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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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8.9 (8.9) 58 votes Guides Similar tools |
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Latest version: 1.0.3 (October 30, 2009) 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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Changes between 1.0.2 and 1.0.3: View entire changelog -------------------------------- Video outputs: * Fix video quality when resizing the video on Windows Vista and 7, due to regressions in most popular drivers * New deinterlacers modules based on yadif and yadif(x2) algorithms Decoders: * Windows version supports now natively the WMA Professional codec, as it didn't work in the packaged version of 1.0.2 * Fix downmixing of particual 4.0 AC-3 audio tracks Encoders: * x264 has profile-limitter, like: #transcode{vcodec=h264,venc=x264{profile=baseline,level=12}..} Input: * Update for appletrailers lua script * Fixes on the RAR stream filter * Fix for E-AC3 in ATSC/TS streams * Various fixes for v4l and v4l2 * Fix a crash in mjpeg demuxer Service discovery: * New udev module for linux Qt4 interface: * Fixes on the playlist and the stream output panels Translations: * French, Galician, Korean, Polish, Russian, Romanian, Slovak and Ukrainian updates Similar tools/Alternative to VLC media player: GOM Player, Kantaris Media Player, KMPlayer, Media Player Classic, Media Player Classic Home Cinema, SMPlayer Sponsored tools: Guides and How to's:
How to record streaming WMV/ASF/MMS-links using VLC Media Player - Read View all guides with guide description here How to stream live tv or video with VLC/videolan - Read Streaming Digital TV/DVB Over A Network - Read VLC/videoLAN video streaming from a video file - Read Acronyms / Also Known As: VLC, videolan
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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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I was having all kinds of problems trying to sync up subs on this avi file and I downloaded this player and BAM problem solved for me:) I didn't have to mess with vobsub or timing or anything. Plus the picture is clearer too. This player Rox! I'm recomending this to my friends! Thanx guys!!!
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Works pretty well and is free, but has some annoying omissions. Pros: * Plays most audio and video files, except for AVI. * Plays Nero "NRG" DVD image files like they were DVDs. (Even Nero Showtime can't do that.) Cons: * No ability to rewind. * Can't immediately resume playback (by hitting "Play" or something) while fast-forwarding. You have to hit the "slow-down" button as many times as you hit the fast-forward button. So if you hit the fast forward button a few times to increase the fast forward speed, and you get to the part you want to watch, you can't quickly stop fast forwarding. You have to slow it down step by step. * No ability to play AVI files. * Clunky interface. You get what you pay for, and this is free.
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The best overall player for OS X, esp. since its free. YouTube flv's that play then crash can be made usuable for free with iSquint at www.isquint.org (not .com) There are still some wmv that MPlayer handles better, so it pays to have both. They take donations at VLC. I made one. VLC would be worth paying for.
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Great quality of image, plenity of options. It can really replace a lot of other programs. The support for avisynth files (*.avs) still lacks. So for movies is OK, but not for testing avs scripts...
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