VLC Media Player Review:
VLC (initially VideoLAN Client) is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats, including MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, MP3, and OGG, as well as for DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It also can be used as a server for unicast or multicast streams in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network. It still remains however the most stable, flexible and lightweight audio and video player around today. While other media players will play unusual formats after downloading a codec, or simply refuse to play things,VLC media player handles tons of formats, from MPEG to FLV and RMBV files. Version 2 has seen some important additions too such as support for 10 bit codes plus multi-threaded decoding for H.264, MPEG-4/Xvid and WebM.What’s the top media player? Opinions differ, but if you mean one that’s open-source freeware, plays more files than the others, can be totally customized and configured to suit, and is not only updated frequently but also regularly offers new features and options created by a huge community of programmers and users, the answer is VLC Media Player. Version 2 (“Twoflower”) brings a new interface, faster decoding, support for more formats and the ability to play HD and BluRay.
Usability:
You can even use VLC to convert your files, and on top of all the formats and physical media it will play, many streaming protocols and TV capture cards are supported. VLC media player also has great hotkey support and if you take the time to learn the shortcuts so it can be controlled without touching your mouse. VLC media player isn’t as intuitive as iTunes as a media manager, but it’s a much more flexible player in terms of file formats. If you’re watching DVDs or video files through it, this is not an issue. For music, it plays more or less any file and features an equalizer and playlist creation.
What’s new Version VLC Media Player:
- Translations updates and new Welsh translation
- Fix MKV, SWF, AIFF and subtitles demuxer crashes
- Rework and fixes of the Mac OS X interface
- Fix Pulseaudio initial synchronization
- DVB-S delivery system detection
- Fix audio and video track selection through libVLC
VLC Media Player Features:
- Supports a wide range of formats
- User interface slicker in Mac version
- Easy to use
- Very flexible and lightweight
- Integration with web channel streaming services
- Plays BluRay and HD
- User interface is quite basic
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