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Hey Moiristo,
Maybe this could help! In the MyPodcasts thread, the great FCSobel has written an installation guide on how one really has to install your plugin.
If you copy/paste it in your opening post, and delete your old text, people can actually install this plugin without any hastle, frustration or wrong instructions.

It would greatly improve the usability of MP and the plugins, if we keep as much as possible up to date in my opinion.

Here comes:

"I just got the videolan plugin working in mediaportal and found the process a bit confusing so I put together this step by step guide.

1) Install latest VideoLan program from:
http://www.videolan.org/

2) Copy 'libvlc.dll' from '\<VLC root directory>\VLC' to the MP root folder

3) Download the VideoLan.dll from:
http://rhino.student.utwente.nl/rein...deoLan_0.8.rar

If your pc is RAR challenged you can get a copy of a freeware program like tugzip to un-rar it
http://www.tugzip.com/

When you extract grab the one from the SVN folder. The other one errors out in setup.

Copy the VideoLAN.dll to your Mediaportal /Plugins/ExternalPlayers folder

4) Start Meditportal configuration, find the VideoLan plugin under plugins and enable it.
Click on configure and add in the file formats you want it to hanle like ".mp4,.mov...etc.

- Now you should be able to play .mp4 and .mov files. I suggest you save some to disk first and see if they play from there before you try and view them from podcasts.

- And before you you try to view videos from a feed in My Podcasts make sure you can view them using the stand alone VideLan program. If you have problems there it will be the same in My Podcasts.

- So far I see a long wait before some feeds start playing. I think it's downloading the file in the background and starts playback when the whole file is down.

Some feeds to try:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/cnet/crave?format=xml

http://streaming.tagesschau.de/bb/re...tent&media=mp3

If you find good videolan tips and settings, please share them:

Good luck!"

<blockquote data-quote="kkendall" data-source="post: 231541" data-attributes="member: 49885">Hey Moiristo,Maybe this could help! In the MyPodcasts thread, the great FCSobel has written an installation guide on how one really has to install your plugin.If you copy/paste it in your opening post, and delete your old text, people can actually install this plugin without any hastle, frustration or wrong instructions. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />It would greatly improve the usability of MP and the plugins, if we keep as much as possible up to date in my opinion.Here comes:&quot;I just got the videolan plugin working in mediaportal and found the process a bit confusing so I put together this step by step guide.1) Install latest VideoLan program from: <a href="http://www.videolan.org/" target="_blank">http://www.videolan.org/</a>2) Copy 'libvlc.dll' from '\&lt;VLC root directory&gt;\VLC' to the MP root folder3) Download the VideoLan.dll from:<a href="http://rhino.student.utwente.nl/rein...deoLan_0.8.rar" target="_blank">http://rhino.student.utwente.nl/rein...deoLan_0.8.rar</a>If your pc is RAR challenged you can get a copy of a freeware program like tugzip to un-rar it<a href="http://www.tugzip.com/" target="_blank">http://www.tugzip.com/</a>When you extract grab the one from the SVN folder. The other one errors out in setup.Copy the VideoLAN.dll to your Mediaportal /Plugins/ExternalPlayers folder4) Start Meditportal configuration, find the VideoLan plugin under plugins and enable it.Click on configure and add in the file formats you want it to hanle like &quot;.mp4,.mov...etc.- Now you should be able to play .mp4 and .mov files. I suggest you save some to disk first and see if they play from there before you try and view them from podcasts. - And before you you try to view videos from a feed in My Podcasts make sure you can view them using the stand alone VideLan program. If you have problems there it will be the same in My Podcasts.- So far I see a long wait before some feeds start playing. I think it's downloading the file in the background and starts playback when the whole file is down.Some feeds to try:<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/cnet/crave?format=xml" target="_blank">http://feeds.feedburner.com/cnet/crave?format=xml</a><a href="http://streaming.tagesschau.de/bb/re...tent&amp;media=mp3" target="_blank">http://streaming.tagesschau.de/bb/re...tent&amp;media=mp3</a>If you find good videolan tips and settings, please share them:Good luck!&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kkendall, post: 231541, member: 49885"] Hey Moiristo, Maybe this could help! In the MyPodcasts thread, the great FCSobel has written an installation guide on how one really has to install your plugin. If you copy/paste it in your opening post, and delete your old text, people can actually install this plugin without any hastle, frustration or wrong instructions. :) It would greatly improve the usability of MP and the plugins, if we keep as much as possible up to date in my opinion. Here comes: "I just got the videolan plugin working in mediaportal and found the process a bit confusing so I put together this step by step guide. 1) Install latest VideoLan program from: [url]http://www.videolan.org/[/url] 2) Copy 'libvlc.dll' from '\<VLC root directory>\VLC' to the MP root folder 3) Download the VideoLan.dll from: [url]http://rhino.student.utwente.nl/rein...deoLan_0.8.rar[/url] If your pc is RAR challenged you can get a copy of a freeware program like tugzip to un-rar it [url]http://www.tugzip.com/[/url] When you extract grab the one from the SVN folder. The other one errors out in setup. Copy the VideoLAN.dll to your Mediaportal /Plugins/ExternalPlayers folder 4) Start Meditportal configuration, find the VideoLan plugin under plugins and enable it. Click on configure and add in the file formats you want it to hanle like ".mp4,.mov...etc. - Now you should be able to play .mp4 and .mov files. I suggest you save some to disk first and see if they play from there before you try and view them from podcasts. - And before you you try to view videos from a feed in My Podcasts make sure you can view them using the stand alone VideLan program. If you have problems there it will be the same in My Podcasts. - So far I see a long wait before some feeds start playing. I think it's downloading the file in the background and starts playback when the whole file is down. Some feeds to try: [url]http://feeds.feedburner.com/cnet/crave?format=xml[/url] [url]http://streaming.tagesschau.de/bb/re...tent&media=mp3[/url] If you find good videolan tips and settings, please share them: Good luck!" [/QUOTE]