Software Update: VLC Media Player 0.8.1
7px; height:100px;” title=”VideoLAN / VLC logo” alt=”VideoLAN / VLC logo” /> VideoLAN has updated its VLC Media Player to version 0.8.1. VLC Media Player is an open source, cross-platform media player that supports various formats audio, video and streaming protocols. Furthermore, the software can be used to stream media in unicast or multicast on a local network. More information about the possibilities and operation of the program can be found in this one FAQ are found. The changelog of this release shows the following changes:
Core support:
- Include TLS/SSL API (on platforms where libgnutls is available)
- SSL support in the HTTP daemon (HTTP stream output and HTTP interface)
Windows port:
- Fixed win32 multichannel audio output support (which was broken in 0.8.0)
- Fixed DV and MPEG (WinTV PVR 250/350) support in the dshow input
- Fixed spurious taskbar item after switching to fullscreen
WinCE port:
- A few more updates (we still miss an interface and a fast video output).
audio output:
- Port audio audio output plugin improvements
Video Output:
- Proper subpictures scaling using the aspect-ratio info when available
Demuxers:
- Fixed crash with ODML avi files
- Fixed autodetection of VCD/SVCD bin files
StreamOutput:
- encoders:
- Fixed aspect ratio and interlaced support in ffmpeg encoder module
- Stream output:
- Support or playlist group announcement
Version number | 0.8.1 |
Operating systems | Windows 9x, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Linux, BSD, Windows XP, Solaris, Windows Server 2003 |
Website | videolan |
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License type | GPL |