plover-vlc-commands 0.6.4

Setup

• create vlc.json in the same directory as your configuration, set those settings that differ from defaults, e.g.:

  {
    "host": "localhost",
    "port": "8080",
    "user": "",
    "pass": "password"
  }

• start VLC with the HTTP interface enabled, e.g.: vlc --extraintf http --http-password password ...

Available commands

• VLC_pause, VLC_resume, VLC_stop, VLC_toggle_pause: self explanatory

• VLC_rate: change the rate of playback, for example {PLOVER:VLC_rate:0.5} to halve the playback speed, or {PLOVER:VLC_rate:2.0} to double it. Percentage and relative rate changes are also supported: {PLOVER:VLC_rate:-10%}.

• VLC_seek: seek the video, for example {PLOVER:VLC_seek:-10s} to seek backward 10 seconds, {PLOVER:VLC_seek:+1m} to seek forward 1 minute, or {PLOVER:VLC_seek:50%} to seek to the halfway point.

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