Documentation:Modules/dummy

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

List

Overview of dummy modules

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

Types

Dummy decoder

Module: Dummy
Type	Decoder
First VLC version	-
Last VLC version	-
Operating system(s)	all
Description	Dummy decoder
Shortcut(s)	dummy, dump

• dummy-save-es <boolean> : Save the raw codec data if you have selected/forced the dummy decoder in the main options. default value: disabled

Stream output

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

Video output

Module: Dummy
Type	Video output
First VLC version	-
Last VLC version	-
Operating system(s)	all
Description	Dummy video output, Statistics video output sub-module
Shortcut(s)	dummy

• 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

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