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.SH NAME
-vlc, gvlc, kvlc, qvlc \- The VideoLAN Client
+vlc, gvlc, gnome-vlc, qvlc \- The VideoLAN Client
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B vlc
.RI [ OPTIONS ]
.RI [ PARAMETERS ]
-.RI [ FILE ]...
+.RI [ ITEMS ]...
.SH DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the
.B vlc
, a free MPEG, MPEG2 and DVD player.
+.SH ITEMS
+.B vlc
+recognizes several URL-style items:
+.TP
+.B *.mpg, *.vob
+Plain MPEG-1/2 files
+.TP
+.B dvd:<device>[@<raw device>]
+DVD device (for instance dvd:/dev/dvd). The raw device is optional and
+must have been prepared beforehands.
+.TP
+.B vcd:<device>
+VCD device (for instance dvd:/dev/cdrom).
+.TP
+.B udpstream:[<server>[:<server port>]][@[<bind address>][:<bind port>]]
+UDP stream, such as one sent by VideoLAN Server or VideoLAN miniserver.
+Usually "udpstream:" is enough.
+.TP
+.B vlc:<command>
+Execute a play-list command. Commands are :
+.B loop
+(loop the playlist),
+.B pause
+(pause execution of other items), and
+.B quit
+(close VLC).
.SH OPTIONS
.B vlc
follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long
.B vlc
verbosity. This command is cumulative, you can use "-vv" or "-vvvv" for increased verbosity.
.TP
+.B \-\-memcpy <module>
+Specify a module for performing heavy memory copies: "memcpy", "sse" for instance.
+.TP
.B \-\-noaudio
Disable audio output.
.TP
Specify an audio output module: "dsp", "esd", for instance.
.TP
.B \-\-stereo, \-\-mono
-Choose stereo or mono audio output
+Choose stereo or mono audio output.
+.TP
+.B \-\-spdif
+Activate hardware AC3 pass-through mode.
+.TP
+.B \-\-downmix <module>
+Specify a module for AC3 downmix: "downmix", "sse" or "3dn" for instance.
+.TP
+.B \-\-imdct <module>
+Specify a module for AC3 IMDCT: "imdct", sse" or "3dn" for instance.
+.TP
+.B \-\-volume [1..1024]
+Change VLC output volume (default: 512).
+.TP
+.B \-\-desync <time in ms>
+Compensate desynchronization of the audio (default: 0).
.TP
.B \-\-novideo
Disable video output.
.B \-\-overlay
Overlay (hardware accelerated output), if available.
.TP
+.B \-\-xvadaptor <port>
+Select XVideo adaptor, if XVideo output is used.
+.TP
.B \-\-color
Color output.
.TP
you can also have Linear PCM or MPEG layer 2 sound. Also, one might decide
not to activate the audio channel.
.TP
+.B \-u, \-\-dvdangle <num>
+Choose the angle, available on some DVDs.
+.TP
.B \-c, \-\-dvdchannel [ 0\-15 ]
Select the audio channel. Most DVDs only have one or two audio channels,
but some of them have a great number of available languages. Note that the
.B \-s, \-\-dvdsubtitle [ 0\-31 ]
Select the subtitle channel, if there is one in the stream.
.TP
-.B \-\-input <method>
-Choose the input method, "dvd", "ps", "ts" for instance.
+.B \-\-dvdcss-method <method>
+Select the CSS decryption scheme when using libdvdcss. Usually to choose
+from "disc", "title" or "key", but depends on your libdvdcss version.
.TP
-.B \-\-vlans
-Enable VLANs support. This feature isn't activated yet.
+.B \-\-dvdcss-verbose <level>
+Select the CSS decryption verbosity level, 0, 1 or 2.
.TP
-.B \-\-server <host>, \-\-port <port>
-Choose the video server address and port.
+.B \-\-input <method>
+Choose the input method, "dvd", "ps", "ts" for instance.
.TP
-.B \-\-broadcast
-Set broadcast mode for network input.
+.B \-\-nommx, \-\-no3dnow, \-\-nommxext, \-\-nosse, \-\-noaltivec
+Disable the CPU's MMX, 3D Now!, MMX EXT, SSE or AltiVec support. This may
+be useful when you suspect a bug in an accelerated module.
.TP
.B \-h, \-\-help
Print help and exit.
.B \-H, \-\-longhelp
Print long help and exit.
.TP
-.B \-v, \-\-version
+.B \-\-version
Output version information and exit.
.SH PARAMETERS
.B vlc
.TP
.B Interface parameters:
vlc_intf=<method name> interface method
- vlc_init=<filename> initialization script
- vlc_channels=<filename> channels list
.TP
.B Audio parameters:
- vlc_aout=<method name> audio method
- vlc_dsp=<filename> dsp device path
- vlc_stereo={1|0} stereo or mono output
- vlc_audio_rate=<rate> output rate
+ vlc_aout=<method name> audio method
+ vlc_dsp=<filename> dsp device path
+ vlc_stereo={1|0} stereo or mono output
+ vlc_spdif={1|0} AC3 pass-through mode
+ vlc_downmix=<method name> AC3 downmix method
+ vlc_imdct=<method name> AC3 IMDCT method
+ vlc_volume=[0..1024] VLC output volume
+ vlc_audio_rate=<rate> output rate
.TP
.B Video parameters:
vlc_vout=<method name> display method
vlc_grayscale={1|0} grayscale or color
vlc_fullscreen={1|0} full screen
vlc_overlay={1|0} overlay
+ vlc_xvport=<port> XVideo port
+ vlc_motion=<method name> motion compensation method
vlc_idct=<method name> IDCT method
vlc_yuv=<method name> YUV method
vlc_synchro={I|I+|IP|IP+|IPB} synchro algorithm
vlc_dvd_device=<device> DVD device
vlc_input_title=<title> title number
vlc_input_chapter=<chapter> chapter number
- vlc_audio={ac3|lpcm|mpeg|off} audio type
- vlc_channel=[0-15] audio channel
- vlc_subtitle=[0-31] subtitle channel
+ vlc_input_angle=<angle> angle number
+ vlc_input_audio={ac3|lpcm|mpeg|off} audio type
+ vlc_input_channel=[0-15] audio channel
+ vlc_input_subtitle=[0-31] subtitle channel
.TP
.B Input parameters:
- vlc_server=<hostname> video server
- vlc_server_port=<port> video server port
- vlc_broadcast={1|0} broadcast mode
vlc_iface=<interface> network interface
- vlc_vlan_server=<host> vlan server
- vlc_vlan_port=<port> vlan server port
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR vls (1), vlms (1)
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