Documentation:Modules/dummy
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Dummy modules are the VLC equivalent of /dev/null on GNU/Linux: they represent doing nothing.
Contents
List
| Type | Description | Shortcut(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Access | Dummy input | dummy, vlc |
| Access output | Dummy stream output | dummy |
| Audio output | Dummy audio output | dummy |
| Decoder | Dummy decoder | dummy, dump |
| Encoder | Dummy encoder | dummy |
| Control interface | Dummy interface | (none) |
| Muxer | Dummy/Raw muxer | dummy, raw, es |
| Stream output | Dummy stream output | dummy, drop |
| Text renderer | Dummy font renderer | (none) |
| Video output | Dummy video output | dummy, stats |
| Video output (legacy video plugins) | Dummy window | dummy |
Descriptions
Stream output
Doesn't do anything. Can be used to test other stream output chain modules without actually streaming anything.
Options
Dummy decoder
- dummy-save-es <boolean> : Save the raw codec data if you have selected/forced the dummy decoder in the main options. default value: disabled
Video output
- dummy-chroma <string> : 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. default value: NULL
Source code
- modules/access/idummy.c (Access)
- modules/access_output/dummy.c (Access output)
- modules/audio_output/adummy.c (Audio output)
- modules/codec/ddummy.c (Decoder)
- modules/codec/edummy.c (Encoder)
- modules/control/dummy.c (Interface)
- modules/mux/dummy.c (Output muxer)
- modules/stream_out/dummy.c (Stream output)
- modules/text_renderer/tdummy.c (Text rendering)
- modules/video_output/vdummy.c (Video output)
- modules/video_output/wdummy.c (Video output for legacy video plugins)
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