VLC Player Shortcuts.....

PLAYBACK:

Spacebar - Play/Pause

S - Stop

N - Next file in playlist

P - Previous file in playlist

TIME SHIFTING:

Shift+Right arrow - Very short skip forward (3-second default)

Shift+Left arrow - Very short skip backward

Alt+Right arrow - Short skip forward (10-second default)

Alt+Left arrow - Short skip backward

Ctrl+Right arrow - Medium skip forward (1-minute default)

Ctrl+Left arrow - Medium skip backward

Ctrl+Alt+Right arrow - Long skip forward (5-minute default)

Ctrl+Alt+Left arrow - Long skip backward

- (minus sign) - Slow playback by half (up to .125x)

+ (Plus sign) - Double playback speed (up to 8x)

DISPLAY SETTINGS:

A - Toggle aspect ratio (16:10; 16:9, 1:1, 221:100, 4:3, 5:4, default)

C - Toggle crop (same ratios)

T - Show time played/time left

I - Bring VLC interface to front

Ctrl+H - Increase subtitle delay by 50ms (for infinity)

Ctrl+J - Decrease subtitle delay by 50ms

K - Switch subtitle track

AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS:

M - Mute on/off

Ctrl+Up arrow - Turn volume up (1/32)

Ctrl+Down arrow - Turn volume down

Ctrl+K - Increase audio delay by 50ms (for infinity)

Ctrl+L - Decrease audio delay by 50ms

L - Switch audio track

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Ctrl+Alt+S - Takes screenshot of current frame

Ctrl+Q - Quits program completely

Windows 8 Key Board Shortcuts

Windows key Shows the new Start screen (Metro).
Win + type keyword Instant application search (same as in Windows 7).
Win + D Standard Windows desktop. Also minimizes/restores all open windows in desktop mode.
Win + Q Shows all installed apps.
Win + W Instant search for settings.
Win + F Instant search for files.
Win + I Settings sidebar (control panel, network, volume, brightness, notifications, and more).
Win + P Shows multi-monitor options, also useful for connecting an external monitor or projector.
Win + X Power user shortcut menu (Device Manager, Control Panel, Command Prompt, Power Options, etc.).
Win + Z Shows App Bar in Metro applications.
Win + . (period) Snaps the current Metro app to the right side of the screen. Do it twice and it will snap to the left.
Win + . (period) + Shift Snaps the current Metro app to the left side of the screen.
Win + J Switches focus between snapped Metro apps.
Win + Page Up / Down Moves full-screen Metro app to secondary monitor.
Win + Left / Right arrow Moves and snaps desktop applications in that direction, or to a different monitor.
Win + Tab Switches between open applications. Similar to using the left-upper hot corner with a mouse.
Win + L Locks Windows.