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[help] What is the best way to screenshare a single window with audio?
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I'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!
No, 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.
VLC can capture desktop video
This is your best option. I did do movie nights with friends during the pandemic in a similar way, but I used OBS Studio to create the stream and Monaserver to stream it to all users. I did not know VLC can handle the streaming to users directly, making this dead simple to setup without additional software. You just need to know how to configure your router to allow the needed port forwarding.
This won't work if host is behind CGNAT