VLC media player

VLC media player

If you want to play video or music files in almost any format, VLC media player is probably your answer.

Media player and much more

VLC Media Player is the audio and more stable, flexible and lightweight video around today, especially compared with others who play unusual formats after downloading a codec, or simply refuse to play things.

The program handles tons of formats, from MPEG to FLV and RMBV files. Codes little more V10 multi-threaded decoding for H.264, MPEG-4 / Xvid and WebM as well as the ability to play HD and BluRay.

Also useful is the fact that you can use VLC media player to preview files you are downloading and playing incomplete parts of video files. VLC Media Player is not just for video playback however. It also provides an excellent integration with the video transmission service channel, as Channels.com that gives you access to channels like ESPN, Reuters and National Geographic. Just right-click or CMD-click the playlist, select Services Discovery and Channels.com.

Channels.com then on the VLC media player playlist. Click on it to reveal the different categories of channels available. Click the category you want and a drop down list of all available channels listed below in VLC media player below. Just click on the channel you want to watch and streaming should begin almost immediately.

How does it work?

VLC Media Player also has great hotkey support and if you take the time to learn the shortcuts so it can be controlled without touching the mouse. If you're watching DVDs or video files through it, this is not a problem. For music, it plays more or less any file and features an equalizer and playlist creation. VLC Media Player is not as intuitive as iTunes as a media manager, but it is more flexible in terms of file formats the player. You can even use VLC to convert your files, and above all formats and hardware support that will play, many streaming protocols and TV capture cards.

VLC media player makes it easy to add subtitles to your video files too - just add the SRT file to the folder where the video is saved and automatically play with subtitles.

Finally, the interface of VLC Media Player has improved somewhat in version 2, but remains strictly functional. However, you can download skins to completely change VLC media player aspect. The preferences menu is comprehensive without being overwhelming, and there is extensive documentation online.

Full and Free

VLC Media Player is simply the best multimedia application for Windows and Mac play almost anything without problems. - What else could you want?

VLC Media Player supports the following formats

MKV, WMV, MPEG, MP4, MOV, AVI, DIVX, XVID, FLV, FLAC, WAV, REAL, VOB and more

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