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VLC media player
Computer languages C,C++,Assembly  +
Documentation note User and hacker reference at http://wiki.videolan.org/Documentation:Documentation
Featured category Desktop  +
Featured date 19 October 2011  +
Full description VLC (initially VideoLAN Client) is a highl VLC (initially VideoLAN Client) is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, DivX, WebM, WMV, mp3, ogg, as well as numerous others) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network. IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network.
Homepage URL http://www.videolan.org/vlc/  +
Interface x-window-system  +
Is GNU false  +
Keywords MPEG  + , DVD  + , svcd  + , mplayer  + , kmplayer  + , gnome-mplayer  + , mplay  + , mplayer-plugin  + , xmplayer  +
License GPLv2orlater +
License verified by Deborah Nicholson  +
License verified date 10 June 2008  +
Name VLC media player  +
Paid support http://www.videolan.org/support/consultants.html  +
Real name The VideoLAN Team  +
Resource URL http://forum.videolan.org/  + , http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/browser/  + , mailto:videolan-announce@videolan.org  + , mailto:vlc@videolan.org  + , http://www.videolan.org/support/bug-reporting.html  + , http://developers.videolan.org/lists.html  +
Resource audience Bug Tracking  + , Developer  + , Help  + , Support  +
Resource kind VCS Repository Webview  + , E-mail  + , Homepage  + , Mailing List Info/Archive  +
Revisionid 12,798  +
Revisiontimestamp 12 December 2011 20:38:42  +
Revisionuser Sudoman +
Role Maintainer  +
Short description A cross-platform media player and streaming server  +
Use video  +
User level none  +
VCS checkout command git clone git://git.videolan.org/vlc.git; git clone git://git.videolan.org/x264.git  +
Version date 6 October 2011  +
Version download http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/1.1.12/vlc-1.1.12.tar.bz2  +
Version identifier 1.1.12  +
Version status stable  +
Video viewing  +
Works-with video  +
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Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. 24 May 2012 23:39:53  +
Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. Entry  +
EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki. videolan@videolan.org  +
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