https://wiki.videolan.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=TimendumVideoLAN Wiki - User contributions [en]2026-11-04T17:28:43ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.43.11https://wiki.videolan.org/index.php?title=Windows&diff=237Windows2005-03-01T16:01:06Z<p>Timendum: </p>
<hr />
<div>The '''Windows port''' of VLC usually starts up with the [[WxWindows]] interface which is used in the [[Linux]] one as well. The user can decide to use the [[Skins]] interface instead to be able to modify the interface according to his or her mood.<br />
<br />
==Keyboard shortcuts in the Windows (directx) video output==<br />
<br />
Note: these shortcuts are only default settings and can be customized (along with many others). To tweak hotkeys settings, go to Settings->Preferences->Hot keys<br />
<br />
* Left/Right/Up/Down/Enter: DVD menus navigation keys<br />
* Page Up/Page Down: seek (10 secs)<br />
* Home/End: Beginning/End of file<br />
* Space: Pause/Play<br />
* a/A/z/Z: Volume Control<br />
* f/F: fullscreen<br />
* q/Q: quit vlc<br />
* Esc: exit fullscreen/Stop input<br />
<br />
==How to associate media files to VLC==<br />
<br />
'''Warning''': do this association only if you realy know what you are doing!<br />
<br />
VLC hasn't got a module to associate files, so that if you click on a file VLC opens. But you can<br />
do it by yourself, follow this istructions:<br />
<br />
* Open a text editor like Notepad.<br />
<br />
* Copy this text:<br />
<pre><br />
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00<br />
<br />
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ASF]<br />
@="VlcFile"<br />
<br />
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ASX]<br />
@="VlcFile"<br />
<br />
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.AVI]<br />
@="VlcFile"<br />
<br />
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DIVX]<br />
@="VlcFile"<br />
<br />
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.MPEG]<br />
@="VlcFile"<br />
<br />
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.MPG]<br />
@="VlcFile"<br />
<br />
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.VOB]<br />
@="VlcFile"<br />
<br />
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.WMV]<br />
@="VlcFile"<br />
<br />
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VlcFile]<br />
@="VLC File"<br />
<br />
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VlcFile\DefaultIcon]<br />
@="C:\\Programs\\VideoLAN\\VLC\\vlc.exe,0"<br />
<br />
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VlcFile\shell\Open]<br />
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VlcFile\shell\Open\command]<br />
@="C:\\Programs\\VideoLAN\\VLC\\vlc.exe \"%L\""<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
* Modify the strings ''C:\\Programs\\VideoLAN\\VLC\\vlc.exe'' to match to your VLC installation.<br />
<br />
* Save as ''vlc.reg''.<br />
<br />
* Execute ''vlc.reg'' (ad it to you registry).<br />
<br />
* Enjoy VLC :)<br />
<br />
'''Note''': This associate ''asf'', ''asx'', ''avi'', ''divx'', ''mpeg'', ''mpg'', ''vob'' and ''wmv'' files, if you get the idea you can associate any file you want.<br />
<br />
== Related article ==<br />
* [[VLC Windows FAQ]]<br />
* [[VLC command-line help]]</div>Timendumhttps://wiki.videolan.org/index.php?title=Windows&diff=209Windows2005-02-28T15:58:40Z<p>Timendum: </p>
<hr />
<div>The '''Windows port''' of VLC usually starts up with the [[WxWindows]] interface which is used in the [[Linux]] one as well. The user can decide to use the [[Skins]] interface instead to be able to modify the interface according to his or her mood.<br />
<br />
==Keyboard shortcuts in the Windows (directx) video output==<br />
<br />
Note: these shortcuts are only default settings and can be customized (along with many others). To tweak hotkeys settings, go to Settings->Preferences->Hot keys<br />
<br />
* Left/Right/Up/Down/Enter: DVD menus navigation keys<br />
* Page Up/Page Down: seek (10 secs)<br />
* Home/End: Beginning/End of file<br />
* Space: Pause/Play<br />
* a/A/z/Z: Volume Control<br />
* f/F: fullscreen<br />
* q/Q: quit vlc<br />
* Esc: exit fullscreen/Stop input<br />
<br />
==How to associate media files to VLC==<br />
<br />
'''Warning''': do this association only if you realy know what you are doing!<br />
<br />
VLC hasn't got a module to associate files, so that if you click on a file VLC opens. But you can<br />
do it by yourself, follow this istructions:<br />
<br />
* Open a text editor like Notepad.<br />
<br />
* Copy this text:<br />
''Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00''<br />
<br />
''[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ASF]''<br />
<br />
''@="VlcFile"''<br />
<br />
''[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ASX]''<br />
<br />
''@="VlcFile"''<br />
<br />
''[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.AVI]''<br />
<br />
''@="VlcFile"''<br />
<br />
''[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DIVX]''<br />
<br />
''@="VlcFile"''<br />
<br />
''[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.MPEG]''<br />
<br />
''@="VlcFile"''<br />
<br />
''[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.MPG]''<br />
<br />
''@="VlcFile"''<br />
<br />
''[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.VOB]''<br />
<br />
''@="VlcFile"''<br />
<br />
''[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.WMV]''<br />
<br />
''@="VlcFile"''<br />
<br />
''[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VlcFile]''<br />
<br />
''@="VLC File"''<br />
<br />
''[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VlcFile\DefaultIcon]''<br />
<br />
''@="C:\\Programs\\VideoLAN\\VLC\\vlc.exe,0"''<br />
<br />
''[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VlcFile\shell\Open]''<br />
<br />
''[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VlcFile\shell\Open\command]''<br />
<br />
''@="C:\\Programs\\VideoLAN\\VLC\\vlc.exe \"%L\""''<br />
<br />
* Modify the strings ''C:\\Programs\\VideoLAN\\VLC\\vlc.exe'' to match to your VLC installation.<br />
<br />
* Save as ''vlc.reg''.<br />
<br />
* Execute ''vlc.reg'' (ad it to you registry).<br />
<br />
* Enjoy VLC :)<br />
<br />
'''Note''': This associate ''asf'', ''asx'', ''avi'', ''divx'', ''mpeg'', ''mpg'', ''vob'' and ''wmv'' files, if you get the idea you can associate any file you want.<br />
<br />
== Related article ==<br />
* [[VLC Windows FAQ]]<br />
* [[VLC command-line help]]</div>Timendum