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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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<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]
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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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What is VideoLAN ?</h2>
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'''VideoLAN''' is an Open Source team and a ''community'' that develop and support 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 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]].
'''VideoLAN''' produces free software projects under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU General Public License].
 
 
 
== VideoLAN infos ==
 
See how you can [[contact VideoLAN|contact]] the team.
 
 
 
* [[Intellectual Properties]]
 
* [[FAQ]]
 
* Find out [[We Use VideoLAN|who uses VideoLAN]]
 
* [[VideoLAN in the News]]
 
 
 
== VideoLAN projects ==
 
Here is a short list of the main [[VideoLAN projects|projects]] hosted by 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. [[VLC|VLC]] can now do the same. ''VLS is deprecated and unmaintained''.
 
* [[MiniSAPServer]] is a SAP server.
 
* [[x264]], a free H264 / AVC encoder.
 
 
 
=== Libraries ===
 
* [[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.
 
* [[libdca]], a DTS Coherent Acoustics decoder.
 
 
 
Discover also [[VideoLAN projects|lesser known projects]]
 
 
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=== [[Documentation:Documentation|Official Documentation]] ===
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=== Knowledge Base ===
 
 
 
Our [[Knowledge Base]] has information on
 
* [[Codec]]s
 
* [[Fileformat|Files]]
 
* [[Dictionary]]
 
* [[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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[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]]
 
* View some of VLC's [[Awards]]
 
 
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* [[FreeBSD]]
 
 
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== 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]]
 
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<h2>HELP</h2>
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In this section, you can find how you can help the VideoLAN project, you being a programmer or not.
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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.
  
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To modify the contents of this wiki, you need to [[Special:CreateAccount|create an account]], which is very fast.
  
=== Developers Corner ===
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'''NOTE:''' This is not the place to [[report bugs]] or to [https://forum.videolan.org request help].
  
VideoLAN is also a development community that you can join.
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''Check out our [[VideoLAN Wiki:Syntax|VideoLAN wiki syntax]] and our [[Sandbox|test page]].''
 
 
You can help videolan by developing, doing artwork, promoting us, ...
 
 
 
The [[Developers Corner]] contains various information relative to development: Howtos, work in progress, ...
 
 
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[[Category:VideoLAN Wiki]]
=== Edit the 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.