# Getting the video library to work outside the PDE

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/getting-the-video-library-to-work-outside-the-pde/15532>\
**Category:** Libraries\
**Created:** [November 16, 2019, 12:00pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/getting-the-video-library-to-work-outside-the-pde/15532 "2019-11-16T12:00:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![clankill3r](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/clankill3r/32/1098_2.png) [@clankill3r](https://discourse.processing.org/u/clankill3r)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2019, 12:00pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/getting-the-video-library-to-work-outside-the-pde/15532/1 "2019-11-16T12:00:03Z")

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How can I get the video library to work outside the pde.  
I can load a movie, I can hear the sound, but it is not displaying.

I tried

```auto
System.setProperty("java.library.path", "/java/libs/processing/video/macosx/gstreamer-1.0:/java/libs/processing/video/macosx");
System.setProperty("jna.library.path", "/java/libs/processing/video/macosx/gstreamer-1.0:/java/libs/processing/video/macosx");

```

I added this to the launch arguments:  
`-Djava.library.path=/java/libs/processing/video_old/macosx64:/java/libs/processing/video_old/macosx64/plugins`

But no matter what, it’s not working and not a single error message is given.

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**Author:** ![jeremydouglass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/jeremydouglass/32/20_2.png) [@jeremydouglass](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jeremydouglass)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/getting-the-video-library-to-work-outside-the-pde/15532/2 "2019-11-22T20:28:33Z")

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Possibly relevant past discussion of gstreamer in different versions of the video library:

> [@Video library to use new GStreamer bindings](https://discourse.processing.org/t/video-library-to-use-new-gstreamer-bindings/2223):
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> These are posts discussing a potential upgrade to the Video library: [https://forum.processing.org/two/discussion/20383/video-1-0-1-read-a-frame-from-a-paused-video#latest](https://forum.processing.org/two/discussion/20383/video-1-0-1-read-a-frame-from-a-paused-video#latest)[Help with text and video](https://discourse.processing.org/t/help-with-text-and-video/2104/16)[https://github.com/processing/processing/wiki/Project-List#-video-priority](https://github.com/processing/processing/wiki/Project-List#-video-priority)[https://forum.processing.org/two/discussion/comment/120146/#Comment\_120146](https://forum.processing.org/two/discussion/comment/120146/#Comment_120146) I decide to create this post to capture any future effort and to encourage future volunteers in case they are looking for a project to work o…