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2 !!!VLC
3 NAME
4 SYNOPSIS
5 DESCRIPTION
6 ITEMS
7 OPTIONS
8 PARAMETERS
9 SEE ALSO
10 AUTHOR
11 ----
12 !!NAME
13
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15 vlc, gvlc, gnome-vlc, qvlc - The VideoLAN Client
16 !!SYNOPSIS
17
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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
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29 __vlc__ recognizes several URL-style items:
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32 __*.mpg, *.vob__
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35 Plain MPEG-1/2 files
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38 __dvd:__
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41 DVD device (for instance dvd:/dev/dvd). The raw device is
42 optional and must have been prepared
43 beforehands.
44
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46 __vcd:__
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49 VCD device (for instance dvd:/dev/cdrom).
50
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52 __udpstream:[[
53 __
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56 UDP stream, such as one sent by VideoLAN Server or VideoLAN
57 miniserver. Usually
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60 __vlc:__
61
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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
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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
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74 __-I, --intf __
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77 Specify an interface module:
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80 __-v, --verbose__
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83 Set __vlc__ verbosity. This command is cumulative, you
84 can use
85 __
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87
88 __--memcpy __
89
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91 Specify a module for performing heavy memory copies:
92
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94 __--noaudio__
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97 Disable audio output.
98
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100 __-A, --aout __
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103 Specify an audio output module:
104
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106 __--stereo, --mono__
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109 Choose stereo or mono audio output.
110
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112 __--spdif__
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115 Activate hardware AC3 pass-through mode.
116
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118 __--downmix __
119
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121 Specify a module for AC3 downmix:
122
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124 __--imdct __
125
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127 Specify a module for AC3 IMDCT:
128
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130 __--volume [[1..1024]__
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133 Change VLC output volume (default: 512).
134
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136 __--desync __
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139 Compensate desynchronization of the audio (default:
140 0).
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143 __--novideo__
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146 Disable video output.
147
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149 __-V, --vout __
150
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152 Specify a video output module:
153
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155 __--motion __
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158 Specify a module for motion compensation:
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161 __--idct __
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164 Specify a module for IDCT:
165
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167 __--yuv __
168
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170 Specify a YUV module:
171
172
173 __--display __
174
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176 Specify the display name.
177
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179 __--width __
180
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182 Choose the display coordinates.
183
184
185 __-g, --grayscale__
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188 Grayscale output.
189
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191 __--fullscreen__
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194 Full screen output.
195
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197 __--overlay__
198
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200 Overlay (hardware accelerated output), if
201 available.
202
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204 __--xvadaptor __
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207 Select XVideo adaptor, if XVideo output is
208 used.
209
210
211 __--color__
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214 Color output.
215
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217 __--synchro __
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220 Choose a fixed synchro value instead of the internal
221 auto-adaptative heuristics based on CPU usage.
222
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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
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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
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234 __-t, --dvdtitle __
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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
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242 __-T, --dvdchapter __
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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
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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
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259 __-u, --dvdangle __
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262 Choose the angle, available on some DVDs.
263
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265 __-c, --dvdchannel [[ 0-15 ]__
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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
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274 __-s, --dvdsubtitle [[ 0-31 ]__
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277 Select the subtitle channel, if there is one in the
278 stream.
279
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281 __--dvdcss-method __
282
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284 Select the CSS decryption scheme when using libdvdcss.
285 Usually to choose from
286
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288 __--dvdcss-verbose __
289
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291 Select the CSS decryption verbosity level, 0, 1 or
292 2.
293
294
295 __--input __
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298 Choose the input method,
299
300
301 __-h, --help__
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304 Print help and exit.
305
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307 __-H, --longhelp__
308
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310 Print long help and exit.
311
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313 __--version__
314
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316 Output version information and exit.
317 !!PARAMETERS
318
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320 __vlc__ also accepts a lot of parameters to customize its
321 behaviour.
322
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324 __Interface parameters:__
325
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327 vlc_intf=
328
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330 __Audio parameters:__
331
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333 vlc_aout=
334
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336 __Video parameters:__
337
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339 vlc_vout=
340
341
342 __DVD parameters:__
343
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345 vlc_dvd_device=
346
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348 __Input parameters:__
349
350
351 vlc_iface=
352 !!SEE ALSO
353
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355 vls(1),vlms(1)
356 !!AUTHOR
357
358
359 This manual page was written by Samuel Hocevar
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