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Sync Audio and Subtitles easily in VLC Media Player

You might have come across videos that have their audio out of sync. And if it is a movie you will probably don't want to delete that file. Well there is an easy way to fix that using VLC. It is also possible to fix out out of sync subtitles using VLC using same procedure.
  • Figure out the lag of the audio/subtitle.
  • Then navigate to Tools >  Track Synchronization. Alternatively  you can use Ctrl + E shortcut.
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  • In the pop-up windows that opened, adjust the settings according to the lag. If the subtitle/audio is lagging behind the video, the value would be negative. For example the lag is 3 seconds after the video, the value you would fill be –3.000 s.
  • After you have adjusted the settings, hit the Refresh button. And you are done.
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There is also shortcut keys for the above job, but they aren't as precise. They move the audio back or forth by 50ms.
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There are also cool features in VLC that you might like.
  • Play in ASCII mode:—> Open VLC media player and click on Tools>Preferences. Open the section “Video” section and under “Output” select “Color ASCII art video output” from the drop down menu.
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  • Download YouTube and other online videos:—> Copy the URL of the YouTube video. Now click on Media>Open Network stream. Paste the URL and click Play.
Once the streaming starts, click on Tools>Codec Information and at the bottom of the window you will see a Location box.
You can use that location to download the video using your Download Manager.
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  • Convert Audio and Video formats:—>  In VLC you can convert video and audio files from one format to another. Several different formats are supported like MP4, WMV, AVI, OGG, MP3 etc..

  • Go to Media>Convert/Save.
  • Load the file you want to convert using the Add button and click Convert.
  • Now choose the output format and output file location.
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    • Capture Video from Webcam or Screen:—>
    Press Ctrl+N and enter following locations in the given field
    screen://   for your screen
    dshow://    for webcam

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