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==General Interface Description==
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== Overview of the VideoLAN project  ==
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VideoLAN was a complete software solution for video streaming and playback, developed by students of the [http://www.ecp.fr Ecole Centrale Paris] and developers from all over the world, under the [https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU General Public License] (GPL).
  
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VLC has several interfaces:
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Originally VideoLAN was designed to stream MPEG videos on high-bandwidth networks, but VideoLAN's main software, VLC media player, has evolved to become a full-featured, cross-platform media player.  
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*A cross-platform interface for Windows and GNU/Linux, which is called wxWidgets
 
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Below are screenshots of VLC on various interfaces. Despite these different interfaces, VLC's functions essentially work the same on all operating systems.
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Now the Non-Profit Organisation developing and offering the VLC media player is called: VideoLAN Organisation
  
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===Windows and GNU/Linux (wxWidgets)===
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More details about the project can be found on the [https://www.videolan.org/ VideoLAN Web site].
  
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The interface shown below is the default for Windows and GNU/Linux (although this screenshot is from Windows, it will look similar on GNU/Linux). More features can be displayed, by selecting them in the ''View'' menu.
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== VLC Media Player  ==
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[[File:Interface 2.PNG|thumb|left|194x150px|[[VLC]] 2.0 default interface, [[Windows]]]]
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Originally called ''VideoLAN Client'', VLC media player is VideoLAN's main software product.  
  
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VLC media player works on many platforms: Linux, Windows, macOS, BeOS, BSD, Solaris, Android, iOS, QNX and many more...
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It supports the following video and audio formats: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4/DivX, h264, webm, mkv, DVDs, VCDs, Audio CDs, wmv and wma.
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* Cable.
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* Several types of network streams: UDP/RTP Unicast, UDP/RTP Multicast, HTTP, RTSP, MMS, etc.
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* Webcams and other devices.
  
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VLC can also be used as a streaming server. This feature is described in the [[Documentation:Streaming HowTo|Streaming HowTo]].  
  
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This guide describes all the playback (client) aspects of VLC media player.
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Originally called VideoLAN Client (but is now no longer a client),  VLC media player is VideoLAN's main software.
 
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For more details, regarding the playback features of VLC media player, please visit the [http://www.videolan.orgvlc/features.html Features page].
 
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VLC can also be used as a streaming server. These aspects are detailed in the [[Documentation:Streaming HowTo|Streaming HowTo]].
 
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The present guide describes all the playback (client) aspects of VLC media player.
 
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===Documentation===
 
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There are different methods to get support from The VideoLAN team, including IRC and mail. For more details, please visit our [http://www.videolan.org/support/ Support page]. Users can also visit our [http://www.videolan.org/support/faq.html Official FAQ Page] for more help.  
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 08:18, 11 February 2019

VLC User Guide

Quick Start Guide
Installing VLC
History
Usage
Interface
Open Media
Audio
Video
Playback
Playlist
Subtitles
Video and Audio Filters
Snapshots
Hotkeys
Uninstalling VLC
Troubleshooting
Advanced usage
Using VLC inside a webpage
Command line
Alternative Interfaces
Misc

Appendix
Building Pages for the HTTP Interface
Format String
Building Lua Playlist Scripts
View this alone

Overview of the VideoLAN project

VideoLAN was a complete software solution for video streaming and playback, developed by students of the Ecole Centrale Paris and developers from all over the world, under the GNU General Public License (GPL).

Originally VideoLAN was designed to stream MPEG videos on high-bandwidth networks, but VideoLAN's main software, VLC media player, has evolved to become a full-featured, cross-platform media player.

Now the Non-Profit Organisation developing and offering the VLC media player is called: VideoLAN Organisation

More details about the project can be found on the VideoLAN Web site.

VLC Media Player

VLC 2.0 default interface, Windows

Originally called VideoLAN Client, VLC media player is VideoLAN's main software product.

VLC media player works on many platforms: Linux, Windows, macOS, BeOS, BSD, Solaris, Android, iOS, QNX and many more... It supports the following video and audio formats: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4/DivX, h264, webm, mkv, DVDs, VCDs, Audio CDs, wmv and wma.

It can also play from external sources:

  • Satellite.
  • Cable.
  • Digital TV cards (DVB-S, DVB-T).
  • Several types of network streams: UDP/RTP Unicast, UDP/RTP Multicast, HTTP, RTSP, MMS, etc.
  • Acquisition or encoding cards.
  • Webcams and other devices.

VLC can also be used as a streaming server. This feature is described in the Streaming HowTo.

This guide describes all the playback (client) aspects of VLC media player.

This page is part of official VLC media player Documentation (User Guide • Streaming HowTo • Hacker Guide • Modules)
Please read the Documentation Editing Guidelines before you edit the documentation
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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