vlc tips tricks

Overview of vlc tips tricks

This is my summary of vlc tips tricks which I will try to extend.

Skins:

1. Chose a skin from:
   • devianart vlc skins
   • vlc skins
2. Extract, move, copy the .vlt file into the skins directory of VLC.
3. Right click -> Interface -> Open skin
4. Chose your skin
5. Close VLC and reopen it

Transparency:

To make the skin / playback window transparent:

1. Right click -> Interface -> Preference
2. Change Show settings to all
3. Interface -> Main Interface -> Interface module change to Qt interface and check the skinnable interface
4. Interface -> Main Interface -> Qt -> Windows Opacity (I changed to 0.80)
5. Interface ->Skins -> Chose skin
6. Save
7. Close VLC and reopen it
8. Enjoy

Play youtube video via VLC:

1. Right click -> Open media -> Open Network
2. Paste the copied url from youtube
3. Hit play