VLC 1.0.0 Released - Hardware & Software

[url]http://www.videolan.org/vlc/[/url] "The VideoLAN project is pleased to announce the release of the first version of the Goldeneye branch of VLC: 1.0.0. This major release introduces many new features, new formats and new codecs to the VLC multimedia framework and fixes a very high number of bugs that were present in the 0.9.x or 0.8.6 versions. You can download it now. The VLC project only lives with volunteers and would love help from new users and contributors: time, code, hardware and money would help us a lot. You don't need to be a developer to help." Download (Windows): [url]http://www.videolan.org/mirror-geo.php?file=vlc/1.0.0/win32/vlc-1.0.0-win32.exe[/url] Download (OS X): [url]http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html[/url] Features: [quote] * Free, Open Source and cross-platform * Independant of systems codecs to support most video types * Live recording * Instant pausing and Frame-by-Frame support * Finer speed controls * New HD codecs (AES3, Dolby Digital Plus, TrueHD, Blu-Ray Linear PCM, Real Video 3.0 and 4.0, ...) * New formats (Raw Dirac, M2TS, ...) and major improvements in many formats... * New Dirac encoder and MP3 fixed-point encoder * Video scaling in fullscreen * RTSP Trickplay support * Zipped file playback * Customizable toolbars * Easier encoding GUI in Qt interface * Better integration in Gtk environments * MTP devices on linux * AirTunes streaming * New skin for the skins2 interface [/quote] Full Changelog: [code]Important notes: ---------------- * Alsa and OSS audio capture has been removed from the v4l and v4l2 accesses. See 'Access:' for more info. * Support for Mac OS X 10.4.x was dropped due to its technical limitations Playback: * Instantaneous pausing * Frame-by-Frame playback * Finer speed control * On-the-fly recording for all medias * Timeshift for most medias * RTSP trickplay support * Subtitles core improvements and fixes Decoders: * New AES3 (SMPTE 302M) decoder * New Dolby Digital Plus - E-AC-3 (A/52b) decoder * New True HD/MLP decoder and parser * New Blu-Ray Linear PCM decoder * New QCELP (Qualcomm PureVoice) decoder * Improved Real Video 3.0 & 4.0 decoder * New WMA v1/2 fixed point integer decoder * Closed Captions using the SCTE-20 standard are now correctly decoded * Improvement of WavPack decoder to support all integer modes and float mode * Corrections on 5.1 and 7.1 channel decoding and ordering Demuxers: * Support for Dirac, MLP and RealVideo in Matroska files * Major improvements in RealMedia files opening (.rm and .rmvb) * Improvements of the TS demuxer for M2TS files from Blu-Ray and AVCHD * Metadata for mod files are supported * GSM codecs in Wav files are supported * New raw audio demuxer supporting raw PCM streams * New Dirac demuxer for raw Dirac streams Encoders: * Dirac encoding using libdirac (supported in Ogg and in TS) * Shine mp3 fixed-point encoder Access: * RTSP authentication with Darwin Streaming Server * On-the-fly gzip and bzip2 file decompression (except on Windows) * Playback for video in uncompressed multi-RAR archives * DVB-S and ATSC cards support on Windows * New OSS and Alsa accesses. The v4l2 and v4l modules no longer support OSS or Alsa audio input. Use --input-slave alsa:// or oss:// if needed. * DVB scanning on linux * EXPERIMENTAL Blu-Ray Disc and AVCHD Folders support * On-the-fly zip file decompression and browsing (MRL of the form zip://file.zip!/file.avi to specify the file - the development form of zip://file.zip|file.avi is not supported anymore) * Opening of any file descriptor using 'fd://' * MTP device access on Unix * CD-Text support on the cdda module (CD-Audio) * :start-time and :stop-time can handle sub-second values Inputs: * Mouse cursor support in x11 and win32 screen modules * Screen module now features partial screen capture and mouse following on Windows and Mac OS X. Playlist: * Export the playlist in HTML * Lua script for BBC radio playback * Better metadata handling and reading Linux/Windows interface: * Global Hotkeys on Windows and Linux * Various fixes for skins2 interface * Recently played items list * Interface toolbar customizations * Various Improvements on the Qt interface: - More menus actions - Finer speed slider - Improvements on many dialogs - New dialog for plugins listing - Fixed-size mode for videos - Better Teletext, trickplay and encrypted streams control * Better integration in GTK environments Mac OS X Interface: * Controllable by the Media Keys on modern Apple keyboards (brushed Aluminium) * Reveal-in-Finder functionality for locally stored items. * Easy addition of subtitles through the Video menu * Additional usability improvements Stream output: * Restored the old mpeg2 transrating module. * Multiple bridge-in instances are now possible. * bridge-in can be used to configure a placeholder stream. * Remote Audio Output Protocol (AirTunes) module. * Fixed mosaic memleak. Mosaics are now usable again. Maemo Port: * New Maemo port with: - an interface based on Hildon framework. - scaler based on the swscale_nokia770 library. Windows CE Port: EXPERIMENTAL work for the winCE port has been done. Mac OS X Port: * EXPERIMENTAL 64bit support * Speed improvements by using llvm-gcc * New document icons by Dominic Spitaler * Support for latest iSight models Audio output: * Removed obsolete Esound and aRts plugins * Surround support for PulseAudio Video output: * Effects (cube, torus, etc.) removed from OpenGL video output * Video is able to stay in original size and to zoom in fullscreen (hotkey 'o') while keeping black borders * Image video output has been rewritten into a video-filter named 'scene'. The old image video output has been removed. * Support for scaling and converting video chromas with FFMPEG imgresample was withdrawn due to bugs. Please use the newer FFMPEG swscale instead. Miscellaneous: * Invmem, a fake codec to display images from external applications New Localization: * Khmer * Mongolian * Sorani[/code] sure is sweet [B]Oh yeah, [U]please[/U], no discussing whether what media player is the best. This thread regards [U]ONLY[/U] VLC.[/B]

awesome

Get ready for the argument about who has the best media player again.

Fuck yeah.

Now if it would just sync with iPods, would be the ideal software.

[QUOTE=PelPix123;15925300]Can it render subtitles correctly yet?[/QUOTE] I haven't had any issue using VLC before with my anime subs.

[QUOTE=Kybalt;15925389]I haven't had any issue using VLC before with my anime subs.[/QUOTE] Same here. Pelpix, what is exactly your issue?

Is there a 64-bit version?

i just got it. its awsome.

[QUOTE=1Mangoo;15925793]Is there a 64-bit version?[/QUOTE] You don't need one. 32bit works on 64bit.

[QUOTE=1Mangoo;15925793]Is there a 64-bit version?[/QUOTE] If you are unable to locate a 64-bit download you can safely assume that the 32-bit works with your x64 machine.

Looking good up to now, hasn't crashed and I can drag more accurately to where I want in the video. Does anyone know if there's a previous frame button? Pressing E goes to the next frame, I'm just wondering if there's one to go to the frame before.

The best thing is that it opens insanely fast

how do you do frame by frame

I used to have a skipping issue with the old version but it's been fixed with the new version so I'm glad

I love when shit finally hits the 1.0 release. Nice work!

Nice, and for those that use OS X, check this out: [url]http://chaodam.niloo.fr/index.php/skins/#VLCBetter[/url] :D [editline]04:49AM[/editline] And I suggest that you link downloads to OS X and linux too, just not to put an OS before any other.

Cool, this is one of my favorite programs.

[QUOTE=Kybalt;15925389]I haven't had any issue using VLC before with my anime subs.[/QUOTE] If you're using VLC to watch anime you need to be shot. Unless your on linux, then you need to be at least beaten senseless.

I used to use it all the time till I came across CCCP with media player classic, its subtitles look nicer too :P Plus its nice to have the codecs installed for other programs. I still use VLC though for a few things that it does better.

[QUOTE=64fanatic;15934862]I used to use it all the time till I came across CCCP with media player classic, its subtitles look nicer too :P Plus its nice to have the codecs installed for other programs. I still use VLC though for a few things that it does better.[/QUOTE] MPC/justaboutanyothermediaplayerinexistance = how subtitles are supposed to be.

This is a pretty good update... at least my HD video doesn't pixelates so much now

Nice. Updating now.

Can it pause videos properly yet?

[QUOTE=Dr Egg;15938258]Can it pause videos properly yet?[/QUOTE] what?

[QUOTE=Llivavin;15934804]If you're using VLC to watch anime you need to be shot. Unless your on linux, then you need to be at least beaten senseless.[/QUOTE] Shoot me then :rolleye: It works great with VLC. The only problem i have, it's when i leave it paused for like an hour and play it, it freezes for a minute...

isn't that just your hard-drive spinning back up?

Sweet, I had no idea it had updated.

[QUOTE=Jamesy151;15939300]isn't that just your hard-drive spinning back up?[/QUOTE] No, because i do other things at the same time, mostly on the same HDD.

[QUOTE=Mooe94;15925172] [B]Oh yeah, [U]please[/U], no discussing whether what media player is the best. This thread regards [U]ONLY[/U] VLC.[/B][/QUOTE] Well that's easy because it is the best.