Active X for VLC player

[TUDarmstadtLLX]

Hello,

Recently I want to get the Livestream from a camera. I have successfully got the the livestream with Python and VLC media player. I want to get the livestream in LabVIEW. So I think I can use the Active X for the VLC media player to get it.

But problem is that I have installed the VLC media player. But in the object list of the Active X, there is no correspondent object for the VLC media player. Does anyone know the reason?

Best regard

[zou]

https://wiki.videolan.org/ActiveX/

[Fwehne]

Hello TUDarmstadt LLX,

you have to install the corresponding plugin during the installation of the VLC Player:

Afterwards you can use the ActiveX Container or the ActiveX Automation Open to create a reference you can use:

ActiveX Container:

ActiveX Automation Open:

Since i recently created an example code snippet i have attached this too:

Cheers

[TUDarmstadtLLX]

Hi Fabian,

I have done as what you write, but I still can not find the object for the VLC media player.

Best regard

[Fwehne · Accepted solution]

Hi,

most likely you are using Lv 32 Bit and installed VLC 64bit, which in this case is not compatible.

Try to install the 32 bit version of vlc.

cheers

[TUDarmstadtLLX]

Hi,

I have found the object for VLC media player, but for the invoke node, there is only one item with the name "getVersioninfo". There is no methed for add target and play item. Do you know why?

Best regard

[Fwehne]

Hey,

can you attach the vi which does not work?

cheers

[thib_fr]

hello,

Is it possible with LV2015 ?

Thank's

[thib_fr]

it's ok, I found the Active panel

[Hao0000]

Hi Fwehne,

I duplicated the code you have shown to us. However, nothing happens. I wonder will you be able to tell the reason why?

I also tried with Windows Media Player, which works.

I have gone through some of the examples in this link:https://forums.ni.com/t5/Example-Program-Drafts/VLC-scripting-in-LabVIEW/ta-p/3515450?profile.langua.... 

I am not sure what they want to achieve, but the tool seems to be the dynamic link library rather than ActiveX.

I wonder if VLC ActiveX is functional or not in LabVIEW.

Kind regards,

Hao