Documentation:VLC for dummies

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VLC for dummies

Introduction

Thank you for visiting this page to find out what VLC is about. Please note that this page is in construction and might change in a near future. VideoLan Client (or VLC for short) is an free and open source software media player. Features that make VLC the preferred media player for a lot of people is its excellent support for various audio and video codecs, the fact that it is cross platform and the open way of development.

This page will describe the steps to perform the basic steps of using VLC. For more advanced uses see the VLC Play HowTo for a complete user guide, or VLC Streaming HowTo for the advanced streaming features that VLC is capable of.

Understanding the VLC interface (to be written)

This part will describe the basic VLC interface (Qt interface).

Playing a media file (to be written)

Basic steps to play an audio file or movie.