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libvlccore is the core part of VLC. It is the heart of VLC, powering the LibVLC library and providing the internal infrastructure for a lot of functionality such as stream access, audio and video output, plugin handling, a thread system. All the libvlccore source files are located in the directory and its subdirectories:
| Directory Name | Directory Explanation |
|---|---|
| Configuration code specific to VLC on Android. | |
| initializes the audio mixer, ie. finds the right playing frequency, and then resamples audio frames received from the decoder(s). | |
| Contains code to parse command line arguments and vlcrc files. | |
| Configuration code specific to VLC on Mac OS X. | |
| Some extra functions to complement the C library. | |
| Opens an input module, reads packets, parses them and passes reconstituted elementary streams to the decoder(s). | |
| Contains code for user interaction such as key presses and device ejection. | |
| Miscellaneous utilities used in other parts of VLC, such as the thread system, the message queue, the object lookup system, the variable system or CPU detection. | |
| Contains the mechanism of the modules/plugin system. | |
| Contains code related to network access. | |
| Configuration code specific to VLC on OS/2. | |
| Manages playlist interaction such as stop, play, next, or random playback. | |
| Configuration code specific to VLC on POSIX. | |
| Initializes stream output muxers and encoders to enable streaming with VLC. | |
| src/symbian | Configuration code specific to VLC on Symbian. |
| The short VLC test suite. | |
| Contains text-related functions, like character encodings, Unicode, and IDNs. | |
| initializes the video display, gets all pictures and subpictures (ie. subtitles) from the decoder(s), optionally converts them to another format (such as YUV to RGB), and displays them. | |
| Configuration code specific to VLC on Windows |
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