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Note: many parts of this documentation are currently outdated / obsolete.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

VLC for dummies: an introduction to VLC

This document will be an introduction for VLC from version 0.9.0 and over. UNDER CONSTRUCTION

VLC Play HowTo

This document is the complete user guide for the VLC media player. OUTDATED

VLC Streaming HowTo

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 OUTDATED

The Hacker's Guide to VLC

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

The VLC Modules Index

This document references most of the VLC modules and their options as well as some example uses. UNDER CONSTRUCTION (available content is up to date)

This page is part of official VLC media player Documentation (User Guide • Streaming HowTo • Hacker Guide • Modules)
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