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How to Rip a DVD to Your Mac

Backing up DVDs to your Mac enables you to watch them without needing to have an optical drive connected.

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How to Play Two Videos at the Same Time With VLC Media Player

This is the quickest and easiest way to play videos simultaneously on your computer.

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How to Build a Video Media Player Using Python

This simple GUI project will teach you about media files and cross-platform programming.

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Where to Download Subtitles for Movies and TV Shows: The 5 Best Sites

Subtitles elevate the viewing experience. Here are the best subtitle download sites where can you get quality subtitles for free.

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How to Compress a Video and Reduce the File Size

Need to compress a video? Here's how you reduce your video size on any operating system.

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How to Rotate a Video in VLC Media Player

With VLC Media Player, you can rotate any video with just a few clicks.

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7 Top Open-Source Alternatives for Android Apps You Use Every Day

From the browser to the maps to the media player, you can replace all your most-used Android apps with free, private, open-source alternatives.

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How to Fix Out-of-Sync Audio in VLC for Android TV

If you're using VLC on Android TV and you notice the sound is out of sync, there's an easy way to fix it.

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How to Fix Video Lag in VLC Media Player on Windows

If your videos on VLC are getting choppy, here's how to fix it on Windows.

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The 7 Best Free Media Players for Windows

Struggling to figure out the right media player for your PC? Here are the best free media player apps for Windows 10.

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9 Top Secret Features of the Free VLC Media Player

VLC should be your media player of choice. The cross-platform tool has a bag full of secret features you can use right now.

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How to Fix the "Your Input Can’t Be Opened" VLC Error on Windows

Struggling to open media on VLC? Here are the fixes on Windows.

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How to Play MKV Videos on an iPhone or iPad Without Converting Them

Do you have an MKV video that you can’t play on your iPhone or iPad? Here’s a simple workaround you can use.

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The 6 Best Free Universal Video Players for Your Mac

There are a lot of free video players out there, but which ones are the best? Here are our favorites.

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How to Stream Videos From VLC to Chromecast

We'll explain how to stream videos from VLC to Chromecast.

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How to Fix VLC Media Player When It's Not Playing Videos on Windows 11

There are a lot of reasons why VLC can't show videos on Windows 11, and here are some of the main culprits.

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How to Remove Audio From Video in VLC Media Player

Need to remove the audio from a video? You don't need fancy software. There's a quick way to do it on VLC media player.

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How to Extract the Audio From Video on All Platforms

Want to know how to extract audio from a video? Here's how you can do that on Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android, and the web.

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How to Boost the Bass in VLC

It's not that straightforward, but there's still a way to adjust the bass on your VLC media player for Mac and Windows computers.

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How to Cast Local Media From Windows to Chromecast

Everything you need to know about streaming movies, music, and photos from computer to Chromecast.

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