Channels and VLC integration is not working anymore

[fishmanj98]

Hi

VLC integration is failing all of a sudden in Chrome. But TV does play in the Channels interface. And VLC integration works in the Edge browser !

Do the bat files in the VLC directory need to be updated?

thanks

JR

[bnhf]

@fishmanj98

Do the bat files in the VLC directory need to be updated?

If you look at the URL in the screenshot you posted, you'll see the : is missing in http// (s/b http://). See this post for what the batch files should look like:

Web Player Alternative for Live TV

OK, so to close the loop on this -- here's what I've settled on for watching Channels on my multi-display Windows PC via VLC: I like both the VLC integration (as enabled in Settings - Advanced - Integrations), and the drag-and-drop option using the Watch Now button. Here are a few details on each: To use the VLC integration, enable it on the above Channels DVR Settings page. Then, you'll need to place three batch files in the same folder where your VLC executable resides. These files can be do…

[fishmanj98]

Hi. I've done that for a year. VLC was working in Chrome for at least a year.

The 3 bat files have long been in the VLC Programs directory. And VLC is of course enabled. I ran the bat file in 2023 and VLC integration long worked in Chrome. Now only in Edge

Thanks

[chDVRuser]

I ran into the same issue in January where it stopped working in Firefox because Firefox changed the MRL it passed to the helper batch file. It worked in Brave and Edge though.
Once I edited the vlc-protocol.bat file (Thanks to @babsonnexus), it then worked in all my browsers.

Play in VLC integration now broken?

Trying to play a live channel from the dvr web UI in VLC VLC says Your input can't be opened: VLC is unable to open the MRL 'http//192.168.1.4:8189/devices/ANY/channels/703/stream.mpg'. Check the log for details. VLC log says main error: vlc_credential_get: invalid url access error: HTTP connection failure main error: vlc_credential_get: invalid url main error: connection failed: Connection refused by peer main error: connection failed: Connection refused by peer http error: cannot con…

[fishmanj98]

I'd love to know the change to the vlc-protocol.bat file. I will edit it myself.

Thanks

[chDVRuser]

Setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set url=%~1
set url=!url: =%%20!
set url=!url:https/=https:/!
set url=!url:http/=http:/!
start "VLC" "%~dp0vlc.exe" --open "%url:~6%"

[bnhf]

@fishmanj98

I'd love to know the change to the vlc-protocol.bat file. I will edit it myself.

It was in the post I linked for you, and that's as referenced by @chDVRuser above. You can also change --open to --fullscreen if you have a multimonitor setup, and would like VLC to fill one display from the start.

[chDVRuser]

@bnhf

It was in the post I linked for you

Only differences in the editing I did to mine is that I covered both https:/ and http:/ and kept the original --open

[fishmanj98]

thankyou chDVRuser

[fishmanj98]

@chDVRuser

Setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set url=%~1
set url=!url: =%%20!
set url=!url:https/=https:/!
set url=!url:http/=http:/!
start "VLC" "%~dp0vlc.exe" --open "%url:~6%"

That worked for me. Thank you !!!

[fishmanj98]

Got it and it works !!!! Muchos gracias !