Video Lan Client, the nigh-indispensable open source media player for multiple audio and video formats (MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Divx, ogg, etc.), was updated to version 1.1.8. The new version, a 25.2 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes:
– Security update regarding video width concerning some demuxers.
– Support for a new Dirac encoder based on libschroedinger.
– Package of the new VP8/Webm encoder ‘Bali’.
– Notable updates in .mp4, .ogg, .ape demuxers.
– Major updates in most language translations.
– Fixes in skins2 supports of Winamp2 skins.
– Upgrade on the look of VLC for Mac OS X.
– Auto-detection for .txt subtitles is fixed.
– Fixes on Windows integration, notably regarding volume keys.
– Codecs updates.
– Many miscellaneous fixes.
VLC 1.1.8 requires Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and run.
If you’ve tried the new version and have any feedback to offer, let us know in the comments.
One reply on “VLC 1.1.8 update released”
VLC player has been a great open source software as of now and it is the best and used by many who I have seen, the reason is that it supports many formats.