Documentation:Modules/oss

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oss and alsa audio capture support were removed from v4l and v4l2 in VLC 1.0.0, but accesses were provided as sub-modules. To emulate old behaviour, use --input-slave oss:// or --input-slave alsa://. The access module reads from /dev/dsp.

Options

Audio output

Module: oss
Type Audio output
First VLC version -
Last VLC version -
Operating system(s) Linux
Description Open Sound System audio output
Shortcut(s) (none)
  • oss-audio-device <string> : OSS device node path default value: ""
  • oss-spdif <boolean> : S/PDIF can be used by default when your hardware supports it as well as the audio stream being played default value: disabled

Access

Module: oss
Type Access
First VLC version 1.0.0
Last VLC version -
Operating system(s) Linux
Description OSS input
Shortcut(s) oss
  • oss-stereo <boolean> : Capture the audio stream in stereo default value: enabled
  • oss-samplerate <integer> : Sample rate of the captured audio stream, in Hz (eg: 11025, 22050, 44100, 48000) default value: 48000

Source code

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