Adjustment & Effects¶
VLC allows you to add adjustments and effects to the playing Video or Audio file.
Audio Effects¶
Equalizer¶
VLC features a 10-band graphical equalizer, a device used to alter the relative frequencies of audio (e.g. for a bass boost). You can display it by selecting on Windows or GNU/Linux or by clicking the Equalizer button on the macOS interface.
Audio equalizer in the Windows and GNU/Linux interface.¶
Hint
Do not forget to check the Enable button to activate the Equalizer!
Additional Audio Effects¶
From the Audio Effects menu, you can also access the following effects:
- Compressor
emulates a dynamic range compressor
- Spatializer
changes audio as if it was produced inside a room
- Stereo Widener
enhances the stereo effect by suppressing mono (signal common to both channels) and by delaying the signal of left into right and vice versa, thereby widening the stereo effect.
- Advanced
From this menu, you can adjust the audio pitch.
Video Effects¶
VLC features several filters able to change the video’s distortion, brightness adjustment, motion blurring, etc.
