Documentation:Modules

This page lists most of the modules present in the official VLC source code. Understanding these pages might require that you know about VLC and its command line usage. It is recommended that you read the other documentation first.

To list all the available modules in your VLC build, use:

% vlc --list

To list a module's configuration options, use:

% vlc -p <modulename> --advanced --help-verbose

Interfaces

Graphical

• wxWidgets
• Skins2
• Qt4
• Mac OS X
• BeOS
• Windows CE

Text

• remote control (rc)
• telnet
• ncurses

Other

• HTTP
• Hotkeys
• lirc

Outputs

Audio Output

• DirectX
• waveout
• portaudio
• SDL

• AUHAL
• jack

• Alsa
• OSS
• aRts
• esound

• file

Video Output

• Direct3D
• DirectX
• Windows GDI
• OpenGL for windows

• OpenGL

• XVideo
• X11
• OpenGL (GLX)
• Framebuffer
• Direct framebuffer

• SDL
• Colored ASCII Art
• ASCII Art
• Image

Stream Output

• Standard (std)
• Transcode
• Duplicate
• RTP
• Elementary Stream (es)
• Display
• Dummy

• Bridge Out
• Bridge In
• Mosaic Bridge

• Autodel
• Gather
• Description
• Switcher
• Transrate

Filters

Video Filters

• Adjust
• Gradient
• Invert
• Wave
• Ripple
• Motion Blur
• Psychedelic
• Noise
• Color Threshold
• Rotate
• Extract
• Logo Erase
• Gaussian Blur
• Sharpen

The following video filters are for use in transcode only:

• Crop Padd
• Canvas

The following video filters are for use in the mosaic framework only:

• Blue Screen
• Alpha mask

Video Sub-Filters

• Marq
• RSS
• Logo
• Mosaic
• Time (up to 0.8.6)

Video Output Filters

• Deinterlace
• Transform
• Wall
• Crop
• Panoramix
• Clone
• Logo
• Magnify
• Puzzle
• Distort (up to 0.8.6)

Visualizations

• Visualizer
• Goom
• Galaktos

Access Filters

• Timeshift
• Record
• Dump
• Bandwidth

Other

Accesses

• File
• Directory
• dvdnav
• dvdread
• VCD
• HTTP
• FTP
• UDP/RTP
• RTSP
• MMS
• Screen
• Fake

Linux specific:

• DV
• DVB
• PVR
• Video4Linux (v4l)
• Video4Linux2 (v4l2)
• Dc 1394 FIXME: shouldn't link outside of Documentation:Modules/

Windows specific:

• BDA
• DirectShow

Demuxers

Playlist

• m3u
• pls
• b4s
• dvb
• podcast
• XSPF
• Winamp Shoutcast
• ASX
• sgimb
• QTL
• gvi

Service Discovery

• SAP
• Shoutcast
• Podcast
• HAL
• DAAP
• Bonjour
• UPnP (intel)
• UPnP (cyberlink)

Misc

• netsync
• motion control

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