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VLC: Can't associat e AVI Files when double click

Submitted by valiance on August 12, 2006 - 12:00am

Hey guys, I use Portable VLC on my computer (and portable firefox and lotsa portable version of apps coz it doesnt scattrer settings around). Anyway, I tried associating video files to the launcher and all works fine, except for avi and .mov. when I double click on an avi file I get this error:

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/3492/untitledto4.jpg

but when I double click on mpeg/wma and other video files it opens it in vlc just fine. How do I fix .avi and .mov association?

Also when I right click on a video file my pc get sluggish for a second and the cpu usage graph spikes up. In addition it adds a "Play on My -> Monitor" Contect Menu on the right click menu.

Strip Portable VLC

Submitted by vlcrunner on August 10, 2006 - 8:20am

Hi,

It is possible to remove some plugins from VLC.
There are a lot options most people never use, especially the network streaming parts.

Maybe it would be a good idea to create a "Stripped Portable VLC"?

Here is the list of plugins which are safe to remove:

libwxwindows.dll
libwingdi_plugin.dll
libskins_2.dll
libnetsync_plugin.dll
libt(w,o)olame.dll

Stream Output
libstream_out_*.dll
Access Output
libaccess_output_*.dll
Muxers
libmux_*.dll
MPEG-TS TS Muxer (libdvbpsi)
libts_plugin.dll not sure?
Packetizers
libpacketizer_*.dll
SAP
libsap_plugin.dll

VLC: Minor bug in launcher

Submitted by pdclose on July 13, 2006 - 6:16pm

There is a minor bug in the launcher if you use:

-\ --- Directory with PortableVLC.exe
+\PortableVLC\
+\App\
+\vlc\
+\Data\
+\settings\

PortableVLC.nsi contains:

IfFileExists "$EXEDIR\${NAME}\App\${DEFAULTAPPDIR}\${DEFAULTEXE}" "" CheckPortableAppsDIR
StrCpy "$PROGRAMDIRECTORY" "$EXEDIR\App\${NAME}\${DEFAULTAPPDIR}"
StrCpy "$SETTINGSDIRECTORY" "$EXEDIR\Data\${NAME}\${DEFAULTSETTINGSDIR}"

Note that Name\App is what is checked, but App\Name is what is set.

VLC: Using new codecs

Submitted by SirAeryn on June 21, 2006 - 1:27am

G'day,

I've tried Portable VLC at a couple of locations. At home, I have k-lite codec pack installed in windows with ffdshow etc to play back AVC codecs like x264. On my work computer though, P-VLC just shows a blank window where the video should be.

Does VLC need any of the windows codecs to be installed - it shouldn't to be portable! Should I copy the AVC codec DLL file into a directory on my flash drive?

My video is compressed as x264 with AAC audio in an MP4 container.

Cheers

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