@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ VLC is the default media player for Lubuntu that can open both audio and video f
Usage
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To open media stored locally on your system click media open :menuselection:`Media --> Open File` and navigate your local files or press :kbd:`control +o` on the keyboard to open files stored locally on your machine. If you have music on a usb device, optical disk, or another partiton the :guilabel:`Devices` segment will let you navigate to those files from here. If you want to say listen to two videos or songs from an album you hold :kbd:`Control +left click` to open multiple files at once or press :kbd:`Control+A` to select all files in a folder. If you wish to open media from somewhere on the internet on :menuselection:`Media --> Open Network Stream` or press :kbd:`Control + N`. To open a whole directory use :menuselection:`Media --> Open Directory` or press :kbd:`control +F`. VLC also keeps track of recently opened media in case you want to view media again in :menuselection:`Media --> Open Recent Media --> file name`. If you have copied a path in your clipboard you can press :kbd:`Control +V` or :menuselection:`Media --> Open Location from clipboard` to quickly open a location in your clipboard.
To open media stored locally on your system click media open :menuselection:`Media --> Open File` and navigate your local files or press :kbd:`control +o` on the keyboard to open files stored locally on your machine. If you have music on a USB device, optical disk, or another partition the :guilabel:`Devices` segment will let you navigate to those files from here. If you want to say listen to two videos or songs from an album you hold :kbd:`Control +left click` to open multiple files at once or press :kbd:`Control+A` to select all files in a folder. If you wish to open media from somewhere on the internet on :menuselection:`Media --> Open Network Stream` or press :kbd:`Control + N`. To open a whole directory use :menuselection:`Media --> Open Directory` or press :kbd:`control +F`. VLC also keeps track of recently opened media in case you want to view media again in :menuselection:`Media --> Open Recent Media --> file name`. If you have copied a path in your clipboard you can press :kbd:`Control +V` or :menuselection:`Media --> Open Location from clipboard` to quickly open a location in your clipboard.
..image:: vlc-file-open.png
@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ To zoom or rotate a video use the :guilabel:`Geometry` tab. To choose different
..image:: video-effects-geometry.png
To add a logo to a video file check the :guilabel:`Add logo` checkbox. To choose which logo to add type the logo in the :guilabel:`Logo` field or press the :guilabel:`...` button. Use the :guilabel:`Opacity` slider to change how transparent the logo appears. To change how far the logo is from the top in pixels change thhe :guilabel:`top` field. To change how far to put logo from the left of the video change the :guilabel:`Left` field.
To add a logo to a video file check the :guilabel:`Add logo` checkbox. To choose which logo to add type the logo in the :guilabel:`Logo` field or press the :guilabel:`...` button. Use the :guilabel:`Opacity` slider to change how transparent the logo appears. To change how far the logo is from the top in pixels change the :guilabel:`top` field. To change how far to put logo from the left of the video change the :guilabel:`Left` field.
Saving or Converting Files
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@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ To view your settings for subtitles and on screen display choose the :guilabel:`
..image:: vlc-subtitle-pref.png
To change settings with codecs choose the :guilabel:`Input/codecs` tab. To change your settings for hardware-accelerated decoding use the :guilabel:`Hardware-accelerated decoding` which you can choose a specific kind of decoding. To choose to seek faster than more precisely check the :guilabel:`Fast seek` option. To the quality of video vlc endoes change :guilabel:`x264 preset and tuning selection` which faster recording taking less resouces but being less quality. To change your default optical device the drop down menu next to :guilabel:`Default optical device` to change your default optical device. To choose where save things you record with VLC change type where you want in :guilabel:`Record directory or filename` or press the :guilabel:`Browse` button. To change your caching policy depending on your network latency use the :guilabel:`Default caching policy` drop down menu.
To change settings with codecs choose the :guilabel:`Input/codecs` tab. To change your settings for hardware-accelerated decoding use the :guilabel:`Hardware-accelerated decoding` which you can choose a specific kind of decoding. To choose to seek faster than more precisely check the :guilabel:`Fast seek` option. To the quality of video VLC encodes change :guilabel:`x264 preset and tuning selection` which faster recording taking less resources but being less quality. To change your default optical device the drop down menu next to :guilabel:`Default optical device` to change your default optical device. To choose where save things you record with VLC change type where you want in :guilabel:`Record directory or filename` or press the :guilabel:`Browse` button. To change your caching policy depending on your network latency use the :guilabel:`Default caching policy` drop down menu.
