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    61 Most Used VLC Keyboard Shortcuts (Hotkeys)

    • Qayyum
    • March 15, 2016
    • 49,085

    How to Add / Change / Delay / Disable Subtitles in VLC Media Player?

    VLC Keyboard Shortcuts (Hotkeys)

    Figure 1: VLC Keyboard Shortcuts (Hotkeys)



    There is an Interesting Feature in VLC Media Player That you can easily Add, Change or Disable Subtitle Languages in VLC Media Player.

    Note: Make sure you have subtitle File for your video file.

    For Example, I have Two (2) Subtitle Languages and “Sample.mkv” is your video file.

    1. [English_Subtitle].srt
    2. [Indonesian_Subtitle].srt

    Follow these steps to add a new subtitle in video file.

    Step 1: Open your video file by double click on it.

    Step 2: Open "Subtitle" Option from Menu.

    Step 3: Select "Add Subtitle File".

    Alternative: Press keyboard Shortcut [Alt + T + S].

    Acutally by Pressing Alt You will see Highlighted secound "t" of "Subtitle" menu and S in "Add Subtitle File".

    Step 4: A window named "Open Subtitles" will be opened from where you can browse your subtitle file.

    Step 5: Locate and select your subtitle File.

    Subtitle File Extension Support in VLC Player:

    There are numbers of extensions support to VLC in which (.SRT, .SUB + .IDX) are most popular. The (.SRT) Subtitle file Extension contain only a single language whereas (.SUB + .IDX) that contains multiple subtitle file languages up to (32).

    Step 6: Then press Open Button.

    Step 7: You will see a Notification "Subtitle Track Added".

    How to remove subtitles from vlc.

    In the following step you will learn How easy to Hide / Remove Subtitle in VLC.

    Step 8: Press  [V] button to Show, Switch, or Remove Subtitles from VLC.

    Congrats, You have successfully added a Subtitle Language.

    Repeat All above Steps to add another Subtitle Language. I'm Adding another one in VLC that is Indonesian language Subtitle. Press [V] button to Show, Switch, or Hide Movie Subtitles. Watch the Complete Video on Youtube.

    Note: Burned-in subtitles can’t be changed.

    How to customize subtitle delay in VLC Media Player:

    You can easily Increase or Decrease VLC Subtitle Delay of Playing Video by pressing keyboard shortcuts [G] / [H].

    Decrease Subtitle Delay

    Figure 2: Press [G] To Decrease VLC Subtitle Delay for 50ms

    Increase Subtitle Delay

    Figure 3: Press [H] To Increase VLC Subtitle Delay for 50ms

    How to Capture Screenshot In VLC Player:

    1. Open > Video From main menu of VLC media Player.
    2. Select “Take Snapshot” from drop down list.
    Take Snapshot in VLC Media Player

    Figure 4: Take Snapshot in VLC by Frame

    Alternative: [Alt + V + S] is a shortcut Key to take a Snapshot in VLC.

    See the Following Table for All VLC Keyboard Shortcuts (Hotkeys)



    KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

    FUNCTIONS

    Audio PlayBack

    [M] Mute On/Off
    [Ctrl] + [V] Enter URL or Path to the Media You Want to Play
    [Ctrl] + [Up arrow] Volume Up
    [Ctrl] + [Down arrow] Volume Down

    General Shortcut Keys

    [T] Show Time Played/Time Left
    [Ctrl] + [T] Go to Time
    [Ctrl] + [M] Open Messages
    [Ctrl] + [W] Empty Now Playing List
    [Ctrl] + [G]Extended GUI
    [Ctrl] + [S] Open Media
    [+] Play faster
    [-] Play slower

    Video Playback Shortcut Keys

    [Space] To Play/pause
    [S] To Stop
    [Ctrl] + [O]Select One or More Files To Open
    [Ctrl] + [F] Open Directory
    [Ctrl] + [D] Open Disk
    [Ctrl] + [N] Open Network Stream
    [P] To Play Previous Item
    [Shift] + [Left Arrow] Very Short Backwards Jump On 3 Seconds
    [Shift] + [Right Arrow] Very Short Forward Jump On 3 Seconds
    [Alt] + [Left arrow] Backwards Jump On 10 Seconds
    [Alt] + [Right arrow] Forward Jump On 10 Seconds
    [Ctrl] + [Left arrow] Medium Backwards Jump On 1 Minute
    [Ctrl] + [Right arrow] Medium Forward Jump On 1 Minute
    [Enter] To Play Selected file
    [Z]Change Zoom Mode
    [E]Frame by Frame Playback
    [G] / [H]Increase or Decrease Subtitle Delay

    Manage VLC, Playlists and Special Commands

    [Ctrl] + [H]Hide / Unhide Controls
    [Ctrl] + [P]Preferences / Interface settings
    [Ctrl] + [E]Adjustments and audio / Video Effects
    [Ctrl] + [B]Edit Bookmarks
    [Ctrl] + [C]Open Capture Device
    [Ctrl] + [L]Open / Hide Playist
    [Ctrl] + [Y]Save Playlist
    [Ctrl] + [I]Current Stream and Media Information
    [Ctrl] + [J]Media Information: Information about what your media or stream is made of. Muxer, Audio and Video Codecs, Subtitles are shown.
    [ALT] + [A]Open Audio Menu
    [ALT] + [H]Open Help Menu
    [ALT] + [M]Open Media Menu
    [ALT] + [P]Open Playist Menu
    [ALT] + [T]Open Tool Menu
    [ALT] + [V]Open Video Menu
    [ALT] + [L]Show Playback Menu
    [D]Toggle Deinterlace
    [N]Play Next Track From Playlist
    [F1]Show Help
    [F11]Switch Window From / To Full-Screen Mode
    [F] Full Screen Mode
    [ALT] + [F4], [ALT] + [M] + [Q] or [Ctrl] + [Q]Quit Program
    [V]Show, Switch, or Hide Movie Subtitles
    [Ctrl] + [f]Open Folder [Browse Folder Menu]
    [Ctrl] + [r] or [Ctrl] + [s]Advanced Open File
    [A]Change Aspect Ratio
    [B]Change audio / Language Track
    [C]Crop Video Screen
    [Escape]Exit Full Screen Mode

    Control VLC Playback Speed

    [J] and [K]Increase or Decrease Audio Delay

    Mouse Actions

    Scroll up/ downTo Control Volume increase / Decrease
    Double Click on VideoFull Screen Mode


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