Play funscripts using VLC and MultiFunPlayer

What you need

• Your stroker
• VLC Media Player
• MultiFunPlayer
  • The standard release will ask you to download .NET runtime version 8
  • The Self-contained version doesn't require any extra dependencies, and will work out of the box

Configuration

1. Configure VLC
   1. Tools > Preferences (Ctrl + P)
   2. Show all settings (on the bottom left of the window)
      

      

   3. Scroll down to Interface and click on Main interfaces
      Tick the checkbox for Web
      
      

      

      
      
   4. Click on the arrow next to Main interfaces, go to Lua, and enter a password in the Password field.
      

      

   5. Save, close VLC and reopen it
      
      
2. Configure MultiFunPlayer
   1. Connect to VLC 
      
      • On the very top box, click the + icon and select VLC
        

        

      • Click the dropdown arrow on the right of the box, and enter the same password you entered in the VLC Preferences
        

        

      • Click on the Play button under the "VLC" tab, and it should connect to VLC
        
        
   2. Connect to your stroker
      • Plug in the USB cable
      • At the very bottom of the interface, click on the + button on the right, and select Serial
        

        

      • Click the serial port dropdown menu, and select your microcontroller
        _{(pictured: ESP32)}
        

        

      • Click the play arrow under Serial to connect to it

Your interface should now look something like this

Playing back a video alongside a funscript

1. Open a video with VLC
2. MultiFunPlayer will automagically pick up the funscripts and assign them to the right axes, if
   • They are stored alongside the video
   • They are in the same folder as the video
     
   • They are named correctly

In MFP version 1.28, it appears the funscripts don't load automagically alongside VLC.
To remedy this, click the Script Repositories button (the three stacked pancakes with a magnifying glass), and add either the folder of your video as a source, or its parent folder and make it recursive using the checkbox to its right.


Source

The above issue seems to be fixed in version 1.29 Alpha
Source

Happy stroking!