Keeping Track of Topics for Interface Documentation

Interfaces

• Introduction to interfaces

QT

• Introduction to the QT interface
• Use case: How to play a stream from the internet (from the Media->Open Network Stream option)
• Use case: How to create and manage a plylist (from the View->Plylist view)
• Use case: How to load a podcast feed/run a podcast episode (from the "Internet" section is the View->Playlist view)
• Use case: How to screen record (from the Media->Open Capture Device option, in Desktop mode)
• Use case: How to record audio and video (from the Media->Open Capture Device option, in DirectShow mode)

Command line interface

• How to play a file from local storage using the VLC CLI
• How to play a stream from the internet using the VLC CLI
• How to modify player settings (using options) when running VLC from the CLI
• How to perform various processing operations using the VLC CLI
  • Brief intro of streaming, link to streaming docs
  • Brief intro of transcoding, link to transcoding docs

Web interface (http)

• How to launch VLC from the browser
• Basic explanation of the various elements of the VLC web interface GUI.
• How to run a file from local storage in the VLC web interface
• How to manage playlist in the VLC web interface
• How to manage VLC from the browser of a different client in the local network

Remote Control interface

• How to run a file using the VLC RC interface
• How to manage the file (options like - pause, loop, fastforward, rewind, faster, slower, seek, volume/volup/voldown)
• How to manage a playlist using the VLC RC interface (playlist options like - playlist, next, prev, loop, random, get_title, clear)
• How to manage the VLC RC interface from another client in the local network