Questions tagged [vlc]
VLC Media Player is an open-source media player / transcoder / streaming server maintained by the VideoLAN organization.
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How to update VLC to the latest version?
As VLC 2.0 is released, how do I get it in Ubuntu (XUbuntu actually, in my case) 11.10? Any PPAs or packages to download? The official page says "Ask your favorite packager..."
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Skype and VLC sounds sizzling, distorted, bad, crackling
I have the same problem as described in the questions skype notification sounds sizzled and bad sound on login to skype. But it is not only the login, notification, but also when talking to somebody. ...
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What is the difference between "vlc" and "VLC media player" in Ubuntu Software in Ubuntu 16.04? [duplicate]
I want to install VLC using a GUI but I don't know which one I should choose.
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How do I stop the screensaver from coming on during VLC movie watching?
I am using Ubuntu 11.10 and my screensaver keeps coming on while I'm watching a movie. I don't remember this happening in 11.04 and can't remember how to stop it?
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Is there a way to control VLC from the Sound Menu?
Is there a plugin for this?
I'd really like to be able to pause/play/skip in VLC from the sound menu.
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VLC - YouTube videos won't play anymore
I would like to play youtube videos on VLC.
I am newbie (one of mac os re, but can fallow instructions :)
when i enter address on network stream nothing happens it is on the playlist but nothing ...
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How do I set VLC media player as default video player?
I can't seem to set VLC media player as the default video player. I have gone to System Settings → System Info → Default Applications, and changed "Video" to VLC media player.
However, all movies ...
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Can't play DVDs through either VLC, Videos, or Kaffeine
Running this through an external DVD drive. Videos app says DVD source is required to play the file, but is not installed. Hitting play in VLC activates the disc (you can hear it start up in the drive)...
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How do I install VLC extensions?
VLC player allows installing extensions, plugins, skins. They have to be copied into a folder: for example, its .lua extensions should be in a folder with the same name. Where is that?
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VLC crash on Ubuntu 17.10 Screen Freezes
2days ago I upgraded my Ubuntu from 17.04 to 17.10, all the process went fine and the upgrade was successful. But after some few hours I played a .mp4 video with vlc players the video plays on full ...
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How to pause VLC playback when the headphones are disconnected?
How is it possible to pause the playback of VLC when my headphones are plugged out?
I can mute the speakers via ALSA, but I want to use the plug trigger to stop the playback, as it is usual in ...
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Turn off all monitors while watching VLC media on TV
Sometimes I like to watch VLC media on my TV connected to the HDMI port on my laptop and I now have to:
Start VLC on the TV:
Positioned on the TV by CCSM.
The screen saver is being turned off by VLC....
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How to play embedded flash videos in external players?
As discussed in a separate question, embedded flash videos are abnormally heavy on GPU resources.
The answer given by izx here (and namely in one comment) shows that
”Flash 11+ "attempts" (poorly, ...
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Why are the two versions of Chromium and VLC available in Ubuntu software of different sizes?
If there is no difference between two Chromium options I see while installing, other than their developers, then why do their sizes differ? One is 212Mb and the other 224Kb. There's a similar case ...
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How to make the keyboard media keys to work with VLC globally?
My keyboard has media keys and they work globally on Unity with Banshee but don't with VLC when another app is focused.
How would I fix that?
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How do I enable hardware accelerated video in VLC with Intel HD 4000 GPU?
I am running Ubuntu 12.10 on a Dell Latitude E5530, and I am unable to get hardware accelerated video decoding running in VLC player.
I've ticked the hardware acceleration option in the settings of ...
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How do I set a VLC instance to run as a Live Wallpaper
I've seen an article describing how to use VLC as a live wallpaper for the desktop, however the options mentioned there only refer to Windows.
What would I need to do to achieve the same result?
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Unable to install VLC
This is what happens:
sudo apt-get install vlc
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package vlc
Please help. I would ...
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Can't open .wmv video files [duplicate]
I installed 12.04 and installed all plug-ins related to video drive.
I installed VLC player and tried to start a .wmv file but I get this error:
No suitable decoder module:
VLC does not support ...
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Where is the VLC logfile for errors?
I tried to open a blu ray with VLC, but I got this error message:
VLC is unable to open the MRL 'bluray:///dev/sr0'. Check the log for details.
For further information I have to read a log from ...
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VLC crashes on startup: Qt: Session management error: Could not open network socket
I using Ubuntu 20.10. All of a sudden, VLC cannot be started. When trying to run it through the command line, I get:
$ vlc
VLC media player 3.0.12.1 Vetinari (revision 3.0.12.1-0-g170157402b)
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Playing Blu-ray using VLC
I've been searching for a way to play Blu-ray using VLC on Ubuntu 12.04 64bit and all of them tell me that I've to somehow rip the disk into .mkv format then play it.
But today, I found a page with ...
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Cannot play avi or mp4 file in both Movie Player and VLC
I downloaded some videos (both mp4 and avi) and I am unable to play them both in Movie Player and VLC.
In Movie Player, it displays error message saying "Could not determine type of stream".
When I ...
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How to download and install VLC?
I want to install VLC. When I ask it to download in Ubuntu, it tells me to 'Choose an Application'. What does it mean, and what should I do? Clicking on 'choose' gives me a list of my own files and I'...
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How do I install VLC 3.0 on Ubuntu Zesty 17.04?
I'm having a difficulty installing VLC 3.0 in Ubuntu Zesty. Using the official PPA. I added it using
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:videolan/master-daily
sudo apt-get update
And apt-cache show has it ...
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How to revert VLC media player to its original state?
For the last few days, my VLC media player has not been responding at all. When I try to double click any file or even run VLC media player without any file, it just doesn't open up.
I tried to open ...
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Remove VLC player from sound menu in Unity bar
I don’t use VLC that much to have it there, so I would like to remove it from the sound menu in the top right. I found a small image to show what it looks like (the sound menu is open and shows VLC ...
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How to play WMV files?
I tried playing a WMV file in VLC and it told me something along the lines of Unable to play WMV3 files. Unfortunately there is no way for you to fix this. When I try to open the same file in ...
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VLC completely stopped working
VLC suddenly stopped working, this is what I get now when I try to run it:
main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
main interface error: option ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 configure vlc always on top
Ubuntu 18.04 with Cinnamon desktop.
VLC option View / Always on top doesn't work.
Right click on window title + Always on Top does work, but only for the current video
The first item is likely due ...
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VLC Icon in Tray Multiple Times
So, when I start watching a video or something of the like, VLC puts a nice little icon in the tray. The problem is, that when I open and close VLC it keeps adding another nice little icon in the tray....
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VLC won't run DVDs
Just updated to the newest version of Ubuntu and now VLC player won't read DVDs and displays the following message every time I try to play a DVD:
Playback failure:
DVDRead could not open the disc "/...
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How to stream a video with VLC in a LAN
I wish to execute a video in my PC and stream it in the LAN so anybody can connect to it and watch it. What steps do I need to do to accomplish this in an easy manner.
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Webcam mounted on /dev/video0 and usable by VLC but nothing else detects it
I have a rather old Logitech webcam which I have been testing on Ubuntu 18.04. The camera gets mounted automatically on /dev/video0 and I can use it via VLC ("open capture device" then specifying /dev/...
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VLC will not install 14.04
I tried to watch a dvd and found that VLC was not installed. When I went to the Ubuntu software center I got this message when trying to install VLC. I do not know why. Here's the ouput:
"This error ...
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unable to play HEVC files on ubuntu 14.04 LTE
I have tried VLC and totem players but they are not working.
I then searched and re-installed the VLC with latest version available, this time I am getting a green layer on the video.
Any help?
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VLC won't play DVD movies [duplicate]
I installed VLC player on my Ubuntu 14.04 system. DVD movies won't play (no sound or picture) even though the computer tries to start the movie. What's wrong? Is the version wrong for Ubuntu 14.04?
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How to show subtitles under the video in VLC?
Using VLC 1.1.12 on Ubuntu 11.10, I'd like to show subtitles under the video so that they don't disturb me.
I tried to change it: Interface > Preferences > Subtitles & OSD > Force subtitle ...
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Unable to capture screen with VLC on Ubuntu+KDE 17.10
I am trying to play screen in a VLC window. (To share-screen on chrome) When I try to capture screen with "Desktop" option it says:
Your input can't be opened: VLC is unable to open the MRL 'screen:...
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VLC Media Player Green Line
I am using Ubuntu 14.10 64bit and the latest version of VLC media player, when I play a video (MP4, MKV AVI etc... it doesn't matter) at the bottom of the screen there is a green line
It isn't an ...
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How do I fix VLC sound stuttering after pause/resume?
On most (maybe all) videos, when played with VLC, pause and resume works fine as long it is only a second or two. When I pause the video for longer, after unpausing, the video plays fine but the audio ...
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How can I play videos in a framebuffer?
If I don't want to install a GUI, just install a minimal Ubuntu amd64.
Ok, but: I heard that I can still run e.g.: Firefox in a "framebuffer" (?), so I'm asking, that how can I run e.g.: a VLC media ...
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How to play webm (using the VP9 codec) in VLC?
When I play a .webm file using the VP9 codec in VLC, I get the following error message (and the audio is played):
VLC does not support the audio or video format "VP90". Unfortunately
there is no ...
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Which media player has seek preview with thumbnails?
I was looking for a good video player to replace VLC, something that is as good as vlc but has seek preview. I am tired of fast forwarding in vlc
EDIT: I meant seek preview with thumbnails
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DVD : no medium found on /dev/sr0 when there is a DVD
I have a problem with Ubuntu 14.04 and playing DVD's.
After installing 14.04 I came to the conclusion that I can not play any DVD's. DVD's cannot even be opened as they are not seen by Ubuntu.
The ...
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VLC media player installation on Ubuntu 14.04
I have searched for many options on the Internet to install VLC media player on Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr), but nothing is working for me.
How can I fix this problem?
Errors:
root@hiteshb-To-be-...
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Snap version of vlc does not work on Ubuntu 20.04
I have both snap and apt version of VLC installed on my Ubuntu 20.04 system. The snap version does not open up. I click on it and nothing happens. Apt version works fine.
I tried to uninstall the ...
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Prevent VLC from starting a new instance every time a media file is opened
I'm using VLC. Its great for all media requirements. But I find this behavior annoying. Every time I open a media file, a sepearte VLC window opens up instead of stopping the current playback and play ...
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Is there any video player that plays Youtube playlists? [duplicate]
Flash support for Linux is still lacking. Older hardware often performs only poorly when trying to watch youtube videos.
There are several external players (VLC, mplayer, minitube) that alleviate ...
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VLC does not show any text at all, not only subtitles
I have installed yesterday Ubuntu 16.04 on my new laptop, and I have an annoying problem: VLC won't show subtitles.
Not only that, it doesn't even show the title of the video file, despite the option ...
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