VLC player buffer

[sandeephi5]

I want to know about the vlc media buffer which is present in the VLC source code..if any one know where exactly the buffer is present please post the path here

[VLC_help]

You mean one related to --dshow-caching, --file-caching etc. ?

[sandeephi5]

i dont have much idea on them.please let me know wat exactly it mean,if it is related to my doubt it will be gud...please give a brief idea about this

[VLC_help]

You can modify file/stream buffer with --dshow-caching, --file-caching etc. options depending on access method.

[sandeephi5]

how to use these --dshow-chaching,--file-caching..can u plz let e know and also wher can i get these.

[Arite]

What exactly do you want to do/change/improve? Increasing the caching values for different access modules will esentially increase the amount VLC buffers prior to displaying. The defaults should be fine unless you are experiencing e.g. choppy playback where increasing might help.

If you want to increase VLC's caching value you can do it using e.g. --dshow-caching and --file-caching. These are commandline flags. So, if there is a specific file you need a higher caching value for running:

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vlc.exe --file-caching 2000 C:\myfile.avi

Where 2000 is the caching value in milliseconds and C:\myfile.avi is the file you want to play.

You can also change the caching values in VLC's preferences. For example, to increase the file caching value go to "Tools >> Preferences", select "All" for "Show settings", then going to "Input / Codecs >> Access modules >> File" and increase the "Caching value in ms". Press "Save" and try a file.

Cheers, Arite.