Request. VLC as default player

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. install Mediaportal + onlinevideos plugin
2. start mediaportal, and goto videos
3. click info button, play in -> VLC

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
i want to specify in the settings, that VLC should be my default player for 
onlinevideos.

What version of MediaPortal are you using? On what operating system?
1.2.2.0 on Windows XP SP3

What skin?
Blue3Wide default

Please provide any additional information below.
I really hate the FFDShow that is included in the suggested codec pack.
i love my own filters:
CoreAVC,
VobSub
Ac3Filter
Koepie;s binary XviD

When i use the flvsplitter + videodecoder from media player classic homecinema 
i am able to watch .flv through directshow.
But if it's an stream i can't seek in the file.

Please put in an option zo vlc can be the default player, now i have to go to 
the info butten, play with -> vlc.

A big thanks in advance,

Sincerly,
Leroy. (NL)

p.s. i really love this plugin! it's the best!

Original issue reported on code.google.com by leroyzwa...@gmail.com on 30 Jan 2012 at 8:10

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This will not be implemented for a few reasons:

a) About 50% of all sites use rtmp, many of them encrypted and with specific 
connection paramters - this is not supported by VLC! (we implemented out own 
source filter)
b) Play With ... was implemented more as a fallback for testing and making sure 
the user doesn't have codec issues. External Player are always overlayed in 
MediaPortal and will never be able to provide all featues of integrated 
playback.
c) VLC is also based on ffmpeg, so we can achieve similar results when using 
codecs that are based on this. Onlinevideos comes with LAV filters which 
provide playback for all formats used around the web. It's great that you love 
your filters but they don't give you playback for all the formats floatring 
around in the web. Also LAV won't break anything and can easily be uninstalled.

Original comment by bborgsd...@gmail.com on 31 Jan 2012 at 11:11

• Changed state: WontFix
• Added labels: Priority-Low, Type-Enhancement
• Removed labels: Priority-Medium, Type-Defect

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Thanks for your comment.

It's now clear to me, i will try to use the ffdshow + LAV filters.. 
thanks for the fast response!

Original comment by leroyzwa...@gmail.com on 31 Jan 2012 at 12:13

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ffdshow is NOT needed, LAV is a better replacement for them!

Original comment by bborgsd...@gmail.com on 31 Jan 2012 at 12:18

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will look @ LAV. many thanks!

Original comment by leroyzwa...@gmail.com on 31 Jan 2012 at 12:22