5 Best And Hidden Feature About VLC Player ~ Technobit Technology

Since February 2001, VLC has been developed as a open source multimedia player.

Not only is it free, lightweight, and fast — but it can also play just about any type of file you throw at it, even if the file itself is damaged, incomplete, or unfinished. There’s a reason it’s called the Swiss Army Knife of media players.

Desktop Recorder

There are countless reasons why you might want to record your screen. Some of the most common include creating a screencast for a presentation and live-streaming your desktop across your network.

To start recording, head to Media > Open Capture Device and select Desktop from the drop-down menu.

You can can customize your recording video, like frame rate and format. If you’re just recording your desktop, 15 fps should be adequate. Increase it to 30 fps for fast-paced movement.
Lastly, click the drop-down arrow next to Play and select Convert.
On the next screen, choose the file format you need (for most uses, the default Video — H.264 + MP3 (MP4) is fine) and where you want to save your output. When you’re ready, hit Start.

Internet Radio Stations

In addition using VLC you also can listen to internet radio stations.

You can access this feature in this way — navigate to View > Playlist and scroll down until you find the entry called Icecast Radio Directory.

Convert Video Files

You don’t need any additional software to convert a video into a different format. You can do it just using VLC .

To start the process, go to Media > Convert/Save. Click the Add button to select your file, then choose Convert from the drop-down box in the bottom right-hand corner.

On the next screen, choose the type of file you want to convert and put the a nameof the file and location under Destination. Finally, click Start.

Play and (Safely) Download YouTube Videos

If you want to play a video outside of your browser, VLC is the best option. Even better, you can go one step further and download the video to your computer.
To watch a YouTube video, navigate to File > Open Network Stream and paste the YouTube URL of the video in question. After a couple of seconds of loading, it will start playing.

If you want to download a video to your local drive, you need to take a few extra steps. Navigate to -Tools > Codec Information and copy the text from the Location box at the bottom of the screen.

Paste the text into your browser and the video will start playing. Right-click and select Save Video Asto save it locally.

This method might be more complicated. To download you tube videos in easy process, click here.

Subscribe to Podcasts

VLC is a fully-featured and highly-powerful podcast manager.

To access the podcast menu, go to View > Playlist and scroll down until you come to Podcasts (it’s listed under the Internet subsection).

To add a podcast, you’ll need to know its RSS feed. If you’re not sure of the podcast’s URL, there are lots of websites that will extract it for you. Click on the + icon to add the podcast to your list of subscriptions.