I have just sent a request to Chaosgroup to support the Bongo video texture for all V-Ray material slots. Maybe you could do something to make it easier for render plugins to access it.
What I definitely miss is support for modern video formats like mp4. Could this format be added please?
Support for MP4 as a Bongo Video texture has already been added, and it’ll be in the next Bongo 3 WIP. That should be released soon. Here’s a link to the issue.
Unfortunately, all the Bongo 3 development is of no use to me as long as V-Ray can’t be used as a render plugin. I wish simple things would be available as an update in Bongo 2.
We are in a strange state: Bongo 3 is a big step forward, but not seriously usable, still too much in development. Bongo 2 is so old now and it’s about time it got an update for professional use.