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<div style="font-size:162%;border:none;margin: 0;padding:.1em;color:#000">Welcome to [[Documentation:Documentation|VideoLAN's&nbsp;Documentation]],</div>
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<div style="top:+0.2em;font-size: 95%">The reference documentation on VideoLAN's projects.</div>
| style="width:280px;text-align:center;white-space:nowrap;color:#000" | <div style="font-size:162%;border:none;margin: 0;padding:.1em;color:#000">Welcome to [[Documentation|VideoLAN's&nbsp;Documentation]],</div> <div style="top:+0.2em;font-size: 95%">The reference documentation on VideoLAN's projects.</div> <div id="articlecount" style="width:100%;text-align:center;font-size:85%;">Articles under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU General Public License] only.</div>
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<div id="articlecount" style="width:100%;text-align:center;font-size:85%;">Articles under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU General Public License] only.</div>
 
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*[[VideoLAN|VideoLAN]]
 
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*[[VLC|VLC media player]]
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*[[Documentation:Documentation|Documentation]]
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*[[VLC|VLC media player]]  
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*[http://www.videolan.org Main Site]
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*[http://www.videolan.org Main Site]  
 
*[http://forum.videolan.org Forum]  
 
 
*[http://planet.videolan.org News from developers]
 
*[http://planet.videolan.org News from developers]
 
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*[http://www.videolan.org/developers/ Developer's website]
*[http://www.videolan.org/developers/ Developer's website]  
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*[http://nightlies.videolan.org Latest builds]
*[http://nightlies.videolan.org Latest builds]  
 
 
*[http://trac.videolan.org Trac, Bugs, SVN and roadmap]
 
*[http://trac.videolan.org Trac, Bugs, SVN and roadmap]
 
 
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<br> ''Pages in the "Documentation" namespace are part of the official VLC media player documentation.''
 
  
''All pages in this namespace are licensed under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU General Public License].''
 
  
'''Note: Parts of this documentation are currently outdated or incomplete. If you have good knowledge of a particular subject and feel that it could be documented better, please update the appropriate wiki page.'''  
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''Pages in the "Documentation" namespace are part of the official VLC media player documentation.''
  
== [[Documentation:Play HowTo|VLC Usage Documentation]] ==
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''All pages in this namespace are licensed under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU General Public License].''
  
User documentation for everyone.  
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'''Note: Parts of this documentation are currently outdated or incomplete. If you have good knowledge of a particular subject and feel that it could be documented better, please update the appropriate wiki page.'''
  
*[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/VLC 1.2 Interface on Windows 7|VLC Interface 1.2 on Windows 7]]
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== [[Documentation:Play HowTo|VLC Usage Documentation]] ==
*[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/Interface Windows|Basic_Use/Interface_Windows]]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;[[Image:LargeVLC.png|50x50px]]
 
*[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/Interface OSX|Basic_Use/Interface_OSX]]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;'''''DOWNLOAD'''''
 
*[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Introduction to VLC|Introduction to VideoLAN and VLC]]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;[[Image:Windows-7-logo.jpg|50x50px]]&nbsp;http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;[[Image:Apple-logo-300x300.jpg|50x50px]]&nbsp;http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;[[Image:Ubuntu.png|50x50px]] &nbsp;http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-ubuntu.html &nbsp; &nbsp;
 
  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Overview and history of the VideoLAN project. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;[[Image:Fedora logo.svg.png|50x50px]]&nbsp;http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-fedora.html<br>
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User documentation for everyone.
  
*[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Installing VLC|Installation]]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;[[Image:Installer.png|100x100px]]
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*[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/VLC 1.2 Interface on Windows 7|VLC Interface 1.2 on Windows 7]]
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**Introduction to the interface of VLC 1.2 on Windows 7
  
'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Installation instructions for a variety of computers.'''<br>
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*[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Introduction to VLC|Introduction to VideoLAN and VLC]]
  
*[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use|VLC Usage]]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;[[Image:Interface1.png|100x100px]]
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'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Overview and history of the VideoLAN project.'''
**How to play audio/video materials with the VLC media player. (For versions 0.9 and newer)
 
  
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*[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Installing VLC|Installation]]
  
*[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/Interface|Interface]]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;[[Image:Default Interface Mac.PNG|100x100px]]
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'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Installation instructions for a variety of computers.'''<br>  
**Short introduction to the interface of the VLC Media Player
 
 
 
<br>
 
 
 
*[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/Audio|Audio]]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;[[Image:Basic audio stereomono.png|150x100px]]
 
**Playing audio (e.g. visualization, selection of devices)
 
*[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/Video|Video]]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;[[Image:Basic video fullscreen interface.png|100x100px]]
 
**Playing video (e.g. cropping, screen-/snapshots)
 
*[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/Playback|Playback]]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Image:Playbackcontrols.png|100x100px]]
 
**Navigation through media files (e.g. chapters, bookmarks)
 
*[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/Playlist|Playlist]]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;[[Image:Basic playlist default.png|100x100px]]
 
**Creating and managing playlists
 
*[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/Subtitles|Subtitles]]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;[[Image:VLCSubs.png|100x100px]]
 
**Selection of subtitles
 
*[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/Video and Audio Filters|Video and Audio Filters]]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Image:Effects and Filters.PNG|100x100px]]
 
 
 
Usage of VLC's filters (equalizer, video filters)
 
 
 
<br>  
 
 
 
*[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/Snapshots|Snapshots]]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;[[Image:Basic snapshots config.png|100x100px]]
 
**How to create snap-/screenshots
 
  
*[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/Hotkeys|Hotkeys]]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;[[Image:VLC-hotkeys.png|100x100px]]  
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*[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use|VLC Usage]]
**Configuration of VLC's hotkeys
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**How to play audio/video materials with the VLC media player. (For versions 0.9 and newer)
*[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/Basic troubleshooting|Troubleshooting]]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Image:Intf-wx-messages.jpg|100x100px]]  
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**[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/Interface|Interface]]  
**Solutions for some common problems  
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***Short introduction to the interface of the VLC Media Player
*[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Advanced Use of VLC|Advanced Use]]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;[[Image:VLCadvanceopen.png|100x100px]]  
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**[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/Audio|Audio]]
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***Playing audio (e.g. visualization, selection of devices)
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**[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/Video|Video]]
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***Playing video (e.g. cropping, screen-/snapshots)
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**[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/Playback|Playback]]
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***Navigation through media files (e.g. chapters, bookmarks)
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**[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/Playlist|Playlist]]
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***Creating and managing playlists
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**[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/Subtitles|Subtitles]]
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***Selection of subtitles
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**[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/Video and Audio Filters|Video and Audio Filters]]  
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***Usage of VLC's filters (equalizer, video filters)
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**[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/Snapshots|Snapshots]]
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***How to create snap-/screenshots
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**[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/Hotkeys|Hotkeys]]  
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***Configuration of VLC's hotkeys
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**[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/Basic troubleshooting|Troubleshooting]]  
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***Solutions for some common problems  
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*[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Advanced Use of VLC|Advanced Use]]  
 
**Advanced instruction on streams, filters, plug-ins and more.  
 
**Advanced instruction on streams, filters, plug-ins and more.  
*[[Documentation:WebPlugin|Using VLC inside a webpage]]&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Image:Web.JPG|100x100px]]  
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*[[Documentation:WebPlugin|Using VLC inside a webpage]]  
**How to build webpages that use the VLC Web plugin.
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**How to build webpages that use the VLC Web plugin.  
 
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*[[VLC Uninstall|Uninstallation]]  
[[VLC Uninstall|Uninstallation]]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;[[Image:Uninstall.PNG|100x100px]]  
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**Uninstallation instructions.
 
 
*Uninstallation instructions.
 
  
 
== [[Documentation:Streaming HowTo|VLC Streaming Documentation]]  ==
 
== [[Documentation:Streaming HowTo|VLC Streaming Documentation]]  ==
  
This document explains how to stream, transcode and save streams using the VideoLAN solution.&nbsp;
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This document explains how to stream, transcode and save streams using the VideoLAN solution. '''OUTDATED'''  
 
 
'''NOTE: See [[Documentation:Streaming HowTo New|Streaming HowTo New]] for more updated information regarding streaming (WIP).''' [[Image:StreamSelect.png]]
 
 
 
== [[Documentation:Hacker's Guide|The Hacker's Guide to VLC]]  ==
 
 
 
This document will detail the inner workings of VLC and its source code.
 
 
 
*[[Hacker Guide/Audio Filters|Audio Filters]]
 
*[[Hacker Guide/Core|Core]]
 
*[[Hacker Guide/Modules source tree|Modules source tree]]
 
*[[Hacker Guide/VLM Internals|VLM Internals]]
 
 
 
== [[Documentation:Modules|The VLC Modules Index]]  ==
 
 
 
This document references most of the VLC modules and their options as well as some example uses.
 
 
 
<u>'''INTERFACE'''</u>
 
 
 
'''Graphics'''<br>
 
 
 
'''Text''' '''Other'''
 
 
 
<u>'''OUTPUT'''</u>
 
 
 
'''Audio output'''
 
 
 
'''Video output'''
 
 
 
'''Stream output'''
 
 
 
<u>'''FILTERS'''</u>
 
 
 
'''Audio filters'''
 
 
 
'''video filters'''
 
 
 
'''video-sub filters'''
 
 
 
'''video output filters'''
 
 
 
'''visualizations'''
 
 
 
'''access filters'''
 
 
 
<u>'''OTHER'''</u>
 
 
 
'''Accesses'''  
 
  
'''Access Outputs<br> Codecs<br> Audio<br> Video<br> Subtitles<br> Demuxers<br> Playlist'''  
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'''NOTE: See [[Documentation:Streaming HowTo New|Streaming HowTo New]] for more updated information regarding streaming (WIP).'''
  
'''Muxers <br>Service Discovery'''
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== [[Documentation:Hacker's Guide|The Hacker's Guide to VLC]] ==
  
'''Misc'''
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This document will detail the inner workings of VLC and its source code.
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* [[Hacker Guide/Audio Filters|Audio Filters]]
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* [[Hacker Guide/Core|Core]]
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* [[Hacker Guide/Modules source tree|Modules source tree]]
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* [[Hacker Guide/VLM Internals|VLM Internals]]
  
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== [[Documentation:Modules|The VLC Modules Index]] ==
  
[[Image:Other projects.png]]
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This document references most of the VLC modules and their options as well as some example uses.
  
<br>
 
  
 
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Revision as of 06:48, 30 January 2012


The reference documentation on VideoLAN's projects.
Articles under the GNU General Public License only.


Pages in the "Documentation" namespace are part of the official VLC media player documentation.

All pages in this namespace are licensed under the GNU General Public License.

Note: Parts of this documentation are currently outdated or incomplete. If you have good knowledge of a particular subject and feel that it could be documented better, please update the appropriate wiki page.

VLC Usage Documentation

User documentation for everyone.

       Overview and history of the VideoLAN project.

       Installation instructions for a variety of computers.

  • VLC Usage
    • How to play audio/video materials with the VLC media player. (For versions 0.9 and newer)
    • Interface
      • Short introduction to the interface of the VLC Media Player
    • Audio
      • Playing audio (e.g. visualization, selection of devices)
    • Video
      • Playing video (e.g. cropping, screen-/snapshots)
    • Playback
      • Navigation through media files (e.g. chapters, bookmarks)
    • Playlist
      • Creating and managing playlists
    • Subtitles
      • Selection of subtitles
    • Video and Audio Filters
      • Usage of VLC's filters (equalizer, video filters)
    • Snapshots
      • How to create snap-/screenshots
    • Hotkeys
      • Configuration of VLC's hotkeys
    • Troubleshooting
      • Solutions for some common problems
  • Advanced Use
    • Advanced instruction on streams, filters, plug-ins and more.
  • Using VLC inside a webpage
    • How to build webpages that use the VLC Web plugin.
  • Uninstallation
    • Uninstallation instructions.

VLC Streaming Documentation

This document explains how to stream, transcode and save streams using the VideoLAN solution. OUTDATED

NOTE: See Streaming HowTo New for more updated information regarding streaming (WIP).

The Hacker's Guide to VLC

This document will detail the inner workings of VLC and its source code.

The VLC Modules Index

This document references most of the VLC modules and their options as well as some example uses.


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