====== VLC ======

Did you know: You can launch VLC in a CLI mode with ''cvlc'', and an [[ncurses]] interface with ''nvlc''.

===== Video Capture =====
To capture video from my webcam I:

  - Use [[tool:software:alsamixer]] to make sure the mic volume's on/up :)
  - ''Media > Open Capture Device'' (or ''Ctrl+c'')
  - Make sure things are setup in ''Capture Mode'', ''Video Device Name'' and ''Audio Device Name''.
  - Instead of ''Play'' you want ''Capture''

===== MIDI =====

[[MIDI]] support is not included in [[arch>vlc|the regular VLC package]] in [[Arch Linux]]. Supposedly it's included in [[aur>vlc-git|the git version of the package]] in the [[AUR]], but that's not currently building for me because of a [[Lua]] problem.

===== Disable Autoplay =====

By default VLC will play the next thing in a playlist automatically. I needed to temporarily disable this when listening to a bunch of sound effects, so the next one would only play when you either double-clicked it, or pressed next.

  Tools > Preferences > Playlist > Play and pause

o-> If you can't find 'Playlist' you're probably in the 'Simple' view. Check the radio buttons in the bottom left.

===== Plug-ins =====

VLC doesn't have built-in support for [[Pipewire]] yet, but you can add it with [[https://www.remlab.net/vlc-plugin-pipewire/|vlc-plugin-pipewire]] ([[aur>vlc-plugin-pipewire]]). After installing you just need to go into the audio tab in preferences and set Pipewire as your output device.

===== Screenshots =====

You can customise the file names screen shots are given with variables:

https://wiki.videolan.org/Documentation:Format_String/

Some useful ones:

  * ''$N'' - Name, as in the one you see in the VLC playlist, so depends on metadata and fallsback to file name.
  * ''$F'' - Full name with path.
  * ''$A'' - Date.

===== Streams =====

Did you know you can put an [[RSS]] feed into the Streams URL entry? Handy for podcasts, especially as VLC will let you skip ahead to avoid ads :^)

===== Skip ahead/back ======

On Android the skip ahead/back function for audio is a little hidden.

You can make buttons for it appears in the notification thingo.

In the normal app window you have to switch to //cover mode// for the controls to appear. Press the Hamburger-with-little-play-button-icon to change to this mode. https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-android/-/issues/2263#note_293617

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