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==Overview of the VideoLAN project==
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VideoLAN is a complete software solution for video streaming and playback, developed by students of the [http://www.ecp.fr Ecole Centrale Paris] and developers from all over the world, under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU General Public License] (GPL). VideoLAN is designed to stream MPEG videos on high bandwidth networks.
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== Overview of the VideoLAN project  ==
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VideoLAN was a complete software solution for video streaming and playback, developed by students of the [http://www.ecp.fr Ecole Centrale Paris] and developers from all over the world, under the [https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU General Public License] (GPL).  
  
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VideoLAN was originally designed for network streaming but VideoLAN's main software, VLC media player has evolved to become a full-featured cross-platform media player.
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Originally VideoLAN was designed to stream MPEG videos on high-bandwidth networks, but VideoLAN's main software, VLC media player, has evolved to become a full-featured, cross-platform media player.  
  
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More details about the project can be found on the [http://www.videolan.org/ VideoLAN Web site].
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Now the Non-Profit Organisation developing and offering the VLC media player is called: VideoLAN Organisation
  
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==VLC media player==
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More details about the project can be found on the [https://www.videolan.org/ VideoLAN Web site].
  
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Originally called VideoLAN Client, VLC media player is the main software of the VideoLAN solution.
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== VLC Media Player  ==
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[[File:Interface 2.PNG|thumb|left|194x150px|[[VLC]] 2.0 default interface, [[Windows]]]]
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Originally called ''VideoLAN Client'', VLC media player is VideoLAN's main software product.  
  
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VLC works on many platforms: Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, BeOS, BSD, Solaris, Familiar Linux, Yopy/Linupy and QNX. It can play:
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VLC media player works on many platforms: Linux, Windows, macOS, BeOS, BSD, Solaris, Android, iOS, QNX and many more...
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*MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 / DivX files from a hard disk, a CD-ROM drive, ...
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It supports the following video and audio formats: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4/DivX, h264, webm, mkv, DVDs, VCDs, Audio CDs, wmv and wma.
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* DVDs, VCDs, and Audio CDs
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* from  satellite card (DVB-S),
 
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* Several types of network stream : UDP Unicast, UDP Multicast (MPEG-TS), HTTP, RTP/RTSP, MMS, etc .
 
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* From acquisition or encoding cards (on GNU/Linux and Windows only)
 
  
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VLC can also be used as a streaming server. These aspects are detailed in the [[Documentation:Streaming HowTo|Streaming HowTo]].
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It can also play from external sources:
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* Satellite.
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* Cable.
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* Digital TV cards (DVB-S, DVB-T).
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* Several types of network streams: UDP/RTP Unicast, UDP/RTP Multicast, HTTP, RTSP, MMS, etc.
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* Acquisition or encoding cards.
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* Webcams and other devices.
  
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The present guide describes all the client (playback) aspects of VLC media player.
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VLC can also be used as a streaming server. This feature is described in the [[Documentation:Streaming HowTo|Streaming HowTo]].  
  
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==Getting some help==
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This guide describes all the playback (client) aspects of VLC media player.
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===Documentation===
 
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The user documentation of VideoLAN is made up of 4 documents:
 
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* The ''Play-Howto'': This document is the complete guide of VLC as a client.
 
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* The ''Streaming Howto'': This document is the complete guide of VLC as a streaming server. It will give you practical examples to set up your streaming solution.
 
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* The ''VLS user guide'': This document is the complete guide for VLS (VideoLAN's legacy streaming server)
 
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* The ''VideoLAN FAQ'': This document contains Frequently Asked Questions about VideoLAN.
 
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The latest version of these documents can be found on the [http://www.videolan.org/doc/ documentation page].
 
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===User support===
 
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There are different methods to get support from The VideoLAN team.
 
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For more details, please visit our [http://www.videolan.org/support/ Support page].
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 08:18, 11 February 2019

VLC User Guide

Quick Start Guide
Installing VLC
History
Usage
Interface
Open Media
Audio
Video
Playback
Playlist
Subtitles
Video and Audio Filters
Snapshots
Hotkeys
Uninstalling VLC
Troubleshooting
Advanced usage
Using VLC inside a webpage
Command line
Alternative Interfaces
Misc

Appendix
Building Pages for the HTTP Interface
Format String
Building Lua Playlist Scripts
View this alone

Overview of the VideoLAN project

VideoLAN was a complete software solution for video streaming and playback, developed by students of the Ecole Centrale Paris and developers from all over the world, under the GNU General Public License (GPL).

Originally VideoLAN was designed to stream MPEG videos on high-bandwidth networks, but VideoLAN's main software, VLC media player, has evolved to become a full-featured, cross-platform media player.

Now the Non-Profit Organisation developing and offering the VLC media player is called: VideoLAN Organisation

More details about the project can be found on the VideoLAN Web site.

VLC Media Player

VLC 2.0 default interface, Windows

Originally called VideoLAN Client, VLC media player is VideoLAN's main software product.

VLC media player works on many platforms: Linux, Windows, macOS, BeOS, BSD, Solaris, Android, iOS, QNX and many more... It supports the following video and audio formats: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4/DivX, h264, webm, mkv, DVDs, VCDs, Audio CDs, wmv and wma.

It can also play from external sources:

  • Satellite.
  • Cable.
  • Digital TV cards (DVB-S, DVB-T).
  • Several types of network streams: UDP/RTP Unicast, UDP/RTP Multicast, HTTP, RTSP, MMS, etc.
  • Acquisition or encoding cards.
  • Webcams and other devices.

VLC can also be used as a streaming server. This feature is described in the Streaming HowTo.

This guide describes all the playback (client) aspects of VLC media player.

This page is part of official VLC media player Documentation (User Guide • Streaming HowTo • Hacker Guide • Modules)
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Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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