, i can't get the panel in Full Screen mode.

== Request: FAQ ==

... espically listing all feature in VLC that are NOT available that are in other tools

such a matrix would be useful to present at the download page, allow people to quickly decide they get what tyhey wanted and if not to NOT download something that will frustrure them

example:

right now I am overburdened with episodes that are 550MB that ought be either 340MB or even smaller.... there are few types of vido content worthy of that much disk space...

== Request: future features (if not present) ==

what would be a really cool feature...?

after I watch something VLC asks if I want to archive it, and if so at what resulation and where to save it...

if I want it gone, then it skips the refuse basket, gets off the drive completely without having me do that typical two-step ...and at which point you could accumulate interest/worthiness statistics reflecting enjoyment (negative, positivs, my demographic, et al, all of which the script writers really want no matter what source...

otherwise if I deem it worth disk space, then I can watch soething else whilst the harddisk is spun through the file(s) to compress them as I wished

given how it could then be easily be adjusted into a batch process, i should be able to point to a folder (or folder of folders) with gudielines of which thing ought be stripped dowe for sake of clearing up space.... given new viewing platforms, 550MB for most episodes is overkill and too long to copy over to an IPAD to mention just one

example of low res show already downgraded by the production methods... SCI FI SANCUARTY... not worth more than 177MB per episode.... somehow it is posted as 1.03 GB... where and how and who? sxtunned I am

thanks

howeard_nyc@yahoo.com

please advise with suggestion and/or links if this sort of things already exists in VLS or other tool...

:please request new features at http://forum.videolan.org/viewforum.php?f=7 or using trac at https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ --[[User:J4n|Jan]] 22:47, 19 February 2012 (CET)

== addons.videolan.org ==

addons.videolan.org should be linked on the main page of this wiki --[[User:J4n|Jan]] 22:11, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

== wiki spam ==

using better captcha will reduce wiki spam

http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Anti-spam_features

--[[User:J4n|Jan]] 15:41, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

== Links problem ==

The videolan icon to the the right of links to the videolan website go underneath the text, which looks horrible. I use chrome on a mac. I would fix it myself but, I don't exactly know how. [[User:The thing|The thing]] ([[User talk:The thing|Talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/The thing|Contribs]]) 19:30, 18 February 2012 (CET)

:I concur. --[[User:J4n|Jan]] 22:38, 19 February 2012 (CET)

== Deinterlace information ==

I have captured a video from a Hi8 tape to a MPEG2 file. The playback is fuzzy (somewhat pixelated) Would some form of deinterlacing help? If so, which mode? Also, Can someone explain the functions of the deinterlace modes or direct me to a link that would?

Thanks. Jim B.

== Vfilter erase-mask ==

The vfilter erase =-mask option, can this be used more than once ie. have a logo file placed in 2 positions on the screen?

Talk:Interfaces

2017-06-16T02:08:12Z

Qazwiz: /* What's with the rick-roll in "FULL LIST"? */ sorry, forgot to uncheck minor edir

Has anyone written a code for using Infrared Devices with VLC? I'd just love to be able to control
VLC from accross the room.

:Use lirc [[User:J-b|jb]] 03:14, 3 June 2007 (CEST)

== Why is the intf=none interface not mentioned? ==
Why is the intf=none interface not mentioned, it seems that if you want to use NO interface then 'none' is the best ('dummy' pops up a command line window for me on windows) is this just a windows thing? I've found it to be quite handy

:On my Linux, "-I dummy" do not show a command line interface and "-I none" give me an error, it can't find this interface module. Using vlc --list-verbose, I can only list those "interfaces" modules:
% command line ~= vlc --list-verbose |grep -B 2 interface
VLC media player 1.0.0-git Goldeneye

telnet VLM remote control interface
http HTTP remote control interface
globalhotkeys Global Hotkeys interface
showintf Show interface with mouse
rc Remote control interface
gestures Mouse gestures control interface
hotkeys Hotkeys management interface
motion motion control interface
signals POSIX signals handling interface
dbus D-Bus control interface
telepathy Telepathy "Now Playing" (MissionControl)
audioscrobbler Submission of played songs to last.fm
inhibit Power Management Inhibitor
logger File logging
lua Lua Playlist Parser Interface
screensaver X Screensaver disabler
dummy Dummy interface function
qt4 Qt interface
skins2 Skinnable Interface
cmml CMML annotations decoder

== What's with the rick-roll in "FULL LIST"? ==
the sub section "full list" first entry has qt4 linked to a troll site... whoever created that link should be banned from ALL wiki's PERMANENTLY! no excuse for such vandalism... the site could inject a virus if it wanted to but looks like they're just making money at expense of people who click --[[User:Qazwiz|the Great and Almighty qazwiz]] ([[User talk:Qazwiz|talk]]) 04:03, 16 June 2017 (CEST)
--[[User:Qazwiz|the Great and Almighty qazwiz]] ([[User talk:Qazwiz|talk]]) 04:08, 16 June 2017 (CEST)

Talk:Interfaces

2017-06-16T02:03:37Z

Qazwiz: rick-roll in "FULL LIST"

Hacker Guide

2014-04-03T21:52:09Z

Qazwiz: /* VLC's Core / libVLCcore */ bypassed a redirected page

= Introduction =

{{VLC}} is a very popular, but quite large and complex piece of software. 
It uses a large number of [[Contrib Status|3rd party libraries]].

VLC development is open source, and then a large community of developers worldwide contribute to it. 
However, entering a project such as {{VLC}} can be long and complex for new developers.

This '''guide''' seeks to help understanding the VLC code base and VLC internals to quickly get up to speed. 
''NB: this guide is '''not''' about [[Compile|compiling]] VLC.''

A very good introduction to VLC can also be found on [http://www.enjoythearchitecture.com/vlc-architecture.html enjoythearchitecture].

= The layers of VLC and libVLC =

== VLC's Core / libVLCcore ==

The most important (and probably most complex) part of VLC is the core, located in src/ in the repository.

*[[Documentation:Hacker's Guide/Core|Introduction to the core]]
** This is a '''MUST-READ''' for developers.
*[[Documentation:VLC Modules Loading|VLC modules loading]]
** How the numerous VLC modules work and are loaded.
*[[Documentation:Hacker's Guide/Input|Input]]
** How the main input chain works (slightly outdated)
*[[Documentation:Hacker's Guide/Object Management|VLC Object Management]]
*[[Hacker Guide/Variables|VLC variables]]
*[[Documentation:Hacker's Guide/VLM Internals|VLM Internals]]

== Plugins / Modules ==

[[Documentation:Hacker's Guide/Module Writers Guide|How to write a VLC module]].

=== Input ===
*[[Documentation:Hacker's Guide/Access|Access]]
** An access module provides a byte stream from a location string [[MRL]], like support for files, HTTP streams, webcams...
*[[Documentation:Hacker's Guide/Demux|Demuxer]]
** A demux module parses a byte stream and splits it into [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elementary_stream elementary streams] (tracks).
*[[Documentation:Hacker's Guide/Access Demux|Access-Demuxer]]
** An access_demux module combines the functionality of access and demux (and bypass any stream filters), splitting elementary streams directly from a location string. It's used where the bytestream abstraction is inadequate.
*[[Documentation:Hacker's Guide/Stream Filters|Stream Filters]]
** A stream filter module converts a byte stream into another byte stream. It could be used for file or byte stream decryption, as it is already used for decompression (gzip, Bzip2, XZ) and multi-part files.
*[[Documentation:Hacker's Guide/Decoder|Decoder]]
** A decoder takes an elementary stream and convert into raw video, audio or text data, reading for output.

=== Audio ===

*[[Documentation:Hacker's Guide/Audio Filters|Audio Filters]]
**[[Documentation:Hacker's Guide/Audio Mixers|Audio Mixers]]
*[[Documentation:Hacker's Guide/Audio Output|Audio Output]]

=== Video ===

*[[Documentation:Hacker's Guide/Video Filters|Video Filters]]
**[[Documentation:Hacker's Guide/Video Filters/Deinterlace|Deinterlace]]
*[[Documentation:Hacker's Guide/Video Output|Video Output]]

=== Interfaces ===
*[[Documentation:Hacker's Guide/Interfaces|Interfaces]]

=== Modules types not documented (yet) ===
==== Misc ====
*[[Documentation:Hacker's Guide/Visualization|Visualization]]
*[[Documentation:Hacker's Guide/Packetizers|Packetizers]]

==== Streaming output ====
*[[Documentation:Hacker's Guide/Encoder|Encoder]]
*[[Documentation:Hacker's Guide/Mux|Mux]]
*[[Documentation:Hacker's Guide/Stream Output|Stream Output]]
*[[Documentation:Hacker's Guide/Access Output|Access Output]]

== libVLC and bindings ==

*Using [[Documentation:Hacker's Guide/libvlc|libvlc]]
*bindings

= VLC source code overview =

*[[VLC source tree]]
*[[Modules source tree]]
*[[Documentation:Hacker's Guide/Preferences|VLC Preferences]]
*[[Documentation:Hacker's Guide/Playlist|VLC Playlist and Media Library]]

= Coding for VLC =

*[[Patches|Patching]]
*[[Sending Patches]]
*[[Code Conventions]]
*[[Documentation:Hacker's Guide/Module Writers Guide|Adding a module]]
*[[Documentation:Unicode]]
*[http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc/doc/doxygen/html/ Doxygen Documentation]
*[[C Types]]
*[[Strings]]

= Testing =

*[[Test Suite]]

= Mozilla plugins =

* [[Plugins/Mozilla|Plugins in Mozilla]]

{{Hacker_Guide}}

Documentation Talk:Documentation

2014-04-03T21:37:07Z

Qazwiz: /* not too familiar with THIS wiki but have some suggestions for documentation */ new section

I will be importing all the "Play HowTo" and "Streaming HowTo" to the wiki in an attempt to have uptodate docs. Please don't add or edit pages before the import is done (should be done tomorrow). [[User:Dionoea|Dionoea]] 00:49, 7 November 2006 (CET)

== Comedian spammer? ==
Removed following line from the Documentation page: ''Documentation is like sex: when it is good, it is very, very good; and when it is bad, it is better than nothing.''. It was an addition from what looks like spammer, [[User:Thresh]]. I didn't want to just delete it ... ;) --[[User:Popol0909|Popol0909]] 12:50, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

== not too familiar with THIS wiki but have some suggestions for documentation ==

first, i think the HowTo articles about Skins should be incorporated into documentation. they were probably written before the wiki was around but, in my opinion, every HowTo should be on a wiki for faster updating and correcting.

Second, and more importantly, the links mentioned contain broken links. I found that links to explain elipticals were pointing to an EDU extention (provider is a college/university) but whn the writer left his student/ &or /teaching position the account was closed.
I did find the new location for the gentleman, http://paulbourke.net/ but cannot add it to the documentation nor can i figure out the exact page that the documentation was linking to despite there even being an archive area leading me to believe that SOMEWHERE in the site, the originally linked page has been preserved

PLEASE could someone who knows skin creation investigate and add/update a HowTo with the desired links
--[[User:Qazwiz|Qazwiz]] ([[User talk:Qazwiz|talk]]) 23:37, 3 April 2014 (CEST)

User talk:Qazwiz

2012-04-24T21:19:06Z

Qazwiz: Created page with "'''Immediate need''' ''possible name: MASH-UP'' i have an immediate need for a media player that will open a file and start playing the file at a specified start point, until..."

'''Immediate need''' ''possible name: MASH-UP''

i have an immediate need for a media player that will open a file and start playing the file at a specified start point, until a specified end point, possibly with optional skip points. example of use: Doctor King's famous "I have a dream" speech could be queued up to play just a couple sentences or even play a "readers digest" condensed version of the speech, without creating external samples.

defaults (for non-specified info) would of course be START-POINT: 0:00, END-POINT: ''file-length'', SKIP-POINT: ''NUL'' SKIP-LENGTH: ''ZERO/NUL''

of course, my example could just as easily use samples but what If the speech was copyrighted?
there are a lot of 'discussions' about the legality of MASH-UPS. While I ''believe'' most mash-ups are within their rights to create a new file I do question the legality of distributing said MASH-UPS, especially when 'someone' gains without compensation to the 'original authors'. (and if "I" question the legality, you KNOW someone will at least TRY to sue) While a legal battle does not scare me, only a fool would prefer a legal battle.

the ability to make an input file that would instruct what portions of what files are to be played (and what order) would require the user to 'own' the original media already (or subscribe to a service that would provide the original media) thus circumventing the question of compensation to the original artist(s).

<big>suggested development schedule</big>
# audio output from files physically owned audio files
# audio output from audio AND video files physically owned
# adding repository access, ''see NOTE below'' (with or without support for subscribed services)
# video output from video input
# video output from mixed media input (a virtual slideshow including video snapshots, standalone pictures, and possible even video clips with possible multiple audio sources also)

NOTE: a repository would be anywhere other than the physical computer (or media) running VLC simular to Linux repositories and thus should be considered stable to be added as a repository but would be treated as if the repository was just another disk on the main machine
--[[User:Qazwiz|Qazwiz]] 23:19, 24 April 2012 (CEST)