I'm a lil lost..

[Newguy]

hi, i've just downloaded VLC..but i don't know where to go.

I just fumbled with some stuffs, and tried playing a video, but all i heard was the sound, but i can't see anything..

can some experieced guys tell me what i did wrong??

(it'll be good if you can explain to me in plain english.i'm not really good with computer stuffs..)

[DanBrwn]

Try a little more work and use the wizards to try to open a file. Read, Read, Read. It is not extremely easy to use but is very powerful IMHO!

[zcot]

can some experieced guys tell me what i did wrong??

maybe nothing.. it could very well be the default settings shipped with vlc.

I just fumbled with some stuffs, and tried playing a video...

ok, but maybe you did do something that affected your situation adversely.

If you post the View -> Messages there should be enough to tell about the settings.. -what they are, what they could/should be changed to.

[Guest]

Actually I passed a LITTLE lost DAYS ago.....LOL

I understand that this is going to take time to learn and I am willing to do the reading.

Usually I find that there are guides that some thoughtful person has put together for newbies like myself.

Can somebody point me to such a thing if it exist?

[DocDog]

official vlc docs:
http://www.videolan.org/doc/

vlc wiki:
http://wiki.videolan.org/index.php/Main_Page

videohelp.com:
http://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=259354

there are alot of howto's on the forum here too