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Below are some handy guides for using {{VLC}}
 
Below are some handy guides for using {{VLC}}
  
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===Playing Video and Audio===
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=== Playing Video and Audio ===
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* [[What can vlc do#How to enable/use subtitles|Use Subtitles]]
 
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*: Playing movies with subtitles
 
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* [[How to Use a Capture Card|Use a Capture Card]]
 
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*: This explains how to watch TV or get video from your capture card.
 
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* How to convert [http://www.pavtube.com/hd-video-converter/ HD video to AVI] with HD converter software.
 
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* Pavtube [http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_ipod/ iPod video converter],can convert AVI, MPEG, WMV, MOV, etc to Apple iPod video.
 
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* [[What can vlc do#Play DVD/SVCD/VCD iso's / Images|Play DVDs and Disks from the image file]]
 
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* How to [http://www.flvsoft.com/flv_to_avi/ convert FLV to AVI], MP4, MPG, MPEG, ASF, WMV, MOV, 3GP, AMR and more?
 
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* 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.
 
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* 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.
 
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* The excellent [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_apple_tv/ DVD to Apple TV software] also enables you to custom file size.
 
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* For mobile users to convert [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_3gp/ free dvd to 3gp converter] video files.
 
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* It can Convert [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_blackberry/ DVD to BlackBerry] video for Blackberry Storm 9530 9500, 8800.
 
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* [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_gphone/ DVD to Gphone Converter], you can put DVD on Gphone(G1)with functions including DVD subtitle.
 
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* Youtube's [http://www.pavtube.com/mpeg/h264.html Video to H.264] File.
 
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*: This explains how to use movies encoded onto an ISO file.
 
  
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===Adjusting Settings===
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*[[What can vlc do#How_to_enable.2Fuse_subtitles|Use Subtitles]]
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*:Playing movies with subtitles
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*[[How to Use a Capture Card|Use a Capture Card]]
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*:This explains how to watch TV or get video from your capture card.
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*[[What can VLC do?#Disk_image|Play DVDs and Disks from the image file]]
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*:This explains how to use movies encoded onto an ISO file.
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=== Adjusting Settings ===
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* [[What can vlc do#How to adjust picture brightness/colors/contrast..|Adjust Picture Brightness and Contrast]]
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* [[What can vlc do#How to control the aspect ratio of the video|Edit the Aspect Ratio of a video]]
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*[[VLC HowTo/Adjust image settings|Adjust image settings]]
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* 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.
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*: This explains how to adjust video image settings: hue, brightness, contrast, saturation, and gamma
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* [http://www.pavtube.com/youtube-converter-mac/ YouTube converter for Mac] OS X software which helps you convert YouTube video to avi.
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*[[VLC HowTo/Change the aspect ratio|Change the aspect ratio]]
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* [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).
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*[[Crop|Crop video]]  
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* 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.
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*[[VLC HowTo/Hardware acceleration|Hardware acceleration]]
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* The suitable tool help you [http://www.pavtube.com/mpeg/ convert DVD to MPEG], VCD, SVCD, MPEG-2 movie.
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*: How to adjust hardware acceleration settings under the Qt Interface for the 3.x.x branch of VLC
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* [[How_to_disable_acceleration_in_Win32|Disable video acceleration in Win32]]
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*[[How to save bookmarks|Save bookmarks]]  
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* [[How_to_save_bookmarks | Save bookmarks]]
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*[[How to play multiple instances of VLC|How to play multiple instances]]
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* [[How_to_play_multiple_instances_of_VLC | How to play multiple instances]]
 
  
 
===Remote Control for VLC===
 
===Remote Control for VLC===
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* [[Control VLC via a widget]] on the Mac desktop
 
* [[Control VLC via a widget]] on the Mac desktop
 
* [[Control VLC from an iPhone]]
 
* [[Control VLC from an iPhone]]
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* [http://www.pavtube.com/mod-converter-mac/ Mod Converter for Mac] also helps you to edit your Mod file and optimize it.
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* [[Control VLC from an Android Phone]]
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* [http://www.pavtube.com/tod-converter-mac/ Mac Tod converter] provides several optimized seetings for iPod adn iPhone.
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* [[Control VLC from a webOS phone]]
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* [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>
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*: Formerly known as Palm webOS
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* [http://www.pavtube.com/mkv-converter-mac/ MKV Converter for Mac] provides powerful edit functions, such as trim video, crop.
 
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* [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.
 
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* [[How to Use Creative Remote]]
 
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*: Explains how to control {{VLC}} with Creative brand remote controls
 
  
 
===Transcoding and Streaming===
 
===Transcoding and Streaming===
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* [[Play_on_Zune| Play video on your Zune]]
 
* [[Play_on_Zune| Play video on your Zune]]
 
*: This explains how to convert your videos so they play on your Zune.
 
*: This explains how to convert your videos so they play on your Zune.
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* [[Fixing .flv to .avi with Ffmpeg]]
 
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*: 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]]
 
* [[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
 
*: 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]]
 
* [[Streaming_to_ActiveX_for_Windows_Media_Player | Streaming from a webcam to an ActiveX embedded object page]]
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* [[How_to_add_logo | Add a logo on your videos]]
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* [[How_to_add_a_logo | Add a logo on your videos]]
 
* [[Mosaic| Create a Mosaic]]
 
* [[Mosaic| Create a Mosaic]]
 
*: This explains how to set up a mosaic from a few streams like a TV portal.
 
*: This explains how to set up a mosaic from a few streams like a TV portal.
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* [[How to Batch Encode]]
 
* [[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.
 
*: 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.
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* [[Transcode]]
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*: This explains converting (transcoding) a file.
 
* [[How to merge and transcode multiple videos]]
 
* [[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.
 
*: This explains how to take several source videos and merge then transcode resulting in a single file output.
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* [[Extract audio from a file]]
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*: This explains how to extract the audio track from a file.
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* [[Extract audio]]
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*: This explains how to extract the audio track from a DVD.
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* [[Rip a DVD]]
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*: This explains how to rip a DVD using VLC
  
 
===Using VLC in other Applications===
 
===Using VLC in other Applications===
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* [[ActiveX]]
 
* [[ActiveX]]
 
*: Specification for ActiveX control
 
*: Specification for ActiveX control
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* [[ExternalAPI|Use VLC's External API]]
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* [[LibVLC|Use VLC's External API]]
 
*: Information for using libvlc
 
*: Information for using libvlc
 
* [[Use in Media Center]]
 
* [[Use in Media Center]]
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* To display the [http://www.blogigo.com/avimedia AVI resource], place a ccrpAnimation control on a form.
 
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* The SAV shall connect for receiving and displaying the [http://mp4media.multiply.com/journal MP4 Resource].
 
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* Clouds A [http://winvideofan.squarespace.com WMV resource] made using PhotoStory 3.
 
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* Collection of 7610 [http://3gpmedia.weebly.com/ 3gp media] player freeware, shareware download.
 
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* [http://mkvripper.com MKV ripper] is the best MKV file converter, support convert MKV to AVI, WMV, MP4, MOV, MP3, WMA.
 
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* Audio &amp; [http://mp3resource.typepad.com/kankanti-mp3-blog/ MP3 Resource]: MP3, Made Easy.
 
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* [[Useful Firefox Extensions]]
 
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* [[GWT]]
 
* [[GWT]]
 
*: Google WebToolkit
 
*: Google WebToolkit
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* [[Change the brightness or contrast of a video|Change a video]]
 
* [[Change the brightness or contrast of a video|Change a video]]
 
*: This explains how to edit a video and save the changes
 
*: This explains how to edit a video and save the changes
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* A free iPhone [http://3gsconverter.com 3GS converter] that converts video files, YouTube videos, movies and DVD's for your iPhone.
 
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* Note that if a user starts browsing in another browser tab while viewing [http://beconverter.com zune resource].
 
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Schemes like [http://mpegmedia.blogsarena.com/ MPEG introduce], are again only acceptable in distribution scenarios.
 
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* Music Festival [http://for-dvd.com DVD Introduce] your little on to the splendor and delight of Mozart's classical music.
 
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* Young [http://iphonefans.over-blog.com/ Love iPhone] 3G Skins.
 
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* The blog of a girl who with [http://pspportablefans.blogspot.com/ love PSP] games.
 
 
* [[How to create thumbnails]]
 
* [[How to create thumbnails]]
 
* [[How to Use Lirc]]
 
* [[How to Use Lirc]]
 
* [[How to shut down computer]] when VLC playback is over...
 
* [[How to shut down computer]] when VLC playback is over...
 
* [[How to make VLC the default player]]
 
* [[How to make VLC the default player]]
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* [[How to use VLC for transcription in linux]]
  
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== See also ==
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[[Category:How To|*]]
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Latest revision as of 03:51, 29 March 2019

See also: Category:How To

Below are some handy guides for using VLC media player

Playing Video and Audio

How to...

Adjusting Settings

How to...

Remote Control for VLC

How to...

Transcoding and Streaming

How to...

Using VLC in other Applications

How to...

Other Stuff

How to...
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