Window media player 11 & Winamp both are multi media player software for window operating system but you can use theme and change your vlc media player looking like Window media player 11 & Winamp.
For changing look first you need skin file, you can download here
Window media player 11 skin file download
Winamp skin file download
Now press Alt +F2 type gnome-terminal and enter or you can also do same with click application go to Accessories and then click Terminal and type this command and enter.
gksudo nautilus /usr/share/vlc/skins2
Enter your root password if it is asked to you.
Now copy and paste your skin file here (/usr/share/vlc/skins2) from your download location
Now open vlc player press Ctrl + P or go to Tools and click on Preferences…
Click Skins radio button then click browse and choose your vlc skin file (/usr/share/vlc/skins2)
Select your skin file and click open button now click on save button and restart your vlc player.
Now enjoy with your new vlc player skins.
Tags: jaunty, ubuntu 9.04, vlc player
How to restore original VLC skin and config on Window Vista
How to April 28th, 2009
Theme customization is a good option for any software so that you can change it according to your Operating System environment and your own desire.
In this condition Vlc player is good choice for every one , which is available with nice theme / skin collection for users.
But sometimes theme creates some problems and don’t work according to your choice and in this condition you have only one way that switch back to your original theme and vlc configuration.
For restoring original VLC skin and configuration follow these steps.
Click Start button and Type VlC in search bar then click on Reset VLC media player preferences and cache files
Now click on ok button and start your VlC player.
This tutorial also work for window -7, All vista version.
Tags: vlc player, Windows Vista
Install window media player 11 theme in vlc on windows vista
How to April 28th, 2009
VlC player is a good software for playing different types of music and video file, it also supports different types of multimedia file format generally you don’t find in another multimedia software and the best thing of vlc is that it is free for everyone.
By default theme of vlc player is not attractive but vlc Player have option for changing theme according to your choice.
For changing theme in vlc first you need theme you can download here
Download window media player 11 theme
Here you can download more vlc theme (click on your desired theme image and then click on download)
After Downloading copy these file (theme name.vlt) on this folder (C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\skins)
Now open vlc player press Ctrl + P or go to Tools and click on Preferences…
Click Skins radio button then click browse and choose your vlc skin file
(C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\skins)
Click on save button and restart you vlc player again and enjoy your new window media player 11 theme.
This tutorial also work for window -7, All vista version and Xp
Tags: vlc player, window vista
How to restore original VLC skin and config on Ubuntu
Ubuntu April 28th, 2009
If you have new skin on your vlc player but now you want to change it as a default theme due to some skin problem and lose some configuration options.
You can also find some more things like some skin don’t support drag & drop function.
You don’t need to reinstall again you can do this with some simple steps.
Click on Places and go to home folder in panel.
Click on view in menu bar and click on show hidden files or you can do same thing with (Ctrl + H)
Now open .config folder
Delete vlc folder
Restart / start VLC player in application menu and set up your settings from beginning.
Tags: Linux, ubuntu 9.04, vlc player
Play Mobile Video Clip With Vlc Player Easily
How to November 13th, 2008
Another great reason for using vlc player is – Most of the people use mobile for recoding video clips but most of the video clips are recorded with a little bit problem because they don’t know how to record video in right angle and when you play this video on your computer. it becomes difficult to watch these video clips.
Well, but you can solve this type of problem with Vlc player easily in some simple steps.
Play video with vlc player, click tools in menu bar then click extended settings… or press Ctrl + E with key board.
Now go to video effects tab and click on Geometry sub tab and select rotate check box (if not selected)
Now you can change video angel easily according to your video.
Tags: Tips and Tricks, vlc player
Play video NRG image file with VlC player easily
How to October 22nd, 2008
Mostly people use Nero for burning cd & DVD and its biggest reason is that it comes with your cd/DVD writer bundle (Samsung, Sony, LG, Asus & many others).
Many people have hobby, to create image from cd and store in local hard drive, so that no cd file can be missed and burn easily again when it is shared with friend or may be some other reasons, by default when you create image with Nero it always create in NRG format. You can mount with daemon tool and play video file if you don’t have daemon tool.
You can play this NRG file directly without extracting or mounting with VlC player, Only NRG image which have video file (not for games & software NRG image).
Right click NRG image (only have video file) and open with VlC player.
Tags: nrg, vlc player
For Playing srt and avi file together, open vlc player and go to file menu and click open file.
Tags: avi, srt, Tips and Tricks, vlc player
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