VLC Lyric Control (VLyriC) Wiki

Control live text overlay(s) over a live video feed or file using VLC.

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Change Log

Fixed issue of VLyriC incorrectly reloading video sources after editing video sources.
Fixed issue with VLyriC trying to record a received event/message from VLC, soon after the respective checkbox was unchecked.
Fixed issue that caused an error in VLyriC when recording the commands sent for re-initialization after video source change.
Fixed issue that caused an error in VLyriC when re-showing the selected slide after changing video sources.
Added ability to double click on a slide to show it.
Added ability to double click on a video source to show it.

Fixed issue of VLyriC crashing when VLC closes while VLyriC is checking for or reading a message from VLC.
Minor performance improvements.

Added notification about Quick Hints Overlay on 'first use'.
Added ability to disable checking the connection (in VLyriC.ini, set CheckConnRefreshRate to a value less than 1).
Added ability to disable checking for events and messages sent from VLC (in VLyriC.ini, set RxMsgRefreshRate to a value less than 1).
Added functionality to automatically resend the Initialization commands and trigger the 'Show Selected' button after a Video Source change.
Added functionality to watch for a video needing to be 'un-paused' in order to change video source.
Fixed Out of Range exception when adding a new video source.
Fixed connection check so it doesn't interfere with commands being sent to VLC.
Fixed issue of splash screen partially hiding update notification.
Fixed Run VLC dialog not setting IP address upon closing.
Fixed issue with @m1 being sent as @m2 and @m1 not being sent at all when using back slashes.
Fixed issue with the first '@' character being sent with a line inteded to be a command.
Changed Edit Sources form minimum size so the "What is an MRL?" link can't be hidden from resizing.
Changed solution file to open project with Visual Studio 2013 by default.
Changed receiving function so it doesn't add the prompt symbol (>) to VLC Events & Messages.
Changed Send Init function so it doesn't send empty lines.
Changed Main form closing procedure to make sure VLC is notified that VLyriC is closing.
Removed init commands related to @m3 (originally used in VLyriC v1).
Minor performance improvements.

Created Quick Hints overlay
Created context menu for the Help button, containing options for opening Quick Hints, online or offline help, and the change log
Added ability to turn file watching on or off (set in the ini file)
Added ability to cancel checking for updates
Added ability to see error message if there was an error while check for updates
Fixed issue in the VLC Run dialog of the Specific IP text box using the saved hostname
Fixed Video Sources file change notification showing even when there was no change
Fixed window scaling issue when run on some odd video hardware configurations (hopefully it works for all cases)
Changed the URL used to check for updates (we're now using SourceForge instead of a personal server)
Removed recommendation to restart VLyriC after creating example files
Minor performance changes

Imported all images to the application resources and changed all applicable references to match the new location
Added a random-value-parameter to the URL used to check for updates

Fixed reference to null object when starting VLyriC for the first time and opting to not create example files
Added form with instructions on how to get an MRL from VLC to use in the video sources list
Added file system watchers to watch for changes in the init commands, lyrics, and sources files
Changed properties of splash screen so there is less potential be improperly manipulated or hidden
Added version number to splash screen
Changed timer settings used in splash screen for better performance and readability
Fixed exception when there was an error while checking for updates
Changed URL used to look for updates
Changed form scaling to be more compatible with various video cards (hopefully)
Changed resources to not use spaces in file names
Added assembly information

Re-write of the original VLyriC released
Separated host and port options
Moved Lyric/Command/Slide hints to a separate form
Added Video Controls (play, pause, rewind, etc.)
Changed the Text Overlay Control to display the selected line in @m1 instead of @m2
Made controls resize appropriately with form
Changed video source selection to a listbox instead of radio buttons
Created GUI for the list of video sources
Added terminal-like functionality to the custom command text box (up/down to select previously-sent -commands)
Provided the option to save and clear the command and events histories
Added the Toggle Fullscreen button
Added a form with resources to get the appropriate VLC installer
Moved the VLC launch/execution function to a separate form (with some added functionality)
Changed application icon