Hello guys! sometimes I watch movies with friends over jitsi meet, and in order to share just a single window with just its own audio I use chromium, that has the “share tab” option. However, I’d like a more general solution (I cannot play mkv files on browser, for example). I’d like a compact way that creates a virtual device sharing the window (even if the window gets minimized or hidden behind other windows!) and its audio, without the audio of all other windows (I don’t want my notification sounds to be shared too). a quick online search gave me only “complex” answers, that I’ll try only if a more convenient way is not available.
[I’m running EndeavourOS KDE Wayland]
Thank to everyone in advance!
boredsquirrel ( @boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net ) 7•6 days agoYou use Jitsi meet, their free service, to watch movies???
You can use OBS to do that, it looks like a lot but it is the best tool for that. Dont know if it has some ffplay/MPV plugin to internally play videos but I think so
Handles ( @halm@leminal.space ) English6•6 days agoI’ve never done this myself but if you want to keep it simple and be able to play all video formats, why not just stream from VLC?
I’m happy to be corrected on this, but it seems the simplest solution to a potentially complex problem. Everybody uses VLC, right?
Uhm this could be a good workaround, I’ll look into it, thanks! It would solve the movies problem, but not any other screen sharing problem
Thank you!
Handles ( @halm@leminal.space ) English2•6 days agoNo, of course not. I thought the movie sharing was your primary concern, sorry if I misunderstood. Hope this solves at least part of your problem.
jlow (he/him) ( @jlow@beehaw.org ) 4•6 days agoJellyfin has a watch-together function but to set all that up will probably be even more complex than the “complex” options …
lemmyvore ( @lemmyvore@feddit.nl ) English4•6 days agoIf OP gets Jellyfin working they can just share the tab or window that the Jellyfin web interface is running in. Jellyfin will take care of the playback. No need for the other people to use Jellyfin too.