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My player used to play FF7 AC in english but now for some reason, it has changed to japanese with english subtitles. How can I change this back? Also please explain it thoroughly, I am not very good with computers

Languages

VLC uses the fonts installed on your system for your language! The default is the installed language.

This can be changed in Preferences, Interface from the pull down select your language. But you may not be able to see this.

So open a DOS box and type: CD "C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC" Then type: vlc --language en for English or fr for French

Syntax: --language {auto,en,en_GB,ca,da,de,es,fr,it,ja,ka,ko,nl,oc,pt_BR,ro,ru,tr,
zh_CN,zh_TW}

When VLC opens check to be sure you can read the menus and then open Preferences and press "Save" then close the player.

If you are still having problems with your preferred language you will need to reinstall that language within Windows so that it will fill in the missing or broken fonts in your system.

DOS keeps telling me parameter format not correct

You can also type: cd c:\progra~1\videolan\vlc\vlc --language <option>

But the first example should work assuming the quotes are used.

hey.. I live in sweden, and when I try to install VLC, I set the language at english, then when I start the vlc media player- it's on swedish!
can someone help me?

&also, screencapping: I don't wanna have to right click and then click on snapshot, isn't there any short cut?
people tell me it's ctrl+alt+s but that doesn't work for me!

hey.. I live in sweden, and when I try to install VLC, I set the language at english, then when I start the vlc media player- it's on swedish!
can someone help me?

Did you read this thread ?
Scroll up a bit and you'll see this:

vlc --language en

isn't there any short cut?
people tell me it's ctrl+alt+s but that doesn't work for me!

Edit it in the preferences then.

[quote="Lotesdelere

isn't there any short cut?
people tell me it's ctrl+alt+s but that doesn't work for me!

Edit it in the preferences then.[/quote]

I don't know who told you about ctrl + alt + s but this command takes a snapshot of the video and has NOTHING to do with languages.

I don't know who told you about ctrl + alt + s but this command takes a snapshot of the video and has NOTHING to do with languages.

Looks like you need glasses

&also, screencapping: I don't wanna have to right click and then click on snapshot, isn't there any short cut?
people tell me it's ctrl+alt+s but that doesn't work for me!

Hmm! Just got back from the Optometrist!