How can I save the currently playing video in VLC Media player?

VLC doesn't have a 'Save As...' style function to save the currently playing video, sorry. What it CAN do however is... a little different:

Record the currently playing video

Just like tape recorders of old, VLC offers functionality to 'record' whatever is currently playing to disk.

You have to enable Advanced Controls first. Go to View -> Advanced Controls. You will see these options appear:

Record/Snapshot and other 'Advanced' buttons

Now, whenever you start playing a DVD or other media, you can simply hit the Record button to start and stop recording. The files are saved your Documents folder in .mpg format i.e.:

C:\Users\{username}\Documents\

Using this method you can save entire files, or just specific snippets. It's up to you.

Sources

  • How-to Geek
  • VLC Documentation

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