VLC Media Player 0.9.0 Test 2

[ionicsachin]

Hey all i ve just found this....the testing version of VLC 0.9.0...everything seems magnified....lots of new features are added
http://downloads.videolan.org/pub/vi...0-test2/win32/

[naveen_reloaded]

i would say to stay away from these test version....
these are for dev/beta testers ...

correct me if i am wrong..

[ionicsachin]

yeah...but it is regularly updated....since it is beta version i m running it inside VirtualBox

[MetalheadGautham]

its perfectly usable in its current state. It has been so for the last few months, and the 0.9 svn versions ROCK. Check out +the nightlies.

[naveen_reloaded]

present verrsion itself is good for many..

i would nt recommend a beta version to mass...

[MetalheadGautham]

Originally Posted by naveen_reloaded

present verrsion itself is good for many..

i would nt recommend a beta version to mass...

Well, there is NO such thing as VLC "Beta Version" and I doubt there ever will be any. Nightly builds are regularly released every night (duh) and they are automatically generated, so there *might* be errors.

Current version, 0.8.6i +is re+co+mmended +if you want it for any critical applications.

But its a BOON for many if you use 0.9 svn. Because it runs away from the old wxWidgets based interface. This new baby has an interface written in QT4 and its quite stable by now.

On linux, I recommend you try out the nightly repositories MAINLY if you use KDE since QT4 intergrates awssomly into KDE. Its quite buggy, but you will enjoy discovering them +and r+e+porting them. Tru+st me. YJ+u+st++ ++r+e+por+t in thei+r forum.

On windows, well, QT4 interface is still under heavy development and its still ugly IMO. The best is yet to come, and as always, windows users are adviced to get only the stable versions. So go ahead and get VLC 0.8.6i.

On mac, VLC is written in Cocoa. Aayush, Milind, Sunny, Manan and other mac users would like this. I doubt its going to change since cocoa is DESIGNED for mac. So they too should get the latest stable release of VLC 0.8.6 mac-cocoa DMG.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

O+ther Differnces:

The m+ain+ t+hing the new versions have is fixes+. Several+ issue+s a+re fixed.+ +VLC can now fore+w+ard in+ FLV fi+les+, h264 rendering is MUCH better +and mu+lti+core +su+pport for the same is bei+gn wo+r+ked on.++++

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++
Final Advice++'++
+
Get the stable +rele++as+e+. If+ something is not satisfactory+ or if its buggy, get the nightly buil+d +++++++++++++++++++of the night you are in+ and see ho+w+ it w+orks. If you are satisfied w+ith it, keep it. Else, check out next night.

[aditya.shevade]

Looks good, but ever since I tried sMplayer, I have stopped using this thing. Completely.

[manishjha18]

sm player and km player rocks-

[Faun]

Originally Posted by MetalheadGautham

Well, there is NO such thing as VLC "Beta Version" and I doubt there ever will be any. Nightly builds are regularly released every night (duh) and they are automatically generated, so there *might* be errors.

Current version, 0.8.6i +is re+co+mmended +if you want it for any critical applications.

But its a BOON for many if you use 0.9 svn. Because it runs away from the old wxWidgets based interface. This new baby has an interface written in QT4 and its quite stable by now.

On linux, I recommend you try out the nightly repositories MAINLY if you use KDE since QT4 intergrates awssomly into KDE. Its quite buggy, but you will enjoy discovering them +and r+e+porting them. Tru+st me. YJ+u+st++ ++r+e+por+t in thei+r forum.

On windows, well, QT4 interface is still under heavy development and its still ugly IMO. The best is yet to come, and as always, windows users are adviced to get only the stable versions. So go ahead and get VLC 0.8.6i.

On mac, VLC is written in Cocoa. Aayush, Milind, Sunny, Manan and other mac users would like this. I doubt its going to change since cocoa is DESIGNED for mac. So they too should get the latest stable release of VLC 0.8.6 mac-cocoa DMG.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

O+ther Differnces:

The m+ain+ t+hing the new versions have is fixes+. Several+ issue+s a+re fixed.+ +VLC can now fore+w+ard in+ FLV fi+les+, h264 rendering is MUCH better +and mu+lti+core +su+pport for the same is bei+gn wo+r+ked on.++++

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++
Final Advice++'++
+
Get the stable +rele++as+e+. If+ something is not satisfactory+ or if its buggy, get the nightly buil+d +++++++++++++++++++of the night you are in+ and see ho+w+ it w+orks. If you are satisfied w+ith it, keep it. Else, check out next night.

you learnin basic string addition ?

[NIGHTMARE]

use KMplayer its btter than WMP,vlc and media classic

[Ethan_Hunt]

Is it just me or this player isn't able to play HD files properly.I have all the necessary codecs & the files play properly in all other players except this one.It would only play the first 10 minutes & then if you drag the progress bar then the movie would just freeze.Anyone else experiencing similar issue?

Will try this new version.

[prateek_san]

hey guys how do i install it and im not getting any setup file or any particular file through which i can install it..... im just getting a .exe files through which im able to open it but not able to install it....

[MetalheadGautham]

Originally Posted by T159

you learnin basic string addition ?

drunk keyboard syndrome

Originally Posted by NIGHTMARE

use KMplayer its btter than WMP,vlc and media classic

KMPlayer is a resource hog.

Originally Posted by allwyndlima

Is it just me or this player isn't able to play HD files properly.I have all the necessary codecs & the files play properly in all other players except this one.It would only play the first 10 minutes & then if you drag the progress bar then the movie would just freeze.Anyone else experiencing similar issue?

Will try this new version.

As I said before, HD issues are being worked on. Something to do with lack of samples and a bad h264 multicore support if I remember right. But if you have a sample which does not work, feel free to either pm it to me or post it at VLCForums.

And I repeat, this is NOT a new version.

Originally Posted by prateek_san

hey guys how do i install it and im not getting any setup file or any particular file through which i can install it..... im just getting a .exe files through which im able to open it but not able to install it....

Installing just means copying the folder to some directory and linking the exe to the desktop and associating files with it. I am sure you can do that with the files you downloaded.

[gxsaurav]

I tried it yesterday in Vista. On starting it gave me some erroe, some string not found in libvlc.dll. After that it was fine. It wasn't zooming double the size of video but the UI looks new & polished. I liked the Minimal version of UI. Waiting for Final version to be used as a portable player as in Windows Vista, WMP11 with K-Lite codec pack rocks

[NIGHTMARE]

@MetalheadGautham

KMPlayer is a resource hog

i have sufficient hardware support to run KMplayer and u can optimizes also.do know any player which is better than KMplayer in Quality of picture and number of function r more than other

[mrbgupta]

+1

[MetalheadGautham]

Originally Posted by NIGHTMARE

@MetalheadGautham


i have sufficient hardware support to run KMplayer and u can optimizes also.

KMPlayer comes NOWHERE close to VLC in terms of lightness. I have tested it enough to say that.

Originally Posted by NIGHTMARE

do know any player which is better than KMplayer in Quality of picture and number of function r more than other

Kaffeine

[Indyan]

Originally Posted by NIGHTMARE

@MetalheadGautham


i have sufficient hardware support to run KMplayer and u can optimizes also.do know any player which is better than KMplayer in Quality of picture and number of function r more than other

KMPlayer may be heavier than vlc but its a lot more usable with a better interface.
In terms of quality I have found that if your video is already high quality NeuView Media player is the best. VLC's out of the box vid quality is quite bad.

[MetalheadGautham]

Originally Posted by Indyan

KMPlayer may be heavier than vlc but its a lot more usable with a better interface.
In terms of quality I have found that if your video is already high quality NeuView Media player is the best. VLC's out of the box vid quality is quite bad.

More usable ?
Have you tried to use KMPlayer to rip mms and rstp streams ?
Can KMPlayer encode videos to different formats ?
Can KMPlayer stream video over the internet using on the fly application of filters and transcoding ?
Can KMPlayer run from commandline ?

And FYI, KMPlayer illegally uses GPLed code.
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=462894

Its directshow engine can have MAXIMUM quality when you use the BEST directshow software, ffdshow. But do you know that ffdshow is based on FFMPEG which also powers VLC ?

If you want to make the video look better at the cost of resources, the procedure is insanely simple. All you need to do is to increase the default post processing level to a number above 0, and between 1 and 6.

[Indyan]

Have you tried to use KMPlayer to rip mms and rstp streams ?
Can KMPlayer encode videos to different formats ?
Can KMPlayer stream video over the internet using on the fly application of filters and transcoding ?
Can KMPlayer run from commandline ?

I didnt say KMP had more features. I said its more usable.. that means it has a better ui. I get access to most of its features even in full screen mode. VLC's ui sucks. The new ui looks better but still is ancient compared to other players. Though my fav ui is that of crystal player.

[MetalheadGautham]

Originally Posted by Indyan

I didnt say KMP had more features. I said its more usable.. that means it has a better ui. I get access to most of its features even in full screen mode. VLC's ui sucks. The new ui looks better but still is ancient compared to other players. Though my fav ui is that of crystal player.

Usable ? Well, then I think Kaffeine and MPC have ZERO COMPETITION in that field. They work. And beautifully while at that.

[NIGHTMARE]

^^ Kaffeine player for xp or Linux

[MetalheadGautham]

Originally Posted by NIGHTMARE

^^ Kaffeine player for xp or Linux

MPC for Win and Kaffeine for Linux.

[ionicsachin]

Firefox 3.0.2
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.o...-firefox3.0.2/

[ionicsachin]

VLC 0.9.2 released....check the VLC website

[blackpearl]

GOM Player kicks ass VLC player any day. Try it!

[Krazy_About_Technology]

^No it doesn't. Combination of both works well. And the new version of VLC has some good enhancement, one that i particularly like is seeking in flv files is enabled now. GOM player lacks some basic codecs out of the box, but includes some which are not in VLC. So i think using both is a nice thing to do.

[casanova]

KM Player doesn't work well with vista. It doesn't work well with UAC and no one would like to click run in admin mode for a media player. I prefer codec packs anyday

[gxsaurav]

WMP 11 with K-Lite Codec pack is better then VLC anyday

[Zangetsu]

Originally Posted by NIGHTMARE

use KMplayer its btter than WMP,vlc and media classic

MPC has got No 1 rank in Digit mag....how can u say dat...

& also its my favorite