Input & Codecs - How to interpret the video file.Video - which video to play through which channels.Audio - which audio to play through which channels.Interface - Choosing and configuring the alternate interfaces.The preference sections available under VLC are: your headphones) or select sub-titles as well as more technical things that probably require some knowledge of video file structures or other in depth knowledge. They allow you to choose non-default audio output channels (e.g. Should you want to do something a little (or a lot) non-standard then these preferences are important. These are therefore not part of the standard user interface because it is believed you will probably only want access to these occasionally if at all. Preferences are usually default settings that operate in the background to the operations you want to perform. the others are standard OSX options which do not affect VLC functionality.Add Interface enables other ways of getting access to VLC functionality other than the Graphical User Interface programme,.Preferences gives you access to a very wide range of settings for the program,.Check for Update will tell you if there is a newer version released than the one you are using,.

About VLC media player gives the usual version and creator information,.This menu gives you access to non-operational types of commands.

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