VLC for iOS

VLC 2.0 reached the Release Candidate milestone. RC1 builds for Mac are available here (links withdrawn due to actual release). Please note the following: You use Mac OS X 10.6 or 10.7 on a Core2Duo, Xeon or Intel i3/i5/i7? Get the "intel64" ... [More] binary. You still use Mac OS X 10.5 on Intel or a CoreDuo CPU (first Intel-based machines introduced by Apple a few years ago)? Get the "intel32" binary. You want to use VLC on a PowerPC-based Mac? Get the "powerpc" binary. The "intel32" binary will also run on Mac OS X 10.7, but you'll miss a few features, so be sure to get the "intel64" package. Of course, the actual release will handle this selection automatically for the non-tech savvy users. To have a look at the changes and new features, check this list! Please also note that the execution of VLC 2.0 on so-called Hackintosh devices and within virtualized Mac OS X installations will likely fail due the lack of hardware graphics acceleration (called "Quartz Extreme"). Enjoy this preview release and feel free to file bugs or regressions in the comments or on our bug tracker. There are a few known issues left. Prior to reporting, please check this list. Permalink | Leave a comment  » [Less]

VideoLAN will have a booth at SCALE 10x, the Southern California Linux Expo, at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport Hotel this week. The event takes place next week-end from January 20-22. The booth (#74) will be manned by Rémi Denis-Courmont and me. ... [More] Feel free to drop by and have a look at our forthcoming 2.0 release of VLC media player! Permalink | Leave a comment  » [Less]

VLC 1.1.12 is now available from videolan.org and through the internal updater. As said in the previous news item, this release fixes the optical audio output broken in the last update as well as on OS X Lion. Additionally, the update includes a ... [More] fix for a security issue in the included HTTP server (which is admittedly rarely used by most folks) as well as a few other minor improvements, e.g. a crash in the About panel when using the Japanese locale. For more information on the security content included in this update, see VideoLAN Security Advisory 1107. Permalink | Leave a comment  » [Less]

VLC 1.1.12 will be released within the next week. Most importantly, it includes a fix for the optical audio output (S/PDIF) on OS X Lion, so you can enjoy your multi-channel movies again in a proper way. Additionally, VLC no longer crashes when ... [More] using the Japanese locale. To give it a try, feel free to fetch a pre-release build from nightlies.videolan.org. Please note that these pre-release builds require Mac OS X 10.6 or later. The actual release still supports OS X 10.5 Leopard of course. Permalink | Leave a comment  » [Less]

Similar to the playlist view on Windows and Linux, VLC for Mac will get a sidebar in version 1.2. This way, you can easily access your media folders and media shared on the local network and the internet. Future versions will evolve to a full ... [More] media library. That's what it looks like so far: More media aggregators will be added until the release. As you would expect, of course you can hide this sidebar if you just need a playlist without any clutter. Permalink | Leave a comment  » [Less]

In addition to the previously announced improvements, VLC will also make use of OS X Lion's native fullscreen mode. This way, VLC runs in a separate virtual desktop to your other apps, which simplifies multi-tasking quite a bit. Instead of VLC's ... [More] usual fullscreen button, you'll see Lion's native control in the upper left corner of VLC's video window: If you don't like the native mode, especially since it can be less useful when using multiple physical screens, you can choose to continue to use VLC's own fullscreen mechanism. Permalink | Leave a comment  » [Less]

The completely re-worked interface of VLC for Mac will feature a so-called Drop Zone in VLC 1.2. It will always appear within the main window in case that your playlist is empty. While a similar feature was hidden in the timeline background of ... [More] current VLC releases, we hope that this will make VLC even easier to use. Click here to have a look at a detail of the new main window. Permalink | Leave a comment  » [Less]

As part of my Google Summer of Code project, I had a look at VLC's open panel on Mac OS X. After simplying and re-arranging the file tab and adding new options to the Capture tab (used to access webcams and other video input devices), I re-wrote ... [More] the disk tab which allows you to open DVDs, etc. Starting with the current nightly builds, VLC can autodetect your inserted media as DVD, Audio CD, VCD or SVCD, and well, yes, as Bluray disk. There is no longer a need to select the type of disk, while all previously available features are still there if you need them. With these changes, VLC's "advanced" open dialog should be more appealing and quite a bit more obvious to use. To see what it looks like, click here. Permalink | Leave a comment  » [Less]

Another update for VLC will be available shortly. Here are the Mac-specific improvements with a main focus on full compatibility with Mac OS X Lion. While some GUI fixes and improved handling of the Apple Remote were already silently added to VLC ... [More] 1.1.9 and 1.1.10, here are some more noticable: Fixed scrolling direction if the input device's signal is inverted Updated the auhal audio output to the latest API Disabled window restoration for privacy reasons Regrettably, the screen input module will remain unavailable in VLC's 1.1 series for Mac OS X Lion.   Additionally, this update will include these fixes for all Mac OS X versions: Resolved conflict between iTunes and VLC with regard to Media Key handling If enabled in VLC, it will respond to the keys as long as it is the front application. If not, iTunes/QuickTimePlayer will. If disabled in VLC, iTunes/QuickTimePlayer will always respond to the keys. Fixed playback of MPEG TS files in the ports for PowerPC and Intel (32-Bit) VLC's 64bit port was not affected Fixed images disappearing on the interface Reduced installation size by up to 30 MB Updated codecs For more details on this update and the important cross-platform changes, please have a look at the release notes, which will be available upon public release. Update (July 16th): VLC 1.1.11 is now available from videolan.org or through VLC's internal updater. Permalink | Leave a comment  » [Less]

In preparation of a future Mac OS X release, I've updated VLC's audio output module for Mac OS X to the latest API. Feel free to get a nightly build and report any problems you might have. Nightly build for Intel-based Macs (32-bit) Nightly ... [More] build for Intel-based Macs (64-bit), 10.6 or later only Nightly build for PowerPC-based Macs Of course, these builds can be installed alongsite your current VLC installation. Edit: updated builds posted at 4:30 PM CEST. Permalink | Leave a comment  » [Less]