Slick VLC Media Player Out In a New Version
by Sam Dean - Sep. 15, 2008Comments (0)- Related Blog Posts
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VLC Media Player has just come out in a new version 0.9.2. This media player, available for the Mac, Windows and Linux, is one of the best-liked open source players. In addition to its capabilities for playback, you can use VLC Media Player to transcode videos and songs between formats. Here's more on what you'll find under the hood.
In the new version, VLC Media Player remains small and lightweight enough to carry on a USB thumb drive. There is a full features list for every supported platform here. Under input formats and decoders on the list, you can get a good sense of the vast number of formats that VLC Media Player supports, inlcuding many that proprietary players don't support. (The Ogg format is supported.)
 There are also quite a few splashy screenshots here. The documentation for the new version is in the works, and a message on the VLC site says that it should be up in a few days. This is a good application to have in your open source arsenal. Take a look at the download ticker on the VLC home page for how many people are grabbing the new version.
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