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Dummy modules are the VLC equivalent of <code>/dev/null</code> on GNU/Linux: they represent doing nothing.

== List ==
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! scope="col" | Type !! scope="col" | Description !! scope="col" | Shortcut(s)
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| Access [[Category:Accesses]] || Dummy input || dummy, vlc
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| Access output [[Category:Access output]] || Dummy stream output || dummy
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| Audio output [[Category:Audio output]] || Dummy audio output || dummy
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| Decoder [[Category:Codecs]] || Dummy decoder || dummy, dump
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| Encoder || Dummy encoder || dummy
|-
| Control interface [[Category:Interfaces]] [[Category:Control VLC]] || Dummy interface || (none)
|-
| Muxer [[Category:Muxers]] || Dummy/Raw muxer || dummy, raw, es
|-
| Stream output [[Category:Stream output]] || Dummy stream output || dummy, drop
|-
| Text renderer || Dummy font renderer || (none)
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| Video output [[Category:Video output]] || Dummy video output || dummy, stats
|-
| Video output (legacy video plugins) [[Category:Video output]] || Dummy window || dummy
|}

== Types ==
=== Dummy decoder ===
{{Module|name=Dummy|type=Decoder|description=Dummy decoder|sc=dummy|sc2=dump}}
{{Option
|name=dummy-save-es
|value=boolean
|default=disabled
|description=Save the raw codec data if you have selected/forced the dummy decoder in the main options.
}}
{{Clear}}

=== Stream output ===
Doesn't do anything. Can be used to test other stream output chain modules without actually streaming anything.

=== Video output ===
{{Module|name=Dummy|type=Video output|description=Dummy video output, Statistics video output sub-module|sc=dummy}}
{{Option
|name=dummy-chroma
|value=string
|default=NULL
|description=Force the dummy video output to create images using a specific [[chroma]] format instead of trying to improve performances by using the most efficient one.
}}

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