We have a custom made media player software we need to update with the ability to play an audio track using VLC (Or any other media player software) while a silent video track is playing. there should be no indication on screen that the track is playing besides the audio playing
The main issue is the audio rights being under "User" level and not system / root. So currently to control the videos that are playing via VLC in python we are having to use the remote control protocol (by faking that i am remotely logging into VLC, I am able to have it think that the python code is being issued at a user level and not system / root). If i try to issue a CVLC command to play an audio track, it tries to play and then crashes on the when is is not allowed to access the audio device.
So I need help either getting another session of VLC with that remote connection controls or some other software to achieve the same.
system - Liva Mini PC (not x) running Arch linux.