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VLC-Player - 5 secret features

  • Oct 18, 2025
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The VLC Player is a true multi-talent. He can not only give a wide variety of video formats, it also has many practical functions. Some of them are well hidden. Therefore, we would like to introduce you to five secret functions.

1. The picture and sound in VLC-Player match

Surely you know the Problem, that audio track and picture do not lie completely on each other. With the VLC-Player can the correct.
  1. Click while the problem video play on "tools" and select "track synchronization".
  2. Here, you can move it under "Audio/Video" in the audio track.
  3. Confirm with "Close".
VLC Player: audio track customize

2. Bookmarks in VLC Player set

Surely you know the Problem that you have to interrupt a movie, and later the right place to search. You can save yourself by creating a bookmark.
  1. Press [Ctrl] + press [B] and click "Create" and then on "Close".
  2. Press [Ctrl] + [Y] key and save the file to the desired location.
  3. Later, you start the saved file with a double-click, and select "playback > custom bookmarks" to the bookmark.
Convenient: bookmark with VLC

3. With VLC for free music to stream

With the VLC Player you can even stream music from the Internet.
  1. Click "view" to "playlists".
  2. In the list on the left you see the "Internet" different free Streaming music provider.
  3. The playback is done with a double-click on the desired Song. If you click with the right mouse button, you can save the song on your PC.
VLC: music from the Internet listen to

4. Videos from the Internet with VLC Player and save

In addition to audio files, you can stream with the VLC Player also Videos from the Internet and save.
  1. You will have to copy the video's URL from your Browser.
  2. Click in the VLC Player click "media" and choose open "network stream".
  3. Paste the copied URL in the box that POPs up.
  4. You can start the Video now by clicking on "playback".
  5. To save the Video on your PC, click "tools" and then "Codec information".
  6. You will have to copy the address in the box below and paste in the address bar of your browser and confirm with [Enter].
  7. With a click on "Save" or "save page as" in the menu of your browser, you can save the Video on your Computer.
Videos from the Internet stream

5. Videos with the VLC Player convert

With the VLC Player you can watch Videos, but also file formats convert.
  1. Click in the menu "media" "Convert / Save".
  2. Select "Add", select the appropriate file from your Computer.
  3. Click "Convert / Save" and select in the following window, the desired destination format and location.
  4. Start the conversion by clicking on "Start".
Convert Videos with VLC
These tips relate to the VLC Player Version 2.1.3. In our next tips we will show you how you can Videos play in slow motion, in Videos zoom in or how to use the VLC Player in full screen mode.

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