LibVLC is powerful. You can add full VLC power to your playback program by embedding the modular LibVLC functionality.
Even the most obscure formats can be played by LibVLC

*BSD and Linux are a few OpenSource platforms you can do that, it even works in closed source os.

#Video #LAN #Client #lib #library #VLC #programming #API #technology #Linux #BSD

https://www.videolan.org/vlc/libvlc.html

LibVLC is powerful. You can add full VLC power to your playback program by embedding the modular LibVLC functionality.
Even the most obscure formats can be played by LibVLC

*BSD and Linux are a few OpenSource platforms you can do that, it even works in closed source os.

#Video #LAN #Client #lib #library #VLC #programming #API #technology #Linux #BSD

https://www.videolan.org/vlc/libvlc.html

It's definitely #Christmas now. #VLC has its hat on.

It's definitely #Christmas now. #VLC has its hat on.

Free Software that I rely on. One per day.

Day 13:

VideoLAN Client, a.k.a. VLC

Some distro maintainers apparently hate it. It is very customizable, which results in multiple and frequent UI changes.

But damn is it useful! I MUST have it.

I have found very few video formats that VLC won't play, at least if you install all the codecs (some of which are non-free, which is why you have to install them later -- but that's not VLC's fault).

It is my usual music player, and video player. I use it to check my newly-edited videos.

Somewhere in there is a way to edit metadata in files -- I know I've used it, though not in a long time.

And if I go to "Media -> Convert/Save", it can convert video formats, which can be a life-saver.

If my computer should shut down suddenly, my screenlogging script will produce a corrupted video. VLC can read it and convert into a corrected format that other programs can read. Handy!

https://www.videolan.org/

#FreeSoftwareAdvent #VLC #VideoLan #MusicPlayer #VideoPlayer #Multimedia

Free Software that I rely on. One per day.

Day 13:

VideoLAN Client, a.k.a. VLC

Some distro maintainers apparently hate it. It is very customizable, which results in multiple and frequent UI changes.

But damn is it useful! I MUST have it.

I have found very few video formats that VLC won't play, at least if you install all the codecs (some of which are non-free, which is why you have to install them later -- but that's not VLC's fault).

It is my usual music player, and video player. I use it to check my newly-edited videos.

Somewhere in there is a way to edit metadata in files -- I know I've used it, though not in a long time.

And if I go to "Media -> Convert/Save", it can convert video formats, which can be a life-saver.

If my computer should shut down suddenly, my screenlogging script will produce a corrupted video. VLC can read it and convert into a corrected format that other programs can read. Handy!

https://www.videolan.org/

#FreeSoftwareAdvent #VLC #VideoLan #MusicPlayer #VideoPlayer #Multimedia

🎞️ VLC 3.0.22 Released With Qt6 Support, Dark Mode Option, and More

｢ The release introduces a new option for using a dark palette in the Qt interface on Windows and Linux, giving desktop users a more consistent appearance in dark-themed environments. It also adds compilation support for Qt6 alongside updated Qt5 versions, ensuring the 3.0 branch remains buildable on modern systems ｣

https://linuxiac.com/vlc-3-0-22-media-player-released/

#qt #qt6 #vlc #opensource

@jbz argh… if this #VLC is such a big upgrade why not bigger version bump? :\

Have they already fixed slow startup?

🎞️ VLC 3.0.22 Released With Qt6 Support, Dark Mode Option, and More

｢ The release introduces a new option for using a dark palette in the Qt interface on Windows and Linux, giving desktop users a more consistent appearance in dark-themed environments. It also adds compilation support for Qt6 alongside updated Qt5 versions, ensuring the 3.0 branch remains buildable on modern systems ｣

https://linuxiac.com/vlc-3-0-22-media-player-released/

#qt #qt6 #vlc #opensource

Saw these traffic cones near my house and was like, ooh VLC has Dark Mode now #vlc #videolan #vlcmediaplayer #TrafficCone #WitchesHat

Saw these traffic cones near my house and was like, ooh VLC has Dark Mode now #vlc #videolan #vlcmediaplayer #TrafficCone #WitchesHat

Saw these traffic cones near my house and was like, ooh VLC has Dark Mode now #vlc #videolan #vlcmediaplayer #TrafficCone #WitchesHat

VLC's Jean-Baptiste Kempf Receives the European SFS Award 2025

https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20251107-01.en.html

#HackerNews #VLC #Jean-Baptiste #Kempf #SFSAward #2025 #EuropeanAward #OpenSource

VLC's Jean-Baptiste Kempf Receives the European SFS Award 2025

https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20251107-01.en.html

#HackerNews #VLC #Jean-Baptiste #Kempf #SFSAward #2025 #EuropeanAward #OpenSource

VLC!

#VLC #photography #streetphotography

VLC!

#VLC #photography #streetphotography

Credit to @neil's blog I finally figured out you CAN set the audio delay on #VLC Android. It even lets you bind the delay to a Bluetooth device.
https://neilzone.co.uk/2025/07/fixing-out-of-sync-audio-when-using-vlc-on-android-with-bluetooth-headphones/

The funny thing about having a background in rhythm games is that it's normal to tweak the offset by only 5ms. So, it's mildly infuriating that VLC can only do 50ms adjustments and my earbuds are somewhere between -200ms and -250ms. #audio

Credit to @neil's blog I finally figured out you CAN set the audio delay on #VLC Android. It even lets you bind the delay to a Bluetooth device.
https://neilzone.co.uk/2025/07/fixing-out-of-sync-audio-when-using-vlc-on-android-with-bluetooth-headphones/

The funny thing about having a background in rhythm games is that it's normal to tweak the offset by only 5ms. So, it's mildly infuriating that VLC can only do 50ms adjustments and my earbuds are somewhere between -200ms and -250ms. #audio