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'''VLC 1.2 Windows 7 Interface Documentation'''
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'''VLC 1.2 WIndows Interface Documentation<br>'''  
  
'''The first look when you open VLC player, showing the functions of the buttons:'''
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<br> '''Below image shows all the functions of the buttons present in VLC 2.0 Windows Version''' [[Image:Interface1.png|700x480px]]
*Play/pause        - Plays or Pauses the VLC
 
*Backward          - Previous media or skip backward when key-pressed
 
*Stop              - Stops the playback
 
*Forward          - Next media or skip forward when key-pressed
 
*Toggle Fullscreen - Switch to Fullscreen
 
*Extended settings - Opens the adjustments and effects menu
 
*Playlist          - Opens the playlist
 
*Repeat            - Turn on/off the repeat function
 
*Random            - Turn on/off the random playback
 
*Volume            - You can control the volume of the sound
 
  
[[File:VLC_controls_description.jpg]]
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'''The next screenshot shows how does the Fullscreen looks like:'''
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*Slower          - Slowers the playback
 
*Faster          - Fasters the playback
 
*Exit Fullscreen - press Esc to exit Fullscreen
 
*Elapsed Time    - You can switch beside elapsed time and remaining time
 
  
[[File:Fullscreen_player_controls_description.jpg]]
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'''Below shows the Fullscreen interface and functions of each button used during the Fullscreen mode.'''
  
'''In the next image you can see what kinds of media are playable by VLC:'''
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<br> [[Image:Fs.png|740x480px]]
*File - Opens a local video, image, or sound file
 
*Disc - Plays a CD, DVD, BluRay (if supported), or SVCD/VCD
 
*Network - Plays a video over the network, such as a Youtube video.
 
*Capture Device - Plays video from a device, such as the screen, a webcam, or a TV.
 
  
[[File:Open_media_description.jpg]]
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'''Here, you can see the different menus that VLC has.'''
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[[File:Vlc_menus_descriptions.jpg]]
 
  
'''In that image you can see what you can do in the Playlist(called with Ctrl+L or View/Playlist):'''
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'''Various visualization in VLC 1.2 Windows'''  
Add media into the playlist with the Drag-and-drop function right where you want it to be!
 
Some quick places you can browse directly from the player.
 
Change the view of your playlist however you want by picking one of the views.
 
  
[[File:VLC_Playlist2.jpg]]
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projectM has been removed as of VLC 2.2.0. See [https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=124958&p=425222&hilit=projectM#p425222 this thread].
  
'''You can change the settings the way you like it from Interface to some usefull hotkeys:'''
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<br> [[File:projectM visualization.png|740x480px]]
Everything you want to change or configure is placed in the Preferences menu (Ctrl + P or Tools/Preferences).
 
  
[[File:VLC_Preferences2.jpg]]
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'''This image shows an example for the visualizations that you can turn on:'''
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'''This is an image of the first view one will get on opening VLC (the submenus to the left, are by-default closed).'''  
When playing music you can turn on the visualizations from Audio/Visualizations and pick the one you like:
 
  
[[File:VLC_Visualization2.jpg]]
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<br> [[Image:Playlist1.png|740x480px]]
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'''Advanced way of Opening,Saving,Converting,Streaming files'''
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<br> [[Image:Open1.png|740x480px]]
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'''VLC skinned version, can be accessed from the start menu'''
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[[Image:Skinned.png|740x480px]]
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'''VLC skinned version, fullscreen interface'''
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[[Image:Skinned2.png|740x480px]]
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[[Category:Interfaces]]
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[[Category:Qt]]
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[[Category:Stubs]]

Latest revision as of 06:40, 15 March 2019

VLC 1.2 WIndows Interface Documentation


Below image shows all the functions of the buttons present in VLC 2.0 Windows Version Interface1.png



Below shows the Fullscreen interface and functions of each button used during the Fullscreen mode.


Fs.png



Various visualization in VLC 1.2 Windows

projectM has been removed as of VLC 2.2.0. See this thread.


ProjectM visualization.png


This is an image of the first view one will get on opening VLC (the submenus to the left, are by-default closed).


Playlist1.png

Advanced way of Opening,Saving,Converting,Streaming files


Open1.png

VLC skinned version, can be accessed from the start menu


Skinned.png


VLC skinned version, fullscreen interface


Skinned2.png