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VideoLAN debuts VLC 2.1 "Rincewind". Adds 4K support and a rewritten audio core
VideoLAN today debuts its new VLC 2.1 "Rincewind" for public consumption. Notable improvements include 4K support, a rewritten audio core and various improvements to file format compatiblity.
"With a new audio core, hardware decoding and encoding, port to mobile platforms, preparation for Ultra-HD video and a special care to support more formats, 2.1 is a major upgrade for VLC. Rincewind has a new rendering pipeline for audio, with better effiency, volume and device management, to improve VLC audio support. It supports many new devices inputs, formats, metadata and improves most of the current ones, preparing for the next-gen codecs.
Rincewind fixes around a thousand bugs, in more than 7000 commits from 140 volunteers."
Head on over to the source link for a full overview over changes and to download the new release.
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#4663358 Posted on: 09/27/2013 12:48 PM
+1
I would be more worried about the luggage finding out.
Does Terry Pratchett know about this? 
+1
I would be more worried about the luggage finding out.
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#4663394 Posted on: 09/27/2013 01:52 PM
I tried VLC again after years of only MPC-HC and lately Potplayer usage, but I was getting a lot of crashes... by simply trying to load avi ( xvid ) videos.
Also, I haven't seen improvements in terms of resources utilization. I mean, Potplayer is using extremely low CPU/GPU resources and now MPC-HC with LAV-filters built-in ( v. 1.70 ) is almost as close... No visible differences in image quality. Also, Potplayer is the only player that can show subtitles on all formats while using EVR renderer ( not custom present ).
Last but not least, on VLC I cannot get as good quality subtitles as on other 2 players. Rincewind my a$$
I tried VLC again after years of only MPC-HC and lately Potplayer usage, but I was getting a lot of crashes... by simply trying to load avi ( xvid ) videos.
Also, I haven't seen improvements in terms of resources utilization. I mean, Potplayer is using extremely low CPU/GPU resources and now MPC-HC with LAV-filters built-in ( v. 1.70 ) is almost as close... No visible differences in image quality. Also, Potplayer is the only player that can show subtitles on all formats while using EVR renderer ( not custom present ).
Last but not least, on VLC I cannot get as good quality subtitles as on other 2 players. Rincewind my a$$
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#4663402 Posted on: 09/27/2013 02:11 PM
I too love the way 4k content looks on my 1080p screen, Thanks VLC.
Jokes aside, i love this player.
I too love the way 4k content looks on my 1080p screen, Thanks VLC.
Jokes aside, i love this player.
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#4664203 Posted on: 09/28/2013 06:51 PM
I tried VLC again after years of only MPC-HC and lately Potplayer usage, but I was getting a lot of crashes... by simply trying to load avi ( xvid ) videos.
Also, I haven't seen improvements in terms of resources utilization. I mean, Potplayer is using extremely low CPU/GPU resources and now MPC-HC with LAV-filters built-in ( v. 1.70 ) is almost as close... No visible differences in image quality. Also, Potplayer is the only player that can show subtitles on all formats while using EVR renderer ( not custom present ).
Last but not least, on VLC I cannot get as good quality subtitles as on other 2 players. Rincewind my a$$
Seriously, someone tell me in what is better VLC or even MPC-HC than PotPlayer, and exactly when those players, well VLC especially, were actually any good because years of using and testing (since 2004?), BSplayer then KMP and currently PotPlayer (since 2011 in my case) were a lot better in their times than those ones. And I mean they (VLC, MPC, WMP and many more) never filled my needs, always there were files they didn't play, setting that you couldn't change, subs you couldn't use etc... I don't remember to ever have a problem of any kind with any release of PotPlayer...
I tried VLC again after years of only MPC-HC and lately Potplayer usage, but I was getting a lot of crashes... by simply trying to load avi ( xvid ) videos.
Also, I haven't seen improvements in terms of resources utilization. I mean, Potplayer is using extremely low CPU/GPU resources and now MPC-HC with LAV-filters built-in ( v. 1.70 ) is almost as close... No visible differences in image quality. Also, Potplayer is the only player that can show subtitles on all formats while using EVR renderer ( not custom present ).
Last but not least, on VLC I cannot get as good quality subtitles as on other 2 players. Rincewind my a$$
Seriously, someone tell me in what is better VLC or even MPC-HC than PotPlayer, and exactly when those players, well VLC especially, were actually any good because years of using and testing (since 2004?), BSplayer then KMP and currently PotPlayer (since 2011 in my case) were a lot better in their times than those ones. And I mean they (VLC, MPC, WMP and many more) never filled my needs, always there were files they didn't play, setting that you couldn't change, subs you couldn't use etc... I don't remember to ever have a problem of any kind with any release of PotPlayer...
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Does Terry Pratchett know about this?