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Alternative media players using no codec !
License:Free Software Date of latest version:August 27, 2010
Size :17.64 MB OS :Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7
VLC Media Player is a multimedia player extremely lightweight. Consumer program has been minimized to work perfectly in the background or on systems with modest power . It is a compelling alternative to Windows Media Player face and many other programs using the foundation of Microsoft Reader . A special feature of this player is that it does not require installing additional codecs to work properly. This is without doubt a valuable benefit because it is no longer necessary to install many codecs together in packs to play a video compression format that is new to a traditional reader ! VLC Media Player is however able to play audio and video formats most popular totally self-contained look much better with post-processing image and sound quality superior . VLC Media Player is able to read , among others, Mpeg -1 , MPEG -2 , MPEG -4 , DivX , AAC , MP3 , OGG , AVI , WMV , MOV etc. .
Besides the classic functions of reading audio or video source , Videolan also offers decoding network stream ( watch any WebTV for example), the multi - streaming protocol , the encoding on the fly burning CD and DVD, etc. . Among the newest features integrated into the program include the timeshift ( pause a streaming flow ) , the ability to play Blu- Ray and HD formats , pause and instant customization of the interface. In this new version, the media player handles the decoding by the GPU via DxVA2 for videos in H.264 and VC -1. VLC also supports new codecs , formats and protocols : The tracks of subtitles for Blu - Ray and HD DVB , the Atrac1 , AMR , WMA Voice, playlists, ZPL and WPL as well as DVD - Audio. Finally , VLC incorporates a platform extensions based LUA scripts which allow, for example , to search for info, subtitles, lyrics, etc. . without leaving the reader.
