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Knowledge Base

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<div style="font-size:162%;border:none;margin: 0;padding:.1em;color:#000">Welcome to [[Knowledge_Base|Videolan's Knowledge Base]],</div>
<div style="top:+0.2em;font-size: 95%">The reference documentation and tips on VideoLAN's projects.</div>
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*[[VideoLAN|VideoLAN]]
*[[VLC|VLC media player]]
*[[Documentation:Documentation|Documentation]]
*[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_ripper/ DVD Ripper]
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*[http://www.videolan.org Main Site]
*[http://forum.videolan.org Forum]
*[http://planet.videolan.org News from developers]
*[http://www.pavtube.com/blu-ray-ripper/ Blu-ray Ripper]
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*[http://developers.videolan.org Developer's website]
*[http://trac.videolan.org Trac, Bugs, SVN and roadmap]
*[http://wiki.multimedia.cx/ MultimediaWiki]
*[http://www.pavtube.com/hd-video-converter/ HD Video Converter]
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The [[VideoLAN]] Knowledge Base's goal is to document [[codec]]s, [[fileformat|file format]]s, [[protocol]]s, etc. Although mainly consisting of technical information, it is intended to be easily understandable by all users. The Knowledge Base serves as a glossary on video/audio streaming/playing, helping users understand the rest of this wiki. When contributing to the user documentation please link to these definitions as much as possible.

In addition, Mike Melanson and Diego Biurrun, from the FFmpeg project, have started the [http://wiki.multimedia.cx/ MultimediaWiki] where you can find tons of information about multimedia technology, particularly codecs.

{|
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* '''[[Codec]]'''
: Audio and video formats, like DivX and AC2
* '''[[File format]]'''
: Different file types, like .avi and .mpg
* '''[[Protocols]]'''
: How data is sent from one place to another
* '''[[Dictionary]]'''
: VideoLAN-related words and concepts
* '''[[Players]]'''
: Other multimedia software
* '''[[Companies]]'''
: Software companies related (or not related) to VideoLAN
* '''[[Links]]'''
: Related web links

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* '''[[Servers]]'''
: VLS, VLC and server software and hardware
* '''[[Projects]]'''
: 3rd party projects related to VideoLAN
* '''[[History|A brief history of VideoLAN]]'''
: About VideoLAN
* '''[[Video Output]]'''
: Different ways to display output
* '''[[Interface]]s'''
: Different ways to control VLC
* '''[[Buying Media to Play with VLC]]'''
: How to get [[DRM]]-free music.
* '''[[Hardware Compatibility list]]'''
: Hardware that works with VLC/VLS.
|}

[[Category:Documentation]]

Video Output

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VideoLAN comes with a selection of Video Output modules. These can display output on almost any computer.

If you don't want any video, you can use the '''--no-video''' option.

== Output Modules ==

To select one of these modules, use the '''-V''' ('''--vout''') command line option, eg:
vlc my.avi -V caca

=== image ===
Save all the frames of a video as a sequence of images. You can select the output format using '''--image-out-format''' (currently you can only choose png), and the start of the file name with '''--image-out-prefix'''. Finally, to create an image once out of a number of frames, give that number to '''--image-out-ratio'''. For example,
vlc [[v4l]]:// --image-out-prefix=webcam --image-out-ratio=20
will create a series of images named
webcam000001.png
webcam000002.png
webcam000003.png
...

=== aa, caca ===
ASCII Art modules. '''aa''' displays output in black and white, '''caca''' in colour.

=== x11 ===
Use Linux's X11 video output

=== xvideo ===
XVideo extension video output, a more advanced form of X11.

=== glx, opengl ===
Use OpenGL video output

=== snapshot ===

A pseudo video output that stores reduced-size snapshots of the video in a memory cache. The cache can thereafter be accessed through the [[MediaControlAPI]]. It is commonly used through the clone vout filter, in order to be able to watch the video and get snapshots on demand.

=== dummy ===
Don't show output

== Audio/Video ==
Pavtube video to iPod converter also convert your [http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_iphone/ video to iPhone] (MPEG4) for portable.

Rip DVD to [http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_psp/ PSP video transfer] and put DVD video to PSP with the DVD to PSP rip software.

[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_gphone/ DVD to Gphone Converter], you can put DVD on Gphone(G1)with functions including DVD subtitle.

An easy-to-use [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_iphone/ DVD to iPhone] software which enables you to convert DVD to MP4, H.264, MP3, AAC, WAV and M4A which can be played freely and perfectly on your iPhone.

A tool for GPhone and related users for [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_gphone/ rip DVD to GPhone] supported formats, such as MPEG-4, H.264 GPhone video.

How to [http://www.flvsoft.com/flv_to_avi/ convert FLV to AVI], MP4, MPG, MPEG, ASF, WMV, MOV, 3GP, AMR and more?

== Cloning ==

To display output in more than one window, video cloning can be used. To use this, specify
--vout-filter=clone
on the [[command prompt|command line]]: this tells vlc to use cloning. You also need to tell vlc what output modules you want with, for example,
--clone-vout-filter=''caca,glx''
--clone-count=''2''

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Video Output

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VideoLAN comes with a selection of Video Output modules. These can display output on almost any computer.

If you don't want any video, you can use the '''--no-video''' option.

== Output Modules ==

To select one of these modules, use the '''-V''' ('''--vout''') command line option, eg:
vlc my.avi -V caca

=== image ===
Save all the frames of a video as a sequence of images. You can select the output format using '''--image-out-format''' (currently you can only choose png), and the start of the file name with '''--image-out-prefix'''. Finally, to create an image once out of a number of frames, give that number to '''--image-out-ratio'''. For example,
vlc [[v4l]]:// --image-out-prefix=webcam --image-out-ratio=20
will create a series of images named
webcam000001.png
webcam000002.png
webcam000003.png
...

=== aa, caca ===
ASCII Art modules. '''aa''' displays output in black and white, '''caca''' in colour.

=== x11 ===
Use Linux's X11 video output

=== xvideo ===
XVideo extension video output, a more advanced form of X11.

=== glx, opengl ===
Use OpenGL video output

=== snapshot ===

A pseudo video output that stores reduced-size snapshots of the video in a memory cache. The cache can thereafter be accessed through the [[MediaControlAPI]]. It is commonly used through the clone vout filter, in order to be able to watch the video and get snapshots on demand.

=== dummy ===
Don't show output

== Audio/Video ==
Pavtube video to iPod converter also convert your [http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_iphone/ video to iPhone] (MPEG4) for portable.

Rip DVD to [http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_psp/ PSP video transfer] and put DVD video to PSP with the DVD to PSP rip software.

[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_gphone/ DVD to Gphone Converter], you can put DVD on Gphone(G1)with functions including DVD subtitle.

An easy-to-use [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_iphone/ DVD to iPhone] software which enables you to convert DVD to MP4, H.264, MP3, AAC, WAV and M4A which can be played freely and perfectly on your

iPhone.

A tool for GPhone and related users for [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_gphone/ rip DVD to GPhone] supported formats, such as MPEG-4, H.264 GPhone video.

How to [http://www.flvsoft.com/flv_to_avi/ convert FLV to AVI], MP4, MPG, MPEG, ASF, WMV, MOV, 3GP, AMR and more?

== Cloning ==

To display output in more than one window, video cloning can be used. To use this, specify
--vout-filter=clone
on the [[command prompt|command line]]: this tells vlc to use cloning. You also need to tell vlc what output modules you want with, for example,
--clone-vout-filter=''caca,glx''
--clone-count=''2''

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Interfaces

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Interfaces are the way you interact with {{VLC}}. Like anything else in VLC, they are modules, which allows for their interchangeability (see below).

== Main interfaces ==
VLC has four main graphical interfaces:
* The [[Qt Interface]] (qt) is the default interface on [[Linux]] and [[Windows]] starting with version 0.9.0.
: Used to be [[wxWidgets Interface]] (wx) before.
* The [[Skins|skins2 Interface]] is an interface where you can customize VLC's look (works on Linux and Windows).
* The [[Mac OS X Interface]] is the default (and only) graphical interface on Mac OS X.
* The [[BeOS Interface]] is the default (and only) graphical interface on BeOS.

== Full list ==
Besides the above main interfaces, VLC contains many more:
{|
|'''qt'''
| Current (>=0.9.0) default [http://www.trolltech.com/qt Qt4] interface on [[Linux]] and [[Windows]].
|-
|'''wx'''
| Previous (<0.9.0) default [http://www.wxwidgets.org/ wxWidgets] interface on [[Linux]] and [[Windows]].
|-
|'''skins2'''
| Load VLC with a [[Skins|skin]]. (Linux and Windows only)
|-
|'''macosx'''
| Default [[Mac OS X]] interface.
|-
|'''beos'''
| Default [[BeOS]] interface.
|-
| '''http'''
| [[Web Interface]], used for controlling VLC from over a network.
|-
| '''gestures'''
| [[Mouse Gestures]], where you can control VLC by moving the mouse
|-
| '''rc''', '''ncurses''', '''telnet'''
| [[Console|Console Interfaces]], non-graphical interfaces.
|-
| '''showintf'''
| Show interfaces module.
|-
| '''hotkeys''' and '''joystick'''
| Control VLC with the keyboard/joystick.
|-
| '''dummy'''
| Don't use an interface.
|}

== Listing the available interfaces ==

To get a list of available interfaces, running VLC with the -l option:
vlc -l
This also displays the [[muxers]] and [[encoders]]/[[decoders]] and puts it in a file called "vlc-help.txt". On Linux, run
vlc -l | grep -i interface
to display the interfaces.

== Using an interface ==

To run VLC with a different primary interface, use the following command:
vlc --intf ''name''
You can also use
vlc -I ''name''
You can also change the default in the [[Preferences]].

However, you can also launch more than one interface:
vlc --intf qt --extraintf sap,telnet,http
This will launch VLC with the default QT interface, but will also launch the sap, telnet and web interface in addition to the QT one. The default for this can also be changed in the preferences.

Note that if you only use the dummy interface, you won't be able to tell vlc to quit - you may have to break it manually with Ctrl+C; or use vlc://quit as the last item on the playlist.

== See also ==
* '''See also [[:Category:Interfaces]]'''
FLV to Video Converter to [http://www.flvsoft.com/flv_to_dvd/ convert FLV to DVD], including On2 vp6 video FLV, H263 video FLV, Nelly Moser audio FLV, MP3 audio FLV and audio-only.

[http://www.flvsoft.com/flv_to_video/ FLV to Video Converter] Pro 2 is an easy-to-use tool for converting FLV files to popular video and audio formats.

Compare prices on [http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_iphone/ best iphone video converter] for deals on more Electronics products.

Pavtube [http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_iphone/ iPhone video converter], can convert AVI, MPEG, WMV, MOV, etc to Apple iPod video.

[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_gphone/ Convert DVD to GPhone] by code H.264/MPEG/MPEG-4 with amazing sound and super.

An excellent [http://www.pavtube.com/mod-converter-mac/ MOD converter Mac] OS X software to convert MOD files to all popular format files.

[[Category:Interfaces]]

Buying Media to Play with VLC

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Buying music online which can play with [[VLC media player]] is tricky. Most online stores and record companies use [[DRM]], which disables the ability to play files in all [[media player]]s other than a few [[proprietary]] players which support the DRM they use.

However, there are solutions, which are suggested below:

== Buy music from sources that don't use DRM ==
These stores usually encode their music in the VLC-compatible [[MP3]] format
* [http://www.emusic.com eMusic]
* [http://www.amiestreet.com Amie Street]
* [http://www.fonogenic.com/ Fonogenic]
* [http://audiolunchbox.com/ Audio Lunchbox]
* [http://www.amazon.com/ Amazon]
* [http://www.flvsoft.com/flv_to_dvd/ Convert FLV to DVD]
* [http://www.flvsoft.com/flv_to_video/ FLV to Video Converter]

== Buy from Open Record Labels ==
{{wikipedia|Open source record label}}
There are several record companies who do not use [[DRM]] on their music. This means that it can be played in any media player, including VLC. Some of these are listed below, (see also [[wikipedia:Open source record label|wikipedia]]):
* [http://www.magnatune.com Magnatune]
* [http://calabashmusic.com/ Calabash Music]
* [http://www.locarecords.com/ Loca Records]
* [http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_iphone/ iphone video converter]
* [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_gphone/ Convert DVD to GPhone]
* [http://www.lecridelaharpe.com/krayola/ Krayola Records]
* [http://www.onclassical.com/ Onclassical]
* [http://www.comfortstand.com/ Comfort Stand Recordings]

== Creative Commons ==

Some people release media files under [[creative commons]] licenses, which are normally free and allow you to copy the files to your friends. These files are also DRM-free. Some creative commons sites are listed below:
* [http://www.creativecommons.org Creative Commons]
* [http://www.ccmixter.org ccMixter]
* [http://www.archive.org Internet Archive]
* [http://www.pavtube.com/mod-converter-mac/ MOD converter Mac]]
* [http://www.flvsoft.com/flv_to_avi/ Convert FLV to AVI]
* [http://opsound.org/ Opsound]
* [http://theslip.nin.com/ Nine Inch Nails: The Slip (under CC)]
* [http://www.bradsucks.net/ Brad Sucks, one-man band and all CC releases]

== Play from a CD ==

VLC can play from CDs. To make sure your CD can be played anywhere, make sure it carries the [[wikipedia:Image:Cdda.png|CDDA logo]].

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Documentation:Documentation

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<div style="top:+0.2em;font-size: 95%">The reference documentation on VideoLAN's projects.</div>
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*[[VideoLAN|VideoLAN]]
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*[http://www.videolan.org Main Site]
*[http://forum.videolan.org Forum]
*[http://planet.videolan.org News from developers]
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*[http://www.videolan.org/developers/ Developer's website]
*[http://nightlies.videolan.org Latest builds]
*[http://trac.videolan.org Trac, Bugs, SVN and roadmap]
*[http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_iphone/ video to iPhone]
*[http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_psp/ PSP video transfer]
*[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_gphone/ DVD to Gphone Converter]
*[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_iphone/ DVD to iPhone]
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''Pages in the "Documentation" namespace are part of the official VLC media player documentation.''

''All pages in this namespace are licensed under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU General Public License].''

'''Note: many parts of this documentation are currently outdated / obsolete. If you have good knowledge of a particular subject and feel that it could be documented better, please update the appropriate wiki page.'''

== [[Documentation:VLC for dummies| VLC for dummies: an introduction to VLC]] ==
This document will be an introduction to VLC from version 0.9.0 and above. '''UNDER CONSTRUCTION'''

== [[Documentation:Play HowTo|VLC Play HowTo]] ==

User documentation for everyone.

*[[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Introduction to VLC|Introduction to VideoLAN and VLC]]
**Overview and history of the VideoLAN project.
*[[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Installing VLC|Installation]]
**Installation instructions for a variety of computers.
*[[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Basic Use|VLC Usage]]
**How to play audio/video materials with the VLC media player. (For versions 0.9 and newer)
*[[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Advanced Use of VLC|Advanced Use]]
**Advanced instruction on streams, filters, plug-ins and more.
*[[Documentation:WebPlugin|Using VLC inside a webpage]]
**How to build webpages that use the VLC Web plugin.
*[http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_psp/ video to psp]
**How to get video to psp more than play games.
*[http://www.flvsoft.com/flv_to_avi/ convert FLV to AVI]
**How to convert FLV to AVI, MP4, MPG, MPEG, ASF, WMV, MOV, 3GP, AMR and more?

== [[Documentation:Streaming HowTo|VLC Streaming HowTo]] ==

This document explains how to stream, transcode and save streams using the VideoLAN solution. '''OUTDATED'''

== [[Documentation:Hacker's Guide|The Hacker's Guide to VLC]] ==

This document will detail the inner workings of VLC and its source code. '''UNDER CONSTRUCTION'''

== [[Documentation:Modules|The VLC Modules Index]] ==

This document references most of the VLC modules and their options as well as some example uses. '''UNDER CONSTRUCTION (available content is up to date)'''

{{Documentation}}

Documentation:Documentation

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<div style="top:+0.2em;font-size: 95%">The reference documentation on VideoLAN's projects.</div>
<div id="articlecount" style="width:100%;text-align:center;font-size:85%;">Articles under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU General Public License] only.</div>
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*[http://forum.videolan.org Forum]
*[http://planet.videolan.org News from developers]
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*[http://www.videolan.org/developers/ Developer's website]
*[http://nightlies.videolan.org Latest builds]
*[http://trac.videolan.org Trac, Bugs, SVN and roadmap]
|}


''Pages in the "Documentation" namespace are part of the official VLC media player documentation.''

''All pages in this namespace are licensed under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU General Public License].''

'''Note: many parts of this documentation are currently outdated / obsolete. If you have good knowledge of a particular subject and feel that it could be documented better, please update the appropriate wiki page.'''

== [[Documentation:VLC for dummies| VLC for dummies: an introduction to VLC]] ==
This document will be an introduction to VLC from version 0.9.0 and above. '''UNDER CONSTRUCTION'''

== [[Documentation:Play HowTo|VLC Play HowTo]] ==

User documentation for everyone.

*[[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Introduction to VLC|Introduction to VideoLAN and VLC]]
**Overview and history of the VideoLAN project.
*[[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Installing VLC|Installation]]
**Installation instructions for a variety of computers.
*[[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Basic Use|VLC Usage]]
**How to play audio/video materials with the VLC media player. (For versions 0.9 and newer)
*[[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Advanced Use of VLC|Advanced Use]]
**Advanced instruction on streams, filters, plug-ins and more.
*[[Documentation:WebPlugin|Using VLC inside a webpage]]
**How to build webpages that use the VLC Web plugin.
*[http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_psp/ video to psp]
**How to get video to psp more than play games.
*[http://www.flvsoft.com/flv_to_avi/ convert FLV to AVI]
**How to convert FLV to AVI, MP4, MPG, MPEG, ASF, WMV, MOV, 3GP, AMR and more?

== [[Documentation:Streaming HowTo|VLC Streaming HowTo]] ==

This document explains how to stream, transcode and save streams using the VideoLAN solution. '''OUTDATED'''

== [[Documentation:Hacker's Guide|The Hacker's Guide to VLC]] ==

This document will detail the inner workings of VLC and its source code. '''UNDER CONSTRUCTION'''

== [[Documentation:Modules|The VLC Modules Index]] ==

This document references most of the VLC modules and their options as well as some example uses. '''UNDER CONSTRUCTION (available content is up to date)'''

{{Documentation}}

Documentation:Documentation

2010-04-02T05:46:06Z

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<div style="font-size:162%;border:none;margin: 0;padding:.1em;color:#000">Welcome to [[Documentation:Documentation|VideoLAN's Documentation]],</div>
<div style="top:+0.2em;font-size: 95%">The reference documentation on VideoLAN's projects.</div>
<div id="articlecount" style="width:100%;text-align:center;font-size:85%;">Articles under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU General Public License] only.</div>
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*[http://www.videolan.org Main Site]
*[http://forum.videolan.org Forum]
*[http://planet.videolan.org News from developers]
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*[http://www.videolan.org/developers/ Developer's website]
*[http://nightlies.videolan.org Latest builds]
*[http://trac.videolan.org Trac, Bugs, SVN and roadmap]
|}


''Pages in the "Documentation" namespace are part of the official VLC media player documentation.''

''All pages in this namespace are licensed under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU General Public License].''

'''Note: many parts of this documentation are currently outdated / obsolete. If you have good knowledge of a particular subject and feel that it could be documented better, please update the appropriate wiki page.'''

== [[Documentation:VLC for dummies| VLC for dummies: an introduction to VLC]] ==
This document will be an introduction to VLC from version 0.9.0 and above. '''UNDER CONSTRUCTION'''

== [[Documentation:Play HowTo|VLC Play HowTo]] ==

User documentation for everyone.

*[[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Introduction to VLC|Introduction to VideoLAN and VLC]]
**Overview and history of the VideoLAN project.
*[[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Installing VLC|Installation]]
**Installation instructions for a variety of computers.
*[[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Basic Use|VLC Usage]]
**How to play audio/video materials with the VLC media player. (For versions 0.9 and newer)
*[[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Advanced Use of VLC|Advanced Use]]
**Advanced instruction on streams, filters, plug-ins and more.
*[[Documentation:WebPlugin|Using VLC inside a webpage]]
**How to build webpages that use the VLC Web plugin.

== [[Documentation:Streaming HowTo|VLC Streaming HowTo]] ==

This document explains how to stream, transcode and save streams using the VideoLAN solution. '''OUTDATED'''

== [[Documentation:Hacker's Guide|The Hacker's Guide to VLC]] ==

This document will detail the inner workings of VLC and its source code. '''UNDER CONSTRUCTION'''

== [[Documentation:Modules|The VLC Modules Index]] ==

This document references most of the VLC modules and their options as well as some example uses. '''UNDER CONSTRUCTION (available content is up to date)'''

== [http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_psp/ video to psp] ==

How to get video to psp more than play games.

== [http://www.flvsoft.com/flv_to_avi/ convert FLV to AVI] ==

How to convert FLV to AVI, MP4, MPG, MPEG, ASF, WMV, MOV, 3GP, AMR and more?

{{Documentation}}

MediaControlAPI

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== Description ==

The MediaControl API is a generic Media player API. The idea is to define a generic video-player API, that could be reused with other players. It is implemented in VLC by using the [[ExternalAPI#VLC_Control|New libvlc API]], and both APIs can cooperate (i.e. you can instanciate a MediaControl object from an existing libvlc instance, and vice-versa).

Its core part (playback control) has been taken from the [http://www.omg.org/docs/formal/00-01-03.pdf OMG Audio/Video Stream specification], and extended with additional functionalities. An [http://liris.cnrs.fr/advene/download/MediaControl.idl IDL specification MediaControl.idl] has been the base of this work.

FIXME : The API is defined in [http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/browser/trunk/include/vlc/mediacontrol.h "include/vlc/mediacontrol.h"] and implemented in
[http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/browser/trunk/src/control "src/control"].

The Doxygen documentation can be found at [http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc/doc/doxygen/html/mediacontrol_8h.html].

== Current status ==

The API currently includes functions for the following things:
* Playback
** Basic features (play/pause/stop)
** Seeking
** Setting/getting the played media
** Getting stream information
* Audio/Video
** Snapshot control (on the fly only)
** OSD display (of text and SVG graphics through the svg rendering module)
** Volume setting
** Setting the visual ID of an embedding window
**Pavtube video to iPod converter also convert your [http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_iphone/ video to iPhone] (MPEG4) for portable.
**Rip DVD to [http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_psp/ PSP video transfer] and put DVD video to PSP with the DVD to PSP rip software.
**[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_gphone/ DVD to Gphone Converter], you can put DVD on Gphone(G1)with functions including DVD subtitle.
**An easy-to-use [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_iphone/ DVD to iPhone] software which enables you to convert DVD to MP4, H.264, MP3, AAC, WAV and M4A which can be played freely and perfectly on your iPhone.
**A tool for GPhone and related users for [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_gphone/ rip DVD to GPhone] supported formats, such as MPEG-4, H.264 GPhone video.
**How to [http://www.flvsoft.com/flv_to_avi/ convert FLV to AVI], MP4, MPG, MPEG, ASF, WMV, MOV, 3GP, AMR and more?

== Current uses ==

The MediaControl API is used by the following modules :
* the [[PythonBinding]]
* the [[JavaBinding]]

== Foreseen evolutions ==

The following evolutions should be integrated in the API, but discussion is necessary to ensure that they are sufficiently flexible to match various needs :
* sound_[sg]et_volume: normalize volume in [0..100]
* implement get_api_version() or get_capabilities() (which would return the list of capabilities supported by the player: ("core", "svg", "snapshot", etc)
* Complete the implementation. For instance, the frame-by-frame unit (mediacontrol_SampleCount) is not implemented, and the stop/pause do not take the Position parameter into account (they are applied immediately).
* Fix VLC initialization on Win32 so that it uses the registry key to find the default plugins directory by default. Currently, it uses the vlc.exe path, which it cannot find when using VLC embedded. A workaround is to chdir to the vlc.exe directory before instanciating the MediaControl() object.

== Current API ==

Here is an IDL description of the current version of MediaControlAPI (from git rev. 445d63e0e38053, on 20080423). In case of doubt, refer to the [http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/browser/trunk/include/vlc/mediacontrol.h mediacontrol.h file].

<pre>
/*
Module inspired by the MediaControl IDL
*/
module VLC {

const float VERSION = 0.2;

enum PositionOrigin {
AbsolutePosition, RelativePosition, ModuloPosition
};

enum PositionKey {
ByteCount, SampleCount, MediaTime
};

struct Position {
PositionOrigin origin;
PositionKey key;
long long value;
};

exception PositionKeyNotSupported { string message; };
exception PositionOriginNotSupported { string message; };
exception InvalidPosition { string message; };
exception InternalException { string message; };

typedef sequence<octet> ByteSeq;

struct RGBPicture {
short width;
short height;
long type;
ByteSeq data;
long long date;
};

typedef sequence<RGBPicture> RGBPictureSeq;

/* Cf stream_control.h */
enum PlayerStatus { PlayingStatus, PauseStatus, ForwardStatus, BackwardStatus, InitStatus, EndStatus, UndefinedStatus };

struct StreamInformation {
PlayerStatus streamstatus;
string url; /* The URL of the current media stream */
long mux_rate; /* the rate we read the stream in bytes/s */
long long position; /* actual location in the area (in arbitrary units) */
long long size; /* total size of the area (in arbitrary units) */
};

// MediaControl interface is similar to
// ControlledStream interface in MSS.
// It can be inherited by flow endpoints or
// FlowConnection interfaces.
interface MediaControl
{
Position get_media_position(in PositionOrigin an_origin,
in PositionKey a_key)
raises (InternalException, PositionKeyNotSupported);

void set_media_position(in Position a_position)
raises (InternalException, PositionKeyNotSupported, InvalidPosition);

void start(in Position a_position)
raises (InternalException, InvalidPosition, PlaylistException);
void pause(in Position a_position)
raises (InternalException, InvalidPosition);
void resume(in Position a_position)
raises (InternalException, InvalidPosition);
void stop(in Position a_position)
raises (InternalException, InvalidPosition);

oneway void exit (); // Exits the player (not in the original spec)

// Set/get the current media file/URL
void set_mrl (in string a_file)
raises (PlaylistException);
string get_mrl ()
raises (PlaylistException);

// Returns a snapshot of the currently displayed picture
RGBPicture snapshot (in Position a_position)
raises (InternalException);

RGBPictureSeq all_snapshots ()
raises (InternalException);

// Displays the message string, between "begin" and "end" positions
void display_text (in string message, in Position begin, in Position end)
raises (InternalException);

StreamInformation get_stream_information ()
raises (InternalException);

unsigned short sound_get_volume()
raises (InternalException);

void sound_set_volume(in unsigned short volume)
raises (InternalException);

};
};
</pre>

MediaControlAPI

2010-04-02T05:23:22Z

Wiki0808:

== Description ==

The MediaControl API is a generic Media player API. The idea is to define a generic video-player API, that could be reused with other players. It is implemented in VLC by using the [[ExternalAPI#VLC_Control|New libvlc API]], and both APIs can cooperate (i.e. you can instanciate a MediaControl object from an existing libvlc instance, and vice-versa).

Its core part (playback control) has been taken from the [http://www.omg.org/docs/formal/00-01-03.pdf OMG Audio/Video Stream specification], and extended with additional functionalities. An [http://liris.cnrs.fr/advene/download/MediaControl.idl IDL specification MediaControl.idl] has been the base of this work.

FIXME : The API is defined in [http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/browser/trunk/include/vlc/mediacontrol.h "include/vlc/mediacontrol.h"] and implemented in
[http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/browser/trunk/src/control "src/control"].

The Doxygen documentation can be found at [http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc/doc/doxygen/html/mediacontrol_8h.html].

== Current status ==

The API currently includes functions for the following things:
* Playback
** Basic features (play/pause/stop)
** Seeking
** Setting/getting the played media
** Getting stream information
* Audio/Video
** Snapshot control (on the fly only)
** OSD display (of text and SVG graphics through the svg rendering module)
** Volume setting
** Setting the visual ID of an embedding window
**Pavtube video to iPod converter also convert your [http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_iphone/ video to iPhone] (MPEG4) for portable.

**Rip DVD to [http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_psp/ PSP video transfer] and put DVD video to PSP with the DVD to PSP rip software.

**[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_gphone/ DVD to Gphone Converter], you can put DVD on Gphone(G1)with functions including DVD subtitle.

**An easy-to-use [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_iphone/ DVD to iPhone] software which enables you to convert DVD to MP4, H.264, MP3, AAC, WAV and M4A which can be played freely and perfectly on your iPhone.

**A tool for GPhone and related users for [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_gphone/ rip DVD to GPhone] supported formats, such as MPEG-4, H.264 GPhone video.

**How to [http://www.flvsoft.com/flv_to_avi/ convert FLV to AVI], MP4, MPG, MPEG, ASF, WMV, MOV, 3GP, AMR and more?

== Current uses ==

The MediaControl API is used by the following modules :
* the [[PythonBinding]]
* the [[JavaBinding]]

== Foreseen evolutions ==

The following evolutions should be integrated in the API, but discussion is necessary to ensure that they are sufficiently flexible to match various needs :
* sound_[sg]et_volume: normalize volume in [0..100]
* implement get_api_version() or get_capabilities() (which would return the list of capabilities supported by the player: ("core", "svg", "snapshot", etc)
* Complete the implementation. For instance, the frame-by-frame unit (mediacontrol_SampleCount) is not implemented, and the stop/pause do not take the Position parameter into account (they are applied immediately).
* Fix VLC initialization on Win32 so that it uses the registry key to find the default plugins directory by default. Currently, it uses the vlc.exe path, which it cannot find when using VLC embedded. A workaround is to chdir to the vlc.exe directory before instanciating the MediaControl() object.

== Current API ==

Here is an IDL description of the current version of MediaControlAPI (from git rev. 445d63e0e38053, on 20080423). In case of doubt, refer to the [http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/browser/trunk/include/vlc/mediacontrol.h mediacontrol.h file].

<pre>
/*
Module inspired by the MediaControl IDL
*/
module VLC {

const float VERSION = 0.2;

enum PositionOrigin {
AbsolutePosition, RelativePosition, ModuloPosition
};

enum PositionKey {
ByteCount, SampleCount, MediaTime
};

struct Position {
PositionOrigin origin;
PositionKey key;
long long value;
};

exception PositionKeyNotSupported { string message; };
exception PositionOriginNotSupported { string message; };
exception InvalidPosition { string message; };
exception InternalException { string message; };

typedef sequence<octet> ByteSeq;

struct RGBPicture {
short width;
short height;
long type;
ByteSeq data;
long long date;
};

typedef sequence<RGBPicture> RGBPictureSeq;

/* Cf stream_control.h */
enum PlayerStatus { PlayingStatus, PauseStatus, ForwardStatus, BackwardStatus, InitStatus, EndStatus, UndefinedStatus };

struct StreamInformation {
PlayerStatus streamstatus;
string url; /* The URL of the current media stream */
long mux_rate; /* the rate we read the stream in bytes/s */
long long position; /* actual location in the area (in arbitrary units) */
long long size; /* total size of the area (in arbitrary units) */
};

// MediaControl interface is similar to
// ControlledStream interface in MSS.
// It can be inherited by flow endpoints or
// FlowConnection interfaces.
interface MediaControl
{
Position get_media_position(in PositionOrigin an_origin,
in PositionKey a_key)
raises (InternalException, PositionKeyNotSupported);

void set_media_position(in Position a_position)
raises (InternalException, PositionKeyNotSupported, InvalidPosition);

void start(in Position a_position)
raises (InternalException, InvalidPosition, PlaylistException);
void pause(in Position a_position)
raises (InternalException, InvalidPosition);
void resume(in Position a_position)
raises (InternalException, InvalidPosition);
void stop(in Position a_position)
raises (InternalException, InvalidPosition);

oneway void exit (); // Exits the player (not in the original spec)

// Set/get the current media file/URL
void set_mrl (in string a_file)
raises (PlaylistException);
string get_mrl ()
raises (PlaylistException);

// Returns a snapshot of the currently displayed picture
RGBPicture snapshot (in Position a_position)
raises (InternalException);

RGBPictureSeq all_snapshots ()
raises (InternalException);

// Displays the message string, between "begin" and "end" positions
void display_text (in string message, in Position begin, in Position end)
raises (InternalException);

StreamInformation get_stream_information ()
raises (InternalException);

unsigned short sound_get_volume()
raises (InternalException);

void sound_set_volume(in unsigned short volume)
raises (InternalException);

};
};
</pre>

Report bugs

2010-04-01T04:25:58Z

Wiki0808:

= Reporting a bug =

If you find any bugs, or if you experience any crashes, then we would very much like to hear about the issue. Here are some detailed information on how to submit useful bug reports.

Follow the bugs policy.

== Is it truly a new bug? ==

It may sound strange, but many of the bug reports we get are not really bugs at all, or have been know for months, and/or already fixed.

Please check the following:
=== Version ===
''Are you using the latest version of VLC?'' Bug reports on older versions of VLC are likely to be ignored, because changes in the program may make it impossible to reproduce the bug, or may even have fixed it. Always make sure the issue you want to report is still present in the current version of VLC.

=== Preferences ===
''Have you tried resetting your preferences and restarting VLC yet?''
Old preferences and/or incorrect settings are common causes of problems.

Read the [[Frequently Asked Questions|FAQ]] for details on how to do this (Uninstalling VLC does not remove its old settings).
Double check that your issue still exists afterward.

=== Features ===
Some things are simply NOT supported by VLC. We have a [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/features.html list of supported features] and
a [https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/query?action=view&type=enhancement&order=priority list of things] we would like to implement in the future.
If your suggestion is not on this list, you might want to make a ''feature request'' in the [http://forum.videolan.org/viewforum.php?f=7 Requests Forum], to ask the developers to support this. Remember that we all do this in our spare time. There is no timeline whatsoever for the implementation of these enhancements and we do not make ANY promises as to when we will add them to VLC, if ever. If you really want something right now, you had best implement it yourself.
Join us on the [[Developers Corner]]

=== Closed bugs ===
Many bugs are already known. Sometimes they are already fixed for the next version of VLC. Please [https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/search?q=&ticket=on search] the list of known and fixed issues. If you find your issue, see if it is already closed. The page of the issue will then show something like:

''Ticket #87 (Closed: fixed)''

== Still a bug? ==
So you still think you found a bug? Great!

=== Search ===
Search on this wiki and on the [http://forum.videolan.org forums] and see if someone else has asked a similar question or has seen a similar bug.

=== Forum ===
Ask for your problem in the [http://forum.videolan.org/ relevant forum] and make sure you include as much information as possible (see also the pointers below). Of course you can also mail us with your problems to the [http://www.videolan.org/support/lists.html mailinglist].

=== Enter the bug in trac ===
If you are sure that you found a bug and that you have all information needed, you can enter a bug in our [https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ Trac system]. You will need to register here to enter a bug. Don't forget to enter a valid e-mail address if you want to receive notifications when your bug is handled.

[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-ipod-converter-mac/ DVD to iPod Mac] software is an excellent dvd to ipod for Mac OS software to convert DVD to iPod on Mac.

[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-mp4-converter-mac/ DVD to MP4 Converter] is excellent DVD ripper software, which can convert DVD to Zune/iPod/PSP/MP4,MP4 AVC Video.

Compare prices on [http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_iphone/ best iphone video converter] for deals on more Electronics products.

[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_ripper/ DVD ripper] is a computer program that facilitates copying the content of a DVD to a hard disk drive.

An easy-to-use [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_iphone/ DVD to iPhone] software which enables you to convert DVD to MP4, H.264, MP3, AAC, WAV and M4A which can be played freely and perfectly on your iPhone.

[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_iphone/ Best DVD to iPhone Converter] is a multifunctional tool, which does not only convert DVD to iPhone formats but also edit the output.

= Give a report =
When you post on the forum, email us or enter a bug report, please provide as much information as possible in your report.
We try to answer all your mails, posts and reports, but there are so many that sometimes we simply don't have the time to do so. The more
sound details you provide about your issue, the better the chance that we will investigate it fully.

All the details are on [[VLC report]] page.

Please gather the following information and send it along with your report:

# Email with a valid reply address, so we can get back to you with possible additional questions.
# Your operating system and the version.
# Your {{VLC}} version.
# The hardware you use. Make sure to name all the audio and video hardware in question that might be related to VLC's usage.
For instance: iMac G4 or Pentium4 with GeForce3, with an external USB dolby surround output device.
# The exact '''situation''' in which the problem occurred. Please describe in as much detail as possible.
# Can you always '''reproduce''' the problem in a certain way?
# The type of movie you were playing. And whether or not the issue is present on other types of movies.
# If possible, the video sample in question:
If the issue is specific to a certain movie, it can help a lot if we have the movie itself. In this case please upload as much of the file as you can to our [ftp://streams.videolan.org/incoming FTP samples server]. Give the file a distinct name, and upload a text file with the same name in which you again describe the problem. Report this upload in your forum posting and tell us the name of your file. This makes sure we can more easily find back your sample.

== Additional remarks ==
If you can, or if it applies to you try to take into account the following.

===Mac OS X users===
Please send along the last part of ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/VLC.crash.log if you can. Many crashes of VLC are logged in this file. You can open the file from VLC by going to the menu Window and choosing Messages. Now click the "Open CrashLog" button.
Please make sure you send the last crash (at the bottom of the file) and that it actually is the crash you described. The Date/Time field reports the time of the crash so that way you can check if it is the crash you experienced, or an earlier one.

=== Compile problems ===
Make sure you have read the [[Developers_Corner]].
Give the full log showing the problem
<pre>
./configure <options> > logfile.txt 2>&1
make 2>&1 > logfile.txt 2>&1
</pre>

* When dealing with a ./configure issue, please provide the generated config.log file.
* Your compiler brand and version may be relevant here as well.

== Version ==
Written by Derk-Jan Hartman, for the VideoLAN Team.

Adapted by [[User:J-b|Jean-Baptiste Kempf]] for this wiki.

Report bugs

2010-04-01T04:25:00Z

Wiki0808:

= Reporting a bug =

If you find any bugs, or if you experience any crashes, then we would very much like to hear about the issue. Here are some detailed information on how to submit useful bug reports.

Follow the bugs policy.

== Is it truly a new bug? ==

It may sound strange, but many of the bug reports we get are not really bugs at all, or have been know for months, and/or already fixed.

Please check the following:
=== Version ===
''Are you using the latest version of VLC?'' Bug reports on older versions of VLC are likely to be ignored, because changes in the program may make it impossible to reproduce the bug, or may even have fixed it. Always make sure the issue you want to report is still present in the current version of VLC.

=== Preferences ===
''Have you tried resetting your preferences and restarting VLC yet?''
Old preferences and/or incorrect settings are common causes of problems.

Read the [[Frequently Asked Questions|FAQ]] for details on how to do this (Uninstalling VLC does not remove its old settings).
Double check that your issue still exists afterward.

=== Features ===
Some things are simply NOT supported by VLC. We have a [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/features.html list of supported features] and
a [https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/query?action=view&type=enhancement&order=priority list of things] we would like to implement in the future.
If your suggestion is not on this list, you might want to make a ''feature request'' in the [http://forum.videolan.org/viewforum.php?f=7 Requests Forum], to ask the developers to support this. Remember that we all do this in our spare time. There is no timeline whatsoever for the implementation of these enhancements and we do not make ANY promises as to when we will add them to VLC, if ever. If you really want something right now, you had best implement it yourself.
Join us on the [[Developers Corner]]

=== Closed bugs ===
Many bugs are already known. Sometimes they are already fixed for the next version of VLC. Please [https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/search?q=&ticket=on search] the list of known and fixed issues. If you find your issue, see if it is already closed. The page of the issue will then show something like:

''Ticket #87 (Closed: fixed)''

== Still a bug? ==
So you still think you found a bug? Great!

=== Search ===
Search on this wiki and on the [http://forum.videolan.org forums] and see if someone else has asked a similar question or has seen a similar bug.

=== Forum ===
Ask for your problem in the [http://forum.videolan.org/ relevant forum] and make sure you include as much information as possible (see also the pointers below). Of course you can also mail us with your problems to the [http://www.videolan.org/support/lists.html mailinglist].

=== Enter the bug in trac ===
If you are sure that you found a bug and that you have all information needed, you can enter a bug in our [https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ Trac system]. You will need to register here to enter a bug. Don't forget to enter a valid e-mail address if you want to receive notifications when your bug is handled.
[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-ipod-converter-mac/ DVD to iPod Mac] software is an excellent dvd to ipod for Mac OS software to convert DVD to iPod on Mac.
[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-mp4-converter-mac/ DVD to MP4 Converter] is excellent DVD ripper software, which can convert DVD to Zune/iPod/PSP/MP4,MP4 AVC Video.
Compare prices on [http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_iphone/ best iphone video converter] for deals on more Electronics products.
[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_ripper/ DVD ripper] is a computer program that facilitates copying the content of a DVD to a hard disk drive.
An easy-to-use [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_iphone/ DVD to iPhone] software which enables you to convert DVD to MP4, H.264, MP3, AAC, WAV and M4A which can be played freely and perfectly on your iPhone.
[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_iphone/ Best DVD to iPhone Converter] is a multifunctional tool, which does not only convert DVD to iPhone formats but also edit the output.

= Give a report =
When you post on the forum, email us or enter a bug report, please provide as much information as possible in your report.
We try to answer all your mails, posts and reports, but there are so many that sometimes we simply don't have the time to do so. The more
sound details you provide about your issue, the better the chance that we will investigate it fully.

All the details are on [[VLC report]] page.

Please gather the following information and send it along with your report:

# Email with a valid reply address, so we can get back to you with possible additional questions.
# Your operating system and the version.
# Your {{VLC}} version.
# The hardware you use. Make sure to name all the audio and video hardware in question that might be related to VLC's usage.
For instance: iMac G4 or Pentium4 with GeForce3, with an external USB dolby surround output device.
# The exact '''situation''' in which the problem occurred. Please describe in as much detail as possible.
# Can you always '''reproduce''' the problem in a certain way?
# The type of movie you were playing. And whether or not the issue is present on other types of movies.
# If possible, the video sample in question:
If the issue is specific to a certain movie, it can help a lot if we have the movie itself. In this case please upload as much of the file as you can to our [ftp://streams.videolan.org/incoming FTP samples server]. Give the file a distinct name, and upload a text file with the same name in which you again describe the problem. Report this upload in your forum posting and tell us the name of your file. This makes sure we can more easily find back your sample.

== Additional remarks ==
If you can, or if it applies to you try to take into account the following.

===Mac OS X users===
Please send along the last part of ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/VLC.crash.log if you can. Many crashes of VLC are logged in this file. You can open the file from VLC by going to the menu Window and choosing Messages. Now click the "Open CrashLog" button.
Please make sure you send the last crash (at the bottom of the file) and that it actually is the crash you described. The Date/Time field reports the time of the crash so that way you can check if it is the crash you experienced, or an earlier one.

=== Compile problems ===
Make sure you have read the [[Developers_Corner]].
Give the full log showing the problem
<pre>
./configure <options> > logfile.txt 2>&1
make 2>&1 > logfile.txt 2>&1
</pre>

* When dealing with a ./configure issue, please provide the generated config.log file.
* Your compiler brand and version may be relevant here as well.

== Version ==
Written by Derk-Jan Hartman, for the VideoLAN Team.

Adapted by [[User:J-b|Jean-Baptiste Kempf]] for this wiki.

Help VideoLAN

2010-04-01T04:22:06Z

Wiki0808:

Here are ways to help VideoLAN project.

'''VideoLAN NEEDS YOU'''

Direct access:
* You are a [[Help_VideoLAN#Designer| designer]]
* You are someone who is computer-efficient
* You speak good English
* You are a [[Help_VideoLAN#Code|coder in C/C++/ASM]]
* You are a sysadmin (Linux)
* You are a Maintainer/Packager
* You are Google
* You are Microsoft
* You are Coverity
* You are Mozilla
* You are [[Help_VideoLAN#Promote VLC|none of the above]]
* You are God

== Code ==
If you are a programmer, you can help us by integrating the project:
* New features
* Features improvement
* Bug Tracking
* Code cleaning
* Porting to a new platform

If don't feel taking such huge task, we suggest you to look at our [[Code Janitorial|Code Janitorial project page]].

If you don't feel comfortable working on code but are a native speaker of the English language, look at [[QT4StringsReview|Strings Review]].

Also take a look at our [[Mini Projects]] Page.

== Maintainer / Packager ==
If you know how to package for your special distribution/OS, please do so. Help us port {{VLC}} to as many platforms as possible.

== Documentation ==
If you know the software, update the [[Documentation:documentation | documentation]], the wiki, create How_To, answer on the [http://forum.videolan.org forum].

Help us give the best support to everyone.

== Designer ==
You can help with your design skills by :
* Repairing and updating the websites
* Create new [[skins]]
* Create new icons, screenshots, etc... See the [[VideoLAN_Design|design]] page

== Tester ==
You can test and report bugs.
You can enter the [[quality| quality team]].

== Promote VLC ==
You can help to promote VLC by:
* Subscribing to VLC [http://freshmeat.net/projects/vlc/ on Freshmeat]
* Talking about VLC to your friends and family
* Donating money
* [http://www.pavtube.com/video-converter-mac/ Mac Video Converter] is best video converter which convert FLV, MOV, AVI, M2TS, MKV, MOD, WMV for Mac os.
* [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-blackberry-converter-mac/ DVD to Blackberry Converter] is powerful and easy to use software to rip all DVDs to Blackberry supported file.
* DVD For Mac dvd to [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-appletv-converter-mac/ rip dvd AppleTV] video ripper.
* [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-appletv-converter-mac/ DVD to Apple TV Converter for Mac], top Mac DVD to Apple TV converter, can rip DVD to Apple TV video MP4 and transfer DVD to Apple TV on Mac easily.
* [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-ipod-converter-mac/ DVD to iPod Mac] software is an excellent dvd to ipod for Mac OS software to convert DVD to iPod on Mac.
* [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-mp4-converter-mac/ DVD to MP4 Converter] is excellent DVD ripper software, which can convert DVD to Zune/iPod/PSP/MP4,MP4 AVC Video.
* Compare prices on [http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_iphone/ best iphone video converter] for deals on more Electronics products.
* [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_ripper/ DVD ripper] is a computer program that facilitates copying the content of a DVD to a hard disk drive.

See [http://www.videolan.org/contribute.html here] for more details.

[[Category:About VideoLAN]]

Codec

2010-04-01T04:16:42Z

Wiki0808:

''See Also the [http://www.videolan.org/doc/vlc-user-guide/en/ch02.html#id291422 Official documentation: list of modules]''

{{wikipedia|List of codecs}}
{{mmwiki|Video codecs|Category:Video_Codecs}}
{{mmwiki|Audio codecs|Category:Audio_Codecs}}
{{mmwiki|Containers|Category:Container_Formats}}

'''Codec''' is short for coder/decoder.

To know what codecs are readable with {{VLC}}, ''see [[VLC Features Formats]]''.

For [http://discerning.com/topics/audiovideo/video_encoding.html portability to almost all decoders], we recommend
using the [[MPEG-1]] standard of vcodec=mp1v, acodec=mpga, and mux=mpeg1. See the [[MPEG]] Wiki page for more details on the other MPEG standards.

To save a file in a different codec, you can use the transcoding [[wizard]] or [[transcode]] from the [[command prompt]] with a command like this:
:vlc file --sout='#transcode{vcodec=''mp1v'', vb=''1024'', acodec=''mpga'', ab=''128''}:std{access=file, mux=''mpeg1'', url=''C:\file_name.mpg''}'

==Video Codecs==
Use the "name" part in your vcodec=... commands

{|
| '''''name'''''
| ''description''
|-
| '''mp1v'''
| [[MPEG-1]] Video - recommended for portability
|-
| '''mp2v'''
| [[MPEG-2]] Video - used in DVDs
|-
| '''mp4v'''
| [[MPEG-4]] Video
|-
| '''SVQ1'''
| [[Sorenson Video]] v1
|-
| '''SVQ3'''
| Sorenson Video v3
|-
| '''WMV1'''
| [[Windows Media Video]] v1
|-
| '''WMV2'''
| Windows Media Video v2
|-
| WMV3
| Windows Media Video v3, also called Windows Media 9 ([[Common_Problems#WMV_files|unsupported]])
|-
| '''DVSD'''
| [[Digital Video]]
|-
| '''MJPG'''
| [[MJPEG]]
|-
| '''H263'''
| [[H263]]
|-
| '''h264'''
| [[H264]]
|-
| '''theo'''
| [[Theora]]
|-
| '''IV20'''
| [[Indeo Video]]
|-
| IV40
| Indeo Video version 4 or later ([[Common_Problems#Problems_playing_types_of_files|unsupported]])
|-
| '''RV10'''
| [[Real Media Video]]
|-
| '''cvid'''
| [[Cinepak]]
|-
| '''VP31'''
| [[On2 VP]]
|-
| '''FLV1'''
| [[Flash Video]]
|-
| '''CYUV'''
| [[Creative YUV]]
|-
| '''HFYU'''
| [[Huffman YUV]]
|-
| '''MSVC'''
| [[Microsoft]] Video v1
|-
| '''MRLE'''
| Microsoft [[RLE]] Video
|-
| '''AASC'''
| [[Autodesc]] RLE Video
|-
| '''FLIC'''
| [[FLIC]] video
|-
| '''QPEG'''
| [[QPEG]] Video
|}

==Audio Codecs==
Use the "name" part in your acodec=... commands

{|
| '''''name'''''
| ''description''
|-
| '''mpga'''
| [[MPEG audio]] (recommended for portability)
|-
| '''mp3'''
| [[MP3 audio|MPEG Layer 3 audio]]
|-
| '''mp4a'''
| [[MP4 audio]]
|-
| '''a52'''
| [[Dolby Digital]] ([[A52]] or [[AC3]])
|-
| '''vorb'''
| [[Vorbis]]
|-
| '''spx'''
| [[Speex]]
|-
| '''flac''' or '''fl32'''
| [[FLAC]]
|}
===No-"name" Codecs===

* [[DTS]]
* [[AAC (Advanced Audio Coding)]]
* [[Windows Media Audio]]
* [[DV Audio]]
* [[LPCM]]
* [[ADPCM]]
* [[AMR]]
* [[QuickTime Audio]]
* [[Real Audio]]
* [[MACE]]
* [[MusePack]]

==Subtitle Codecs==

See [[SubtitlesCodec|Subtitles Codec]] for more information.

{|
|-
| '''CVD'''
| [[CVD|CVD Subtitles]]
|-
| '''SVCD (Overlay Graphics)'''
| [http://www.vcdimager.org/pub/vcdimager/manuals/0.7/svcd-ogt-subtitles.html SVCD Subtitle (OGT) Information]
|-
| '''SRT'''
| [[SRT|Subrip Subtitles]]
|-
| '''SSA/ASS'''
| [[SSA|Sub Station Alpha or Advanced Sub Station Subtitles]]
|-
| '''SubViewer'''
| [[Subviewer|SubViewer Subtitles]]
|-
| '''VobSub'''
| [[VobSub|VobSub Subtitles]]
|-
| '''DVD subtitles'''
| [[DVD Subtitles]]
|-
| '''VPlayer'''
| [[Vplayer Subtitles]]
|-
| '''MicroDVD'''
| [[MicroDVD Subtitles]]
|-
| '''Sami'''
| [[Sami Subtitles]]

|}
[[Link title]]

== Muxers ==
Use the "name" part in you mux=... commands

{|
| '''''name'''''
| ''description''
|-
| '''mpeg1'''
| [[MPEG-1]] multiplexing - recommended for portability. Only works with mp1v video and mpga audio, but works on all known players
|-
| '''ts'''
| [[MPEG-TS|MPEG Transport Stream]], primarily used for streaming MPEG. Also used in DVDs
|-
| '''ps'''
| [[MPEG-PS|MPEG Program Stream]], primarily used for saving MPEG data to disk.
|-
| '''mp4'''
| [[MPEG-4|MPEG-4 mux format]], used only for MPEG-4 video and MPEG audio.
|-
| '''avi'''
| [[AVI]]
|-
| '''asf'''
| [[ASF]]
|-
| '''dummy'''
| [[dummy]] output, can be used in creation of [[MP3]] files.
|-
| '''ogg'''
| [http://www.xiph.org/ Xiph.org's] [[ogg]] container format. Can contain audio, video, and metadata.
|}

== See Also ==
* [[FourCC]] and http://www.fourcc.org/
* http://discerning.com/topics/audiovideo/video_encoding.html
* [http://www.pavtube.com/video-converter-mac/ Mac Video Converter] is best video converter which convert FLV, MOV, AVI, M2TS, MKV, MOD, WMV for Mac os.
* [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-blackberry-converter-mac/ DVD to Blackberry Converter] is powerful and easy to use software to rip all DVDs to Blackberry supported file.
* DVD For Mac dvd to [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-appletv-converter-mac/ rip dvd AppleTV] video ripper.
* [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-appletv-converter-mac/ DVD to Apple TV Converter for Mac], top Mac DVD to Apple TV converter, can rip DVD to Apple TV video MP4 and transfer DVD to Apple TV on Mac easily.
*[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-ipod-converter-mac/ DVD to iPod Mac] software is an excellent dvd to ipod for Mac OS software to convert DVD to iPod on Mac.
*[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-mp4-converter-mac/ DVD to MP4 Converter] is excellent DVD ripper software, which can convert DVD to Zune/iPod/PSP/MP4,MP4 AVC Video.
*Compare prices on [http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_iphone/ best iphone video converter] for deals on more Electronics products.
*[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_ripper/ DVD ripper] is a computer program that facilitates copying the content of a DVD to a hard disk drive.
*An easy-to-use [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_iphone/ DVD to iPhone] software which enables you to convert DVD to MP4, H.264, MP3, AAC, WAV and M4A which can be played freely and perfectly on your iPhone.
*[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_iphone/ Best DVD to iPhone Converter] is a multifunctional tool, which does not only convert DVD to iPhone formats but also edit the output.

{{stub}}

Quality

2010-04-01T03:31:17Z

Wiki0808:

'''Quality Assurance'''

This section of the wiki is about helping to increase the quality of different versions of VideoLAN's products, mainly [[VLC media player]].

==Why this page ?==
===Main idea===
There is not much on this page yet, but the idea is to develop ''test protocols'', regroup ''test files'', and at the end improve the whole quality of VLC, to avoid ''regressions'' and check ''roadmaps.''

===Who is concerned===
The community of VideoLAN's numerous users and developers can enforce the project by doing systematic tests and reporting bugs and regressions. Some projects rely on a lot of external code that evolves a lot. Being '''numerous''' can help to make it better.

===Bugs===
The '''bugs''' should be tracked down and killed using [http://trac.videolan.org '''trac'''].

==Why should you get involved ?==
The '''more''' we are, the more bugs are spotted, the better VLC is !
Easy, ain't it ?

So if '''you''' help, everyone will be a winner.

==How can you get involved ?==
Use this talk page or contact; for a start [[User_talk:J-b]] (this will change).
Then, just run the tests and modify this wiki's pages.

===Bug reporting===
Use trac to do these. If you compile {{VLC}} yourself, please enable [[debug]] to get readable bactraces if any.

==Urgent==
* Prepare the tests for VLC 0.8.6
* Gather original and references video and audio files

=VLC=
Motto: ''Let's improve VLC !!!''

==Tests to run==
You want to help by testing VLC ? There are a few tests that you can handle:

* VLC playback tests (codecs and files related) Win32 and MacOS focused.

* VLC functionality tests

* VLC transcode and streaming tests

==Files==
=== Official files ===
All those files should be tested inside the reference FTP.

ftp://streams.videolan.org/streams-videolan/reference/

Use that structure to create the reports.

=== More files ===
Where to search for more files:
* MPlayer's [http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/ MPlayer's FTP]

* [http://www.pavtube.com/video-converter-mac/ Mac Video Converter] is best video converter which convert FLV, MOV, AVI, M2TS, MKV, MOD, WMV for Mac os.

* [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-blackberry-converter-mac/ DVD to Blackberry Converter] is powerful and easy to use software to rip all DVDs to Blackberry supported file.

* DVD For Mac dvd to [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-appletv-converter-mac/ rip dvd AppleTV] video ripper.

*[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-appletv-converter-mac/ DVD to Apple TV Converter for Mac], top Mac DVD to Apple TV converter, can rip DVD to Apple TV video MP4 and transfer DVD to Apple TV on Mac easily.

* [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-ipod-converter-mac/ DVD to iPod Mac] software is an excellent dvd to ipod for Mac OS software to convert DVD to iPod on Mac.

* [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-mp4-converter-mac/ DVD to MP4 Converter] is excellent DVD ripper software, which can convert DVD to Zune/iPod/PSP/MP4,MP4 AVC Video.

* Compare prices on [http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_iphone/ best iphone video converter] for deals on more Electronics products.

* [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_ripper/ DVD ripper] is a computer program that facilitates copying the content of a DVD to a hard disk drive.

* An easy-to-use [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_iphone/ DVD to iPhone] software which enables you to convert DVD to MP4, H.264, MP3, AAC, WAV and M4A which can be played freely and perfectly on your iPhone.

*[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_iphone/ Best DVD to iPhone Converter] is a multifunctional tool, which does not only convert DVD to iPhone formats but also edit the output.

* References codecs pages usually, linking to those should be enough...

==Versions roadmaps==

=== 0.9.0 ===
0.9.0 should be the first version to review now.

==== NB ====
Use the latest NB, 20070425 or newer to run your tests And report.
[http://nightlies.videolan.org/ Here] you can download experimental versions of VLC.

[[Category:Coding]]

Skins

2010-04-01T03:17:46Z

Wiki0808:

{{VLC}} supports skins (sometimes also called themes) through its ''skins2'' interface module. To get new skins go to the [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/skins.php Skins website].

''The steps mentioned here apply to VLC 0.9 and upward.''

'''Skins are not available on Mac OS X'''

== How to switch to the Skins interface ==

In order that you can use skins you have to change from VLC's [[Qt Interface|native interface]] to the skinnable one. You can do that by opening the preferences and choosing ''Skins'' as the ''Interface type''. Then click the ''Save'' button and '''restart''' VLC. It should then show up in the default skin.

http://images.videolan.org/images/wiki/open_preferences.jpg http://images.videolan.org/images/wiki/enable_skins2.jpg

or use command-line to start VLC with skins interface

vlc -I skins2

== How to get new skins and where to save them ==

You can download a variety of skins from the [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/skins.php Skins website]. They usually should come as files with the extension "VLT". Although your browser or operating system might identify them as archive files, don't unpack them. Rather put them as they are into the skins folder of VLC.

On '''Windows''' this folder is located in the installation directory of VLC,
:e.g. '''''C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\skins'''''.

On '''Linux/Unix''' it is located in
:'''''~/.local/share/vlc/skins2'''''.

If you downloaded the skin pack just unpack it to the folders mentioned above.

== How to change to another skin ==

To change to a downloaded skin, '''right-click''' anywhere on the skin's background and choose ''Interface''.
Then chose either ''Change skin'' to change to a skin that is located in the default skin folder of VLC or ''Open skin'' to open a skin file that is located elsewhere.

http://images.videolan.org/images/wiki/change_skin.jpg

== How to switch back to VLC's default interface ==

When you open VLC and the skin you chose appears, right-click somewhere on the skins background and then choose ''Interface'' and ''Preferences'' (also accessible by pressing Ctrl+P). In the preferences dialog change the ''Interface type'' to ''Native''. Then click save and restart VLC. It should show up in its default interface.

== How do I switch to another skin when VLC does not show up properly anymore ==

If you chose a broken skin it might happen that VLC does not show up properly anymore and you cannot anymore access the settings as mentioned above.

Then you have to switch back to the default interface.

On Windows you can just open your Start menu and open

:''All programs > VideoLAN > Quick Settings > Interface > Set Main Interface to Qt (default)''

On any other system, or when the start menu entry is missing, run VLC with the following command line:

vlc -I qt

Now that VLC has been started with its native interface you can open the preferences (Ctrl+P) and change the active skin file. Chose the default skin or a skin you know that works. Then again set the skin interface to be the default one and restart VLC.

== How to convert dvd and video converter ==

[http://www.pavtube.com/tod-converter-mac/ Mac Tod converter] provides several optimized seetings for iPod adn iPhone.

[http://www.pavtube.com/tod-converter-mac/ Tod converter for mac] to play on iPod, iPhone, QuickTime, iTunes, iMovie, iDVD, Apple TV, iMovie etc.

Tod converter perfectly [http://www.pavtube.com/tod-converter-mac/ convert TOD to AVI] so that the DV lovers can freely enjoy the recorded time.

Pavtube [http://www.pavtube.com/mts-converter-mac/ MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac] is a marvelous conversion software.

[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-blackberry-converter-mac/ DVD to Blackberry Converter] is powerful and easy to use software to rip all DVDs to Blackberry supported file.

[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-appletv-converter-mac/ DVD to Apple TV Converter for Mac], top Mac DVD to Apple TV converter, can rip DVD to Apple TV video MP4 and transfer DVD to Apple TV on Mac easily.

[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-mp4-converter-mac/ DVD to MP4 Converter] is excellent DVD ripper software, which can convert DVD to Zune/iPod/PSP/MP4,MP4 AVC Video.

Pavtube [http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_iphone/ iPhone video converter], can convert AVI, MPEG, WMV, MOV, etc to Apple iPod video.

[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_gphone/ DVD to Gphone Converter], you can put DVD on Gphone(G1)with functions including DVD subtitle.

[http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_3gp/ 3gp video Converter] helps you transfer videos and audiotracks to your cell phone.

== How to create your own skin ==

There exists a program that enables you to create skins without any deep knowledge how skins are made up exactly. It is the [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/skineditor.html VLC Skin Editor]

If you'd rather want to explore all the possibilities of the skin system and get to know how skins are made up and how to create them in detail, check out the [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/skins2-create.html Skins2 documentation].

If you have any problems while creating your skin, please turn to the [http://forum.videolan.org/viewforum.php?f=15 skins forum].

[[Category:Interfaces]]

Skins

2010-04-01T03:16:36Z

Wiki0808:

{{VLC}} supports skins (sometimes also called themes) through its ''skins2'' interface module. To get new skins go to the [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/skins.php Skins website].

''The steps mentioned here apply to VLC 0.9 and upward.''

'''Skins are not available on Mac OS X'''

== How to switch to the Skins interface ==

In order that you can use skins you have to change from VLC's [[Qt Interface|native interface]] to the skinnable one. You can do that by opening the preferences and choosing ''Skins'' as the ''Interface type''. Then click the ''Save'' button and '''restart''' VLC. It should then show up in the default skin.

http://images.videolan.org/images/wiki/open_preferences.jpg http://images.videolan.org/images/wiki/enable_skins2.jpg

or use command-line to start VLC with skins interface

vlc -I skins2

== How to get new skins and where to save them ==

You can download a variety of skins from the [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/skins.php Skins website]. They usually should come as files with the extension "VLT". Although your browser or operating system might identify them as archive files, don't unpack them. Rather put them as they are into the skins folder of VLC.

On '''Windows''' this folder is located in the installation directory of VLC,
:e.g. '''''C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\skins'''''.

On '''Linux/Unix''' it is located in
:'''''~/.local/share/vlc/skins2'''''.

If you downloaded the skin pack just unpack it to the folders mentioned above.

== How to change to another skin ==

To change to a downloaded skin, '''right-click''' anywhere on the skin's background and choose ''Interface''.
Then chose either ''Change skin'' to change to a skin that is located in the default skin folder of VLC or ''Open skin'' to open a skin file that is located elsewhere.

http://images.videolan.org/images/wiki/change_skin.jpg

== How to switch back to VLC's default interface ==

When you open VLC and the skin you chose appears, right-click somewhere on the skins background and then choose ''Interface'' and ''Preferences'' (also accessible by pressing Ctrl+P). In the preferences dialog change the ''Interface type'' to ''Native''. Then click save and restart VLC. It should show up in its default interface.

== How do I switch to another skin when VLC does not show up properly anymore ==

If you chose a broken skin it might happen that VLC does not show up properly anymore and you cannot anymore access the settings as mentioned above.

Then you have to switch back to the default interface.

On Windows you can just open your Start menu and open

:''All programs > VideoLAN > Quick Settings > Interface > Set Main Interface to Qt (default)''

On any other system, or when the start menu entry is missing, run VLC with the following command line:

vlc -I qt

Now that VLC has been started with its native interface you can open the preferences (Ctrl+P) and change the active skin file. Chose the default skin or a skin you know that works. Then again set the skin interface to be the default one and restart VLC.

== How to convert dvd and video converter ==

[http://www.pavtube.com/tod-converter-mac/ Mac Tod converter] provides several optimized seetings for iPod adn iPhone.

[http://www.pavtube.com/tod-converter-mac/ Tod converter for mac] to play on iPod, iPhone, QuickTime, iTunes, iMovie, iDVD, Apple TV, iMovie etc.

Tod converter perfectly [http://www.pavtube.com/tod-converter-mac/ convert TOD to AVI] so that the DV lovers can freely enjoy the recorded time.

Pavtube [http://www.pavtube.com/mts-converter-mac/ MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac] is a marvelous conversion software.

[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-blackberry-mac/ DVD to Blackberry Converter] is powerful and easy to use software to rip all DVDs to Blackberry supported file.

[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-appletv-converter-mac/ DVD to Apple TV Converter for Mac], top Mac DVD to Apple TV converter, can rip DVD to Apple TV video MP4 and transfer DVD to Apple TV on Mac easily.

[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-mp4-converter-mac/ DVD to MP4 Converter] is excellent DVD ripper software, which can convert DVD to Zune/iPod/PSP/MP4,MP4 AVC Video.

Pavtube [http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_iphone/ iPhone video converter], can convert AVI, MPEG, WMV, MOV, etc to Apple iPod video.

[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_gphone/ DVD to Gphone Converter], you can put DVD on Gphone(G1)with functions including DVD subtitle.

[http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_3gp/ 3gp video Converter] helps you transfer videos and audiotracks to your cell phone.

== How to create your own skin ==

There exists a program that enables you to create skins without any deep knowledge how skins are made up exactly. It is the [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/skineditor.html VLC Skin Editor]

If you'd rather want to explore all the possibilities of the skin system and get to know how skins are made up and how to create them in detail, check out the [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/skins2-create.html Skins2 documentation].

If you have any problems while creating your skin, please turn to the [http://forum.videolan.org/viewforum.php?f=15 skins forum].

[[Category:Interfaces]]

Players

2010-04-01T03:13:02Z

Wiki0808:

This page outlines lists some other media players and describes their compatability with [[VLC media player]]. You might also like to look at the compatibility of your [[Set Top Box]], if you have one.

:''See also: '''[[:Category:Player]]'''.''
===Open Source Players===
* [[Helix]]
* [[Media Player Classic]]
* [[MPlayer]]
* [[Noatun]]
* [[Ogle]]
* [[Songbird]]
* [[Xine]]
* [[XMMS]]

===Proprietary Media Players===
* [[Apple DVD Player]] (by [[Apple]])
* [[Cisco IP/TV Viewer]] (by [[Cisco]])
* [[Elecard MPEG2 decoder]] (by [[Elecard]])
* [[FVC I-TV Viewer]]
* [[iTunes]] (by [[Apple]])
* [[LSX MPEG Player]]
* [[MacTV]]
* [[QuickTime Player]] (by [[Apple]])
* [[RealOne Player]] (by [[RealNetworks]])
* [[VideoCharger Player]] (by [[IBM]])
* [[WinAMP]] (by [[Nullsoft]])
* [[Windows Media Player]] (by [[Microsoft]])

===Links===
A list of available freeware MPEG-4 players with [[RTSP]] capabilities can be found at [http://www.audiocoding.com/modules/wiki/?page=MPEG-4+players audiocoding.com]

[http://www.pavtube.com/tod-converter-mac/ Mac Tod converter] provides several optimized seetings for iPod adn iPhone.

[http://www.pavtube.com/tod-converter-mac/ Tod converter for mac] to play on iPod, iPhone, QuickTime, iTunes, iMovie, iDVD, Apple TV, iMovie etc.

Tod converter perfectly [http://www.pavtube.com/tod-converter-mac/ convert TOD to AVI] so that the DV lovers can freely enjoy the recorded time.

Pavtube [http://www.pavtube.com/mts-converter-mac/ MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac] is a marvelous conversion software.

[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-blackberry-converter-mac/ DVD to Blackberry Converter] is powerful and easy to use software to rip all DVDs to Blackberry supported file.

[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-appletv-converter-mac/ DVD to Apple TV Converter for Mac], top Mac DVD to Apple TV converter, can rip DVD to Apple TV video MP4 and transfer DVD to Apple TV on Mac easily.

[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-mp4-converter-mac/ DVD to MP4 Converter] is excellent DVD ripper software, which can convert DVD to Zune/iPod/PSP/MP4,MP4 AVC Video.

Pavtube [http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_iphone/ iPhone video converter], can convert AVI, MPEG, WMV, MOV, etc to Apple iPod video.

[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_gphone/ DVD to Gphone Converter], you can put DVD on Gphone(G1)with functions including DVD subtitle.

[http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_3gp/ 3gp video Converter] helps you transfer videos and audiotracks to your cell phone.

[[Category:Player]]

Players

2010-04-01T03:10:31Z

Wiki0808:

This page outlines lists some other media players and describes their compatability with [[VLC media player]]. You might also like to look at the compatibility of your [[Set Top Box]], if you have one.

:''See also: '''[[:Category:Player]]'''.''
===Open Source Players===
* [[Helix]]
* [[Media Player Classic]]
* [[MPlayer]]
* [[Noatun]]
* [[Ogle]]
* [[Songbird]]
* [[Xine]]
* [[XMMS]]

===Proprietary Media Players===
* [[Apple DVD Player]] (by [[Apple]])
* [[Cisco IP/TV Viewer]] (by [[Cisco]])
* [[Elecard MPEG2 decoder]] (by [[Elecard]])
* [[FVC I-TV Viewer]]
* [[iTunes]] (by [[Apple]])
* [[LSX MPEG Player]]
* [[MacTV]]
* [[QuickTime Player]] (by [[Apple]])
* [[RealOne Player]] (by [[RealNetworks]])
* [[VideoCharger Player]] (by [[IBM]])
* [[WinAMP]] (by [[Nullsoft]])
* [[Windows Media Player]] (by [[Microsoft]])

===Links===
A list of available freeware MPEG-4 players with [[RTSP]] capabilities can be found at [http://www.audiocoding.com/modules/wiki/?page=MPEG-4+players audiocoding.com]

[http://www.pavtube.com/tod-converter-mac/ Mac Tod converter] provides several optimized seetings for iPod adn iPhone.

[http://www.pavtube.com/tod-converter-mac/ Tod converter for mac] to play on iPod, iPhone, QuickTime, iTunes, iMovie, iDVD, Apple TV, iMovie etc.

Tod converter perfectly [http://www.pavtube.com/tod-converter-mac/ convert TOD to AVI] so that the DV lovers can freely enjoy the recorded time.

Pavtube [http://www.pavtube.com/mts-converter-mac/ MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac] is a marvelous conversion software.

[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-blackberry-mac/ DVD to Blackberry Converter] is powerful and easy to use software to rip all DVDs to Blackberry supported file.

[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-appletv-converter-mac/ DVD to Apple TV Converter for Mac], top Mac DVD to Apple TV converter, can rip DVD to Apple TV video MP4 and transfer DVD to Apple TV on Mac easily.

[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-mp4-converter-mac/ DVD to MP4 Converter] is excellent DVD ripper software, which can convert DVD to Zune/iPod/PSP/MP4,MP4 AVC Video.

Pavtube [http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_iphone/ iPhone video converter], can convert AVI, MPEG, WMV, MOV, etc to Apple iPod video.

[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_gphone/ DVD to Gphone Converter], you can put DVD on Gphone(G1)with functions including DVD subtitle.

[http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_3gp/ 3gp video Converter] helps you transfer videos and audiotracks to your cell phone.

[[Category:Player]]

Players

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This page outlines lists some other media players and describes their compatability with [[VLC media player]]. You might also like to look at the compatibility of your [[Set Top Box]], if you have one.

:''See also: '''[[:Category:Player]]'''.''
===Open Source Players===
* [[Helix]]
* [[Media Player Classic]]
* [[MPlayer]]
* [[Noatun]]
* [[Ogle]]
* [[Songbird]]
* [[Xine]]
* [[XMMS]]

===Proprietary Media Players===
* [[Apple DVD Player]] (by [[Apple]])
* [[Cisco IP/TV Viewer]] (by [[Cisco]])
* [[Elecard MPEG2 decoder]] (by [[Elecard]])
* [[FVC I-TV Viewer]]
* [[iTunes]] (by [[Apple]])
* [[LSX MPEG Player]]
* [[MacTV]]
* [[QuickTime Player]] (by [[Apple]])
* [[RealOne Player]] (by [[RealNetworks]])
* [[VideoCharger Player]] (by [[IBM]])
* [[WinAMP]] (by [[Nullsoft]])
* [[Windows Media Player]] (by [[Microsoft]])

===Links===
A list of available freeware MPEG-4 players with [[RTSP]] capabilities can be found at [http://www.audiocoding.com/modules/wiki/?page=MPEG-4+players audiocoding.com]

[http://www.pavtube.com/tod-converter-mac/ Mac Tod converter] provides several optimized seetings for iPod adn iPhone.

[http://www.pavtube.com/tod-converter-mac/ Tod converter for mac] to play on iPod, iPhone, QuickTime, iTunes, iMovie, iDVD, Apple TV, iMovie etc.

Tod converter perfectly [http://www.pavtube.com/tod-converter-mac/ convert TOD to AVI] so that the DV lovers can freely enjoy the recorded time.

Pavtube [http://www.pavtube.com/mts-converter-mac/ MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac] is a marvelous conversion software.

[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-blackberry-mac/ DVD to Blackberry Converter] is powerful and easy to use software to rip all DVDs to Blackberry supported file.

[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-appletv-converter-mac/ DVD to Apple TV Converter for Mac], top Mac DVD to Apple TV converter, can rip DVD to Apple TV video MP4 and transfer DVD to Apple TV on Mac easily.

[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-mp4-converter-mac/ DVD to MP4 Converter] is excellent DVD ripper software, which can convert DVD to Zune/iPod/PSP/MP4,MP4 AVC Video.

Pavtube [http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_iphone/ iPhone video converter], can convert AVI, MPEG, WMV, MOV, etc to Apple iPod video.

[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_gphone/ DVD to Gphone Converter], you can put DVD on Gphone(G1)with functions including DVD subtitle.

[http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_3gp/ 3gp video Converter] helps you transfer videos and audiotracks to your cell phone.

[[Category:Player]]

VLC HowTo

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__NOTOC__
Below are some handy guides for using {{VLC}}

===Playing Video and Audio===
;How to...
* [[What can vlc do#How to enable/use subtitles|Use Subtitles]]
*: Playing movies with subtitles
* [[How to Use a Capture Card|Use a Capture Card]]
*: This explains how to watch TV or get video from your capture card.
* How to convert [http://www.pavtube.com/hd-video-converter/ HD video to AVI] with HD converter software.
* Pavtube [http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_ipod/ iPod video converter],can convert AVI, MPEG, WMV, MOV, etc to Apple iPod video.
* [[What can vlc do#Play DVD/SVCD/VCD iso's / Images|Play DVDs and Disks from the image file]]
* How to [http://www.flvsoft.com/flv_to_avi/ convert FLV to AVI], MP4, MPG, MPEG, ASF, WMV, MOV, 3GP, AMR and more?
* FLV to DVD Converter category lists the fast, easy to use [http://www.flvsoft.com/flv_to_dvd/ FLV to DVD Converter] software that help you convert FLV to DVD file.
* Power Audio [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_converter/ Video DVD Converter] downloads. Convert video, DVD, and audio files to AVI, MPG, WMV, MOV, QT,ect.
* The excellent [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_apple_tv/ DVD to Apple TV software] also enables you to custom file size.
* For mobile users to convert [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_3gp/ free dvd to 3gp converter] video files.
* It can Convert [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_blackberry/ DVD to BlackBerry] video for Blackberry Storm 9530 9500, 8800.
* [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_gphone/ DVD to Gphone Converter], you can put DVD on Gphone(G1)with functions including DVD subtitle.
* Youtube's [http://www.pavtube.com/mpeg/h264.html Video to H.264] File.
*: This explains how to use movies encoded onto an ISO file.

===Adjusting Settings===
;How to...
* [[What can vlc do#How to adjust picture brightness/colors/contrast..|Adjust Picture Brightness and Contrast]]
* [[What can vlc do#How to control the aspect ratio of the video|Edit the Aspect Ratio of a video]]
* Provides five ways to [http://www.pavtube.com/blu-ray-ripper/ rip Blu-ray DVD] to PC, AVI, DVD, ISO, iPod, MP4, WMV, MPEG, DivX, etc.
* [http://www.pavtube.com/youtube-converter-mac/ YouTube converter for Mac] OS X software which helps you convert YouTube video to avi.
* [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-ipod-converter-mac/ DVD to iPod Converter Mac], powerful Mac DVD iPod converter, proves professional to convert DVD to iPod MP4, MP3, M4A(AAC).
* The popular ways to [http://www.pavtube.com/mpeg/h264.html play h.264 video] after you have converterd DVD to H.264 or other video to h.264.
* The suitable tool help you [http://www.pavtube.com/mpeg/ convert DVD to MPEG], VCD, SVCD, MPEG-2 movie.
* [[How_to_disable_acceleration_in_Win32|Disable video acceleration in Win32]]
* [[How_to_save_bookmarks | Save bookmarks]]
* [[How_to_play_multiple_instances_of_VLC | How to play multiple instances]]

===Remote Control for VLC===
;How to...
* [[Control VLC via a browser]]
*: This explains how to use the HTTP [[interface]]
* [[Control VLC via a widget]] on the Mac desktop
* [[Control VLC from an iPhone]]
* [http://www.pavtube.com/mod-converter-mac/ Mod Converter for Mac] also helps you to edit your Mod file and optimize it.
* [http://www.pavtube.com/tod-converter-mac/ Mac Tod converter] provides several optimized seetings for iPod adn iPhone.
* [http://www.pavtube.com/mts-converter-mac/ MTS Converter] is especially designed for all High-Definition video lovers to convert MTS files to all kinds of video and audio files.</p>
* [http://www.pavtube.com/mkv-converter-mac/ MKV Converter for Mac] provides powerful edit functions, such as trim video, crop.
* [http://www.pavtube.com/hd-video-converter-mac/ HD video converter for mac] is a professional HD converter software for Mac users.It supports decoding and encoding of all High-Definition video.
* [[How to Use Creative Remote]]
*: Explains how to control {{VLC}} with Creative brand remote controls

===Transcoding and Streaming===
;How to...
* [[iPod Video Conversion Guide|Play videos on your iPod]]
*: This explains how to convert your videos so they play on your iPod.
* [[Play_on_Yan Micro|Play videos on your Play-Yan Micro]]
*: This explains how to convert your videos so they play on your Play-Yan Micro.
* [[Play_on_Xbox|Play videos on your XBox and XBox 360 ]]
*: This explains how to convert your videos so they play on your XBox.
* [[Play_on_Zune| Play video on your Zune]]
*: This explains how to convert your videos so they play on your Zune.
* [[Fixing .flv to .avi with Ffmpeg]]
*: This explains how to use ffmpeg to a convert broken .flv files to a perfectly good .avi file '''DEPRECATED'''
* [[Transcode_WM_to_Mov_or_MP4|Convert Windows Media audio/video files to MOV or .MP4]]
*: This explains how to convert Windows Media-encoded files to Quicktime or MPEG-4 files
* [[Streaming_to_ActiveX_for_Windows_Media_Player | Streaming from a webcam to an ActiveX embedded object page]]
* [[How_to_add_logo | Add a logo on your videos]]
* [[Mosaic| Create a Mosaic]]
*: This explains how to set up a mosaic from a few streams like a TV portal.
* [[How to DBox|Set up Video on Demand on a Dreambox]]
* [[How to Batch Encode]]
*: This explains how to set up a batch transcode with all files in a directory of a certain file extension being transcoded to a specified format.
* [[How to merge and transcode multiple videos]]
*: This explains how to take several source videos and merge then transcode resulting in a single file output.

===Using VLC in other Applications===
;How to...
* [[ActiveX]]
*: Specification for ActiveX control
* [[ExternalAPI|Use VLC's External API]]
*: Information for using libvlc
* [[Use in Media Center]]
* To display the [http://www.blogigo.com/avimedia AVI resource], place a ccrpAnimation control on a form.
* The SAV shall connect for receiving and displaying the [http://mp4media.multiply.com/journal MP4 Resource].
* Clouds A [http://winvideofan.squarespace.com WMV resource] made using PhotoStory 3.
* Collection of 7610 [http://3gpmedia.weebly.com/ 3gp media] player freeware, shareware download.
* [http://mkvripper.com MKV ripper] is the best MKV file converter, support convert MKV to AVI, WMV, MP4, MOV, MP3, WMA.
* Audio & [http://mp3resource.typepad.com/kankanti-mp3-blog/ MP3 Resource]: MP3, Made Easy.
* [[Useful Firefox Extensions]]
*: Information about extensions to view embedded videos in web pages using VLC
* [[GWT]]
*: Google WebToolkit

===Other Stuff===
;How to...
* [[How to Create a DVD|Create a DVD]]
*: This explains how to make a DVD from your home videos
* [[ActiveX/Delphi|Use the ActiveX control with Borland's Delphi]]
*: Using the VLC ActiveX plug-in in your programs
* [[ActiveX/HTML|Use the ActiveX control within a webpage.]]
* [[HowTo_Integrate_VLC_plugin_in_your_webpage|Integrate ActiveX/Mozilla on your webpage]]
* [[Change the brightness or contrast of a video|Change a video]]
*: This explains how to edit a video and save the changes
* A free iPhone [http://3gsconverter.com 3GS converter] that converts video files, YouTube videos, movies and DVD's for your iPhone.
* Note that if a user starts browsing in another browser tab while viewing [http://beconverter.com zune resource].
Schemes like [http://mpegmedia.blogsarena.com/ MPEG introduce], are again only acceptable in distribution scenarios.
* Music Festival [http://for-dvd.com DVD Introduce] your little on to the splendor and delight of Mozart's classical music.
* Young [http://iphonefans.over-blog.com/ Love iPhone] 3G Skins.
* The blog of a girl who with [http://pspportablefans.blogspot.com/ love PSP] games.
* [[How to create thumbnails]]
* [[How to Use Lirc]]
* [[How to shut down computer]] when VLC playback is over...
* [[How to make VLC the default player]]

== See also ==
* '''See also [[:Category:How To]]'''
[[Category:How To]]

We Use VideoLAN

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Do you have some cool project you use VideoLAN for?
Post a link and a small description here.



=====Advene project=====
: Advene (Annotate DVDs, Exchange on the Net) aims at providing a format to share annotations about movies stored on DVDs, as well as tools to edit and visualize the annotations. It uses VLC to play/extract info from the DVD's
: [http://liris.cnrs.fr/advene/ website]
: Schemes like [http://mpegmedia.blogsarena.com/ MPEG introduce], are again only acceptable in distribution scenarios.

=====Annodex=====
: Annodex is a system for metadata, hyperlinking and browing media content. Their webmodule uses a customized version of our mozilla plugin
: http://annodex.net
:Music Festival [http://for-dvd.com DVD Introduce] your little on to the splendor and delight of Mozart's classical music.

=====The Balloon=====
: [http://www.maveric.org.uk/mavhome.html JediMaster and friends] are building a Mars balloon at the Univertsity of Kent which uses VideoLAN to stream images back to earth. Some [http://www.maveric.org.uk/photos/testing/ Images].
: http://www.maveric.org.uk
:Note that if a user starts browsing in another browser tab while viewing [http://beconverter.com zune resource].

=====ControlAulas=====
: [http://www.itais.net/controlaula/ ControlAulas] uses videolan to transmit video between students and teachers in a virtual classroom situation. It's part of the [http://linex.org gnuLinex] project and the source is available [http://forjamari.linex.org/projects/controlaulas/ here].
:The blog of a girl who with [http://pspportablefans.blogspot.com/ love PSP] games.

=====Cory Doctorow=====
: Writer [http://www.craphound.com/ Cory Doctorow] uses VLC Player [http://www.boingboing.net/2004/03/26/vlc_will_play_itunes.html] [http://www.msversus.org/node/234].
:Digital [http://camerafans.blog.friendster.com Camera Resource], digital Photography Review.

=====Cypherpunk version of MacBeth=====
: People at [http://www.pirateutopia.org/ Pirate Utopia] are using VLC in a MacBeth-inspired show to display ASCII-art video.
: http://www.pirateutopia.org/macbeth/techie.htm
:A free iPhone [http://3gsconverter.com 3GS converter] that converts video files, YouTube videos, movies and DVD's for your iPhone.

=====dboxTV=====
: This is mainly a program to watch TV on PC with a dbox-2. It provides the stream in network and over the internet and takes advanced usage of VLC over libvlc.dll.
: http://www.dschaek.de/
:Comprehensive database of movies features a [http://moviefans.blogsome.com/ movie blog] and also film synopses and reviews for each.

=====Distributed VideoLAN Server Management=====
: Bart Kerver from [[SURFnet]] has created software to manage multiple VideoLAN servers.
: http://speeldoos.showcase.surfnet.nl/dvlsm/
:[http://1080pvideoconverter.com 1080P video converter] is one kind of HD video converter.

=====Miro Player=====
: "Miro (formerly known as Democracy). The only video player you need." is a player focused on Internet TV. It uses {{VLC}} as a back-end on Windows.
: [http://www.getmiro.com/ Get Miro player]
:[http://flvplayershare.com FLV player share], share FLV players to play FLV files for free.

=====DentiFreeX=====
: Dispositif d'Enregistrement Numérique pour la Télévision sur Internet par Flux Reçus En Environnement mac osX
: http://coolercolors.free.fr/forum
:[http://stumbleupon.terapad.com/ Discover Web] Solutions is a company that specializes in web design, graphics, and programming.

=====Elephant's Dream=====
: Community-developed movie using free tools - free with creative commons license.
: http://www.elephantsdream.org/
: [http://f4vdownloader.com F4V downloader] is specifically developed for Internet users to download, convert and arrange F4V files.

=====Free=====
: Free ADSL uses VideoLAN around it's multi-function ADSL Modem and TV adapter as well. ''La fonction [http://adsl.free.fr/tv/multiposte/ Multiposte] permet de visionner les chaînes TV sur un ordinateur avec un client VLC. Le [http://www.freeplayer.org/portal.php?pid=6 FreePlayer] permet de visioner des vidéo ou d'écouter des fichier audio d'un ordinateur sur la télévision en utilisant VLC.''
: http://adsl.free.fr/
: [http://f4vconvertermac.com F4V converter Mac] is the only Mac F4V video converter that can convert F4V to any video.

=====Google, inc.=====
: As previously announced [http://www.boingboing.net/2005/06/26/google_to_launch_onl.html] [http://battellemedia.com/archives/001658.php], Google's video search used to use a browser plugin based on VLC.
: http://video.google.com/
:[http://ipodclassic.blog.com/ ipod resources] for fans and users including important links, information, tips, interesting stuff on ipods in general and also on my personal ipod.

=====Kantaris Media Player=====
: [http://www.kantaris.org/ Kantaris] is a new all-in-one media player that uses {{VLC}} for video playback and Bass audio library for audio playback.
: http://www.kantaris.org/
:Young [http://iphonefans.over-blog.com/ Love iPhone] 3G Skins.

=====Knots - Media streaming webapp for Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and OS X=====
: [http://nakkiboso.com/knots2/ Knots] is a media streaming webapp that uses {{VLC}} for video transcoding. There's also a client for the Nokia n8x0 Internet tablets.
: http://nakkiboso.com/knots2/
:Note that if a user starts browsing in another browser tab while viewing [http://beconverter.com zune resource].

=====Las Vegas Security Lines=====
: On the Las Vegas Airport, people in line for the security checks are treated to some 'how to keep the line as short as possible' movies. These movies are being streamed with VLC.
: [http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2004-10-05-vegas-airport_x.htm An article about this project]
:The blog of a girl who with [http://pspportablefans.blogspot.com/ love PSP] games.

=====Metavid=====
: Metavid uses the vlc mozilla plugin in a part of an all open source archive which aims to facilitate real-time collective [re]mediation of legislative proceedings.
: http://metavid.org
:Digital [http://camerafans.blog.friendster.com Camera Resource], digital Photography Review.

=====Mírame=====
: Mírame is a video surveillance web-based application that uses VLC to display MPEG-4 streams from [http://www.axis.com/products/video/camera/ Axis Network Cameras]
: http://www.mirame.net/
:A free iPhone [http://3gsconverter.com 3GS converter] that converts video files, YouTube videos, movies and DVD's for your iPhone.

=====Neuros OSD2=====

: The [http://wiki.neurostechnology.com/index.php/OSD_2.0_HD Neuros OSD2] is a networked, open video recording and playback '''device''' (it's hardware) that uses VLC to allow playback of a variety of content directly on the TV. Likewise, recording from any analog source is supported.
:[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_3gp/ DVD to 3GP Converter shareware] allows uers to convert dvd to 3gp, 3gpp, 3g2 with ease.

=====Neutrino MoviePlayer=====
: The [http://www.dbox2.info Neutrino] [http://www.giggo.de/dbox2/movieplayer.html MoviePlayer] now uses VLC so users can stream the movies on their computer to a a DBox.
:[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_iphone/ Best DVD to iPhone Converter] is a multifunctional tool, which does not only convert DVD to iPhone formats but also edit the output.

=====OSSTL: Open Source Studio to Transmitter Link (STL)=====
: A Studio to Transmitter Link created with (mostly) Open Source Software (In use by a local FM and two local AM radio stations)
: http://jasonellison.net/projects.html
:It can convert [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_ipod/ ipod movie converter] video format which is supported by most of MP4 player

=====Østfold University College=====
:[http://media.hiof.no/ Østfold University College] uses VLC to transcode and stream radio and TV channels from the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) in Ogg Vorbis and MP3; record and transcode meetings of the Norwegian Parliament; and to transcode the Norwegian movie heritage to MPEG-4 format (in co-operation with the Norwegian Film Institute).
:The excellent [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_apple_tv/ DVD to Apple TV software] also enables you to custom file size.

=====Participatory Culture Foundation=====
: DTV is a webbased player for their RSS based videoblogging system that uses our mozilla plugin
: http://www.participatoryculture.org/
:[http://www.pavtube.com/video_converter/ Video converter] is the easiest way to get your video in the format you want, convert video and audio to iPod, PSP, iPhone, Zune, Xbox.

=====Plutohome=====
: They have a vlc module for their system. Exact use unknown.
: http://plutohome.com/
:Pavtube video converter supports to [http://www.pavtube.com/video_converter/ convert video] between different video formats.

=====SEMs=====
: SEMs is a University of North Dakota public outreach project that uses VLC to webcast eclipses and transits to the world.
: http://www.sems.und.edu/
:[http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_3gp/ 3gp video Converter] helps you transfer videos and audiotracks to your cell phone.

=====Sinderon SinCast=====
: SinCast is a front-end for VLC that makes it easy to stream music, video, and television to multiple destinations simultaneously, and for on-demand access over HTTP. SinCast provides an integrated file/folder browser and a TV channel list for HDHomeRun networked HDTV tuners. http://www.sinderon.com
:Rip DVD to [http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_psp/ PSP video transfer] and put DVD video to PSP with the DVD to PSP rip software.

=====Tryst=====
: This application is based on VLC and uses Bonjour announcements to share video broadcasts.
: http://www.trystx.com/
:[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-blackberry-converter-mac/ DVD to Blackberry Converter] is powerful and easy to use software to rip all DVDs to Blackberry supported file.

=====UmeTV=====
: UmeTV is a local TV channel in Umeå, Sweden. Anyone in Umeå with cable (>30,000 households) or UmeNet IPTV can see the channel. VideoLAN VLC is used to transfer live broadcasts via IP to the broadcasting Linux system.
: http://umetv.se/
:Pavtube [http://www.pavtube.com/mts-converter-mac/ MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac] is a marvelous conversion software.

=====UnPlug=====
: This is a Mozilla Firefox extension for finding and playing videos from web pages. Some of it's features use VLC Player.
: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2254
: [http://www.pavtube.com/hd-video-converter-mac/ Mac HD converter], convert among all HD video and audio formats on Mac.

=====Urifs=====
: This is a filesystem for mounting remote protocols such as http, ftp, ... libvlc is used for streaming remote files.
: http://urifs.sourceforge.net
:[http://www.pavtube.com/mod-converter/ MOD converter] is a powerful JVC camcorder Mod format video converter which can easily convert .MOD to other popular video formats.

=====VLC Controller=====
: This Extension to Sailing Clicker to allow you to use a PDA or phone to control VLC trough a bluetooth connection.
: [http://www.snarb.tk/ website]
:[http://www.pavtube.com/mkv-converter/ Convert MKV] files to DVD and watch on any DVD player, using only freeware software.

=====VLC Remote=====
: A very nice Dashboard widget that uses the VLC webinterface to control a remote VLC.
: [http://www.autopoetic.com/vlcremote/ VLC remote hompage].
:[http://www.pavtube.com/mts-converter/ MTS Converter] is a professional but easy-to-use MTS Video Converter.

=====VLC Romeo Plugins=====
: Plugins to use Romeo to control VLC trough a bluetooth PDA or phone.
: [http://homepage.mac.com/WebObjects/FileSharing.woa/wa/default?user=srouet&templatefn=FileSharing4.html&xmlfn=TKDocument.4.xml&sitefn=RootSite.xml&aff=consumer&cty=US&lang=en website]
:Use a free [http://www.pavtube.com/blu-ray-ripper/ Blu-ray Ripper] software to ripping Blu-ray disc to PC, and then backup.

=====VLMC (VideoLAN Movie Creator)=====
: Non-linear video editing software based on VLC.
: [http://www.vlmc.org http://www.vlmc.org]
: Simply "drag and drop" to download and convert FLV videos from [http://www.pavtube.com/youtube-converter/ YouTube to MP3], AVI, MP4, etc.

We Use VideoLAN

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Do you have some cool project you use VideoLAN for?
Post a link and a small description here.



=====Advene project=====
: Advene (Annotate DVDs, Exchange on the Net) aims at providing a format to share annotations about movies stored on DVDs, as well as tools to edit and visualize the annotations. It uses VLC to play/extract info from the DVD's
: [http://liris.cnrs.fr/advene/ website]
: Schemes like [http://mpegmedia.blogsarena.com/ MPEG introduce], are again only acceptable in distribution scenarios.

=====Annodex=====
: Annodex is a system for metadata, hyperlinking and browing media content. Their webmodule uses a customized version of our mozilla plugin
: http://annodex.net
:Music Festival [http://for-dvd.com DVD Introduce] your little on to the splendor and delight of Mozart's classical music.

=====The Balloon=====
: [http://www.maveric.org.uk/mavhome.html JediMaster and friends] are building a Mars balloon at the Univertsity of Kent which uses VideoLAN to stream images back to earth. Some [http://www.maveric.org.uk/photos/testing/ Images].
: http://www.maveric.org.uk
:Note that if a user starts browsing in another browser tab while viewing [http://beconverter.com zune resource].

=====ControlAulas=====
: [http://www.itais.net/controlaula/ ControlAulas] uses videolan to transmit video between students and teachers in a virtual classroom situation. It's part of the [http://linex.org gnuLinex] project and the source is available [http://forjamari.linex.org/projects/controlaulas/ here].
:The blog of a girl who with [http://pspportablefans.blogspot.com/ love PSP] games.

=====Cory Doctorow=====
: Writer [http://www.craphound.com/ Cory Doctorow] uses VLC Player [http://www.boingboing.net/2004/03/26/vlc_will_play_itunes.html] [http://www.msversus.org/node/234].
:Digital [http://camerafans.blog.friendster.com Camera Resource], digital Photography Review.

=====Cypherpunk version of MacBeth=====
: People at [http://www.pirateutopia.org/ Pirate Utopia] are using VLC in a MacBeth-inspired show to display ASCII-art video.
: http://www.pirateutopia.org/macbeth/techie.htm
:A free iPhone [http://3gsconverter.com 3GS converter] that converts video files, YouTube videos, movies and DVD's for your iPhone.

=====dboxTV=====
: This is mainly a program to watch TV on PC with a dbox-2. It provides the stream in network and over the internet and takes advanced usage of VLC over libvlc.dll.
: http://www.dschaek.de/
:Comprehensive database of movies features a [http://moviefans.blogsome.com/ movie blog] and also film synopses and reviews for each.

=====Distributed VideoLAN Server Management=====
: Bart Kerver from [[SURFnet]] has created software to manage multiple VideoLAN servers.
: http://speeldoos.showcase.surfnet.nl/dvlsm/
:[http://1080pvideoconverter.com 1080P video converter] is one kind of HD video converter.

=====Miro Player=====
: "Miro (formerly known as Democracy). The only video player you need." is a player focused on Internet TV. It uses {{VLC}} as a back-end on Windows.
: [http://www.getmiro.com/ Get Miro player]
:[http://flvplayershare.com FLV player share], share FLV players to play FLV files for free.

=====DentiFreeX=====
: Dispositif d'Enregistrement Numérique pour la Télévision sur Internet par Flux Reçus En Environnement mac osX
: http://coolercolors.free.fr/forum
:[http://stumbleupon.terapad.com/ Discover Web] Solutions is a company that specializes in web design, graphics, and programming.

=====Elephant's Dream=====
: Community-developed movie using free tools - free with creative commons license.
: http://www.elephantsdream.org/
: [http://f4vdownloader.com F4V downloader] is specifically developed for Internet users to download, convert and arrange F4V files.

=====Free=====
: Free ADSL uses VideoLAN around it's multi-function ADSL Modem and TV adapter as well. ''La fonction [http://adsl.free.fr/tv/multiposte/ Multiposte] permet de visionner les chaînes TV sur un ordinateur avec un client VLC. Le [http://www.freeplayer.org/portal.php?pid=6 FreePlayer] permet de visioner des vidéo ou d'écouter des fichier audio d'un ordinateur sur la télévision en utilisant VLC.''
: http://adsl.free.fr/
: [http://f4vconvertermac.com F4V converter Mac] is the only Mac F4V video converter that can convert F4V to any video.

=====Google, inc.=====
: As previously announced [http://www.boingboing.net/2005/06/26/google_to_launch_onl.html] [http://battellemedia.com/archives/001658.php], Google's video search used to use a browser plugin based on VLC.
: http://video.google.com/
:[http://ipodclassic.blog.com/ ipod resources] for fans and users including important links, information, tips, interesting stuff on ipods in general and also on my personal ipod.

=====Kantaris Media Player=====
: [http://www.kantaris.org/ Kantaris] is a new all-in-one media player that uses {{VLC}} for video playback and Bass audio library for audio playback.
: http://www.kantaris.org/
:Young [http://iphonefans.over-blog.com/ Love iPhone] 3G Skins.

=====Knots - Media streaming webapp for Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and OS X=====
: [http://nakkiboso.com/knots2/ Knots] is a media streaming webapp that uses {{VLC}} for video transcoding. There's also a client for the Nokia n8x0 Internet tablets.
: http://nakkiboso.com/knots2/
:Note that if a user starts browsing in another browser tab while viewing [http://beconverter.com zune resource].

=====Las Vegas Security Lines=====
: On the Las Vegas Airport, people in line for the security checks are treated to some 'how to keep the line as short as possible' movies. These movies are being streamed with VLC.
: [http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2004-10-05-vegas-airport_x.htm An article about this project]
:The blog of a girl who with [http://pspportablefans.blogspot.com/ love PSP] games.

=====Metavid=====
: Metavid uses the vlc mozilla plugin in a part of an all open source archive which aims to facilitate real-time collective [re]mediation of legislative proceedings.
: http://metavid.org
:Digital [http://camerafans.blog.friendster.com Camera Resource], digital Photography Review.

=====Mírame=====
: Mírame is a video surveillance web-based application that uses VLC to display MPEG-4 streams from [http://www.axis.com/products/video/camera/ Axis Network Cameras]
: http://www.mirame.net/
:A free iPhone [http://3gsconverter.com 3GS converter] that converts video files, YouTube videos, movies and DVD's for your iPhone.

=====Neuros OSD2=====

: The [http://wiki.neurostechnology.com/index.php/OSD_2.0_HD Neuros OSD2] is a networked, open video recording and playback '''device''' (it's hardware) that uses VLC to allow playback of a variety of content directly on the TV. Likewise, recording from any analog source is supported.
:[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_3gp/ DVD to 3GP Converter shareware] allows uers to convert dvd to 3gp, 3gpp, 3g2 with ease.

=====Neutrino MoviePlayer=====
: The [http://www.dbox2.info Neutrino] [http://www.giggo.de/dbox2/movieplayer.html MoviePlayer] now uses VLC so users can stream the movies on their computer to a a DBox.
:[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_iphone/ Best DVD to iPhone Converter] is a multifunctional tool, which does not only convert DVD to iPhone formats but also edit the output.

=====OSSTL: Open Source Studio to Transmitter Link (STL)=====
: A Studio to Transmitter Link created with (mostly) Open Source Software (In use by a local FM and two local AM radio stations)
: http://jasonellison.net/projects.html
:It can convert [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_ipod/ ipod movie converter] video format which is supported by most of MP4 player

=====Østfold University College=====
:[http://media.hiof.no/ Østfold University College] uses VLC to transcode and stream radio and TV channels from the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) in Ogg Vorbis and MP3; record and transcode meetings of the Norwegian Parliament; and to transcode the Norwegian movie heritage to MPEG-4 format (in co-operation with the Norwegian Film Institute).
:The excellent [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_apple_tv/ DVD to Apple TV software] also enables you to custom file size.

=====Participatory Culture Foundation=====
: DTV is a webbased player for their RSS based videoblogging system that uses our mozilla plugin
: http://www.participatoryculture.org/
:[http://www.pavtube.com/video_converter/ Video converter] is the easiest way to get your video in the format you want, convert video and audio to iPod, PSP, iPhone, Zune, Xbox.

=====Plutohome=====
: They have a vlc module for their system. Exact use unknown.
: http://plutohome.com/
:Pavtube video converter supports to [http://www.pavtube.com/video_converter/ convert video] between different video formats.

=====SEMs=====
: SEMs is a University of North Dakota public outreach project that uses VLC to webcast eclipses and transits to the world.
: http://www.sems.und.edu/
:[http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_3gp/ 3gp video Converter] helps you transfer videos and audiotracks to your cell phone.

=====Sinderon SinCast=====
: SinCast is a front-end for VLC that makes it easy to stream music, video, and television to multiple destinations simultaneously, and for on-demand access over HTTP. SinCast provides an integrated file/folder browser and a TV channel list for HDHomeRun networked HDTV tuners. http://www.sinderon.com
:Rip DVD to [http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_psp/ PSP video transfer] and put DVD video to PSP with the DVD to PSP rip software.

=====Tryst=====
: This application is based on VLC and uses Bonjour announcements to share video broadcasts.
: http://www.trystx.com/
:[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-blackberry-mac/ DVD to Blackberry Converter] is powerful and easy to use software to rip all DVDs to Blackberry supported file.

=====UmeTV=====
: UmeTV is a local TV channel in Umeå, Sweden. Anyone in Umeå with cable (>30,000 households) or UmeNet IPTV can see the channel. VideoLAN VLC is used to transfer live broadcasts via IP to the broadcasting Linux system.
: http://umetv.se/
:Pavtube [http://www.pavtube.com/mts-converter-mac/ MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac] is a marvelous conversion software.

=====UnPlug=====
: This is a Mozilla Firefox extension for finding and playing videos from web pages. Some of it's features use VLC Player.
: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2254
: [http://www.pavtube.com/hd-video-converter-mac/ Mac HD converter], convert among all HD video and audio formats on Mac.

=====Urifs=====
: This is a filesystem for mounting remote protocols such as http, ftp, ... libvlc is used for streaming remote files.
: http://urifs.sourceforge.net
:[http://www.pavtube.com/mod-converter/ MOD converter] is a powerful JVC camcorder Mod format video converter which can easily convert .MOD to other popular video formats.

=====VLC Controller=====
: This Extension to Sailing Clicker to allow you to use a PDA or phone to control VLC trough a bluetooth connection.
: [http://www.snarb.tk/ website]
:[http://www.pavtube.com/mkv-converter/ Convert MKV] files to DVD and watch on any DVD player, using only freeware software.

=====VLC Remote=====
: A very nice Dashboard widget that uses the VLC webinterface to control a remote VLC.
: [http://www.autopoetic.com/vlcremote/ VLC remote hompage].
:[http://www.pavtube.com/mts-converter/ MTS Converter] is a professional but easy-to-use MTS Video Converter.

=====VLC Romeo Plugins=====
: Plugins to use Romeo to control VLC trough a bluetooth PDA or phone.
: [http://homepage.mac.com/WebObjects/FileSharing.woa/wa/default?user=srouet&templatefn=FileSharing4.html&xmlfn=TKDocument.4.xml&sitefn=RootSite.xml&aff=consumer&cty=US&lang=en website]
:Use a free [http://www.pavtube.com/blu-ray-ripper/ Blu-ray Ripper] software to ripping Blu-ray disc to PC, and then backup.

=====VLMC (VideoLAN Movie Creator)=====
: Non-linear video editing software based on VLC.
: [http://www.vlmc.org http://www.vlmc.org]
: Simply "drag and drop" to download and convert FLV videos from [http://www.pavtube.com/youtube-converter/ YouTube to MP3], AVI, MP4, etc.

OldFAQ

2010-04-01T02:02:39Z

Wiki0808:

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Answers to some common problems people encounter with VLC. More help is available in the
* [http://www.videolan.org/doc/ Documentation]
* [http://www.videolan.org/doc/faq/en/videolan-faq-en.html FAQ]
* [[Forum]]

== Installing VLC ==

=== On Mac OS 9 ===

{{faqlink|239006}}
* Sorry, VLC will not work on OS 9, and probably never will. However, Mac OS X is supported - [[Unsupported|Find out Why]]

=== Compiling VLC ===

==== How do I compile VLC? ====

* Look at [http://developers.videolan.org/vlc/ how to compile VLC]. There are pre-compiled (binary / executable) versions [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ here].

==== Mozilla Firefox Plugin ====

* ''Debian:'' All you need is to download the vlc plugin package - mozilla-plugin-vlc ([http://packages.debian.org/stable/graphics/mozilla-plugin-vlc stable release])
* ''All Linux:'' To make the firefox plugin with the vlc player, you will first need the Firefox Development package (from: [http://packages.ubuntu.com/breezy/devel/firefox-dev ubuntu] ...). Then, when you compile, run ./configure with --enable-mozilla, and if needed with --with-mozilla-sdk-path=''/path_to_firefox_sdk''

==== "Missing header file ffmpeg/avcodec.h" and "Missing header file postproc/postprocess.h" Errors ====

* Make sure that you have all the libraries you need.
** '''on ubuntu''': "apt-get install libavcodec-dev libpostproc-dev" will install the needed files (worked on edgy).
* When you run ./configure for [[ffmpeg]], make sure that at least the following flags are set (descriptions of these avaliable from ./configure --help )
./configure --enable-shared --enable-shared-pp --enable-pp --enable-gpl
* The path of ffmpeg is not set. Check if you can locate the file '''libavcodec.pc''' on your computer, and export PKG_CONFIG_PATH to where you found it before running ./configure. For example
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/home/you/ffmpeg/

With vlc-086f, FFmpeg SVN-r13060, on Slamd64 12.0.0, some other changes must be made. These are most likely due to changes in libpostproc.

The ./configure flags for ffmpeg become
./configure --enable-postproc --enable-shared --enable-gpl

Then you must set a symbolic link for postproc. This took me a long time to spot.

root @ svr (/usr/src/vlc-0.8.6f)locate postprocess.h
/usr/local/include/libpostproc/postprocess.h
root @ svr (/usr/src/vlc-0.8.6f)cd /usr/local/include/
root @ svr (/usr/local/include)ln -s libpostproc postproc

==== "cc1: error: invalid option `tune=opteron'" Error on 64-bit systems ====

* One user writes: "From what I can see, the -mtune flag is not available for this type of processor in man gcc. I had to change the configure options comment out all the lines where they set mcpu or mtune flags.) I don't know if this is the correct way to proceed but was the only way for me to get results fast."

* This is not true on all versions of gcc. Try to compile on your platform before making the above changes.

root @ p01 (/usr/src/vlc-0.8.6f)gcc --version
gcc (GCC) 4.1.2

root @ p01 (/usr/src/vlc-0.8.6f)uname -a
Linux p01 2.6.24.3 #2 SMP Tue Apr 8 12:01:03 EDT 2008 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

root @ p01 (/usr/src/vlc-0.8.6f)grep tune= config.log
configure:37114: checking whether gcc accepts -mtune=athlon64
configure:37125: gcc -c -Wsign-compare -Wall -pipe -mtune=athlon64 -DSYS_LINUX conftest.c >&5

root @ p01 (/usr/src/vlc-0.8.6f)grep cpu= config.log
build_cpu='x86_64'
host_cpu='x86_64'
target_cpu='x86_64'

==== "/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lX11" Error on 64-bit systems ====

* In configure, there is an x_libraries variable there that is set to "/usr/X11R6/lib" (around line 16371). Because it is a 64 bit system, this variable needs to be /usr/X11R6/lib64. After changing that, it should continue compiling.

==== "syntax error before "pthread_spinlock_t"" on debian-Etch or CentOS ====

* If you have errors about ''pthread_spin*'' in the file ''vlc_threads_funcs.h'', try this fix :
su
sed -e 's/define\s*_POSIX_SPIN_LOCKS\s*/define _POSIX_SPIN_LOCKS -1 \/\/ wrong: /g' -i /usr/include/bits/posix_opt.h
exit
source : [http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=43930#p139570 this post] from Rémi Denis-Courmont.

=== Installing Skins ===

* Although all information is given on the [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/skins.php VLC Download skin site], you may miss the note to change preferences to ''skinnable interface''. There is an [http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?p=85603#p85603 article on the forum] which describes the how-to. In short: there is a drop-down option (interface module) in the settings dialog (Interface → General) which defaults to ''Standard''. Change this and restart.

== Problems Starting VLC ==

=== VLC does not launch on my Mac anymore. What to do? ===

* Please have a look at the [[FAQ_on_MacOSX_only_issues|specific FAQ]], which covers multiple solutions to this issue.

== Error Messages ==

Error messages can be viewed by selecting Messages from the View menu.

=== main private error: no sout mux module matched "ts" ===

* This can be an error if '''libdvbpsi''' was not installed when vlc was compiled. To fix this error, install libdvbpsi; then re-compile vlc. [http://developers.videolan.org/libdvbpsi/ libdvbpsi]

=== main dialogs provider error: no dialogs provider module matched "any" ===

* The solution is found in [http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=14733 the forum]

== Problems playing types of files ==

=== WMV files ===

* Starting with VLC media player 0.8.6, the playback of WMV3-encoded videos is available on all platforms. Please note, that encrypted / DRM-protected video-clips still cannot be played. That is due to the nature of DRM and is not about to change, so please do not ask.

* Pavtube [http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_ipod/ iPod video converter],can convert AVI, MPEG, WMV, MOV, etc to Apple iPod video.

* I am looking for a program to [http://www.pavtube.com/avi/ convert DVD to AVI] or WMV or other formats for web use.

* [http://www.pavtube.com/video-converter-mac/ Mac Video Converter] is best video converter which convert FLV, MOV, AVI, M2TS, MKV, MOD, WMV for Mac os.

* AVI, DVD, VCD, MPEG can be converted by [http://www.pavtube.com/video-converter-mac/ Video Converter] Master. Supported formats: AVI to DVD, AVI to VCD, AVI to MPEG, MPEG to AVI, AVI to WMV.

* With Mac [http://www.pavtube.com/flv-converter-mac/ FLV video Converter], converting flash video .flv to AVI, MP4, MOV, MKV, WMV.

=== Real Media files ===

* Realmedia files (.rm, .rpm, etc) are proprietary (ie, copyrighted) file formats, created by RealNetworks. Because of this, VLC can't support them at present.

=== QuickTime Files (.mov) ===

* Mov file doesn't play, but plays ok in QuickTime
** open the url in QuickTime player
** let it decide which datarate is best for your connection
** let it play for a few seconds, then pause it
** open the stream info, copy the url
** open & save that one in VLC
** [http://www.pavtube.com/tod-converter-mac/ Tod converter for mac] to play on iPod, iPhone, QuickTime, iTunes, iMovie, iDVD, Apple TV, iMovie etc.
** [http://www.pavtube.com/blu-ray-ripper/ Blu-ray converter] allows you convert blu-ray and general dvd to various video and audio formats like avi, mp4, wmv, mpeg, mkv, mov, xvid, mp3 without any loss.
** Wanted to [http://www.pavtube.com/guide/blu-ray-to-archos.html convert DVD and Blu-Ray movieto Archos 7] with high quality for playing
** What I want to do is [http://www.pavtube.com/guide/blu-ray-to-mkv-for-mac.html convert my Blu-ray movies into MKV files on Mac]
** This guide tells you how to [http://www.pavtube.com/guide/mod-to-wmv.html convert MOD to WMV] with Pavtube MOD Converter, which is designed for camcorder owners to convert MOD to lossless audio and almost all popular video formats.

=== Flash Video Files (.flv) ===

* Flash Video support has recently been added (provided through ffmpeg) - to view .flv files you will need version 0.8.4a. Download and install the latest version [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ here].
* VLC still has problems with a few .flv files. If you have problems playing a file in VLC you might be able to change it to an avi using [[ffmpeg]]. See [[Fixing .flv to .avi with Ffmpeg]].
* VLC 0.8.6 provided enhanced Flash Video support on all platforms, so it is probably worth to update if you experience problems with prior releases.
* As free [http://www.flvsoft.com/download_flv/ FLV Downloader], can download FLV files from any sites easily.
* Tell you how to [http://www.flvsoft.com/flv_player/ play flv files]free!
* Free Download, [http://www.flvsoft.com/flv_to_3gp/ Flv to 3gp] Software Collection Download.
* FLV to Video Converter to [http://www.flvsoft.com/flv_to_dvd/ convert FLV to DVD], including On2 vp6 video FLV, H263 video FLV, Nelly Moser audio FLV, MP3 audio FLV and audio-only.
* Using FLV to Video Converter to convert youtube video [http://www.flvsoft.com/flv_to_mp4/ flv to mp4], google video to mp4, and enjoy the video on portable devices.

=== Other Files ===

{{faqlink|238663}}
* Make sure that VLC supports that file - look at the [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/features.html list of supposted formats]

* Make sure that the file isn't corrupted

== VLC and Other Programs ==

=== AMR ===

* To use [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive_Multi-Rate AMR], you'll need to compile vlc and ffmpeg with amr support yourself. This is because the amr license is not compatible with the vlc license.

=== ratDVD ===

* VLC does not support [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RatDVD ratDVD] and is not going to be, both for political and technical reasons.

== Problems Playing DVDs ==

===Unable to play any DVDs===

{{faqlink|239006}}
* ''Linux:'' To play DVDs with VLC in linux, you need to install the libdvdcss package
* ''Linux:'' Make sure you have access rigths to your DVD player. In linux, you can use chmod to edit access rights to your DVD block device:
** <nowiki>#</nowiki> chmod 666 /dev/dvd
** The videolan FAQ seems to suggest you need write access to this device - is this true? If you know, please edit this entry.
* ''Linux:'' Make sure VLC knows where your DVD drive is located (/dev/dvd usually). Go to Settings | Preferences | Input/Codecs | General and under "Default devices" make sure your dvd drive path is entered in the "Default DVD" box. When you go to open a DVD, you should see something like "dvd:///dev/dvd" as the [[media resource locator]] in the "Open:" box near the top of the Open dialog.

=== Playing DVDs from other Region Codes ===

{{faqlink|239426}}
* The ability to play DVDs from all regions depends mostly on your DVD drive, and testing it is usually the quickest way to find out if your DVD drive can do it. Most newer DVD drives are RPC2 drives, which don't allow raw access to the drive untill the drive firmware has done a regioncheck. VLC uses libdvdcss and it needs raw access to the DVD drive to crack the encryption key. So with these drives it is impossible to circumvent the region protection. (This goes for all software. You will need to flash your drives firmware, but sometimes there is no alternate firmware available for your drive). On other RPC2 drives that DO allow raw access, it might take VLC a long time to crack the key. So just pop the disc in your drive and try it out, while you get a coffee. RPC1 drives should 'always' work regardless of the regioncode.

== Poor Quality Video and Audio ==

=== The video runs but the picture is distorted ===

{{faqlink|238431}}
* ''Linux:'' There is probably a problem with the output layer. There are several ways of troubleshooting it.
** First, try with another output plugin, for instance:
**: % vlc -V sdl
**: % vlc -V x11
** Second, change your screen depth and/or definition. It quite often helps.
** Lastly, if running Unix, have a look at your XFree86 video driver.

=== Video is choppy ===

{{faqlink|238474}}
* Your system may be too slow to decode all pictures. Sometimes, your CPU (computer) really isn't fast enough, but often the situation can be improved by changing your system configuration to be a bit kinder to VLC.
** Quit other programs running in the background
** Turn on DMA on your DVD device:
*** ''Linux:''
***: <nowiki>#</nowiki> hdparm -d1 /dev/dvd
*** ''Windows:'' go to the System section of the control panel, and go to the Hardware manager (it is sometimes in a separate tab, and sometimes, you have to go to the Advanced tab. Then, right-click on your DVD player, and check the DMA checkbox.
** Upgrade to the latest driver for your video board.
** ''Linux:'' you can additionally upgrade your drivers to the latest XFree86 version. If supported, check that the xvideo plug-in is effectively used with:
**: % vlc -vvvv

=== Audio and video are out of sync ===

{{faqlink|238571}}
* If you are [[transcoding]] a file, use the [[audio-sync]] option.
* You can manually set the audio offset while playing (so you can put the audio back in sync). The default keys to increase/decrease the offset are Ctrl+K and Ctrl+L in Windows, and f and g in Mac.
* ''Linux/Unix:'' Try using another audio output plugin and, under Unix, kill esd or artsd if they are running. If the problem is due to the input file, have a look at the "Audio desynchronization compensation" option.

== Problems with Streaming ==

==="main input error: no suitable access module for `rtsp://...'"===

vlc needs livemedia from '''live555.com''' to read rtsp stream this way.

You can check you have it by :

vlc -l | grep live

It should read

livedotcom live.com (RTSP/RTP/SDP) demuxer
livedotcom RTSP/RTP access and demux

If not, you have to install '''livemedia''' and point your compilation to this lib directory :

./configure '''--enable-livedotcom --with-livedotcom-tree=/usr/local/lib/live/'''

===Streaming playlist continuously between files (sout-keep not working)===

add the gather module to the sout chain, for example
vlc *mpeg --sout-keep --sout '#gather:transcode{plapla}:rtp{plapla}'

===Streaming 1 playlist item continuously and change input without stream break===

you can use this kind of a vlm.conf file with the --sout-keep option
new output1 broadcast enabled loop
setup output1 input "inputfile1.mpeg"
setup output1 input "inputfile2.mpeg"
setup output1 input "/path/to/inputfile3.mpeg"
setup output1 option sout-keep
setup output1 option input-repeat=-1
setup output1 output #gather:transcode{etc...}:std{plapla}

control output1 play 2

you then chan telnet into vlm and just command
control output1 play <playlistnumber>
to change the streamed input.

===Streaming to Windows Media Player===

See [[Windows Media Player]] for details.

== Problems converting between file formats (transcoding) ==

=== Missing Audio and/or Video ===

* Certain containers (aka muxers) can only hold certain types of video and audio - look at [http://www.videolan.org/streaming/features.html Streaming features]

== Streaming/Transcoding Wizard ==

=== Transcode / Save to file ===

* Partial Extract "From" "To" does not work, allone "To" don´t too.
: I've tested it too with the 0.8.6c version, already specifying the time data in seconds, and this parameter has no effect.

== VLC Crashes ==

=== General ===

{{faqlink|238592}}
* If VLC crashes, the following steps will help determine the cause.
** Increase the verbosity level (either in the preferences or with a -vvvv command line option) and look at the debug messages (in the terminal or in the Messages window).
* If you are convinced that it is a bug in VLC, have a look at the [http://www.videolan.org/support/bug-reporting.html bug reporting page].

=== When using DirectShow (eg Webcam) ===

{{forum|12394}}
* There was a bug a while back when you tried to stream using a directshow/webcam it would reboot the computer. The fix was to specify the resolution on the command line or in the "Advanced" section when opening the directshow.

== Other Problems ==

=== I only want one VLC player! ===

* To use the same VLC player for all the media files, go to Settings, Preferences, Advanced. The following options should give behavior similar to WMP: minimize # of threads, allow only one running instance, VLC is started from file association, allow only "on" running instance when started from file (typo in v0.8.5).

=== Licensing, legal issues and logo use ===

* Information on this is avaliable on the main videolan website, [http://videolan.org videolan.org]. Also read the [http://www.videolan.org/doc/faq/en/index.html#id238663 Legal concerns] section of the [http://www.videolan.org/doc/faq/en/index.html FAQ].
* This is a wiki site: it is editable by all, so it is best to check to official website.

=== Fixing Strange Behaviour ===

{{faqlink|238992}}
* The first thing to do is to reset the VLC preferences in the preferences dialog of the application and restart VLC. If VLC doesn't even start anymore, delete VLC's configuration file ([[#Configuration File|where is it?]]). Then restart VLC. If it does not get any better, read the rest of this page or FAQ page, or ask for help at the [[forum]].

=== Subtitles Problem ===

* In the File | Open File dialog, select "Use a subtitles file", and enter both the video's filename and the video's subtitle filename.
* If you are having displaying the subtitles, the problem might be an encoding problem. Choose the right encoding for your language and it should fix your problem. You'll find the ISOs here: [http://alis.isoc.org/codage/iso8859/jeuxiso.en.htm]. Once you find a text encoding method that works well for you enter it in Preferences, Input / Codecs, Other codecs, Subtitles then press Save and restart VLC. If you have a specialized language like Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese or Japanese changing the font to a Unicode font will be helpful. For Polish subtitles choose CP 1250 ISO code.

=== No Sound on DirectShow Capture ===

* As odd as it sounds, try setting the sound device to 'none'. See also [http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=2859].

=== VLC hangs when opening Matroska (mkv) files ===

* This might occur when using VLC to view an mkv file in a directory that has a large number of mkv files. (eg. in an Azureus download directory)
VLC will attempt to preload all the mkv files in the directory and will hang, especially if some mkv files are not fully downloaded yet (thus seem to be broken).
* The solution is to set the mkv option: --mkv-preload-local-dir to false
Preferences -> Input / Codecs -> Demuxers -> Matroska -> Preload Directory (uncheck the checkbox)
(See also http://wiki.videolan.org/Matroska)

OldFAQ

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{{stub}}
Answers to some common problems people encounter with VLC. More help is available in the
* [http://www.videolan.org/doc/ Documentation]
* [http://www.videolan.org/doc/faq/en/videolan-faq-en.html FAQ]
* [[Forum]]

== Installing VLC ==

=== On Mac OS 9 ===

{{faqlink|239006}}
* Sorry, VLC will not work on OS 9, and probably never will. However, Mac OS X is supported - [[Unsupported|Find out Why]]

=== Compiling VLC ===

==== How do I compile VLC? ====

* Look at [http://developers.videolan.org/vlc/ how to compile VLC]. There are pre-compiled (binary / executable) versions [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ here].

==== Mozilla Firefox Plugin ====

* ''Debian:'' All you need is to download the vlc plugin package - mozilla-plugin-vlc ([http://packages.debian.org/stable/graphics/mozilla-plugin-vlc stable release])
* ''All Linux:'' To make the firefox plugin with the vlc player, you will first need the Firefox Development package (from: [http://packages.ubuntu.com/breezy/devel/firefox-dev ubuntu] ...). Then, when you compile, run ./configure with --enable-mozilla, and if needed with --with-mozilla-sdk-path=''/path_to_firefox_sdk''

==== "Missing header file ffmpeg/avcodec.h" and "Missing header file postproc/postprocess.h" Errors ====

* Make sure that you have all the libraries you need.
** '''on ubuntu''': "apt-get install libavcodec-dev libpostproc-dev" will install the needed files (worked on edgy).
* When you run ./configure for [[ffmpeg]], make sure that at least the following flags are set (descriptions of these avaliable from ./configure --help )
./configure --enable-shared --enable-shared-pp --enable-pp --enable-gpl
* The path of ffmpeg is not set. Check if you can locate the file '''libavcodec.pc''' on your computer, and export PKG_CONFIG_PATH to where you found it before running ./configure. For example
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/home/you/ffmpeg/

With vlc-086f, FFmpeg SVN-r13060, on Slamd64 12.0.0, some other changes must be made. These are most likely due to changes in libpostproc.

The ./configure flags for ffmpeg become
./configure --enable-postproc --enable-shared --enable-gpl

Then you must set a symbolic link for postproc. This took me a long time to spot.

root @ svr (/usr/src/vlc-0.8.6f)locate postprocess.h
/usr/local/include/libpostproc/postprocess.h
root @ svr (/usr/src/vlc-0.8.6f)cd /usr/local/include/
root @ svr (/usr/local/include)ln -s libpostproc postproc

==== "cc1: error: invalid option `tune=opteron'" Error on 64-bit systems ====

* One user writes: "From what I can see, the -mtune flag is not available for this type of processor in man gcc. I had to change the configure options comment out all the lines where they set mcpu or mtune flags.) I don't know if this is the correct way to proceed but was the only way for me to get results fast."

* This is not true on all versions of gcc. Try to compile on your platform before making the above changes.

root @ p01 (/usr/src/vlc-0.8.6f)gcc --version
gcc (GCC) 4.1.2

root @ p01 (/usr/src/vlc-0.8.6f)uname -a
Linux p01 2.6.24.3 #2 SMP Tue Apr 8 12:01:03 EDT 2008 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

root @ p01 (/usr/src/vlc-0.8.6f)grep tune= config.log
configure:37114: checking whether gcc accepts -mtune=athlon64
configure:37125: gcc -c -Wsign-compare -Wall -pipe -mtune=athlon64 -DSYS_LINUX conftest.c >&5

root @ p01 (/usr/src/vlc-0.8.6f)grep cpu= config.log
build_cpu='x86_64'
host_cpu='x86_64'
target_cpu='x86_64'

==== "/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lX11" Error on 64-bit systems ====

* In configure, there is an x_libraries variable there that is set to "/usr/X11R6/lib" (around line 16371). Because it is a 64 bit system, this variable needs to be /usr/X11R6/lib64. After changing that, it should continue compiling.

==== "syntax error before "pthread_spinlock_t"" on debian-Etch or CentOS ====

* If you have errors about ''pthread_spin*'' in the file ''vlc_threads_funcs.h'', try this fix :
su
sed -e 's/define\s*_POSIX_SPIN_LOCKS\s*/define _POSIX_SPIN_LOCKS -1 \/\/ wrong: /g' -i /usr/include/bits/posix_opt.h
exit
source : [http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=43930#p139570 this post] from Rémi Denis-Courmont.

=== Installing Skins ===

* Although all information is given on the [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/skins.php VLC Download skin site], you may miss the note to change preferences to ''skinnable interface''. There is an [http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?p=85603#p85603 article on the forum] which describes the how-to. In short: there is a drop-down option (interface module) in the settings dialog (Interface → General) which defaults to ''Standard''. Change this and restart.

== Problems Starting VLC ==

=== VLC does not launch on my Mac anymore. What to do? ===

* Please have a look at the [[FAQ_on_MacOSX_only_issues|specific FAQ]], which covers multiple solutions to this issue.

== Error Messages ==

Error messages can be viewed by selecting Messages from the View menu.

=== main private error: no sout mux module matched "ts" ===

* This can be an error if '''libdvbpsi''' was not installed when vlc was compiled. To fix this error, install libdvbpsi; then re-compile vlc. [http://developers.videolan.org/libdvbpsi/ libdvbpsi]

=== main dialogs provider error: no dialogs provider module matched "any" ===

* The solution is found in [http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=14733 the forum]

== Problems playing types of files ==

=== WMV files ===

* Starting with VLC media player 0.8.6, the playback of WMV3-encoded videos is available on all platforms. Please note, that encrypted / DRM-protected video-clips still cannot be played. That is due to the nature of DRM and is not about to change, so please do not ask.

* Pavtube [http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_ipod/ iPod video converter], can convert AVI, MPEG, WMV, MOV, etc to Apple iPod video.

*[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-ripper-mac/ Mac DVD ripper] could rip DVD to AVI, multiform videos/audios
Rip DVD movie to video and audio formats including AVI, MPEG, WMV, MP4, DivX, H.264/AVC, MOV, 3GP, 3GP2, MP3, WAV, WMA, AC3, M4A, OGG, RA, AU, etc.

* [http://www.pavtube.com/video-converter-mac/ Mac Video Converter] is best video converter which convert FLV, MOV, AVI, M2TS, MKV, MOD, WMV for Mac os.

* AVI, DVD, VCD, MPEG can be converted by [http://www.pavtube.com/video-converter-mac/ Video Converter] Master. Supported formats: AVI to DVD, AVI to VCD, AVI to MPEG, MPEG to AVI, AVI to WMV.

* With Mac [http://www.pavtube.com/flv-converter-mac/ FLV video Converter], converting flash video .flv to AVI, MP4, MOV, MKV, WMV.

=== Real Media files ===

* Realmedia files (.rm, .rpm, etc) are proprietary (ie, copyrighted) file formats, created by RealNetworks. Because of this, VLC can't support them at present.

=== QuickTime Files (.mov) ===

* Mov file doesn't play, but plays ok in QuickTime
** open the url in QuickTime player
** let it decide which datarate is best for your connection
** let it play for a few seconds, then pause it
** open the stream info, copy the url
** open & save that one in VLC
** [http://www.pavtube.com/tod-converter-mac/ Tod converter for mac] to play on iPod, iPhone, QuickTime, iTunes, iMovie, iDVD, Apple TV, iMovie etc.
** [http://www.pavtube.com/blu-ray-ripper/ Blu-ray converter] allows you convert blu-ray and general dvd to various video and audio formats like avi, mp4, wmv, mpeg, mkv, mov, xvid, mp3 without any loss.
** Wanted to [http://www.pavtube.com/guide/blu-ray-to-archos.html convert DVD and Blu-Ray movieto Archos 7] with high quality for playing
** What I want to do is [http://www.pavtube.com/guide/blu-ray-to-mkv-for-mac.html convert my Blu-ray movies into MKV files on Mac]
** This guide tells you how to [http://www.pavtube.com/guide/mod-to-wmv.html convert MOD to WMV] with Pavtube MOD Converter, which is designed for camcorder owners to convert MOD to lossless audio and almost all popular video formats.

=== Flash Video Files (.flv) ===

* Flash Video support has recently been added (provided through ffmpeg) - to view .flv files you will need version 0.8.4a. Download and install the latest version [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ here].
* VLC still has problems with a few .flv files. If you have problems playing a file in VLC you might be able to change it to an avi using [[ffmpeg]]. See [[Fixing .flv to .avi with Ffmpeg]].
* VLC 0.8.6 provided enhanced Flash Video support on all platforms, so it is probably worth to update if you experience problems with prior releases.
* As free [http://www.flvsoft.com/download_flv/ FLV Downloader], can download FLV files from any sites easily.
* Tell you how to [http://www.flvsoft.com/flv_player/">play flv files]free!
* Free Download, [http://www.flvsoft.com/flv_to_3gp/ Flv to 3gp] Software Collection Download.
* FLV to Video Converter to [http://www.flvsoft.com/flv_to_dvd/ convert FLV to DVD], including On2 vp6 video FLV, H263 video FLV, Nelly Moser audio FLV, MP3 audio FLV and audio-only.
* Using FLV to Video Converter to convert youtube video [http://www.flvsoft.com/flv_to_mp4/ flv to mp4], google video to mp4, and enjoy the video on portable devices.

=== Other Files ===

{{faqlink|238663}}
* Make sure that VLC supports that file - look at the [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/features.html list of supposted formats]

* Make sure that the file isn't corrupted

== VLC and Other Programs ==

=== AMR ===

* To use [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive_Multi-Rate AMR], you'll need to compile vlc and ffmpeg with amr support yourself. This is because the amr license is not compatible with the vlc license.

=== ratDVD ===

* VLC does not support [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RatDVD ratDVD] and is not going to be, both for political and technical reasons.

== Problems Playing DVDs ==

===Unable to play any DVDs===

{{faqlink|239006}}
* ''Linux:'' To play DVDs with VLC in linux, you need to install the libdvdcss package
* ''Linux:'' Make sure you have access rigths to your DVD player. In linux, you can use chmod to edit access rights to your DVD block device:
** <nowiki>#</nowiki> chmod 666 /dev/dvd
** The videolan FAQ seems to suggest you need write access to this device - is this true? If you know, please edit this entry.
* ''Linux:'' Make sure VLC knows where your DVD drive is located (/dev/dvd usually). Go to Settings | Preferences | Input/Codecs | General and under "Default devices" make sure your dvd drive path is entered in the "Default DVD" box. When you go to open a DVD, you should see something like "dvd:///dev/dvd" as the [[media resource locator]] in the "Open:" box near the top of the Open dialog.

=== Playing DVDs from other Region Codes ===

{{faqlink|239426}}
* The ability to play DVDs from all regions depends mostly on your DVD drive, and testing it is usually the quickest way to find out if your DVD drive can do it. Most newer DVD drives are RPC2 drives, which don't allow raw access to the drive untill the drive firmware has done a regioncheck. VLC uses libdvdcss and it needs raw access to the DVD drive to crack the encryption key. So with these drives it is impossible to circumvent the region protection. (This goes for all software. You will need to flash your drives firmware, but sometimes there is no alternate firmware available for your drive). On other RPC2 drives that DO allow raw access, it might take VLC a long time to crack the key. So just pop the disc in your drive and try it out, while you get a coffee. RPC1 drives should 'always' work regardless of the regioncode.

== Poor Quality Video and Audio ==

=== The video runs but the picture is distorted ===

{{faqlink|238431}}
* ''Linux:'' There is probably a problem with the output layer. There are several ways of troubleshooting it.
** First, try with another output plugin, for instance:
**: % vlc -V sdl
**: % vlc -V x11
** Second, change your screen depth and/or definition. It quite often helps.
** Lastly, if running Unix, have a look at your XFree86 video driver.

=== Video is choppy ===

{{faqlink|238474}}
* Your system may be too slow to decode all pictures. Sometimes, your CPU (computer) really isn't fast enough, but often the situation can be improved by changing your system configuration to be a bit kinder to VLC.
** Quit other programs running in the background
** Turn on DMA on your DVD device:
*** ''Linux:''
***: <nowiki>#</nowiki> hdparm -d1 /dev/dvd
*** ''Windows:'' go to the System section of the control panel, and go to the Hardware manager (it is sometimes in a separate tab, and sometimes, you have to go to the Advanced tab. Then, right-click on your DVD player, and check the DMA checkbox.
** Upgrade to the latest driver for your video board.
** ''Linux:'' you can additionally upgrade your drivers to the latest XFree86 version. If supported, check that the xvideo plug-in is effectively used with:
**: % vlc -vvvv

=== Audio and video are out of sync ===

{{faqlink|238571}}
* If you are [[transcoding]] a file, use the [[audio-sync]] option.
* You can manually set the audio offset while playing (so you can put the audio back in sync). The default keys to increase/decrease the offset are Ctrl+K and Ctrl+L in Windows, and f and g in Mac.
* ''Linux/Unix:'' Try using another audio output plugin and, under Unix, kill esd or artsd if they are running. If the problem is due to the input file, have a look at the "Audio desynchronization compensation" option.

== Problems with Streaming ==

==="main input error: no suitable access module for `rtsp://...'"===

vlc needs livemedia from '''live555.com''' to read rtsp stream this way.

You can check you have it by :

vlc -l | grep live

It should read

livedotcom live.com (RTSP/RTP/SDP) demuxer
livedotcom RTSP/RTP access and demux

If not, you have to install '''livemedia''' and point your compilation to this lib directory :

./configure '''--enable-livedotcom --with-livedotcom-tree=/usr/local/lib/live/'''

===Streaming playlist continuously between files (sout-keep not working)===

add the gather module to the sout chain, for example
vlc *mpeg --sout-keep --sout '#gather:transcode{plapla}:rtp{plapla}'

===Streaming 1 playlist item continuously and change input without stream break===

you can use this kind of a vlm.conf file with the --sout-keep option
new output1 broadcast enabled loop
setup output1 input "inputfile1.mpeg"
setup output1 input "inputfile2.mpeg"
setup output1 input "/path/to/inputfile3.mpeg"
setup output1 option sout-keep
setup output1 option input-repeat=-1
setup output1 output #gather:transcode{etc...}:std{plapla}

control output1 play 2

you then chan telnet into vlm and just command
control output1 play <playlistnumber>
to change the streamed input.

===Streaming to Windows Media Player===

See [[Windows Media Player]] for details.

== Problems converting between file formats (transcoding) ==

=== Missing Audio and/or Video ===

* Certain containers (aka muxers) can only hold certain types of video and audio - look at [http://www.videolan.org/streaming/features.html Streaming features]

== Streaming/Transcoding Wizard ==

=== Transcode / Save to file ===

* Partial Extract "From" "To" does not work, allone "To" don´t too.
: I've tested it too with the 0.8.6c version, already specifying the time data in seconds, and this parameter has no effect.

== VLC Crashes ==

=== General ===

{{faqlink|238592}}
* If VLC crashes, the following steps will help determine the cause.
** Increase the verbosity level (either in the preferences or with a -vvvv command line option) and look at the debug messages (in the terminal or in the Messages window).
* If you are convinced that it is a bug in VLC, have a look at the [http://www.videolan.org/support/bug-reporting.html bug reporting page].

=== When using DirectShow (eg Webcam) ===

{{forum|12394}}
* There was a bug a while back when you tried to stream using a directshow/webcam it would reboot the computer. The fix was to specify the resolution on the command line or in the "Advanced" section when opening the directshow.

== Other Problems ==

=== I only want one VLC player! ===

* To use the same VLC player for all the media files, go to Settings, Preferences, Advanced. The following options should give behavior similar to WMP: minimize # of threads, allow only one running instance, VLC is started from file association, allow only "on" running instance when started from file (typo in v0.8.5).

=== Licensing, legal issues and logo use ===

* Information on this is avaliable on the main videolan website, [http://videolan.org videolan.org]. Also read the [http://www.videolan.org/doc/faq/en/index.html#id238663 Legal concerns] section of the [http://www.videolan.org/doc/faq/en/index.html FAQ].
* This is a wiki site: it is editable by all, so it is best to check to official website.

=== Fixing Strange Behaviour ===

{{faqlink|238992}}
* The first thing to do is to reset the VLC preferences in the preferences dialog of the application and restart VLC. If VLC doesn't even start anymore, delete VLC's configuration file ([[#Configuration File|where is it?]]). Then restart VLC. If it does not get any better, read the rest of this page or FAQ page, or ask for help at the [[forum]].

=== Subtitles Problem ===

* In the File | Open File dialog, select "Use a subtitles file", and enter both the video's filename and the video's subtitle filename.
* If you are having displaying the subtitles, the problem might be an encoding problem. Choose the right encoding for your language and it should fix your problem. You'll find the ISOs here: [http://alis.isoc.org/codage/iso8859/jeuxiso.en.htm]. Once you find a text encoding method that works well for you enter it in Preferences, Input / Codecs, Other codecs, Subtitles then press Save and restart VLC. If you have a specialized language like Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese or Japanese changing the font to a Unicode font will be helpful. For Polish subtitles choose CP 1250 ISO code.

=== No Sound on DirectShow Capture ===

* As odd as it sounds, try setting the sound device to 'none'. See also [http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=2859].

=== VLC hangs when opening Matroska (mkv) files ===

* This might occur when using VLC to view an mkv file in a directory that has a large number of mkv files. (eg. in an Azureus download directory)
VLC will attempt to preload all the mkv files in the directory and will hang, especially if some mkv files are not fully downloaded yet (thus seem to be broken).
* The solution is to set the mkv option: --mkv-preload-local-dir to false
Preferences -> Input / Codecs -> Demuxers -> Matroska -> Preload Directory (uncheck the checkbox)
(See also http://wiki.videolan.org/Matroska)

VLC HowTo

2010-04-01T01:38:25Z

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VLC media player

2010-03-31T11:00:54Z

Wiki0808:

{{wikipedia|VLC media player|VLC media player}}
:''Download VLC from '''[http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC's Homepage]''' ''
'''VLC media player''' ([[History|initially]] VideoLAN Client) is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats ([[MPEG]], [[DivX]]/[[Xvid]], [[Ogg]], and ''many'' more) as well as [[DVD]]s, [[VCD]]s, and various [[stream]]ing protocols. However in recent years it has also become a extremely powerful server to stream live and on demand video in several formats to our network and the Internet.

It started as a student project at the French [http://www.ecp.fr/index_html_en École Centrale, Paris] but is now a worldwide project with developers from 20 countries. ([[History|more]]).

VLC is built in a modular way. This means that you can choose from a range of different [[modules]] to decide how to [[Interface|control]] VLC and how to display the [[video output]].

== Use VLC on your OS ==

=== [[Linux]] ===
*[[GNU/Linux Debian]]
*[[Ubuntu|GNU/Linux Ubuntu]]
*[[RedHat|GNU/Linux RedHat]]
*[[Mandriva|GNU/Linux Mandriva (formerly Mandrake)]]
*[[Gentoo|GNU/Linux Gentoo]]
*[[SuSe|GNU/Linux SuSe]]
*[[Slackware|Slackware GNU/Linux]]
*[[Pardus|GNU/Linux Pardus]]
*[[Distros|GNU/Linux distros]]

=== Other OS ===
*[[Mac OS X]]
*[[Windows]]
*[[BeOS]]
*[[FreeBSD]]
*[[Windows CE]]

== Related Links ==
* [[History|History of the project]]
* [[VLC CodeNames]]
* [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC Home page]
* [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/features.html VLC features]
* [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_ripper/ DVD Ripper]
* [http://www.pavtube.com/blu-ray-ripper/ Blu-ray Ripper]
* [http://www.pavtube.com/video_converter/ Video Converter]
* [http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_iphone/ Video to iPhone]
* [http://www.pavtube.com/hd-video-converter/ HD Video Converter]
* [http://www.pavtube.com/mts-converter/ MTS Converter]
* [[Main Page|VideoLAN Wiki Home]]

[[Category:Player]] [[Category:VideoLAN projects]]

VideoLAN in the news

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{| class="infobox"
| [http://news.google.co.uk/news?as_q=&svnum=10&as_scoring=r&hl=en&tab=wn&ie=UTF-8&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=VLC+VideoLAN&as_eq=&as_nsrc=&as_nloc=&as_occt=any&as_drrb=q&as_qdr=&as_mind=9&as_minm=9&as_maxd=9&as_maxm=10 Search Google News] for the latest on VLC ([http://news.google.co.uk/news?svnum=10&as_scoring=r&hl=en&tab=wn&ie=UTF-8&as_drrb=q&as_qdr=&as_mind=9&as_minm=9&as_maxd=9&as_maxm=10&q=VLC+OR+VideoLAN&output=rss RSS feed])
|}
List of articles related to VideoLAN / VLC media player. Please add those which are missing.

== 2009 ==

{|
|July 22||[http://www.nytimes.com/external/gigaom/2009/07/22/22gigaom-4-free-open-source-tools-for-working-with-video-a-34611.html nytimes/gigaom: 4 Free Open-Source Tools for Working With Video and Audio]
|-
|July 13||[http://blog.linux-redaktion.com/linux/ubuntu/vlc-media-player-1-0/ VLC Media Player 1.0 unter Ubuntu 9.04 installieren]|| (german)
|-
|July 7||[http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10280845-16.html cnet: VideoLAN releases VLC 1.0.0: Your media will never be the same]
|-
|June 4||[http://www.pcwelt.de/start/software_os/audio_video_foto/praxis/191079/alle_video_formate_mit_vlc_player_abspielen/index.html PCWELT Video und Musik: Alle Video-Formate mit VLC Player abspielen]||(german)
|}

== 2007 ==

[http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/2415-7343_11-175865.html SolutionBase: Overcome multimedia hurdles in Linux]
[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_ripper/ DVD Ripper]
[http://www.pavtube.com/blu-ray-ripper/ Blu-ray Ripper]

== 2006 ==

[http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=06/04/19/1711245&from=rss "NewsForge, Transcoding and streaming DVD films with VLC media player"]

[http://www.lesechos.fr/journal20061004/lec2_innovation/4475889.htm Les Echos (France), "Le lecteur multimédia français VLC téléchargé 18 millions de fois"]

[http://www.m2x.nl/mambo/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=124&Itemid=27 M2X Article and NLUUG talk (Netherlands) "Streaming networks with VLC"]

[http://www.pavtube.com/video_converter/ Video Converter]

[http://www.pavtube.com/hd-video-converter/ HD Video Converter]

== 2005 ==
[http://www.01net.com/article/284013.html 01net.com (France)]

[http://blogs.zdnet.fr/index.php/2005/06/28/vlc-un-lecteur-multimedia-tres-courtise/ ZDNet (France), "VLC: un lecteur multimedia très courtisé"]

[http://solutions.journaldunet.com/0506/050613_videolan.shtml solutions.journaldunet.com (France)]

[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/09/02/dvd_jon_mediaplayer/ The Register (UK), "DVD Jon hacks Media Player file encryption"]

[http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_iphone/ Video to iPhone]

[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_apple_tv/ DVD to Apple TV]

[http://www.source21.nl/2005/12/27/linuxworld-videolan-en-vlc Source21.nl (Netherlands), "LinuxWorld: VideoLAN en VLC (Interview with Jean-Paul Saman)"]

[http://www.macplus.net/magplus/chronique-9311-interview-de-christophe-massiot MacPlus (France), "Interview de Christophe Massiot"]

[http://home.planet.nl/~jpsaman/linux/downloads/vlc_open_source_multimedia.sxi LinuxWorld (Netherlands), "Open Source multimedia by Jean-Paul Saman"]

== 2004 ==

[http://builder.com.com/5100-6375-5136135.html Builder.com (USA?), "Open Source Awards 2004: VideoLAN"]

[http://www.streamingmedia.com/article.asp?id=9000&page=1&c= streamingmedia.com (USA?), "VideoLAN's Piece de Resistance"]

[http://home.planet.nl/~jpsaman/linux/downloads/videolan-fosdem-2004.pdf FOSDEM (Belgium) "VideoLAN VLC presentation at FOSDEM by Jean-Paul Saman"]

== 2002 ==

[http://download.videolan.org/images/macworld0-doublepage.jpg Mac World, "Les petits princes du MPEG-2"]

[http://www.mac4ever.com/articles/humeur/336/interview_de_christophe_massiot_de_vlc/ Mac4ever (France), "Interview de Christophe Massiot de VLC"]

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