7 Things VLC Can Do

7 Things VLC Can Do
VLC media player is one of the most popular player for most people.It has got almost all cs. VLC can do a lot of other things beyond your imagination. Find out how many of these listed below you knew, and how many you did not.

1. Rip s:
VLC includes a basic ripper. You probably would never use it when there are better rippers available, but it helps to know that you can in fact, get a decent quality rip with VLC. To rip a follow these steps: Go to the Media menu and choose Convert–>Save. Click on the Disc tab. Here you can adjust the Starting Position and rip only specific titles or chapters.Enter file name making sure to end with .MPG, and start ripping.Click Save.
2. Record s:
With the new VLC, you can record s during playback. The record button is hidden by default. To see it, click on View–>Advanced Control. The record button will now appr. Clicking on the button while playing a or will start recording. Clicking again will stop recording.
3. Play RAR files:
Do you know VLC can play s zipped inside RAR files? They play like normal files and you can even use the seek bar. If the RAR file is split into several files, no problem. Just load the first part (.part001.rar ) and it will automatically take the rest of the parts and play the whole file.
4. Play in ASCII mode:
VLC media player has an amusing ability, to playback in ASCII art. To enable ASCII mode, open VLC media player and click on Tools –>Preferences. Open the section “” section and under “Output” select “Color ASCII art output” from the drop down menu. Save it. Now play any file to enjoy the ASCII art.

5. Listen to online radio:
VLC includes hundreds of Shoutcast radio stations. You just need to enable it through Media –>Services Discovery –> Shoutcast radio listings. Now, open the Playlist and browse through the stations.

6. Convert Audio and formats:
In VLC you can convert and audio files from one format to another. Several different formats are supported like MP4, WMV, AVI, OGG, etc. To access the converter:
* Go to Media –>Convert/Save.
* Load the file you want to convert using the Add button and click Convert.
* Now choose the output format and output file loion.

7. Download YouTube and other online s:
First grab the URL of the YouTube page. Now click on Media –>Open Network strm. Paste the URL and click Play.Once VLC starts strming the , click Tools –>c Information and at the bottom of the window you will see a Loion box. Copy the URL and paste it on your browser’s address bar. The browser will now download the file which you can save it to your hard . Alternatively, you can record the . -->