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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Mac OS X 10.5 Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 PPC, Mac OS X 10.4, Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
- Date added: September 14, 2008
- Total Downloads: 2,286,856
- Downloads last week: 9,000
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 185 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
When it comes to video files, nothing is ever as easy as it should be. Thankfully, VLC Media Player offers a one-stop solution for the file-format problem. The program supports playback of OGG, MP2, MP3, MP4, DivX, DVD, and a whole slew of other file types. In addition, it also can function as a streaming media server. Because of its open-source foundation, VLC Media Player evolves quickly, with new features and fixes released frequently.
Though the interface varies from platform to platform, the sparseness of the Mac version leaves plenty to be desired. The skinned mode perks things up slightly, but the program seems to suffer from unpredictable behavior when skinned. Also, the basic task of opening a file is far more confusing than it should be; the program gives you several options, including the head-scratching Quick Open File. Overall, though, VLC Media Player is a must-have application for its ability to open just about any type of video file you throw at it.
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Publisher's description
From VideoLAN Project :VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.
What's new in this version:
The 0.9 version of VLC media player adds a new interface module for Linux, Unix and Windows, a media library and an improved playlist, many new inputs and codecs support and many new audio and video filters.For video playback, new protocols, new codecs, new demuxers and many bug-fixes have been added to support more formats.
For audio playback, cover art and metadata support (and editing) have been vastly enhanced. It can play audio when the playback speed is changed.
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User reviews of VLC media player 0.9.2
- Average user rating: 4.1 stars out of 185 votes
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Version: VLC media player 0.9.2
"Best all-rounder tool for video file viewing"
Pros: I have not found a video file format that it cannot play. Good back up to both QuickTime and iTunes to play more obscure media types.
Cons: Not that easy to find and open files - it all takes a few too many steps. Dialogue box style needs to follow Apple UI style guidelines more closely.
Summary: Should be on every Mac as the back-up tool for media play.
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Version: VLC media player 0.9.2
"was not able to get it to work"
Pros: was not able to get it to work
Cons: it never worked on my macpro-so when I tried a played a file-nothing
Summary: Not being a computer geek,I wanted something simple and effective-this is not it.
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Version: VLC media player 0.9.2
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Summary: great product
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Version: VLC media player 0.9.2
Pros: If there is a file quicktime can't open there is VLC. I do not use it all the time, but it's fine it is in my dock
Cons: In view how I use VLC I can't think of any con
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Version: VLC media player 0.9.2
"Not clever enough to use this ..."
Pros: Sounds good, downloaded quickly. No spyware or anything nasty.
Cons: I can't use it. I just want to see wmv files, that's all! Maybe I should go on a course . . . .?
Summary: If you are an Apple Newbie, use the Windows v. 9 download instead. It's probably not as good, but at least you can see your email!
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