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	'''Note: this documentation is for versions older than 0.9. For help with 0.9 please see [[Documentation:VLC for dummies\| VLC for dummies: an introduction to VLC]] and [[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Basic_Use_0.9\|Basic Use for 0.9]].'''		'''Note: this documentation is for versions older than 0.9. For help with 0.9 please see [[Documentation:VLC for dummies\| VLC for dummies: an introduction to VLC]] and [[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Basic_Use_0.9\|Basic Use for 0.9]].'''

J-b: Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use moved to Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use 0.8

2009-02-09T19:52:51Z

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Wikibob: note that this is not for 0.9 and link to dummies guide

2008-10-15T17:34:20Z

note that this is not for 0.9 and link to dummies guide

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			'''Note: this documentation is for versions older than 0.9. For help with 0.9 please see [[Documentation:VLC for dummies\| VLC for dummies: an introduction to VLC]] and [[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Basic_Use_0.9\|Basic Use for 0.9]].'''

	==General interface description==		==General interface description==

Dionoea: /* Snapshot location, format and name */

2007-08-08T07:55:28Z

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	The default format for snapshots is PNG, but this may be changed to JPEG. Also, the default name for snapshots is ''vlcsnap-'' followed by a timestamp that is ''not'' the time of the frame in the video you're viewing.		The default format for snapshots is PNG, but this may be changed to JPEG. Also, the default name for snapshots is ''vlcsnap-'' followed by a timestamp that is ''not'' the time of the frame in the video you're viewing.

	The location, format and name of snapshots may be changed in the Preferences. Also, you may substitute other text for ''vlcsnap-'' in the ''Video snapshot file prefix'' and you may choose to have snapshots numbered sequentially (i.e., 000001, 000002, 000003, and so on) instead of with a timestamp. As of version 0.9, you may even use [[Documentation:Play HowTo/Format String\|variables]] in the text used for the filename. For example, ''$T'' (must be upper case) will insert the video's time code into the file name. If you were to change the prefix to ''Friends-$T-'' while watching a DVD of ''Friends'', then the snapshot filenames would look something like this: Friends-00_05_21-00004.png . This indicates a snapshot taken at 5 minutes and 21 seconds into the video; and it was the number 00004 snapshot of the day.		The location, format and name of snapshots may be changed in the Preferences. Also, you may substitute other text for ''vlcsnap-'' in the ''Video snapshot file prefix'' and you may choose to have snapshots numbered sequentially (i.e., 000001, 000002, 000003, and so on) instead of with a timestamp. As of version 0.9.0, you may even use [[Documentation:Play HowTo/Format String\|variables]] in the text used for the filename. For example, ''$T'' (must be upper case) will insert the video's time code into the file name. If you were to change the prefix to ''Friends-$T-'' while watching a DVD of ''Friends'', then the snapshot filenames would look something like this: Friends-00_05_21-00004.png . This indicates a snapshot taken at 5 minutes and 21 seconds into the video; and it was the number 00004 snapshot of the day.

	For a full list of variables, please see [[Documentation:Play HowTo/Format String]].		For a full list of variables, please see [[Documentation:Play HowTo/Format String]].

Jeremy Butler: /* Snapshot location, format and name */ added variable info

2007-08-07T19:51:35Z

Snapshot location, format and name: added variable info

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	The default format for snapshots is PNG, but this may be changed to JPEG. Also, the default name for snapshots is ''vlcsnap-'' followed by a timestamp that is ''not'' the time of the frame in the video you're viewing.		The default format for snapshots is PNG, but this may be changed to JPEG. Also, the default name for snapshots is ''vlcsnap-'' followed by a timestamp that is ''not'' the time of the frame in the video you're viewing.

	The location, format and name of snapshots may be changed in the Preferences. Also, you may substitute other text for ''vlcsnap-'' and you may choose to have snapshots numbered sequentially (i.e., 000001, 000002, 000003, and so on) instead of with a timestamp.		The location, format and name of snapshots may be changed in the Preferences. Also, you may substitute other text for ''vlcsnap-'' in the ''Video snapshot file prefix'' and you may choose to have snapshots numbered sequentially (i.e., 000001, 000002, 000003, and so on) instead of with a timestamp. As of version 0.9, you may even use [[Documentation:Play HowTo/Format String\|variables]] in the text used for the filename. For example, ''$T'' (must be upper case) will insert the video's time code into the file name. If you were to change the prefix to ''Friends-$T-'' while watching a DVD of ''Friends'', then the snapshot filenames would look something like this: Friends-00_05_21-00004.png . This indicates a snapshot taken at 5 minutes and 21 seconds into the video; and it was the number 00004 snapshot of the day.

			For a full list of variables, please see [[Documentation:Play HowTo/Format String]].

	==Hotkeys==		==Hotkeys==

Jeremy Butler: /* Snapshots (aka, screenshots) */ copyediting

2007-08-07T19:40:06Z

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	==Snapshots (aka, screenshots)==		==Snapshots (aka, screenshots)==
	There are two ways to take snapshots (i.e., screenshots or frame grabs) with VLC:		There are two ways to take snapshots (i.e., screenshots or frame grabs) with VLC:
	#Go to Video -> Snapshot		#Go to Video -> Snapshot, or
	#Press the snapshot hotkey		#Press the snapshot hotkey
	#*Windows / Linux / Unix: Ctrl-Alt-s		#*Windows / Linux / Unix: Ctrl-Alt-s
	#*Mac OS X: Command-Alt-s		#*Mac OS X: Command-Alt-s

			When a snapshot is taken, it will briefly preview as a thumbnail with its filename and then fade away.

	To change the hotkey, go to Preferences -> Interface -> Hotkeys settings. Check Advanced options, and set Take video snapshot.		To change the hotkey, go to Preferences -> Interface -> Hotkeys settings. Check Advanced options, and set Take video snapshot.

	~~When a snapshot is taken, it will briefly appear as a thumbnail with its filename and then fade away.~~

	===Snapshot location, format and name===		===Snapshot location, format and name===

Jeremy Butler: /* Using the playlist */ clean-up; copyediting

2007-07-11T19:13:15Z

Using the playlist: clean-up; copyediting

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	==~~Using the playlist~~==		==Playlist==

	VLC can store a list of several files to play one after the other, using its playlist system. To access the playlist, click on the ''Playlist'' button on the main interface ~~(see <xref linkend="desc" endterm="tdesc"/>)~~.		VLC can store a list of several files to play one after the other, using its playlist system. To access the playlist, click on the ''Playlist'' button on the main interface.

	Each time you use the Open dialog box, the stream you select is appended at the end of the playlist and started.		Each time you use the Open dialog box, the stream you select is appended at the end of the playlist and started.

	The playlist window shows all the streams ~~available in the playlist~~. Double-click one to play it.		The playlist window shows all the available streams. Double-click one to play it.

	http://www.videolan.org/doc/play-howto/en/images/play-howto/intf-wx-playlist.jpg The Playlist - wxWidgets interface		http://www.videolan.org/doc/play-howto/en/images/play-howto/intf-wx-playlist.jpg The Playlist - wxWidgets interface
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	In the wxWidgets interface, the ''Up'' and ''Down'' buttons at the bottom of the playlist window allow you to move an item. Select an item and use these buttons to move it.		In the wxWidgets interface, the ''Up'' and ''Down'' buttons at the bottom of the playlist window allow you to move an item. Select an item and use these buttons to move it.

	In the MacOS X interface, you can move an item with the mouse, ~~easily~~ using ~~a ''Drag'n'Drop''~~.		In the MacOS X interface, you can easily move an item with the mouse, using drag-and-drop.

	====Contextual menu====		====Contextual menu====

	By right-clicking an item, a contextual menu will appear, giving access to a number of functions (play the item, disable it, delete it, or get info on it).		By right-clicking or control-clicking an item, a contextual menu will appear, giving access to a number of functions (for example, play the item, disable it, delete it, or get info on it).

	If you ask for info, an ''item info'' dialog box will appear. This dialog box also allows you to change the name, the author and the location of the item to play.		If you ask for info, an ''item info'' dialog box will appear. This dialog box also allows you to change the name, the author and the location of the item to play.

Jeremy Butler: added snapshot information

2007-07-09T14:39:10Z

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 If you want to tune the behavior of these filters, go to ''Audio, Filters, [your filter]''. The equalizer and headphone filters can be tuned.
 ==Basic troubleshooting==

Jeremy Butler: clean-up; copyediting

2007-07-09T13:52:18Z

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