VLC Media Player Hidden/Advanced Features

1 - How to watch TV , Listen to Radio and Download Podcasts

Open VLC
Playlists> Additional Sources

Tick Shoutcast TV Listings
Tick Shoutcast Radio Listings
Tick Podcast

Now go to Playlists> Show Playlists

You can see the shoutcast tv listings, radio listings and podcasts.
You can click on it and stream live TV, listen to streaming radio and download podcasts.

2 Rip DVD's

Insert the DVD

File> Open Disc
Select Disc Type = DVD
* Title = _______ (Select the number of the file of your movie, sometimes dvd's have ads) (Ex: 1 - is the big file where the movie is)

* Tick Stream and Save

Select Settings (Button)
* Select the file and folder you want to save it to. (Keep the extension as .mp4)
*Encapsulation Method = mp4
*Video Codec = Div3 , Bitrate 1024
* Audio Codec =mp3, Bitrate 192
* Click OK

Now go to the folder where you have saved, the ripping has started. You can see the file size increasing. It would take sometime to finish ripping, you can see that on the vlc window,be patient.

3 Record Streaming Video

Click here to know How to Record Streaming Video

4 Skin VLC

Download VLC Skins

* Put the downloaded VLT files in the following folder:
On Windows: the skins folder in the VLC installation directory (e.g. C:\Program Files\VLC\skins)

* Open VLC Settings > Interface> Choose Skin (Select desired skin)

* Restart VLC for the changes to take effect

5 Take Video Screenshots

Right Click on the video and Select Video> Snapshot
The default location for the saved screenshot is your "My Pictures" Folder.