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{{Module|name=jack|type=Audio input and output|description=JACK Audio Connection Kit audio input and output|os=Unix, Linux, BSD|first_version=0.8.5 (output)<br> 0.9.0 (input)}}
This module allows {{VLC}} to connect to [[wikipedia:JACK Audio Connection Kit|JACK]] by the [http://jackaudio.org Jack Audio Project].

== Options ==
=== JACK audio input (access_jack) ===
{{Option
|name=jack-input-caching
|value=integer
|description=Make VLC buffer audio data captured from JACK for the specified length in milliseconds
}}
{{Option
|name=jack-input-use-vlc-pace
|value=boolean
|default=disabled
|description=Read the audio stream at VLC pace rather than JACK pace
}}
{{Option
|name=jack-input-auto-connect
|value=boolean
|default=disabled
|description=Automatically connect VLC input ports to available output ports
}}

=== JACK audio output (jack) ===
{{Option
|name=jack-auto-connect
|value=boolean
|default=disabled
|description=If enabled, this option will automatically connect sound output to the first writable JACK clients found
}}
{{Option
|name=jack-connect-regex
|value=string
|description=If automatic connection is enabled, only JACK clients whose names match this [[wikipedia:regular expression|regular expression]] will be considered for connection
}}
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== References ==
<pre>
vlc --version
VLC media player 1.0.6 Goldeneye
VLC version 1.0.6 Goldeneye
Compiled by buildd@palmer.buildd
Compiler: gcc version 4.4.3 (Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5) 
vlc -p jack --advanced --help-verbose
</pre>

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