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|Name=VLC media player | |Name=VLC media player | ||
|Short description=A cross-platform media player and streaming server | |Short description=A cross-platform media player and streaming server | ||
| − | |Full description=VLC (initially VideoLAN Client) is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats ( | + | |Full description=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. |
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|Homepage URL=http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ | |Homepage URL=http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ | ||
|Is GNU=No | |Is GNU=No | ||
|User level=none | |User level=none | ||
| − | |VCS checkout command= | + | |VCS checkout command=git clone git://git.videolan.org/vlc.git; git clone git://git.videolan.org/x264.git |
|Computer languages=C,C++,Assembly | |Computer languages=C,C++,Assembly | ||
| − | |Documentation note=User reference in | + | |Documentation note=User and hacker reference in at http://wiki.videolan.org/Documentation:Documentation |
|Paid support=http://www.videolan.org/support/consultants.html | |Paid support=http://www.videolan.org/support/consultants.html | ||
|Keywords=MPEG,DVD,svcd,mplayer,kmplayer,gnome-mplayer,mplay,mplayer-plugin,xmplayer | |Keywords=MPEG,DVD,svcd,mplayer,kmplayer,gnome-mplayer,mplay,mplayer-plugin,xmplayer | ||
| − | |Version identifier= | + | |Version identifier=1.1.12 |
| − | |Version date= | + | |Version date=2011/09/06 |
|Version status=stable | |Version status=stable | ||
| − | |Version download=http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/ | + | |Version download=http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/1.1.12/vlc-1.1.12.tar.bz2 |
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Revision as of 12:16, 28 November 2011
VLC media player
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
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.
Documentation
User and hacker reference at http://wiki.videolan.org/Documentation:Documentation
Download
Download 
version 1.1.12
(stable)
released on 6 October 2011
VCS Checkout
Categories
Licensing
| License | Verified by | Verified on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPLv2orlater | Deborah Nicholson | 10 June 2008 |
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
 The VideoLAN Team | Maintainer |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Bug Tracking | Homepage | http://www.videolan.org/support/bug-reporting.html |
| Developer | Mailing List Info/Archive | http://developers.videolan.org/lists.html |
| Bug Tracking | VCS Repository Webview | http://forum.videolan.org/ |
| Developer | VCS Repository Webview | http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/browser/ |
| Help | mailto:videolan-announce@videolan.org | |
| Support | mailto:vlc@videolan.org |
Software prerequisites
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