Documentation:VLC for dummies - Revision history

DoesItReallyMatter: Unlink :File:Icon.png, scaled to 30px. We have {{VLC icon}} that inserts a 22-px image. Why make them different?

2019-03-23T01:46:06Z

Unlink File:Icon.png, scaled to 30px. We have {{VLC icon}} that inserts a 22-px image. Why make them different?

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	*[[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Basic_Use/Interface\|Basics of VLC]]		*[[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Basic_Use/Interface\|Basics of VLC]]
	**Windows		**Windows
	***[[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Basic_Use/Interface#Starting_VLC_Media_Player\|starting VLC]]<br> Double click the VLC icon ~~[[File:Icon.png\|32px]]~~ on the desktop or from the start menu: select ''Programs'', select ''VideoLAN'' and select ''VLC media player''.		***[[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Basic_Use/Interface#Starting_VLC_Media_Player\|starting VLC]]<br> Double click the VLC icon {{VLC icon}} on the desktop or from the start menu: select ''Programs'', select ''VideoLAN'' and select ''VLC media player''.
	**[[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Basic_Use/Open#Play_a_file\|Playing media files stored in the computer]]		**[[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Basic_Use/Open#Play_a_file\|Playing media files stored in the computer]]
	***Queuing files<br /> You can queue files by selecting multiple files at a time.		***Queuing files<br /> You can queue files by selecting multiple files at a time.

DoesItReallyMatter: /* See also */ Simplify

2019-02-20T10:41:20Z

DoesItReallyMatter: Change Mac OS X → macOS

2019-01-28T10:31:45Z

Change Mac OS X → macOS

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	*Media (audio or video) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_file files] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_disc Disc] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_disc_drive optical drive] required to play discs).		*Media (audio or video) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_file files] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_disc Disc] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_disc_drive optical drive] required to play discs).
	*Audio output hardware (speakers, headphones) for audio playback.		*Audio output hardware (speakers, headphones) for audio playback.
	*Knowledge about working with computer files and folders.<br />[http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Working-with-files-and-folders Working with files and folders] ([http://windows.microsoft.com MSFT Windows])<br />[http://support.apple.com/kb/PH3725 How to open documents and folders] ([http://www.apple.com/~~osx~~/ ~~Mac OS X~~])<br />[https://help.ubuntu.com/11.10/ubuntu-help/files.html Files, folders & search] ([http://ubuntu.com Ubuntu])		*Knowledge about working with computer files and folders.<br />[http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Working-with-files-and-folders Working with files and folders] ([http://windows.microsoft.com MSFT Windows])<br />[http://support.apple.com/kb/PH3725 How to open documents and folders] ([http://www.apple.com/macos/ macOS])<br />[https://help.ubuntu.com/11.10/ubuntu-help/files.html Files, folders & search] ([http://ubuntu.com Ubuntu])

	== The main interface ==		== The main interface ==
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	*[[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Installing_VLC\|Installing VLC]]		*[[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Installing_VLC\|Installing VLC]]
	**[[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Installing_VLC#Windows\|Windows]]		**[[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Installing_VLC#Windows\|Windows]]
	**[[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Installing_VLC#~~Mac_OS_X~~\|~~Mac OS X~~]]		**[[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Installing_VLC#macOS\|macOS]]
	**[[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Installing_VLC#Linux\|Linux]]		**[[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Installing_VLC#Linux\|Linux]]
	*[[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Basic_Use/Interface\|Basics of VLC]]		*[[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Basic_Use/Interface\|Basics of VLC]]

Dolly: /* Track slider */

2015-12-02T17:25:29Z

Track slider

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	[[Image:Track slider.png\|433x16px]]<br> The track slider is on top of the control buttons. 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.		[[Image:Track slider.png\|433x16px]]<br> The track slider is on top of the control buttons. 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.

	Two timers at the left and ~~righ~~ ends of the track slider show the current playing position (left) and the total time (right) of the current track.		Two timers at the left and right ends of the track slider show the current playing position (left) and the total time (right) of the current track.

	'''Note:''' When a media file is streamed (live), the position indicator of the track slider does not move because the total duration of the streaming is not known until it finishes.		'''Note:''' When a media file is streamed (live), the position indicator of the track slider does not move because the total duration of the streaming is not known until it finishes.

LABear: /* Control buttons */ Grammar ~~~~

2014-01-24T07:24:16Z

Control buttons: Grammar ~~~~

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	*Show extended settings: Audio effects, Video effects and Synchronization.		*Show extended settings: Audio effects, Video effects and Synchronization.
	*Show playlist.		*Show playlist.
	*Repeat: toggles ~~between~~ loop all, loop one, no loop (default).		*Repeat: toggles among loop all, loop one, no loop (default).
	*Random: Plays the files in the current playlist in a random order.		*Random: Plays the files in the current playlist in a random order.

Edwardw at 01:35, 10 December 2013

2013-12-10T01:35:31Z

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	{{Languages}}		{{Languages}}
	Thank you for visiting this page to find out what ~~the~~ VLC ~~media player~~ is all about. '''Please Note''': this page is ''Under Construction'' and might change in the near future.		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 the 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 are its excellent support for various Audio and Video codecs, the fact that it's cross platform and the open way of development.		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 are its excellent support for various Audio and Video codecs, the fact that it's cross platform and the open way of development.

KamranMackey at 01:12, 7 December 2013

2013-12-07T01:12:13Z

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	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 the near future.		Thank you for visiting this page to find out what the VLC media player is all about. '''Please Note''': this page is ''Under Construction'' and might change in the 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 are its excellent support for various Audio and Video codecs, the fact that it's cross platform and the open way of development.		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 are its excellent support for various Audio and Video codecs, the fact that it's cross platform and the open way of development.

Corbax: /* External Links */

2013-09-24T16:32:13Z

External Links

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	{{Languages}}		{{Languages}}
	[[Category:Documentation]]		[[Category:Documentation]]
	~~{{stubs}}~~		[[Category:Stubs]]

Corbax: /* External Links */

2013-09-24T16:31:56Z

External Links

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Corbax at 16:31, 24 September 2013

2013-09-24T16:31:43Z

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			{{Stubs}}

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	*[[Common Problems]]		*[[Common Problems]]
	*Hotkeys		*[[Hotkeys]]
	**[[QtHotkeys]] (Qt is the default graphical interface)
	**[[Hotkeys ~~table~~]]
	**[[How to set global hotkeys]]		**[[How to set global hotkeys]]