1.3.1. Documentation
The user documentation of VideoLAN is made up of 4 documents :
the VideoLAN Quickstart. This
document will give you a quick overview of of VLC, VLC's stream output,
the Video On Demand solution and the channel information service
system.
the VideoLAN HOWTO. This
document is the complete guide of the VideoLAN streaming
solution.
the VLC user guide. This document
is the complete guide for VLC.
the VLS user guide. This document
is the complete guide for VLS.
the VideoLAN FAQ.
This document contains Frequently Asked Questions about
VideoLAN.
The latest version of these documents can be found on the documentation page
.
You can also have a look at the VideoLAN Wiki. This is a website
that everyone can change. We use it to document everything that is not
in the "official" documentation: the tips and tricks for each O.S., the
graphical interfaces, etc...
1.3.2. User support
If you have problems using VideoLAN, and if you don't find the
answer to your problems in the documentation, please look at the online
archive of the mailing-lists. There are two English-speaking
mailing-lists for the users :
vlc@videolan.org
for the questions on VLC
,
streaming@videolan.org
for the questions on VLS, mini-SAP-server
and the network
.
If you want to subscribe or unsubscribe to the mailing-lists,
please go to the
mailing-list page.
You can also talk with VideoLAN users and developers on IRC :
server irc.freenode.net, channel
#videolan
.
If you find a bug, please follow the instructions on
the
bug reporting page
.