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| 1 | perry | 1 | VLC |
| 2 | !!!VLC | ||
| 3 | NAME | ||
| 4 | SYNOPSIS | ||
| 5 | DESCRIPTION | ||
| 6 | ITEMS | ||
| 7 | OPTIONS | ||
| 8 | PARAMETERS | ||
| 9 | SEE ALSO | ||
| 10 | AUTHOR | ||
| 11 | ---- | ||
| 12 | !!NAME | ||
| 13 | |||
| 14 | |||
| 15 | vlc, gvlc, gnome-vlc, qvlc - The VideoLAN Client | ||
| 16 | !!SYNOPSIS | ||
| 17 | |||
| 18 | |||
| 19 | __vlc__ [[''OPTIONS''] [[''PARAMETERS''] | ||
| 20 | [[''ITEMS'']... | ||
| 21 | !!DESCRIPTION | ||
| 22 | |||
| 23 | |||
| 24 | This manual page documents briefly the __vlc__ , a free | ||
| 25 | MPEG, MPEG2 and DVD player. | ||
| 26 | !!ITEMS | ||
| 27 | |||
| 28 | |||
| 29 | __vlc__ recognizes several URL-style items: | ||
| 30 | |||
| 31 | |||
| 32 | __*.mpg, *.vob__ | ||
| 33 | |||
| 34 | |||
| 35 | Plain MPEG-1/2 files | ||
| 36 | |||
| 37 | |||
| 38 | __dvd:__ | ||
| 39 | |||
| 40 | |||
| 41 | DVD device (for instance dvd:/dev/dvd). The raw device is | ||
| 42 | optional and must have been prepared | ||
| 43 | beforehands. | ||
| 44 | |||
| 45 | |||
| 46 | __vcd:__ | ||
| 47 | |||
| 48 | |||
| 49 | VCD device (for instance dvd:/dev/cdrom). | ||
| 50 | |||
| 51 | |||
| 52 | __udpstream:[[ | ||
| 53 | __ | ||
| 54 | |||
| 55 | |||
| 56 | UDP stream, such as one sent by VideoLAN Server or VideoLAN | ||
| 57 | miniserver. Usually | ||
| 58 | |||
| 59 | |||
| 60 | __vlc:__ | ||
| 61 | |||
| 62 | |||
| 63 | Execute a play-list command. Commands are : __loop__ | ||
| 64 | (loop the playlist), __pause__ (pause execution of other | ||
| 65 | items), and __quit__ (close VLC). | ||
| 66 | !!OPTIONS | ||
| 67 | |||
| 68 | |||
| 69 | __vlc__ follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with | ||
| 70 | long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of | ||
| 71 | options is included below. | ||
| 72 | |||
| 73 | |||
| 74 | __-I, --intf __ | ||
| 75 | |||
| 76 | |||
| 77 | Specify an interface module: | ||
| 78 | |||
| 79 | |||
| 80 | __-v, --verbose__ | ||
| 81 | |||
| 82 | |||
| 83 | Set __vlc__ verbosity. This command is cumulative, you | ||
| 84 | can use | ||
| 85 | __ | ||
| 86 | |||
| 87 | |||
| 88 | __--memcpy __ | ||
| 89 | |||
| 90 | |||
| 91 | Specify a module for performing heavy memory copies: | ||
| 92 | |||
| 93 | |||
| 94 | __--noaudio__ | ||
| 95 | |||
| 96 | |||
| 97 | Disable audio output. | ||
| 98 | |||
| 99 | |||
| 100 | __-A, --aout __ | ||
| 101 | |||
| 102 | |||
| 103 | Specify an audio output module: | ||
| 104 | |||
| 105 | |||
| 106 | __--stereo, --mono__ | ||
| 107 | |||
| 108 | |||
| 109 | Choose stereo or mono audio output. | ||
| 110 | |||
| 111 | |||
| 112 | __--spdif__ | ||
| 113 | |||
| 114 | |||
| 115 | Activate hardware AC3 pass-through mode. | ||
| 116 | |||
| 117 | |||
| 118 | __--downmix __ | ||
| 119 | |||
| 120 | |||
| 121 | Specify a module for AC3 downmix: | ||
| 122 | |||
| 123 | |||
| 124 | __--imdct __ | ||
| 125 | |||
| 126 | |||
| 127 | Specify a module for AC3 IMDCT: | ||
| 128 | |||
| 129 | |||
| 130 | __--volume [[1..1024]__ | ||
| 131 | |||
| 132 | |||
| 133 | Change VLC output volume (default: 512). | ||
| 134 | |||
| 135 | |||
| 136 | __--desync __ | ||
| 137 | |||
| 138 | |||
| 139 | Compensate desynchronization of the audio (default: | ||
| 140 | 0). | ||
| 141 | |||
| 142 | |||
| 143 | __--novideo__ | ||
| 144 | |||
| 145 | |||
| 146 | Disable video output. | ||
| 147 | |||
| 148 | |||
| 149 | __-V, --vout __ | ||
| 150 | |||
| 151 | |||
| 152 | Specify a video output module: | ||
| 153 | |||
| 154 | |||
| 155 | __--motion __ | ||
| 156 | |||
| 157 | |||
| 158 | Specify a module for motion compensation: | ||
| 159 | |||
| 160 | |||
| 161 | __--idct __ | ||
| 162 | |||
| 163 | |||
| 164 | Specify a module for IDCT: | ||
| 165 | |||
| 166 | |||
| 167 | __--yuv __ | ||
| 168 | |||
| 169 | |||
| 170 | Specify a YUV module: | ||
| 171 | |||
| 172 | |||
| 173 | __--display __ | ||
| 174 | |||
| 175 | |||
| 176 | Specify the display name. | ||
| 177 | |||
| 178 | |||
| 179 | __--width __ | ||
| 180 | |||
| 181 | |||
| 182 | Choose the display coordinates. | ||
| 183 | |||
| 184 | |||
| 185 | __-g, --grayscale__ | ||
| 186 | |||
| 187 | |||
| 188 | Grayscale output. | ||
| 189 | |||
| 190 | |||
| 191 | __--fullscreen__ | ||
| 192 | |||
| 193 | |||
| 194 | Full screen output. | ||
| 195 | |||
| 196 | |||
| 197 | __--overlay__ | ||
| 198 | |||
| 199 | |||
| 200 | Overlay (hardware accelerated output), if | ||
| 201 | available. | ||
| 202 | |||
| 203 | |||
| 204 | __--xvadaptor __ | ||
| 205 | |||
| 206 | |||
| 207 | Select XVideo adaptor, if XVideo output is | ||
| 208 | used. | ||
| 209 | |||
| 210 | |||
| 211 | __--color__ | ||
| 212 | |||
| 213 | |||
| 214 | Color output. | ||
| 215 | |||
| 216 | |||
| 217 | __--synchro __ | ||
| 218 | |||
| 219 | |||
| 220 | Choose a fixed synchro value instead of the internal | ||
| 221 | auto-adaptative heuristics based on CPU usage. | ||
| 222 | |||
| 223 | |||
| 224 | `I' displays only I images, `IP' displays I and P images, | ||
| 225 | `IP+' displays I and P images and every second B image, and | ||
| 226 | `IPB' forces displaying of all images. | ||
| 227 | |||
| 228 | |||
| 229 | Note that vlc is not guaranteed to behave properly if you | ||
| 230 | ask it to display more images than your CPU can cope | ||
| 231 | with. | ||
| 232 | |||
| 233 | |||
| 234 | __-t, --dvdtitle __ | ||
| 235 | |||
| 236 | |||
| 237 | Choose the DVD title. Most movies on DVDs start on the first | ||
| 238 | title, but you may want to manually select another | ||
| 239 | title. | ||
| 240 | |||
| 241 | |||
| 242 | __-T, --dvdchapter __ | ||
| 243 | |||
| 244 | |||
| 245 | Choose the DVD chapter. DVDs are divided into titles, which | ||
| 246 | in turn are divided into chapters. | ||
| 247 | |||
| 248 | |||
| 249 | __-a, --dvdaudio [[ ac3 | lpcm | mpeg | off | ||
| 250 | ]__ | ||
| 251 | |||
| 252 | |||
| 253 | Choose the audio channel type. Most DVDs have AC3 audio | ||
| 254 | channels, but you can also have Linear PCM or MPEG layer 2 | ||
| 255 | sound. Also, one might decide not to activate the audio | ||
| 256 | channel. | ||
| 257 | |||
| 258 | |||
| 259 | __-u, --dvdangle __ | ||
| 260 | |||
| 261 | |||
| 262 | Choose the angle, available on some DVDs. | ||
| 263 | |||
| 264 | |||
| 265 | __-c, --dvdchannel [[ 0-15 ]__ | ||
| 266 | |||
| 267 | |||
| 268 | Select the audio channel. Most DVDs only have one or two | ||
| 269 | audio channels, but some of them have a great number of | ||
| 270 | available languages. Note that the audio channel will also | ||
| 271 | depend on the channel type. | ||
| 272 | |||
| 273 | |||
| 274 | __-s, --dvdsubtitle [[ 0-31 ]__ | ||
| 275 | |||
| 276 | |||
| 277 | Select the subtitle channel, if there is one in the | ||
| 278 | stream. | ||
| 279 | |||
| 280 | |||
| 281 | __--dvdcss-method __ | ||
| 282 | |||
| 283 | |||
| 284 | Select the CSS decryption scheme when using libdvdcss. | ||
| 285 | Usually to choose from | ||
| 286 | |||
| 287 | |||
| 288 | __--dvdcss-verbose __ | ||
| 289 | |||
| 290 | |||
| 291 | Select the CSS decryption verbosity level, 0, 1 or | ||
| 292 | 2. | ||
| 293 | |||
| 294 | |||
| 295 | __--input __ | ||
| 296 | |||
| 297 | |||
| 298 | Choose the input method, | ||
| 299 | |||
| 300 | |||
| 301 | __-h, --help__ | ||
| 302 | |||
| 303 | |||
| 304 | Print help and exit. | ||
| 305 | |||
| 306 | |||
| 307 | __-H, --longhelp__ | ||
| 308 | |||
| 309 | |||
| 310 | Print long help and exit. | ||
| 311 | |||
| 312 | |||
| 313 | __--version__ | ||
| 314 | |||
| 315 | |||
| 316 | Output version information and exit. | ||
| 317 | !!PARAMETERS | ||
| 318 | |||
| 319 | |||
| 320 | __vlc__ also accepts a lot of parameters to customize its | ||
| 321 | behaviour. | ||
| 322 | |||
| 323 | |||
| 324 | __Interface parameters:__ | ||
| 325 | |||
| 326 | |||
| 327 | vlc_intf= | ||
| 328 | |||
| 329 | |||
| 330 | __Audio parameters:__ | ||
| 331 | |||
| 332 | |||
| 333 | vlc_aout= | ||
| 334 | |||
| 335 | |||
| 336 | __Video parameters:__ | ||
| 337 | |||
| 338 | |||
| 339 | vlc_vout= | ||
| 340 | |||
| 341 | |||
| 342 | __DVD parameters:__ | ||
| 343 | |||
| 344 | |||
| 345 | vlc_dvd_device= | ||
| 346 | |||
| 347 | |||
| 348 | __Input parameters:__ | ||
| 349 | |||
| 350 | |||
| 351 | vlc_iface= | ||
| 352 | !!SEE ALSO | ||
| 353 | |||
| 354 | |||
| 355 | vls(1),vlms(1) | ||
| 356 | !!AUTHOR | ||
| 357 | |||
| 358 | |||
| 359 | This manual page was written by Samuel Hocevar | ||
| 360 | ---- |
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