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

• Qt4
• Skins2
• macOS
• wxWidgets (up to 0.9)

Text

• remote control (rc)
• telnet (until 2.0.0)
• ncurses
• lua

Other

• HTTP
• Hotkeys
• lirc
• osc
• Wiimote

Outputs

Audio Output

• SDL (up to 1.1.13)
• AUHAL
• pulse
• file
• portaudio (up to 2.0)

Android specific:

• OpenSL ES

Linux specific:

• Alsa
• OSS
• aRts (up to 0.9.10)
• esound (up to 0.9.10)
• jack

macOS specific:

Windows specific:

• DirectX
• waveout
• WASAPI

Video Output

• OpenGL
• SDL (up to 2.2.8)
• Colored ASCII Art
• ASCII Art
• Image (up to 0.9.10)

Linux specific:

• OpenGL (GLX)
• Framebuffer
• Direct framebuffer (up to 2.2.8)
• X11
• XVideo

Windows specific:

• Direct3D
• DirectX
• Windows GDI
• OpenGL for windows

Stream Output

• Standard (std)
• Transcode
• Duplicate
• RTP
• Elementary Stream (es)
• Display
• Dummy
• Autodel
• Gather
• Description
• Switcher (up to 2.0.9)
• Transrate (up to 1.1.0)

The following are for use in the mosaic framework only:

• Bridge Out
• Bridge In
• Mosaic Bridge

Filters

Video Filters

• Adjust
• Anaglyph 3D
• AtmoLight (up to 3.0.0)
• Color Threshold
• Logo Erase
• Extract
• Freeze
• Gaussian Blur
• Gradfun
• Gradient
• Invert
• Motion Blur
• Noise (up to 1.1.13)
• Oldmovie
• Posterize
• Psychedelic
• Ripple
• Rotate
• Scene
• Sepia
• Sharpen
• VHS
• Wave

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)
• Subsdelay

Video Output Filters

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

Visualizations

• Visual
• Goom
• ProjectM
• Vovoid VSXu
• Galaktos (up to 1.0.6)

Access Filters

• Timeshift
• Record
• Dump
• Bandwidth

Other

Accesses

• File Input - for reading local files
• Directory
• DVDnav Input
• DVDRead Input - DVD without menu support
• CD Input
• VCD
• HTTP Input
• FTP Input
• UDP Input
• RTP Input
• RTSP -
• MMS - reading from the MicroSoft Media Server
• Screen Input - grabbing the currently active screen
• Fake (up to 0.9.0) - presents a static image as a video stream
• Raw Video - streams of bitmap images
• Matroska stream
• H.264 Video
• IVTV MPEG Encoding Card Input

Linux specific:

• DV (through libdv)
• DVB Input
• PVR (up to 2.0.9)
• Video4Linux (v4l) (up to 1.1.13)
• Video4Linux2 (v4l2)
• DC1394

Windows specific:

• BDA
• DirectShow

macOS specific:

• EyeTV - reads DVB streams from the proprietary EyeTV.app; requires a plugin
• QTKit - reads uncompressed video from internal iSights

Codecs

Subtitles

• subtitle
• kate

Demuxers

• avcodec ("FFmpeg")

Playlist

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

Service Discovery

• SAP
• Shoutcast
• Podcast
• HAL (up to 1.1.13)
• DAAP
• Bonjour
• UPnP (intel)
• UPnP (cyberlink)

Misc

• Netsync
• Motion control
• Wikitube

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