VLC, revisted

Remember vlc? Well, a fairly big new version came out recently. Its got a new look:

Its got a new media menu:

The new open menu finally shows you the available files!

 

It supports video capture devices(webcams):

The preferences have been organized(yay!) and are easier to work with:

There is also even better codec support(if possible). It now auto-downloads music albums, and checks for updated. There is also an onscreen menu in fullscreen mode on the pc version(the mac version has had it for a while).

Its available(and as always, free) here.

VLC

So, as promised in my last post, today's post is all about VLC, a free, opensource, and cross-platform media player available at VideoLan. VLC is minimalistic, with a simple, small interface.

Opening any file in VLC will cause its window to expand to accommodate the media file.

(Video is blanked out)

VLC also has a huge number of options for playback, post-processing, output, and more.

The entire interface is completely skinnable.

It can also play internet and network video streams.

Overall VLC is a program with many pros and very few cons. The only con I have found is that the fullscreen mode does not include the normal playback information that is found in other media players.