Launching applications silently?

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My C++ application calls VLC as a subprocess. Is there a way to avoid having the GUI pop-up? I am looking for a Mac and a Windows solution. Hackish workarounds are welcome too.

PS: I know there is such a thing as cvlc (command-line version of VLC), but I haven't found any builds for it online. You do get it when you make the build yourself, but that hasn't worked out yet on my Snow Leopard machine. I also need a Windows version, but I don't feel courageous enough to attempt making a VLC build myself on this platform.

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All I had to do was add the "-I dummy" parameters.

What does " Is there a way to avoid having the GUI pop-up?" mean? You can make something start minimised. — Dave Hillier, Nov 18 '09 at 10:18
@Dave Hillier it means that nothing visibly happens on the computer screen. — StackedCrooked, Nov 18 '09 at 11:48

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 09 '09 at 11:06

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I found the answer. VLC allows you to start without GUI by using:

VLC -I dummy
Starts the "dummy" interface.

VLC -I rc
Starts the "remote control" interface, which allows you to send commands using the stdin channel.

answered Dec 09 '09 at 11:06

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:04

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There are a few options in this thread

edited May 23 '17 at 12:04

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answered Nov 18 '09 at 10:22

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 18 '09 at 10:32

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When you create the VLC instance using the libvlc_new function you have a VLC arguments to not display VLC interface. See this small example.

answered Nov 18 '09 at 10:32

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Launching applications silently?

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