Questions tagged [vlc-media-player]
A cross-platform, open source media player & streaming media server. Use this tag when having issues with playing, streaming, transcoding or otherwise using VLC's features. Consider pairing it with an OS or platorm tag (windows, linux, osx etc) if the problem is platform-specific
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Video playback with multiple audio tracks to separate audio devices
I have an mkv file with multiple audio tracks (separate languages) that should be played simultaneously from the same device. That is the video should be played with track #1 on my mac, while audio ...
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Display remaining time in playlist in VLC
Is there any way to display the remaining time in the current playlist in VLC? Right now I can see the total time of the playlist:
and the remaining time for the current video:
but I didn't find the ...
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VLC (Server) re-stream Security Camera Feed
I purchased a Swann Home Security DVR system and was hoping for some help on how to duplicate the streaming video on my server.
In order to get their web view (streaming video in the browser) to work,...
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How to open network stream that requires a Cookie with a JWT inside using VLC
I am trying to open a network stream in VLC. However, in order to access the stream I need to provide the server with an authorization cookie containing my session token stored as a JWT token. How can ...
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Poor image quality and high CPU usage while streaming in high resolution using webcam and VLC in Linux
I'm trying to do some some streaming with a webcam, but so far the results are not good: everything I stream in 320x240 looks good, but as soon as I choose a higher resolution, the image quality gets ...
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How to let VLC media player (on Mac) show total duration of video near the progress bar?
On Mac, the VLC media player progress bar defaults to show the elapsed or remaining time of a video (in non-full-screen mode). Is there a way to make it show the total time of a video in addition to ...
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How do disable windows 10 notifcations during VLC playback
When I'm watching a movie in VLC, it is incredibly annoying to have the immersive experience ruined by a windows 10 pop up notification. Is there some way to prevent windows 10 notifications while VLC ...
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VLC auto adjust window size to video size
when in windowed mode, the VLC window can be resized arbitrarily. It will however add black bars to the sides of the video, if the aspect ratio of the window does not match the aspect ratio of the ...
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Why do video players affect my GPU overclock?
I have a Sapphire Vapor-X Radeon HD7950 OC edition graphics card. It runs at 850 MHz using the regular BIOS and at 950 MHz using the Boost BIOS.
I'm using the Boost BIOS. When computer boots, the ...
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Watch movie while downloading when using Chrome
I watch movies I download. I know that I can wait until the file is completely downloaded. But I usually don't do so.
I usually open the partially downloaded file by VLC or other player. It shows me ...
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VLC: How to "continue playback" regardless of how close from start or end I was?
I already have the "Continue playback?" option set to "Always", which usually works great.
But if I stop a video at some position near the start or end, close it, then later play ...
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how to fix mp4 file with missing moov atom?
I have a video file (mp4) and I want to load it in a video editor. However, it shows an error which says, "file format not recognized." So, I used the file command and the output is just ...
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Hindi matra misplaced in subtitles burned with ffmpeg
When trying to burn in subtitles, I get
incorrectly shaped subs, when the text should have actually read कहा��ियों के बारे में
The command was
ffmpeg -i ~/in.mp4 -y -vf subtitles=~/hindi.srt:...
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Play YouTube video in VLC with subtitles (if available)
I want to play youtube video such as Authoritarianism: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) in VLC Player. As this video has subtitles, can I play it in VLC along with the subtitles?
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How to enlarge VLC control panel interface
I just reformatted my PC and the size of the control panel interface has reverted back to its normal size, which is too tiny since I always stream to my TV. Is there any way to enlarge the control ...
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