[Lazarus] How to install lazvlc?

[Michael Van Canneyt]

On Thu, 9 May 2019, Bo Berglund via lazarus wrote:

> On Thu, 9 May 2019 08:57:53 +0200 (CEST), Michael Van Canneyt via
> lazarus <lazarus at lists.lazarus-ide.org> wrote:
>
>>> Unfortunately (for me) the lazvlc package is not graphical so I cannot
>>> use it in RAD fashion...
>>
>> What do you mean by this ? 
>> It's a component you can drop on a form, and on which you can set properties.
>> Is this not RAD ?
>>
>> What is missing to make it usable for you ?
>>
>
> What I mean is: when I drop the TLCLVLCPlayer component on my form I
> get a small VLC icon rather than a video viewer panel. It is similart
> to dropping a non-visual component like a TOpenDialog on the form....

Yes. 
You must indicate a control (for example a panel) in which the video will be shown.
(ParentWindow property)

>
> With the alternative I found (also operating through VLC) I get a
> video screen item I can drag the size of and position RAD-fashion on
> the form.

Indeed. But you can shape the indicated control in any way you want.

But creating a TCustomPanel descendent that embeds the player should not be
difficult...

Michael.