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Windows

2009-11-18T02:05:12Z

Ysangkok: wxwindows -> qt

The '''Windows port''' of VLC usually starts up with the [[Qt]] interface which is used in the [[Linux]] one as well. The user can decide to use the [[Skins]] interface instead to be able to modify the interface according to his or her mood.

==Keyboard shortcuts in the Windows (directx) video output==
:''See also: [[QtHotkeys]]''

Note: these shortcuts are only default settings and can be customized (along with many others). To tweak hotkeys settings, go to Settings->Preferences->Interface->Hotkeys settings

{| class="wikitable"
| F
| Fullscreen
|-
| Space
| Play/Pause
|-
| T
| Show position (time)
|-
| S
| Stop
|-
| Ctrl+Q
| Quit
|-
| +/-
| Faster/Slower
|-
| N/P
| Next/Previous
|-
| Shift+Left/Shift+Right
| Jump very short
|-
| Alt+Left/Alt+Right
| Jump short
|-
| Ctrl+Left/Ctrl+Right
| Jump medium
|-
| Ctrl+Alt+Left/Ctrl+Alt+Right
| Jump long
|-
| Ctrl+Up/Ctrl+Down
| Volume up/down
|-
| M
| Mute
|-
| Ctrl+M
| Show DVD-menu
|-
| Left/Right<br/>Up/Down<br/>Enter
| DVD-menu navigation keys
|}

==How to store streaming station presets==

To use VLC as a streaming client, store your station presets under the Media Library on the Playlist panel (''not'' the bookmarks and ''not'' the actual playlist itself).
#Open the playlist panel (Ctrl-L or click on the Playlist button).
#Click on the Plus button at the bottom of the panel. (A dropdown menu will appear.)
#Select "Advanced Open" from the dropdown menu. (A new panel, named Open Media, will appear.)
#Select the "Networking" tab on the Open Media panel.
#Enter the full URL of the streaming station in the Address field. e.g. http://mystation.org:8000/mystream.ogg
#Click the Enqueue button at the bottom of the panel.

==How to associate media files to VLC==

VLC hasn't got a module to associate files so that if you click on a file VLC automatically opens. The developers are working on this, and one should be available in the next full release. But you can do it yourself by choosing one of these three options:

===Use Windows Explorer's context menu===

#In Windows Explorer, ''right''-click a file you wish to open.
#Clicking Open With from the context menu that pops up.
#Clicking the VLC's program name.
#*If VLC is not displayed, click Browse to locate it on your hard drive.

Alternatively, you can:

#In Windows Explorer, ''right''-click the file you want to open with VLC.
#Click Properties in the context menu that pops up.
#On the General tab, click Change.
#Click the name of the program (VLC) which you want to be used to open the file.

Either of these options affects all files that have the same filename extension (the letters after the filename's period) as the file you selected. For example, if you change the program that opens ''goober.avi'', then all ''.avi'' files will be opened with VLC.

===Rerun the installer===
#Reinstall VLC and choose the "associate files" option when it comes up.

===Edit the registry===
'''Warning''': use this technique only if you really know what you are doing! And be sure to back-up your registry first.

#Open a text editor, like Notepad (but not WordPad).
#Copy this text below.
#Modify the strings ''C:\\Program Files\\VideoLAN\\VLC\\vlc.exe'' to match your VLC installation.
#Save as ''vlc.reg''.
#Execute ''vlc.reg'' (adding this data to your registry).
#Enjoy VLC :)

Text to copy:
<pre>
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ASF]
@="VlcFile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ASX]
@="VlcFile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.AVI]
@="VlcFile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DIVX]
@="VlcFile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.MPEG]
@="VlcFile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.MPG]
@="VlcFile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.VOB]
@="VlcFile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.WMV]
@="VlcFile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VlcFile]
@="VLC File"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VlcFile\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Program Files\\VideoLAN\\VLC\\vlc.exe,0"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VlcFile\shell\Open]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VlcFile\shell\Open\command]
@="C:\\Program Files\\VideoLAN\\VLC\\vlc.exe \"%L\""
</pre>

'''Note''': This associates ''asf'', ''asx'', ''avi'', ''divx'', ''mpeg'', ''mpg'', ''vob'' and ''wmv'' files. If you get the idea, you can associate any file you want.

==How To Start VLC Server with http Interface==
VLC ships with a little HTTP server integrated. It is used both to stream using HTTP, and for the HTTP remote control interface.

===VLC Server Preferences Settings===
1. Set up the http interface details in the VLC server application. Open VLC then select Settings > Preferences. Click on the Advanced Settings button in the lower right hand corner of the dialog box to see all the options that are available.

2. In the left hand window click on the + button next to Interface. This will display three choices. Control interfaces, Hotkeys settings, and Main Interfaces. Click on the plus button next to Main interfaces. This will display four settings HTTP, RC, Skins, wxWidgets. Click on HTTP to dispaly the "HTTP remote control interface settings".

3. Host address: Enter the port number that you want to use. Default is 8080.

4. Source directory: c:\Program Files\VideoLan\VLC\http\ or enter the path where you have elected to install the application.

5. Character set: UTF-8 default

6. If you are NOT using handlers or SSL certificates the setup is complete.

7. Click on the Save button in the lower left hand corner.

8. Remember to edit the .hosts file in the vlc/http directory, will only allow localhost, edit to enable other hosts.

===Command Line Startup===

The VLC appplication can be run in a server or client environment. For complicated
video and audio streaming on a LAN, one should consider dedicating a machine to act
as the VLC server.

To start the VLC application in a server mode with the http interface automatically
set, use the following command line in your desktop shortcut. This assumes the default
location for installation was selected.

<nowiki>"C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" --extraintf http --intf wx</nowiki>

===Testing the Interface===

From another computer, connect to the VLC server computer using your browser to the URL

<nowiki>http://server_ip_address:8080, such as http://192.168.0.186:8080</nowiki>

The Main VLC Interface page will be displayed,

See [[Web_Interface]] for additional information

==VLC Plugin for Internet Explorer==

This section will provide guidelines to incorporate the VLC ActiveX plugin to be used to view streaming audio and video from a VLC server.

How to embed the ActiveX Plugin in a Web Page: [[ActiveX/HTML]]

Supported ActiveX Function Calls: [[ActiveX]]

==VLC Plugin for Firefox (Mozilla)==
The Mozilla plugin
(Excerpted from the [[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Advanced_Use_of_VLC#The_Mozilla_plugin|VLC User Guide]])

'''Install'''

There are at least two ways to install the VLC Mozilla Plugin. One way is to to check the "Install Firefox Plugin" when you install VLC.

If the standard exe installation does not install the mozilla plugin directory then download zip version which includes the required data and continue with the next installation (2nd way of installing of the plugin)

The second way involves several steps:

1. Quit Firefox or Mozilla

2. Copy the two files in VLC_Installation_folder\mozilla (usually C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\mozilla) to your mozilla plugins directory (Usually C:\Program Files\Mozilla\plugins or C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugins).

3. Restart Firefox or Mozilla

'''Use the plugin'''

If you open a link to a video file handled by the VLC plugin (To get the list of handled types, browse to about:plugins) or a page with an embedded video, the plugin should open and read the video.

'''Build HTML pages that use the plugin (VLC version > 0.8.5)'''

Check the [[Documentation:WebPlugin|WebPlugin]] documentation for information on the Javascript API. It's substantially changed since v0.8.5.

'''Build HTML pages that use the plugin (VLC version up to 0.8.5)'''

Additionally to viewing video on all pages, you can build custom pages that will use the advanced features of the plugin, using Javascript functions to control playback or extract information from the plugin.

The vlc plugin for Firefox/Mozilla supports the following function calls:

play() : Start playing media in the plugin.
pause() : Pause playback.
stop() : Stop media playback.
fullscreen() : Switch the video to full screen.
set_volume(vol) : Set the volume. vol has to be an int in the 0-200 range.
get_volume() : Get the current volume setting.
mute() : Toggle volume muting.
set_int_variable(var_name, value) :
set_bool_variable(var_name, value) :
set_str_variable(var_name, value) :
get_int_variable(var_name) :
get_bool_variable(var_name) :
get_str_variable(var_name) :
clear_playlist() : Clear the playlist.
add_item(mrl>) : Append an item whose location is given by the Media Resource Locator to the playlist.
next()
previous()
isplaying() : return true if the plugin is playing something.
get_length() : Get the media's length in seconds.
get_position() : Get the current position in the media in percent.
get_time() : Get the current position in the media in seconds.
seek(seconds,is_relative) : If is_relative is true, seek relatively to current time, else seek from beginning of the stream. Seek time is specified in seconds.

Here are a few examples of HTML pages that use the Mozilla plugin.
Example 1

In this example, the plugin will read an HTTP stream inside the web page. If the user goes fullscreen, he will have to press f to go back in normal view.

<pre>
<html>
<head><title>Demo of VLC mozilla plugin</title></head>

<body>

== Related article ==
* [[Common Problems]]
* [[VLC command-line help]]
* [[VLCSout]] - converting between formats

[[Category:Operating systems]]

<h1>Demo of VLC mozilla plugin - Example 2</h1>

<embed type="application/x-vlc-plugin"
name="video2"
autoplay="no" loop="no" hidden="yes"
target="udp:@239.255.12.42" />
<br />
<a href="javascript:;" onclick='document.video2.play()'>Play video2</a>
<a href="javascript:;" onclick='document.video2.stop()'>Stop video2</a>
<a href="javascript:;" onclick='document.video2.fullscreen()'>Fullscreen</a>

</body>
</html>
</pre>

More example code, as well as a working implementation using Javascript, XHTML, and PHP that auto-detects browsers (the code is good, but the stream doesn't work) can be found at http://altair.videolan.org/~dionoea/vlc-plugin-demo/

<h1>Demo of VLC mozilla plugin - Example 2</h1>

<pre>
<embed type="application/x-vlc-plugin"
name="video2"
autoplay="no" loop="no" hidden="yes"
target="udp:@239.255.12.42" />
<br />
<a href="javascript:;" onclick='document.video2.play()'>Play video2</a>
<a href="javascript:;" onclick='document.video2.stop()'>Stop video2</a>
<a href="javascript:;" onclick='document.video2.fullscreen()'>Fullscreen</a>
</pre>

More example code, as well as a working implementation using Javascript, XHTML, and PHP that auto-detects browsers (the code is good, but the stream doesn't work) can be found at http://altair.videolan.org/~dionoea/vlc-plugin-demo/

== Related article ==
* [[Common Problems]]
* [[VLC command-line help]]
* [[VLCSout]] how to create a DVD

[[Category:Operating systems]]

Windows

2009-11-18T02:03:07Z

Ysangkok: /* Keyboard shortcuts in the Windows (directx) video output */

The '''Windows port''' of VLC usually starts up with the [[WxWindows]] interface which is used in the [[Linux]] one as well. The user can decide to use the [[Skins]] interface instead to be able to modify the interface according to his or her mood.

==Keyboard shortcuts in the Windows (directx) video output==
:''See also: [[QtHotkeys]]''

Note: these shortcuts are only default settings and can be customized (along with many others). To tweak hotkeys settings, go to Settings->Preferences->Interface->Hotkeys settings

{| class="wikitable"
| F
| Fullscreen
|-
| Space
| Play/Pause
|-
| T
| Show position (time)
|-
| S
| Stop
|-
| Ctrl+Q
| Quit
|-
| +/-
| Faster/Slower
|-
| N/P
| Next/Previous
|-
| Shift+Left/Shift+Right
| Jump very short
|-
| Alt+Left/Alt+Right
| Jump short
|-
| Ctrl+Left/Ctrl+Right
| Jump medium
|-
| Ctrl+Alt+Left/Ctrl+Alt+Right
| Jump long
|-
| Ctrl+Up/Ctrl+Down
| Volume up/down
|-
| M
| Mute
|-
| Ctrl+M
| Show DVD-menu
|-
| Left/Right<br/>Up/Down<br/>Enter
| DVD-menu navigation keys
|}

==How to store streaming station presets==

To use VLC as a streaming client, store your station presets under the Media Library on the Playlist panel (''not'' the bookmarks and ''not'' the actual playlist itself).
#Open the playlist panel (Ctrl-L or click on the Playlist button).
#Click on the Plus button at the bottom of the panel. (A dropdown menu will appear.)
#Select "Advanced Open" from the dropdown menu. (A new panel, named Open Media, will appear.)
#Select the "Networking" tab on the Open Media panel.
#Enter the full URL of the streaming station in the Address field. e.g. http://mystation.org:8000/mystream.ogg
#Click the Enqueue button at the bottom of the panel.

==How to associate media files to VLC==

VLC hasn't got a module to associate files so that if you click on a file VLC automatically opens. The developers are working on this, and one should be available in the next full release. But you can do it yourself by choosing one of these three options:

===Use Windows Explorer's context menu===

#In Windows Explorer, ''right''-click a file you wish to open.
#Clicking Open With from the context menu that pops up.
#Clicking the VLC's program name.
#*If VLC is not displayed, click Browse to locate it on your hard drive.

Alternatively, you can:

#In Windows Explorer, ''right''-click the file you want to open with VLC.
#Click Properties in the context menu that pops up.
#On the General tab, click Change.
#Click the name of the program (VLC) which you want to be used to open the file.

Either of these options affects all files that have the same filename extension (the letters after the filename's period) as the file you selected. For example, if you change the program that opens ''goober.avi'', then all ''.avi'' files will be opened with VLC.

===Rerun the installer===
#Reinstall VLC and choose the "associate files" option when it comes up.

===Edit the registry===
'''Warning''': use this technique only if you really know what you are doing! And be sure to back-up your registry first.

#Open a text editor, like Notepad (but not WordPad).
#Copy this text below.
#Modify the strings ''C:\\Program Files\\VideoLAN\\VLC\\vlc.exe'' to match your VLC installation.
#Save as ''vlc.reg''.
#Execute ''vlc.reg'' (adding this data to your registry).
#Enjoy VLC :)

Text to copy:
<pre>
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ASF]
@="VlcFile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ASX]
@="VlcFile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.AVI]
@="VlcFile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DIVX]
@="VlcFile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.MPEG]
@="VlcFile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.MPG]
@="VlcFile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.VOB]
@="VlcFile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.WMV]
@="VlcFile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VlcFile]
@="VLC File"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VlcFile\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Program Files\\VideoLAN\\VLC\\vlc.exe,0"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VlcFile\shell\Open]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VlcFile\shell\Open\command]
@="C:\\Program Files\\VideoLAN\\VLC\\vlc.exe \"%L\""
</pre>

'''Note''': This associates ''asf'', ''asx'', ''avi'', ''divx'', ''mpeg'', ''mpg'', ''vob'' and ''wmv'' files. If you get the idea, you can associate any file you want.

==How To Start VLC Server with http Interface==
VLC ships with a little HTTP server integrated. It is used both to stream using HTTP, and for the HTTP remote control interface.

===VLC Server Preferences Settings===
1. Set up the http interface details in the VLC server application. Open VLC then select Settings > Preferences. Click on the Advanced Settings button in the lower right hand corner of the dialog box to see all the options that are available.

2. In the left hand window click on the + button next to Interface. This will display three choices. Control interfaces, Hotkeys settings, and Main Interfaces. Click on the plus button next to Main interfaces. This will display four settings HTTP, RC, Skins, wxWidgets. Click on HTTP to dispaly the "HTTP remote control interface settings".

3. Host address: Enter the port number that you want to use. Default is 8080.

4. Source directory: c:\Program Files\VideoLan\VLC\http\ or enter the path where you have elected to install the application.

5. Character set: UTF-8 default

6. If you are NOT using handlers or SSL certificates the setup is complete.

7. Click on the Save button in the lower left hand corner.

8. Remember to edit the .hosts file in the vlc/http directory, will only allow localhost, edit to enable other hosts.

===Command Line Startup===

The VLC appplication can be run in a server or client environment. For complicated
video and audio streaming on a LAN, one should consider dedicating a machine to act
as the VLC server.

To start the VLC application in a server mode with the http interface automatically
set, use the following command line in your desktop shortcut. This assumes the default
location for installation was selected.

<nowiki>"C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" --extraintf http --intf wx</nowiki>

===Testing the Interface===

From another computer, connect to the VLC server computer using your browser to the URL

<nowiki>http://server_ip_address:8080, such as http://192.168.0.186:8080</nowiki>

The Main VLC Interface page will be displayed,

See [[Web_Interface]] for additional information

==VLC Plugin for Internet Explorer==

This section will provide guidelines to incorporate the VLC ActiveX plugin to be used to view streaming audio and video from a VLC server.

How to embed the ActiveX Plugin in a Web Page: [[ActiveX/HTML]]

Supported ActiveX Function Calls: [[ActiveX]]

==VLC Plugin for Firefox (Mozilla)==
The Mozilla plugin
(Excerpted from the [[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Advanced_Use_of_VLC#The_Mozilla_plugin|VLC User Guide]])

'''Install'''

There are at least two ways to install the VLC Mozilla Plugin. One way is to to check the "Install Firefox Plugin" when you install VLC.

If the standard exe installation does not install the mozilla plugin directory then download zip version which includes the required data and continue with the next installation (2nd way of installing of the plugin)

The second way involves several steps:

1. Quit Firefox or Mozilla

2. Copy the two files in VLC_Installation_folder\mozilla (usually C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\mozilla) to your mozilla plugins directory (Usually C:\Program Files\Mozilla\plugins or C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugins).

3. Restart Firefox or Mozilla

'''Use the plugin'''

If you open a link to a video file handled by the VLC plugin (To get the list of handled types, browse to about:plugins) or a page with an embedded video, the plugin should open and read the video.

'''Build HTML pages that use the plugin (VLC version > 0.8.5)'''

Check the [[Documentation:WebPlugin|WebPlugin]] documentation for information on the Javascript API. It's substantially changed since v0.8.5.

'''Build HTML pages that use the plugin (VLC version up to 0.8.5)'''

Additionally to viewing video on all pages, you can build custom pages that will use the advanced features of the plugin, using Javascript functions to control playback or extract information from the plugin.

The vlc plugin for Firefox/Mozilla supports the following function calls:

play() : Start playing media in the plugin.
pause() : Pause playback.
stop() : Stop media playback.
fullscreen() : Switch the video to full screen.
set_volume(vol) : Set the volume. vol has to be an int in the 0-200 range.
get_volume() : Get the current volume setting.
mute() : Toggle volume muting.
set_int_variable(var_name, value) :
set_bool_variable(var_name, value) :
set_str_variable(var_name, value) :
get_int_variable(var_name) :
get_bool_variable(var_name) :
get_str_variable(var_name) :
clear_playlist() : Clear the playlist.
add_item(mrl>) : Append an item whose location is given by the Media Resource Locator to the playlist.
next()
previous()
isplaying() : return true if the plugin is playing something.
get_length() : Get the media's length in seconds.
get_position() : Get the current position in the media in percent.
get_time() : Get the current position in the media in seconds.
seek(seconds,is_relative) : If is_relative is true, seek relatively to current time, else seek from beginning of the stream. Seek time is specified in seconds.

Here are a few examples of HTML pages that use the Mozilla plugin.
Example 1

In this example, the plugin will read an HTTP stream inside the web page. If the user goes fullscreen, he will have to press f to go back in normal view.

<pre>
<html>
<head><title>Demo of VLC mozilla plugin</title></head>

<body>

== Related article ==
* [[Common Problems]]
* [[VLC command-line help]]
* [[VLCSout]] - converting between formats

[[Category:Operating systems]]

<h1>Demo of VLC mozilla plugin - Example 2</h1>

<embed type="application/x-vlc-plugin"
name="video2"
autoplay="no" loop="no" hidden="yes"
target="udp:@239.255.12.42" />
<br />
<a href="javascript:;" onclick='document.video2.play()'>Play video2</a>
<a href="javascript:;" onclick='document.video2.stop()'>Stop video2</a>
<a href="javascript:;" onclick='document.video2.fullscreen()'>Fullscreen</a>

</body>
</html>
</pre>

More example code, as well as a working implementation using Javascript, XHTML, and PHP that auto-detects browsers (the code is good, but the stream doesn't work) can be found at http://altair.videolan.org/~dionoea/vlc-plugin-demo/

<h1>Demo of VLC mozilla plugin - Example 2</h1>

<pre>
<embed type="application/x-vlc-plugin"
name="video2"
autoplay="no" loop="no" hidden="yes"
target="udp:@239.255.12.42" />
<br />
<a href="javascript:;" onclick='document.video2.play()'>Play video2</a>
<a href="javascript:;" onclick='document.video2.stop()'>Stop video2</a>
<a href="javascript:;" onclick='document.video2.fullscreen()'>Fullscreen</a>
</pre>

More example code, as well as a working implementation using Javascript, XHTML, and PHP that auto-detects browsers (the code is good, but the stream doesn't work) can be found at http://altair.videolan.org/~dionoea/vlc-plugin-demo/

== Related article ==
* [[Common Problems]]
* [[VLC command-line help]]
* [[VLCSout]] how to create a DVD

[[Category:Operating systems]]

Documentation:VLC for dummies

2009-11-18T02:00:03Z

Ysangkok: /* Playing a media file (to be written) */ add link to hotkeys

{{Languages}}

= VLC for dummies =

== Introduction ==
Thank you for visiting this page to find out what VLC is all about. '''Please Note''': this page is ''Under Construction'' and might change in a near future.

VLC media player (or VLC for short) is a FREE and Open Source Software Media Player. Features that make VLC the preferred media player for a lot of people is its excellent support for various Audio and Video CODECs, the fact that its cross platform and the open way of development.

This page will describe the steps to perform the basic steps of using VLC. For more Advanced Users see the [[Documentation:Play HowTo|VLC Play HowTo]] for a complete user guide, or [[Documentation:Streaming HowTo|VLC Streaming HowTo]] for the advanced streaming features that VLC is capable of.

== Understanding the VLC interface (1.0.2) ==
'''Taskbar Icon'''

When you start the VLC media player, the application appears on the screen and a small icon [[Image:Vlc-win-taskbar.png]] appears in your taskbar [Found next to your system clock on Windows]. Clicking once on the icon in the taskbar will hide the VLC media player, and clicking on it again will show it again. Hiding the icon does not amount to the application closing, it still runs in the background.

'''Note:''' These screenshots are taken from the MS Windows XP version, on other systems, they might appear slightly different.

The main interface of VLC media player looks as shown in the following figure.
[[Image:Interface.png|center|Windows 1.0.2 GUI]]

If you close the main interface by using the close button in the window, you will be able to open the VLC media player again by using the icon in the taskbar.

By simply right clicking on this icon brings up a list of things to do:

Features like ''stopping'' or ''pausing playback'' or ''change track''.

'''Starting VLC media player'''

To start VLC media player:
#Select Programs from the Start menu.
#Select VideoLAN and select VLC media player.

'''Stopping VLC media player'''

To quit the application, right click on the icon in the tray and select '''Quit'''.

Or

Click the '''Close''' button in the main interface of the application.

The main interface contains a couple of sections:

'''Menu bar'''

The menu bar at the top contains all the options.

'''Track slider'''

The track slider is below the menu bar. It shows the progress of playing of the media file. You can drag the track slider left to rewind or right to forward the track being played. When a video file is played, the video appears between the menu bar and track slider.

'''Note:''' When a media file is streamed, the track slider will not move because you are streaming at real time. Unlike a track which will end in a predetermined time.

'''Control buttons'''

The buttons below the slider help in controlling the play. Firstly, the Play Button, followed by Previous Media in the Playlist, stop playback, Next Media in the playlist.

The next 3 buttons are: Toggle the Video in fullscreen, show playlist and Show Extended Settings.

'''Volume control'''

To the right of the control buttons is the volume control. The small speaker icon is a button to quickly mute or un-mute all sound. The slider to the right of it allows you to modify the volume to louder or softer. The percentage gives the amount of amplification.

'''Data field'''

In the bottom of the window, some additional information, like track name and length of the track will be displayed for convenience.

== Playing a media file (to be written) ==
The basic steps to play media are very simple.

First, open VLC media player by double clicking the program on the desktop or from the start menu.
Next, click on the menu button on the top left of the program and choose one of the first four options,
all of the options allow you to play media files.

The first option is the simple one.

The second is the advanced one.

The third is just like the first, but with fewer options.

The fourth allows you to play media files directly from CD or DVD.

==See also==
*[[QtHotkeys]] (Qt is the default graphical interface)

QtHotkeys

2009-11-18T01:58:24Z

Ysangkok: remove unused, remove bold, add keyboard

This page is just a reminder of what the keyboard hotkeys are in the Qt4 Interface.

;Ctrl + A : Advanced controls
;Ctrl + B : Bookmarks
;Ctrl + C : Open capture device
;Ctrl + D : Open disc
;Ctrl + E : Extended settings
;Ctrl + F : Open Folder/Directory
;Ctrl + H : hide/show menus (a.k.a Minimal view; like in Acrobat Reader)
;Ctrl + I : Media Information
;Ctrl + J : Codecs Information
;Ctrl + L : Hide/Show playlist
;Ctrl + M : Messages
;Ctrl + N : Open network stream
;Ctrl + O : Open File
;Ctrl + P : Preferences
;Ctrl + Q : Quit
;Ctrl + R : Convert/Save
;Ctrl + S : Streaming
;Ctrl + T : Goto Time
;Ctrl + U : Dock/Undock playlist
;Ctrl + V : Paste Location/Paste MRL
;Ctrl + W : VLM configurator
;Ctrl + X : Load playlist
;Ctrl + Y : Save playlist
;Ctrl + Z : Switch to skins (requires restart)
;+ : faster
;- : slower
;ESC : leave fullscreen/close dialogue
;space : play/pause
;Enter : select menu entry (dvd)
;Arrows : navigate menus (dvd)
;A : cycle aspect ratio
;B : cycle audio track
;C : cycle cropping ratio
;D : cycle deinterlace filters
;E : next frame (1.0 and over)
;F : toggle fullscreen
;G : subdelay down
;H : subdelay up
;I : interface show
;J : audiodelay down
;K : audiodelay up
;L : loop
;M : mute
;N : next track
;O : original video size ( adding the black borders to the video )
;P : previous track
;R : random
;S : stop
;T : position/time
;V : subtitle track cycle
;W : wallpaper (does only work with video output DirectX)
;Z : cycle zoom
;Shift + A : cycle audio device
;Shift + B : title next
;Shift + G : history back
;Shift + H : history forward
;Shift + N : chapter next
;Shift + O : title prev
;Shift + P : chapter prev
;Shift + M : disc menu
;Shift + S : snapshot
;Alt + A : audio menu (English translation)
;Alt + C : crop / (+shift) uncrop bottom
;Alt + D : crop / (+shift) uncrop left
;Alt + F : crop / (+shift) uncrop right
;Alt + H : help menu (English translation)
;Alt + L : playback menu (English translation)
;Alt + M : media menu (English translation)
;Alt + R : crop / (+shift) uncrop top
;Alt + T : tools menu (English translation)
;Alt + V : video menu (English translation)
;Alt + Left Arrow : jump 10 sec. back
;Alt + Right Arrow : jump 10 sec. forward
;Control + Left Arrow : jump 1 minute back
;Control + Right Arrow : jump 1 minute forward
;Control + Alt + Left Arrow : jump 5 minutes back
;Control + Alt + Right Arrow : jump 5 minutes forward
;Shift + Left Arrow : jump 5 seconds back
;Shift + Right Arrow : jump 5 seconds forward

QtHotkeys

2009-11-18T01:56:55Z

Ysangkok: definition list, remove unused

;This page is just a reminder of what the hotkeys are in the Qt4 Interface.
;Ctrl + A : Advanced controls
;Ctrl + B : Bookmarks
;Ctrl + C : Open capture device
;Ctrl + D : Open disc
;Ctrl + E : Extended settings
;Ctrl + F : Open Folder/Directory
;Ctrl + H : hide/show menus (a.k.a Minimal view; like in Acrobat Reader)
;Ctrl + I : Media Information
;Ctrl + J : Codecs Information
;Ctrl + K : 
;Ctrl + L : Hide/Show playlist
;Ctrl + M : Messages
;Ctrl + N : Open network stream
;Ctrl + O : Open File
;Ctrl + P : Preferences
;Ctrl + Q : Quit
;Ctrl + R : Convert/Save
;Ctrl + S : Streaming
;Ctrl + T : Goto Time
;Ctrl + U : Dock/Undock playlist
;Ctrl + V : Paste Location/Paste MRL
;Ctrl + W : VLM configurator
;Ctrl + X : Load playlist
;Ctrl + Y : Save playlist
;Ctrl + Z : Switch to skins (requires restart)
;+ : faster
;- : slower
;ESC : leave fullscreen/close dialogue
;space : play/pause
;Enter : select menu entry (dvd)
;Arrows : navigate menus (dvd)
;A : cycle aspect ratio
;B : cycle audio track
;C : cycle cropping ratio
;D : cycle deinterlace filters
;E : next frame (1.0 and over)
;F : toggle fullscreen
;G : subdelay down
;H : subdelay up
;I : interface show
;J : audiodelay down
;K : audiodelay up
;L : loop
;M : mute
;N : next track
;O : original video size ( adding the black borders to the video )
;P : previous track
;R : random
;S : stop
;T : position/time
;V : subtitle track cycle
;W : wallpaper (does only work with video output DirectX)
;Z : cycle zoom
;Shift + A : cycle audio device
;Shift + B : title next
;Shift + G : history back
;Shift + H : history forward
;Shift + N : chapter next
;Shift + O : title prev
;Shift + P : chapter prev
;Shift + M : disc menu
;Shift + S : snapshot
;Alt + A : audio menu (English translation)
;Alt + C : crop / (+shift) uncrop bottom
;Alt + D : crop / (+shift) uncrop left
;Alt + F : crop / (+shift) uncrop right
;Alt + H : help menu (English translation)
;Alt + L : playback menu (English translation)
;Alt + M : media menu (English translation)
;Alt + R : crop / (+shift) uncrop top
;Alt + T : tools menu (English translation)
;Alt + V : video menu (English translation)
;Alt + Left Arrow : jump 10 sec. back
;Alt + Right Arrow : jump 10 sec. forward
;Control + Left Arrow : jump 1 minute back
;Control + Right Arrow : jump 1 minute forward
;Control + Alt + Left Arrow : jump 5 minutes back
;Control + Alt + Right Arrow : jump 5 minutes forward
;Shift + Left Arrow : jump 5 seconds back
;Shift + Right Arrow : jump 5 seconds forward

QtHotkeys

2009-11-18T01:49:29Z

Ysangkok: /* Core hotkeys */ add more jumps

This page is just a reminder of what the hotkeys are in the Qt4 Interface.

== Main Interface Shortcuts ==

'''Ctrl + A''' : Advanced controls

'''Ctrl + B''' : Bookmarks

'''Ctrl + C''' : Open capture device

'''Ctrl + D''' : Open disc

'''Ctrl + E''' : Extended settings

'''Ctrl + F''' : Open Folder/Directory

'''Ctrl + G''' :

'''Ctrl + H''' : hide/show menus (a.k.a Minimal view; like in Acrobat Reader)

'''Ctrl + I''' : Media Information

'''Ctrl + J''' : Codecs Information

'''Ctrl + K''' : 

'''Ctrl + L''' : Hide/Show playlist

'''Ctrl + M''' : Messages

'''Ctrl + N''' : Open network stream

'''Ctrl + O''' : Open File

'''Ctrl + P''' : Preferences

'''Ctrl + Q''' : Quit

'''Ctrl + R''' : Convert/Save

'''Ctrl + S''' : Streaming

'''Ctrl + T''' : Goto Time

'''Ctrl + U''' : Dock/Undock playlist

'''Ctrl + V''' : Paste Location/Paste MRL

'''Ctrl + W''' : VLM configurator

'''Ctrl + X''' : Load playlist

'''Ctrl + Y''' : Save playlist

'''Ctrl + Z''' : Switch to skins (requires restart)

== Core hotkeys ==

'''+''' : faster

'''-''' : slower

'''ESC''' : leave fullscreen/close dialogue

'''space''' : play/pause

'''Enter''' : select menu entry (dvd)

'''Arrows''' : navigate menus (dvd)

'''A''' : cycle aspect ratio

'''B''' : cycle audio track

'''C''' : cycle cropping ratio

'''D''' : cycle deinterlace filters

'''E''' : next frame (1.0 and over)

'''F''' : toggle fullscreen

'''G''' : subdelay down

'''H''' : subdelay up

'''I''' : interface show

'''J''' : audiodelay down

'''K''' : audiodelay up

'''L''' : loop

'''M''' : mute

'''N''' : next track

'''O''' : original video size ( adding the black borders to the video )

'''P''' : previous track

'''Q''' :

'''R''' : random

'''S''' : stop

'''T''' : position/time

'''U''' :

'''V''' : subtitle track cycle

'''W''' : wallpaper (does only work with video output DirectX)

'''X''' :

'''Y''' :

'''Z''' : cycle zoom

== Core hotkeys ==

'''Shift + A''' : cycle audio device

'''Shift + B''' : title next

'''Shift + G''' : history back

'''Shift + H''' : history forward

'''Shift + N''' : chapter next

'''Shift + O''' : title prev

'''Shift + P''' : chapter prev

'''Shift + M''' : disc menu

'''Shift + S''' : snapshot

'''Alt + A''' : audio menu (English translation)

'''Alt + B''' :

'''Alt + C''' : crop / (+shift) uncrop bottom

'''Alt + D''' : crop / (+shift) uncrop left

'''Alt + E''' :

'''Alt + F''' : crop / (+shift) uncrop right

'''Alt + G''' :

'''Alt + H''' : help menu (English translation)

'''Alt + I''' :

'''Alt + J''' :

'''Alt + K''' :

'''Alt + L''' : playback menu (English translation)

'''Alt + M''' : media menu (English translation)

'''Alt + N''' :

'''Alt + O''' :

'''Alt + P''' :

'''Alt + Q''' :

'''Alt + R''' : crop / (+shift) uncrop top

'''Alt + S''' :

'''Alt + T''' : tools menu (English translation)

'''Alt + U''' :

'''Alt + V''' : video menu (English translation)

'''Alt + W''' :

'''Alt + X''' :

'''Alt + Y''' :

'''Alt + Z''' :

'''Alt + Left Arrow''' : jump 10 sec. back

'''Alt + Right Arrow''' : jump 10 sec. forward

'''Control + Left Arrow''' : jump 1 minute back

'''Control + Right Arrow''' : jump 1 minute forward

'''Control + Alt + Left Arrow''' : jump 5 minutes back

'''Control + Alt + Right Arrow''' : jump 5 minutes forward

'''Shift + Left Arrow''' : jump 5 seconds back

'''Shift + Right Arrow''' : jump 5 seconds forward