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just about any format, VLC media player is
probably your answer.
Features
Version 2 ("Twoflower") brings a new
interface, faster decoding, support for more
formats and the ability to play HD and
BluRay. 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.
Also useful is the fact that you can use VLC
media player to preview files you are
downloading since it plays incomplete parts
of video files. VLC media player is not just for
video playback however. It also offers superb
integration with video channel streaming
services such as Channels.com giving you
access to channels such as ESPN, Reuters
and National Geographic. Just right-click or
CMD-click on the playlist, select Services
Discovery and Channels.com .
Channels.com will then appear in your VLC
media player playlist. Click on it to reveal the
the different categories of channels available.
Click on the category you want and a drop
down list of all available channels appears in
VLC media player. Just click on the channel
you want to watch and streaming should
begin almost immediately.
Usability
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. 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. 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. 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 makes it easy to add
subtitles to your video files too - just add the
SRT file to the folder where your video is
kept, and it will automatically play with
subtitles.
Finally, the interface in VLC media player has
been somewhat improved in version 2
although it remains strictly functional.
However, you can download skins to
completely change VLC media player's
appearance. The preferences menu is
comprehensive without being overwhelming,
and there is extensive documentation online.
Conclusion
VLC Media Player is quite simply the best
multimedia application for Windows and Mac.
It plays just about anything, hassle free -
what more could you need?
What's new
Rework and fixes of the Mac OS X interface
Fix Pulseaudio initial synchronization
Fix MKV, SWF, AIFF and subtitles demuxer
crashes
Translations updates and new Welsh
translation
DVB-S delivery system detection
Fix audio and video track selection through
libVLC
Fix system sleep issue on Mac OS X 10.5 Language: English, Spanish,
German, French,
Arabic, Argentinean,
Catalan, Chinese
Simp, Chinese Trad,
Czech, Danish, Dutch,
Euskera, Finnish,
Gallego, Greek, Hindi,
Italian, Japanese,
Korean, Norwegian,
Polish, Portuguese,
Russian, Swedish,
Turkish
File size: 21.9 MB
Date: June 11, 2013
Publisher: Videolan | More
programs (11)
Downloads: 46,385,442
O.S.: Windows 2000,
Windows XP,
Windows Vista,
Windows 7, Windows
8
Category: Players > Multimedia
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