--- ./vlc_engine.cc 2012-06-10 16:36:20.000000000 -0400 +++ /root/vlc_engine.cc 2016-02-03 12:33:33.459934591 -0500 @@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ stop(); - libvlc_media_t* media = libvlc_media_new_path(instance, mrl.c_str()); + libvlc_media_t* media = libvlc_media_new_location(instance, mrl.c_str()); libvlc_media_player_set_media(media_player, media); libvlc_media_release(media); }