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'''Quality Assurance'''

This section of the wiki is about helping to increase the quality of different versions of VideoLAN's products, mainly [[VLC media player]].

==Why this page ?==
===Main idea===
There is not much on this page yet, but the idea is to develop ''test protocols'', regroup ''test files'', and at the end improve the whole quality of VLC, to avoid ''regressions'' and check ''roadmaps.''

===Who is concerned===
The community of VideoLAN's numerous users and developers can enforce the project by doing systematic tests and reporting bugs and regressions. Some projects rely on a lot of external code that evolves a lot. Being '''numerous''' can help to make it better.

===Bugs===
The '''bugs''' should be tracked down and killed using [http://trac.videolan.org '''trac'''].

==Why should you get involved ?==
The '''more''' we are, the more bugs are spotted, the better VLC is !
Easy, ain't it ?

So if '''you''' help, everyone will be a winner.

==How can you get involved ?==
Use this talk page or contact; for a start [[User_talk:J-b]] (this will change).
Then, just run the tests and modify this wiki's pages.

===Bug reporting===
Use trac to do these. If you compile {{VLC}} yourself, please enable [[debug]] to get readable bactraces if any.

==Urgent==
* Prepare the tests for VLC 0.8.6
* Gather original and references video and audio files

=VLC=
Motto: ''Let's improve VLC !!!''

==Tests to run==
You want to help by testing VLC ? There are a few tests that you can handle:

* VLC playback tests (codecs and files related) Win32 and MacOS focused.

* VLC functionality tests

* VLC transcode and streaming tests

==Files==
=== Official files ===
All those files should be tested inside the reference FTP.

ftp://streams.videolan.org/streams-videolan/reference/

Use that structure to create the reports.

=== More files ===
Where to search for more files:
* MPlayer's [http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/ MPlayer's FTP]

* [http://www.pavtube.com/video-converter-mac/ Mac Video Converter] is best video converter which convert FLV, MOV, AVI, M2TS, MKV, MOD, WMV for Mac os.

* [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-blackberry-converter-mac/ DVD to Blackberry Converter] is powerful and easy to use software to rip all DVDs to Blackberry supported file.

* DVD For Mac dvd to [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-appletv-converter-mac/ rip dvd AppleTV] video ripper.

*[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-appletv-converter-mac/ DVD to Apple TV Converter for Mac], top Mac DVD to Apple TV converter, can rip DVD to Apple TV video MP4 and transfer DVD to Apple TV on Mac easily.

* [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-ipod-converter-mac/ DVD to iPod Mac] software is an excellent dvd to ipod for Mac OS software to convert DVD to iPod on Mac.

* [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-to-mp4-converter-mac/ DVD to MP4 Converter] is excellent DVD ripper software, which can convert DVD to Zune/iPod/PSP/MP4,MP4 AVC Video.

* Compare prices on [http://www.pavtube.com/video_to_iphone/ best iphone video converter] for deals on more Electronics products.

* [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_ripper/ DVD ripper] is a computer program that facilitates copying the content of a DVD to a hard disk drive.

* An easy-to-use [http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_iphone/ DVD to iPhone] software which enables you to convert DVD to MP4, H.264, MP3, AAC, WAV and M4A which can be played freely and perfectly on your iPhone.

*[http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_iphone/ Best DVD to iPhone Converter] is a multifunctional tool, which does not only convert DVD to iPhone formats but also edit the output.

* References codecs pages usually, linking to those should be enough...

==Versions roadmaps==

=== 0.9.0 ===
0.9.0 should be the first version to review now.

==== NB ====
Use the latest NB, 20070425 or newer to run your tests And report.
[http://nightlies.videolan.org/ Here] you can download experimental versions of VLC.


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