Why does VLC have a Santa hat?
For every year, in the month of December, starting from 18th to January 1st, system tray and cone icons of VLC player wears a Santa hat, this happens automatically during the holiday season and is indeed is an Easter egg embedded into the player by the developers.
How do I get rid of VLC Christmas hat?
Make sure you select Interface tab. Scroll down and look for “Show settings” and click on All button. In search bar type “Qt“ Make sure you uncheck “Allow automatic icon changes” option to remove or hide Santa hat in VLC.
What media player has a cone icon?
VLC media player
The project name has been changed to VLC media player because there is no longer a client/server infrastructure. The cone icon used in VLC is a reference to the traffic cones collected by École Centrale’s Networking Students’ Association.
How do I get rid of the VLC logo?
How to Disable or Enable VLC Santa Hat Holiday Icon?
- Go to Tools > Preferences [CTRL + P].
- Under Show setting (bottom-left) click All to display Advanced Preferences.
- Expand and navigate to Advanced Settings > Interface > Main Interfaces > Qt.
- Uncheck the ☐ Allow automatic icon changes to disable the holiday icon.
What does VLC stand for in VLC Media Player?
VideoLAN Client
(2) (VideoLAN Client) Open source media player software that is part of VideoLAN, an academic project for streaming video that began in Paris in the mid-1990s. VLC runs under all popular operating systems and supports a wide variety of video formats.
Why does my video have a cone?
You would have accidentally set the default format to open videos in VLC format. You should reset your computer to the time when all the files were in their default format otherwise you will have to always right click and select open with than select the desired format for different files.
How do I hide files in VLC?
Click on Browse. Open a folder. Access ⋮ (options) Check the Show hidden files option.
What does VCL mean?
VCL
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| VCL | Voluntary Collective License/Licensing |
| VCL | Virtual Coding Layer |
| VCL | Variant Configuration Language (Extensible Markup Language) |
| VCL | Vertical Control Line |
Is VLC legal?
If software has non-infringing uses and is used for non-infringing purposes, it is legal to possess and use for that purpose. VLC Media player does have DSS Encryption software, which is illegal to use for copyright protected content.