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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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<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 media player]]
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* [[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]
 
*[http://nightlies.videolan.org Latest builds]
 
*[http://trac.videolan.org Trac, Bugs, SVN and roadmap]
 
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What is VideoLAN ?</h2>
 
 
 
'''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.
 
 
 
== VideoLAN infos ==
 
See how you can [[contact VideoLAN|contact]] the team.
 
 
 
* [[Intellectual Properties]]
 
* [[FAQ]]
 
* Find out [[We Use VideoLAN|who uses VideoLAN]]
 
* View some of VideoLAN's [[Awards]]
 
* [[VideoLAN in the News]]
 
 
 
== VideoLAN's projects ==
 
Here is a short list of the projects linked more or less closely to the VideoLAN project:
 
* [[VLC| VLC media player]], the core and main program, is a complete video solution that is a player, a live transcoder and a streamer.
 
* [[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''.
 
 
 
* [[libdvdcss]], a C library to access DVDs without having to bother about the decryption.
 
* [[libdvbpsi]], a C library to decode and generate MPEG TS and DVB PSI tables.
 
* [[x264]], a H264 / AVC encoder, that is still under heavy development.
 
* [[libdca]], a DTS Coherent Acoustics decoder.
 
* [[libdvdplay]], a DVD navigation library.
 
 
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[http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ Get VLC!] [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ Download VLC!]
 
 
[[VLC| What is VLC media player ??]]
 
 
* Want to know [[How to|how to]] do things with VLC?
 
* Get help with some [[Common Problems]]
 
 
Advice for VLC on your platform...
 
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* [[:Category:Building|Compile VLC]]
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* [[Developers_Corner|Develop on VLC]]
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* 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]]
 
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=== [[Documentation:Documentation|Official Documentation]] ===
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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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* [[Knowledge Base|more &raquo;]]
 
  
* [[FAQ]]
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{{VLC}} {{VLC:latest_version}} is a multimedia player which plays all media formats on all platforms.
  
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'''[https://videolan.org/vlc/ Download VLC!]'''
 
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=== Developers Corner ===
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=== Edit the Wiki! ===
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This website is a [[wikipedia:Wiki|Wiki]], so please edit it! Please keep content appropriate and useful.
  
VideoLAN is also a development community that you can join.  
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To modify the contents of this wiki, you need to [[Special:CreateAccount|create an account]], which is very fast.
  
You can help videolan by developing, doing artwork, promoting us, ...
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'''NOTE:''' This is not the place to [[report bugs]] or to [https://forum.videolan.org request help].
  
The [[Developers Corner]] contains various information relative to development: Howtos, work in progress, ...
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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)
 

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.