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OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE

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MR. VINOD GOYAL SAHIL

(Lecturer) 09013088Deptt. of CSE CSE3

RDYEAR

GURU JAMBHESHWAR UNIVERSITYOF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY,HISSAR


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CONTENTS:-

INTRODUCTION

What is open source software?

What is free software ?

What is source code ?

Misunderstanding of open source.

Some open source softwares.

VLC MEDIA PLAYER

History

Features

Format support

Installation on various OS

Playing audio and videos in vlc

Troubleshooting in vlc

Uninstalling vlc Hotkeys in vlc

FAQS on vlc

References.


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INTRODUCTION

In the last few years the Open Source movement has changed the face of computingmore than almost anyone would have thought possible. Many people in the

computer industry believe that these changes are the most important changes incomputing since IBM contracted Microsoft to write an operating system for theirpersonal computers. This article is intended to discuss the history, philosophy, andlegal issues relating to Open Source.

What is Open Source?

Open Source or open-source software is different from proprietary software. In OpenSource, the source code used in the software is available to anyone to examine,

evaluate, and adapt. Open source has had an important impact on the way manydevelopers view and create software. End users often use the term open-source tocover a variety offree and open source software.

The Open Source Initiative has this for a definition of open-source software:

Open source doesn't just mean access to the source code. The distribution terms ofopen-source software must comply with the following criteria:

1. Free Redistribution

The license shall not restrict any party from selling or giving away the software as acomponent of an aggregate software distribution containing programs from severaldifferent sources. The license shall not require a royalty or other fee for such sale.

2. Source Code

The program must include source code, and must allow distribution in source codeas well as compiled form. Where some form of a product is not distributed withsource code, there must be a well-publicized means of obtaining the source code forno more than a reasonable reproduction cost preferably, downloading via the

Internet without charge. The source code must be the preferred form in which aprogrammer would modify the program. Deliberately obfuscated source code is notallowed. Intermediate forms such as the output of a preprocessor or translator arenot allowed.

3. Derived Works

The license must allow modifications and derived works, and must allow them to bedistributed under the same terms as the license of the original software.

4. Integrity of The Author's Source Code


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The license may restrict source-code from being distributed in modified form only ifthe license allows the distribution of "patch files" with the source code for thepurpose of modifying the program at build time. The license must explicitly permitdistribution of software built from modified source code. The license may requirederived works to carry a different name or version number from the originalsoftware.

5. No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups

The license must not discriminate against any person or group of persons.

6. No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor

The license must not restrict anyone from making use of the program in a specificfield of endeavor. For example, it may not restrict the program from being used in abusiness, or from being used for genetic research.

7. Distribution of License

The rights attached to the program must apply to all to whom the program isredistributed without the need for execution of an additional license by those parties.

8. License Must Not Be Specific to a Product

The rights attached to the program must not depend on the program's being part ofa particular software distribution. If the program is extracted from that distributionand used or distributed within the terms of the program's license, all parties towhom the program is redistributed should have the same rights as those that aregranted in conjunction with the original software distribution.

9. License Must Not Restrict Other Software

The license must not place restrictions on other software that is distributed alongwith the licensed software. For example, the license must not insist that all otherprograms distributed on the same medium must be open-source software.

10. License Must Be Technology-Neutral


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No provision of the license may be predicated on any individual technology or styleof interface.

Figure 1: The Open Source Model: Source code is available to public. The public is free to

make improvements.

What is Free Software?

Free software is software that adheres to the concept of the four freedoms of

software, as articulated by the GNU Project. These four freedoms are as follows:

The user is free to use the software for any purpose.

The user is free to study the mechanisms by which the program operates andto adjust these mechanisms to a specific purpose.

The user is free to redistribute the software to another user.

The user is free to adapt and improve the program and release these

adaptations and improvements to the public.


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Free Software shares much of its philosophy with Open-Source software, but manypeople within the open source community feel that there are important distinctionsbetween the terms, as described in the section Free Software vs. Open-sourcesoftware.

Often Free Software is referred to as "free as in speech, not as in beer", stressing theidea that the Free-software movement is concerned with freedom, not with price.Throughout this book the reader should assume that the word "free" is referring tofreedom.

Free Software vs. Open Source software

The primary distinction of open source software is that it's not about freedom, it'sabout what software does things better.

As a whole the movement is often called "Free and Open-Source software" (FOSS). Forthe purposes of clarity the abbreviation FOSS will be used when describing issuesthat apply to all open source software projects, whereas OSS will be used whendescribing issues that apply only to software with open-source licenses that allowfuture developers to close the source code, and FSS will be used when talking aboutissues that apply only to software with free licenses requiring future developersmaintain the previous style of licensing (if not the license itself).

FOSS does not mean no cost

This is a common misunderstanding about FOSS, in no small part because nearly allFOSS programs are available free of charge. For example when the text editor Emacswas first released Richard Stallman charged from time to time to get copies.Developers have the choice to charge under most FOSS licenses, although theyrarely choose to. The only requirement to be a truly FOSS project is that thepublisher provides the source code with the program, and to allow the user to editthat code.

On top of the initial cost of purchasing software, there are other ongoing costsassociated with all software. This can come in the form of support agreements, thecost of customization, training costs support personnel and other sources. This istrue of both traditional commercial software and FOSS programs. There is a largeand active debate about which type of software is more expensive over the long runfor large corporations, for individual users there is little to no question that FOSS ischeaper.
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What is source code?

The source code of any software is written in a programminglanguage, for example C, Pascal or web programming

languages like PHP. This code is written in textual form. Thesource code consists of instructions that define how aprogram behaves. The programmer can add or changeinstructions to adjust the programs behaviour and addfunctionality. (Weber,2004,p.4) Figureshowsanexampleofaverybasicpieceofsourcecodeanditsresult.

This code is written in the web language PHP. By pointing abrowsertothefileontheserver,theresultasshownontheleftis

displayed. The lines in the code preceded by two slashes (//)are comments. These are ignored when the code is executed,and are used to explain what certain code does and why. Thewords preceded by a dollar sign ($) are variables in whichvaluesof executedcodecanbestored.

Misunderstandings (?) of ``OpenSource:-

The Open Source Definition is clear enough, and it is quite

clear that the typical non-free program does not qualify. So

you would think that ``Open Source company'' would mean


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one whose products are free software (or close to it), right?

Alas, many companies are trying to give it a different

meaning.

At the `Òpen Source Developers Day'' meeting in August 1998,

several of the commercial developers invited said they intend

to make only a part of their work free software (or `òpen

source''). The focus of their business is on developing

proprietary add-ons (software or manuals) to sell to the users

of this free software. They ask us to regard this as legitimate,

as part of our community, because some of the money is

donated to free software development.

In effect, these companies seek to gain the favorable cachet of `òpen

source'' for their proprietary software products--even though

those are not `òpen source software''--because they have some

relationship to free software or because the same company

also maintains some free software. (One company founder

said quite explicitly that they would put, into the free package

they support, as little of their work as the community would

stand for.)

Some Open Source Softwares

Open-source softwareis software whose source code is published and madeavailable to the public, enabling anyone to copy, modify and redistribute the sourcecode without paying royalties or fees.[19]Open source code can evolve throughcommunity cooperation. These communities are composed of individualprogrammers as well as very large companies. Examples of open-source softwareproducts are:[20]
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Application software

Blenderis a open source 3D graphics editor.

7-Zipfile archiver Blender 3D graphics editor Eclipse development environment comprising anIDE GIMP graphics editor Inkscape- Vector graphics editor for .svg Mozilla Firefox web browser Mozilla Thunderbird e-mail client NASA World Wind virtual globe, geobrowser OpenOffice.org(and theLibreOfficefork) - office suite VLC Media Player

Operating systems

Ubuntuis a popular open-source computer operating system, and a form of Linux.

Android-operating systemderived fromLinux FreeBSDoperating systemderived fromUnix Linux family of Unix-likeoperating systems OpenIndiana a free Unix-like operating system Symbianreal-timemobileoperating system[citation needed] ReactOSoperating systembuilt onWindows NT architecture Haikufree and open sourceoperating systemcompatible withBeOS

Programming languages

Perl a general purpose programming language PHP scripting language suited for the web
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Python general purpose programming language Ruby general purpose programming language

Server software

MediaWikilogo

Apache HTTP web server Drupalcontent management system MediaWikiwikiserver software, the software that runs Wikipedia MongoDB document-oriented, non-relational database Moodlecourse management systemorvirtual learning environment WordPressblog software
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VLC media player is afreeandopen sourcemedia playerandmultimediaframeworkwritten theVideoLANproject.

VLC is aportablemultimedia player, encoder, and streamer supportingmany audio and videocodecsandfile formatsas well asDVDs,VCDs,and variousstreamingprotocols. It is able to streamovernetworksand to transcode multimedia files and save them intovarious formats. VLC used to stand for VideoLAN Client, but sinceVLC is no longer simply a client, thatinitialismno longerapplies.[2][3]

It is across-platformmedia player, with versions forMicrosoftWindows,MacOSX,GNU,Linux,BeOS,MorphOS,BSD,Solaris,Android,iOS,andeComStation.[4]

The default distribution of VLC includes a large number offreedecoding andencoding libraries, avoiding the need for finding/calibrating proprietary plugins.

Many of VLC'scodecsare provided by thelibavcodeclibrary fromtheFFmpegproject, but it uses mainly its ownmuxerand demuxers. It also gaineddistinction as the first player to support playback of encrypted DVDs on Linux byusing thelibdvdcssDVD decryption library.

History

The VideoLan project was originally started as an academic project in 1996. It wasintended to consist of a client and server to stream videos across a campus network.VLC was the client for the VideoLAN project, with VLC standing for VideoLanClient. Originally developed by students at thecole Centrale Paris, it is nowdeveloped by contributors worldwide and is coordinated by theVideoLANnon-profit organization.

Rewritten from scratch in 1998, it was released under the GPL on 1 February 2001.The functionality of the server program, VideoLan Server (VLS), has mostly beensubsumed into VLC and has been deprecated.[5]The project name has been changedto VLC because there is no longer a client/server infrastructure.

The cone icon used in VLC is a reference to thetraffic conescollected by EcoleCentrale's Networking Students' Association.[6]The cone icon design was changed
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from a hand drawn low resolution icon[7]to a higher resolutionCGI-renderedversion in 2006, illustrated by Richard iestad.[8]

After 13 years of development, version 1.0.0 of VLC media player was released onJuly 7, 2009.[9]

VLC is 3rd in the sourceforge.net overall download count.[10]VLC was available fortheiPad,iPhone, andiPod Touchfrom theApple AppStore, but was pulled due to alicensing conflict between the GPL and the iTunes Store agreement.[11]

FEATURES

Because VLC is apacket-basedmedia player, it can play the video content of some

damaged, incomplete, or unfinished videos. (For example, files still downloadingviapeer-to-peer(P2P) networks). It also plays m2tMPEG transport streams(.TS)files while they are still being digitized from anHDVcamera via aFireWirecable,making it possible to monitor the video as it is being played. The player can also uselibcdio to access.isofiles so that users can play files on adisk image, even if theuser's operating system cannot work directly with .iso images.

VLC supports all audio and video formats and all file formats supportedbylibavcodecand libavformat. This means that VLC can play backH.264orMPEG-

4video as well as supportFLVorMXFfile formats "out of the box" using FFmpeg'slibraries. Alternatively, VLC has modules for codecs that are not based on FFmpeg'slibraries. VLC is one of thefree softwareandopen sourceDVD players thatignoresDVD region codingon RPC-1 firmware drives, making it a region-freeplayer. However, it does not do the same on RPC-2 firmware drives. VLC mediaplayer has some filters that can distort, rotate, split,deinterlace, mirror videos, createdisplay walls, or add a logo overlay. It can also output video asASCII art.

VLC media player can playhigh definitionrecordings ofD-VHStapes duplicated to

a computer using CapDVHS.exe. This offers another way to archive all D-VHS tapeswith the DRM copy freely tag. Using aFireWireconnection from cable boxes tocomputers, VLC can stream live, unencrypted content to a monitor or HDTV. VLCmedia player can display the playing video as thedesktop wallpaper, likeWindowsDreamScene, by usingDirectX, only available on Windows operating systems. VLCmedia player can createscreencastsand record the desktop. On Microsoft Windows,VLC also supports the Direct Media Object (DMO) framework and can thus makeuse of some third-partyDLLs. On most platforms, VLC can tune in to and viewDVB-C, DVB-T, and DVB-S channels. On Mac OS X the separate EyeTV plugin isrequired, on Windows it requires the card's BDA Drivers.
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VLC can be installed or run directly from aUSB flash driveor other external drive.VLC can be extended through scripting. It uses theLuascripting language.[14]VLCcan play videos in theAVCHDformat, a highly compressed format used inrecentHDcamcorders. VLC can generate a number ofmusic visualizationdisplays.

Format support

Readable formats

VLC running underKDE

VLC can read several formats, depending on theoperating systemVLC is runningon.[23]

Input

UDP/RTPunicastormulticast, HTTP,FTP,MMS,RTSP,RTMP, DVDs,VCD,SVCD,CD Audio,DVB, Video acquisition (via V4l andDirectShow),RSS/AtomFeeds, and from files stored on the user's computer.

Container formats

3GP,[24]ASF,AVI,FLV,Matroska,Musical Instrument DigitalInterface(.mid/.midi),[25]QuickTime,MP4,Ogg,OGM,WAV,MPEG-2(ES,PS,TS,PVA,MP3),AIFF, Raw audio, Raw DV,MXF,VOB.

Video formats
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i/MP3http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIFFhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIFFhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIFFhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MXFhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MXFhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MXFhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VOBhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VOBhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VOBhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Compression_Formatshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Compression_Formatshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vlc_mediaplayer_0.9.8a_runing_on_KDE_4.2.1_with_fedora_10.pnghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vlc_mediaplayer_0.9.8a_runing_on_KDE_4.2.1_with_fedora_10.pnghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vlc_mediaplayer_0.9.8a_runing_on_KDE_4.2.1_with_fedora_10.pnghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vlc_mediaplayer_0.9.8a_runing_on_KDE_4.2.1_with_fedora_10.pnghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Compression_Formatshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VOBhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MXFhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIFFhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG_transport_streamhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG_program_streamhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elementary_streamhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-2http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OGMhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP4http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuickTime_Videohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-24http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_Instrument_Digital_Interfacehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_Instrument_Digital_Interfacehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matroskahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_Video_Interleavehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Systems_Formathttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-Threegp-23http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3GPhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container_format_(digital)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_(standard)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Video_Broadcastinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD_Audiohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SVCDhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Time_Messaging_Protocolhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Time_Streaming_Protocolhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Media_Serviceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTPhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multicasthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicasthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-time_Transport_Protocolhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Datagram_Protocolhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-22http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_systemhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDEhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_visualizationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-definition_videohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVCHDhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-13http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lua_(programming_language)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_flash_drive


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Cinepak,Dirac,DV,H.263,H.264/MPEG-4 AVC(8-bit; nightly builds also have10-bit H.264support),HuffYUV,Indeo3,[26]MJPEG,MPEG-1, MPEG-2,MPEG-4 Part2,RealVideo3&4,[27]Sorenson(thus enabling direct playback of the modifiedSorensonH.263encoded videos downloaded fromYouTube),Theora,VC-

1,[28]VP5,[28]VP6,[28]VP8, and someWMV.

Subtitles

DVD, SVCD, DVB, OGM,SubStation Alpha,SubRip,Advanced SubStationAlpha,MPEG-4 Timed Text,Text file,Vobsub, MPL2,[29]Teletext.[29]

Audio formats

[30]AAC,AC3,ALAC,AMR,[24]DTS, DVAudio,XM,FLAC,MACE,Mod,MP3,PLS,QDM2/QDMC,RealAudio,[31]Speex,Screamtracker3/S3M,TTA,Vorbis,WavPack,[32]WMA(WMA 1/2, WMA 3 partially).[30]

Output formats for streaming/encoding

VLC cantranscodeinto several formats depending on the operating system.

Container formats

ASF, AVI, FLV,[29]Fraps,[29]MP4, Ogg, Wav, MPEG-2 (ES, PS, TS, PVA, MP3),MPJPEG, FLAC, QuickTime, Matroska

Video formats

H.263, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, MJPEG, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 Part 2,VP5,[28]VP6, VP8,[28]Theora, DV

Audio formats

AAC, AC3, DV Audio, FLAC, MP3,[33]Speex, Vorbis

Streaming protocols

UDP,HTTP,RTP,RTSP,MMS, file
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinepakhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinepakhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirac_(codec)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirac_(codec)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirac_(codec)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.263http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.263http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.263http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264/MPEG-4_AVChttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264/MPEG-4_AVChttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264/MPEG-4_AVChttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi10Phttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi10Phttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi10Phttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi10Phttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HuffYUVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HuffYUVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HuffYUVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indeohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indeohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indeohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-25http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-25http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MJPEGhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MJPEGhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MJPEGhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-4_Part_2http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-4_Part_2http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-4_Part_2http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-4_Part_2http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RealVideohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RealVideohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RealVideohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-26http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-26http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorenson_codechttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorenson_codechttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorenson_codechttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.263http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.263http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.263http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTubehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTubehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTubehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theorahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theorahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theorahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VC-1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VC-1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VC-1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-ZeroEightSix-27http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-ZeroEightSix-27http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VP5http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VP5http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-ZeroEightSix-27http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-ZeroEightSix-27http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VP6http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VP6http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-ZeroEightSix-27http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-ZeroEightSix-27http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VP8http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VP8http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VP8http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WMVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WMVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WMVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SubStation_Alphahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SubStation_Alphahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SubStation_Alphahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SubRiphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SubRiphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SubRiphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_SubStation_Alphahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_SubStation_Alphahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_SubStation_Alphahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_SubStation_Alphahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-4_Timed_Texthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-4_Timed_Texthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-4_Timed_Texthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_filehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_filehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_filehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vobsubhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vobsubhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vobsubhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-ZeroNineZero-28http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-ZeroNineZero-28http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teletexthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teletexthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-ZeroNineZero-28http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-ZeroNineZero-28http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-ZeroNineZero-28http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-vlcAudio-29http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Audio_Codinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Audio_Codinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Audio_Codinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC3http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC3http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC3http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Losslesshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Losslesshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Losslesshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive_Multi-Ratehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive_Multi-Ratehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-Threegp-23http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-Threegp-23http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Theater_Systemhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Theater_Systemhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Theater_Systemhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XM_(file_format)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XM_(file_format)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XM_(file_format)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Lossless_Audio_Codechttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Lossless_Audio_Codechttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Lossless_Audio_Codechttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MACE_(codec)&action=edit&redlink=1http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MACE_(codec)&action=edit&redlink=1http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MACE_(codec)&action=edit&redlink=1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOD_(file_format)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOD_(file_format)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOD_(file_format)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PLS_(file_format)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PLS_(file_format)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PLS_(file_format)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RealAudiohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RealAudiohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-30http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-30http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speexhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speexhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speexhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S3Mhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S3Mhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S3Mhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S3Mhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TTA_(codec)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TTA_(codec)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TTA_(codec)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorbishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorbishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorbishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WavPackhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WavPackhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-31http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-31http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Media_Audiohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Media_Audiohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Media_Audiohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-vlcAudio-29http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-vlcAudio-29http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-vlcAudio-29http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcodehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcodehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcodehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-ZeroNineZero-28http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-ZeroNineZero-28http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-ZeroNineZero-28http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-ZeroNineZero-28http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-ZeroNineZero-28http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-ZeroNineZero-28http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-ZeroEightSix-27http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-ZeroEightSix-27http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-ZeroEightSix-27http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-ZeroEightSix-27http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-ZeroEightSix-27http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-ZeroEightSix-27http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-32http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-32http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-32http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Datagram_Protocolhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Datagram_Protocolhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocolhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocolhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocolhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-time_Transport_Protocolhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-time_Transport_Protocolhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-time_Transport_Protocolhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Time_Streaming_Protocolhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Time_Streaming_Protocolhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Time_Streaming_Protocolhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Media_Serviceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Media_Serviceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Media_Serviceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Media_Serviceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Time_Streaming_Protocolhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-time_Transport_Protocolhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocolhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Datagram_Protocolhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-32http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-ZeroEightSix-27http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-ZeroEightSix-27http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-ZeroNineZero-28http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-ZeroNineZero-28http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcodehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-vlcAudio-29http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Media_Audiohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-31http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WavPackhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorbishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TTA_(codec)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S3Mhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S3Mhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speexhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-30http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RealAudiohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PLS_(file_format)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOD_(file_format)http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MACE_(codec)&action=edit&redlink=1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Lossless_Audio_Codechttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XM_(file_format)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Theater_Systemhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-Threegp-23http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive_Multi-Ratehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Losslesshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC3http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Audio_Codinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-vlcAudio-29http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-ZeroNineZero-28http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teletexthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-ZeroNineZero-28http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vobsubhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_filehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-4_Timed_Texthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_SubStation_Alphahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_SubStation_Alphahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SubRiphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SubStation_Alphahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WMVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VP8http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-ZeroEightSix-27http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VP6http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-ZeroEightSix-27http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VP5http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-ZeroEightSix-27http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VC-1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VC-1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theorahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTubehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.263http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorenson_codechttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-26http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RealVideohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-4_Part_2http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-4_Part_2http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MJPEGhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player#cite_note-25http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indeohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HuffYUVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi10Phttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi10Phttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264/MPEG-4_AVChttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.263http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirac_(codec)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinepak


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VLC INTERFACE ON WINDOWS

All buttons functions in VLC 1.1.11 Windows 7 version

Opening VLC for the first time

How to open a file(click Open, select a file and open it by double clicking on the file

or click once on it and press open)
http://wiki.videolan.org/File:Vlc_pics_3.pnghttp://wiki.videolan.org/File:Vlc_pics_3.png


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Another way of doing it

INSTALATION OF VLC ON VARIOUS OS
http://wiki.videolan.org/File:Vlc_pics_6.pnghttp://wiki.videolan.org/File:Vlc_pics_4.pnghttp://wiki.videolan.org/File:Vlc_pics_6.pnghttp://wiki.videolan.org/File:Vlc_pics_4.png


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VLC media playeris compatible and works under Windows Operating Systems

2000/XP/Vista/7. It can also be used under Windows 95/98/Me usingKernelEx.

1. Download the self-extracting package (or the 7-zip/zip package, whichrequires an extraction first) from theVLC Windows download page.

2. Launch the .exe to install VLC.

3. Follow the steps in the installer.
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1. Download the Mac OS X package from theVLC MacOS X download page.

2. Double-click on the icon of the package: an icon will appear on your Desktop,right beside your drives.

3. Open it and drag the VLC application from the resulting window to the place

where you want to install it (it should be /Applications).

1. Download the Zip file from theVLC BeOS download page.

2. Unzip the file in a directory to install VLC.

Linux Mandrake

There are VLC packages for Mandrake 9.1 and Cooker.

To install them, add the following sources for either Mandrake 9.1 or Cooker (youcan useEasy urpmifor that): contribfrom the core distribution and plf(PenguinLiberation Front) from the external add-ons.

Then install the required packages with urpmi:

# urpmi libdvdcss2 libdvdplay0 wxvlc vlc-plugin-a52 vlc-

plugin-ogg vlc-plugin-mad
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Debian stable (lenny)

Add the following lines to your/etc/apt/sources.list:

deb http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/debian stable

main

deb-src http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/debianstable main

Then, for a normal install, write the following commands in Terminal:

# apt-get update

# apt-get install vlc libdvdcss2

Debian testing (squeeze)

You should not be using Debian testing unless you perfectly know what you are

doing. It is almost impossible to support Debian testing and there are no plans to doit.

For more information on Debian testing, please look at theTesting Page.

Debian unstable (sid)

Add the following lines to your/etc/apt/sources.list:

debhttp://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/debiansid main

deb-src http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/debian sid

main

Then, for a normal install, write the following commands in Terminal:

# apt-get update

# apt-get install vlc libdvdcss2
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Linux (EL5)

1. Download and install the latest rpmforge-release rpm (eg rpmforge-release-0.3.6-1.el5.rf.i386.rpm)

2. Either;

# yum install vlc

or (if you have epel-release installed);

# yum --disablerepo='epel' install vlc

Linux

Download the RPM package vlcand the packages listed in the required libraries andcodecssection (the other packages are optional) from theVLC Red Hat downloadpageand put them all into the same directory.

Then install the RPM packages you have downloaded:

# rpm -U *.rpm

If you have not installed all the RPM packages included with your distribution, you

may be asked to install a few of them first.

PLAYING AUDIO IN VLC

Playing an Audio Track

You can play, enable and disable an audio track. To play a track:
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1. Select Open Filefrom the Mediamenu.

2. Select an audio file and click on the Openbutton. The selected track isplayed.

3. To disable a track, select the Disableoption in the Audio Trackfrom

the Audiomenu. The selected track will then stop.4. To play the same track again, select the designated Trackoption in the Audio

Trackfrom the Audiomenu. The selected track will then play.

Recording Audio

You can record an audio track by pushing the record button ( ). In the default

interface, you will not see the record button, but you can choose View->Advanced

Controls or customize the interface (View->Customize) and add the record button to

Line 2 (which is shown by default). The recording from a shoutcast stream is stored

somewhere in your files under a name like vlc-record-Date-Time-Channel-

Track.mp3 (e.g.: "vlc-record-2011-09-22-10h19m48s-Radio CAFF-Silencio - Arrabal Salvaje.mp3", when recording fromRadio CAFF(or

more precisely from the underlyingWinAmp stream). Under my german Windows XP

it was stored under "Eigene Dateien/Eigene Music" so I guess that you find it in an

english Windows under "My Documents/My Music/", I don't know where it will be

stored under Linux or any other OS (updates are welcome).

You can automagically cut the stream into tracks by relaying the stream

throughStreamripper, i.e. by directing StreamRipper to the ShoutCast stream and

directing VLC to the relaying port of StreamRipper (default http://localhost:8000).

Audio Device

This option helps you to listen to audio files in two modes: stereo and mono.

1. To listen to an audio track in either the Stereo or Mono mode, select OpenFile or Open Discfrom the Mediamenu. The Open dialog box is displayed.

2. Select an audio file and click on the Playbutton. The selected track isplayed.

3. Select Monoin Audio Devicefrom the Audiomenu if you want to listen to theaudio track in the Mono mode.

Mono refers to monaural sound that uses a single channel for sound reproduction.

1. Select Stereoin Audio Devicefrom the Audiomenu if you want to listen to theaudio track in the Stereo mode.

Stereo refers to sound that uses two channels for sound reproduction or

stereophonic sound.
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PLAYING VEDIOS IN VLC

Playing a Video Track

There are two main ways to open and play a video track:

1. Select Open Filefrom the Mediamenu.

2. Select a video track and double-click it or click the Openbutton.

The selected track will be played.

Loading Subtitle Tracks

A subtitle is a textual version of a movies dialogue. Subtitles are helpful if you are

viewing a movie in a language that is not understandable to you. You can loadsubtitles for video tracks. Subtitles of the formats .cdg, .idx, .srt, .sub, .utf, .ass, .ssa,.aqt, .jss, .psb, .rtand smiare supported.

VLC can read subtitles for the media formats such as DVD, SVCD, OGMfiles,and Matroska (MKV) files.

To enable the subtitle for a track:

1. Select Open Fileunder the Subtitlemenu item from the Videomenu.The Open Subtitles Filedialog box is displayed.

2. Locate the file which contains the subtitle and click on Open. The subtitles aredisplayed.

For more details, seeSubtitles.
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Full Screen

This option is useful if you want to watch the video in the full screen mode.

1. Select Full Screenfrom the Videomenu. The video will then occupy the entire

screen.2. To return to the original mode, press Escon the keyboard or right-click the

mouse and select the Leave Full Screenoption. The video will then return toits original mode.

Note:When you switch to full screen, the controls may appear for a short period oftime. To restore the controls after they disappear, move the mouse or press any key

on the keyboard.

Always on Top

This option is useful if you want the VLC media player to remain on the top of the

screen always when other applications or files are open.

1. To make the VLC media player appear on top of the screen, select Always onTopfrom the Videomenu.

2. If you do not want VLC to appear on the top of the screen, select the Alwayson Topoption from the Videomenu and manually minimise the VLCapplication.
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DirectX Wallpaper

This option is useful if you want to display the video which is being played as yourdesktop wallpaper.

To view the current video file as wallpaper

1. Select Advanced File Openfrom the Mediamenu. The Open Mediadialogbox is displayed.

2. Select a file and click Play.

3. Select DirectX Wallpaperfrom the Videomenu.

The wallpaper mode will then display the video as the desktop background.

Note: that this feature works only if you deactivate the overlay under Windows XP.

Snapshot

This option is useful if you want to capture a portion of the video as an image.

1. Select Advanced File Openfrom the Mediamenu. The Open dialog box isdisplayed.

2. Select a file and click Play.

3. To capture an image from the video, select Snapshotfrom the Videomenu.

The image is captured in the .pngpicture format and is saved in the C:\MyPicturesfolder by default (C:\Users\Username\Pictures).

Zoom

You can enlarge videos in different sizes. This option is useful if you want to changethe size of a video track which is being played. The supported sizes are 1:4 Quarter,1:2 Half, 1:1 Original (default) and2:1 Double.

To view a video in a particular dimension, select a dimension from Zoominthe Videomenu. The track is then resized based on the selected zoom ratio.

Aspect Ratio

Aspect ratio refers to the width of a picture in relation to its height. For example, the

ratio 4:3 means four units wide to three units high. VLC provides a list of aspect ratiovalues which are Default, 1:1, 4:3, 16:9, 16:10, 2.21:1, 2.35:1, 2.39:1 and 5:4.

To select an aspect ratio, select a value from Aspect Ratioin the Videomenu. Thevideo is then adjusted based on the selected ratio.

Crop

This option is helpful if you want to capture a small portion of a video as an image.

This also helps crop the black bars of the top and bottom of a video.

The cropping values that are supported are Default, 16:10, 16:9, 1.85:1, 2.21:1,2.35:1, 2.39:1, 5:3, 4:3, 5:4, and 1:1.
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To crop a video that is played, select a value from Cropin the Videomenu. Thevideo is then cropped based on the selected value.

Deinterlace

Deinterlace refers to a process where interlaced video signals are converted into

non-interlaced signals. VLC provides the Discard, Blend, Mean, Bob, Linear, X, Yadifand Yadif (2x) deinterlacement modes.

1. Select Deinterlacefrom the Videomenu and choose the appropriate setting.

2. To change the deinterlacement mode select 'Deinterlace mode' is the VideoMenu

3. Select a mode and observe the change in the video being played.

PLAYBACK ON VLC

VLC media player helps you to create media files. After creating media files, the

quality has to be tested. You can test the quality and several other parameters using

playback. In playback, you can specify parameters such as time, bookmarks, and

titles.

Bookmarks

You can mark and locate particular places in an audio or video file using the

Bookmarks feature of VLC. If you want to view a particular scene in a movie or listen

to certain tune in a song repeatedly, you can create bookmarks.

To bookmark a scene in a movie:

1. From the Playbackmenu select the Bookmarksoption, and the ManageBookmarks. The Edit Bookmarksdialog box will be displayed.

2. Click Createto create a bookmark for the current track. The createdbookmark is displayed in the Edit Bookmarksdialog box.

3. To view a scene that is bookmarked, select a bookmark from Bookmarksin

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latest versionVLC 1.1.5is able to load bookmarks.
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Edit Bookmarks dialog box under Windows in VLC 1.1.5

Title

In a DVD format, each movie is referred to by its title or name. A title is displayed

whenever a movie is played by any media player. You can view all titles in a folder ina sequential manner.

1. To open a folder, select Open Folderfrom the Mediamenu. Locate the folder

in which the video files are present and click OK.2. To select a title, click Titlein the Playbackmenu. The selected title is thenplayed.

Chapter

A video is divided into chapters. Different chapters can be accessed at random in a

video which is being played. Using this option, you can directly view your favourite

chapter without having to see the complete video.

To play a chapter:

1. Select Open Folderfrom the Mediamenu.

2. Locate the folder in which the video files are present.

3. Select a video file and click OK.

The file is played in the VLC media player.

1. Select Chapterin the Playbackmenu to view the list of chapters. Select achapter of your choice.

Then selected chapter is played.

Navigation

In VLC, you can navigate to different titles and their corresponding chapters. Youcan also customise a DVD by selecting options such as subtitle, angle and so on.
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1. To customize a title, select the required option from DVD Menuinthe Navigationmenu.

2. To view a title, select a TitleunderNavigationin the Playbackmenu. Theselected title is played.

3. To view a chapter in a title, select Title. When you select a title, the chapters

in a title are listed. Select a chapter.

Refer toTitleandChaptersections for more details.

Program

This option is enabled only if streams of format DVB and TS are played. Choose the

program to select by giving its Service ID. Only use this option if you want to read amulti-program stream (like DVB streams for example). Description needs to beimproved

Specify the time

This option is used to go to a specific frame in a media file and listen or view once

again.

1. To specify time select Jump to Specific Timefrom the Playbackmenu.The Go to Timedialog box is displayed.

2. Enter the time in hh:mm:ss.

3. Click on the Gobutton. The control moves the tracker to a specific frame andthe media file continues from that specified frame.

4. Click Cancelto exit the dialog box.

Note:Ensure that time limit is within the range of length of the media file.

TROUBLESHOUTING IN VLC

File does not play, only sound or only video

Maybe the file you are trying to read is not fully supported by VLC media player. VLC

does not use the codec packs (the software that decodes video signals) you mighthave installed. It comes with its own codecs. If there is no open-source decoder for
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the format you are trying to read, it won't be supported (There is an exception, under

Windows, for codecs that use the DirectShow framework).

To find out, open the Messageswindow in the Toolstab and restart your stream.Look for error messages (red messages).

In this example, the file contains a IV41 video stream, a codec that is not supportedby VLC.

You may of course have other messages. If you post them to a VideoLAN mailing list

or in the forum, please include such a log. It is very valuable in troubleshooting.

Weird VLC behavior and crashes

A very common thing is a corrupted VLC preferences file. Don't hesitate to delete it if

problems appear suddenly. You will find in the FAQ details on how to delete your

preferences file.
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Computer crashes / Video is corrupted

Another common problem is buggy video drivers. Try upgrading them from thewebsite of your video card's manufacturer.

Also, you can try disabling Overlay (Preferences/General/Video, untick "Overlay

video output").

UNINSTALLING VLC

Windows Vista / Windows 7

From the Start Menu, select Control Panel.

Under Programs click the Uninstall a Program link.

SelectVLC media player and right click then select Uninstall/Change.

Follow the prompts to finish the uninstallation of the software.

Windows XP

From the Start Menu, select Control Panel.

Click the Add or Remove Programs icon.

SelectVLC media playerand click on the "Remove" or "Change/Remove" button.

Follow the prompts to finish the uninstallation of the software.

Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, and XP in Classic View

From the Start Menu, select Settings, and then Control Panel

Double-click the "Add/Remove Programs" icon.

SelectVLC media playerand click on the "Remove" or "Change/Remove" button.

BeOS
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Delete the vlc-version directory. You can also remove the configuration file/boot/home/config/settings/vlcrc.

Mac OS XDrag the VLC application to your trash can.

Debian GNU/LinuxRemove the packages that you installed:# apt-get remove --purge vlc-gnome vlc-mad libdvdcss2 libdvbpsi1

GNU/Linux Redhat, Mandrake and SuSEUninstall the RPM packages that you installed:# rpm -e vlc-version vlc-mad-version vlc-gnome-versionlibdvdcss2-version libdvdpsi1-version

Hotkeys in VLC1. Movie Navigation with VLC

Shortcut Description

Ctrl+f Open folder (browse folder menu)

Ctrl+d Open disc menu

Ctrl+r or ctrl+s Advanced open file

Ctrl+o Open single file(s)

Ctrl+Arrow Up/Ctrl+ArrowDown

Increase volume / decrease volume

f Switch to/from fullscreen

m Mute and unmute audio

v Show, switch, or hide movie subtitles

Space Pause or play movie

p Play movie (from the very beginning)

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Shift+Arrow

left /Shift+Arrow RightFast rewind or forward 3 seconds

Alt+Arrow Left/ Alt+Arrow

RightFast rewind or forward 10 seconds

Ctrl+Arrow

Left/Ctrl+Arrow RightFast rewind or forward 1 minute

Esc Exit full screen mode

[+]/- Play movie faster or slower

a Change aspect ratio

b Change audio/ language track

c Crop screen

g/h Increase or decrease subtitle delay

j/k Increase or decrease audio delay

z Change zoom mode

Ctrl+1, ctrl+2, ctrl+3,ctrl+4 Change zoom mode

t Show time

Ctrl+t Goto time

up2. Manage VLC, Playlists, and Special Commands

Shortcut Description

Ctrl+h Hide / unhide controls

Ctrl+p Preferences/ interface settings

Ctrl+e Adjustments and audio/video effects

Ctrl+b Edit bookmarks

Ctrl+m Open messages

Ctrl+n Open network

Ctrl+c Open captue device

Ctrl+l Open playlist

Ctrl+y Save playlist

Ctrl+i or ctrl+j Media information

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Alt+m Open media menu

Alt+p Open playlist menu

Alt+t Open tool menu

Alt+v Open video menu

Alt+l Open playback menu

d Show movie path

n Play next movie from playlist

F1 Show Help

F11 Switch window from/to full-screen mode

Alt+f4, alt+q or ctrl+q Quit VLC

Frequently Asked Questions On VLC

What is VideoLAN? What is the VideoLAN Team?

VideoLAN is a group of people, that produces and distributes free andopen source software for video and multimedia purpose, released underOpen Source licenses.It started as a student project at the French cole Centrale Paris but isnow a worldwide project with developers from everywhere and dozens ofmillions of people using VideoLAN's software.

What is the legal structure of VideoLAN?

VideoLAN is a French non-profit organization.VideoLAN has its own bank account and is fully responsible of thiswebsi