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:''Download VLC from '''[ | :''Download VLC from '''[https://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC's Homepage]''' '' | ||
'''VLC media player''' ([[History|initially]] [[VideoLAN]] Client) is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats ([[MPEG]], [[DivX]]/[[Xvid]], [[Ogg]], and ''many'' more) as well as [[DVD]]s, [[VCD]]s, and various [[stream]]ing protocols. However in recent years it has also become a extremely powerful server to stream live and on demand video in several formats to our network and the Internet. VLC is made by the non-profit foundation [[VideoLAN]]. | '''VLC media player''' ([[History|initially]] [[VideoLAN]] Client) is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats ([[MPEG]], [[DivX]]/[[Xvid]], [[Ogg]], and ''many'' more) as well as [[DVD]]s, [[VCD]]s, and various [[stream]]ing protocols. However in recent years it has also become a extremely powerful server to stream live and on demand video in several formats to our network and the Internet. VLC is made by the non-profit foundation [[VideoLAN]]. | ||
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* [[History|History of the project]] | * [[History|History of the project]] | ||
* [[VLC CodeNames]] | * [[VLC CodeNames]] | ||
* [ | * [https://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC Home page] | ||
* [[VLC Features]] | * [[VLC Features]] | ||
* [[Main Page|VideoLAN Wiki Home]] | * [[Main Page|VideoLAN Wiki Home]] | ||
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== HOW to == | == HOW to == | ||
* Check out all the ''possibilities'' of [[What can VLC do?|what VLC can do]] | * Check out all the ''possibilities'' of [[What can VLC do?|what VLC can do]] | ||
* Want to know [[how to|HOW TO]] do things with VLC? | * Want to know [[how to|HOW TO]] do things with VLC? | ||
* Get help with some [[Common Problems]] | * Get help with some [[Common Problems]] | ||
* View some of VLC's [[Awards]] | * View some of VLC's [[Awards]] | ||
== Tips and Tricks == | == Tips and Tricks == | ||
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* [[Uncommon uses|Mad things you can do with VLC]] | * [[Uncommon uses|Mad things you can do with VLC]] | ||
* [[Notes about other clients]] (Interoperability) | * [[Notes about other clients]] (Interoperability) | ||
[[Category:Player]] [[Category:VideoLAN projects]] | [[Category:Player]] [[Category:VideoLAN projects]] | ||
Revision as of 08:06, 16 October 2014
- Download VLC from VLC's Homepage
VLC media player (initially VideoLAN Client) is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG, DivX/Xvid, Ogg, and many more) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. However in recent years it has also become a extremely powerful server to stream live and on demand video in several formats to our network and the Internet. VLC is made by the non-profit foundation VideoLAN.
It started as a student project at the French École Centrale, Paris but is now a worldwide project with developers from 20 countries. (more).
VLC is built in a modular way. This means that you can choose from a range of different modules to decide how to control VLC and how to display the video output.
Use VLC on your platform
Operating Systems |
GNU/Linux |
Related Links
HOW to
- Check out all the possibilities of what VLC can do
- Want to know HOW TO do things with VLC?
- Get help with some Common Problems
- View some of VLC's Awards
Tips and Tricks
- You can download extra Skins for VLC
- Add different interfaces to control VLC in different ways, such as from mouse gestures or even through the internet.
- Mad things you can do with VLC
- Notes about other clients (Interoperability)