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<div class="banner-title">Welcome to [[Knowledge_Base|VideoLAN's Knowledge Base]],</div>
<div class="banner-subtitle">The reference documentation and tips on VideoLAN's projects.</div>
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* [[VideoLAN]]
* [[VLC media player]]
** [https://addons.videolan.org Add-ons for VLC]
* [[Documentation:Documentation|Documentation]]
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* [https://www.videolan.org Main Site]
* [https://forum.videolan.org Forum]
* [http://planet.videolan.org News from developers]
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* [https://www.videolan.org/developers Developer Zone]
* [https://wiki.multimedia.cx/ MultimediaWiki]
* [https://trac.videolan.org Trac, Bugs, SVN and roadmap]
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The [[VideoLAN]] Knowledge Base's goal is to document [[codec]]s, [[file format]]s, [[protocol]]s, etc. Although mainly consisting of technical information, it is intended to be easily understandable by all users.  The Knowledge Base serves as a glossary on video/audio streaming/playing, helping users understand the rest of this wiki. When contributing to the user documentation please link to these definitions as much as possible.

In addition, Mike Melanson and Diego Biurrun, from the FFmpeg project, have started the [https://wiki.multimedia.cx/ MultimediaWiki] where you can find tons of information about multimedia technology, particularly codecs.

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* '''[[Codec]]'''
: Audio and video formats, like DivX and AC2
* '''[[File format]]'''
: Different file types, like .avi and .mpg
* '''[[Protocols]]'''
: How data is sent from one place to another
* '''[[:Category:Glossary|Glossary]]'''
: VideoLAN-related words and concepts
* '''[[Players]]'''
: Other multimedia software
* '''[[Companies]]'''
: Software companies related (or not related) to VideoLAN
* '''[[VideoLAN Sites#WebSites|Links]]'''
: Related web links

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* '''[[VideoLAN projects|Projects]]'''
: 3rd party projects related to VideoLAN
* '''[[History|A brief history of VideoLAN]]'''
: About VideoLAN
* '''[[Video Output]]'''
: Different ways to display output
* '''[[Interface]]s'''
: Different ways to control VLC
* '''[[Buying Media to Play with VLC]]'''
: How to get [[DRM]]-free music.
* '''[[Hardware Compatibility list]]'''
: Hardware that works with VLC/VLS.
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