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| | VLC media Player is developed and supported by volunteers. The VideoLAN board is composed of Jean-Baptiste Kempf (President), Felix Paul Kühne (Treasurer), and Hugo Beauzée-Luyssen (Secretary).<ref>http://www.videolan.org/videolan</ref> | | VLC media Player is developed and supported by volunteers. The VideoLAN board is composed of Jean-Baptiste Kempf (President), Felix Paul Kühne (Treasurer), and Hugo Beauzée-Luyssen (Secretary).<ref>http://www.videolan.org/videolan</ref> |
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| | + | ==Usage== |
| | + | VLC Media player is fairly easy to use, but does offer advance potion if you know how to use them. In general, all you need to do is select a medial source, and click play. However, if you want to use more advanced options, explore the menus and buttons. To make extended usage easier, there are also a number of keyboard shortcuts you may want to familiarize yourself with. |
| | + | ===Keyboard shortcuts=== |
| | + | {| class="wikitable sortable" |
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| | + | ! Shortcut !! Function |
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| | + | | '''F''' || Enter Full Screen Mode |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | '''F11''' || Windowed Full Screen ''(Not the same as F)'' |
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| | + | | '''Esc''' || Exit Full Screen Mode |
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| | + | | '''Space''' || Toggle Pause/Play |
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| | + | | '''V''' || Toggle Subtitles |
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| | + | | '''Ctrl + Up/Down''' || Increase/Decrease Volume by 5 |
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| | + | | '''Scroll Up/Down''' || Increase/Decrease Volume |
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| | + | | '''Shift Left/Right''' || Skip 3 Seconds Forward or Backward |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | '''Alt + Left/Right''' || Skip 10 Seconds Forward or Backward |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | '''Ctrl + Left/Right''' || Skip 1 Minute Forward or Backward |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | '''B''' || Select Audio Track |
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| | + | | '''Ctrl + D''' || Open Disk |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | '''Ctrl + F''' || Open Folder Browser |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | '''Ctrl + R''' || Advanced Open Options |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | '''Ctrl + O''' || Open a Single File |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | '''M''' || Toggle Mute |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | '''P''' || Play from beginning |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | '''S''' || Stop Playing ''(Does not Pause)'' |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | '''Left/Right Bracket []''' || Increase/Decrease Play Speed 0.1x |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | '''=''' || Set Play Speed to Normal |
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| | + | | '''C''' || Crop Screen ''(16:10, 16:9, 4:3, etc.)'' |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | '''A''' || Alter Aspect Ration ''(16:10, 16:9, 4.:3, etc.)'' |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | '''G/H''' || Increase/Decrease Subtitle Delay |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | '''J/K''' || Increase/Decrease Audio Delay |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | '''Z''' || Zoom Mode |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | '''Ctrl + 1 ... 4''' || Play Recent Media from History List |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | '''T''' || Show Time |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | '''Ctrl + T''' || Jump to a Time |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | '''E''' || Advance by One Frame |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | '''Ctrl + H''' || Hide Controls |
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| | + | | '''Ctrl + P''' || Preferences Menu |
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| | + | | '''Ctrl + E''' || Audio/Video Effects |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | '''Ctrl + B''' || Bookmarks |
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| | + | | '''Ctrl + N''' || Open Network |
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| | + | | '''Ctrl + C''' || Open Capture device |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | '''Ctrl + L''' || View Play List |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | '''Ctrl + Y''' || Save Play List |
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| | + | | '''D''' || Toggle Deinterlace |
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| | + | | '''N''' || Play Next In Play List |
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| | + | | '''F1''' || Help |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | '''Ctrl + W''' || Close VLC |
| | + | |}<ref>http://darktips.com/vlc-shortcuts-hotkey</ref><ref>http://www.cnet.com/how-to/13-useful-vlc-keyboard-shortcuts</ref><ref>http://www.shortcutworld.com/en/win/VLC-Media-Player_1.html</ref> |
| | ==References== | | ==References== |
| | <references /> | | <references /> |
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| − | ==External Resources== | + | ==External Links== |
| | http://www.videolan.org | | http://www.videolan.org |
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| | http://www.videolan.org/projects/ | | http://www.videolan.org/projects/ |