Top 10 Awesome VLC Media Player Tricks & Unknown Hacks

VLC is a portable, free and open-source, cross-platform media player written by the VideoLAN project that plays most multimedia files as well as Audio CDs, DVDs, VCDs.





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1) Convert any media file into a variety of video format: You can use VLC to convert your media file into a wide variety of formats.

Steps to convert any media file into a variety of video format: Go to media - > Convert and save. Now click on add button -> Select your video that you want to convert -> Now Click on Convert/Save button. On next step, you can decide the format in which you want to convert your video from profile dropdown. Select destination to save converted file -> Give some file name -> click on save. Finally, click on start.

2) Play or download online videos: You can use VLC to Play and download online videos. Steps to Play or download online videos.

Steps to convert any media file into a variety of video format: Go to media - > stream -> enter the URL of the video -> click play. To download a video -> select convert from dropdown -> now the video will be downloaded on your computer.

3) Record and capture snippet of video: VLC has the option to record and capture currently playing video Steps to Record and capture snippet of video.

Click view -> Advanced control. Now you can see extra buttons added to the bottom of the VLC media player. Now you can click on record button to start recording and press it again to stop. Your recording will be saved to your computer's video folder.

4) Record Desktop: VLC is able to record video of your desktop acting as a cool screen recorder

Go to media -> convert/save -> Go to capture device tab Now inside capture mode -> select desktop -> click on convert/save Finally select destination for your converted file and click start. To stop recording click on stop button

5) Record webcam: You can record a video in VLC using webcam.