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| − | Welcome to VLC's developers corner. This is a directory of everything to do with the development of VLC. If you are looking for information about downloading or using VLC, you should have a look at | + | Welcome to VLC's developers corner. This is a directory of everything to do with the development of VLC. If you are looking for information about downloading or using VLC, you should have a look at [http://www.videolan.org our website]. |
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Getting started at coding is a matter of finding something to fix, and fixing it. Once you have fixed something, you will want to send in a patch. If you do that a few times, you may want to apply for an SVN account so you can fix things directly. | Getting started at coding is a matter of finding something to fix, and fixing it. Once you have fixed something, you will want to send in a patch. If you do that a few times, you may want to apply for an SVN account so you can fix things directly. | ||
| − | You might be interested in having a look at our [[Mini_Projects]], which are some identified development efforts for which an existing VLC developer is willing to help a new developer in his progress. These [[Mini_Projects]] generally don't require a great knowledge of VLC code. | + | You might be interested in having a look at our [[Mini_Projects|Mini Projects]], which are some identified development efforts for which an existing VLC developer is willing to help a new developer in his progress. These [[Mini_Projects]] generally don't require a great knowledge of VLC code. |
It is recommended that you join the vlc-devel [http://developers.videolan.org/lists.html mailing list], where all commits are archived. | It is recommended that you join the vlc-devel [http://developers.videolan.org/lists.html mailing list], where all commits are archived. | ||
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* [[VoutRework|Vout Rework]] - improving the video output subsystem | * [[VoutRework|Vout Rework]] - improving the video output subsystem | ||
* [[ExternalAPI|External API]] - improving the external API to vlc | * [[ExternalAPI|External API]] - improving the external API to vlc | ||
| − | * [[MediaControlAPI|Media Control API]] - an high level player-independent media API, wrapping around our [[ExternalAPI]] | + | * [[MediaControlAPI|Media Control API]] - an high level player-independent media API, wrapping around our [[ExternalAPI|External API]] |
* [[0.8.6PlaylistTODO|0.8.6 Playlist TODO]] - Major changes in the upcoming version | * [[0.8.6PlaylistTODO|0.8.6 Playlist TODO]] - Major changes in the upcoming version | ||
* [[telnet rc rewrite]] - Merging the "telnet" and "rc" controls | * [[telnet rc rewrite]] - Merging the "telnet" and "rc" controls | ||
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==== Design ==== | ==== Design ==== | ||
| − | * [[DefaultSkinRequirements]] - what you need to make a skin that might be eligible for default skin | + | * [[DefaultSkinRequirements|Default Skin Requirements]] - what you need to make a skin that might be eligible for default skin |
| − | * [[WebsiteRedesign]] | + | * [[WebsiteRedesign|Website Redesign]] and [[WebsiteDesign|Design Proposals]] |
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Revision as of 16:42, 11 July 2006
Welcome to VLC's developers corner. This is a directory of everything to do with the development of VLC. If you are looking for information about downloading or using VLC, you should have a look at our website.
Compiling VLCTo compile VLC, you first need to get the Source Code.
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Joining usVideoLAN welcomes anyone wanting to help, either by writing code, finding or fixing bugs, starting or updating translations, doing graphics work, ... Getting startedGetting started at coding is a matter of finding something to fix, and fixing it. Once you have fixed something, you will want to send in a patch. If you do that a few times, you may want to apply for an SVN account so you can fix things directly. You might be interested in having a look at our Mini Projects, which are some identified development efforts for which an existing VLC developer is willing to help a new developer in his progress. These Mini_Projects generally don't require a great knowledge of VLC code. It is recommended that you join the vlc-devel mailing list, where all commits are archived. |
What is currently going on
These pages are used to coordinate some of the currently ongoing development or artwork works.
Development
- Vout Rework - improving the video output subsystem
- External API - improving the external API to vlc
- Media Control API - an high level player-independent media API, wrapping around our External API
- 0.8.6 Playlist TODO - Major changes in the upcoming version
- telnet rc rewrite - Merging the "telnet" and "rc" controls
- Simple Preferences - We wish to add a "simple" preferences mode, additionally to the full mode we already have
- Qt Interface TODO - A brand new qt4 interface ... in order to get rid of wxWidgets.
- Contrib Status - Contrib Libraries Status
Design
- Default Skin Requirements - what you need to make a skin that might be eligible for default skin
- Website Redesign and Design Proposals
Other software
VideoLAN is mainly about VLC, but not only.
Other software by VideoLAN include:
- libdvdcss, a library to access DVD data without bothering about the CSS encryption
- libdvdplay, a DVD navigation support library
- libdvbpsi, a library to decode and create MPEG-TS and DVB-PSI tables
- libdca, a DTS Coherent Acoustics audio decoder library
- x264, a H264 encoding library
Miscellaneous how-to
- Cédric Bosdonnat 's notes (fr) about developing a new module type.
