VLC Media Player

Every VLC Media Player update brings security patches, new features, and improvements. To get access to them, you need to update the VLC media player on your device. You can do it easily by following these instructions:

•   Open VLC Media Player
•   Click “Help” > “Check for Updates”
•   If there is an available update, click “Yes” to start download
•   Once the download is complete, click the “Install” button
•   Click “Yes” to give the installation admin privileges
•   Click “Next” in the installation wizard window
•   Choose “Upgrade VLC using previous settings” and follow with a “Next”
•   Wait for the update to complete

To make subtitles in VLC show by default, go to Tools > Preferences > Subtitles/OSD and select “Automatic” in the “Text rendering module” menu.

To show default subtitles in a preferred language, go to the “Subtitles Language” tab in “Subtitles/OSD” and type in “English”, for example, in the “Preferred subtitles language” box. Click on “Save” and VLC will start displaying subtitles automatically.

To fix VLC Media Player Video No Sound problem try the following:

1. Mute/Unmute audio – Start VLC and navigate to Audio > Mute. Go to Tools > Preferences and navigate to the Audio tab. Check the “Enable Audio” box.
2. Check if the sound device is disabled – Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Sound, right-click devices and select “Enable”
3. Disable/Enable audio track – Play a video, navigate to Audio > Audio Track > Disable and enable
4. Disable all sound enhancements – Control Panel > Sound > Right-click devices and go to Properties > go to Enhancements tab > check “Disable All Enhancement” box
5. Make sure audio is enabled – Navigate to Tools > Preferences > Audio Settings, make sure the “Enable Audio” box is checked
6. Change output module – Go to Audio Settings and try different options from the “Output Module” dropdown menu
7. Update your VLC media player – Go to Help > Check for Updates

Some videos can appear to be too dark when you play than in VLC. Here’s what you have to do to make them appear brighter:

•   Open VLC and click on “Tools”
•   Select “Effects and Filters”
•   Find “Adjustment of Effects,” and select “Video Effects”
•   Navigate to the “Essentials” tab.
•   Check the box that says “Image adjust”
•   Move the sliders until the video is bright enough

VLC has a native feature that allows users to zoom in on videos at will. The feature is called Interactive Zoom, and here’s how you use it:

•   Open the “Tools” tab from the menu
•   Select “Effects and Filters”
•   Select the “Geometry” tab
•   Check the box that says, “Interactive Zoom”
•   Hit Save

The zoom can also set advanced preferences:

•   From the “Tools” menu navigate to “Preferences”
•   Select “All” under the “Show settings”
•   Find “Video” in the “Advanced Preferences”
•   Scroll down until you see “Zoom video” and select the zoom factor
•   Hit Save