Learn VLC Player
Introduction
ICT Competency
VLC is a media player It uses to play a video and audio files. This how to will teach you the steps to use VLC media player to Play Video and Audio files. It Play all Audio and Video formate files (ex: Mp4, Mpeg, Divx, flv, mp3, etc)
Educational application and relevance
Version
VLC media player, Version 2.1.6. This can be opened from (Applications → Sound and Videos → VLC media player).
Configuration
After installation, no need to do any configure. Just open VLC media player (Applications → Sound and Videos → VLC media player
Overview of Features
Simple, fast and powerful media player. Plays everything: Files, Discs, Webcams, Devices and Streams.
Plays most codecs with no codec packs needed: MPEG-2, DivX, H.264, MKV, WebM, WMV, MP3... Runs on all platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Unix..
Other similar applications
- Winamp
- SMPlayer
- Media Player Classic
- MX Player
- Windows Media Player
Development and community help
Developer(s)-VideoLAN Initial release- 1 February 2001; 15 years ago[1] Written in C, C++ (with Qt), Objective-C Operating system-Windows, macOS, Linux, BSD, Solaris, Android, iOS, Chrome OS, Windows Phone, QNX, Haiku, Syllable, Tizen, OS/2[6]
Working with the application
Functionalities
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| Step 1- To open a VLC media player.
GO TO Application --> Sound and Videos → Click on VLC Media Player. |
Step 2- VLC will open like this |
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| Step 3-To open a Media file like audio and video files GO TO Media menu --> Click on Open file | Step 4-Then Select one or more files to open dialog box will open.
Select any Audio and Video file--> Click Open. |
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| Step 5-The file starts playing the Audio or Video file which you have selected. | Step 6-To Pause and Play This Button will work in vlc which mouse arrow is present.
Select any Audio and Video file--> Click Open. |
File formats for creation
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Saving the file
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Export and publishing files
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Advanced features
Download YouTube Videos- VLC lets you play and download YouTube videos right from its desktop interface. Here's how:
- Find a video on YouTube—like this one—and copy the URL from the address bar.
- In VLC, head to Media > Open Network Stream.
- Paste the YouTube link in the box and click Play.
- Under Tools, click Codec Information.
- In the box that says Location, right-click the block of text and click Select All. Copy this text to your clipboard.
- Go back to your browser and paste the link in the address bar. This will open the source file directly on YouTube's servers.
- Right-click the video as it plays and select Save Video As.
Convert Video Files Here's how to convert between one file and another:
- Under Media, click "Convert/Save."
- Add the file you want to convert in the File Selection section.
- Click "Convert/Save."
- In the Settings section, choose the type of file you want to convert the file into under Profile.
- Give the file a name and location under Destination.
- Click Start.
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Installation
| Method of installation | Steps |
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| From Ubuntu software Centre | Go to Ubuntu Software center -Type VLC Media Player and Click Install |
| From Terminal | “sudo apt-get install vlc vlc-plugin-pulse mozilla-plugin-vlc” |
| From the web | |
| Web based registration | Not applicable |
The application on mobiles and tablets
Go to Android Play store –> Search for VLC media player-> Click on Install
Ideas for resource creation
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