Specify a caching value so that the file is played smoother. This allows the client to handle variable network conditions without a perceptible impact on the playback quality of either on-demand or broadcast content. When you select the File tab after selecting the Advanced Open File menu, apart from selecting a file you have the following choices:Ĭaching: When you specify caching value for a media file, the stream is still rendered by VLC media player at the specified data rate, but the client system buffers a much larger portion of the content before rendering it. Opening a capture device Additional Playing Options

Opening a media file with advanced options Refer to the following sections for more details: There are four tabs such as File, Disc, Network and Capture Device. The Open file dialog box is displayed.Select the Advanced Open File option from the Media menu.VLC starts playing the selected file with the default options. The available options are Small, Smaller, Normal, Large and Larger. The available options are Left, Right and Center.įrom the Size list, select a font size for the selected subtitle. Check the Use a subtitle file option to select a subtitles file to be viewed with the media file.įrom the Alignment list, select an option to align selected subtitle.Enter file name in the File names box or browse and select a file.Select the File tab in the Open dialog box.From the Media menu select the Open File option or the Advanced Open File option.Use this option to stream a recorded media file. Refer to Converting a media file into another format. Use this option to convert a media file from one format to another. Refer to Opening a file from the capturing device. Use this option to open a file directly from a capturing device which is currently connected to your system. Use this option to open a file present on any system on the network to which you are currently connected.

Based on the type of disc you select, you can have a few more playing options. Use this option to play files from a disc. Use this option to play all the files in a certain folder. You can also open a subtitles file associated with the selected media file. In addition to opening a file from a hard disk, you can open files from a disc, from any computer on the network or directly from a capturing device. Use this option to play a single media file from a specified location on the hard disk. When you open a file, the file is played according to the default play options. See the table below to see the available options. VLC offers a range of options to open media files. The Media menu can be used to open a file.

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