VLC Media Player Update

[kemical]

VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming protocols. The free VLC Media Player has been updated to Version 2.0.2. This version contains various bug fixes.

 

[kemical]

The free VLC Media Player has been updated to Version 2.0.3. This version contains various bug fixes.

 

[kemical]

The free VLC Media Player has been updated to Version 2.0.7. This version contains various bug fixes.

 

[kemical]

The free VLC Media Player has been updated to Version 2.1.1. This update provides a range of bug fixes.

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

 

[kemical]

The free VLC Media Player has been updated to Version 2.1.2. This update provides a range of bug fixes.

 

[kemical]

The free VLC Media Player has been updated to Version 2.1.3. This update provides a range of bug fixes.

 

[Ralph Bromley]

VLC is definitely the best overall media player for any platform you put it on.
I always found windows media player clunky

 

[kemical]

VLC is definitely the best overall media player for any platform you put it on.
I always found windows media player clunky

Agreed!

 

[kemical]

The free VLC Media Player has been updated to Version 2.1.5. This update fixes a range of bugs and security issues.

2.1.5 Highlights
With the capabilities of "RinceWind", 2.1.5 fixes a few bugs, and important security issues
2.1.5 fixes a few decoding bugs, on MP3, MKV, and hardware decoding on Windows.
It also fixes QTsound capture and audio channel orders for OS X.
2.1.5 also ships with updated GnuTLS and libpng libraries, because of security issues

http://www.videolan.org/

 

[kemical]

The free VLC Media Player has been updated to Version 2.2.0.

2.2.0 Highlights
VLC 2.2.0 "Weatherwax" is a new major update of VLC.
VLC 2.2.0 auto-rotates the videos taken from phones, to fight Vertical Video Syndrome!
VLC now resumes where you left off in all versions
Improves support for new HD codecs, VP9, opus and H.265/HEVC, for decoding and for encoding.
Extensions are now downloadable from within the application.
VLSub extension can download subtitles from the application.
We release at the same time, new versions and betas for iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Android TV and Windows RT.

 

[kemical]

The free VLC Media Player has been updated to Version 2.2.1.

2.2.1 Highlights
VLC 2.2.1 "Terry Pratchett" is a fixed version of 2.2.0 "WeatherWax"
It fixes numerous crashes (FLAC, SPC), codec issues (VP9, Atrac3, AAC), regressions and several issues (Resume, MP4 chapters, MKV over network) and security issues.

 

[kemical]

The free VLC Media Player has been updated to Version 2.2.2.

2.2.2 Highlights
VLC 2.2.2 "Weatherwax" is the second update to VLC's 2.2 release series.
It fixes numerous security issues, notably in the MP4, RealRtsp and Sparkle modules, but also important crashes for the MXF, ADPCM, Telextext, Skins and Qt modules.
It also improves our codec support by adding new formats and providing faster decompression.
More than 100 fixes for issues reported for 2.2.1.
Full support of Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan.

 

[kemical]

The free VLC Media Player has been updated to Version 2.2.3.

2.2.3 Highlights
VLC 2.2.3 "Weatherwax" is the third update to VLC's 2.2 release series.
Notable number of improvements, like green lines in the Windows video output and resuming where you left off.
It also improves our codec support by adding new formats and providing faster decompression.
More than 30 fixes for issues reported for 2.2.2.
You can finally open more than 15 elements from the Windows' Explorer.

 

[kemical]

The free VLC Media Player has been updated to Version 2.2.4.

2.2.4 Highlights
VLC 2.2.4 "Weatherwax" is the fourth update to VLC's 2.2 release series.
Fix crash in G.711 wav files
Fix mp3 crash in libmad
Fix out-of-bound write in adpcm QT IMA codec (CVE-2016-5108)
Fix overlay creation on Windows XP for DirectDraw video output
Improve compilation support for GNU/HURD
Minor UI improvements for the Qt interface on Windows, Linux, BSD, ...

 

[William B]

Thanks! VLC is greatness

 

[kemical]

The free VLC Media Player has been updated to Version 2.2.5.1.

2.2.5 Highlights
VLC 2.2.5 "Weatherwax" is the fifth update to VLC's 2.2 release series.
Fix green line rendering on Windows with AMD drivers
Fix mp3 playback regression on macOS and 64bit Windows leading to distortion for some media
Fix screenshots size
Improved lua scripts for various websites
Various security improvements in demuxers and decoders
Security hardening for DLL hijacking environments
Fix scrolling sensitivity on Sierra
Fix screen recording on Windows

 

[kemical]

The free VLC Media Player has been updated to Version 3.0.0.

3.0 Highlights

• VLC 3.0 "Vetinari" is a new major update of VLC.
• VLC 3.0 activates hardware decoding by default, to get 4K and 8K playback!
• It supports 10bits and HDR
• VLC supports 360 video and 3D audio, up to Ambisoncics 3rd order

• Allows audio passthrough for HD audio codecs
• Can stream to Chromecast devices, even in formats not supported natively
• Can play Blu-Ray Java menus: BD-J
• VLC supports browsing of local network drives and NAS

 

[davehc]

Tks Ross.

My favourite app, installed on all my computers.

As I have just posted elsewhere, if the program had been available in the XP days, Ms media centre and player would not have had a ghost of a chance.

 

[kemical]

The free VLC Media Player has been updated to Version 3.0.1.

Changes between 3.0.0 and 3.0.1:
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Core:
* Fix use-after-free when cleaning playlists
* Fix crash on exit on Windows

Video output:
* Fix HLG tone mapping on some systems like macOS.
* Fix screensaver inhibition on Windows XP
* Fix various Direct3D11 crashes
* Fix HDR tone mapping in Direct3d11
* Fix pink screen on Windows

Decoder:
* Fix potential stack buffer overflow with faad
* Enable Cineform HD in avcodec

Hardware Decoder:
* macOS: Improve HEVC 10bit performance with Videotoolbox
* android: Add MPEG2 support via MediaCodec
* Fix HEVC decoding with some files on Android/macOS/iOS
* Improve Direct3D11 memory usage

Demux:
* Improve MKV seeking speed
* Fix xspf base URL handling
* Fix reading mp4 trun with moof based offsets
* Fix adaptive http redirections
* Replace old API, fixing adaptive TLS leak
* Use mime type as fallback for HLS segment type
* Fix subtitle (srt,ssa..) seek when having a single entry
* Flag non default HDMV subset video streams
* Increase TS probing amount for 4K streams
* Miscellaneous MKV, MP4 & AVI crash fixes

Packetizer:
* Fix out of bounds read in mpeg4video

Stream Output:
* Improve chromecast loading speed
* Improve local/chromecast transition during playback
* Fix chromecast loading with some versions of Windows
* Fix chromecast loading with some chromecast devices (TVs and Android boxes)
* Fix wrong first cover art when casting
* Fix casting to VP9

macOS Interface:
* Re-add option to disable the fullscreen controller panel
* Auto-layout improvements
* Remove misleading playback warning indicator
* Fix crash with the interface for lua extensions (like VLSub)
* Fix show sidebar setting being ignored on restart
* Fix MKV files association
* Fix chromecast audio detection

Qt Interface:
* Improve scaling on HiDPI displays

Snap:
* Improve interface look and feel.

 

[kemical]

The free VLC Media Player has been updated to Version 3.0.4.

(changlog to follow but basic bug fixes is all this time around)