Difference between revisions of "VLC Media Player"
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* Supports media on optical discs like [[CD]], [[DVD]], and [[Blu-Ray]], including their menus and special features. | * Supports media on optical discs like [[CD]], [[DVD]], and [[Blu-Ray]], including their menus and special features. | ||
* Can read and write metadata for many formats. | * Can read and write metadata for many formats. | ||
| − | * Can play | + | * Can play sections from corrupt or partial files. |
* Has a vast array of features, customizations, and skins. | * Has a vast array of features, customizations, and skins. | ||
| − | * [[Lua]] scripting. | + | * Uees [[Lua]] scripting for automation. |
==Personal== | ==Personal== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:45, 23 April 2024
The VLC Media Player is a free open source cross-platform media player developed by VideoLAN primarily in C and C++ and first released on 2001-02-01.
Features:
- Supports dozens of video, audio, and playlist formats. Too many to list.
- Handles various streaming audio and video protocols. You can even use it to play and download YouTube videos.
- Supports media on optical discs like CD, DVD, and Blu-Ray, including their menus and special features.
- Can read and write metadata for many formats.
- Can play sections from corrupt or partial files.
- Has a vast array of features, customizations, and skins.
- Uees Lua scripting for automation.
Personal
In my 20s, I was trying to find a replacement for the awful Windows Media Player and a whole host of other media players that I had installed on my computer to support the various popular video formats. After wrestling with MPlayer for awhile, I finally settled on VLC because it not only had extensive video format support, but also a decent user interface and simple and frequent updates. It has been my favorite video player since, so much that I don't even bother installing other players.
Tips
- You can advance a single frame by using the hotkey 'e'. VLC doesn't support going backward a frame and the developers have repeatedly said they will not implement this feature. There are other media players which support going back a frame, so, if you want this feature, use one of them.
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