VideoLAN (VLC)

VLC Media player (initially VideoLAN Client) is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) 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.

Playing back .MP4 H.264 encoded movies:

• Use VideoLAN which has a built in .MP4 reader and H.264 decoder
• Use Media Player Classic or Windows Media Player and ffdshow
• For more information on how to play back, encode and convert MP4 files, please refer to our MP4 Usage Guide

Input Files: 3GP, AAC, AC3, ASF, AVI, DTS, DVB, DVD, DVR-MS, FLC, H.264, MOV, MP3, MP4, MPG, OGG/OGM, SVCD, VCD, WAV, WMA, WMV

vlc-1.1.11-win32.exe Description: Download VLC media player (Windows version) Version: 1.1.11 (added Jul 16, 2011 - view changelog) Size: 20.1 MB
Official Download page Description: All the files and instructions needed to install this software - also check out herefor the latest files

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H.264 Playback Guide     Description: A guide on how to play back H.264 files (MP4 + AAC), including a look at software including ffdshow, CoreAVC, Nero ShowTime

Version 1.1.11

• Release Date: Jul 16, 2011
• Download(s):
  vlc-1.1.11-win32.exe
• Security:
  • Fix buffer overflows in the RealMedia demuxer (CVE-2011-2587) and the AVI one (CVE-2011-2588).
• Mac OS X:
  • Fixed scrolling direction if the input device's signal is inverted
  • Update Auhal audio output to the latest API
  • Fix images disappearing issue on the interface
  • Reduced installation size by up to 30 MB
  • Resolved conflict between iTunes and VLC wrt Media Key handling
• Mozilla/ActiveX webplugin:
  • Fullscreen mode is fixed on Win32
  • Very simple fullscreen controller is visible on Win32
• Demuxers/Meta Readers:
  • Better support for cover art embedded in mp4, wma
• Muxers/Output:
  • Fix AVI muxer so the generated files are readable on other players
• Extensions:
  • Multiple fixes for crashes and malfunctionning issues
• Qt Interface:
  • Fix quitting on Linux
  • Fix opening of VIDEO_TS folders through the open disc dialog on Windows
  • Miscellaneous
• Win32 port:
  • Update of codecs, fixing the mpeg-2 decoder crash
• Translations:
  • Update of Slovak, Lithunanian, Russian, Brazillian Portuguese, Serbian

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