\cf0 Welcome to the VLC media player! VLC media player is a multi-purpose multimedia tool. It can play DVDs, VCDs or read a stream from the network. It plays DivX/MPEG-4 files (and many other files) and is unaffected by the dreaded .avi bug which can cause choppy sound when playing DivX in QuickTime Player. You can also stream content to the network or a file.\
For a full list of features visit: \ul http://www.videolan.org/vlc/features.html\ulnone \
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VLC media player was originally developed for GNU/Linux systems, but has been ported to numerous operating systems, including Mac OS X and Win32. Though there probably are bugs, we are always working hard to improve VLC media player and if you think you can help us in any way, please drop us a line: \ul http://www.videolan.org/support/lists.html \ulnone or\ul \
http://forum.videolan.org/\ulnone \
VLC media player was originally developed for GNU/Linux systems, but has been ported to numerous operating systems, including Mac OS X and MS Windows. Though there probably are bugs, we are always working hard to improve VLC media player and if you think you can help us in any way, please drop us a line: \ul http://www.videolan.org/support/lists.html \ulnone or\ul http://forum.videolan.org/\ulnone \
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The following frequently asked questions are answered below :\
\f1\b \ul 1. How do I install?\
2. How do I use VLC media player?\
3. How do I read a CD/(S)VCD/DVD?\
\f1\b \ul 1. How do I install?\
2. How do I use VLC media player?\
3. How do I read a CD/(S)VCD/DVD?\
4. The video is choppy! It's like we're dropping frames.\
5. How do I remove VLC media player?\
6. Where can I find an older version for Mac OS 9?\
7. How do I change the size of the video window?\
8. I think I found a bug. What should I do?\
5. How do I remove VLC media player?\
6. Where can I find an older version for Mac OS 9?\
7. How do I change the size of the video window?\
8. I think I found a bug. What should I do?\
9. Support for files with subtitles.\
10. What do all the options in the preferences do?\
11. How do i get fullscreen video on my other monitor?\
10. What do all the options in the preferences do?\
11. How do i get fullscreen video on my other monitor?\
12. Multiple sound-devices and multi-channel sound?
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\f1\b \cf0 \ul 1. How do I install ?
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When you download VLC media player, you will end up with a VLC-0.8.x.dmg file. Double-click, or drop it on the application Disk Copy, to open this file. An icon will now appear on your Desktop, right beside your drive(s). Open it and drag the VLC application from the resulting window to the place where you want to install it. Most often this is the directory Applications on your main harddrive.\
When you download VLC media player, you will end up with a VLC-0.9.x.dmg file. Double-click to open this file. An icon will now appear on your Desktop, right beside your drive(s). Open it and drag the VLC application from the resulting window to the place where you want to install it. Most often this is the directory Applications on your main harddrive.\
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\f1\b \ul 2. How do I use VLC media player ?
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To use VLC media player, you will need to open the application first and then from the "File" menu open the file or disk, you would like to view. Double-clicking a file will result in QuickTime Player trying to open it. If you prefer you can change this by selecting your file and choosing "Get Info" from the "File" menu of the Finder. In the "Open With" section you can select VLC and if you check the checkbox, then all files of the type you have selected will be opened in VLC media player if you double-click them from that moment on.\
To use VLC media player, you will need to open the application first and then from the "File" menu open the file or disk, you would like to view. Double-clicking a file will result in QuickTime Player trying to open it. If you prefer, you can change this by selecting your file and choosing "Get Info" from the "File" menu of the Finder. In the "Open With" section you can select VLC and if you check the checkbox, then all files of the type you have selected will be opened in VLC media player if you double-click them from that moment on.\
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3. How do I read a CD/(S)VCD/DVD ?
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To view a (S)VCD, DVD or Audio CD, you will need to choose "Open Disc" from the "File" menu. Choose your disk type and then choose the drive in which you inserted the disk. VLC media player is currently unable to read SVCD directly from the drive. Some SVCDs can be read if you tell VLC they're VCDs, in the "Open Disc" dialog.\
To view a (S)VCD, DVD or Audio CD, you will need to choose "Open Disc" from the "File" menu. Choose your disk type and then choose the drive in which you inserted the disk. In most cases, VLC already detected the correct drive. VLC media player is currently unable to read SVCD directly from the drive. Some SVCDs can be read if you tell VLC they're VCDs, in the "Open Disc" dialog.\
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- Enable 'hurry up' -> click 'Save'\
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If VLC media player is slow on your G4 system, try to quit or hide all running applications. See with
If VLC media player is slow on your G4 or Intel system, try to quit or hide all running applications. See with
\f2 top -u
\f0 in a terminal window which applications take the CPU. Be aware of bouncing icons in the dock. Bounces seriously effect the performance of VLC. The same goes for any time interval process (Checking mail every 2 minutes).\
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- You cannot change anything about DVD and Vobsub subtitles.\
- You can add any subtitle files to a video file via the Open.. dialog.\
- A text-encoding and fontsize is automatically chosen, but for some people this can be incorrect. You can change these by using the Open File menu entry and setting the subtitle settngs when you open a movie.\
- For Arabic, Hebrew and Japanese etc, you need to select a font compatible with these languages. You can change the default font in Preferences -> Modules -> text-renderer -> freetype\
- For Arabic, Hebrew and Japanese etc, you need to select a font compatible with these languages. You can change the default font in Preferences -> Modules -> text-renderer -> quartztext\
- You cannot change the font color or the thickness of the outlines.\
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\f1\b \cf0 \ul 10. What do all the options in the preferences do ?
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Hold your mouse still on top of an option for just over a second and a ToolTip will come up explaining what the option does. Be very careful with the Advanced options. Changing an option in the wrong value (usually selecting a module by hand instead of letting it be selected automatically) can cause VLC to no longer start. In this case you will need to remove the preference files located in your HOME -> Library -> Preferences -> VLC.\
Hold your mouse still on top of an option for just over a second and a ToolTip will come up explaining what the option does. Be very careful with the Advanced options. Changing an option in the wrong value (usually selecting a module by hand instead of letting it be selected automatically) can cause VLC to no longer start. In this case you will need to remove the preference files located in your HOME -> Library -> Preferences -> VLC or follow paragraph 14.\
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\f1\b \ul 11. How do I get fullscreen video on my other monitor ?
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If you want to use your second screen for fullscreen playback, then look at the Video->Video Device menuitem. You can set this option permanently by going into the Preferences and choosing Video -> output modules -> macosx -> video device.\
If you want to use your second screen for fullscreen playback, then look at the Video->Video Device menuitem. You can set this option permanently by going into the Preferences and choosing Interface -> Main Interface -> macosx -> video device.\
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Derk-Jan Hartman & Felix Paul K\'9fhne for the VideoLAN team.\
