Anything you have playing in VideoLAN Player (VLC) can be recorded to a file on your harddrive thanks to a feature added around version 1.0. You can record a DVD you are playing with VLC, a streaming source, or whatever video VLC is rendering to your screen.
Enable Display of Record Button
By default the record button is not visible on the VLC interface. On the VLC top menu bar goto VIEW and select ADVANCED CONTROLS. By displaying advanced controls you will now see the record button.
Start Playing Video Source
Start playing video in VLC, either DVD or some other video you wish to capture.
Start Recording
Click on the red record button. While recording the button will go from red to blue. It is blue while recording, and red while stopped. To stop recording simply click the record button.
Locate Recorded Video
The video will record to MPEG format by default and the video file created in My Documents\VLC Record
Other Notes
You can change the default record path for the video by going to TOOLS, PREFERENCES, INPUT & CODECS, and change the record directory.
details:
- Tools
- Preferences
- Input & Codecs
- Files: Record Directory or Filename (enter a path such as c:\video)
Doing this modifies the vlcrc file located in C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\vlc changing a configuration line under the section # Record directory or filename (string)
In Windows 7 this file is located in C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\vlc.