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it is in the system. The size of the font can also be increased or reduced as per your
preference.
Various other customizations regarding the appearance of the subtitles can be made.
By default, it displays white text with a black border around it for visibility. We can
change the color of the font. We can also modify the outline color and width. Theres
even an option to add shadow to the text for blending in. These are simple options that
are found in the Subtitles / OSD tab of VLCs main preferences.
Heres how you can access and change the subtitle font details:
Go to Tools > Preferences [CTRL + P].
Font size: Choose between Smaller, Small, Normal, Large and Larger sizes
for increasing or decreasing appearance.
Outline thickness: Select between None, Thin, Normal, and Thick for
blending and visibility.
Text default color: Switch from the default white to something else like red,
blue or some custom color.
Outline color: The color of the border or outline which should contrast the
text color.
Add a shadow: Check it to add some shadow that will also improve the
visibility.
If the video is currently playing, the modifications that you make will not be immediately
visible. You will have to stop and play it, or open up a new one to see the dashing new
text display changes that you just made.
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Under Show settings, select the option that says All to switch to the advanced
preferences.
Under Text subtitle decoder set, the Subtitle justification to left, right or center.
The changes will not apply to the current video if it is playing. You will have to stop and
play it again to see the new position in effect.
visible at first. The goal is to create an empty black area under the video and push it
there. This will prevent the on-screen text from overlaying anything.
In Video cropping filter options, under Padd, add a numerical value for Pixels to padd
A black area is created right below the video. Its size or height depends upon the value
you just entered. The blank area also appears on the right and left of the video to
balance and maintain the dimensions. Now we have some empty space to place our
text.
In Subtitles / OSDs under Subtitles, enter a negative numerical value forForce subtitle
Note: A negative value forces it below and a positive value pushes it upwards.
Hit Save.
Open a new video, or stop and play the current video to see the effect in change.
Depending upon the video dimensions, some adjustments must be done to place the
subtitles in the exact position that you want to. After you are done, all these settings and
values must be removed from the advanced preferences to switch to normal playback.
The positive number means that the subtitle text will be pushed towards the top. Find
the exact dimension of your video by pressing CTRL + J. The height value that you
extract from the resolution information will allow you to figure out the maximum pixels to
enter in force subtitle position. If you want a black areajust like we did aboveon top
of the video, then add a value like 100 for Pixels to padd to top instead.
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This trick is set up using a playlist that contains special instructions for the player. It
might sound complicated to some but once you get the hold of it, you will be creating
start and stop locations for video files like a pro.
Here are the steps to create a playlist to tell VLC to mark and play media files:
Open up your notepad or any other plain text editor.
Enter the start time, stop time and video file location like this:
#EXTVLCOPT:start-time=28
#EXTVLCOPT:stop-time=36
video.mp4
#EXTVLCOPT:start-time=500
#EXTVLCOPT:stop-time=550
video.mp4
#EXTVLCOPT:start-time=900
#EXTVLCOPT:stop-time=1100
video2.mp4
It is the name of the video file. We keep the playlist.m3u as well as thevideo.mp4 file in
the same folder to keep it simple.
If there are more than one start and stop points for the same video then continue adding
the start-time and stop-time along with the video file name. If theres a different file, then
change the file name as shown in the example:video.mp4 to video2.mp4.
After setting up the playlist, instead of directly opening up the media file with VLC; use it
to open the playlist. It will automatically adapt to the time that you have set. Files will
start to play from a certain second offset and then continue to play until it reaches the
end time. Then if it needs to skip or if it needs to open another video, it will do it. Just be
precise with the seconds that you enter. It might sound a bit complicated, but with
correct calculations and some trial and error, you will be able to set it up easily.
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Linux: /usr/lib/vlc/lua/extensions/
MAC OS X: /Users/<your_name>/Library/Application
Support/org.videolan.vlc/lua/extensions/
Click on Search by name after confirming the movie title. Change or input it if you have
to.
Highlight the correct subtitle and click on Download selection.
File will be downloaded and you will start to see the subtitle text on the screen
immediately. If you need to change it then repeat the process. Access View > VLSub >
Research after you have loaded something using the plugin. The menu link is for
searching for a new file.
If you have problems in installing VLSub: Learn How to Install a VLC Media Player
Addon .lua extension
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Step1: Activate
Go to Tools > Preferences [CTRL + P].
Click on All under show settings to go to Advanced settings.
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Hit Save.
Restart your player by quitting it [Media > Quit or Ctrl + Q]. After you open it again, you
will be able to use mouse gestures.
left)
Move up and then down: Mute volume (Also works if you move down and then up)
Move left and then up: Slow down playing speed
Move right and then up: Increase playing speed
Move left and then down: Play previous track of playlist
Move right and then down: Play next track in playlist
Move up and then right: Switch the audio track
Move down and then right: Switch the subtitle track
Move up and then left: Enables full screen
Move down and then left: Exit VLC media player
It can get a bit confusing between similar gestures like moving up and left or moving left
and up, but you will get used to it. Just remember, the most annoying one can turn out
to be down and then left which quits the player. Enjoy memorizing and using these
gestures. Sometimes, they can be advantageous or convenient over using keyboard
shortcuts or on-screen menu itemsespecially if youre already holding the mouse.
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The same feature is also accessible through the menu bar or using the right click menu.
On the menu bar as well as the right click menu, you will find it under: Video > Aspect
Ratio. Using the menu items allows you to list all the possible aspect ratio and switch
the right one.
Here is the list of all the possible aspect ratios:
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Default
16:9
4:3
1:1
16:10
21:1
35:1
39:1
5:4
One of them will make the video look normal. If it doesnt then try:
Click Save.
Restart VLC or start a new instance and by default, it will use the value that you set in
force aspect ratio. You can again cycle through the values by pressing A on your
keyboard. You will also find the new value in the menu under Video > Aspect Ratio and
it will stay as the default one unless you remove it. The custom aspect ratio wont work
for all the videos, so you might want to remove it and keep it Aspect Ratio: Default.
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In "Tutorials"
The steps to access and edit ID3 audio tags are quite simple, but here are the steps
with screenshots:
Go to Tools > Media Information.
The screen shown above will pop up. View and edit from here. Close the window and
what you entered will be saved automatically.
Note: To edit album art, right click on the picture or VLC icon in the bottom-right corner
of the Media Information screen.
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On the bottom right, there will either be a picture or you will see the VLC icon. Right click
on it.
Download cover art: To get the album picture automatically from the
internet.
Add cover art from file: Manually browse and choose a picture file.
Play and exit: Exits the player if there are no more items in the playlist.
Play and pause: After an item ends, pause it in the last frame. This option
is also present in the Simple Preferences.
in the list).
Play and stop: Stops after each item in the list. You can continue manually.
Choose the best option for you and then dont forget to hit the Save button in the end.
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7. Instead of the above hotkey, on the menu bar you can press Video > Snapshot to
save a snapshot.
8. The option is also available by hitting right click on the video and from that menu
selecting Video > Snapshot
9. You know that taking a snapshot has been successful if you see a thumbnail of the
snapshot on top of the player along with its saved file location and file name. This will
fade away quickly.
In Simple Preferences, choose Video and configure the following options under Video
snapshots:
1. Directory: Browse to the directory where you want the video snapshots files
to be saved.
2. Prefix: The file name prefix which is automatically appended with
the date/time of the file creation. Check the sequential numbering box if you
want to use numbers instead of current date/time.