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Features
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Popularity:
#2 in DVD Software (out of 470 products)
- Editor's Rating:
- Average User Rating:
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Downloads:
2,005,539
- Requirements:
Mac OS X 10.4
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
July 15, 2008
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Previous Versions:
Publisher's description of VLC Media Player 0.8.6i
VLC (initially VideoLAN Client) is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats, including MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, MP3, and OGG, as well as for DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It also can be used as a server for unicast or multicast streams in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network.
Version 0.8.6i includes unspecified updates.
Editor's review of VLC Media Player 0.8.6i
4.0 stars
- "The last video player you'll ever need"
When it comes to video files, nothing is ever as easy as it should be. Thankfully, VLC Media Player offers a one-stop solution for the file-format problem. The program supports playback of OGG, MP2, MP3, MP4, DivX, DVD, and a whole slew of other file types. In addition, it also can function as a streaming media server. Because of its open-source foundation, VLC Media Player evolves quickly, with new features and fixes released frequently.
Though the interface varies from platform to platform, the sparseness of the Mac version leaves plenty to be desired. The skinned mode perks things up slightly, but the program seems to suffer from unpredictable behavior when skinned. Also, the basic task of opening a file is far more confusing than it should be; the program gives you several options, including the head-scratching Quick Open File. Overall, though, VLC Media Player is a must-have application for its ability to open just about any type of video file you throw at it.
User reviews of VLC Media Player 0.8.6i
- Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 161 votes
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0 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: VLC Media Player 0.8.6i
Pros: I didn't try it as a server anyway.
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: VLC Media Player 0.8.6i
Pros: it downloaded in like 20 seconds
Cons: it only plays about 1/8 of the files.
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Version: VLC Media Player 0.8.6i
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: VLC Media Player 0.8.6i
Pros: every thing
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: VLC Media Player 0.8.6i
Pros: its use ful to see all vedios format
Cons: when i download ur software i not getting code for this
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