Usage: c:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe [options] [stream] ... You can specify multiple streams on the commandline. They will be enqueued in the playlist. The first item specified will be played first. Options-styles: --option A global option that is set for the duration of the program. -option A single letter version of a global --option. :option An option that only applies to the stream directly before it and that overrides previous settings. Stream MRL syntax: [[access][/demux]://]URL[@[title][:chapter][-[title][:chapter]]] [:option=value ...] Many of the global --options can also be used as MRL specific :options. Multiple :option=value pairs can be specified. URL syntax: [file://]filename Plain media file http://ip:port/file HTTP URL ftp://ip:port/file FTP URL mms://ip:port/file MMS URL screen:// Screen capture [dvd://][device][@raw_device] DVD device [vcd://][device] VCD device [cdda://][device] Audio CD device udp:[[]@[][:]] UDP stream sent by a streaming server vlc:pause: Special item to pause the playlist for a certain time vlc:quit Special item to quit VLC Help options -h, --help print help for VLC (can be combined with --advanced) -H, --longhelp print help for VLC and all its modules (can be combined with --advanced) --advanced print help for the advanced options --help-verbose ask for extra verbosity when displaying help -l, --list print a list of available modules -p, --module print help on a specific module (can be combined with --advanced) --save-config save the current command line options in the config --reset-config reset the current config to the default values --config use alternate config file --reset-plugins-cache resets the current plugins cache --version print version information Audio --audio, --no-audio Enable audio (default enabled) --volume Default audio volume --spdif, --no-spdif Use S/PDIF when available (default disabled) --force-dolby-surround {0 (Auto), 1 (On), 2 (Off)} Force detection of Dolby Surround --audio-filter Audio filters --audio-visual Audio visualizations Video -f, --fullscreen, --no-fullscreen Fullscreen video output (default disabled) --overlay, --no-overlay Overlay video output (default enabled) --video-on-top, --no-video-on-top Always on top (default disabled) --snapshot-path Video snapshot directory (or filename) --snapshot-prefix Video snapshot file prefix --snapshot-format {png,jpg} Video snapshot format --snapshot-preview, --no-snapshot-preview Display video snapshot preview (default enabled) --snapshot-sequential, --no-snapshot-sequential Use sequential numbers instead of timestamps (default disabled) --crop Video cropping --custom-crop-ratios Custom crop ratios list --aspect-ratio Source aspect ratio --custom-aspect-ratios Custom aspect ratios list --vout-filter Video filter module Subpictures --osd, --no-osd On Screen Display (default enabled) --sub-file Use subtitle file --sub-autodetect-file, --no-sub-autodetect-file Autodetect subtitle files (default enabled) --sub-filter Subpictures filter module --audio-language Audio language --sub-language Subtitle language --input-repeat Input repetitions --dvd DVD device --vcd VCD device --cd-audio Audio CD device --server-port UDP port -6, --ipv6, --no-ipv6 Force IPv6 (default disabled) -4, --ipv4, --no-ipv4 Force IPv4 (default disabled) Input --access-filter Access filter module --high-priority, --no-high-priority Increase the priority of the process (default disabled) Playlist -Z, --random, --no-random Play files randomly forever (default disabled) -L, --loop, --no-loop Repeat all (default disabled) -R, --repeat, --no-repeat Repeat current item (default disabled) --play-and-stop, --no-play-and-stop Play and stop (default disabled) --open Default stream --auto-preparse, --no-auto-preparse Automatically preparse files (default enabled) -S, --services-discovery Services discovery modules -v, --verbose Verbosity (0,1,2) --language {auto,en,en_GB,ar,ca,cs,da,de,es,fa,fr,gl,he,hu,it,ja,ka,ko,ms,ne,nl,oc,pl,pt_BR,ro,ru,sk,sl,sv,th,tr,zh_CN,zh_TW} Language --advanced, --no-advanced Show advanced options (default disabled) --interact, --no-interact Interface interaction (default enabled) --show-intf, --no-show-intf Show interface with mouse (default disabled) -I, --intf Interface module --extraintf Extra interface modules --control Control interfaces Hot keys --key-fullscreen Fullscreen --key-play-pause Play/Pause --key-faster Faster --key-slower Slower --key-next Next --key-prev Previous --key-stop Stop --key-jump-extrashort Very short backwards jump --key-jump+extrashort Very short forward jump --key-jump-short Short backwards jump --key-jump+short Short forward jump --key-jump-medium Medium backwards jump --key-jump+medium Medium forward jump --key-jump-long Long backwards jump --key-jump+long Long forward jump --key-quit Quit --key-vol-up Volume up --key-vol-down Volume down --key-vol-mute Mute --key-audio-track Cycle audio track --key-subtitle-track Cycle subtitle track --key-aspect-ratio Cycle source aspect ratio --key-crop Cycle video crop --key-deinterlace Cycle deinterlace modes --extrashort-jump-size Very short jump length --short-jump-size Short jump length --medium-jump-size Medium jump length --long-jump-size Long jump length --bookmark1 Playlist bookmark 1 --bookmark2 Playlist bookmark 2 --bookmark3 Playlist bookmark 3 --bookmark4 Playlist bookmark 4 --bookmark5 Playlist bookmark 5 --bookmark6 Playlist bookmark 6 --bookmark7 Playlist bookmark 7 --bookmark8 Playlist bookmark 8 --bookmark9 Playlist bookmark 9 --bookmark10 Playlist bookmark 10