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<div style="font-size:162%;border:none;margin: 0;padding:.1em;color:#000">Welcome to [[Main_Page|Videolan's&nbsp;Wiki]],</div>
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<div style="top:+0.2em;font-size: 95%">The reference documentation and tips on VideoLAN's projects.</div>
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<div id="articlecount" style="width:100%;text-align:center;font-size:85%;">[[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles in English</div>
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<h2 style="width:250px; margin:0 auto; border:1px solid #a3bfb1; padding:0.2em 0.4em; color:black; background:#cedff2; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold;">Users</h2>
*[[VideoLAN|VideoLAN]]
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*[[VLC|VLC]]
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* [[Documentation:Documentation|Documentation]]
*[[Documentation:Documentation|Documentation]]
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* [[VSG:Main|VLC Support Guide]]
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* [[Knowledge Base]]
*[http://www.videolan.org Main Site]
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* [[Frequently Asked Questions|FAQ]]
*[http://forum.videolan.org Forum]
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* [[Report_Bugs|Report a bug]]
*[http://planet.videolan.org News from developers]
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* [[Help VideoLAN|Join the project]]
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*[http://developers.videolan.org Developer's website]
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*[http://nightlies.videolan.org Latest builds]
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*[http://trac.videolan.org Trac, Bugs, SVN and roadmap]
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* [[:Category:Building|Compile VLC]]
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* [[Developers_Corner|Develop on VLC]]
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* [[Control VLC instance|Control, Extend VLC]]
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* [[libVLC|Use libVLC SDK]]
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* [[x264]]
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cef2e0;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3bfb1;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">What is VideoLAN ?</h2>
 
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|style="color:#000"| VideoLAN is an Open Source team and a community that develop and support video projects.
 
VideoLAN produces free software projects under the GNU GPL Licence.
 
Here is a short list of the projects :
 
* [[VLC]], the more common program, is a complete video solution that can play many types of media files and streamed media. It can also create media streams, save and transcode media files in different formats and quality than the original file.
 
* [[VLS]] is a streaming server, used for professional streaming solutions. It shares some features with VLC. '''It is deprecated and unmaintained'''
 
* [[VLCS]] '''It is deprecated and unmaintained'''
 
* [[VLMS]] '''It is deprecated and unmaintained'''
 
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VideoLAN is made up of two programs:
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* [[VLC| VLC media player]], the more common program, plays many types of media files and streamed media. It can create media streams and save media files in different formats and quality than the original file.
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* [[VLS]], or VideoLAN Server is a streaming server, used for professional streaming solutions. It shares some features with VLC.
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<h2 style="margin:0; border:1px solid #a3bfb1; padding:0.2em 0.4em; color:black; background:#cedff2; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; text-align:start;">What is VideoLAN?</h2>
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'''[[VideoLAN]]''' is a ''[[VideoLAN Team|team]]'' and a ''[[Contribute|community]]'' that develop and support [[open source]] [[:Category:VideoLAN_projects|video projects]].
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<h2 style="margin:0; border:1px solid #a3bfb1; padding:0.2em 0.4em; color:black; background:#cedff2; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; text-align:start;">What is VLC?</h2>
  
===VLC media player===
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{{VLC}} {{VLC:latest_version}} is a multimedia player which plays all media formats on all platforms.
 
 
* Want to know [[How to|how to]] do things with VLC?
 
* Get help with some [[Common Problems]]
 
 
 
Advice for VLC on your platform...
 
* [[VLCMacOSX|Mac OS X]]
 
* [[Windows]]
 
* [[BeOS]]
 
* [[Linux|GNU/Linux]]
 
* [[FreeBSD]]
 
 
 
[http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ Get VLC!]
 
 
 
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=== [[Documentation:Documentation|Official Documentation]] ===
 
 
 
=== Knowledge Base ===
 
 
 
Our [[Knowledge Base]] has information on
 
* [[Codec]]s
 
* [[Fileformat|Files]]
 
* [[Dictionary]]
 
* [[Knowledge Base|more &raquo;]]
 
 
 
 
 
==== Tips and Tricks ====
 
* You can download extra [[Skins]] for VLC
 
* Add [[Additional Interfaces]] to control VLC in different ways, such as from [[Mouse Gestures|mouse gestures]] or even [[Web_Interface|through the internet]].
 
* [[Uncommon uses|Mad things you can do with VLC]]
 
* Find out [[We Use VideoLAN|who uses VideoLAN]]
 
* View VideoLAN's [[Awards]]
 
  
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'''[https://videolan.org/vlc/ Download VLC!]'''
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=== Developers Corner ===
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=== Edit the Wiki! ===
VideoLAN is also a development community that you can join.  
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This website is a [[wikipedia:Wiki|Wiki]], so please edit it! Please keep content appropriate and useful.
  
You can help videolan by developing, doing artwork, promoting us, ...
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To modify the contents of this wiki, you need to [[Special:CreateAccount|create an account]], which is very fast.
  
The [[Developers Corner]] contains various information relative to development: Howtos, work in progress, ...
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'''NOTE:''' This is not the place to [[report bugs]] or to [https://forum.videolan.org request help].
  
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''Check out our [[VideoLAN Wiki:Syntax|VideoLAN wiki syntax]] and our [[Sandbox|test page]].''
 
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=== Edit the Wiki! ===
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[[Category:VideoLAN Wiki]]
 
 
Please note that to modify the content of the Wiki, or to submit articles or FAQ questions, you need to be identified. Please create an account, this is very fast.
 
Feel free to add to this site, however, keep content appropriate and useful. This is not the place to report bugs or to request help. [http://www.videolan.org/support/bug-reporting.html See our info on bug reporting].
 
 
 
=== More on... ===
 
 
 
* [[T-Shirt Design Contest]]
 
* [[Channel Information Service]]
 
* [[Notes about other clients]] (Interoperability)
 
* [[VideoLAN in the News]]
 

Latest revision as of 03:33, 21 November 2019



What is VideoLAN?

VideoLAN is a team and a community that develop and support open source video projects.

What is VLC?

VLC media player 3.0.12 is a multimedia player which plays all media formats on all platforms.

Download VLC!


Edit the Wiki!

This website is a Wiki, so please edit it! Please keep content appropriate and useful.

To modify the contents of this wiki, you need to create an account, which is very fast.

NOTE: This is not the place to report bugs or to request help.

Check out our VideoLAN wiki syntax and our test page.