hello,
i am pretty new to octoprint.
i have setup my rasberry pi (bought today) and octoprint and i can monitor my printer via the browser.
i am a windows user (win 10 64 bit).
the thing is i have a multi-monitor setup and i want to stream the video to one monitor.
*prefered just as as video overlay window i can put into a corner of the monitor. *
no browser just a video window on one of my monitors.
how can i achive this? any plugin or turorial? is it even possible?
ps: ok i see i can access the stream with http://octopi.local:8080/?action=stream
any program that just displays a resizable window that i can feed that stream too?
i tried with VLC and that worked but if possible i would prefer something really small and leightweight.
sorry im a noob when it comes to streaming apps.
greetings from germany.
Hi the Videostream comes not from octoprint / it is just a jpeg-stream.
You can open it with a browser, vlc. It also provides still pictures.
There is also the beta of https://www.thespaghettidetective.com 
yes as i wrote in my edit i noticed that. 
but i want something smaller (lighter footprint) than VLC and borderless.
Blockquote Spaghetti Detective
nice thing i will sure try that.
if you use Mac OS IINA is a way to go
or vlc
Video Options --> disable the checkbox 'Window Decorations'
then "Interface options" --> disable the "embed video in interface".
or
vlc -I dummy --width=640 --height=360 --video-x=100 --video-y=100 --no-video-deco --no-embedded-video http://octopi.local:8080/?action=stream
when i changed the VLC options then i changed it for all windows instances of VLC.
i did not want that.
i will try the commandline. thx.
i guess it only affects the active VLC instance?
but if possible i would really love some small tool that does it.
i remember having tested some few hundred KB tool a few years ago that could do it.
but i never had use for a streaming app until now. so i don´t remember.
ps: ok so i tried
call "C:\program files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" -I dummy --width=500 --height=400 --video-x=100 --video-y=100 --no-video-deco --no-embedded-video "http://octopi.local:8080/?action=stream"
and while it is borderless i can not move the VLC window.
while i like VLC as a video player i found it not very stable.
i had times when i found 4-5 instances of crashed VLC still in the taskmanager.
Chrome...?
Most browsers can be configured to not display the menu, status bar, etc. Search for how to bring up the link from a command line and toggle off features you don't need.
then i could just stick with VLC.
i want a very small program.
i am not sure chrome can display a borderless window.
i totally forgot about media player classic... i think i will try that.
Windows 10 has dropped support for built-in Gadgets but you can add something like 8GadgetPack, for example. It will likely have a browser or media player option as one of them.