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Monday, July 13, 2009

VLC Media Player 1.0.0 Is Ready!

Posted by Hooch Tan in "Digital Home News" @ 01:30 PM

http://www.techtree.com/India/News/...104139-580.html

"VideoLAN project's VLC Media Player 1.0.0 is a free software and open source multi-platform solution for media streaming. Windows users can download the installer from download page and it weighs 17MB."

Media available on the Internet is fragmented into dozens, if not hundreds, of different codecs. From Quicktime to Windows Media to Mastroka, it is a constant hassle to make sure you have the right media player for the right file. VideoLAN started the VLC Media Player way back in 2001 as an all-in-one media player. It recently just reached its version 1.0 milestone and is available for download. Why do you want it? Well, the player can handle pretty much any video (or music) file you throw at it that isn't laden with DRM. From mp3s, to avi to AVCHD videos from your camcorders, VLC handles it all without complaints or extra configuration. The most recent update gives it a few tweaks, such as live recording and support for HD codecs. With all those bells and whistles, there are a few minor drawbacks. VLC (though I have not confirmed this with 1.0.0) lacks hardware decoding support and I find the playback interface quite primitive. Still, it is my choice media player, since VLC has handled pretty much everything I have thrown at it. What do you use?


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