VLC 1.0.0 Released

rift321 writes "VLC media player, which we all know for simplifying the playback of pretty much any codec out there, has finally released version 1.0.0. Here's a quick list of improvements: 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, and AirTunes streaming."

Comments

Yes, yes, all very impressive

[Rogerborg]

Has anyone fixed the volume control yet, or is that too trivial to bother with?

Re:Yes, yes, all very impressive

[Icegryphon]

Yes, It now goes to 11.
Isn't that good enought for you?

Re:Yes, yes, all very impressive

[OolimPhon]

If you don't turn it up enough you can't hear the whoooosh!

Re:Yes, yes, all very impressive

[Rogerborg]

For the record, I have never used VLC and had no idea if there was a problem with the volume control. I just gambled that there was. How astonished I am not to find that there is.

Re:So it plays back media

[0xdeadbeef]

To borrow a phrase from Michael Jackson.. What have you done for me lately?

Pissed on your grave, you ungrateful whiner.

No longer in beta?

[omnichad]

So much for being acquired by Google.

Instant Pausing, Frame By Frame

[Anonymous Coward]

Thank god for Instant Pausing and Frame by Frame support. I needed more granularity over the location bar while watching porn videos. The old versions seem to be skipping to and from "keyframes" during seeking. It was very frustrating.

Re:Instant Pausing, Frame By Frame

[Winckle]

It's great for taking DVD screen grabs too.

Of purely non-pornographical content.

Re:VLC media player and MPEG-2

[omnichad]

Yes, and you'd be joining the other person who paid royalties.

Re:VLC media player and MPEG-2

[funkatron]

No. You're too worthless to get sued.

Re:So it plays back media

[Junior J. Junior III]

To borrow a phrase from Michael Jackson.. What have you done for me lately?

Ah, nope, that's Janet. Ms. Jackson if you're nasty.

Re:So it plays back media

[orzetto]

excells at it's one thing

... Which is why you did not install a Firefox spell-checker, I presume?

Re:Does it now play DVDs with "piracy" warnings?

[Kushieda Minorin]

(What are those warnings for anyway? It's not that I'm planning to steal any boat...)

If you pirate DVDs, you'll have a Nice Boat end.

Re:So it plays back media

[MrNiceguy_KS]

There was originally 5. With Michael's death, they're down to 3. (Shortly after the plastic surgery binge started, Tito was stripped for parts.)

Re:Hardware acceleration

[MightyYar]

That's intirely possible.

Re:Hardware acceleration

[AceofSpades19]

Because VLC only runs on linux and is the only video player for linux

Re:Consolidation

[wiredlogic]

You just don't get it. You have to use the right lossless format that's harmonically balanced with your speakers and cabling or you're just going to get trash out. With a mismatch, at best you'll get a limited sound stage and lack of presence especially when playing punk or thrash metal.