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| − | Below are some handy guides for using VLC | + | Below are some handy guides for using {{VLC}} |
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| + | === Playing Video and Audio === | ||
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;How to... | ;How to... | ||
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| − | ===Adjusting Settings=== | + | *[[What can vlc do#How_to_enable.2Fuse_subtitles|Use Subtitles]] |
| + | *:Playing movies with subtitles | ||
| + | *[[How to Use a Capture Card|Use a Capture Card]] | ||
| + | *:This explains how to watch TV or get video from your capture card. | ||
| + | *[[What can VLC do?#Disk_image|Play DVDs and Disks from the image file]] | ||
| + | *:This explains how to use movies encoded onto an ISO file. | ||
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| + | === Adjusting Settings === | ||
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;How to... | ;How to... | ||
| − | * [[ | + | |
| − | * [[ | + | *[[VLC HowTo/Adjust image settings|Adjust image settings]] |
| − | * [[ | + | *: This explains how to adjust video image settings: hue, brightness, contrast, saturation, and gamma |
| + | *[[VLC HowTo/Change the aspect ratio|Change the aspect ratio]] | ||
| + | *[[Crop|Crop video]] | ||
| + | *[[VLC HowTo/Hardware acceleration|Hardware acceleration]] | ||
| + | *: How to adjust hardware acceleration settings under the Qt Interface for the 3.x.x branch of VLC | ||
| + | *[[How to save bookmarks|Save bookmarks]] | ||
| + | *[[How to play multiple instances of VLC|How to play multiple instances]] | ||
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| + | ===Remote Control for VLC=== | ||
| + | ;How to... | ||
| + | * [[Control VLC via a browser]] | ||
| + | *: This explains how to use the HTTP [[interface]] | ||
| + | * [[Control VLC via a widget]] on the Mac desktop | ||
| + | * [[Control VLC from an iPhone]] | ||
| + | * [[Control VLC from an Android Phone]] | ||
| + | * [[Control VLC from a webOS phone]] | ||
| + | *: Formerly known as Palm webOS | ||
===Transcoding and Streaming=== | ===Transcoding and Streaming=== | ||
;How to... | ;How to... | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[iPod Video Conversion Guide|Play videos on your iPod]] |
*: This explains how to convert your videos so they play on your iPod. | *: This explains how to convert your videos so they play on your iPod. | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Play_on_Yan Micro|Play videos on your Play-Yan Micro]] |
*: This explains how to convert your videos so they play on your Play-Yan Micro. | *: This explains how to convert your videos so they play on your Play-Yan Micro. | ||
| + | * [[Play_on_Xbox|Play videos on your XBox and XBox 360 ]] | ||
| + | *: This explains how to convert your videos so they play on your XBox. | ||
| + | * [[Play_on_Zune| Play video on your Zune]] | ||
| + | *: This explains how to convert your videos so they play on your Zune. | ||
| + | * [[Transcode_WM_to_Mov_or_MP4|Convert Windows Media audio/video files to MOV or .MP4]] | ||
| + | *: This explains how to convert Windows Media-encoded files to Quicktime or MPEG-4 files | ||
| + | * [[Streaming_to_ActiveX_for_Windows_Media_Player | Streaming from a webcam to an ActiveX embedded object page]] | ||
| + | * [[How_to_add_a_logo | Add a logo on your videos]] | ||
| + | * [[Mosaic| Create a Mosaic]] | ||
| + | *: This explains how to set up a mosaic from a few streams like a TV portal. | ||
| + | * [[How to DBox|Set up Video on Demand on a Dreambox]] | ||
| + | * [[How to Batch Encode]] | ||
| + | *: This explains how to set up a batch transcode with all files in a directory of a certain file extension being transcoded to a specified format. | ||
| + | * [[Transcode]] | ||
| + | *: This explains converting (transcoding) a file. | ||
| + | * [[How to merge and transcode multiple videos]] | ||
| + | *: This explains how to take several source videos and merge then transcode resulting in a single file output. | ||
| + | * [[Extract audio from a file]] | ||
| + | *: This explains how to extract the audio track from a file. | ||
| + | * [[Extract audio]] | ||
| + | *: This explains how to extract the audio track from a DVD. | ||
| + | * [[Rip a DVD]] | ||
| + | *: This explains how to rip a DVD using VLC | ||
===Using VLC in other Applications=== | ===Using VLC in other Applications=== | ||
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* [[ActiveX]] | * [[ActiveX]] | ||
*: Specification for ActiveX control | *: Specification for ActiveX control | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[LibVLC|Use VLC's External API]] |
*: Information for using libvlc | *: Information for using libvlc | ||
| + | * [[Use in Media Center]] | ||
| + | * [[GWT]] | ||
| + | *: Google WebToolkit | ||
===Other Stuff=== | ===Other Stuff=== | ||
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*: This explains how to make a DVD from your home videos | *: This explains how to make a DVD from your home videos | ||
* [[ActiveX/Delphi|Use the ActiveX control with Borland's Delphi]] | * [[ActiveX/Delphi|Use the ActiveX control with Borland's Delphi]] | ||
| − | *: Using the VLC ActiveX plug-in in your programs. | + | *: Using the VLC ActiveX plug-in in your programs |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[ActiveX/HTML|Use the ActiveX control within a webpage.]] |
| − | *: This explains how to use | + | * [[HowTo_Integrate_VLC_plugin_in_your_webpage|Integrate ActiveX/Mozilla on your webpage]] |
| + | * [[Change the brightness or contrast of a video|Change a video]] | ||
| + | *: This explains how to edit a video and save the changes | ||
| + | * [[How to create thumbnails]] | ||
| + | * [[How to Use Lirc]] | ||
| + | * [[How to shut down computer]] when VLC playback is over... | ||
| + | * [[How to make VLC the default player]] | ||
| + | * [[How to use VLC for transcription in linux]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:51, 29 March 2019
See also: Category:How To
Below are some handy guides for using VLC media player
Playing Video and Audio
- How to...
- Use Subtitles
- Playing movies with subtitles
- Use a Capture Card
- This explains how to watch TV or get video from your capture card.
- Play DVDs and Disks from the image file
- This explains how to use movies encoded onto an ISO file.
Adjusting Settings
- How to...
- Adjust image settings
- This explains how to adjust video image settings: hue, brightness, contrast, saturation, and gamma
- Change the aspect ratio
- Crop video
- Hardware acceleration
- How to adjust hardware acceleration settings under the Qt Interface for the 3.x.x branch of VLC
- Save bookmarks
- How to play multiple instances
Remote Control for VLC
- How to...
- Control VLC via a browser
- This explains how to use the HTTP interface
- Control VLC via a widget on the Mac desktop
- Control VLC from an iPhone
- Control VLC from an Android Phone
- Control VLC from a webOS phone
- Formerly known as Palm webOS
Transcoding and Streaming
- How to...
- Play videos on your iPod
- This explains how to convert your videos so they play on your iPod.
- Play videos on your Play-Yan Micro
- This explains how to convert your videos so they play on your Play-Yan Micro.
- Play videos on your XBox and XBox 360
- This explains how to convert your videos so they play on your XBox.
- Play video on your Zune
- This explains how to convert your videos so they play on your Zune.
- Convert Windows Media audio/video files to MOV or .MP4
- This explains how to convert Windows Media-encoded files to Quicktime or MPEG-4 files
- Streaming from a webcam to an ActiveX embedded object page
- Add a logo on your videos
- Create a Mosaic
- This explains how to set up a mosaic from a few streams like a TV portal.
- Set up Video on Demand on a Dreambox
- How to Batch Encode
- This explains how to set up a batch transcode with all files in a directory of a certain file extension being transcoded to a specified format.
- Transcode
- This explains converting (transcoding) a file.
- How to merge and transcode multiple videos
- This explains how to take several source videos and merge then transcode resulting in a single file output.
- Extract audio from a file
- This explains how to extract the audio track from a file.
- Extract audio
- This explains how to extract the audio track from a DVD.
- Rip a DVD
- This explains how to rip a DVD using VLC
Using VLC in other Applications
- How to...
- ActiveX
- Specification for ActiveX control
- Use VLC's External API
- Information for using libvlc
- Use in Media Center
- GWT
- Google WebToolkit
Other Stuff
- How to...
- Create a DVD
- This explains how to make a DVD from your home videos
- Use the ActiveX control with Borland's Delphi
- Using the VLC ActiveX plug-in in your programs
- Use the ActiveX control within a webpage.
- Integrate ActiveX/Mozilla on your webpage
- Change a video
- This explains how to edit a video and save the changes
- How to create thumbnails
- How to Use Lirc
- How to shut down computer when VLC playback is over...
- How to make VLC the default player
- How to use VLC for transcription in linux
