Watch Almost Any Video File Type with VLC for iPod and iPhone

VLC is a geek’s favorite media player, and now it’s available for the iPod Touch and iPhone. Here we take a look at how to use it and what you can expect with the new app.

VLC has been available for the iPad for several weeks now, and has finally come to the iPod Touch & iPhone.

Download VLC for iPhone & iPod Touch

Download the VLC Media Player like you would any app either from the iTunes App Store or directly on your device.

Using VLC for iPhone & iPod Touch

When you first launch it, you’ll be prompted with a message explaining how to get video in your VLC library.

Plug in your iPod Touch or iPhone, launch iTunes, and click on the device. Select Apps and scroll down to File Sharing. Click on VLC and add videos under VLC Documents.

Or you can do a simple drag and drop of the files as well.

After you add video files they are synced to your device right away without having to use the Sync feature in iTunes.

Just tap on the video you wan to watch. One thing we noticed is the playback controls don’t disappear after a few seconds as they normally do while watching a video.

Just tap anywhere on the video screen and they will be hidden. Then tap it again to bring them back.

Here is an example of a video we downloaded from YouTube. Like the desktop app, VLC for the iPhone & iPod Touch will play virtually any file you throw at it.

It also allows you to delete video files directly from the device without the need to connect it to iTunes first. Just tap Edit in the upper right corner and tap the delete button.

The VLC app is free and allows you to watch file formats not supported natively. With VLC for an iOS device, it makes it easier to watch various video formats without having to convert them first.

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VLC For iPhone And iPod Touch Imminent

Good news for iOS users: versatile video app VLC has been submitted to the App Store as a universal app, and I see no reason why it should be rejected. Expect to join your iPad brethren in playing a variety of video files without the need to jailbreak or part with your hard-earned gold pieces.

I’ve been using VLC for iPad, and while I’ve come across some interesting bugs (mainly related to audio), it seems to work quite well. The app will only work with a 3GS or better iPhone, though, or an equivalent-generation iPod touch, and they say that 720p videos may not play smoothly due to hardware limitations. Not a big deal, I think. SD files look pretty decent.

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VLC arrives on the iPad, iPhone version coming up!

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VLC arrives on the iPad, iPhone version coming up!

by Lee Mathews (RSS feed) Sep 20th 2010 at 3:47PM

VLC lovers, rejoice! Well, VLC lovers who own an iPad, anyway. Applidium has announced that VLC for iPad has been approved and is now available for download from the App Store.

In case you were wondering about the open source implications of the release, good news on that front: Applidium states that the code will be released before the end of the day. The blog also states that they've begun work on a version for the iPhone and iPod touch as well, so you'll soon be able to enjoy VLC viewing on your pocket-sized device.

The rest of you who love VLC can still party if you want to -- it's a celebration-worthy app, even if you don't have an iPad to play with!

update: Have a look at Brad Linder's review over at Mobiputing... overall, VLC on the iPad looks pretty darn good -- DivX and Xvid worked well, though it did struggle with a large M4V (not a complete shocker)

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Help Prevent Stutter in Video Streams in VLC & Windows Media Player

When watching a video that’s streaming across your home network, it’s annoying to get the “stutter effect”. With a simple tweak in VLC and Windows Media Player we can help prevent this annoyance.

There could be other factors that cause network video streams to stutter, such as the type of hardware you’re using or streaming wirelessly. But before you go out and spend a bunch of money for a full Gigabit network, a simple setting change to the read buffer cache in VLC or WMP can definitely help.

Increase Caching in VLC

To change the buffer cache size in VLC click on Media \ Open Network Stream.

At the bottom right of the screen, check Show extended options.

Now increase the number in the Caching field. By default ours was set to 200ms and we bumped it up to 500ms or 0.5 seconds. When done click the Play button.

Now you should be able to enjoy your video stutter free.

Windows Media Player

To increase the read buffer in Windows 7 Media Player open it up and click “Alt+T” to bring up the menu and go to Tools and click on Options.

Now click on the Performance tab and under Network buffering change the buffering from using the default (which is 5 seconds) to a larger number. Notice in WMP it’s not in milliseconds like VLC so just increase it to whatever works best. When you’re done click OK.

Now you should be able to watch your favorite streaming video content on Media Player without any stuttering in the feed.

Windows Media Player 11

You can also do this in WMP 11 in XP and Vista following the same process…

Conclusion

If you’re annoyed by stuttering when streaming video over your network, changing these settings can help. You’ll probably have to experiment a bit with the caching until you get it where you want it. You should be able to do this in other video players as well, just read the products documentation. Depending on how much you increase it by, it may take videos longer to startup, but you should be able to enjoy stutter free video!

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Take Snapshots of Your Favorite Movie Scenes in VLC

Take Snapshots of Your Favorite Movie Scenes in VLC: "
Have you ever wanted to grab a screenshot of your favorite TV or movie scene? Today we’ll show you how to do so with VLC Media Player.

If you don’t have it already, download and install the latest version of VLC (link below). Start playing your movie, and to grab a snapshot, select Video from the menu and click Snapshot.



When you take a snapshot, by default a preview is displayed at the top left and the folder where the file is saved is briefly displayed on the screen.



If you enable the Advanced Controls, you can take a snapshot with a click of a button, and advance the video frame by frame to get a more accurate shot. To enable the Advanced Controls, select View and Advanced Controls.



You’ll see the Advanced Controls buttons appear below the slider. Now just click on the Snapshot button to grab an image.



You can more easily control the frame you wish to grab by pressing the Frame by Frame button. You can pause the movie when it is near the perfect spot for your snapshot, and then press the Frame by Frame button to advance a single frame at a time.



By default, the snapshots are saved as PNG files in your My Pictures folder in Windows. You can change those setting in the Preferences.



First, you’ll need to select All under Show settings at the bottom. Then click on Video on the left. Scroll down a bit and you’ll see the Snapshot section.

Here you can change the format from PNG to JPG, change the directory to which the snapshots are stored, turn on and off the preview, and change the filename prefix. Click Save when finished.



Now you have nice screenshots of your favorite movie to display as you wish…such as a Desktop Background!



VLC is an excellent media player that runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux. In addition to playing almost any media file, it also makes grabbing screenshots of your videos a breeze.

Want to know more about VLC? Check out some of our previous articles like how to rip DVDs and how to set a video as your desktop wallpaper.

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