10 Awesome VLC Media Player Tips and Tricks

10 Awesome VLC Media Player Tips and Tricks
Today I will show you some cool features of VLC media player, its a free bit of software which has a lot of awesome features.

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[TheIgnoredGender]

0:10 Record Desktop
1:29 Capture Webcam
2:40 Take Snapshot
3:20 Convert Video (I personally like Format Factory for this)
4:30 Take Snip
5:10 Equalizer
6:00 Add a Logo
7:43 Wallpaper
8:06 Stream Video
8:35 Puzzle Game
9:42 Video Effects

[GaryB]

VLC has loads of functionality, but the UI for anything other than video and audio playback is pretty strange and not at all intuitive, which I think is why so many people don't realise it's even there.

[vanprax]

VLC can also act as a streaming server for other computers. This was more useful in the past when you had devices that weren't as powerful you could convert incoming video to let them play it back on a different codec or size. You could also use this for a live stream where multiple computers at the location can connect to the VLC server and all view the video in sync.

[busybillyb]

I didn't know you could do all of this in VLC! I always had it on my computer but never really touched it. Wow, I'll be using this more now. Thanks!

[macaalf]

The snapshot can be taken by simply clicking on the camera icon bottom left of the screen just beside the red dot.

[dementedpeep]

I found out a few months ago VLC actually allows you to stream video, specifically to a chromecast, so it's been amazing for that.

[cheeto]

Another trick is it's command line interface which lets you make changes remotely.
I use the following batch script.

start "" "C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" %1 --video-x=1600 --video-y=400 --width=300 --height=300 --fullscreen --no-video-title-show --no-embedded-video --no-qt-fs-controller
exit

Leave the batch script on your desktop, drag videos onto it (or run the batch script). It will open up a playlist and controls on one monitor and run the video full screen on a second. Excellent for presentations when you don't want the controls or timeline on top of the movie.

[batsjapan]

I recently discovered that i could add English subtitles to foreign movies that didn't contain English . That was a winner for me.

[SuperRescue]

Another handy tip is to go in to the preferences and untick the box that says 'resize interface to video size' then re size VLC on your desktop to a size you like, exit the program.
In future every time you start VLC it will open to the size you set. This is handy if you have other windows open and don't want VLC to fill the screen every time with a large resolution video. A simple double click on the player window will take it full screen and back to the size you set again before exit, if needed.

[paulwarner]

Many thanx for that. I didn't realize that VLC could do so much. Have bookmarked this video for later.

[george]

Thanks for this vid. Been using VLC for years. Didn't know any of these tips/tricks. 🤦‍♂

[AnxiouPanda]

I didn't know you can convert stuff with VLC. The only thing I need right now is to download videos online haha. Thanks Brian!

[SurvivenTerry]

VLC is amazing and the only media player I use, good video...cheers mate

[videojoe]

I never knew VLC was able to do this.
Thanks

[kingrofty]

Wow! Never knew VLC is such a powerful program. And, best of all, it's free! 😯 I have learnt a lot today, thank you!

[zsombor_]

It is so amazing how many things this "media PLAYER" can do! 😮 👍

[lonndawg]

This was a great video... I was familiar with a few features you pointed out in VLC, but I didn't necessarily know how to use them, and you also showed me other things that the program can do that I was not aware of. This is fantastic information that could come in handy when doing a lot of things. Thank you for taking the time in creating this video. I know in order for you to demonstrate these features you must have spend a lot of time tinkering with things and figuring out What is What and how does it work, and is it worth adding to a video. Again thanks for your dedicated time on the subject. 🙂

[louf]

I use VLC on my Amazon Fire TV to stream video from my computer. It's is quite nice when used. (video recorded from Hauppage TV stick). I have to convert files to MP3 to get the fast forward controls to work right.

[mariolp]

NIce...thanks... you should do more of these videos IMO....

[bh]

Thanks for this useful tutorial. I have been using VLC to extract audio from videos.