Frequentely Asked Questions for VideoLAN Client
-$Id: FAQ,v 1.4 2001/11/27 13:06:23 massiot Exp $
+$Id: FAQ,v 1.6 2002/05/02 23:06:27 massiot Exp $
1. Using VLC
It's exactly the same as for a normal DVD. You will need write access to
/dev/dvd, because of the key negociation process.
+If you compiled your VLC by hand, please bear in mind that you also need
+to install libdvdcss. It can be downloaded from the VideoLAN website. It
+used to be distributed in the same package as VLC, but now you must install
+them seperately.
+
1.3 How do I switch to full screen display ?
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Press 'f' to toggle fullscreen mode. Note that not all video output
#@!£% *$@&§% !@# bloat ?
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You can run :
- vlc -I dummy myfile.mpg
+ vlc --intf dummy myfile.mpg
Most commands are available from the command line, see vlc --help for
more information.
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First you must set up a VLS or VLMS stream. Please refer to the
documentation of these programs. Then start VLC :
- vlc udpstream:
+ vlc udp:
You shouldn't need any option. If you're paranoid and want to control
everything, here is the exact syntax :
- vlc udpstream:[<server>[:<server port>]][@[<bind address>][:<bind port>]]
+ vlc udp:[<server>[:<server port>]][@[<bind address>][:<bind port>]]
2. Troubleshooting
* Do you have a link from /dev/dvd to your real DVD device ? For instance
ln -s hdc /dev/dvd
-2.3 Running vlc pussycat.mpg doesn't do anything...
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-Probably your MPEG-1 file doesn't have any system layer. This is common
-for MPEG-1 streams without any audio track. Currently VLC doesn't
-automatically detect this format, so you have to manually select it :
-vlc --input es pussycat.mpg
+2.3 [REMOVED]
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2.4 The video runs but the picture is distorted...
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There is probably a problem with the output layer. There are several
ways of troubleshooting it. First, try with another output plug-in, for
instance :
-vlc -V sdl
-vlc -V x11
-Second, try with an unoptimized YUV transform :
-vlc --yuv yuv
-Third, change your screen depth and/or definition. It quite often helps.
+vlc --vout sdl
+vlc --vout x11
+Second, change your screen depth and/or definition. It quite often helps.
Lastly, have a look at your XFree86 video driver (nVidia for instance
releases optimized drivers for its boards).
2.7 Audio and video are out of sync
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-This is not normal. Try using another output plug-in (for instance -A dsp),
+This is not normal. Try using another output plug-in (for instance --aout dsp),
kill esd or artsd if they are running... This is a known problem and
is being investigated.
-2.8 On some DVDs the subtitles are unreadable
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-This is a known bug and is being investigated.
+2.8 [REMOVED]
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2.9 Sound volume is too low
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-You can raise it with --volume command-line switch.
+You can raise it with --volume commandline switch.
3. Ports and features