BetaSeries extension for VLC.

About.

BetaSeries enables TV series fans to keep track with their favorite shows. This extension for VLC allows the player to interact with BetaSeries.

Usage.

• Play a video in VLC. It must follow the serie naming convention such as Show Title S01E04 - title.avi or Show Title - 1x04 - title.avi
• Click on View > Betaseries.
  • If this is the first time, the extension will prompt for your betaseries username and password.
  • Otherwise your automatically logged in the api.
• Now the extension automagically adds a playlist item right after your video which will mark your episode as watched once your episode is done.

Installation.

Follow the instruction below according to your operating system.

Then, run VLC. If the extension is installed properly, it should appear in the 'View' menu.

Linux

Download and run the Linux Install Script available on the project main page.

Windows

Download and run the Windows Installer available on the project main page.

Others

• Download the extension from the Download link on the project main page.
• Extract the archive directory content (the one from which you can see modules, meta and extensions directories) inside vlc lua directory. Depending on your configuration, it can be in any directory mentioned in the VLC lua README §2.
• Warning: If your not using the system-wide directory, you must do the following:
  • Create the folder lua/meta/modules
  • Copy the file lua/modules/betaseries.lua in lua/meta/modules (it has to exist in both places).
  • In lua/meta/fetcher/betaseries.lua, replace the line require "modules.betaseries" by require "betaseries"