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# Go to the location of downloaded desktop file. | # Go to the location of downloaded desktop file. | ||
# Select the installer language --> Click OK. | # Select the installer language --> Click OK. | ||
| − | # A welcome screen appears. Click Next --> Read the license agreement --> Click Next --> Select the components needed and click Next --> Choose the location where you need your installation folder should be --> Click Install. | + | # A welcome screen appears. "Click Next --> Read the license agreement --> Click Next --> Select the components needed and click Next --> Choose the location where you need your installation folder should be --> Click Install". |
# Once it finished the installation, click Finish. | # Once it finished the installation, click Finish. | ||
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# In case you do not find it on your computer, you can install by typing <code>VLC</code> on the top search bar in the Software Center. | # In case you do not find it on your computer, you can install by typing <code>VLC</code> on the top search bar in the Software Center. | ||
# If you would like to install through the terminal follow these steps below: | # If you would like to install through the terminal follow these steps below: | ||
| − | ## Open terminal by clicking Applications->System Tools->Terminal or through Keyboard shortcut <code>Ctrl+Alt+T</code> | + | ## Open terminal by clicking "Applications->System Tools->Terminal" or through Keyboard shortcut <code>Ctrl+Alt+T</code> |
| − | ## In the terminal window, type below command and press enter to start the installation by providing your machine password | + | ## In the terminal window, type below command and press enter to start the installation by providing your machine password. |
## <code>sudo apt-get install vlc</code> | ## <code>sudo apt-get install vlc</code> | ||
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=====Opening and using the application===== | =====Opening and using the application===== | ||
| − | * To launch the VLC media player, Go to Application --> Sound and Videos --> Click on VLC Media Player. | + | * To launch the VLC media player, Go to "Application --> Sound and Videos --> Click on VLC Media Player". |
| − | * To open the media file like audio and video files go to Media menu --> Click on Open file. | + | * To open the media file like audio and video files go to "Media menu --> Click on Open file". |
| − | * Then Select one or more files to open dialog box will open. Select any Audio and Video file--> Click Open. | + | * Then Select one or more files to open dialog box will open. Select any "Audio and Video file--> Click Open". |
* The file starts playing the Audio or Video file which you have selected. | * The file starts playing the Audio or Video file which you have selected. | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | ||
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* VLC allows you to jump to a specific time in a video if you know the playtime of some particular event or occurring. | * VLC allows you to jump to a specific time in a video if you know the playtime of some particular event or occurring. | ||
* This features saves your time of moving the slider to crosscheck the playtime of video. | * This features saves your time of moving the slider to crosscheck the playtime of video. | ||
| − | * To do this, Click on Playback --> Jump to specific time. In the window that appears, give the duration of video onto which you want to jump. Click OK. | + | * To do this, Click on "Playback --> Jump to specific time". In the window that appears, give the duration of video onto which you want to jump. Click OK. |
===== Downloading videos from Youtube ===== | ===== Downloading videos from Youtube ===== | ||
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| − | *Find a video on | + | *Find a video on YouTube like the above mentioned one and copy the URL from the address bar. |
| − | *In VLC, go to Media --> Open Network Stream. | + | *In VLC, go to "Media --> Open Network Stream". |
*Paste the YouTube link in the box and click Play. | *Paste the YouTube link in the box and click Play. | ||
| − | *Under Tools, click Codec Information. | + | *Under Tools, click "Codec Information". |
*In the box that gives Location, right-click the block of text and click Select All. Copy this text to your clipboard. | *In the box that gives 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 server. | *Go back to your browser and paste the link in the address bar. This will open the source file directly on YouTube's server. | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
| − | *Under Media, click "Convert/Save. | + | *Under Media, click "Convert/Save". |
*Add the file you want to convert in the File Selection section. | *Add the file you want to convert in the File Selection section. | ||
*Click "Convert/Save." | *Click "Convert/Save." | ||
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* To do this, open the video. | * To do this, open the video. | ||
* Pause the video at the moment where you need a snapshot. | * Pause the video at the moment where you need a snapshot. | ||
| − | * Click on Video--> Take snapshot. | + | * Click on "Video--> Take snapshot". |
===== Recording the video ===== | ===== Recording the video ===== | ||
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* VLC allows you to record the video that is playing. | * VLC allows you to record the video that is playing. | ||
| − | * To do this, Click on Playback --> Record or alternatively there is a red colored button in the interface above the Play/Pause button. Click on that. | + | * To do this, Click on "Playback --> Record" or alternatively there is a red colored button in the interface above the Play/Pause button. Click on that. |
* Once you give the command to record the screen, recording process starts and the Record button looks somewhat pressed. | * Once you give the command to record the screen, recording process starts and the Record button looks somewhat pressed. | ||
| − | * When you are done with recording, you can again go to Playback --> Record to stop recording. Alternatively you can click on Red button again. | + | * When you are done with recording, you can again go to "Playback --> Record" to stop recording. Alternatively you can click on Red button again. |
* The recorded videos will be available in your home/videos directory. | * The recorded videos will be available in your home/videos directory. | ||
Revision as of 05:51, 16 June 2022
Introduction
Basic Information
| ICT Competency | VLC Media Player is a general purpose application to play audio and videos. |
| Educational application and relevance | VLC media player is used to play video and audio files. (It supports to play all Audio and Video format files such as mp4, mpeg, divx, flv, mp3, mkv etc). |
| Version | VLC Media Player 3.4.0 |
| Configuration | After installation, no need to do any configure. Just open VLC media player. |
| Other similar applications | SMPlayer, Pot Player |
| The application on mobiles and tablets | VLC for Android |
| Development and community help | VLC Media Player |
Overview of Features
VLC media Player is a free and Open Source Software Media Player. It is very simple, fast and powerful media player to use. It Plays everything in the sense, Files, Discs, Webcams, Devices and Streams. It also plays most codecs with no codec packs needed such as MPEG-2, DivX, H.264, MKV, WebM, WMV, MP3. It runs on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Unix. Its excellent support for various Audio and Video codecs makes it most popular.
Installation
For Windows
- To install VLC Media Player on Windows you can download the installation file click here
- Go to the location of downloaded desktop file.
- Select the installer language --> Click OK.
- A welcome screen appears. "Click Next --> Read the license agreement --> Click Next --> Select the components needed and click Next --> Choose the location where you need your installation folder should be --> Click Install".
- Once it finished the installation, click Finish.
For Ubuntu
- The application is part of the Ubuntu custom distribution.
- In case you do not find it on your computer, you can install by typing
VLCon the top search bar in the Software Center. - If you would like to install through the terminal follow these steps below:
- Open terminal by clicking "Applications->System Tools->Terminal" or through Keyboard shortcut
Ctrl+Alt+T - In the terminal window, type below command and press enter to start the installation by providing your machine password.
sudo apt-get install vlc
- Open terminal by clicking "Applications->System Tools->Terminal" or through Keyboard shortcut
For MAC
- To download the installation file click here
- Double-click on the icon of the package: an icon will appear on your Desktop, right beside your drives.
- Open it and drag the VLC application from the resulting window to the place where you want to install it
Working with the application
Opening and using the application
- To launch the VLC media player, Go to "Application --> Sound and Videos --> Click on VLC Media Player".
- To open the media file like audio and video files go to "Media menu --> Click on Open file".
- Then Select one or more files to open dialog box will open. Select any "Audio and Video file--> Click Open".
- The file starts playing the Audio or Video file which you have selected.
VLC Media Player interface
Opening files
Selecting more than one files to play
Play and Pause in VLC
- You can pause the video in between by clicking on the pause button and resume it using play button respectively.
Pause and Play operation
Jumping to a specific time in video
- VLC allows you to jump to a specific time in a video if you know the playtime of some particular event or occurring.
- This features saves your time of moving the slider to crosscheck the playtime of video.
- To do this, Click on "Playback --> Jump to specific time". In the window that appears, give the duration of video onto which you want to jump. Click OK.
Downloading videos from Youtube
VLC lets you play and download YouTube videos right from its desktop interface. Here's how:
Downloading Youtube videos in VLC
- Find a video on YouTube like the above mentioned one and copy the URL from the address bar.
- In VLC, go to "Media --> Open Network Stream".
- Paste the YouTube link in the box and click Play.
- Under Tools, click "Codec Information".
- In the box that gives 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 server.
- 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:
Video conversion in VLC
- 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.
Taking Screenshot in a video
- You can take screenshot from any part of the video at anytime in VLC. Advantage of this is that it will capture only the video screen so that you are not required to crop it again.
Taking snapshot in VLC
- To do this, open the video.
- Pause the video at the moment where you need a snapshot.
- Click on "Video--> Take snapshot".
Recording the video
Video recording
- VLC allows you to record the video that is playing.
- To do this, Click on "Playback --> Record" or alternatively there is a red colored button in the interface above the Play/Pause button. Click on that.
- Once you give the command to record the screen, recording process starts and the Record button looks somewhat pressed.
- When you are done with recording, you can again go to "Playback --> Record" to stop recording. Alternatively you can click on Red button again.
- The recorded videos will be available in your home/videos directory.
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