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VLC (initially VideoLAN Client) is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, mp3, ogg, mkv, mp4, flv, mov, wmv...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also convert and capture video and be used as a server to stream video.
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Free software     Released:20100130 Size:17.6MB |
8.8 (8.8) 62 votes Guides Similar tools |
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Latest version: 1.0.5 (January 30, 2010) Download sites: Download from author site Windows Mac OS Linux More information and other downloads: Download nightly builds here: http://nightlies.videolan.org/ Download IPTV Recorder here, it is an add-on for VLC media player with the intention to simplify timed recording of IPTV media streams. Sections/Browse similar tools: Linux video tools, MacOS video tools, Video Players, Video Streaming Alert me! when this software has been updated. |
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Version history:
Changes between 1.0.4 and 1.0.5: View entire changelog -------------------------------- Decoders: * SubRip extra styles improvements * Fix potential crashes in SSA and svg decoders Mac OS X Interface: * Improved support for the 2009 Apple Remote Windows port: * Use of gcc 4.4.2 to compile instead of gcc 4.2. This might slightly increase performance and fix x264 issues Translations: * Portuguese Brazilian, Lithunanian, Romanian, Ukranian, Japanese, Bengali, Walloon, Galician, Danish, Khmer, Polish, Slovenian, Vietnamese, Finnish Russian, Slovak translation updates * New Malayalam, Macedoninan, Nynorsk translations Changes between 1.0.3 and 1.0.4: -------------------------------- Audio outputs: * Fix deadlocks in the audio output core * Make PulseAudio the default output if available Video outputs: * Fix fullscreen mode with KDE 4.3.3 and other window managers * Fix incompatibility with cairo-dock and compositing Input: * Fix DVB scanning regression from VLC 1.0.3 * Support for XZ-compressed byte stream (LZMA algorithm) Playlist: * Support for .m3u8 playlist files (UTF-8 M3U) Unix: * Support for xcb-keysyms version 0.3.4 or higher * Fix globalhotkeys on FreeBSD Qt4 interface: * Fix opening V4L version 1 devices * Fix default destination ports in the streaming wizard Translations: * New Walloon translation * Swedish, Ukrainian and French translation updates
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I see some, well a lot of negatives with other users ... but for me it has been great. The color adjustments are really good, the volume change with mouse wheel, the ability to save playlists, easy change of audio and caption tracks ... well they're probably all easy - other players. It has cropping, zooming and aspect ratio settings which made a lot of difference on Woody Allen movies which are 16:9, I guess but don't appear in reg. letterbox. I need some info on this part of video ... anyway, I haven't experienced crashes on video or audio. I use it a lot, every day. XP SP3
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Did not pass go, it didn't work Found it, downloaded it, installed it. Tried using it to pay a DVD, it didn't work, just ended, and then I had a message that it had crashed. On investigating by looking on their forums, found a reference to the problem, and the bottom line from the developers was it's not our problem, take it elsewhere, we're not going to fix it. And other posts by the VLC team displayed the same arrogant attitude
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VLC player is better in Win7 than in WinXp because Win7 is much better at data transfer. But CPU Usage of MPC-Home Cinema is three times less than VLC player when playing HD Matroska files.
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Great but the dvd playback is still broken in many ways. Sometimes menu buttons are unelectable, sometimes menus are broken and the skip over FBI warning feature can't be turned off. However the player is very good and plays almost any file.
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Last three versions are not as good or efficient at handling mp4 as MPC with ffdshow.
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Like most media players, it doesn't recognize calibration .icm's and can't be set to display proper white-points, black levels or color balance. Works OK (usually, but buggy option menus and toolbars that look different every time it starts), but overall display quality looks as mediocre as any other player.
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crashes like crazy...
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This app has been really great, especially since it started support for rm and rmvb playback, I trashed rm player for it. I give this app a 6 because it cannot save custom settings to audio or video in options. The moment you leave the player (close) it forgets all custom saved settings in adjustments and effects (equalizer,brightness,sharpness.. everything), giving a loud bass and very low vocals when you start playing a movie. I have to turn off my speakers before starting a movie. Version 0.8.6 does save settings as required but with it comes so many unsolved bugs
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It claims to playback AVCHD. It is the slowest thing a have ever seen in my life! it creates slideshow on my Quad core 2.6GHz. The worst player for AVCHD i have seen :(
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Liking the interface overhaul in 0.9.2 and 0.9.3 BUT on my system both of these versions often disappear from the screen when going from fullscreen to a window, sometimes you get an icon in the taskbar (which may or may not restore to a window again) but often it just disappears with the audio still playing and has to be killed from the Task manager. My other issue with the new look is that in fullscreen mode the 'Controller' is centered relative to the desktop, which is fine if you only have a one-screen setup. However, on my two-screen setup (a 1152x864 22" CRT and a 1680x1050 22" LCD TV) the 'controller' ALWAYS appears on the LCD TV in fullscreen regardless of which screen the video is on. Reluctantly I'm going back to version 0.8.6i.
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Won't play compressed AVI created with Video for Windows, even if VFWupport is installed. Doesn't like huffyuv AVI's at all. Like most Windows media players, it ignores any .icm color profiles or other means used to calibrate a PC monitor, instead uses your monitor's own user-controlled default settings, which are usually set to factory default if you're using Adobe Gamma or other .icm files for calibration. Have to change many player settings every time you open a new video, many settings are in hidden menus that disappears when VLC is closed. Nog that much of an improvement over Win MediaPlayer or PowerDVD. Some davanced settings are very useful, but a pain in the enck to get at.
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Best player I have used. Will play anything I throw at it. I do have one complaint/comment. My control panel has no rewind/back key. It also has no frame forward/frame back keys(when paused). Even if it is open source, I do not have the skills to add these features. Does anyone know if these features are included but need to be manualy added to the console/control panel? Or how to add them to your player? Hopefully they will be included in an update for future versions.
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The most useful, flexible quality player I've encountered.
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The previous comment about VLC "hijacking" file associations is perhaps unfair. During installation, there is a step where the user has the option of selecting any/all file associations. I always uncheck all checkboxes so NONE are associated with VLC until I'm sure I want that association. While I have found each upgrade to be stable, there's always the chance the next one won't be; hence, my "no association" choice at installation. With drag 'n drop, VLC is always readily available for individual files, and it's easy to open discs and video directories. As good as this program is, I continue to wonder why the author still has the version numbers in the more-or-less "beta" category less than v. 1.0. What IS coming in 1.0? Teleportation capabilities? ;-)
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I could not play AVI files on an old Sharp MM10 (Transmeta chip based 256 Mb RAM, 1 GHz processor) laptop with Windows Media Player without videos freezing or audio sync problems. I installed VLC media player and now I can play my AVIs on this old, slow, but light and slim laptop.
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pretty much best media player out there!! it does 'what is says on the tin' and yes, you can use it to convert files from one format to another. and it's free!!! that's gotta be good!
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Videolan is MUCH more than a media player! Use it to convert files from one format to another. I use it to convert VOB digital video files to asf and other formats. Videolan can also be used, I understand, as a streaming server, which is pretty cool.
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GREAT program and plays ISO files even!
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wow, now this is the God-father of video playback apps! plays anything ,can transcode anything it can play and plays iso's as if it was dvd , all without out directshow! and frequent updates ensure you wont ever have to use wmp with a directshow filter. why are you still reading this , download it now you system will thank you
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This tool works great for pre-viewing my iso files prior to burning them to my DVD. This software seems to do much more but it is great for what I need!
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I have graded VLC as 5 overall because of one unforgivable bit of programming misbehavior: when I installed it, it changed the file type of every sort of media file (.avi, .mpg, etc.) to "VLC Media File" and gave them all that ungraceful "traffic cone" icon. I have changed all the file associations to other apps -- mostly Media Player Classic -- but I can't get rid of the file type or the icon. It doesn't affect function, I know; but it bothers me constantly, and doing it without permission is damnably arrogant.
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Absolutely the best player available. Plays any file with ease. It is faster than WinDVD and the image is much better than PowerDVD. Some reports give Media Player classic an advantage. Media Player Classic still relies on the proper codecs to be present in your system. VLC however does need any codecs to be installed. Plus the extra features: takes perfect snapshots with ease, customizable to suit any taste, preset equalizer, even visualizations. Value for money? In this case this is a joke question. The best player ever and is totally free. And it only takes 9 MB. And installs without asking for an internet connection to download updates from Microsoft, etc. Lets hope the developers keep it up. My HTPC would be a lot harder to run without it.
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Great product, but does not play windows media files very well. Also the updates never link to updates, only the last stable release!
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I, too, stumbled upon this a while back. I use it on Linux and Windows. It's the best one I've found, better than the pay-for players out there. It's got M$ Media Player beat, and I'm sorry to say Media Player Classic takes a back seat to this as well. This plays just about anything you throw at it, ISO's even! Thanks for such a great player!
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I stumbled across VLC a while back and although I wasn't expecting much, it has become just about my favorite piece of software. No, it's not flashy or sexy; it doesn't have cool skins and i didn't have to steal a bootleg copy. But it works better than any other media player I've tried. The video quality is heads above anything Microsoft has come out with in a while. And the absolute best thing: IT WILL PLAY ANYTHING. Files that are damaged that Windows Media Player won't even open and start to play, VLC somehow manages to work through them. It's amazing. And how can you not love something so totally free?
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