Knowledge Base

Welcome to Videolan's Knowledge Base, The reference documentation and tips on VideoLAN's projects. 761 articles

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The VideoLAN Knowledge Base's goal is to document codecs, file formats, protocols, 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 MultimediaWiki where you can find tons of information about multimedia technology, particularly codecs.

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 Glossary VideoLAN-related words and concepts Players Other multimedia software Companies Software companies related (or not related) to VideoLAN Links Related web links

Servers VLS, VLC and server software and hardware Projects 3rd party projects related to VideoLAN A brief history of VideoLAN About VideoLAN Video Output Different ways to display output Interfaces 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.