VLC-2-1-x command-line help
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Usage: vlc [options] [stream] ... You can specify multiple streams on the commandline. They will be enqueued in the playlist. The first item specified will be played first. Options-styles: --option A global option that is set for the duration of the program. -option A single letter version of a global --option. :option An option that only applies to the stream directly before it and that overrides previous settings. Stream MRL syntax: [[access][/demux]://]URL[#[title][:chapter][-[title][:chapter]]] [:option=value ...] Many of the global --options can also be used as MRL specific :options. Multiple :option=value pairs can be specified. URL syntax: file:///path/file Plain media file http://host[:port]/file HTTP URL ftp://host[:port]/file FTP URL mms://host[:port]/file MMS URL screen:// Screen capture dvd://[device] DVD device vcd://[device] VCD device cdda://[device] Audio CD device udp://[[<source address>]@[<bind address>][:<bind port>]] UDP stream sent by a streaming server vlc://pause:<seconds> Pause the playlist for a certain time vlc://quit Special item to quit VLC No matching module found. Use --list or --list-verbose to list available modules. Visualizer filter General: --effect-list=<string> Effects list A list of visual effect, separated by commas. Current effects include: dummy, scope, spectrum, spectrometer and vuMeter. --effect-width=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Video width The width of the effects video window, in pixels. --effect-height=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Video height The height of the effects video window, in pixels. Spectrum analyser: --visual-80-bands, --no-visual-80-bands Show 80 bands instead of 20 (default enabled) Show 80 bands instead of 20 (default enabled) --visual-peaks, --no-visual-peaks Draw peaks in the analyzer (default enabled) Draw peaks in the analyzer (default enabled) Spectrometer: --spect-show-original, --no-spect-show-original Enable original graphic spectrum (default disabled) Enable the "flat" spectrum analyzer in the spectrometer. (default disabled) --spect-show-base, --no-spect-show-base Draw the base of the bands (default enabled) Draw the base of the bands (default enabled) --spect-radius=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Base pixel radius Defines radius size in pixels, of base of bands(beginning). --spect-sections=<integer [1 .. 2147483647]> Spectral sections Determines how many sections of spectrum will exist. --spect-color=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> V-plane color YUV-Color cube shifting across the V-plane ( 0 - 127 ). --spect-show-bands, --no-spect-show-bands Draw bands in the spectrometer (default enabled) Draw bands in the spectrometer (default enabled) --spect-80-bands, --no-spect-80-bands Show 80 bands instead of 20 (default enabled) Show 80 bands instead of 20 (default enabled) --spect-separ=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Number of blank pixels between bands. Number of blank pixels between bands. --spect-amp=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Amplification This is a coefficient that modifies the height of the bands. --spect-show-peaks, --no-spect-show-peaks Draw peaks in the analyzer (default enabled) Draw peaks in the analyzer (default enabled) --spect-peak-width=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Peak extra width Additions or subtractions of pixels on the peak width. --spect-peak-height=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Peak height Total pixel height of the peak items. libprojectM effect --projectm-preset-path=<string> projectM preset path Path to the projectM preset directory --projectm-title-font=<string> Title font Font used for the titles --projectm-menu-font=<string> Font menu Font used for the menus --projectm-width=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Video width The width of the video window, in pixels. --projectm-height=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Video height The height of the video window, in pixels. --projectm-meshx=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Mesh width The width of the mesh, in pixels. --projectm-meshy=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Mesh height The height of the mesh, in pixels. --projectm-texture-size=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Texture size The size of the texture, in pixels. Goom effect --goom-width=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Goom display width This allows you to set the resolution of the Goom display (bigger resolution will be prettier but more CPU intensive). --goom-height=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Goom display height This allows you to set the resolution of the Goom display (bigger resolution will be prettier but more CPU intensive). --goom-speed=<integer [1 .. 10]> Goom animation speed This allows you to set the animation speed (between 1 and 10, defaults to 6). YUV video output --yuv-file=<string> device, fifo or filename device, fifo or filename to write yuv frames too. --yuv-chroma=<string> Chroma used Force use of a specific chroma for output. Default is I420. --yuv-yuv4mpeg2, --no-yuv-yuv4mpeg2 YUV4MPEG2 header (default disabled) The YUV4MPEG2 header is compatible with mplayer yuv video output and requires YV12/I420 fourcc. By default vlc writes the fourcc of the picture frame into the output destination. (default disabled) Video memory output --vmem-width=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Width Video memory buffer width. --vmem-height=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Height Video memory buffer height. --vmem-pitch=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Pitch Video memory buffer pitch in bytes. --vmem-chroma=<string> Chroma Output chroma for the memory image as a 4-character string, eg. "RV32". Dummy video output --dummy-chroma=<string> Dummy image chroma format Force the dummy video output to create images using a specific chroma format instead of trying to improve performances by using the most efficient one. Embedded window video --drawable-hwnd=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Window handle (HWND) Video will be embedded in this pre-existing window. If zero, a new window will be created. DirectX (DirectDraw) video output Recommended video output for Windows XP. Incompatible with Vista's Aero interface --directx-hw-yuv, --no-directx-hw-yuv Use hardware YUV->RGB conversions (default enabled) Try to use hardware acceleration for YUV->RGB conversions. This option doesn't have any effect when using overlays. (default enabled) --directx-use-sysmem, --no-directx-use-sysmem Use video buffers in system memory (default disabled) Create video buffers in system memory instead of video memory. This isn't recommended as usually using video memory allows benefiting from more hardware acceleration (like rescaling or YUV->RGB conversions). This option doesn't have any effect when using overlays. (default disabled) --directx-3buffering, --no-directx-3buffering Use triple buffering for overlays (default enabled) Try to use triple buffering when using YUV overlays. That results in much better video quality (no flickering). (default enabled) --directx-device=<string> Name of desired display device In a multiple monitor configuration, you can specify the Windows device name of the display that you want the video window to open on. For example, "\\.\DISPLAY1" or "\\.\DISPLAY2". Direct3D video output Recommended video output for Windows Vista and later versions --direct3d-hw-blending, --no-direct3d-hw-blending Use hardware blending support (default enabled) Try to use hardware acceleration for subtitle/OSD blending. (default enabled) Wall video filter --wall-cols=<integer [1 .. 15]> Number of columns Number of horizontal windows in which to split the video. --wall-rows=<integer [1 .. 15]> Number of rows Number of vertical windows in which to split the video. --wall-active=<string> Active windows Comma-separated list of active windows, defaults to all --wall-element-aspect=<string> Element aspect ratio Aspect ratio of the individual displays building the wall. Video transformation filter Rotate or flip the video --transform-type={90,180,270,hflip,vflip,transpose,antitranspose} Transform type Transform type Video scaling filter --swscale-mode={0 (Fast bilinear), 1 (Bilinear), 2 (Bicubic (good quality)), 3 (Experimental), 4 (Nearest neighbour (bad quality)), 5 (Area), 6 (Luma bicubic / chroma bilinear), 7 (Gauss), 8 (SincR), 9 (Lanczos), 10 (Bicubic spline)} Scaling mode Scaling mode to use. Subtitle delay Change subtitle delay --subsdelay-mode={0 (Absolute delay), 1 (Relative to source delay), 2 (Relative to source content)} Delay calculation mode Absolute delay - add absolute delay to each subtitle. Relative to source delay - multiply subtitle delay. Relative to source content - determine subtitle delay from its content (text). --subsdelay-factor=<float [0.000000 .. 20.000000]> Calculation factor Calculation factor. In Absolute delay mode the factor represents seconds. --subsdelay-overlap=<integer [1 .. 4]> Maximum overlapping subtitles Maximum number of subtitles allowed at the same time. --subsdelay-min-alpha=<integer [0 .. 255]> Minimum alpha value Alpha value of the earliest subtitle, where 0 is fully transparent and 255 is fully opaque. Overlap fix: --subsdelay-min-stops=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Interval between two disappearances Minimum time (in milliseconds) that subtitle should stay after its predecessor has disappeared (subtitle delay will be extended to meet this requirement). --subsdelay-min-start-stop=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Interval between appearance and disappearance Minimum time (in milliseconds) that subtitle should stay after newer subtitle has appeared (earlier subtitle delay will be shortened to avoid the overlap). --subsdelay-min-stop-start=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Interval between disappearance and appearance Minimum time (in milliseconds) between subtitle disappearance and newer subtitle appearance (earlier subtitle delay will be extended to fill the gap). Sharpen video filter Augment contrast between contours. --sharpen-sigma=<float [0.000000 .. 2.000000]> Sharpen strength (0-2) Set the Sharpen strength, between 0 and 2. Defaults to 0.05. Sepia video filter Gives video a warmer tone by applying sepia effect --sepia-intensity=<integer [0 .. 255]> Sepia intensity Intensity of sepia effect Scene video filter Send your video to picture files --scene-format=<string> Image format Format of the output images (png, jpeg, ...). --scene-width=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Image width You can enforce the image width. By default (-1) VLC will adapt to the video characteristics. --scene-height=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Image height You can enforce the image height. By default (-1) VLC will adapt to the video characteristics. --scene-prefix=<string> Filename prefix Prefix of the output images filenames. Output filenames will have the "prefixNUMBER.format" form if replace is not true. --scene-path=<string> Directory path prefix Directory path where images files should be saved. If not set, then images will be automatically saved in users homedir. --scene-replace, --no-scene-replace Always write to the same file (default disabled) Always write to the same file instead of creating one file per image. In this case, the number is not appended to the filename. (default disabled) --scene-ratio=<integer [1 .. 2147483647]> Recording ratio Ratio of images to record. 3 means that one image out of three is recorded. RSS and Atom feed display Display a RSS or ATOM Feed on your video --rss-urls=<string> Feed URLs RSS/Atom feed '|' (pipe) separated URLs. Position: --rss-x=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> X offset X offset, from the left screen edge. --rss-y=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Y offset Y offset, down from the top. --rss-position={0 (Center), 1 (Left), 2 (Right), 4 (Top), 8 (Bottom), 5 (Top-Left), 6 (Top-Right), 9 (Bottom-Left), 10 (Bottom-Right)} Text position You can enforce the text position on the video (0=center, 1=left, 2=right, 4=top, 8=bottom; you can also use combinations of these values, eg 6 = top-right). Font: --rss-opacity=<integer [0 .. 255]> Opacity Opacity (inverse of transparency) of overlay text. 0 = transparent, 255 = totally opaque. --rss-color={-268435456 (Default), 0 (Black), 8421504 (Gray), 12632256 (Silver), 16777215 (White), 8388608 (Maroon), 16711680 (Red), 16711935 (Fuchsia), 16776960 (Yellow), 8421376 (Olive), 32768 (Green), 32896 (Teal), 65280 (Lime), 8388736 (Purple), 128 (Navy), 255 (Blue), 65535 (Aqua)} Color Color of the text that will be rendered on the video. This must be an hexadecimal (like HTML colors). The first two chars are for red, then green, then blue. #000000 = black, #FF0000 = red, #00FF00 = green, #FFFF00 = yellow (red + green), #FFFFFF = white --rss-size=<integer [-1 .. 4096]> Font size, pixels Font size, in pixels. Default is -1 (use default font size). Misc: --rss-speed=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Speed of feeds Speed of the RSS/Atom feeds in microseconds (bigger is slower). --rss-length=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Max length Maximum number of characters displayed on the screen. --rss-ttl=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Refresh time Number of seconds between each forced refresh of the feeds. 0 means that the feeds are never updated. --rss-images, --no-rss-images Feed images (default enabled) Display feed images if available. (default enabled) --rss-title={-1 (Default), 0 (Don't show), 1 (Always visible), 2 (Scroll with feed)} Title display mode Title display mode. Default is 0 (hidden) if the feed has an image and feed images are enabled, 1 otherwise. Rotate video filter --rotate-angle=<float> Angle in degrees Angle in degrees (0 to 359) --rotate-use-motion, --no-rotate-use-motion Use motion sensors (default disabled) Use HDAPS, AMS, APPLESMC or UNIMOTION motion sensors to rotate the video (default disabled) Remote-OSD over VNC --rmtosd-host=<string> VNC Host VNC hostname or IP address. --rmtosd-port=<integer [1 .. 65535]> VNC Port VNC port number. --rmtosd-password=<string> VNC Password VNC password. --rmtosd-update=<integer [200 .. 300]> VNC poll interval In this interval an update from VNC is requested, default every 300 ms. --rmtosd-vnc-polling, --no-rmtosd-vnc-polling VNC polling (default disabled) Activate VNC polling. Do NOT activate for use as VDR ffnetdev client. (default disabled) --rmtosd-mouse-events, --no-rmtosd-mouse-events Mouse events (default disabled) Send mouse events to VNC host. Not needed for use as VDR ffnetdev client. (default disabled) --rmtosd-key-events, --no-rmtosd-key-events Key events (default disabled) Send key events to VNC host. (default disabled) --rmtosd-alpha=<integer [0 .. 255]> Alpha transparency value (default 255) The transparency of the OSD VNC can be changed by giving a value between 0 and 255. A lower value specifies more transparency a higher means less transparency. The default is being not transparent (value 255) the minimum is fully transparent (value 0). Puzzle interactive game video filter --puzzle-rows=<integer [2 .. 16]> Number of puzzle rows Number of puzzle rows --puzzle-cols=<integer [2 .. 16]> Number of puzzle columns Number of puzzle columns --puzzle-border=<integer [0 .. 40]> Border Unshuffled Border width. --puzzle-preview, --no-puzzle-preview Small preview (default disabled) Show small preview. (default disabled) --puzzle-preview-size=<integer [0 .. 100]> Small preview size Show small preview size (percent of source). --puzzle-shape-size=<integer [0 .. 100]> Piece edge shape size Size of the curve along the piece's edge --puzzle-auto-shuffle=<integer [0 .. 30000]> Auto shuffle Auto shuffle delay during game --puzzle-auto-solve=<integer [0 .. 30000]> Auto solve Auto solve delay during game --puzzle-rotation={0 (0), 1 (0/180), 2 (0/90/180/270), 3 (0/90/180/270/mirror)} Rotation Rotation parameter: none;180;90-270;mirror --puzzle-mode={0 (jigsaw puzzle), 1 (sliding puzzle), 2 (swap puzzle), 3 (exchange puzzle)} Game mode Select game mode variation from jigsaw puzzle to sliding puzzle. Video post processing filter --postproc-q=<integer [0 .. 6]> Post processing quality Quality of post processing. Valid range is 0 (disabled) to 6 (highest) Higher levels require more CPU power, but produce higher quality pictures. With default filter chain, the values map to the following filters: 1: hb, 2-4: hb+vb, 5-6: hb+vb+dr --postproc-name=<string> FFmpeg post processing filter chains FFmpeg post processing filter chains Posterize video filter Posterize video by lowering the number of colors --posterize-level=<integer [2 .. 256]> Posterize level Posterize level (number of colors is cube of this value) Panoramix: wall with overlap video filter Split the video in multiple windows to display on a wall of screens --panoramix-cols=<integer [-1 .. 15]> Number of columns Select the number of horizontal video windows in which to split the video --panoramix-rows=<integer [-1 .. 15]> Number of rows Select the number of vertical video windows in which to split the video --panoramix-bz-length=<integer [0 .. 100]> length of the overlapping area (in %) Select in percent the length of the blended zone --panoramix-bz-height=<integer [0 .. 100]> height of the overlapping area (in %) Select in percent the height of the blended zone (case of 2x2 wall) --panoramix-attenuate, --no-panoramix-attenuate Attenuation (default enabled) Check this option if you want attenuate blended zone by this plug-in (if option is unchecked, attenuate is made by opengl) (default enabled) --panoramix-bz-begin=<integer [0 .. 100]> Attenuation, begin (in %) Select in percent the Lagrange coefficient of the beginning blended zone --panoramix-bz-middle=<integer [0 .. 100]> Attenuation, middle (in %) Select in percent the Lagrange coefficient of the middle of blended zone --panoramix-bz-end=<integer [0 .. 100]> Attenuation, end (in %) Select in percent the Lagrange coefficient of the end of blended zone --panoramix-bz-middle-pos=<integer [1 .. 99]> middle position (in %) Select in percent (50 is center) the position of the middle point (Lagrange) of blended zone --panoramix-bz-gamma-red=<float [0.000000 .. 5.000000]> Gamma (Red) correction Select the gamma for the correction of blended zone (Red or Y component) --panoramix-bz-gamma-green=<float [0.000000 .. 5.000000]> Gamma (Green) correction Select the gamma for the correction of blended zone (Green or U component) --panoramix-bz-gamma-blue=<float [0.000000 .. 5.000000]> Gamma (Blue) correction Select the gamma for the correction of blended zone (Blue or V component) --panoramix-bz-blackcrush-red=<integer [0 .. 255]> Black Crush for Red Select the Black Crush of blended zone (Red or Y component) --panoramix-bz-blackcrush-green=<integer [0 .. 255]> Black Crush for Green Select the Black Crush of blended zone (Green or U component) --panoramix-bz-blackcrush-blue=<integer [0 .. 255]> Black Crush for Blue Select the Black Crush of blended zone (Blue or V component) --panoramix-bz-whitecrush-red=<integer [0 .. 255]> White Crush for Red Select the White Crush of blended zone (Red or Y component) --panoramix-bz-whitecrush-green=<integer [0 .. 255]> White Crush for Green Select the White Crush of blended zone (Green or U component) --panoramix-bz-whitecrush-blue=<integer [0 .. 255]> White Crush for Blue Select the White Crush of blended zone (Blue or V component) --panoramix-bz-blacklevel-red=<integer [0 .. 255]> Black Level for Red Select the Black Level of blended zone (Red or Y component) --panoramix-bz-blacklevel-green=<integer [0 .. 255]> Black Level for Green Select the Black Level of blended zone (Green or U component) --panoramix-bz-blacklevel-blue=<integer [0 .. 255]> Black Level for Blue Select the Black Level of blended zone (Blue or V component) --panoramix-bz-whitelevel-red=<integer [0 .. 255]> White Level for Red Select the White Level of blended zone (Red or Y component) --panoramix-bz-whitelevel-green=<integer [0 .. 255]> White Level for Green Select the White Level of blended zone (Green or U component) --panoramix-bz-whitelevel-blue=<integer [0 .. 255]> White Level for Blue Select the White Level of blended zone (Blue or V component) --panoramix-active=<string> Active windows Comma-separated list of active windows, defaults to all Motion blur filter --blur-factor=<integer [1 .. 127]> Blur factor (1-127) The degree of blurring from 1 to 127. Mosaic video sub source --mosaic-alpha=<integer [0 .. 255]> Transparency Transparency of the mosaic foreground pictures. 0 means transparent, 255 opaque (default). --mosaic-height=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Height Total height of the mosaic, in pixels. --mosaic-width=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Width Total width of the mosaic, in pixels. --mosaic-align={0 (Center), 1 (Left), 2 (Right), 4 (Top), 8 (Bottom), 5 (Top-Left), 6 (Top-Right), 9 (Bottom-Left), 10 (Bottom-Right)} Mosaic alignment You can enforce the mosaic alignment on the video (0=center, 1=left, 2=right, 4=top, 8=bottom, you can also use combinations of these values, eg 6 = top-right). --mosaic-xoffset=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Top left corner X coordinate X Coordinate of the top-left corner of the mosaic. --mosaic-yoffset=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Top left corner Y coordinate Y Coordinate of the top-left corner of the mosaic. --mosaic-borderw=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Border width Width in pixels of the border between miniatures. --mosaic-borderh=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Border height Height in pixels of the border between miniatures. --mosaic-position={0 (auto), 1 (fixed), 2 (offsets)} Positioning method Positioning method for the mosaic. auto: automatically choose the best number of rows and columns. fixed: use the user-defined number of rows and columns. offsets: use the user-defined offsets for each image. --mosaic-rows=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Number of rows Number of image rows in the mosaic (only used if positioning method is set to "fixed"). --mosaic-cols=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Number of columns Number of image columns in the mosaic (only used if positioning method is set to "fixed". --mosaic-keep-aspect-ratio, --no-mosaic-keep-aspect-ratio Keep aspect ratio (default disabled) Keep the original aspect ratio when resizing mosaic elements. (default disabled) --mosaic-keep-picture, --no-mosaic-keep-picture Keep original size (default disabled) Keep the original size of mosaic elements. (default disabled) --mosaic-order=<string> Elements order You can enforce the order of the elements on the mosaic. You must give a comma-separated list of picture ID(s).These IDs are assigned in the "mosaic-bridge" module. --mosaic-offsets=<string> Offsets in order You can enforce the (x,y) offsets of the elements on the mosaic (only used if positioning method is set to "offsets"). You must give a comma-separated list of coordinates (eg: 10,10,150,10). --mosaic-delay=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Delay Pictures coming from the mosaic elements will be delayed according to this value (in milliseconds). For high values you will need to raise caching at input. Mirror video filter Splits video in two same parts, like in a mirror --mirror-split={0 (Vertical), 1 (Horizontal)} Mirror orientation Defines orientation of the mirror splitting. Can be vertical or horizontal. --mirror-direction={0 (Left to right/Top to bottom), 1 (Right to left/Bottom to top)} Direction Direction of the mirroring Marquee display Display text above the video --marq-marquee=<string> Text Marquee text to display. (Available format strings: Time related: %Y = year, %m = month, %d = day, %H = hour, %M = minute, %S = second, ... Meta data related: $a = artist, $b = album, $c = copyright, $d = description, $e = encoded by, $g = genre, $l = language, $n = track num, $p = now playing, $r = rating, $s = subtitles language, $t = title, $u = url, $A = date, $B = audio bitrate (in kb/s), $C = chapter,$D = duration, $F = full name with path, $I = title, $L = time left, $N = name, $O = audio language, $P = position (in %), $R = rate, $S = audio sample rate (in kHz), $T = time, $U = publisher, $V = volume, $_ = new line) --marq-file=<string> Text file File to read the marquee text from. Position: --marq-x=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> X offset X offset, from the left screen edge. --marq-y=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Y offset Y offset, down from the top. --marq-position={0 (Center), 1 (Left), 2 (Right), 4 (Top), 8 (Bottom), 5 (Top-Left), 6 (Top-Right), 9 (Bottom-Left), 10 (Bottom-Right)} Marquee position You can enforce the marquee position on the video (0=center, 1=left, 2=right, 4=top, 8=bottom, you can also use combinations of these values, eg 6 = top-right). Font: --marq-opacity=<integer [0 .. 255]> Opacity Opacity (inverse of transparency) of overlayed text. 0 = transparent, 255 = totally opaque. --marq-color={-268435456 (Default), 0 (Black), 8421504 (Gray), 12632256 (Silver), 16777215 (White), 8388608 (Maroon), 16711680 (Red), 16711935 (Fuchsia), 16776960 (Yellow), 8421376 (Olive), 32768 (Green), 32896 (Teal), 65280 (Lime), 8388736 (Purple), 128 (Navy), 255 (Blue), 65535 (Aqua)} Color Color of the text that will be rendered on the video. This must be an hexadecimal (like HTML colors). The first two chars are for red, then green, then blue. #000000 = black, #FF0000 = red, #00FF00 = green, #FFFF00 = yellow (red + green), #FFFFFF = white --marq-size=<integer [-1 .. 4096]> Font size, pixels Font size, in pixels. Default is -1 (use default font size). Misc: --marq-timeout=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Timeout Number of milliseconds the marquee must remain displayed. Default value is 0 (remains forever). --marq-refresh=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Refresh period in ms Number of milliseconds between string updates. This is mainly useful when using meta data or time format string sequences. Logo sub source Use a local picture as logo on the video --logo-file=<string> Logo filenames Full path of the image files to use. Format is <image>[,<delay in ms>[,<alpha>]][;<image>[,<delay>[,<alpha>]]][;...]. If you only have one file, simply enter its filename. --logo-x=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> X coordinate X coordinate of the logo. You can move the logo by left-clicking it. --logo-y=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Y coordinate Y coordinate of the logo. You can move the logo by left-clicking it. --logo-delay=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Logo individual image time in ms Individual image display time of 0 - 60000 ms. --logo-repeat=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Logo animation # of loops Number of loops for the logo animation.-1 = continuous, 0 = disabled --logo-opacity=<integer [0 .. 255]> Opacity of the logo Logo opacity value (from 0 for full transparency to 255 for full opacity). --logo-position={0 (Center), 1 (Left), 2 (Right), 4 (Top), 8 (Bottom), 5 (Top-Left), 6 (Top-Right), 9 (Bottom-Left), 10 (Bottom-Right)} Logo position Enforce the logo position on the video (0=center, 1=left, 2=right, 4=top, 8=bottom, you can also use combinations of these values, eg 6 = top-right). High Quality 3D Denoiser filter --hqdn3d-luma-spat=<float [0.000000 .. 254.000000]> Spatial luma strength (0-254) Spatial luma strength (default 4) --hqdn3d-chroma-spat=<float [0.000000 .. 254.000000]> Spatial chroma strength (0-254) Spatial chroma strength (default 3) --hqdn3d-luma-temp=<float [0.000000 .. 254.000000]> Temporal luma strength (0-254) Temporal luma strength (default 6) --hqdn3d-chroma-temp=<float [0.000000 .. 254.000000]> Temporal chroma strength (0-254) Temporal chroma strength (default 4.5) Grain video filter Adds filtered gaussian noise --grain-variance=<float [0.000000 .. 10.000000]> Variance Variance of the gaussian noise --grain-period-min=<integer [1 .. 64]> Minimal period Minimal period of the noise grain in pixel --grain-period-max=<integer [1 .. 64]> Maximal period Maximal period of the noise grain in pixel Gradient video filter Apply color gradient or edge detection effects --gradient-mode={gradient,edge,hough} Distort mode Distort mode, one of "gradient", "edge" and "hough". --gradient-type=<integer [0 .. 1]> Gradient image type Gradient image type (0 or 1). 0 will turn the image to white while 1 will keep colors. --gradient-cartoon, --no-gradient-cartoon Apply cartoon effect (default enabled) Apply cartoon effect. It is only used by "gradient" and "edge". (default enabled) Gradfun video filter Debanding algorithm --gradfun-radius=<integer [4 .. 32]> Radius Radius in pixels --gradfun-strength=<float [0.510000 .. 255.000000]> Strength Strength used to modify the value of a pixel Gaussian blur video filter Add a blurring effect --gaussianblur-sigma=<float> Gaussian's std deviation Gaussian's standard deviation. The blurring will take into account pixels up to 3*sigma away in any direction. Extract RGB component video filter --extract-component={16711680 (Red), 65280 (Green), 255 (Blue)} RGB component to extract RGB component to extract. 0 for Red, 1 for Green and 2 for Blue. Erase video filter Remove zones of the video using a picture as mask --erase-mask=<string> Image mask Image mask. Pixels with an alpha value greater than 50% will be erased. --erase-x=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> X coordinate X coordinate of the mask. --erase-y=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Y coordinate Y coordinate of the mask. Deinterlacing video filter --sout-deinterlace-mode={discard,blend,mean,bob,linear,x,yadif,yadif2x,phosphor,ivtc} Streaming deinterlace mode Deinterlace method to use for streaming. --sout-deinterlace-phosphor-chroma={1 (Latest), 2 (AltLine), 3 (Blend), 4 (Upconvert)} Phosphor chroma mode for 4:2:0 input Choose handling for colours in those output frames that fall across input frame boundaries. - Latest: take chroma from new (bright) field only. Good for interlaced input, such as videos from a camcorder. - AltLine: take chroma line 1 from top field, line 2 from bottom field, etc. Default, good for NTSC telecined input (anime DVDs, etc.). - Blend: average input field chromas. May distort the colours of the new (bright) field, too. - Upconvert: output in 4:2:2 format (independent chroma for each field). Best simulation, but requires more CPU and memory bandwidth. --sout-deinterlace-phosphor-dimmer={1 (Off), 2 (Low), 3 (Medium), 4 (High)} Phosphor old field dimmer strength This controls the strength of the darkening filter that simulates CRT TV phosphor light decay for the old field in the Phosphor framerate doubler. Default: Low. Video scaling filter Crop: --croppadd-croptop=<integer [0 .. 2147483647]> Pixels to crop from top Number of pixels to crop from the top of the image. --croppadd-cropbottom=<integer [0 .. 2147483647]> Pixels to crop from bottom Number of pixels to crop from the bottom of the image. --croppadd-cropleft=<integer [0 .. 2147483647]> Pixels to crop from left Number of pixels to crop from the left of the image. --croppadd-cropright=<integer [0 .. 2147483647]> Pixels to crop from right Number of pixels to crop from the right of the image. Padd: --croppadd-paddtop=<integer [0 .. 2147483647]> Pixels to padd to top Number of pixels to padd to the top of the image after cropping. --croppadd-paddbottom=<integer [0 .. 2147483647]> Pixels to padd to bottom Number of pixels to padd to the bottom of the image after cropping. --croppadd-paddleft=<integer [0 .. 2147483647]> Pixels to padd to left Number of pixels to padd to the left of the image after cropping. --croppadd-paddright=<integer [0 .. 2147483647]> Pixels to padd to right Number of pixels to padd to the right of the image after cropping. Color threshold filter Select one color in the video --colorthres-color={16711680 (Red), 16711935 (Fuchsia), 16776960 (Yellow), 65280 (Lime), 255 (Blue), 65535 (Aqua)} Color Colors similar to this will be kept, others will be grayscaled. This must be an hexadecimal (like HTML colors). The first two chars are for red, then green, then blue. #000000 = black, #FF0000 = red, #00FF00 = green, #FFFF00 = yellow (red + green), #FFFFFF = white --colorthres-saturationthres=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Saturation threshold --colorthres-similaritythres=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Similarity threshold Clone video filter Duplicate your video to multiple windows and/or video output modules --clone-count=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Number of clones Number of video windows in which to clone the video. --clone-vout-list=<string> Video output modules You can use specific video output modules for the clones. Use a comma-separated list of modules. Canvas video filter Automatically resize and pad a video --canvas-width=<integer [0 .. 2147483647]> Output width Output (canvas) image width --canvas-height=<integer [0 .. 2147483647]> Output height Output (canvas) image height --canvas-aspect=<string> Output picture aspect ratio Set the canvas' picture aspect ratio. If omitted, the canvas is assumed to have the same SAR as the input. --canvas-padd, --no-canvas-padd Pad video (default enabled) If enabled, video will be padded to fit in canvas after scaling. Otherwise, video will be cropped to fix in canvas after scaling. (default enabled) Bluescreen video filter This effect, also known as "greenscreen" or "chroma key" blends the "blue parts" of the foreground image of the mosaic on the background (like weather forecasts). You can choose the "key" color for blending (blue by default). --bluescreen-u=<integer [0 .. 255]> Bluescreen U value "U" value for the bluescreen key color (in YUV values). From 0 to 255. Defaults to 120 for blue. --bluescreen-v=<integer [0 .. 255]> Bluescreen V value "V" value for the bluescreen key color (in YUV values). From 0 to 255. Defaults to 90 for blue. --bluescreen-ut=<integer [0 .. 255]> Bluescreen U tolerance Tolerance of the bluescreen blender on color variations for the U plane. A value between 10 and 20 seems sensible. --bluescreen-vt=<integer [0 .. 255]> Bluescreen V tolerance Tolerance of the bluescreen blender on color variations for the V plane. A value between 10 and 20 seems sensible. Blending benchmark filter Benchmarking: --blendbench-loops=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Number of time to blend The number of time the blend will be performed --blendbench-alpha=<integer [0 .. 255]> Alpha of the blended image Alpha with which the blend image is blended Base image: --blendbench-base-image=<string> Image to be blended onto The image which will be used to blend onto --blendbench-base-chroma=<string> Chroma for the base image Chroma which the base image will be loaded in Blend image: --blendbench-blend-image=<string> Image which will be blended The image blended onto the base image --blendbench-blend-chroma=<string> Chroma for the blend image Chroma which the blend image will be loaded in Ball video filter Augmented reality ball game --ball-color={red,green,blue,white} Ball color Ball color --ball-speed=<integer [1 .. 15]> Ball speed Set ball speed, the displacement value in number of pixels by frame. --ball-size=<integer [5 .. 30]> Ball size Set ball size giving its radius in number of pixels --ball-gradient-threshold=<integer [1 .. 200]> Gradient threshold Set gradient threshold for edge computation. --ball-edge-visible, --no-ball-edge-visible Edge visible (default enabled) Set edge visibility. (default enabled) Audio Bar Graph Video sub source --audiobargraph_v-i_values=<string> Value of the audio channels levels Value of the audio level of each channels between 0 and 1. Each level should be separated with ':'. --audiobargraph_v-x=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> X coordinate X coordinate of the bargraph. --audiobargraph_v-y=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Y coordinate Y coordinate of the bargraph. --audiobargraph_v-transparency=<integer [0 .. 255]> Transparency of the bargraph Bargraph transparency value (from 0 for full transparency to 255 for full opacity). --audiobargraph_v-position={0 (Center), 1 (Left), 2 (Right), 4 (Top), 8 (Bottom), 5 (Top-Left), 6 (Top-Right), 9 (Bottom-Left), 10 (Bottom-Right)} Bargraph position Enforce the bargraph position on the video (0=center, 1=left, 2=right, 4=top, 8=bottom, you can also use combinations of these values, eg 6 = top-right). --audiobargraph_v-alarm=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Alarm Signals a silence and displays and alert (0=no alarm, 1=alarm). --audiobargraph_v-barWidth=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Bar width in pixel (default : 10) Width in pixel of each bar in the BarGraph to be displayed (default : 10). AtmoLight Filter This module allows controlling an so called AtmoLight device connected to your computer. AtmoLight is the homegrown version of what Philips calls AmbiLight. If you need further information feel free to visit us at http://www.vdr-wiki.de/wiki/index.php/Atmo-plugin http://www.vdr-wiki.de/wiki/index.php/AtmoWin You can find there detailed descriptions on how to build it for yourself and where to get the required parts. You can also have a look at pictures and some movies showing such a device in live action. Choose Devicetype and Connection: --atmo-device={0 (AtmoWin Software), 1 (Classic AtmoLight), 2 (Quattro AtmoLight), 3 (DMX), 4 (MoMoLight), 5 (fnordlicht)} Device type Choose your preferred hardware from the list, or choose AtmoWin Software to delegate processing to the external process - with more options --atmo-serialdev=<string> Serial Port/Device Name of the serial port where the AtmoLight controller is attached to. On Windows usually something like COM1 or COM2. On Linux /dev/ttyS01 f.e. --atmo-atmowinexe=<string> Filename of AtmoWin*.exe if you want the AtmoLight control software to be launched by VLC, enter the complete path of AtmoWinA.exe here. Illuminate the room with this color on pause: --atmo-usepausecolor, --no-atmo-usepausecolor Color when paused (default disabled) Set the color to show if the user pauses the video. (Have light to get another beer?) (default disabled) --atmo-pcolor-red=<integer [0 .. 255]> Pause-Red Red component of the pause color --atmo-pcolor-green=<integer [0 .. 255]> Pause-Green Green component of the pause color --atmo-pcolor-blue=<integer [0 .. 255]> Pause-Blue Blue component of the pause color --atmo-fadesteps=<integer [1 .. 250]> Pause-Fadesteps Number of steps to change current color to pause color (each step takes 40ms) Illuminate the room with this color on shutdown: --atmo-ecolor-red=<integer [0 .. 255]> End-Red Red component of the shutdown color --atmo-ecolor-green=<integer [0 .. 255]> End-Green Green component of the shutdown color --atmo-ecolor-blue=<integer [0 .. 255]> End-Blue Blue component of the shutdown color --atmo-efadesteps=<integer [1 .. 250]> End-Fadesteps Number of steps to change current color to end color for dimming up the light in cinema style... (each step takes 40ms) DMX options: --atmo-dmx-channels=<integer [1 .. 64]> Count of AtmoLight channels How many AtmoLight channels, should be emulated with that DMX device --atmo-dmx-chbase=<string> DMX address for each channel Define here the DMX base address for each channel use , or ; to separate the values MoMoLight options: --atmo-momo-channels=<integer [3 .. 4]> Count of channels Depending on your MoMoLight hardware choose 3 or 4 channels fnordlicht options: --atmo-fnordlicht-amount=<integer [1 .. 254]> Count of fnordlicht's Depending on the amount your fnordlicht hardware choose 1 to 254 channels Zone Layout for the build-in Atmo: --atmo-zones-top=<integer [0 .. 16]> Number of zones on top Number of zones on the top of the screen --atmo-zones-bottom=<integer [0 .. 16]> Number of zones on bottom Number of zones on the bottom of the screen --atmo-zones-lr=<integer [0 .. 16]> Zones on left / right side Left and right side having always the same number of zones --atmo-zone-summary, --no-atmo-zone-summary Calculate a average zone (default disabled) It contains the average of all pixels in the sample image (only useful for single channel AtmoLight) (default disabled) Settings for the built-in Live Video Processor only: --atmo-edgeweightning=<integer [1 .. 30]> Edge weightning Increasing this value will result in color more depending on the border of the frame. --atmo-brightness=<integer [50 .. 300]> Brightness Overall brightness of your LED stripes --atmo-darknesslimit=<integer [0 .. 10]> Darkness limit Pixels with a saturation lower than this will be ignored. Should be greater than one for letterboxed videos. --atmo-huewinsize=<integer [0 .. 5]> Hue windowing Used for statistics. --atmo-satwinsize=<integer [0 .. 5]> Sat windowing Used for statistics. --atmo-filtermode={0 (No Filtering), 1 (Combined), 2 (Percent)} Output Color filter mode Defines the how the output color should be calculated based on previous color --atmo-meanlength=<integer [300 .. 5000]> Filter length (ms) Time it takes until a color is completely changed. This prevents flickering. --atmo-meanthreshold=<integer [1 .. 100]> Filter threshold How much a color has to be changed for an immediate color change. --atmo-percentnew=<integer [1 .. 100]> Filter smoothness (%) Filter Smoothness --atmo-framedelay=<integer [0 .. 200]> Frame delay (ms) Helps to get the video output and the light effects in sync. Values around 20ms should do the trick. Change channel assignment (fixes wrong wiring): --atmo-channel_0={-1 (disabled), 4 (Zone 4:summary), 3 (Zone 3:left), 1 (Zone 1:right), 0 (Zone 0:top), 2 (Zone 2:bottom)} Channel 0: summary Maps the hardware channel X to logical zone Y to fix wrong wiring :-) --atmo-channel_1={-1 (disabled), 4 (Zone 4:summary), 3 (Zone 3:left), 1 (Zone 1:right), 0 (Zone 0:top), 2 (Zone 2:bottom)} Channel 1: left Maps the hardware channel X to logical zone Y to fix wrong wiring :-) --atmo-channel_2={-1 (disabled), 4 (Zone 4:summary), 3 (Zone 3:left), 1 (Zone 1:right), 0 (Zone 0:top), 2 (Zone 2:bottom)} Channel 2: right Maps the hardware channel X to logical zone Y to fix wrong wiring :-) --atmo-channel_3={-1 (disabled), 4 (Zone 4:summary), 3 (Zone 3:left), 1 (Zone 1:right), 0 (Zone 0:top), 2 (Zone 2:bottom)} Channel 3: top Maps the hardware channel X to logical zone Y to fix wrong wiring :-) --atmo-channel_4={-1 (disabled), 4 (Zone 4:summary), 3 (Zone 3:left), 1 (Zone 1:right), 0 (Zone 0:top), 2 (Zone 2:bottom)} Channel 4: bottom Maps the hardware channel X to logical zone Y to fix wrong wiring :-) --atmo-channels=<string> Channel / Zone Assignment For devices with more than five channels / zones write down here for each channel the zone number to show and separate the values with , ; and use -1 to not use some channels. For the classic AtmoLight the sequence 4,3,1,0,2 would set the default channel/zone mapping. Having only two zones on top, and one zone on left and right and no summary zone the mapping for classic AtmoLight would be -1,3,2,1,0 Adjust the white light to your LED stripes: --atmo-whiteadj, --no-atmo-whiteadj Use Software White adjust (default enabled) Should the buildin driver do a white adjust or your LED stripes? recommend. (default enabled) --atmo-white-red=<integer [0 .. 255]> White Red Red value of a pure white on your LED stripes. --atmo-white-green=<integer [0 .. 255]> White Green Green value of a pure white on your LED stripes. --atmo-white-blue=<integer [0 .. 255]> White Blue Blue value of a pure white on your LED stripes. Change gradients: --atmo-gradient_zone_0=<string> Zone 0: Top gradient Defines a small bitmap with 64x48 pixels, containing a grayscale gradient --atmo-gradient_zone_1=<string> Zone 1: Right gradient Defines a small bitmap with 64x48 pixels, containing a grayscale gradient --atmo-gradient_zone_2=<string> Zone 2: Bottom gradient Defines a small bitmap with 64x48 pixels, containing a grayscale gradient --atmo-gradient_zone_3=<string> Zone 3: Left gradient Defines a small bitmap with 64x48 pixels, containing a grayscale gradient --atmo-gradient_zone_4=<string> Zone 4: Summary gradient Defines a small bitmap with 64x48 pixels, containing a grayscale gradient --atmo-gradient_path=<string> Gradient bitmap searchpath Now preferred option to assign gradient bitmaps, put them as zone_0.bmp, zone_1.bmp etc. into one folder and set the foldername here --atmo-width=<integer [64 .. 512]> Extracted Image Width The width of the mini image for further processing (64 is default) --atmo-height=<integer [48 .. 384]> Extracted Image Height The height of the mini image for further processing (48 is default) --atmo-showdots, --no-atmo-showdots Mark analyzed pixels (default disabled) Makes the sample grid visible on screen as white pixels (default disabled) antiflicker video filter --antiflicker-window-size=<integer [0 .. 100]> Window size Number of frames (0 to 100) --antiflicker-softening-size=<integer [0 .. 31]> Softening value Number of frames consider for smoothening (0 to 30) Convert 3D picture to anaglyph image video filter --anaglyph-scheme={red-green,red-blue,red-cyan,trioscopic,magenta-cyan} Color scheme Define the glasses' color scheme Alpha mask video filter Use an image's alpha channel as a transparency mask. --alphamask-mask=<string> Transparency mask Alpha blending transparency mask. Uses a png alpha channel. Image properties filter --contrast=<float [0.000000 .. 2.000000]> Image contrast (0-2) Set the image contrast, between 0 and 2. Defaults to 1. --brightness=<float [0.000000 .. 2.000000]> Image brightness (0-2) Set the image brightness, between 0 and 2. Defaults to 1. --hue=<integer [0 .. 360]> Image hue (0-360) Set the image hue, between 0 and 360. Defaults to 0. --saturation=<float [0.000000 .. 3.000000]> Image saturation (0-3) Set the image saturation, between 0 and 3. Defaults to 1. --gamma=<float [0.010000 .. 10.000000]> Image gamma (0-10) Set the image gamma, between 0.01 and 10. Defaults to 1. --brightness-threshold, --no-brightness-threshold Brightness threshold (default disabled) When this mode is enabled, pixels will be shown as black or white. The threshold value will be the brightness defined below. (default disabled) Freetype2 font renderer --freetype-font=<string> Font Font family for the font you want to use --freetype-monofont=<string> Monospace Font Font family for the font you want to use --freetype-fontsize=<integer [0 .. 4096]> Font size in pixels This is the default size of the fonts that will be rendered on the video. If set to something different than 0 this option will override the relative font size. --freetype-rel-fontsize={20 (Smaller), 18 (Small), 16 (Normal), 12 (Large), 6 (Larger)} Relative font size This is the relative default size of the fonts that will be rendered on the video. If absolute font size is set, relative size will be overridden. --freetype-opacity=<integer [0 .. 255]> Text opacity The opacity (inverse of transparency) of the text that will be rendered on the video. 0 = transparent, 255 = totally opaque. --freetype-color={0 (Black), 8421504 (Gray), 12632256 (Silver), 16777215 (White), 8388608 (Maroon), 16711680 (Red), 16711935 (Fuchsia), 16776960 (Yellow), 8421376 (Olive), 32768 (Green), 32896 (Teal), 65280 (Lime), 8388736 (Purple), 128 (Navy), 255 (Blue), 65535 (Aqua)} Text default color The color of the text that will be rendered on the video. This must be an hexadecimal (like HTML colors). The first two chars are for red, then green, then blue. #000000 = black, #FF0000 = red, #00FF00 = green, #FFFF00 = yellow (red + green), #FFFFFF = white --freetype-bold, --no-freetype-bold Force bold (default disabled) --freetype-background-opacity=<integer [0 .. 255]> Background opacity --freetype-background-color={0 (Black), 8421504 (Gray), 12632256 (Silver), 16777215 (White), 8388608 (Maroon), 16711680 (Red), 16711935 (Fuchsia), 16776960 (Yellow), 8421376 (Olive), 32768 (Green), 32896 (Teal), 65280 (Lime), 8388736 (Purple), 128 (Navy), 255 (Blue), 65535 (Aqua)} Background color --freetype-outline-opacity=<integer [0 .. 255]> Outline opacity --freetype-outline-color={0 (Black), 8421504 (Gray), 12632256 (Silver), 16777215 (White), 8388608 (Maroon), 16711680 (Red), 16711935 (Fuchsia), 16776960 (Yellow), 8421376 (Olive), 32768 (Green), 32896 (Teal), 65280 (Lime), 8388736 (Purple), 128 (Navy), 255 (Blue), 65535 (Aqua)} Outline color --freetype-outline-thickness={0 (None), 2 (Thin), 4 (Normal), 6 (Thick)} Outline thickness --freetype-shadow-opacity=<integer [0 .. 255]> Shadow opacity --freetype-shadow-color={0 (Black), 8421504 (Gray), 12632256 (Silver), 16777215 (White), 8388608 (Maroon), 16711680 (Red), 16711935 (Fuchsia), 16776960 (Yellow), 8421376 (Olive), 32768 (Green), 32896 (Teal), 65280 (Lime), 8388736 (Purple), 128 (Navy), 255 (Blue), 65535 (Aqua)} Shadow color --freetype-shadow-angle=<float [-360.000000 .. 360.000000]> Shadow angle --freetype-shadow-distance=<float [0.000000 .. 1.000000]> Shadow distance --freetype-yuvp, --no-freetype-yuvp Use YUVP renderer (default disabled) This renders the font using "paletized YUV". This option is only needed if you want to encode into DVB subtitles (default disabled) Transcode stream output Video: --sout-transcode-venc=<string> Video encoder This is the video encoder module that will be used (and its associated options). --sout-transcode-vcodec=<string> Destination video codec This is the video codec that will be used. --sout-transcode-vb=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Video bitrate Target bitrate of the transcoded video stream. --sout-transcode-scale=<float> Video scaling Scale factor to apply to the video while transcoding (eg: 0.25) --sout-transcode-fps=<float> Video frame-rate Target output frame rate for the video stream. --sout-transcode-hurry-up, --no-sout-transcode-hurry-up Hurry up (default disabled) The transcoder will drop frames if your CPU can't keep up with the encoding rate. (default disabled) --sout-transcode-deinterlace, --no-sout-transcode-deinterlace Deinterlace video (default disabled) Deinterlace the video before encoding. (default disabled) --sout-transcode-deinterlace-module={deinterlace,ffmpeg-deinterlace} Deinterlace module Specify the deinterlace module to use. --sout-transcode-width=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Video width Output video width. --sout-transcode-height=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Video height Output video height. --sout-transcode-maxwidth=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Maximum video width Maximum output video width. --sout-transcode-maxheight=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Maximum video height Maximum output video height. --sout-transcode-vfilter=<string> Video filter Video filters will be applied to the video streams (after overlays are applied). You can enter a colon-separated list of filters. Audio: --sout-transcode-aenc=<string> Audio encoder This is the audio encoder module that will be used (and its associated options). --sout-transcode-acodec=<string> Destination audio codec This is the audio codec that will be used. --sout-transcode-ab=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Audio bitrate Target bitrate of the transcoded audio stream. --sout-transcode-alang=<string> Audio language This is the language of the audio stream. --sout-transcode-channels=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Audio channels Number of audio channels in the transcoded streams. --sout-transcode-samplerate=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Audio sample rate Sample rate of the transcoded audio stream (11250, 22500, 44100 or 48000). --sout-transcode-audio-sync, --no-sout-transcode-audio-sync Synchronise on audio track (default disabled) This option will drop/duplicate video frames to synchronise the video track on the audio track. (default disabled) --sout-transcode-afilter=<string> Audio filter Audio filters will be applied to the audio streams (after conversion filters are applied). You can enter a colon-separated list of filters. Overlays/Subtitles: --sout-transcode-senc=<string> Subtitle encoder This is the subtitle encoder module that will be used (and its associated options). --sout-transcode-scodec=<string> Destination subtitle codec This is the subtitle codec that will be used. --sout-transcode-soverlay, --no-sout-transcode-soverlay Destination subtitle codec (default disabled) This is the subtitle codec that will be used. (default disabled) --sout-transcode-sfilter=<string> Overlays This allows you to add overlays (also known as "subpictures" on the transcoded video stream. The subpictures produced by the filters will be overlayed directly onto the video. You can specify a colon-separated list of subpicture modules On Screen Display: --sout-transcode-osd, --no-sout-transcode-osd OSD menu (default disabled) Stream the On Screen Display menu (using the osdmenu subpicture module). (default disabled) Miscellaneous: --sout-transcode-threads=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Number of threads Number of threads used for the transcoding. --sout-transcode-high-priority, --no-sout-transcode-high-priority High priority (default disabled) Runs the optional encoder thread at the OUTPUT priority instead of VIDEO. (default disabled) Standard stream output --sout-standard-access=<string> Output access method Output method to use for the stream. --sout-standard-mux=<string> Output muxer Muxer to use for the stream. --sout-standard-dst=<string> Output destination Destination (URL) to use for the stream. Overrides path and bind parameters --sout-standard-bind=<string> address to bind to (helper setting for dst) address:port to bind vlc to listening incoming streams helper setting for dst,dst=bind+'/'+path. dst-parameter overrides this --sout-standard-path=<string> filename for stream (helper setting for dst) Filename for stream helper setting for dst, dst=bind+'/'+path, dst-parameter overrides this --sout-standard-sap, --no-sout-standard-sap SAP announcing (default disabled) Announce this session with SAP. (default disabled) --sout-standard-name=<string> Session name This is the name of the session that will be announced in the SDP (Session Descriptor). --sout-standard-description=<string> Session description This allows you to give a short description with details about the stream, that will be announced in the SDP (Session Descriptor). --sout-standard-url=<string> Session URL This allows you to give a URL with more details about the stream (often the website of the streaming organization), that will be announced in the SDP (Session Descriptor). --sout-standard-email=<string> Session email This allows you to give a contact mail address for the stream, that will be announced in the SDP (Session Descriptor). --sout-standard-phone=<string> Session phone number This allows you to give a contact telephone number for the stream, that will be announced in the SDP (Session Descriptor). Stream output to memory buffer --sout-smem-video-prerender-callback=<string> Video prerender callback Address of the video prerender callback function. This function will set the buffer where render will be done. --sout-smem-audio-prerender-callback=<string> Audio prerender callback Address of the audio prerender callback function. This function will set the buffer where render will be done. --sout-smem-video-postrender-callback=<string> Video postrender callback Address of the video postrender callback function. This function will be called when the render is into the buffer. --sout-smem-audio-postrender-callback=<string> Audio postrender callback Address of the audio postrender callback function. This function will be called when the render is into the buffer. --sout-smem-video-data=<string> Video Callback data Data for the video callback function. --sout-smem-audio-data=<string> Audio callback data Data for the video callback function. --sout-smem-time-sync, --no-sout-smem-time-sync Time Synchronized output (default enabled) Time Synchronisation option for output. If true, stream will render as usual, else it will be rendered as fast as possible. (default enabled) Change the id of an elementary stream Set ES id: --sout-setid-id=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Elementary Stream ID Specify an identifier integer for this elementary stream --sout-setid-new-id=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> New ES ID Specify an new identifier integer for this elementary stream Set ES Lang: --sout-setlang-id=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Elementary Stream ID Specify an identifier integer for this elementary stream --sout-setlang-lang=<string> Language Specify an ISO-639 code (three characters) for this elementary stream RTP stream output --sout-rtp-dst=<string> Destination This is the output URL that will be used. --sout-rtp-sdp=<string> SDP This allows you to specify how the SDP (Session Descriptor) for this RTP session will be made available. You must use a url: http://location to access the SDP via HTTP, rtsp://location for RTSP access, and sap:// for the SDP to be announced via SAP. --sout-rtp-mux=<string> Muxer This allows you to specify the muxer used for the streaming output. Default is to use no muxer (standard RTP stream). --sout-rtp-sap, --no-sout-rtp-sap SAP announcing (default disabled) Announce this session with SAP. (default disabled) --sout-rtp-name=<string> Session name This is the name of the session that will be announced in the SDP (Session Descriptor). --sout-rtp-cat=<string> Session category This allows you to specify a category for the session, that will be announced if you choose to use SAP. --sout-rtp-description=<string> Session description This allows you to give a short description with details about the stream, that will be announced in the SDP (Session Descriptor). --sout-rtp-url=<string> Session URL This allows you to give a URL with more details about the stream (often the website of the streaming organization), that will be announced in the SDP (Session Descriptor). --sout-rtp-email=<string> Session email This allows you to give a contact mail address for the stream, that will be announced in the SDP (Session Descriptor). --sout-rtp-phone=<string> Session phone number This allows you to give a contact telephone number for the stream, that will be announced in the SDP (Session Descriptor). --sout-rtp-proto={dccp,sctp,tcp,udp,udplite} Transport protocol This selects which transport protocol to use for RTP. --sout-rtp-port=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Port This allows you to specify the base port for the RTP streaming. --sout-rtp-port-audio=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Audio port This allows you to specify the default audio port for the RTP streaming. --sout-rtp-port-video=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Video port This allows you to specify the default video port for the RTP streaming. --sout-rtp-ttl=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Hop limit (TTL) This is the hop limit (also known as "Time-To-Live" or TTL) of the multicast packets sent by the stream output (-1 = use operating system built-in default). --sout-rtp-rtcp-mux, --no-sout-rtp-rtcp-mux RTP/RTCP multiplexing (default disabled) This sends and receives RTCP packet multiplexed over the same port as RTP packets. (default disabled) --sout-rtp-caching=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Caching value (ms) Default caching value for outbound RTP streams. This value should be set in milliseconds. --sout-rtp-key=<string> SRTP key (hexadecimal) RTP packets will be integrity-protected and ciphered with this Secure RTP master shared secret key. This must be a 32-character-long hexadecimal string. --sout-rtp-salt=<string> SRTP salt (hexadecimal) Secure RTP requires a (non-secret) master salt value. This must be a 28-character-long hexadecimal string. --sout-rtp-mp4a-latm, --no-sout-rtp-mp4a-latm MP4A LATM (default disabled) This allows you to stream MPEG4 LATM audio streams (see RFC3016). (default disabled) --rtsp-timeout=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> RTSP session timeout (s) RTSP sessions will be closed after not receiving any RTSP request for this long. Setting it to a negative value or zero disables timeouts. The default is 60 (one minute). --sout-rtsp-user=<string> Username User name that will be requested to access the stream. --sout-rtsp-pwd=<string> Password Password that will be requested to access the stream. Record stream output --sout-record-dst-prefix=<string> Destination prefix Prefix of the destination file automatically generated Remote Audio Output Protocol stream output --sout-raop-host=<string> Host Hostname or IP address of target device --sout-raop-password=<string> Password Password for target device. --sout-raop-password-file=<string> Password file Read password for target device from file. --sout-raop-volume=<integer [0 .. 255]> Volume Output volume for analog output: 0 for silence, 1..255 from almost silent to very loud. Mosaic bridge stream output --sout-mosaic-bridge-id=<string> ID Specify an identifier string for this subpicture --sout-mosaic-bridge-width=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Video width Output video width. --sout-mosaic-bridge-height=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Video height Output video height. --sout-mosaic-bridge-sar=<string> Sample aspect ratio Sample aspect ratio of the destination (1:1, 3:4, 2:3). --sout-mosaic-bridge-chroma=<string> Image chroma Force the use of a specific chroma. Use YUVA if you're planning to use the Alphamask or Bluescreen video filter. --sout-mosaic-bridge-vfilter=<string> Video filter Video filters will be applied to the video stream. --sout-mosaic-bridge-alpha=<integer [0 .. 255]> Transparency Transparency of the mosaic picture. --sout-mosaic-bridge-x=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> X offset X coordinate of the upper left corner in the mosaic if non negative. --sout-mosaic-bridge-y=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Y offset Y coordinate of the upper left corner in the mosaic if non negative. Dynamic language setting from teletext --sout-langfromtelx-id=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Elementary Stream ID Specify an identifier integer for this elementary stream to change --sout-langfromtelx-magazine=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Magazine Specify the magazine containing the language page --sout-langfromtelx-page=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Page Specify the page containing the language --sout-langfromtelx-row=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Row Specify the row containing the language Elementary stream output Generic: --sout-es-access=<string> Output access method This is the default output access method that will be used. --sout-es-mux=<string> Output muxer This is the default muxer method that will be used. --sout-es-dst=<string> Output URL This is the default output URI. Audio: --sout-es-access-audio=<string> Audio output access method This is the output access method that will be used for audio. --sout-es-mux-audio=<string> Audio output muxer This is the muxer that will be used for audio. --sout-es-dst-audio=<string> Audio output URL This is the output URI that will be used for audio. Video: --sout-es-access-video=<string> Video output access method This is the output access method that will be used for video. --sout-es-mux-video=<string> Video output muxer This is the muxer that will be used for video. --sout-es-dst-video=<string> Video output URL This is the output URI that will be used for video. Display stream output --sout-display-audio, --no-sout-display-audio Enable audio (default enabled) Enable/disable audio rendering. (default enabled) --sout-display-video, --no-sout-display-video Enable video (default enabled) Enable/disable video rendering. (default enabled) --sout-display-delay=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Delay (ms) Introduces a delay in the display of the stream. Delay a stream --sout-delay-id=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Elementary Stream ID Specify an identifier integer for this elementary stream --sout-delay-delay=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Delay of the ES (ms) Specify a delay (in ms) for this elementary stream. Positive means delay and negative means advance. Chromaprint stream output --duration=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Duration of the fingerprinting Default: 90sec Bridge stream output Bridge out: --sout-bridge-out-id=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> ID Integer identifier for this elementary stream. This will be used to "find" this stream later. --sout-bridge-out-in-name=<string> Destination bridge-in name Name of the destination bridge-in. If you do not need more than one bridge-in at a time, you can discard this option. Bridge in: --sout-bridge-in-delay=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Delay Pictures coming from the picture video outputs will be delayed according to this value (in milliseconds, should be >= 100 ms). For high values, you will need to raise caching values. --sout-bridge-in-id-offset=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> ID Offset Offset to add to the stream IDs specified in bridge_out to obtain the stream IDs bridge_in will register. --sout-bridge-in-name=<string> Name of current instance Name of this bridge-in instance. If you do not need more than one bridge-in at a time, you can discard this option. --sout-bridge-in-placeholder, --no-sout-bridge-in-placeholder Fallback to placeholder stream when out of data (default disabled) If set to true, the bridge will discard all input elementary streams except if it doesn't receive data from another bridge-in. This can be used to configure a place holder stream when the real source breaks. Source and placeholder streams should have the same format. (default disabled) --sout-bridge-in-placeholder-delay=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Placeholder delay Delay (in ms) before the placeholder kicks in. --sout-bridge-in-placeholder-switch-on-iframe, --no-sout-bridge-in-placeholder-switch-on-iframe Wait for I frame before toggling placeholder (default enabled) If enabled, switching between the placeholder and the normal stream will only occur on I frames. This will remove artifacts on stream switching at the expense of a slightly longer delay, depending on the frequence of I frames in the streams. (default enabled) Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP --dash-prefwidth=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Preferred Width Preferred Width --dash-prefheight=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Preferred Height Preferred Height --dash-buffersize=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Buffer Size (Seconds) Buffer size in seconds Network streams (SAP) --sap-addr=<string> SAP multicast address The SAP module normally chooses itself the right addresses to listen to. However, you can specify a specific address. --sap-timeout=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> SAP timeout (seconds) Delay after which SAP items get deleted if no new announcement is received. --sap-parse, --no-sap-parse Try to parse the announce (default enabled) This enables actual parsing of the announces by the SAP module. Otherwise, all announcements are parsed by the "live555" (RTP/RTSP) module. (default enabled) --sap-strict, --no-sap-strict SAP Strict mode (default disabled) When this is set, the SAP parser will discard some non-compliant announcements. (default disabled) Podcasts --podcast-urls=<string> Podcast URLs list Enter the list of podcasts to retrieve, separated by '|' (pipe). MPEG-I/II video packetizer --packetizer-mpegvideo-sync-iframe, --no-packetizer-mpegvideo-sync-iframe Sync on Intra Frame (default disabled) Normally the packetizer would sync on the next full frame. This flags instructs the packetizer to sync on the first Intra Frame found. (default disabled) TS muxer (libdvbpsi) --sout-ts-pid-video=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Video PID Assign a fixed PID to the video stream. The PCR PID will automatically be the video. --sout-ts-pid-audio=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Audio PID Assign a fixed PID to the audio stream. --sout-ts-pid-spu=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> SPU PID Assign a fixed PID to the SPU. --sout-ts-pid-pmt=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> PMT PID Assign a fixed PID to the PMT --sout-ts-tsid=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> TS ID Assign a fixed Transport Stream ID. --sout-ts-netid=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> NET ID Assign a fixed Network ID (for SDT table) --sout-ts-program-pmt=<string> PMT Program numbers Assign a program number to each PMT. This requires "Set PID to ID of ES" to be enabled. --sout-ts-es-id-pid, --no-sout-ts-es-id-pid Set PID to ID of ES (default disabled) Sets PID to the ID if the incoming ES. This is for use with --ts-es-id-pid, and allows having the same PIDs in the input and output streams. (default disabled) --sout-ts-muxpmt=<string> Mux PMT (requires --sout-ts-es-id-pid) Define the pids to add to each pmt. This requires "Set PID to ID of ES" to be enabled. --sout-ts-sdtdesc=<string> SDT Descriptors (requires --sout-ts-es-id-pid) Defines the descriptors of each SDT. Thisrequires "Set PID to ID of ES" to be enabled. --sout-ts-alignment, --no-sout-ts-alignment Data alignment (default enabled) Enforces alignment of all access units on PES boundaries. Disabling this might save some bandwidth but introduce incompatibilities. (default enabled) --sout-ts-shaping=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Shaping delay (ms) Cut the stream in slices of the given duration, and ensure a constant bitrate between the two boundaries. This avoids having huge bitrate peaks, especially for reference frames. --sout-ts-use-key-frames, --no-sout-ts-use-key-frames Use keyframes (default disabled) If enabled, and shaping is specified, the TS muxer will place the boundaries at the end of I pictures. In that case, the shaping duration given by the user is a worse case used when no reference frame is available. This enhances the efficiency of the shaping algorithm, since I frames are usually the biggest frames in the stream. (default disabled) --sout-ts-pcr=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> PCR interval (ms) Set at which interval PCRs (Program Clock Reference) will be sent (in milliseconds). This value should be below 100ms. (default is 70ms). --sout-ts-bmin=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Minimum B (deprecated) This setting is deprecated and not used anymore --sout-ts-bmax=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Maximum B (deprecated) This setting is deprecated and not used anymore --sout-ts-dts-delay=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> DTS delay (ms) Delay the DTS (decoding time stamps) and PTS (presentation timestamps) of the data in the stream, compared to the PCRs. This allows for some buffering inside the client decoder. --sout-ts-crypt-audio, --no-sout-ts-crypt-audio Crypt audio (default enabled) Crypt audio using CSA (default enabled) --sout-ts-crypt-video, --no-sout-ts-crypt-video Crypt video (default enabled) Crypt video using CSA (default enabled) --sout-ts-csa-ck=<string> CSA Key CSA encryption key. This must be a 16 char string (8 hexadecimal bytes). --sout-ts-csa2-ck=<string> Second CSA Key The even CSA encryption key. This must be a 16 char string (8 hexadecimal bytes). --sout-ts-csa-use=<string> CSA Key in use CSA encryption key used. It can be the odd/first/1 (default) or the even/second/2 one. --sout-ts-csa-pkt=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Packet size in bytes to encrypt Size of the TS packet to encrypt. The encryption routines subtract the TS-header from the value before encrypting. PS muxer --sout-ps-dts-delay=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> DTS delay (ms) Delay the DTS (decoding time stamps) and PTS (presentation timestamps) of the data in the stream, compared to the SCRs. This allows for some buffering inside the client decoder. --sout-ps-pes-max-size=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> PES maximum size Set the maximum allowed PES size when producing the MPEG PS streams. MP4/MOV muxer --sout-mp4-faststart, --no-sout-mp4-faststart Create "Fast Start" files (default enabled) Create "Fast Start" files. "Fast Start" files are optimized for downloads and allow the user to start previewing the file while it is downloading. (default enabled) ASF muxer --sout-asf-title=<string> Title Title to put in ASF comments. --sout-asf-author=<string> Author Author to put in ASF comments. --sout-asf-copyright=<string> Copyright Copyright string to put in ASF comments. --sout-asf-comment=<string> Comment Comment to put in ASF comments. --sout-asf-rating=<string> Rating "Rating" to put in ASF comments. --sout-asf-packet-size=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Packet Size ASF packet size -- default is 4096 bytes --sout-asf-bitrate-override=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Bitrate override Do not try to guess ASF bitrate. Setting this, allows you to control how Windows Media Player will cache streamed content. Set to audio+video bitrate in bytes Legacy RTSP VoD server --rtsp-raw-mux=<string> MUX for RAW RTSP transport MUX for RAW RTSP transport --rtsp-throttle-users=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Maximum number of connections This limits the maximum number of clients that can connect to the RTSP VOD. 0 means no limit. --rtsp-session-timeout=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Sets the timeout option in the RTSP session string Defines what timeout option to add to the RTSP session ID string. Setting it to a negative number removes the timeout option entirely. This is needed by some IPTV STBs (such as those made by HansunTech) which get confused by it. The default is 5. File logging --logfile=<string> Log filename Specify the log filename. --logmode={text,html} Log format Specify the logging format. --log-verbose=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Verbosity Select the verbosity to use for log or -1 to use the same verbosity given by --verbose. GNU TLS transport layer security --gnutls-priorities={PERFORMANCE,NORMAL,SECURE128,SECURE256,EXPORT} TLS cipher priorities Ciphers, key exchange methods, hash functions and compression methods can be selected. Refer to GNU TLS documentation for detailed syntax. Submission of played songs to last.fm --lastfm-username=<string> Username The username of your last.fm account --lastfm-password=<string> Password The password of your last.fm account --scrobbler-url=<string> Scrobbler URL The URL set for an alternative scrobbler engine Folder meta data --album-art-filename=<string> Album art filename Filename to look for album art in current directory Lua interpreter --lua-intf=<string> Lua interface Lua interface module to load --lua-config=<string> Lua interface configuration Lua interface configuration string. Format is: '["<interface module name>"] = { <option> = <value>, ...}, ...'. Lua HTTP: --http-password=<string> Password A single password restricts access to this interface. --http-src=<string> Source directory Source directory --http-index, --no-http-index Directory index (default disabled) Allow to build directory index (default disabled) Lua CLI: --rc-host=<string> TCP command input Accept commands over a socket rather than stdin. You can set the address and port the interface will bind to. --cli-host=<string> CLI input Accept commands from this source. The CLI defaults to stdin ("*console"), but can also bind to a plain TCP socket ("localhost:4212") or use the telnet protocol ("telnet://0.0.0.0:4212") Lua Telnet: --telnet-host=<string> Host This is the host on which the interface will listen. It defaults to all network interfaces (0.0.0.0). If you want this interface to be available only on the local machine, enter "127.0.0.1". --telnet-port=<integer [1 .. 65535]> Port This is the TCP port on which this interface will listen. It defaults to 4212. --telnet-password=<string> Password A single password restricts access to this interface. --lua-sd=<string> --lua-longname=<string> Skinnable Interface --skins2-last=<string> Skin to use Path to the skin to use. --skins2-config=<string> Config of last used skin Windows configuration of the last skin used. This option is updated automatically, do not touch it. --skins2-systray, --no-skins2-systray Systray icon (default disabled) Show a systray icon for VLC (default disabled) --skins2-taskbar, --no-skins2-taskbar Show VLC on the taskbar (default enabled) Show VLC on the taskbar (default enabled) --skins2-transparency, --no-skins2-transparency Enable transparency effects (default disabled) You can disable all transparency effects if you want. This is mainly useful when moving windows does not behave correctly. (default disabled) --skinned-playlist, --no-skinned-playlist Use a skinned playlist (default enabled) Use a skinned playlist (default enabled) --skinned-video, --no-skinned-video Display video in a skinned window if any (default enabled) When set to 'no', this parameter is intended to give old skins a chance to play back video even though no video tag is implemented (default enabled) Qt interface --qt-minimal-view, --no-qt-minimal-view Start in minimal view (without menus) (default disabled) Start in minimal view (without menus) (default disabled) --qt-system-tray, --no-qt-system-tray Systray icon (default disabled) Show an icon in the systray allowing you to control VLC media player for basic actions. (default disabled) --qt-notification={0 (Never), 1 (When minimized), 2 (Always)} Show notification popup on track change Show a notification popup with the artist and track name when the current playlist item changes, when VLC is minimized or hidden. --qt-start-minimized, --no-qt-start-minimized Start VLC with only a systray icon (default disabled) VLC will start with just an icon in your taskbar (default disabled) --qt-pause-minimized, --no-qt-pause-minimized Pause the video playback when minimized (default disabled) With this option enabled, the playback will be automatically paused when minimizing the window. (default disabled) --qt-opacity=<float [0.100000 .. 1.000000]> Windows opacity between 0.1 and 1 Sets the windows opacity between 0.1 and 1 for main interface, playlist and extended panel. This option only works with Windows and X11 with composite extensions. --qt-fs-opacity=<float [0.100000 .. 1.000000]> Fullscreen controller opacity between 0.1 and 1 Sets the fullscreen controller opacity between 0.1 and 1 for main interface, playlist and extended panel. This option only works with Windows and X11 with composite extensions. --qt-video-autoresize, --no-qt-video-autoresize Resize interface to the native video size (default disabled) You have two choices: - The interface will resize to the native video size - The video will fit to the interface size By default, interface resize to the native video size. (default disabled) --qt-name-in-title, --no-qt-name-in-title Show playing item name in window title (default enabled) Show the name of the song or video in the controller window title. (default enabled) --qt-fs-controller, --no-qt-fs-controller Show a controller in fullscreen mode (default enabled) Show a controller in fullscreen mode (default enabled) --qt-recentplay, --no-qt-recentplay Save the recently played items in the menu (default enabled) Save the recently played items in the menu (default enabled) --qt-recentplay-filter=<string> List of words separated by | to filter Regular expression used to filter the recent items played in the player --qt-updates-notif, --no-qt-updates-notif Activate the updates availability notification (default enabled) Activate the automatic notification of new versions of the software. It runs once every two weeks. (default enabled) --qt-updates-days=<integer [0 .. 180]> Number of days between two update checks Number of days between two update checks --qt-disable-volume-keys, --no-qt-disable-volume-keys Ignore keyboard volume buttons. (default enabled) With this option checked, the volume up, volume down and mute buttons on your keyboard will always change your system volume. With this option unchecked, the volume buttons will change VLC's volume when VLC is selected and change the system volume when VLC is not selected. (default enabled) --qt-embedded-open, --no-qt-embedded-open Embed the file browser in open dialog (default disabled) Embed the file browser in open dialog (default disabled) --qt-advanced-pref, --no-qt-advanced-pref Show advanced preferences over simple ones (default disabled) Show advanced preferences and not simple preferences when opening the preferences dialog. (default disabled) --qt-error-dialogs, --no-qt-error-dialogs Show unimportant error and warnings dialogs (default enabled) Show unimportant error and warnings dialogs (default enabled) --qt-slider-colours=<string> Define the colors of the volume slider Define the colors of the volume slider by specifying the 12 numbers separated by a ';' Default is '255;255;255;20;226;20;255;176;15;235;30;20' An alternative can be '30;30;50;40;40;100;50;50;160;150;150;255' --qt-privacy-ask, --no-qt-privacy-ask Ask for network policy at start (default disabled) Ask for network policy at start (default disabled) --qt-fullscreen-screennumber=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Define which screen fullscreen goes Screennumber of fullscreen, instead of same screen where interface is --qt-autoload-extensions, --no-qt-autoload-extensions Load extensions on startup (default enabled) Automatically load the extensions module on startup (default enabled) --qt-bgcone, --no-qt-bgcone Display background cone or art (default enabled) Display background cone or current album art when not playing. Can be disabled to prevent burning screen. (default enabled) --qt-bgcone-expands, --no-qt-bgcone-expands Expanding background cone or art. (default disabled) Background art fits window's size (default disabled) --qt-icon-change, --no-qt-icon-change Allow automatic icon changes (default enabled) This option allows the interface to change its icon on various occasions. (default enabled) --qt-max-volume=<integer [60 .. 300]> Maximum Volume displayed Maximum Volume displayed VC1 video demuxer --vc1-fps=<float> Frames per Second Desired frame rate for the VC-1 stream. MPEG Transport Stream demuxer --ts-extra-pmt=<string> Extra PMT Allows a user to specify an extra pmt (pmt_pid=pid:stream_type[,...]). --ts-es-id-pid, --no-ts-es-id-pid Set id of ES to PID (default enabled) Set the internal ID of each elementary stream handled by VLC to the same value as the PID in the TS stream, instead of 1, 2, 3, etc. Useful to do '#duplicate{..., select="es=<pid>"}'. (default enabled) --ts-out=<string> Fast udp streaming Sends TS to specific ip:port by udp (you must know what you are doing). --ts-out-mtu=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> MTU for out mode MTU for out mode. --ts-csa-ck=<string> CSA Key CSA encryption key. This must be a 16 char string (8 hexadecimal bytes). --ts-csa2-ck=<string> Second CSA Key The even CSA encryption key. This must be a 16 char string (8 hexadecimal bytes). --ts-csa-pkt=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Packet size in bytes to decrypt Specify the size of the TS packet to decrypt. The decryption routines subtract the TS-header from the value before decrypting. --ts-split-es, --no-ts-split-es Separate sub-streams (default enabled) Separate teletex/dvbs pages into independent ES. It can be useful to turn off this option when using stream output. (default enabled) --ts-seek-percent, --no-ts-seek-percent Seek based on percent not time (default disabled) Seek and position based on a percent byte position, not a PCR generated time position. If seeking doesn't work property, turn on this option. (default disabled) Text subtitle parser --sub-fps=<float> Frames per Second Override the normal frames per second settings. This will only work with MicroDVD and SubRIP (SRT) subtitles. --sub-delay=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Subtitle delay Apply a delay to all subtitles (in 1/10s, eg 100 means 10s). --sub-type={auto,microdvd,subrip,subviewer,ssa1,ssa2-4,ass,vplayer,sami,dvdsubtitle,mpl2,aqt,pjs,mpsub,jacosub,psb,realtext,dks,subviewer1} Subtitle format Force the subtiles format. Selecting "auto" means autodetection and should always work. --sub-description=<string> Subtitle description Override the default track description. Raw video demuxer --rawvid-fps=<string> Frames per Second This is the desired frame rate when playing raw video streams. In the form 30000/1001 or 29.97 --rawvid-width=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Width This specifies the width in pixels of the raw video stream. --rawvid-height=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Height This specifies the height in pixels of the raw video stream. --rawvid-chroma=<string> Force chroma (Use carefully) Force chroma. This is a four character string. --rawvid-aspect-ratio=<string> Aspect ratio Aspect ratio (4:3, 16:9). Default assumes square pixels. DV (Digital Video) demuxer --rawdv-hurry-up, --no-rawdv-hurry-up Hurry up (default disabled) The demuxer will advance timestamps if the input can't keep up with the rate. (default disabled) Raw audio demuxer --rawaud-channels=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Audio channels Audio channels in input stream. Numeric value >0. Default is 2. --rawaud-samplerate=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Audio samplerate (Hz) Audio sample rate in Hertz. Default is 48000 Hz. --rawaud-fourcc=<string> FOURCC code of raw input format FOURCC code of the raw input format. This is a four character string. --rawaud-lang=<string> Forces the audio language Forces the audio language for the output mux. Three letter ISO639 code. Default is 'eng'. MPEG-PS demuxer --ps-trust-timestamps, --no-ps-trust-timestamps Trust MPEG timestamps (default enabled) Normally we use the timestamps of the MPEG files to calculate position and duration. However sometimes this might not be usable. Disable this option to calculate from the bitrate instead. (default enabled) Playlist --playlist-skip-ads, --no-playlist-skip-ads Skip ads (default enabled) Use playlist options usually used to prevent ads skipping to detect ads and prevent adding them to the playlist. (default enabled) --shoutcast-show-adult, --no-shoutcast-show-adult Show shoutcast adult content (default disabled) Show NC17 rated video streams when using shoutcast video playlists. (default disabled) MOD demuxer (libmodplug) --mod-noisereduction, --no-mod-noisereduction Noise reduction (default enabled) Enable noise reduction algorithm. (default enabled) --mod-reverb, --no-mod-reverb Reverb (default disabled) Enable reverberation (default disabled) --mod-reverb-level=<integer [0 .. 100]> Reverberation level Reverberation level (from 0 to 100, default value is 0). --mod-reverb-delay=<integer [0 .. 1000]> Reverberation delay Reverberation delay, in ms. Usual values are from to 40 to 200ms. --mod-megabass, --no-mod-megabass Mega bass (default disabled) Enable megabass mode (default disabled) --mod-megabass-level=<integer [0 .. 100]> Mega bass level Megabass mode level (from 0 to 100, default value is 0). --mod-megabass-range=<integer [10 .. 100]> Mega bass cutoff Megabass mode cutoff frequency, in Hz. This is the maximum frequency for which the megabass effect applies. Valid values are from 10 to 100 Hz. --mod-surround, --no-mod-surround Surround (default disabled) Surround (default disabled) --mod-surround-level=<integer [0 .. 100]> Surround level Surround effect level (from 0 to 100, default value is 0). --mod-surround-delay=<integer [0 .. 1000]> Surround delay (ms) Surround delay, in ms. Usual values are from 5 to 40 ms. Matroska stream demuxer --mkv-use-ordered-chapters, --no-mkv-use-ordered-chapters Respect ordered chapters (default enabled) Play chapters in the order specified in the segment. (default enabled) --mkv-use-chapter-codec, --no-mkv-use-chapter-codec Chapter codecs (default enabled) Use chapter codecs found in the segment. (default enabled) --mkv-preload-local-dir, --no-mkv-preload-local-dir Preload MKV files in the same directory (default enabled) Preload matroska files in the same directory to find linked segments (not good for broken files). (default enabled) --mkv-seek-percent, --no-mkv-seek-percent Seek based on percent not time (default disabled) Seek based on percent not time. (default disabled) --mkv-use-dummy, --no-mkv-use-dummy Dummy Elements (default disabled) Read and discard unknown EBML elements (not good for broken files). (default disabled) M-JPEG camera demuxer --mjpeg-fps=<float> Frames per Second This is the desired frame rate when playing MJPEG from a file. Use 0 (this is the default value) for a live stream (from a camera). Image demuxer --image-id=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> ES ID Set the ID of the elementary stream --image-group=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Group Set the group of the elementary stream --image-decode, --no-image-decode Decode (default enabled) Decode at the demuxer stage (default enabled) --image-chroma=<string> Forced chroma If non empty and image-decode is true, the image will be converted to the specified chroma. --image-duration=<float> Duration in seconds Duration in seconds before simulating an end of file. A negative value means an unlimited play time. --image-fps=<string> Frame rate Frame rate of the elementary stream produced. --image-realtime, --no-image-realtime Real-time (default disabled) Use real-time mode suitable for being used as a master input and real-time input slaves. (default disabled) H264 video demuxer --h264-fps=<float> Frames per Second Desired frame rate for the H264 stream. MPEG-I/II/4 / A52 / DTS / MLP audio --es-fps=<float> Frames per Second This is the frame rate used as a fallback when playing MPEG video elementary streams. Dirac video demuxer --dirac-dts-offset=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Value to adjust dts by Value to adjust dts by File dumper --demuxdump-access=<string> Dump module Dump module --demuxdump-file=<string> Dump filename Name of the file to which the raw stream will be dumped. --demuxdump-append, --no-demuxdump-append Append to existing file (default disabled) If the file already exists, it will not be overwritten. (default disabled) AVI demuxer --avi-interleaved, --no-avi-interleaved Force interleaved method (default disabled) Force interleaved method (default disabled) --avi-index={0 (Ask for action), 1 (Always fix), 2 (Never fix), 3 (Fix when necessary)} Force index creation Recreate a index for the AVI file. Use this if your AVI file is damaged or incomplete (not seekable). Remote control interface --rc-show-pos, --no-rc-show-pos Show stream position (default disabled) Show the current position in seconds within the stream from time to time. (default disabled) --rc-quiet, --no-rc-quiet Do not open a DOS command box interface (default disabled) By default the rc interface plugin will start a DOS command box. Enabling the quiet mode will not bring this command box but can also be pretty annoying when you want to stop VLC and no video window is open. (default disabled) --rc-host=<string> TCP command input Accept commands over a socket rather than stdin. You can set the address and port the interface will bind to. Windows Service interface --ntservice-install, --no-ntservice-install Install Windows Service (default disabled) Install the Service and exit. (default disabled) --ntservice-uninstall, --no-ntservice-uninstall Uninstall Windows Service (default disabled) Uninstall the Service and exit. (default disabled) --ntservice-name=<string> Display name of the Service Change the display name of the Service. --ntservice-options=<string> Configuration options Configuration options that will be used by the Service (eg. --foo=bar --no-foobar). It should be specified at install time so the Service is properly configured. --ntservice-extraintf=<string> Extra interface modules Additional interfaces spawned by the Service. It should be specified at install time so the Service is properly configured. Use a comma separated list of interface modules. (common values are: logger, sap, rc, http) Network synchronization --netsync-master, --no-netsync-master Network master clock (default disabled) When set, this VLC instance will act as the master clock for synchronization for clients listening (default disabled) --netsync-master-ip=<string> Master server ip address The IP address of the network master clock to use for clock synchronization. --netsync-timeout=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> UDP timeout (in ms) Length of time (in ms) until aborting data reception. Mouse gestures control interface --gestures-threshold=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Motion threshold (10-100) Amount of movement required for a mouse gesture to be recorded. --gestures-button={left,middle,right} Trigger button Trigger button for mouse gestures. Dummy interface --dummy-quiet, --no-dummy-quiet Do not open a DOS command box interface (default disabled) By default the dummy interface plugin will start a DOS command box. Enabling the quiet mode will not bring this command box but can also be pretty annoying when you want to stop VLC and no video window is open. (default disabled) VBI and Teletext decoder --vbi-page=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Teletext page Open the indicated Teletext page.Default page is index 100 --vbi-opaque, --no-vbi-opaque Teletext transparency (default enabled) Setting vbi-opaque to false makes the boxed text transparent. (default enabled) --vbi-position={0 (Center), 1 (Left), 2 (Right), 4 (Top), 8 (Bottom), 5 (Top-Left), 6 (Top-Right), 9 (Bottom-Left), 10 (Bottom-Right)} Teletext alignment You can enforce the teletext position on the video (0=center, 1=left, 2=right, 4=top, 8=bottom, you can also use combinations of these values, eg. 6 = top-right). --vbi-text, --no-vbi-text Teletext text subtitles (default disabled) Output teletext subtitles as text instead of as RGBA (default disabled) H.264/MPEG-4 Part 10/AVC encoder (x264) --sout-x264-keyint=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Maximum GOP size Sets maximum interval between IDR-frames.Larger values save bits, thus improving quality for a given bitrate at the cost of seeking precision. Use -1 for infinite. --sout-x264-min-keyint=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Minimum GOP size Sets minimum interval between IDR-frames. In H.264, I-frames do not necessarily bound a closed GOP because it is allowable for a P-frame to be predicted from more frames than just the one frame before it (also see reference frame option). Therefore, I-frames are not necessarily seekable. IDR-frames restrict subsequent P-frames from referring to any frame prior to the IDR-frame. If scenecuts appear within this interval, they are still encoded as I-frames, but do not start a new GOP. --sout-x264-opengop, --no-sout-x264-opengop Use recovery points to close GOPs (default disabled) use open GOP, for bluray compatibility use also bluray-compat option (default disabled) --sout-x264-bluray-compat, --no-sout-x264-bluray-compat Enable compatibility hacks for Blu-ray support (default disabled) Enable hacks for Blu-ray support, this doesn't enforce every aspect of Blu-ray compatibility e.g. resolution, framerate, level (default disabled) --sout-x264-scenecut=<integer [-1 .. 100]> Extra I-frames aggressivity Scene-cut detection. Controls how aggressively to insert extra I-frames. With small values of scenecut, the codec often has to force an I-frame when it would exceed keyint. Good values of scenecut may find a better location for the I-frame. Large values use more I-frames than necessary, thus wasting bits. -1 disables scene-cut detection, so I-frames are inserted only every other keyint frames, which probably leads to ugly encoding artifacts. Range 1 to 100. --sout-x264-bframes=<integer [0 .. 16]> B-frames between I and P Number of consecutive B-frames between I and P-frames. Range 1 to 16. --sout-x264-b-adapt=<integer [0 .. 2]> Adaptive B-frame decision Force the specified number of consecutive B-frames to be used, except possibly before an I-frame.Range 0 to 2. --sout-x264-b-bias=<integer [-100 .. 100]> Influence (bias) B-frames usage Bias the choice to use B-frames. Positive values cause more B-frames, negative values cause less B-frames. --sout-x264-bpyramid={none,strict,normal} Keep some B-frames as references Allows B-frames to be used as references for predicting other frames. Keeps the middle of 2+ consecutive B-frames as a reference, and reorders frame appropriately. - none: Disabled - strict: Strictly hierarchical pyramid - normal: Non-strict (not Blu-ray compatible) --sout-x264-cabac, --no-sout-x264-cabac CABAC (default enabled) CABAC (Context-Adaptive Binary Arithmetic Coding). Slightly slows down encoding and decoding, but should save 10 to 15% bitrate. (default enabled) --sout-x264-fullrange, --no-sout-x264-fullrange Use fullrange instead of TV colorrange (default disabled) TV-range is usually used colorrange, defining this to true will enable libx264 to use full colorrange on encoding (default disabled) --sout-x264-ref=<integer [1 .. 16]> Number of reference frames Number of previous frames used as predictors. This is effective in Anime, but seems to make little difference in live-action source material. Some decoders are unable to deal with large frameref values. Range 1 to 16. --sout-x264-nf, --no-sout-x264-nf Skip loop filter (default disabled) Deactivate the deblocking loop filter (decreases quality). (default disabled) --sout-x264-deblock=<string> Loop filter AlphaC0 and Beta parameters alpha:beta Loop filter AlphaC0 and Beta parameters. Range -6 to 6 for both alpha and beta parameters. -6 means light filter, 6 means strong. --sout-x264-psy-rd=<string> Strength of psychovisual optimization, default is "1.0:0.0" First parameter controls if RD is on (subme>=6) or off. Second parameter controls if Trellis is used on psychovisual optimization, default off --sout-x264-psy, --no-sout-x264-psy Use Psy-optimizations (default enabled) Use all visual optimizations that can worsen both PSNR and SSIM (default enabled) --sout-x264-level=<string> H.264 level Specify H.264 level (as defined by Annex A of the standard). Levels are not enforced; it's up to the user to select a level compatible with the rest of the encoding options. Range 1 to 5.1 (10 to 51 is also allowed). Set to 0 for letting x264 set level. --sout-x264-profile={baseline,main,high,high10,high422,high444} H.264 profile Specify H.264 profile which limits are enforced over other settings --sout-x264-interlaced, --no-sout-x264-interlaced Interlaced mode (default disabled) Pure-interlaced mode. (default disabled) --sout-x264-frame-packing={-1 (), 0 (checkerboard), 1 (column alternation), 2 (row alternation), 3 (side by side), 4 (top bottom), 5 (frame alternation)} Frame packing For stereoscopic videos define frame arrangement: 0: checkerboard - pixels are alternatively from L and R 1: column alternation - L and R are interlaced by column 2: row alternation - L and R are interlaced by row 3: side by side - L is on the left, R on the right 4: top bottom - L is on top, R on bottom 5: frame alternation - one view per frame --sout-x264-slices=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Force number of slices per frame Force rectangular slices and is overridden by other slicing options --sout-x264-slice-max-size=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Limit the size of each slice in bytes Sets a maximum slice size in bytes, Includes NAL overhead in size --sout-x264-slice-max-mbs=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Limit the size of each slice in macroblocks Sets a maximum number of macroblocks per slice --sout-x264-hrd={none,vbr,cbr} HRD-timing information HRD-timing information --sout-x264-qp=<integer [-1 .. 51]> Set QP This selects the quantizer to use. Lower values result in better fidelity, but higher bitrates. 26 is a good default value. Range 0 (lossless) to 51. --sout-x264-crf=<integer [0 .. 51]> Quality-based VBR 1-pass Quality-based VBR. Range 0 to 51. --sout-x264-qpmin=<integer [0 .. 51]> Min QP Minimum quantizer parameter. 15 to 35 seems to be a useful range. --sout-x264-qpmax=<integer [0 .. 51]> Max QP Maximum quantizer parameter. --sout-x264-qpstep=<integer [0 .. 51]> Max QP step Max QP step between frames. --sout-x264-ratetol=<float [0.000000 .. 100.000000]> Average bitrate tolerance Allowed variance in average bitrate (in kbits/s). --sout-x264-vbv-maxrate=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Max local bitrate Sets a maximum local bitrate (in kbits/s). --sout-x264-vbv-bufsize=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> VBV buffer Averaging period for the maximum local bitrate (in kbits). --sout-x264-vbv-init=<float [0.000000 .. 1.000000]> Initial VBV buffer occupancy Sets the initial buffer occupancy as a fraction of the buffer size. Range 0.0 to 1.0. --sout-x264-ipratio=<float [1.000000 .. 2.000000]> QP factor between I and P QP factor between I and P. Range 1.0 to 2.0. --sout-x264-pbratio=<float [1.000000 .. 2.000000]> QP factor between P and B QP factor between P and B. Range 1.0 to 2.0. --sout-x264-chroma-qp-offset=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> QP difference between chroma and luma QP difference between chroma and luma. --sout-x264-pass=<integer [0 .. 3]> Multipass ratecontrol Multipass ratecontrol: - 1: First pass, creates stats file - 2: Last pass, does not overwrite stats file - 3: Nth pass, overwrites stats file --sout-x264-qcomp=<float [0.000000 .. 1.000000]> QP curve compression QP curve compression. Range 0.0 (CBR) to 1.0 (QCP). --sout-x264-cplxblur=<float> Reduce fluctuations in QP This reduces the fluctuations in QP before curve compression. Temporally blurs complexity. --sout-x264-qblur=<float> Reduce fluctuations in QP This reduces the fluctuations in QP after curve compression. Temporally blurs quants. --sout-x264-aq-mode=<integer [0 .. 2]> How AQ distributes bits Defines bitdistribution mode for AQ, default 1 - 0: Disabled - 1: Current x264 default mode - 2: uses log(var)^2 instead of log(var) and attempts to adapt strength per frame --sout-x264-aq-strength=<float> Strength of AQ Strength to reduce blocking and blurring in flat and textured areas, default 1.0 recommended to be between 0..2 - 0.5: weak AQ - 1.5: strong AQ --sout-x264-partitions={none,fast,normal,slow,all} Partitions to consider Partitions to consider in analyse mode: - none : - fast : i4x4 - normal: i4x4,p8x8,(i8x8) - slow : i4x4,p8x8,(i8x8),b8x8 - all : i4x4,p8x8,(i8x8),b8x8,p4x4 (p4x4 requires p8x8. i8x8 requires 8x8dct). --sout-x264-direct={none,spatial,temporal,auto} Direct MV prediction mode Direct MV prediction mode --sout-x264-direct-8x8=<integer [-1 .. 1]> Direct prediction size Direct prediction size: - 0: 4x4 - 1: 8x8 - -1: smallest possible according to level --sout-x264-weightb, --no-sout-x264-weightb Weighted prediction for B-frames (default enabled) Weighted prediction for B-frames. (default enabled) --sout-x264-weightp=<integer [0 .. 2]> Weighted prediction for P-frames Weighted prediction for P-frames: - 0: Disabled - 1: Blind offset - 2: Smart analysis --sout-x264-me={dia,hex,umh,esa,tesa} Integer pixel motion estimation method Selects the motion estimation algorithm: - dia: diamond search, radius 1 (fast) - hex: hexagonal search, radius 2 - umh: uneven multi-hexagon search (better but slower) - esa: exhaustive search (extremely slow, primarily for testing) - tesa: hadamard exhaustive search (extremely slow, primarily for testing) --sout-x264-merange=<integer [1 .. 64]> Maximum motion vector search range Maximum distance to search for motion estimation, measured from predicted position(s). Default of 16 is good for most footage, high motion sequences may benefit from settings between 24 and 32. Range 0 to 64. --sout-x264-mvrange=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Maximum motion vector length Maximum motion vector length in pixels. -1 is automatic, based on level. --sout-x264-mvrange-thread=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Minimum buffer space between threads Minimum buffer space between threads. -1 is automatic, based on number of threads. --sout-x264-subme=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Subpixel motion estimation and partition decision quality This parameter controls quality versus speed tradeoffs involved in the motion estimation decision process (lower = quicker and higher = better quality). Range 1 to 9. --sout-x264-mixed-refs, --no-sout-x264-mixed-refs Decide references on a per partition basis (default enabled) Allows each 8x8 or 16x8 partition to independently select a reference frame, as opposed to only one ref per macroblock. (default enabled) --sout-x264-chroma-me, --no-sout-x264-chroma-me Chroma in motion estimation (default enabled) Chroma ME for subpel and mode decision in P-frames. (default enabled) --sout-x264-8x8dct, --no-sout-x264-8x8dct Adaptive spatial transform size (default enabled) SATD-based decision for 8x8 transform in inter-MBs. (default enabled) --sout-x264-trellis=<integer [0 .. 2]> Trellis RD quantization Trellis RD quantization: - 0: disabled - 1: enabled only on the final encode of a MB - 2: enabled on all mode decisions This requires CABAC. --sout-x264-lookahead=<integer [0 .. 60]> Framecount to use on frametype lookahead Framecount to use on frametype lookahead. Currently default can cause sync-issues on unmuxable output, like rtsp-output without ts-mux --sout-x264-intra-refresh, --no-sout-x264-intra-refresh Use Periodic Intra Refresh (default disabled) Use Periodic Intra Refresh instead of IDR frames (default disabled) --sout-x264-mbtree, --no-sout-x264-mbtree Use mb-tree ratecontrol (default enabled) You can disable use of Macroblock-tree on ratecontrol (default enabled) --sout-x264-fast-pskip, --no-sout-x264-fast-pskip Early SKIP detection on P-frames (default enabled) Early SKIP detection on P-frames. (default enabled) --sout-x264-dct-decimate, --no-sout-x264-dct-decimate Coefficient thresholding on P-frames (default enabled) Coefficient thresholding on P-frames.Eliminate dct blocks containing only a small single coefficient. (default enabled) --sout-x264-nr=<integer [0 .. 1000]> Noise reduction Dct-domain noise reduction. Adaptive pseudo-deadzone. 10 to 1000 seems to be a useful range. --sout-x264-deadzone-inter=<integer [0 .. 32]> Inter luma quantization deadzone Set the size of the intra luma quantization deadzone. Range 0 to 32. --sout-x264-deadzone-intra=<integer [0 .. 32]> Intra luma quantization deadzone Set the size of the intra luma quantization deadzone. Range 0 to 32. --sout-x264-non-deterministic, --no-sout-x264-non-deterministic Non-deterministic optimizations when threaded (default disabled) Slightly improve quality of SMP, at the cost of repeatability. (default disabled) --sout-x264-asm, --no-sout-x264-asm CPU optimizations (default enabled) Use assembler CPU optimizations. (default enabled) --sout-x264-psnr, --no-sout-x264-psnr PSNR computation (default disabled) Compute and print PSNR stats. This has no effect on the actual encoding quality. (default disabled) --sout-x264-ssim, --no-sout-x264-ssim SSIM computation (default disabled) Compute and print SSIM stats. This has no effect on the actual encoding quality. (default disabled) --sout-x264-quiet, --no-sout-x264-quiet Quiet mode (default disabled) Quiet mode (default disabled) --sout-x264-sps-id=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> SPS and PPS id numbers Set SPS and PPS id numbers to allow concatenating streams with different settings. --sout-x264-aud, --no-sout-x264-aud Access unit delimiters (default disabled) Generate access unit delimiter NAL units. (default disabled) --sout-x264-verbose, --no-sout-x264-verbose Statistics (default disabled) Print stats for each frame. (default disabled) --sout-x264-stats=<string> Filename for 2 pass stats file Filename for 2 pass stats file for multi-pass encoding. --sout-x264-preset={ultrafast,superfast,veryfast,faster,fast,medium,slow,slower,veryslow,placebo} Default preset setting used Default preset setting used --sout-x264-tune={film,animation,grain,stillimage,psnr,ssim,fastdecode,zerolatency} Default tune setting used Default tune setting used --sout-x264-options=<string> x264 advanced options. x264 advanced options, in the form {opt=val,op2=val2} . Vorbis audio decoder --sout-vorbis-quality=<integer [0 .. 10]> Encoding quality Enforce a quality between 1 (low) and 10 (high), instead of specifying a particular bitrate. This will produce a VBR stream. --sout-vorbis-max-bitrate=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Maximum encoding bitrate Maximum bitrate in kbps. This is useful for streaming applications. --sout-vorbis-min-bitrate=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Minimum encoding bitrate Minimum bitrate in kbps. This is useful for encoding for a fixed-size channel. --sout-vorbis-cbr, --no-sout-vorbis-cbr CBR encoding (default disabled) Force a constant bitrate encoding (CBR). (default disabled) Libtwolame audio encoder --sout-twolame-quality=<float> Encoding quality Force a specific encoding quality between 0.0 (high) and 50.0 (low), instead of specifying a particular bitrate. This will produce a VBR stream. --sout-twolame-mode={0 (Stereo), 1 (Dual mono), 2 (Joint stereo)} Stereo mode Handling mode for stereo streams --sout-twolame-vbr, --no-sout-twolame-vbr VBR mode (default disabled) Use Variable BitRate. Default is to use Constant BitRate (CBR). (default disabled) --sout-twolame-psy=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Psycho-acoustic model Integer from -1 (no model) to 4. Theora video decoder --sout-theora-quality=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Encoding quality Enforce a quality between 1 (low) and 10 (high), instead of specifying a particular bitrate. This will produce a VBR stream. Philips OGT (SVCD subtitle) decoder Text subtitle decoder --subsdec-align={0 (Center), 1 (Left), 2 (Right)} Subtitle justification Set the justification of subtitles --subsdec-encoding={,system,UTF-8,UTF-16,UTF-16BE,UTF-16LE,GB18030,ISO-8859-15,Windows-1252,IBM850,ISO-8859-2,Windows-1250,ISO-8859-3,ISO-8859-10,Windows-1251,KOI8-R,KOI8-U,ISO-8859-6,Windows-1256,ISO-8859-7,Windows-1253,ISO-8859-8,Windows-1255,ISO-8859-9,Windows-1254,ISO-8859-11,Windows-874,ISO-8859-13,Windows-1257,ISO-8859-14,ISO-8859-16,ISO-2022-CN-EXT,EUC-CN,ISO-2022-JP-2,EUC-JP,Shift_JIS,CP949,ISO-2022-KR,Big5,ISO-2022-TW,Big5-HKSCS,VISCII,Windows-1258} Subtitle text encoding Set the encoding used in text subtitles --subsdec-autodetect-utf8, --no-subsdec-autodetect-utf8 UTF-8 subtitle autodetection (default enabled) This enables automatic detection of UTF-8 encoding within subtitle files. (default enabled) --subsdec-formatted, --no-subsdec-formatted Formatted Subtitles (default enabled) Some subtitle formats allow for text formatting. VLC partly implements this, but you can choose to disable all formatting. (default enabled) DVD subtitles decoder --dvdsub-transparency, --no-dvdsub-transparency Disable DVD subtitle transparency (default disabled) Removes all transparency effects used in DVD subtitles. (default disabled) Speex audio decoder --sout-speex-mode={0 (Narrow-band (8kHz)), 1 (Wide-band (16kHz)), 2 (Ultra-wideband (32kHz))} Mode Enforce the mode of the encoder. --sout-speex-complexity=<integer [1 .. 10]> Encoding complexity Enforce the complexity of the encoder. --sout-speex-cbr, --no-sout-speex-cbr CBR encoding (default disabled) Enforce a constant bitrate encoding (CBR) instead of default variable bitrate encoding (VBR). (default disabled) --sout-speex-quality=<float [0.000000 .. 10.000000]> Encoding quality Enforce a quality between 0 (low) and 10 (high). --sout-speex-max-bitrate=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Maximal bitrate Enforce the maximal VBR bitrate --sout-speex-vad, --no-sout-speex-vad Voice activity detection (default enabled) Enable voice activity detection (VAD). It is automatically activated in VBR mode. (default enabled) --sout-speex-dtx, --no-sout-speex-dtx Discontinuous Transmission (default disabled) Enable discontinuous transmission (DTX). (default disabled) Dirac video decoder using libschroedinger Encoding: --sout-schro-rate-control={constant_noise_threshold,constant_bitrate,low_delay,lossless,constant_lambda,constant_error,constant_quality} Rate control method Method used to encode the video sequence --sout-schro-quality=<float [-1.000000 .. 10.000000]> Constant quality factor Quality factor to use in constant quality mode --sout-schro-noise-threshold=<float [-1.000000 .. 100.000000]> Noise Threshold Noise threshold to use in constant noise threshold mode --sout-schro-bitrate=<integer [-1 .. 2147483647]> CBR bitrate (kbps) Target bitrate in kbps when encoding in constant bitrate mode --sout-schro-max-bitrate=<integer [-1 .. 2147483647]> Maximum bitrate (kbps) Maximum bitrate in kbps when encoding in constant bitrate mode --sout-schro-min-bitrate=<integer [-1 .. 2147483647]> Minimum bitrate (kbps) Minimum bitrate in kbps when encoding in constant bitrate mode --sout-schro-gop-structure={adaptive,intra_only,backref,chained_backref,biref,chained_biref} GOP structure GOP structure used to encode the video sequence --sout-schro-gop-length=<integer [-1 .. 2147483647]> GOP length Number of pictures between successive sequence headers i.e. length of the group of pictures --sout-schro-chroma-fmt={420,422,444} Chroma format Picking chroma format will force a conversion of the video into that format --sout-schro-coding-mode={auto,progressive,field} Picture coding mode Field coding is where interlaced fields are coded separately as opposed to a pseudo-progressive frame --sout-schro-mv-precision={1,1/2,1/4,1/8} Motion Vector precision Motion Vector precision in pels --sout-schro-motion-block-size={automatic,small,medium,large} Size of motion compensation blocks Size of motion compensation blocks --sout-schro-motion-block-overlap={automatic,none,partial,full} Overlap of motion compensation blocks Overlap of motion compensation blocks --sout-schro-me-combined=<integer [-1 .. 1]> Three component motion estimation Use chroma as part of the motion estimation process --sout-schro-enable-hierarchical-me=<integer [-1 .. 1]> Enable hierarchical Motion Estimation Enable hierarchical Motion Estimation --sout-schro-downsample-levels=<integer [-1 .. 8]> Number of levels of downsampling Number of levels of downsampling in hierarchical motion estimation mode --sout-schro-enable-global-me=<integer [-1 .. 1]> Enable Global Motion Estimation Enable Global Motion Estimation --sout-schro-enable-phasecorr-me=<integer [-1 .. 1]> Enable Phase Correlation Estimation Enable Phase Correlation Estimation --sout-schro-intra-wavelet={desl_dubuc_9_7,le_gall_5_3,desl_dubuc_13_7,haar_0,haar_1,fidelity,daub_9_7} Intra picture DWT filter Intra picture DWT filter --sout-schro-inter-wavelet={desl_dubuc_9_7,le_gall_5_3,desl_dubuc_13_7,haar_0,haar_1,fidelity,daub_9_7} Inter picture DWT filter Inter picture DWT filter --sout-schro-transform-depth=<integer [-1 .. 6]> Number of DWT iterations Also known as DWT levels --sout-schro-enable-multiquant=<integer [-1 .. 1]> Enable multiple quantizers Enable multiple quantizers per subband (one per codeblock) --sout-schro-codeblock-size={automatic,small,medium,large,full} Size of code blocks in each subband Size of code blocks in each subband --sout-schro-filtering={none,center_weighted_median,gaussian,add_noise,adaptive_gaussian,lowpass} Prefilter Enable adaptive prefiltering --sout-schro-filter-value=<float [-1.000000 .. 100.000000]> Amount of prefiltering Higher value implies more prefiltering --sout-schro-enable-scd=<integer [-1 .. 1]> Enable Scene Change Detection Enable Scene Change Detection --sout-schro-perceptual-weighting={none,ccir959,moo,manos_sakrison} perceptual weighting method perceptual weighting method --sout-schro-perceptual-distance=<float [-1.000000 .. 100.000000]> perceptual distance perceptual distance to calculate perceptual weight --sout-schro-enable-noarith=<integer [-1 .. 1]> Disable arithmetic coding Use variable length codes instead, useful for very high bitrates --sout-schro-horiz-slices=<integer [-1 .. 2147483647]> Horizontal slices per frame Number of horizontal slices per frame in low delay mode --sout-schro-vert-slices=<integer [-1 .. 2147483647]> Vertical slices per frame Number of vertical slices per frame in low delay mode --sout-schro-force-profile={auto,vc2_low_delay,vc2_simple,vc2_main,main} Force Profile Force Profile Intel QuickSync Video encoder for MPEG4-Part10/MPEG2 (aka H.264/H.262) --sout-qsv-software, --no-sout-qsv-software Enable software mode (default disabled) Allow the use of the Intel Media SDK software implementation of the codecs if no QuickSync Video hardware acceleration is present on the system. (default disabled) --sout-qsv-h264-profile={decide,baseline,main,extended,high} Codec Profile Specify the codec profile explicitly. If you don't, the codec will determine the correct profile from other sources, such as resolution and bitrate. E.g. 'high' --sout-qsv-h264-level={decide,1,1.1b,1.2,1.3,2,2.1,2.2,3,3.1,3.2,4,4.1,4.2,5,5.1,5.2} Codec Level Specify the codec level explicitly. If you don't, the codec will determine the correct profile from other sources, such as resolution and bitrate. E.g. '4.2' for mpeg4-part10 or 'low' for mpeg2 --sout-qsv-mpeg2-profile={decide,simple,main,high} Codec Profile Specify the codec profile explicitly. If you don't, the codec will determine the correct profile from other sources, such as resolution and bitrate. E.g. 'high' --sout-qsv-mpeg2-level={decide,low,main,high,high1440} Codec Level Specify the codec level explicitly. If you don't, the codec will determine the correct profile from other sources, such as resolution and bitrate. E.g. '4.2' for mpeg4-part10 or 'low' for mpeg2 --sout-qsv-gop-size=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Group of Picture size Number of pictures within the current GOP (Group of Pictures); if GopPicSize=0, then the GOP size is unspecified. If GopPicSize=1, only I-frames are used. --sout-qsv-gop-refdist=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Group of Picture Reference Distance Distance between I- or P- key frames; if it is zero, the GOP structure is unspecified. Note: If GopRefDist = 1, there are no B- frames used. --sout-qsv-idr-interval=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> IDR interval For H.264, IdrInterval specifies IDR-frame interval in terms of I-frames; if IdrInterval=0, then every I-frame is an IDR-frame. If IdrInterval=1, then every other I-frame is an IDR-frame, etc. For MPEG2, IdrInterval defines sequence header interval in terms of I-frames. If IdrInterval=N, SDK inserts the sequence header before every Nth I-frame. If IdrInterval=0 (default), SDK inserts the sequence header once at the beginning of the stream. --sout-qsv-target-usage={decide,quality,balanced,speed} Target Usage The target usage allow to choose between different trade-offs between quality and speed. Allowed values are : 'speed', 'balanced' and 'quality'. --sout-qsv-rc-method={cbr,vbr,qp,avbr} Rate Control Method The rate control method to use when encoding. Can be one of 'crb', 'vbr', 'qp', 'avbr'. 'qp' mode isn't supported for mpeg2 --sout-qsv-qp=<integer [0 .. 51]> Quantization parameter Quantization parameter for all types of frames. This parameters sets qpi, qpp and qpp. It has less precedence than the forementionned parameters. Used only if rc_method is 'qp'. --sout-qsv-qpi=<integer [0 .. 51]> Quantization parameter for I-frames Quantization parameter for I-frames. This parameter overrides any qp set globally. Used only if rc_method is 'qp'. --sout-qsv-qpp=<integer [0 .. 51]> Quantization parameter for P-frames Quantization parameter for P-frames. This parameter overrides any qp set globally. Used only if rc_method is 'qp'. --sout-qsv-qpb=<integer [0 .. 51]> Quantization parameter for B-frames Quantization parameter for B-frames. This parameter overrides any qp set globally. Used only if rc_method is 'qp'. --sout-qsv-bitrate-max=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Maximum Bitrate Defines the maximum bitrate in Kpbs (1000 bits/s) for VBR rate control method. If not set, this parameter. is computed from other sources such as bitrate, profile, level, etc. --sout-qsv-accuracy=<integer [0 .. 100]> Accuracy of RateControl Tolerance in percentage of the 'avbr' (Average Variable BitRate) method. (e.g. 10 with a bitrate of 800 kpbs means the encoder tries not to go above 880 kpbs and under 730 kpbs. The targeted accuracy is only reached after a certained convergence period. See the convergence parameter --sout-qsv-convergence=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Convergence time of 'avbr' RateControl Number of 100 frames before the 'avbr' rate control method reaches the requested bitrate with the requested accuracy. See the accuracy parameter. --sout-qsv-num-slice=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Number of slices per frame Number of slices in each video frame; each slice contains one or more macro-block rows. If numslice is not set, the encoder may choose any slice partitioning allowed by the codec standard. --sout-qsv-num-ref-frame=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Number of reference frames Number of reference frames --sout-qsv-async-depth=<integer [1 .. 32]> Number of parallel operations Defines the number of parallel encoding operations before we synchronise the result. Higher may result on better throughput depending on hardware. MPEG2 needs at least 1 here. Kate overlay decoder Kate is a codec for text and image based overlays. The Tiger rendering library is needed to render complex Kate streams, but VLC can still render static text and image based subtitles if it is not available. Note that changing settings below will not take effect until a new stream is played. This will hopefully be fixed soon. --kate-formatted, --no-kate-formatted Formatted Subtitles (default enabled) Kate streams allow for text formatting. VLC partly implements this, but you can choose to disable all formatting.Note that this has no effect is rendering via Tiger is enabled. (default enabled) DVB subtitles decoder --dvbsub-position={0 (Center), 1 (Left), 2 (Right), 4 (Top), 8 (Bottom), 5 (Top-Left), 6 (Top-Right), 9 (Bottom-Left), 10 (Bottom-Right)} Subpicture position You can enforce the subpicture position on the video (0=center, 1=left, 2=right, 4=top, 8=bottom, you can also use combinations of these values, e.g. 6=top-right). --dvbsub-x=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Decoding X coordinate X coordinate of the rendered subtitle --dvbsub-y=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Decoding Y coordinate Y coordinate of the rendered subtitle --sout-dvbsub-x=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Encoding X coordinate X coordinate of the encoded subtitle --sout-dvbsub-y=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Encoding Y coordinate Y coordinate of the encoded subtitle Dummy decoder --dummy-save-es, --no-dummy-save-es Save raw codec data (default disabled) Save the raw codec data if you have selected/forced the dummy decoder in the main options. (default disabled) FFmpeg audio/video decoder Various audio and video decoders/encoders delivered by the FFmpeg library. This includes (MS)MPEG4, DivX, SV1,H261, H263, H264, WMV, WMA, AAC, AMR, DV, MJPEG and other codecs Decoding: --avcodec-dr, --no-avcodec-dr Direct rendering (default enabled) Direct rendering (default enabled) --avcodec-error-resilience=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Error resilience libavcodec can do error resilience. However, with a buggy encoder (such as the ISO MPEG-4 encoder from M$) this can produce a lot of errors. Valid values range from 0 to 4 (0 disables all errors resilience). --avcodec-workaround-bugs=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Workaround bugs Try to fix some bugs: 1 autodetect 2 old msmpeg4 4 xvid interlaced 8 ump4 16 no padding 32 ac vlc 64 Qpel chroma. This must be the sum of the values. For example, to fix "ac vlc" and "ump4", enter 40. --avcodec-hurry-up, --no-avcodec-hurry-up Hurry up (default enabled) The decoder can partially decode or skip frame(s) when there is not enough time. It's useful with low CPU power but it can produce distorted pictures. (default enabled) --avcodec-skip-frame=<integer [-1 .. 4]> Skip frame (default=0) Force skipping of frames to speed up decoding (-1=None, 0=Default, 1=B-frames, 2=P-frames, 3=B+P frames, 4=all frames). --avcodec-skip-idct=<integer [-1 .. 4]> Skip idct (default=0) Force skipping of idct to speed up decoding for frame types (-1=None, 0=Default, 1=B-frames, 2=P-frames, 3=B+P frames, 4=all frames). --avcodec-vismv=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Visualize motion vectors You can overlay the motion vectors (arrows showing how the images move) on the image. This value is a mask, based on these values: 1 - visualize forward predicted MVs of P frames 2 - visualize forward predicted MVs of B frames 4 - visualize backward predicted MVs of B frames To visualize all vectors, the value should be 7. --avcodec-fast, --no-avcodec-fast Allow speed tricks (default disabled) Allow non specification compliant speedup tricks. Faster but error-prone. (default disabled) --avcodec-skiploopfilter={0 (None), 1 (Non-ref), 2 (Bidir), 3 (Non-key), 4 (All)} Skip the loop filter for H.264 decoding Skipping the loop filter (aka deblocking) usually has a detrimental effect on quality. However it provides a big speedup for high definition streams. --avcodec-ignorecrop, --no-avcodec-ignorecrop Discard cropping information (default disabled) Discard internal cropping parameters (e.g. from H.264 SPS). (default disabled) --avcodec-debug=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Debug mask Set FFmpeg debug mask --avcodec-codec=<string> Codec name Internal libavcodec codec name --avcodec-hw=<string> Hardware decoding This allows hardware decoding when available. --avcodec-threads=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Threads Number of threads used for decoding, 0 meaning auto --avcodec-options=<string> Advanced options. Advanced options, in the form {opt=val,opt2=val2} . Encoding: --sout-avcodec-codec=<string> Codec name Internal libavcodec codec name --sout-avcodec-hq={rd,bits,simple} Quality level Quality level for the encoding of motions vectors (this can slow down the encoding very much). --sout-avcodec-keyint=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Ratio of key frames Number of frames that will be coded for one key frame. --sout-avcodec-bframes=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Ratio of B frames Number of B frames that will be coded between two reference frames. --sout-avcodec-hurry-up, --no-sout-avcodec-hurry-up Hurry up (default disabled) The encoder can make on-the-fly quality tradeoffs if your CPU can't keep up with the encoding rate. It will disable trellis quantization, then the rate distortion of motion vectors (hq), and raise the noise reduction threshold to ease the encoder's task. (default disabled) --sout-avcodec-interlace, --no-sout-avcodec-interlace Interlaced encoding (default disabled) Enable dedicated algorithms for interlaced frames. (default disabled) --sout-avcodec-interlace-me, --no-sout-avcodec-interlace-me Interlaced motion estimation (default enabled) Enable interlaced motion estimation algorithms. This requires more CPU. (default enabled) --sout-avcodec-vt=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Video bitrate tolerance Video bitrate tolerance in kbit/s. --sout-avcodec-pre-me, --no-sout-avcodec-pre-me Pre-motion estimation (default disabled) Enable the pre-motion estimation algorithm. (default disabled) --sout-avcodec-rc-buffer-size=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Rate control buffer size Rate control buffer size (in kbytes). A bigger buffer will allow for better rate control, but will cause a delay in the stream. --sout-avcodec-rc-buffer-aggressivity=<float> Rate control buffer aggressiveness Rate control buffer aggressiveness. --sout-avcodec-i-quant-factor=<float> I quantization factor Quantization factor of I frames, compared with P frames (for instance 1.0 => same qscale for I and P frames). --sout-avcodec-noise-reduction=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Noise reduction Enable a simple noise reduction algorithm to lower the encoding length and bitrate, at the expense of lower quality frames. --sout-avcodec-mpeg4-matrix, --no-sout-avcodec-mpeg4-matrix MPEG4 quantization matrix (default disabled) Use the MPEG4 quantization matrix for MPEG2 encoding. This generally yields a better looking picture, while still retaining the compatibility with standard MPEG2 decoders. (default disabled) --sout-avcodec-qmin=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Minimum video quantizer scale Minimum video quantizer scale. --sout-avcodec-qmax=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Maximum video quantizer scale Maximum video quantizer scale. --sout-avcodec-trellis, --no-sout-avcodec-trellis Trellis quantization (default disabled) Enable trellis quantization (rate distortion for block coefficients). (default disabled) --sout-avcodec-qscale=<float> Fixed quantizer scale A fixed video quantizer scale for VBR encoding (accepted values: 0.01 to 255.0). --sout-avcodec-strict=<integer [-2 .. 2]> Strict standard compliance Force a strict standard compliance when encoding (accepted values: -2 to 2). --sout-avcodec-lumi-masking=<float> Luminance masking Raise the quantizer for very bright macroblocks (default: 0.0). --sout-avcodec-dark-masking=<float> Darkness masking Raise the quantizer for very dark macroblocks (default: 0.0). --sout-avcodec-p-masking=<float> Motion masking Raise the quantizer for macroblocks with a high temporal complexity (default: 0.0). --sout-avcodec-border-masking=<float> Border masking Raise the quantizer for macroblocks at the border of the frame (default: 0.0). --sout-avcodec-luma-elim-threshold=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Luminance elimination Eliminates luminance blocks when the PSNR isn't much changed (default: 0.0). The H264 specification recommends -4. --sout-avcodec-chroma-elim-threshold=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Chrominance elimination Eliminates chrominance blocks when the PSNR isn't much changed (default: 0.0). The H264 specification recommends 7. --sout-avcodec-aac-profile=<string> Specify AAC audio profile to use Specify the AAC audio profile to use for encoding the audio bitstream. It takes the following options: main, low, ssr (not supported),ltp, hev1, hev2 (default: low). hev1 and hev2 are currently supported only with libfdk-aac enabled libavcodec --sout-avcodec-options=<string> Advanced options. Advanced options, in the form {opt=val,opt2=val2} . --avformat-format=<string> Format name Internal libavcodec format name --avformat-options=<string> Advanced options. Advanced options, in the form {opt=val,opt2=val2} . Muxer: --sout-avformat-mux=<string> Avformat mux Force use of a specific avformat muxer. --sout-avformat-options=<string> Advanced options. Advanced options, in the form {opt=val,opt2=val2} . Input: --avio-options=<string> Advanced options. Advanced options, in the form {opt=val,opt2=val2} . Stream output: --sout-avio-options=<string> Advanced options. Advanced options, in the form {opt=val,opt2=val2} . WaveOut audio output --waveout-audio-device=<string> Select Audio Device Select special Audio device, or let windows decide (default), change needs VLC restart to apply. --waveout-volume=<float [0.000000 .. 2.000000]> Audio volume --waveout-float32, --no-waveout-float32 Use float32 output (default enabled) The option allows you to enable or disable the high-quality float32 audio output mode (which is not well supported by some soundcards). (default enabled) --waveout-audio-channels=<integer [1 .. 9]> Audio output channels Channels available for audio output. If the input has more channels than the output, it will be down-mixed. This parameter is ignored when digital pass-through is active. DirectX audio output --directx-audio-device=<string> Output device Select your audio output device --directx-audio-float32, --no-directx-audio-float32 Use float32 output (default enabled) The option allows you to enable or disable the high-quality float32 audio output mode (which is not well supported by some soundcards). (default enabled) --directx-audio-speaker={Windows default,Mono,Stereo,Quad,5.1,7.1} Speaker configuration Select speaker configuration you want to use. This option doesn't upmix! So NO e.g. Stereo -> 5.1 conversion. --directx-volume=<float> Audio volume Audio volume in hundredths of decibels (dB). Audio memory output --amem-format=<string> Sample format Sample format --amem-rate=<integer [1 .. 352800]> Sample rate Sample rate --amem-channels=<integer [1 .. 9]> Channels count Channels count File audio output --audiofile-file=<string> Output file File to which the audio samples will be written to. ("-" for stdout --audiofile-format={u8,s16,float32,spdif} Output format Output format --audiofile-channels=<integer [0 .. 6]> Number of output channels By default (0), all the channels of the incoming will be saved but you can restrict the number of channels here. --audiofile-wav, --no-audiofile-wav Add WAVE header (default enabled) Instead of writing a raw file, you can add a WAV header to the file. (default enabled) Simple stereo widening effect This filter enhances the stereo effect by suppressing mono (signal common to both channels) and by delaying the signal of left into right and vice versa, thereby widening the stereo effect. --delay=<float> Delay time Time in ms of the delay of left signal into right and vice versa. --feedback=<float [0.000000 .. 0.900000]> Feedback gain Amount of gain in delayed left signal into right and vice versa. Gives a delay effect of left signal in right output and vice versa which gives widening effect. --crossfeed=<float [0.000000 .. 0.800000]> Crossfeed Cross feed of left into right with inverted phase. This helps in suppressing the mono. If the value is 1 it will cancel all the signal common to both channels. --dry-mix=<float [0.000000 .. 1.000000]> Dry mix Level of input signal of original channel. Speex resampler --speex-resampler-quality=<integer [0 .. 10]> Resampling quality Resampling quality (0 = worst and fastest, 10 = best and slowest). Audio Spatializer --spatializer-roomsize=<float [0.000000 .. 1.100000]> Room size Defines the virtual surface of the room emulated by the filter. --spatializer-width=<float [0.000000 .. 1.000000]> Room width Width of the virtual room --spatializer-wet=<float [0.000000 .. 1.000000]> Wet --spatializer-dry=<float [0.000000 .. 1.000000]> Dry --spatializer-damp=<float [0.000000 .. 1.000000]> Damp Audio tempo scaler synched with rate --scaletempo-stride=<integer [1 .. 2000]> Stride Length Length in milliseconds to output each stride --scaletempo-overlap=<float [0.000000 .. 1.000000]> Overlap Length Percentage of stride to overlap --scaletempo-search=<integer [0 .. 200]> Search Length Length in milliseconds to search for best overlap position Secret Rabbit Code (libsamplerate) resampler --src-converter-type={0 (Sinc function (best quality)), 1 (Sinc function (medium quality)), 2 (Sinc function (fast)), 3 (Zero Order Hold (fastest)), 4 (Linear (fastest))} Sample rate converter type Different resampling algorithms are supported. The best one is slower, while the fast one exhibits low quality. Audio channel remapper --aout-remap-channel-left={0 (Left), 1 (Center), 2 (Right), 3 (Rear left), 4 (Rear center), 5 (Rear right), 6 (Side left), 7 (Side right), 8 (Low-frequency effects)} Left Left --aout-remap-channel-center={0 (Left), 1 (Center), 2 (Right), 3 (Rear left), 4 (Rear center), 5 (Rear right), 6 (Side left), 7 (Side right), 8 (Low-frequency effects)} Center Center --aout-remap-channel-right={0 (Left), 1 (Center), 2 (Right), 3 (Rear left), 4 (Rear center), 5 (Rear right), 6 (Side left), 7 (Side right), 8 (Low-frequency effects)} Right Right --aout-remap-channel-rearleft={0 (Left), 1 (Center), 2 (Right), 3 (Rear left), 4 (Rear center), 5 (Rear right), 6 (Side left), 7 (Side right), 8 (Low-frequency effects)} Rear left Rear left --aout-remap-channel-rearcenter={0 (Left), 1 (Center), 2 (Right), 3 (Rear left), 4 (Rear center), 5 (Rear right), 6 (Side left), 7 (Side right), 8 (Low-frequency effects)} Rear center Rear center --aout-remap-channel-rearright={0 (Left), 1 (Center), 2 (Right), 3 (Rear left), 4 (Rear center), 5 (Rear right), 6 (Side left), 7 (Side right), 8 (Low-frequency effects)} Rear right Rear right --aout-remap-channel-middleleft={0 (Left), 1 (Center), 2 (Right), 3 (Rear left), 4 (Rear center), 5 (Rear right), 6 (Side left), 7 (Side right), 8 (Low-frequency effects)} Side left Side left --aout-remap-channel-middleright={0 (Left), 1 (Center), 2 (Right), 3 (Rear left), 4 (Rear center), 5 (Rear right), 6 (Side left), 7 (Side right), 8 (Low-frequency effects)} Side right Side right --aout-remap-channel-lfe={0 (Left), 1 (Center), 2 (Right), 3 (Rear left), 4 (Rear center), 5 (Rear right), 6 (Side left), 7 (Side right), 8 (Low-frequency effects)} Low-frequency effects Low-frequency effects --aout-remap-normalize, --no-aout-remap-normalize Normalize channels (default enabled) When mapping more than one channel to a single output channel, normalize the output accordingly. (default enabled) Parametric Equalizer --param-eq-lowf=<float> Low freq (Hz) --param-eq-lowgain=<float [-20.000000 .. 20.000000]> Low freq gain (dB) --param-eq-highf=<float> High freq (Hz) --param-eq-highgain=<float [-20.000000 .. 20.000000]> High freq gain (dB) --param-eq-f1=<float> Freq 1 (Hz) --param-eq-gain1=<float [-20.000000 .. 20.000000]> Freq 1 gain (dB) --param-eq-q1=<float [0.100000 .. 100.000000]> Freq 1 Q --param-eq-f2=<float> Freq 2 (Hz) --param-eq-gain2=<float [-20.000000 .. 20.000000]> Freq 2 gain (dB) --param-eq-q2=<float [0.100000 .. 100.000000]> Freq 2 Q --param-eq-f3=<float> Freq 3 (Hz) --param-eq-gain3=<float [-20.000000 .. 20.000000]> Freq 3 gain (dB) --param-eq-q3=<float [0.100000 .. 100.000000]> Freq 3 Q Volume normalizer --norm-buff-size=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Number of audio buffers This is the number of audio buffers on which the power measurement is made. A higher number of buffers will increase the response time of the filter to a spike but will make it less sensitive to short variations. --norm-max-level=<float> Maximal volume level If the average power over the last N buffers is higher than this value, the volume will be normalized. This value is a positive floating point number. A value between 0.5 and 10 seems sensible. Audio filter for stereo to mono conversion --sout-mono-downmix, --no-sout-mono-downmix Use downmix algorithm (default enabled) This option selects a stereo to mono downmix algorithm that is used in the headphone channel mixer. It gives the effect of standing in a room full of speakers. (default enabled) --sout-mono-channel={0 (Left), 1 (Right), 4 (Rear left), 5 (Rear right), 7 (Center), 8 (Low-frequency effects), 2 (Side left), 3 (Side right), 6 (Rear center)} Select channel to keep This option silences all other channels except the selected channel. Headphone virtual spatialization effect This effect gives you the feeling that you are standing in a room with a complete 7.1 speaker set when using only a headphone, providing a more realistic sound experience. It should also be more comfortable and less tiring when listening to music for long periods of time. It works with any source format from mono to 7.1. --headphone-dim=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Characteristic dimension Distance between front left speaker and listener in meters. --headphone-compensate, --no-headphone-compensate Compensate delay (default disabled) The delay which is introduced by the physical algorithm may sometimes be disturbing for the synchronization between lips-movement and speech. In case, turn this on to compensate. (default disabled) --headphone-dolby, --no-headphone-dolby No decoding of Dolby Surround (default disabled) Dolby Surround encoded streams won't be decoded before being processed by this filter. Enabling this setting is not recommended. (default disabled) Gain control filter --gain-value=<float> Gain multiplier Increase or decrease the gain (default 1.0) Equalizer with 10 bands --equalizer-preset={flat,classical,club,dance,fullbass,fullbasstreble,fulltreble,headphones,largehall,live,party,pop,reggae,rock,ska,soft,softrock,techno} Equalizer preset Preset to use for the equalizer. --equalizer-bands=<string> Bands gain Don't use presets, but manually specified bands. You need to provide 10 values between -20dB and 20dB, separated by spaces, e.g. "0 2 4 2 0 -2 -4 -2 0 2". --equalizer-2pass, --no-equalizer-2pass Two pass (default disabled) Filter the audio twice. This provides a more intense effect. (default disabled) --equalizer-vlcfreqs, --no-equalizer-vlcfreqs Use VLC frequency bands (default enabled) Use the VLC frequency bands. Otherwise, use the ISO Standard frequency bands. (default enabled) --equalizer-preamp=<float> Global gain Set the global gain in dB (-20 ... 20). DTS Coherent Acoustics audio decoder --dts-dynrng, --no-dts-dynrng DTS dynamic range compression (default enabled) Dynamic range compression makes the loud sounds softer, and the soft sounds louder, so you can more easily listen to the stream in a noisy environment without disturbing anyone. If you disable the dynamic range compression the playback will be more adapted to a movie theater or a listening room. (default enabled) Dynamic range compressor --compressor-rms-peak=<float> RMS/peak Set the RMS/peak (0 ... 1). --compressor-attack=<float> Attack time Set the attack time in milliseconds (1.5 ... 400). --compressor-release=<float> Release time Set the release time in milliseconds (2 ... 800). --compressor-threshold=<float> Threshold level Set the threshold level in dB (-30 ... 0). --compressor-ratio=<float> Ratio Set the ratio (n:1) (1 ... 20). --compressor-knee=<float> Knee radius Set the knee radius in dB (1 ... 10). --compressor-makeup-gain=<float> Makeup gain Set the makeup gain in dB (0 ... 24). Sound Delay Add a delay effect to the sound --delay-time=<float> Delay time Time in milliseconds of the average delay. Note average --sweep-depth=<float> Sweep Depth Time in milliseconds of the maximum sweep depth. Thus, the sweep range will be delay-time +/- sweep-depth. --sweep-rate=<float> Sweep Rate Rate of change of sweep depth in milliseconds shift per second of play --feedback-gain=<float [-0.900000 .. 0.900000]> Feedback gain Gain on Feedback loop --wet-mix=<float [-0.999000 .. 0.999000]> Wet mix Level of delayed signal --dry-mix=<float [-0.999000 .. 0.999000]> Dry Mix Level of input signal Audio part of the BarGraph function --audiobargraph_a-address=<string> TCP address to use TCP address to use to communicate with the video part of the Bar Graph (default localhost). In the case of bargraph incrustation, use localhost. --audiobargraph_a-port=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> TCP port to use TCP port to use to communicate with the video part of the Bar Graph (default 12345). Use the same port as the one used in the rc interface. --audiobargraph_a-bargraph=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Defines if BarGraph information should be sent Defines if BarGraph information should be sent. 1 if the information should be sent, 0 otherwise (default 1). --audiobargraph_a-bargraph_repetition=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Sends the barGraph information every n audio packets Defines how often the barGraph information should be sent. Sends the barGraph information every n audio packets (default 4). --audiobargraph_a-silence=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Defines if silence alarm information should be sent Defines if silence alarm information should be sent. 1 if the information should be sent, 0 otherwise (default 1). --audiobargraph_a-time_window=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Time window to use in ms Time Window during when the audio level is measured in ms for silence detection. If the audio level is under the threshold during this time, an alarm is sent (default 5000). --audiobargraph_a-alarm_threshold=<float> Minimum Audio level to raise the alarm Threshold to be attained to raise an alarm. If the audio level is under the threshold during this time, an alarm is sent (default 0.1). --audiobargraph_a-repetition_time=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Time between two alarm messages in ms Time between two alarm messages in ms. This value is used to avoid alarm saturation (default 2000). --audiobargraph_a-connection_reset=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Force connection reset regularly Defines if the TCP connection should be reset. This is to be used when using with audiobargraph_v (default 1). ATSC A/52 (AC-3) audio decoder --a52-dynrng, --no-a52-dynrng A/52 dynamic range compression (default enabled) Dynamic range compression makes the loud sounds softer, and the soft sounds louder, so you can more easily listen to the stream in a noisy environment without disturbing anyone. If you disable the dynamic range compression the playback will be more adapted to a movie theater or a listening room. (default enabled) --a52-upmix, --no-a52-upmix Enable internal upmixing (default disabled) Enable the internal upmixing algorithm (not recommended). (default disabled) UDP stream output --sout-udp-caching=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Caching value (ms) Default caching value for outbound UDP streams. This value should be set in milliseconds. --sout-udp-group=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Group packets Packets can be sent one by one at the right time or by groups. You can choose the number of packets that will be sent at a time. It helps reducing the scheduling load on heavily-loaded systems. IceCAST output --sout-shout-name=<string> Stream name Name to give to this stream/channel on the shoutcast/icecast server. --sout-shout-description=<string> Stream description Description of the stream content or information about your channel. --sout-shout-mp3, --no-sout-shout-mp3 Stream MP3 (default disabled) You normally have to feed the shoutcast module with Ogg streams. It is also possible to stream MP3 instead, so you can forward MP3 streams to the shoutcast/icecast server. (default disabled) --sout-shout-genre=<string> Genre description Genre of the content. --sout-shout-url=<string> URL description URL with information about the stream or your channel. --sout-shout-bitrate=<string> Bitrate Bitrate information of the transcoded stream. --sout-shout-samplerate=<string> Samplerate Samplerate information of the transcoded stream. --sout-shout-channels=<string> Number of channels Number of channels information of the transcoded stream. --sout-shout-quality=<string> Ogg Vorbis Quality Ogg Vorbis Quality information of the transcoded stream. --sout-shout-public, --no-sout-shout-public Stream public (default disabled) Make the server publicly available on the 'Yellow Pages' (directory listing of streams) on the icecast/shoutcast website. Requires the bitrate information specified for shoutcast. Requires Ogg streaming for icecast. (default disabled) HTTP Live streaming output --sout-livehttp-seglen=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Segment length Length of TS stream segments --sout-livehttp-numsegs=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Number of segments Number of segments to include in index --sout-livehttp-splitanywhere, --no-sout-livehttp-splitanywhere Split segments anywhere (default disabled) Don't require a keyframe before splitting a segment. Needed for audio only. (default disabled) --sout-livehttp-delsegs, --no-sout-livehttp-delsegs Delete segments (default enabled) Delete segments when they are no longer needed (default enabled) --sout-livehttp-ratecontrol, --no-sout-livehttp-ratecontrol Use muxers rate control mechanism (default disabled) Use muxers rate control mechanism (default disabled) --sout-livehttp-caching, --no-sout-livehttp-caching Allow cache (default disabled) Add EXT-X-ALLOW-CACHE:NO directive in playlist-file if this is disabled (default disabled) --sout-livehttp-generate-iv, --no-sout-livehttp-generate-iv Use randomized IV for encryption (default disabled) Generate IV instead using segment-number as IV (default disabled) --sout-livehttp-index=<string> Index file Path to the index file to create --sout-livehttp-index-url=<string> Full URL to put in index file Full URL to put in index file. Use #'s to represent segment number --sout-livehttp-key-uri=<string> AES key URI to place in playlist AES key URI to place in playlist --sout-livehttp-key-file=<string> AES key file File containing the 16 bytes encryption key --sout-livehttp-key-loadfile=<string> File where vlc reads key-uri and keyfile-location File is read when segment starts and is assumet to be in format: key-uri\nkey-file. File is read on the segment opening and values are used on that segment. HTTP stream output --sout-http-user=<string> Username User name that will be requested to access the stream. --sout-http-pwd=<string> Password Password that will be requested to access the stream. --sout-http-mime=<string> Mime MIME returned by the server (autodetected if not specified). File stream output --sout-file-overwrite, --no-sout-file-overwrite Overwrite existing file (default enabled) If the file already exists, it will be overwritten. (default enabled) --sout-file-append, --no-sout-file-append Append to file (default disabled) Append to file if it exists instead of replacing it. (default disabled) --sout-file-format, --no-sout-file-format Format time and date (default disabled) Perform ISO C time and date formatting on the file path (default disabled) Time code subpicture elementary stream generator --timecode-fps={24/1,25/1,30000/1001,30/1} Frame rate Frame rate Shared memory framebuffer --shm-fps=<float> Frame rate How many times the screen content should be refreshed per second. --shm-depth={0 (XWD file (autodetect)), 8 (8 bits), 15 (15 bits), 16 (16 bits), 24 (24 bits), 32 (32 bits)} Frame buffer depth Pixel depth of the frame buffer, or zero for XWD file --shm-width=<integer [0 .. 65535]> Frame buffer width Pixel width of the frame buffer (ignored for XWD file) --shm-height=<integer [0 .. 65535]> Frame buffer height Pixel height of the frame buffer (ignored for XWD file) --shm-file=<string> Frame buffer file Path of the memory mapped file of the frame buffer Screen Input --screen-fps=<float> Frame rate Desired frame rate for the capture. --screen-top=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Subscreen top left corner Top coordinate of the subscreen top left corner. --screen-left=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Subscreen top left corner Left coordinate of the subscreen top left corner. --screen-width=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Subscreen width Subscreen width --screen-height=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Subscreen height Subscreen height --screen-follow-mouse, --no-screen-follow-mouse Follow the mouse (default disabled) Follow the mouse when capturing a subscreen. (default disabled) --screen-mouse-image=<string> Mouse pointer image If specified, will use the image to draw the mouse pointer on the capture. --screen-fragment-size=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Capture fragment size Optimize the capture by fragmenting the screen in chunks of predefined height (16 might be a good value, and 0 means disabled). Real-Time Protocol (RTP) input --rtcp-port=<integer [0 .. 65535]> RTCP (local) port RTCP packets will be received on this transport protocol port. If zero, multiplexed RTP/RTCP is used. --srtp-key=<string> SRTP key (hexadecimal) RTP packets will be authenticated and deciphered with this Secure RTP master shared secret key. This must be a 32-character-long hexadecimal string. --srtp-salt=<string> SRTP salt (hexadecimal) Secure RTP requires a (non-secret) master salt value. This must be a 28-character-long hexadecimal string. --rtp-max-src=<integer [1 .. 255]> Maximum RTP sources How many distinct active RTP sources are allowed at a time. --rtp-timeout=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> RTP source timeout (sec) How long to wait for any packet before a source is expired. --rtp-max-dropout=<integer [0 .. 32767]> Maximum RTP sequence number dropout RTP packets will be discarded if they are too much ahead (i.e. in the future) by this many packets from the last received packet. --rtp-max-misorder=<integer [0 .. 32767]> Maximum RTP sequence number misordering RTP packets will be discarded if they are too far behind (i.e. in the past) by this many packets from the last received packet. --rtp-dynamic-pt={theora} RTP payload format assumed for dynamic payloads This payload format will be assumed for dynamic payload types (between 96 and 127) if it can't be determined otherwise with out-of-band mappings (SDP) RTP/RTSP/SDP demuxer (using Live555) --rtsp-tcp, --no-rtsp-tcp Use RTP over RTSP (TCP) (default disabled) Use RTP over RTSP (TCP) (default disabled) --rtp-client-port=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Client port Port to use for the RTP source of the session --rtsp-mcast, --no-rtsp-mcast Force multicast RTP via RTSP (default disabled) Force multicast RTP via RTSP (default disabled) --rtsp-http, --no-rtsp-http Tunnel RTSP and RTP over HTTP (default disabled) Tunnel RTSP and RTP over HTTP (default disabled) --rtsp-http-port=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> HTTP tunnel port Port to use for tunneling the RTSP/RTP over HTTP. --rtsp-kasenna, --no-rtsp-kasenna Kasenna RTSP dialect (default disabled) Kasenna servers use an old and nonstandard dialect of RTSP. With this parameter VLC will try this dialect, but then it cannot connect to normal RTSP servers. (default disabled) --rtsp-wmserver, --no-rtsp-wmserver WMServer RTSP dialect (default disabled) WMServer uses a nonstandard dialect of RTSP. Selecting this parameter will tell VLC to assume some options contrary to RFC 2326 guidelines. (default disabled) --rtsp-user=<string> RTSP user name Sets the username for the connection, if no username or password are set in the url. --rtsp-pwd=<string> RTSP password Sets the password for the connection, if no username or password are set in the url. --rtsp-frame-buffer-size=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> RTSP frame buffer size RTSP start frame buffer size of the video track, can be increased in case of broken pictures due to too small buffer. Blu-ray Disc support (libbluray) --bluray-menu, --no-bluray-menu Blu-ray menus (default disabled) Use Blu-ray menus. If disabled, the movie will start directly (default disabled) File input Directory: --recursive={none,collapse,expand} Subdirectory behavior Select whether subdirectories must be expanded. none: subdirectories do not appear in the playlist. collapse: subdirectories appear but are expanded on first play. expand: all subdirectories are expanded. --ignore-filetypes=<string> Ignored extensions Files with these extensions will not be added to playlist when opening a directory. This is useful if you add directories that contain playlist files for instance. Use a comma-separated list of extensions. --directory-sort={collate,version,none} Directory sort order Define the sort algorithm used when adding items from a directory. DVDRead Input (no menu support) --dvdread-angle=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> DVD angle Default DVD angle. DVDnav Input --dvdnav-angle=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> DVD angle Default DVD angle. --dvdnav-menu, --no-dvdnav-menu Start directly in menu (default enabled) Start the DVD directly in the main menu. This will try to skip all the useless warning introductions. (default enabled) Digital Television and Radio --dvb-adapter=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> DVB adapter If there is more than one digital broadcasting adapter, the adapter number must be selected. Numbering starts from zero. --dvb-network-name=<string> Network name Unique network name in the System Tuning Spaces --dvb-create-name=<string> Network name to create Create unique name in the System Tuning Spaces --dvb-frequency=<integer [0 .. 107999999]> Frequency (Hz) TV channels are grouped by transponder (a.k.a. multiplex) on a given frequency. This is required to tune the receiver. --dvb-inversion={-1 (Automatic), 0 (Off), 1 (On)} Spectrum inversion If the demodulator cannot detect spectral inversion correctly, it needs to be configured manually. Terrestrial reception parameters: --dvb-bandwidth={0 (Automatic), 10 (10 MHz), 8 (8 MHz), 7 (7 MHz), 6 (6 MHz), 5 (5 MHz), 2 (1.712 MHz)} Bandwidth (MHz) Bandwidth (MHz) --dvb-transmission={-1 (Automatic), 1 (1k), 2 (2k), 4 (4k), 8 (8k), 16 (16k), 32 (32k)} Transmission mode Transmission mode --dvb-guard={,1/128,1/32,1/16,19/256,1/8,19/128,1/4} Guard interval Guard interval DVB-T reception parameters: --dvb-code-rate-hp={,0,1/2,3/5,2/3,3/4,4/5,5/6,6/7,7/8,8/9,9/10} High-priority code rate The code rate for Forward Error Correction can be specified. --dvb-code-rate-lp={,0,1/2,3/5,2/3,3/4,4/5,5/6,6/7,7/8,8/9,9/10} Low-priority code rate The code rate for Forward Error Correction can be specified. --dvb-hierarchy={-1 (Automatic), 0 (None), 1 (1), 2 (2), 4 (4)} Hierarchy mode Hierarchy mode --dvb-plp-id=<integer [0 .. 4294967295]> DVB-T2 Physical Layer Pipe DVB-T2 Physical Layer Pipe ISDB-T reception parameters: --dvb-a-modulation={,QAM,16QAM,32QAM,64QAM,128QAM,256QAM,8VSB,16VSB,QPSK,DQPSK,8PSK,16APSK,32APSK} Layer A modulation The digital signal can be modulated according with different constellations (depending on the delivery system). If the demodulator cannot detect the constellation automatically, it needs to be configured manually. --dvb-a-fec={,0,1/2,3/5,2/3,3/4,4/5,5/6,6/7,7/8,8/9,9/10} Layer A code rate The code rate for Forward Error Correction can be specified. --dvb-a-count=<integer [0 .. 13]> Layer A segments count --dvb-a-interleaving=<integer [0 .. 3]> Layer A time interleaving --dvb-b-modulation={,QAM,16QAM,32QAM,64QAM,128QAM,256QAM,8VSB,16VSB,QPSK,DQPSK,8PSK,16APSK,32APSK} Layer B modulation The digital signal can be modulated according with different constellations (depending on the delivery system). If the demodulator cannot detect the constellation automatically, it needs to be configured manually. --dvb-b-fec={,0,1/2,3/5,2/3,3/4,4/5,5/6,6/7,7/8,8/9,9/10} Layer B code rate The code rate for Forward Error Correction can be specified. --dvb-b-count=<integer [0 .. 13]> Layer B segments count --dvb-b-interleaving=<integer [0 .. 3]> Layer B time interleaving --dvb-c-modulation={,QAM,16QAM,32QAM,64QAM,128QAM,256QAM,8VSB,16VSB,QPSK,DQPSK,8PSK,16APSK,32APSK} Layer C modulation The digital signal can be modulated according with different constellations (depending on the delivery system). If the demodulator cannot detect the constellation automatically, it needs to be configured manually. --dvb-c-fec={,0,1/2,3/5,2/3,3/4,4/5,5/6,6/7,7/8,8/9,9/10} Layer C code rate The code rate for Forward Error Correction can be specified. --dvb-c-count=<integer [0 .. 13]> Layer C segments count --dvb-c-interleaving=<integer [0 .. 3]> Layer C time interleaving Cable and satellite reception parameters: --dvb-modulation={,QAM,16QAM,32QAM,64QAM,128QAM,256QAM,8VSB,16VSB,QPSK,DQPSK,8PSK,16APSK,32APSK} Modulation / Constellation The digital signal can be modulated according with different constellations (depending on the delivery system). If the demodulator cannot detect the constellation automatically, it needs to be configured manually. --dvb-srate=<integer [0 .. 4294967295]> Symbol rate (bauds) The symbol rate must be specified manually for some systems, notably DVB-C, DVB-S and DVB-S2. --dvb-fec={,0,1/2,3/5,2/3,3/4,4/5,5/6,6/7,7/8,8/9,9/10} FEC code rate The code rate for Forward Error Correction can be specified. DVB-S2 parameters: --dvb-pilot={-1 (Automatic), 0 (Off), 1 (On)} Pilot Pilot --dvb-rolloff={-1 (Automatic), 35 (0.35 (same as DVB-S)), 20 (0.20), 25 (0.25)} Roll-off factor Roll-off factor ISDB-S parameters: --dvb-ts-id=<integer [0 .. 65535]> Transport stream ID Transport stream ID Satellite equipment control: --dvb-polarization={,V,H,R,L} Polarization (Voltage) To select the polarization of the transponder, a different voltage is normally applied to the low noise block-downconverter (LNB). --dvb-voltage=<integer [0 .. 18]> --dvb-lnb-low=<integer [0 .. 2147483647]> Local oscillator low frequency (kHz) The downconverter (LNB) will substract the local oscillator frequency from the satellite transmission frequency. The intermediate frequency (IF) on the RF cable is the result. --dvb-lnb-high=<integer [0 .. 2147483647]> Local oscillator high frequency (kHz) The downconverter (LNB) will substract the local oscillator frequency from the satellite transmission frequency. The intermediate frequency (IF) on the RF cable is the result. --dvb-lnb-switch=<integer [0 .. 2147483647]> Universal LNB switch frequency (kHz) If the satellite transmission frequency exceeds the switch frequency, the oscillator high frequency will be used as reference. Furthermore the automatic continuous 22kHz tone will be sent. --dvb-network-id=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Network identifier Network identifier --dvb-azimuth=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Satellite azimuth Satellite azimuth in tenths of degree --dvb-elevation=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Satellite elevation Satellite elevation in tenths of degree --dvb-longitude=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Satellite longitude Satellite longitude in tenths of degree. West is negative. --dvb-range=<string> Satellite range code Satellite range code as defined by manufacturer e.g. DISEqC switch code ATSC reception parameters: --dvb-major-channel=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Major channel --dvb-minor-channel=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> ATSC minor channel --dvb-physical-channel=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Physical channel DirectShow input --dshow-vdev=<string> Video device name Name of the video device that will be used by the DirectShow plugin. If you don't specify anything, the default device will be used. --dshow-adev=<string> Audio device name Name of the audio device that will be used by the DirectShow plugin. If you don't specify anything, the default device will be used. --dshow-size=<string> Video size Size of the video that will be displayed by the DirectShow plugin. If you don't specify anything the default size for your device will be used. You can specify a standard size (cif, d1, ...) or <width>x<height>. --dshow-aspect-ratio=<string> Picture aspect-ratio n:m Define input picture aspect-ratio to use. Default is 4:3 --dshow-chroma=<string> Video input chroma format Force the DirectShow video input to use a specific chroma format (eg. I420 (default), RV24, etc.) --dshow-fps=<float> Video input frame rate Force the DirectShow video input to use a specific frame rate (eg. 0 means default, 25, 29.97, 50, 59.94, etc.) --dshow-config, --no-dshow-config Device properties (default disabled) Show the properties dialog of the selected device before starting the stream. (default disabled) --dshow-tuner, --no-dshow-tuner Tuner properties (default disabled) Show the tuner properties [channel selection] page. (default disabled) --dshow-tuner-channel=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Tuner TV Channel Set the TV channel the tuner will set to (0 means default). --dshow-tuner-frequency=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Tuner Frequency This overrides the channel. Measured in Hz. --dshow-tuner-country=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Tuner country code Set the tuner country code that establishes the current channel-to-frequency mapping (0 means default). --dshow-tuner-standard={0 (Default), 1 (NTSC_M), 2 (NTSC_M_J), 4 (NTSC_443), 16 (PAL_B), 32 (PAL_D), 64 (PAL_G), 128 (PAL_H), 256 (PAL_I), 512 (PAL_M), 1024 (PAL_N), 2048 (PAL_60), 4096 (SECAM_B), 8192 (SECAM_D), 16384 (SECAM_G), 32768 (SECAM_H), 65536 (SECAM_K), 131072 (SECAM_K1), 262144 (SECAM_L), 524288 (SECAM_L1), 1048576 (PAL_N_COMBO)} Video standard Video standard --dshow-tuner-input={0 (Default), 1 (Cable), 2 (Antenna)} Tuner input type Select the tuner input type (Cable/Antenna). --dshow-video-input=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Video input pin Select the video input source, such as composite, s-video, or tuner. Since these settings are hardware-specific, you should find good settings in the "Device config" area, and use those numbers here. -1 means that settings will not be changed. --dshow-video-output=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Video output pin Select the video output type. See the "video input" option. --dshow-audio-input=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Audio input pin Select the audio input source. See the "video input" option. --dshow-audio-output=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Audio output pin Select the audio output type. See the "video input" option. --dshow-amtuner-mode={0 (Default), 1 (TV), 2 (FM radio), 4 (AM radio), 8 (DSS)} AM Tuner mode AM Tuner mode. Can be one of Default (0), TV (1),AM Radio (2), FM Radio (3) or DSS (4). --dshow-audio-channels=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Number of audio channels Select audio input format with the given number of audio channels (if non 0) --dshow-audio-samplerate=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Audio sample rate Select audio input format with the given sample rate (if non 0) --dshow-audio-bitspersample=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Audio bits per sample Select audio input format with the given bits/sample (if non 0) Audio CD input --cdda-track=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> --cdda-first-sector=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> --cdda-last-sector=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> --cddb-server=<string> CDDB Server Address of the CDDB server to use. --cddb-port=<integer [1 .. 65535]> CDDB port CDDB Server port to use. VDR recordings Support for VDR recordings (http://www.tvdr.de/). --vdr-chapter-offset=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Chapter offset in ms Move all chapters. This value should be set in milliseconds. --vdr-fps=<float [1.000000 .. 1000.000000]> Frame rate Default frame rate for chapter import. UDP input SMB input Samba (Windows network shares) input --smb-user=<string> SMB user name User name that will be used for the connection. --smb-pwd=<string> SMB password Password that will be used for the connection. --smb-domain=<string> SMB domain Domain/Workgroup that will be used for the connection. Microsoft Media Server (MMS) input --mms-timeout=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> TCP/UDP timeout (ms) Amount of time (in ms) to wait before aborting network reception of data. Note that there will be 10 retries before completely giving up. --mms-all, --no-mms-all Force selection of all streams (default disabled) MMS streams can contain several elementary streams, with different bitrates. You can choose to select all of them. (default disabled) --mms-maxbitrate=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Maximum bitrate Select the stream with the maximum bitrate under that limit. --mmsh-proxy=<string> HTTP proxy HTTP proxy to be used It must be of the form http://[user[:pass]@]myproxy.mydomain:myport/ ; if empty, the http_proxy environment variable will be tried. Memory input --imem-get=<string> Get function Address of the get callback function --imem-release=<string> Release function Address of the release callback function --imem-cookie=<string> Callback cookie string Text identifier for the callback functions --imem-data=<string> Callback data Data for the get and release functions --imem-id=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> ID Set the ID of the elementary stream --imem-group=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Group Set the group of the elementary stream --imem-cat={0 (Unknown), 1 (Audio), 2 (Video), 3 (Subtitle), 4 (Data)} Category Set the category of the elementary stream --imem-codec=<string> Codec Set the codec of the elementary stream --imem-language=<string> Language Language of the elementary stream as described by ISO639 --imem-samplerate=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Sample rate Sample rate of an audio elementary stream --imem-channels=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Channels count Channels count of an audio elementary stream --imem-width=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Width Width of video or subtitle elementary streams --imem-height=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Height Height of video or subtitle elementary streams --imem-dar=<string> Display aspect ratio Display aspect ratio of a video elementary stream --imem-fps=<string> Frame rate Frame rate of a video elementary stream --imem-size=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Size Size of stream in bytes HTTP input --http-proxy=<string> HTTP proxy HTTP proxy to be used It must be of the form http://[user@]myproxy.mydomain:myport/ ; if empty, the http_proxy environment variable will be tried. --http-proxy-pwd=<string> HTTP proxy password If your HTTP proxy requires a password, set it here. --http-referrer=<string> HTTP referer value Customize the HTTP referer, simulating a previous document --http-user-agent=<string> User Agent The name and version of the program will be provided to the HTTP server. They must be separated by a forward slash, e.g. FooBar/1.2.3. This option can only be specified per input item, not globally. --http-reconnect, --no-http-reconnect Auto re-connect (default disabled) Automatically try to reconnect to the stream in case of a sudden disconnect. (default disabled) --http-continuous, --no-http-continuous Continuous stream (default disabled) Read a file that is being constantly updated (for example, a JPG file on a server). You should not globally enable this option as it will break all other types of HTTP streams. (default disabled) --http-forward-cookies, --no-http-forward-cookies Forward Cookies (default enabled) Forward Cookies across http redirections. (default enabled) FTP input --ftp-user=<string> FTP user name User name that will be used for the connection. --ftp-pwd=<string> FTP password Password that will be used for the connection. --ftp-account=<string> FTP account Account that will be used for the connection. Audio These options allow you to modify the behavior of the audio subsystem, and to add audio filters which can be used for post processing or visual effects (spectrum analyzer, etc.). Enable these filters here, and configure them in the "audio filters" modules section. --audio, --no-audio Enable audio (default enabled) You can completely disable the audio output. The audio decoding stage will not take place, thus saving some processing power. (default enabled) --gain=<float [0.000000 .. 8.000000]> Audio gain This linear gain will be applied to outputted audio. --volume-step=<float [1.000000 .. 256.000000]> Audio output volume step The step size of the volume is adjustable using this option. --volume-save, --no-volume-save Remember the audio volume (default enabled) Remember the audio volume (default enabled) --spdif, --no-spdif Use S/PDIF when available (default disabled) S/PDIF can be used by default when your hardware supports it as well as the audio stream being played. (default disabled) --force-dolby-surround={0 (Auto), 1 (On), 2 (Off)} Force detection of Dolby Surround Use this when you know your stream is (or is not) encoded with Dolby Surround but fails to be detected as such. Even if the stream is not actually encoded with Dolby Surround, turning on this option might enhance your experience, especially when combined with the Headphone Channel Mixer. --stereo-mode={0 (Unset), 1 (Stereo), 2 (Reverse stereo), 3 (Left), 4 (Right), 5 (Dolby Surround)} Stereo audio output mode Stereo audio output mode --audio-desync=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Audio desynchronization compensation This delays the audio output. The delay must be given in milliseconds. This can be handy if you notice a lag between the video and the audio. --audio-resampler=<string> Audio resampler This selects which plugin to use for audio resampling. --audio-replay-gain-mode={none,track,album} Replay gain mode Select the replay gain mode --audio-replay-gain-preamp=<float> Replay preamp This allows you to change the default target level (89 dB) for stream with replay gain information --audio-replay-gain-default=<float> Default replay gain This is the gain used for stream without replay gain information --audio-replay-gain-peak-protection, --no-audio-replay-gain-peak-protection Peak protection (default enabled) Protect against sound clipping (default enabled) --audio-time-stretch, --no-audio-time-stretch Enable time stretching audio (default enabled) This allows playing audio at lower or higher speed without affecting the audio pitch (default enabled) -A, --aout=<string> Audio output module This is the audio output method used by VLC. The default behavior is to automatically select the best method available. --audio-filter=<string> Audio filters This adds audio post processing filters, to modify the sound rendering. --audio-visual=<string> Audio visualizations This adds visualization modules (spectrum analyzer, etc.). Video These options allow you to modify the behavior of the video output subsystem. You can for example enable video filters (deinterlacing, image adjusting, etc.). Enable these filters here and configure them in the "video filters" modules section. You can also set many miscellaneous video options. --video, --no-video Enable video (default enabled) You can completely disable the video output. The video decoding stage will not take place, thus saving some processing power. (default enabled) --grayscale, --no-grayscale Grayscale video output (default disabled) Output video in grayscale. As the color information aren't decoded, this can save some processing power. (default disabled) -f, --fullscreen, --no-fullscreen Fullscreen video output (default disabled) Start video in fullscreen mode (default disabled) --embedded-video, --no-embedded-video Embedded video (default enabled) Embed the video output in the main interface. (default enabled) --xlib, --no-xlib (default enabled) (default enabled) --drop-late-frames, --no-drop-late-frames Drop late frames (default enabled) This drops frames that are late (arrive to the video output after their intended display date). (default enabled) --skip-frames, --no-skip-frames Skip frames (default enabled) Enables framedropping on MPEG2 stream. Framedropping occurs when your computer is not powerful enough (default enabled) --quiet-synchro, --no-quiet-synchro Quiet synchro (default disabled) This avoids flooding the message log with debug output from the video output synchronization mechanism. (default disabled) --keyboard-events, --no-keyboard-events Key press events (default enabled) This enables VLC hotkeys from the (non-embedded) video window. (default enabled) --mouse-events, --no-mouse-events Mouse events (default enabled) This enables handling of mouse clicks on the video. (default enabled) --overlay, --no-overlay Overlay video output (default enabled) Overlay is the hardware acceleration capability of your video card (ability to render video directly). VLC will try to use it by default. (default enabled) --video-on-top, --no-video-on-top Always on top (default disabled) Always place the video window on top of other windows. (default disabled) --video-wallpaper, --no-video-wallpaper Enable wallpaper mode (default disabled) The wallpaper mode allows you to display the video as the desktop background. (default disabled) --disable-screensaver, --no-disable-screensaver Disable screensaver (default enabled) Disable the screensaver during video playback. (default enabled) --video-title-show, --no-video-title-show Show media title on video (default disabled) Display the title of the video on top of the movie. (default disabled) --video-title-timeout=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Show video title for x milliseconds Show the video title for n milliseconds, default is 5000 ms (5 sec.) --video-title-position={0 (Center), 1 (Left), 2 (Right), 4 (Top), 8 (Bottom), 5 (Top-Left), 6 (Top-Right), 9 (Bottom-Left), 10 (Bottom-Right)} Position of video title Place on video where to display the title (default bottom center). --mouse-hide-timeout=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Hide cursor and fullscreen controller after x milliseconds Hide mouse cursor and fullscreen controller after n milliseconds. Snapshot: --snapshot-path=<string> Video snapshot directory (or filename) Directory where the video snapshots will be stored. --snapshot-prefix=<string> Video snapshot file prefix Video snapshot file prefix --snapshot-format={png,jpg,tiff} Video snapshot format Image format which will be used to store the video snapshots --snapshot-preview, --no-snapshot-preview Display video snapshot preview (default enabled) Display the snapshot preview in the screen's top-left corner. (default enabled) --snapshot-sequential, --no-snapshot-sequential Use sequential numbers instead of timestamps (default disabled) Use sequential numbers instead of timestamps for snapshot numbering (default disabled) --snapshot-width=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Video snapshot width You can enforce the width of the video snapshot. By default it will keep the original width (-1). Using 0 will scale the width to keep the aspect ratio. --snapshot-height=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Video snapshot height You can enforce the height of the video snapshot. By default it will keep the original height (-1). Using 0 will scale the height to keep the aspect ratio. Window properties: --width=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Video width You can enforce the video width. By default (-1) VLC will adapt to the video characteristics. --height=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Video height You can enforce the video height. By default (-1) VLC will adapt to the video characteristics. --video-x=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Video X coordinate You can enforce the position of the top left corner of the video window (X coordinate). --video-y=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Video Y coordinate You can enforce the position of the top left corner of the video window (Y coordinate). --crop=<string> Video cropping This forces the cropping of the source video. Accepted formats are x:y (4:3, 16:9, etc.) expressing the global image aspect. --custom-crop-ratios=<string> Custom crop ratios list Comma separated list of crop ratios which will be added in the interface's crop ratios list. --aspect-ratio=<string> Source aspect ratio This forces the source aspect ratio. For instance, some DVDs claim to be 16:9 while they are actually 4:3. This can also be used as a hint for VLC when a movie does not have aspect ratio information. Accepted formats are x:y (4:3, 16:9, etc.) expressing the global image aspect, or a float value (1.25, 1.3333, etc.) expressing pixel squareness. --autoscale, --no-autoscale Video Auto Scaling (default enabled) Let the video scale to fit a given window or fullscreen. (default enabled) --scale=<float> Video scaling factor Scaling factor used when Auto Scaling is disabled. Default value is 1.0 (original video size). --monitor-par=<string> Monitor pixel aspect ratio This forces the monitor aspect ratio. Most monitors have square pixels (1:1). If you have a 16:9 screen, you might need to change this to 4:3 in order to keep proportions. --custom-aspect-ratios=<string> Custom aspect ratios list Comma separated list of aspect ratios which will be added in the interface's aspect ratio list. --hdtv-fix, --no-hdtv-fix Fix HDTV height (default enabled) This allows proper handling of HDTV-1080 video format even if broken encoder incorrectly sets height to 1088 lines. You should only disable this option if your video has a non-standard format requiring all 1088 lines. (default enabled) --video-deco, --no-video-deco Window decorations (default enabled) VLC can avoid creating window caption, frames, etc... around the video, giving a "minimal" window. (default enabled) --video-title=<string> Video title Custom title for the video window (in case the video is not embedded in the interface). --align={0 (Center), 1 (Left), 2 (Right), 4 (Top), 8 (Bottom), 5 (Top-Left), 6 (Top-Right), 9 (Bottom-Left), 10 (Bottom-Right)} Video alignment Enforce the alignment of the video in its window. By default (0) it will be centered (0=center, 1=left, 2=right, 4=top, 8=bottom, you can also use combinations of these values, like 6=4+2 meaning top-right). --zoom=<float> Zoom video You can zoom the video by the specified factor. --deinterlace={0 (Off), -1 (Automatic), 1 (On)} Deinterlace Deinterlace --deinterlace-mode={discard,blend,mean,bob,linear,x,yadif,yadif2x,phosphor,ivtc} Deinterlace mode Deinterlace method to use for video processing. -V, --vout=<string> Video output module This is the the video output method used by VLC. The default behavior is to automatically select the best method available. --video-filter=<string> Video filter module This adds post-processing filters to enhance the picture quality, for instance deinterlacing, or distort the video. --video-splitter=<string> Video splitter module This adds video splitters like clone or wall Subpictures These options allow you to modify the behavior of the subpictures subsystem. You can for example enable subpictures sources (logo, etc.). Enable these filters here and configure them in the "subsources filters" modules section. You can also set many miscellaneous subpictures options. On Screen Display: --spu, --no-spu Enable sub-pictures (default enabled) You can completely disable the sub-picture processing. (default enabled) --osd, --no-osd On Screen Display (default enabled) VLC can display messages on the video. This is called OSD (On Screen Display). (default enabled) --text-renderer=<string> Text rendering module VLC normally uses Freetype for rendering, but this allows you to use svg for instance. Subtitles: --sub-file=<string> Use subtitle file Load this subtitle file. To be used when autodetect cannot detect your subtitle file. --sub-autodetect-file, --no-sub-autodetect-file Autodetect subtitle files (default enabled) Automatically detect a subtitle file, if no subtitle filename is specified (based on the filename of the movie). (default enabled) --sub-autodetect-fuzzy=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Subtitle autodetection fuzziness This determines how fuzzy subtitle and movie filename matching will be. Options are: 0 = no subtitles autodetected 1 = any subtitle file 2 = any subtitle file containing the movie name 3 = subtitle file matching the movie name with additional chars 4 = subtitle file matching the movie name exactly --sub-autodetect-path=<string> Subtitle autodetection paths Look for a subtitle file in those paths too, if your subtitle file was not found in the current directory. --sub-margin=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Force subtitle position You can use this option to place the subtitles under the movie, instead of over the movie. Try several positions. Overlays: --sub-source=<string> Subpictures source module This adds so-called "subpicture sources". These filters overlay some images or text over the video (like a logo, arbitrary text, ...). --sub-filter=<string> Subpictures filter module This adds so-called "subpicture filters". These filter subpictures created by subtitle decoders or other subpictures sources. Track settings: --program=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Program Choose the program to select by giving its Service ID. Only use this option if you want to read a multi-program stream (like DVB streams for example). --programs=<string> Programs Choose the programs to select by giving a comma-separated list of Service IDs (SIDs). Only use this option if you want to read a multi-program stream (like DVB streams for example). --audio-track=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Audio track Stream number of the audio track to use (from 0 to n). --sub-track=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Subtitle track Stream number of the subtitle track to use (from 0 to n). --audio-language=<string> Audio language Language of the audio track you want to use (comma separated, two or three letter country code, you may use 'none' to avoid a fallback to another language). --sub-language=<string> Subtitle language Language of the subtitle track you want to use (comma separated, two or three letters country code, you may use 'any' as a fallback). --audio-track-id=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Audio track ID Stream ID of the audio track to use. --sub-track-id=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Subtitle track ID Stream ID of the subtitle track to use. --preferred-resolution={-1 (Best available), 1080 (Full HD (1080p)), 720 (HD (720p)), 576 (Standard Definition (576 or 480 lines)), 360 (Low Definition (360 lines)), 240 (Very Low Definition (240 lines))} Preferred video resolution When several video formats are available, select one whose resolution is closest to (but not higher than) this setting, in number of lines. Use this option if you don't have enough CPU power or network bandwidth to play higher resolutions. Playback control: --input-repeat=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Input repetitions Number of time the same input will be repeated --start-time=<float> Start time The stream will start at this position (in seconds). --stop-time=<float> Stop time The stream will stop at this position (in seconds). --run-time=<float> Run time The stream will run this duration (in seconds). --input-fast-seek, --no-input-fast-seek Fast seek (default disabled) Favor speed over precision while seeking (default disabled) --rate=<float> Playback speed This defines the playback speed (nominal speed is 1.0). --input-list=<string> Input list You can give a comma-separated list of inputs that will be concatenated together after the normal one. --input-slave=<string> Input slave (experimental) This allows you to play from several inputs at the same time. This feature is experimental, not all formats are supported. Use a '#' separated list of inputs. --bookmarks=<string> Bookmarks list for a stream You can manually give a list of bookmarks for a stream in the form "{name=bookmark-name,time=optional-time-offset,bytes=optional-byte-off set},{...}" Default devices: --dvd=<string> DVD device This is the default DVD drive (or file) to use. Don't forget the colon after the drive letter (e.g. D:) --vcd=<string> VCD device This is the default VCD drive (or file) to use. Don't forget the colon after the drive letter (e.g. D:) --cd-audio=<string> Audio CD device This is the default Audio CD drive (or file) to use. Don't forget the colon after the drive letter (e.g. D:) Network settings: --mtu=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> MTU of the network interface This is the maximum application-layer packet size that can be transmitted over the network (in bytes). --ipv4-timeout=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> TCP connection timeout Default TCP connection timeout (in milliseconds). --http-host=<string> HTTP server address By default, the server will listen on any local IP address. Specify an IP address (e.g. ::1 or 127.0.0.1) or a host name (e.g. localhost) to restrict them to a specific network interface. --http-port=<integer [1 .. 65535]> HTTP server port The HTTP server will listen on this TCP port. The standard HTTP port number is 80. However allocation of port numbers below 1025 is usually restricted by the operating system. --https-port=<integer [1 .. 65535]> HTTPS server port The HTTPS server will listen on this TCP port. The standard HTTPS port number is 443. However allocation of port numbers below 1025 is usually restricted by the operating system. --rtsp-host=<string> RTSP server address This defines the address the RTSP server will listen on, along with the base path of the RTSP VOD media. Syntax is address/path. By default, the server will listen on any local IP address. Specify an IP address (e.g. ::1 or 127.0.0.1) or a host name (e.g. localhost) to restrict them to a specific network interface. --rtsp-port=<integer [1 .. 65535]> RTSP server port The RTSP server will listen on this TCP port. The standard RTSP port number is 554. However allocation of port numbers below 1025 is usually restricted by the operating system. --http-cert=<string> HTTP/TLS server certificate This X.509 certicate file (PEM format) is used for server-side TLS. --http-key=<string> HTTP/TLS server private key This private key file (PEM format) is used for server-side TLS. --http-ca=<string> HTTP/TLS Certificate Authority This X.509 certificate file (PEM format) can optionally be used to authenticate remote clients in TLS sessions. --http-crl=<string> HTTP/TLS Certificate Revocation List This file contains an optional CRL to prevent remote clients from using revoked certificates in TLS sessions. Socks proxy: --socks=<string> SOCKS server SOCKS proxy server to use. This must be of the form address:port. It will be used for all TCP connections --socks-user=<string> SOCKS user name User name to be used for connection to the SOCKS proxy. --socks-pwd=<string> SOCKS password Password to be used for connection to the SOCKS proxy. Metadata: --meta-title=<string> Title metadata Allows you to specify a "title" metadata for an input. --meta-author=<string> Author metadata Allows you to specify an "author" metadata for an input. --meta-artist=<string> Artist metadata Allows you to specify an "artist" metadata for an input. --meta-genre=<string> Genre metadata Allows you to specify a "genre" metadata for an input. --meta-copyright=<string> Copyright metadata Allows you to specify a "copyright" metadata for an input. --meta-description=<string> Description metadata Allows you to specify a "description" metadata for an input. --meta-date=<string> Date metadata Allows you to specify a "date" metadata for an input. --meta-url=<string> URL metadata Allows you to specify a "url" metadata for an input. Advanced: --file-caching=<integer [0 .. 60000]> File caching (ms) Caching value for local files, in milliseconds. --live-caching=<integer [0 .. 60000]> Live capture caching (ms) Caching value for cameras and microphones, in milliseconds. --disc-caching=<integer [0 .. 60000]> Disc caching (ms) Caching value for optical media, in milliseconds. --network-caching=<integer [0 .. 60000]> Network caching (ms) Caching value for network resources, in milliseconds. --cr-average=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Clock reference average counter When using the PVR input (or a very irregular source), you should set this to 10000. --clock-synchro={-1 (Default), 0 (Disable), 1 (Enable)} Clock synchronisation It is possible to disable the input clock synchronisation for real-time sources. Use this if you experience jerky playback of network streams. --clock-jitter=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Clock jitter This defines the maximum input delay jitter that the synchronization algorithms should try to compensate (in milliseconds). --network-synchronisation, --no-network-synchronisation Network synchronisation (default disabled) This allows you to remotely synchronise clocks for server and client. The detailed settings are available in Advanced / Network Sync. (default disabled) --input-record-path=<string> Record directory or filename Directory or filename where the records will be stored --input-record-native, --no-input-record-native Prefer native stream recording (default enabled) When possible, the input stream will be recorded instead of using the stream output module (default enabled) --input-timeshift-path=<string> Timeshift directory Directory used to store the timeshift temporary files. --input-timeshift-granularity=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Timeshift granularity This is the maximum size in bytes of the temporary files that will be used to store the timeshifted streams. --input-title-format=<string> Change title according to current media This option allows you to set the title according to what's being played $a: Artist $b: Album $c: Copyright $t: Title $g: Genre $n: Track num $p: Now playing $A: Date $D: Duration $Z: "Now playing" (Fall back on Title - Artist) Decoders This option can be used to alter the way VLC selects its codecs (decompression methods). Only advanced users should alter this option as it can break playback of all your streams. --codec=<string> Preferred decoders list List of codecs that VLC will use in priority. For instance, 'dummy,a52' will try the dummy and a52 codecs before trying the other ones. Only advanced users should alter this option as it can break playback of all your streams. --encoder=<string> Preferred encoders list This allows you to select a list of encoders that VLC will use in priority. Input These options allow you to modify the behavior of the input subsystem, such as the DVD or VCD device, the network interface settings or the subtitle channel. --access=<string> Access module This allows you to force an access module. You can use it if the correct access is not automatically detected. You should not set this as a global option unless you really know what you are doing. --demux=<string> Demux module Demultiplexers are used to separate the "elementary" streams (like audio and video streams). You can use it if the correct demuxer is not automatically detected. You should not set this as a global option unless you really know what you are doing. --stream-filter=<string> Stream filter module Stream filters are used to modify the stream that is being read. Stream output These options allow you to set default global options for the stream output subsystem. --sout=<string> Default stream output chain You can enter here a default stream output chain. Refer to the documentation to learn how to build such chains. Warning: this chain will be enabled for all streams. --sout-display, --no-sout-display Display while streaming (default disabled) Play locally the stream while streaming it. (default disabled) --sout-keep, --no-sout-keep Keep stream output open (default disabled) This allows you to keep an unique stream output instance across multiple playlist item (automatically insert the gather stream output if not specified) (default disabled) --sout-all, --no-sout-all Enable streaming of all ES (default disabled) Stream all elementary streams (video, audio and subtitles) (default disabled) --sout-audio, --no-sout-audio Enable audio stream output (default enabled) Choose whether the audio stream should be redirected to the stream output facility when this last one is enabled. (default enabled) --sout-video, --no-sout-video Enable video stream output (default enabled) Choose whether the video stream should be redirected to the stream output facility when this last one is enabled. (default enabled) --sout-spu, --no-sout-spu Enable SPU stream output (default enabled) Choose whether the SPU streams should be redirected to the stream output facility when this last one is enabled. (default enabled) --sout-mux-caching=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Stream output muxer caching (ms) This allow you to configure the initial caching amount for stream output muxer. This value should be set in milliseconds. VLM: --vlm-conf=<string> VLM configuration file Read a VLM configuration file as soon as VLM is started. --sap-interval=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> SAP announcement interval When the SAP flow control is disabled, this lets you set the fixed interval between SAP announcements. --mux=<string> Mux module This is a legacy entry to let you configure mux modules --access_output=<string> Access output module This is a legacy entry to let you configure access output modules --ttl=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Hop limit (TTL) This is the hop limit (also known as "Time-To-Live" or TTL) of the multicast packets sent by the stream output (-1 = use operating system built-in default). --miface=<string> Multicast output interface Default multicast interface. This overrides the routing table. --dscp=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> DiffServ Code Point Differentiated Services Code Point for outgoing UDP streams (or IPv4 Type Of Service, or IPv6 Traffic Class). This is used for network Quality of Service. --packetizer=<string> Preferred packetizer list This allows you to select the order in which VLC will choose its packetizers. Miscellaneous These options allow you to select default modules. Leave these alone unless you really know what you are doing. Special modules: --vod-server=<string> VoD server module You can select which VoD server module you want to use. Set this to `vod_rtsp' to switch back to the old, legacy module. Plugins: --plugins-cache, --no-plugins-cache Use a plugins cache (default enabled) Use a plugins cache which will greatly improve the startup time of VLC. (default enabled) Performance options: --high-priority, --no-high-priority Increase the priority of the process (default disabled) Increasing the priority of the process will very likely improve your playing experience as it allows VLC not to be disturbed by other applications that could otherwise take too much processor time. However be advised that in certain circumstances (bugs) VLC could take all the processor time and render the whole system unresponsive which might require a reboot of your machine. (default disabled) --clock-source=<string> Clock source Clock source Playlist These options define the behavior of the playlist. Some of them can be overridden in the playlist dialog box. -Z, --random, --no-random Play files randomly forever (default disabled) VLC will randomly play files in the playlist until interrupted. (default disabled) -L, --loop, --no-loop Repeat all (default disabled) VLC will keep playing the playlist indefinitely. (default disabled) -R, --repeat, --no-repeat Repeat current item (default disabled) VLC will keep playing the current playlist item. (default disabled) --play-and-exit, --no-play-and-exit Play and exit (default disabled) Exit if there are no more items in the playlist. (default disabled) --play-and-stop, --no-play-and-stop Play and stop (default disabled) Stop the playlist after each played playlist item. (default disabled) --play-and-pause, --no-play-and-pause Play and pause (default disabled) Pause each item in the playlist on the last frame. (default disabled) --playlist-autostart, --no-playlist-autostart Auto start (default enabled) Automatically start playing the playlist content once it's loaded. (default enabled) --playlist-cork, --no-playlist-cork Pause on audio communication (default enabled) If pending audio communication is detected, playback will be paused automatically. (default enabled) --one-instance, --no-one-instance Allow only one running instance (default disabled) Allowing only one running instance of VLC can sometimes be useful, for example if you associated VLC with some media types and you don't want a new instance of VLC to be opened each time you open a file in your file manager. This option will allow you to play the file with the already running instance or enqueue it. (default disabled) --started-from-file, --no-started-from-file VLC is started from file association (default disabled) Tell VLC that it is being launched due to a file association in the OS (default disabled) --one-instance-when-started-from-file, --no-one-instance-when-started-from-file Use only one instance when started from file manager (default enabled) Use only one instance when started from file manager (default enabled) --playlist-enqueue, --no-playlist-enqueue Enqueue items into playlist in one instance mode (default disabled) When using the one instance only option, enqueue items to playlist and keep playing current item. (default disabled) --media-library, --no-media-library Use media library (default disabled) The media library is automatically saved and reloaded each time you start VLC. (default disabled) --playlist-tree, --no-playlist-tree Display playlist tree (default disabled) The playlist can use a tree to categorize some items, like the contents of a directory. (default disabled) --open=<string> Default stream This stream will always be opened at VLC startup. --auto-preparse, --no-auto-preparse Automatically preparse files (default enabled) Automatically preparse files added to the playlist (to retrieve some metadata). (default enabled) --album-art={0 (Manual download only), 1 (When track starts playing), 2 (As soon as track is added)} Album art policy Choose how album art will be downloaded. -S, --services-discovery=<string> Services discovery modules Specifies the services discovery modules to preload, separated by colons. Typical value is "sap". -v, --verbose=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Verbosity (0,1,2) This is the verbosity level (0=only errors and standard messages, 1=warnings, 2=debug). -q, --quiet, --no-quiet Be quiet (default disabled) Turn off all warning and information messages. (default disabled) --file-logging, --no-file-logging Log to file (default disabled) Log all VLC messages to a text file. (default disabled) --color, --no-color Color messages (default enabled) This enables colorization of the messages sent to the console Your terminal needs Linux color support for this to work. (default enabled) --advanced, --no-advanced Show advanced options (default disabled) When this is enabled, the preferences and/or interfaces will show all available options, including those that most users should never touch. (default disabled) --interact, --no-interact Interface interaction (default enabled) When this is enabled, the interface will show a dialog box each time some user input is required. (default enabled) --stats, --no-stats Locally collect statistics (default enabled) Collect miscellaneous local statistics about the playing media. (default enabled) -I, --intf=<string> Interface module This is the main interface used by VLC. The default behavior is to automatically select the best module available. --extraintf=<string> Extra interface modules You can select "additional interfaces" for VLC. They will be launched in the background in addition to the default interface. Use a colon separated list of interface modules. (common values are "rc" (remote control), "http", "gestures" ...) --control=<string> Control interfaces You can select control interfaces for VLC. Hot keys These settings are the global VLC key bindings, known as "hotkeys". --hotkeys-mousewheel-mode={2 (Ignore), 0 (Volume Control), 1 (Position Control)} MouseWheel up-down axis Control The MouseWheel up-down (vertical) axis can control volume, position or mousewheel event can be ignored --global-key-toggle-fullscreen=<string> Fullscreen Select the hotkey to use to swap fullscreen state. --key-toggle-fullscreen=<string> Fullscreen Select the hotkey to use to swap fullscreen state. --global-key-leave-fullscreen=<string> Exit fullscreen Select the hotkey to use to exit fullscreen state. --key-leave-fullscreen=<string> Exit fullscreen Select the hotkey to use to exit fullscreen state. --global-key-play-pause=<string> Play/Pause Select the hotkey to use to swap paused state. --key-play-pause=<string> Play/Pause Select the hotkey to use to swap paused state. --global-key-pause=<string> Pause only Select the hotkey to use to pause. --key-pause=<string> Pause only Select the hotkey to use to pause. --global-key-play=<string> Play only Select the hotkey to use to play. --key-play=<string> Play only Select the hotkey to use to play. --global-key-faster=<string> Faster Select the hotkey to use for fast forward playback. --key-faster=<string> Faster Select the hotkey to use for fast forward playback. --global-key-slower=<string> Slower Select the hotkey to use for slow motion playback. --key-slower=<string> Slower Select the hotkey to use for slow motion playback. --global-key-rate-normal=<string> Normal rate Select the hotkey to set the playback rate back to normal. --key-rate-normal=<string> Normal rate Select the hotkey to set the playback rate back to normal. --global-key-rate-faster-fine=<string> Faster (fine) Select the hotkey to use for fast forward playback. --key-rate-faster-fine=<string> Faster (fine) Select the hotkey to use for fast forward playback. --global-key-rate-slower-fine=<string> Slower (fine) Select the hotkey to use for slow motion playback. --key-rate-slower-fine=<string> Slower (fine) Select the hotkey to use for slow motion playback. --global-key-next=<string> Next Select the hotkey to use to skip to the next item in the playlist. --key-next=<string> Next Select the hotkey to use to skip to the next item in the playlist. --global-key-prev=<string> Previous Select the hotkey to use to skip to the previous item in the playlist. --key-prev=<string> Previous Select the hotkey to use to skip to the previous item in the playlist. --global-key-stop=<string> Stop Select the hotkey to stop playback. --key-stop=<string> Stop Select the hotkey to stop playback. --global-key-position=<string> Position Select the hotkey to display the position. --key-position=<string> Position Select the hotkey to display the position. --global-key-jump-extrashort=<string> Very short backwards jump Select the hotkey to make a very short backwards jump. --key-jump-extrashort=<string> Very short backwards jump Select the hotkey to make a very short backwards jump. --global-key-jump+extrashort=<string> Very short forward jump Select the hotkey to make a very short forward jump. --key-jump+extrashort=<string> Very short forward jump Select the hotkey to make a very short forward jump. --global-key-jump-short=<string> Short backwards jump Select the hotkey to make a short backwards jump. --key-jump-short=<string> Short backwards jump Select the hotkey to make a short backwards jump. --global-key-jump+short=<string> Short forward jump Select the hotkey to make a short forward jump. --key-jump+short=<string> Short forward jump Select the hotkey to make a short forward jump. --global-key-jump-medium=<string> Medium backwards jump Select the hotkey to make a medium backwards jump. --key-jump-medium=<string> Medium backwards jump Select the hotkey to make a medium backwards jump. --global-key-jump+medium=<string> Medium forward jump Select the hotkey to make a medium forward jump. --key-jump+medium=<string> Medium forward jump Select the hotkey to make a medium forward jump. --global-key-jump-long=<string> Long backwards jump Select the hotkey to make a long backwards jump. --key-jump-long=<string> Long backwards jump Select the hotkey to make a long backwards jump. --global-key-jump+long=<string> Long forward jump Select the hotkey to make a long forward jump. --key-jump+long=<string> Long forward jump Select the hotkey to make a long forward jump. --global-key-frame-next=<string> Next frame Select the hotkey to got to the next video frame. --key-frame-next=<string> Next frame Select the hotkey to got to the next video frame. --global-key-nav-activate=<string> Activate Select the key to activate selected item in DVD menus. --key-nav-activate=<string> Activate Select the key to activate selected item in DVD menus. --global-key-nav-up=<string> Navigate up Select the key to move the selector up in DVD menus. --key-nav-up=<string> Navigate up Select the key to move the selector up in DVD menus. --global-key-nav-down=<string> Navigate down Select the key to move the selector down in DVD menus. --key-nav-down=<string> Navigate down Select the key to move the selector down in DVD menus. --global-key-nav-left=<string> Navigate left Select the key to move the selector left in DVD menus. --key-nav-left=<string> Navigate left Select the key to move the selector left in DVD menus. --global-key-nav-right=<string> Navigate right Select the key to move the selector right in DVD menus. --key-nav-right=<string> Navigate right Select the key to move the selector right in DVD menus. --global-key-disc-menu=<string> Go to the DVD menu Select the key to take you to the DVD menu --key-disc-menu=<string> Go to the DVD menu Select the key to take you to the DVD menu --global-key-title-prev=<string> Select previous DVD title Select the key to choose the previous title from the DVD --key-title-prev=<string> Select previous DVD title Select the key to choose the previous title from the DVD --global-key-title-next=<string> Select next DVD title Select the key to choose the next title from the DVD --key-title-next=<string> Select next DVD title Select the key to choose the next title from the DVD --global-key-chapter-prev=<string> Select prev DVD chapter Select the key to choose the previous chapter from the DVD --key-chapter-prev=<string> Select prev DVD chapter Select the key to choose the previous chapter from the DVD --global-key-chapter-next=<string> Select next DVD chapter Select the key to choose the next chapter from the DVD --key-chapter-next=<string> Select next DVD chapter Select the key to choose the next chapter from the DVD --global-key-quit=<string> Quit Select the hotkey to quit the application. --key-quit=<string> Quit Select the hotkey to quit the application. --global-key-vol-up=<string> Volume up Select the key to increase audio volume. --key-vol-up=<string> Volume up Select the key to increase audio volume. --global-key-vol-down=<string> Volume down Select the key to decrease audio volume. --key-vol-down=<string> Volume down Select the key to decrease audio volume. --global-key-vol-mute=<string> Mute Select the key to mute audio. --key-vol-mute=<string> Mute Select the key to mute audio. --global-key-subdelay-up=<string> Subtitle delay up Select the key to increase the subtitle delay. --key-subdelay-up=<string> Subtitle delay up Select the key to increase the subtitle delay. --global-key-subdelay-down=<string> Subtitle delay down Select the key to decrease the subtitle delay. --key-subdelay-down=<string> Subtitle delay down Select the key to decrease the subtitle delay. --global-key-subsync-markaudio=<string> Subtitle sync / bookmark audio timestamp Select the key to bookmark audio timestamp when syncing subtitles. --key-subsync-markaudio=<string> Subtitle sync / bookmark audio timestamp Select the key to bookmark audio timestamp when syncing subtitles. --global-key-subsync-marksub=<string> Subtitle sync / bookmark subtitle timestamp Select the key to bookmark subtitle timestamp when syncing subtitles. --key-subsync-marksub=<string> Subtitle sync / bookmark subtitle timestamp Select the key to bookmark subtitle timestamp when syncing subtitles. --global-key-subsync-apply=<string> Subtitle sync / synchronize audio & subtitle timestamps Select the key to synchronize bookmarked audio & subtitle timestamps. --key-subsync-apply=<string> Subtitle sync / synchronize audio & subtitle timestamps Select the key to synchronize bookmarked audio & subtitle timestamps. --global-key-subsync-reset=<string> Subtitle sync / reset audio & subtitle synchronization Select the key to reset synchronization of audio & subtitle timestamps. --key-subsync-reset=<string> Subtitle sync / reset audio & subtitle synchronization Select the key to reset synchronization of audio & subtitle timestamps. --global-key-subpos-up=<string> Subtitle position up Select the key to move subtitles higher. --key-subpos-up=<string> Subtitle position up Select the key to move subtitles higher. --global-key-subpos-down=<string> Subtitle position down Select the key to move subtitles lower. --key-subpos-down=<string> Subtitle position down Select the key to move subtitles lower. --global-key-audiodelay-up=<string> Audio delay up Select the key to increase the audio delay. --key-audiodelay-up=<string> Audio delay up Select the key to increase the audio delay. --global-key-audiodelay-down=<string> Audio delay down Select the key to decrease the audio delay. --key-audiodelay-down=<string> Audio delay down Select the key to decrease the audio delay. --global-key-audio-track=<string> Cycle audio track Cycle through the available audio tracks(languages). --key-audio-track=<string> Cycle audio track Cycle through the available audio tracks(languages). --global-key-audiodevice-cycle=<string> Cycle through audio devices Cycle through available audio devices --key-audiodevice-cycle=<string> Cycle through audio devices Cycle through available audio devices --global-key-subtitle-track=<string> Cycle subtitle track Cycle through the available subtitle tracks. --key-subtitle-track=<string> Cycle subtitle track Cycle through the available subtitle tracks. --global-key-program-sid-next=<string> Cycle next program Service ID Cycle through the available next program Service IDs (SIDs). --key-program-sid-next=<string> Cycle next program Service ID Cycle through the available next program Service IDs (SIDs). --global-key-program-sid-prev=<string> Cycle previous program Service ID Cycle through the available previous program Service IDs (SIDs). --key-program-sid-prev=<string> Cycle previous program Service ID Cycle through the available previous program Service IDs (SIDs). --global-key-aspect-ratio=<string> Cycle source aspect ratio Cycle through a predefined list of source aspect ratios. --key-aspect-ratio=<string> Cycle source aspect ratio Cycle through a predefined list of source aspect ratios. --global-key-crop=<string> Cycle video crop Cycle through a predefined list of crop formats. --key-crop=<string> Cycle video crop Cycle through a predefined list of crop formats. --global-key-toggle-autoscale=<string> Toggle autoscaling Activate or deactivate autoscaling. --key-toggle-autoscale=<string> Toggle autoscaling Activate or deactivate autoscaling. --global-key-incr-scalefactor=<string> Increase scale factor Increase scale factor --key-incr-scalefactor=<string> Increase scale factor Increase scale factor --global-key-decr-scalefactor=<string> Decrease scale factor Decrease scale factor --key-decr-scalefactor=<string> Decrease scale factor Decrease scale factor --global-key-deinterlace=<string> Toggle deinterlacing Activate or deactivate deinterlacing. --key-deinterlace=<string> Toggle deinterlacing Activate or deactivate deinterlacing. --global-key-deinterlace-mode=<string> Cycle deinterlace modes Cycle through available deinterlace modes. --key-deinterlace-mode=<string> Cycle deinterlace modes Cycle through available deinterlace modes. --global-key-intf-show=<string> Show controller in fullscreen Show controller in fullscreen --key-intf-show=<string> Show controller in fullscreen Show controller in fullscreen --global-key-intf-boss=<string> Boss key Hide the interface and pause playback. --key-intf-boss=<string> Boss key Hide the interface and pause playback. --global-key-intf-popup-menu=<string> Context menu Show the contextual popup menu. --key-intf-popup-menu=<string> Context menu Show the contextual popup menu. --global-key-snapshot=<string> Take video snapshot Takes a video snapshot and writes it to disk. --key-snapshot=<string> Take video snapshot Takes a video snapshot and writes it to disk. --global-key-record=<string> Record Record access filter start/stop. --key-record=<string> Record Record access filter start/stop. --global-key-zoom=<string> Zoom Zoom --key-zoom=<string> Zoom Zoom --global-key-unzoom=<string> Un-Zoom Un-Zoom --key-unzoom=<string> Un-Zoom Un-Zoom --global-key-wallpaper=<string> Toggle wallpaper mode in video output Toggle wallpaper mode in video output. --key-wallpaper=<string> Toggle wallpaper mode in video output Toggle wallpaper mode in video output. --global-key-crop-top=<string> Crop one pixel from the top of the video Crop one pixel from the top of the video --key-crop-top=<string> Crop one pixel from the top of the video Crop one pixel from the top of the video --global-key-uncrop-top=<string> Uncrop one pixel from the top of the video Uncrop one pixel from the top of the video --key-uncrop-top=<string> Uncrop one pixel from the top of the video Uncrop one pixel from the top of the video --global-key-crop-left=<string> Crop one pixel from the left of the video Crop one pixel from the left of the video --key-crop-left=<string> Crop one pixel from the left of the video Crop one pixel from the left of the video --global-key-uncrop-left=<string> Uncrop one pixel from the left of the video Uncrop one pixel from the left of the video --key-uncrop-left=<string> Uncrop one pixel from the left of the video Uncrop one pixel from the left of the video --global-key-crop-bottom=<string> Crop one pixel from the bottom of the video Crop one pixel from the bottom of the video --key-crop-bottom=<string> Crop one pixel from the bottom of the video Crop one pixel from the bottom of the video --global-key-uncrop-bottom=<string> Uncrop one pixel from the bottom of the video Uncrop one pixel from the bottom of the video --key-uncrop-bottom=<string> Uncrop one pixel from the bottom of the video Uncrop one pixel from the bottom of the video --global-key-crop-right=<string> Crop one pixel from the right of the video Crop one pixel from the right of the video --key-crop-right=<string> Crop one pixel from the right of the video Crop one pixel from the right of the video --global-key-uncrop-right=<string> Uncrop one pixel from the right of the video Uncrop one pixel from the right of the video --key-uncrop-right=<string> Uncrop one pixel from the right of the video Uncrop one pixel from the right of the video --global-key-random=<string> Random Toggle random playlist playback --key-random=<string> Random Toggle random playlist playback --global-key-loop=<string> Normal/Loop/Repeat Toggle Normal/Loop/Repeat playlist modes --key-loop=<string> Normal/Loop/Repeat Toggle Normal/Loop/Repeat playlist modes Zoom: --global-key-zoom-quarter=<string> 1:4 Quarter --key-zoom-quarter=<string> 1:4 Quarter --global-key-zoom-half=<string> 1:2 Half --key-zoom-half=<string> 1:2 Half --global-key-zoom-original=<string> 1:1 Original --key-zoom-original=<string> 1:1 Original --global-key-zoom-double=<string> 2:1 Double --key-zoom-double=<string> 2:1 Double Jump sizes: --extrashort-jump-size=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Very short jump length Very short jump length, in seconds. --short-jump-size=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Short jump length Short jump length, in seconds. --medium-jump-size=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Medium jump length Medium jump length, in seconds. --long-jump-size=<integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Long jump length Long jump length, in seconds. --global-key-set-bookmark1=<string> Set playlist bookmark 1 Select the key to set this playlist bookmark. --key-set-bookmark1=<string> Set playlist bookmark 1 Select the key to set this playlist bookmark. --global-key-set-bookmark2=<string> Set playlist bookmark 2 Select the key to set this playlist bookmark. --key-set-bookmark2=<string> Set playlist bookmark 2 Select the key to set this playlist bookmark. --global-key-set-bookmark3=<string> Set playlist bookmark 3 Select the key to set this playlist bookmark. --key-set-bookmark3=<string> Set playlist bookmark 3 Select the key to set this playlist bookmark. --global-key-set-bookmark4=<string> Set playlist bookmark 4 Select the key to set this playlist bookmark. --key-set-bookmark4=<string> Set playlist bookmark 4 Select the key to set this playlist bookmark. --global-key-set-bookmark5=<string> Set playlist bookmark 5 Select the key to set this playlist bookmark. --key-set-bookmark5=<string> Set playlist bookmark 5 Select the key to set this playlist bookmark. --global-key-set-bookmark6=<string> Set playlist bookmark 6 Select the key to set this playlist bookmark. --key-set-bookmark6=<string> Set playlist bookmark 6 Select the key to set this playlist bookmark. --global-key-set-bookmark7=<string> Set playlist bookmark 7 Select the key to set this playlist bookmark. --key-set-bookmark7=<string> Set playlist bookmark 7 Select the key to set this playlist bookmark. --global-key-set-bookmark8=<string> Set playlist bookmark 8 Select the key to set this playlist bookmark. --key-set-bookmark8=<string> Set playlist bookmark 8 Select the key to set this playlist bookmark. --global-key-set-bookmark9=<string> Set playlist bookmark 9 Select the key to set this playlist bookmark. --key-set-bookmark9=<string> Set playlist bookmark 9 Select the key to set this playlist bookmark. --global-key-set-bookmark10=<string> Set playlist bookmark 10 Select the key to set this playlist bookmark. --key-set-bookmark10=<string> Set playlist bookmark 10 Select the key to set this playlist bookmark. --global-key-play-bookmark1=<string> Play playlist bookmark 1 Select the key to play this bookmark. --key-play-bookmark1=<string> Play playlist bookmark 1 Select the key to play this bookmark. --global-key-play-bookmark2=<string> Play playlist bookmark 2 Select the key to play this bookmark. --key-play-bookmark2=<string> Play playlist bookmark 2 Select the key to play this bookmark. --global-key-play-bookmark3=<string> Play playlist bookmark 3 Select the key to play this bookmark. --key-play-bookmark3=<string> Play playlist bookmark 3 Select the key to play this bookmark. --global-key-play-bookmark4=<string> Play playlist bookmark 4 Select the key to play this bookmark. --key-play-bookmark4=<string> Play playlist bookmark 4 Select the key to play this bookmark. --global-key-play-bookmark5=<string> Play playlist bookmark 5 Select the key to play this bookmark. --key-play-bookmark5=<string> Play playlist bookmark 5 Select the key to play this bookmark. --global-key-play-bookmark6=<string> Play playlist bookmark 6 Select the key to play this bookmark. --key-play-bookmark6=<string> Play playlist bookmark 6 Select the key to play this bookmark. --global-key-play-bookmark7=<string> Play playlist bookmark 7 Select the key to play this bookmark. --key-play-bookmark7=<string> Play playlist bookmark 7 Select the key to play this bookmark. --global-key-play-bookmark8=<string> Play playlist bookmark 8 Select the key to play this bookmark. --key-play-bookmark8=<string> Play playlist bookmark 8 Select the key to play this bookmark. --global-key-play-bookmark9=<string> Play playlist bookmark 9 Select the key to play this bookmark. --key-play-bookmark9=<string> Play playlist bookmark 9 Select the key to play this bookmark. --global-key-play-bookmark10=<string> Play playlist bookmark 10 Select the key to play this bookmark. --key-play-bookmark10=<string> Play playlist bookmark 10 Select the key to play this bookmark. --global-key-clear-playlist=<string> Clear the playlist Select the key to clear the current playlist. --key-clear-playlist=<string> Clear the playlist Select the key to clear the current playlist. --bookmark1=<string> Playlist bookmark 1 This allows you to define playlist bookmarks. --bookmark2=<string> Playlist bookmark 2 This allows you to define playlist bookmarks. --bookmark3=<string> Playlist bookmark 3 This allows you to define playlist bookmarks. --bookmark4=<string> Playlist bookmark 4 This allows you to define playlist bookmarks. --bookmark5=<string> Playlist bookmark 5 This allows you to define playlist bookmarks. --bookmark6=<string> Playlist bookmark 6 This allows you to define playlist bookmarks. --bookmark7=<string> Playlist bookmark 7 This allows you to define playlist bookmarks. --bookmark8=<string> Playlist bookmark 8 This allows you to define playlist bookmarks. --bookmark9=<string> Playlist bookmark 9 This allows you to define playlist bookmarks. --bookmark10=<string> Playlist bookmark 10 This allows you to define playlist bookmarks. -h, --help, --no-help Print help for VLC (can be combined with --advanced and --help-verbose) (default disabled) (default disabled) -H, --full-help, --no-full-help Exhaustive help for VLC and its modules (default disabled) (default disabled) --longhelp, --no-longhelp Print help for VLC and all its modules (can be combined with --advanced and --help-verbose) (default disabled) (default disabled) --help-verbose, --no-help-verbose Ask for extra verbosity when displaying help (default disabled) (default disabled) -l, --list, --no-list Print a list of available modules (default disabled) (default disabled) --list-verbose, --no-list-verbose Print a list of available modules with extra detail (default disabled) (default disabled) -p, --module=<string> Print help on a specific module (can be combined with --advanced and --help-verbose). Prefix the module name with = for strict matches. --ignore-config, --no-ignore-config No configuration option will be loaded nor saved to config file (default enabled) (default enabled) --reset-config, --no-reset-config Reset the current config to the default values (default disabled) (default disabled) --reset-plugins-cache, --no-reset-plugins-cache Resets the current plugins cache (default disabled) (default disabled) --version, --no-version Print version information (default disabled) (default disabled) --config=<string> use alternate config file