If you are a fan of the great VLC media player, you might be pleased to now that a new version VLC 2.0 is set to be launched very soon and will be arriving on Mac OS X, Windows and Linux systems.
VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files and cosecs out there, as well as DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming protocols. The newly redesigned VLC players has under gone a complete rewrite say its developers and will be arriving very soon.
The new user interface of VLC 2.0 has combined many of the features in to one window and a redesigned subtitle manager, support for multiple video files inside RAR archives and enhanced video output modes. The Mac version will also support Blu-ray media and Windows users will get to enjoy a 64-bit version. VLC explain:
“Playlist and video output share the same window, service discovery modules can be easily accessed through a sidebar and various audio + video filters are available through the respective panels. Besides that, the interface is noticeably faster and easily expandable”
You can also watch an interesting video below showing developers contributed to the VLC project throughout 2011, day by day. You will be soon be able to download VLC 2.0 free of charge here.
Source: 9to5Mac
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