OpenLP not detecting vlc on Mac

pvelas201

I tried everything I know from different sources and discussion to get VLC to work on openLP on my Mac and no luck. Any technician Mac Savvy wants to help to get it run remotely? I’ll pay!
Shoot me an email to: pvelas201@yahoo.com

tgc

hi @pvelas201 <br>

Did you try installing VLC version 2.2.8? Get it from: https://get.videolan.org/vlc/2.2.8/macosx/vlc-2.2.8.dmg<br></div><br><br>

DurbinBarrios

Also have the same issue. I am running latest versions of both OpenLp 3.1 and VLC3.0.2 and OpenLp won't detect VLC. I'm using a Mac with Intel i5. I also tried using vlc3.0.2.universal.dmg to see if that work but I did not.

funkydan2

I know a 'me too' doesn't help—but I've got the same thing after upgrading to 3.1.1 on an intel mac.

(We probably shouldn't have revived an old thread...but here we are anyway.)

raoul

funkydan2 Do you see any error messages? Any errors in the log file?

funkydan2

So I get the popup error 'could not detect vlc'. I've put the log file on DropBox. Looking through it, I don't see any errors relating to VLC.

funkydan2

Is VLC used to play background audio for songs? Since upgrading to 3.1.1 (from 3.0.2) and losing the connection to VLC, songs no longer play audio and the player controls don't display.

raoul

funkydan2 Yep, we use VLC for everything media, since it is the most reliable cross-platform media player.

I'm not seeing anything in your log file either. I'll have to try to fiddle around on a Mac without VLC installed.

funkydan2

Thanks @raoul —VLC is installed on this Mac. I think it was running VLC 3.0.18 when I first upgraded OpenLP, and I've since upgraded VLC to 3.0.20 (I thought that might help).

VLC was working with 3.0.2.

funkydan2

funkydan2 and after rolling back to 3.0.2 VLC integration works.

jlgtx

I'm (finally) running OpenLP 3.1.1 on an M1 MacBook Pro, with VLC 3.0.20. Both apps are the Apple Silicon versions, and I don't see any VLC errors. I know that OpenLP 3.x has previously had issues with the Apple Silicon version; is it possible that fixing that bug broke the Intel version?

jlgtx

Just tried OpenLP 3.1.1 on an Intel Mac with VLC 3.0.20, and I get the "OpenLP could not detect VLC" popup.

jlgtx

Just for confirmation, I did a clean install of VLC 3.0.20 and OpenLP 3.1.1 on an Intel iMac that has never had either app installed on it, I made sure to run VLC prior to installing OpenLP, and I still get the "could not detect VLC" popup there. Also, after initial OpenLP setup, the next time I open OpenLP it does a configuration update. Not sure if that's intended operation (as a config backup) or not.

TimAlicino

I have the same problem. when I saw this thread, considering it was originally posted in 2019, and not seen recent posts at first, I started a new thread a few hours ago. Sorry for the repetition. The Mac mini we use for OenLP is a 2022 M2, running iOS 14.2.1. The problem only happened today after upgrading to OpenLP 3.1.0. VLC was installed when I upgraded. I subsequently updated also VLC to its latest version (3.0.20)

SiJen

I also have this problem having clean installed OpenLP 3.1.1 and VLC 3.0.20. Have tried rolling back to different versions to no avail. Im running MacOS Monterey 12.7.1.. Have used Open LP really successfully in previous versions with VLC integrated. Had a hiatus for the last 3 years and had to reinstall OS when I moved jobs and reinstall, so very disappointed this doesn't seem to be working with VLC. Supporting a small church plant who don't have a great deal of resource or experience and was hoping to sow in from things we've done in the past. Would really appreciate any advice or workarounds that are known.

jlgtx

As a workaround, you can visit https://www.videolan.org/vlc/releases/ and download an older version. From this thread, it looks like 3.0.2 should work.

Edit: Spoke too soon. I downgraded to VLC 3.0.2 on one of my Intel Macs, and OpenLP 3.1.1 still throws the error. Debug log: https://pastebin.com/raw/0QVUgTBL

TimAlicino

In the area where I stay (south Africa) VLC 3.0.2 is the latest VLC version @jlgtx
I am not sure which version you tried that is older

jlgtx

I tried both VLC 3.0.2 and 2.2.8, OpenLP 3.1.1 throws the error no matter what. I've even tried installing the universal binary version of VLC 3.0.20, and that doesn't help either.

The original issue that started this thread in 2019 was that OpenLP, at that time, didn't support the 3.x version of VLC yet. The current issue is that OpenLP 3.1.1 can locate VLC on Apple Silicon, but not on Intel. Similar effect, but probably a different cause.

Jamie Hockin

For what it's worth. I solved this on my development version of OpenLP. Full disclosure: I'm not on the development team, but I have just finally set up the dev environment for OpenLP and I downloaded the current trunk from GIT.

Solution: in app.py, there seems to be an incomplete attempt to locate libvlc.dylib on a Mac, so I just tried to be more explicit about its location within VLC.app by adding the path within VLC.app: "Contents/MacOS/lib"

Code lines 548-555:
if getattr(sys, 'frozen', False): ... vlc_dir = AppLocation.get_directory(AppLocation.AppDir) / 'vlc' vlc_lib = None if is_win(): vlc_lib = 'libvlc.dll' elif is_macosx(): vlc_lib = 'Contents/MacOS/lib/libvlc.dylib'

Richard_1956

Jamie Hockin

This solution sounds a little complicated for an amateur. If it works, can you give a little more information on how to implement it, that is, assuming one does not have to have a "development version" of OpenLP.

Sweetlovepb

Currently experiencing this issue with VLC on my Mac with intel using 3.1.1. Downgraded VLC and still have the issue

Also getting an permissions popup everytime i launch, but openlp has full security permissions already in my setting.

Do you want the application “OpenLP.app” to accept incoming network connections?
Clicking Deny may limit the application’s behaviour. This setting can be changed in the Firewall pane of Security & Privacy preferences.