VLC Media Player Version 1.0 – Latest Download Release
The VLC media player 1.0 is the latest release of this very popular program that was released on July 7, 2009. The free VLC player has many great features that make it both fun and easy to use. This player can be downloaded quickly and is compatible with virtually every operating system, including Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Fedora and even Solaris or BeOS.
Not only is the VLC media player 1.0 highly compatible, but it also has many great features, even though not all of the functions can be used with every operating system. The VLC player is a multimedia player and encoder in one program; however, it is also capable of streaming and supporting most of the audio and video codecs and formats used today.
One of the best features of the VLC media player is that the program comes with a lot of decoding and encoding libraries and all of them are available at no cost to the user. This is especially useful for those using the free VLC player on a Windows based computer because it is then not as necessary to find or calibrate propriety plug-ins. This media player is also one of the only ones that is capable of playing back encrypted DVDs if you are using a Linux operating system.
The VLC media player can also be customized by the user by changing the interface skin. There are several skins included in the initial download so you can change it without having to download anything else. However, if you don’t see something that appeals to you then you can download all that are available on the VLC website. The VLC creators and developers have also released a Skin Editor program that you can download for free and create your own digital skins. With the free VLC player, the user can also choose to make a video being played into wallpaper for the desktop, but this feature can not be used with Linux.
Since the VLC media player is an open source program, you can also play DVDs from around the world because the regional DVD coding is not a problem for this player. High definition videos can also be played back with the media player and also the AVCHD format, which is used by the most modern camcorders.
The VLC media player can be considered portable due to the fact that it can be played directly on a computer it is downloaded on or it can be used directly from an external drive or flash drive.
July 20th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
I downloaded this and it is great. I love the customizable skins – I get bored looking at the same one every day.
July 25th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
I love the fact that this program is so small it doesn’t need a lot of memory space. Being able to download it to a flash drive makes it easy to take with me.
July 26th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a free program with such an extensive library. And so small to download! It’s great.
July 27th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
I love that you aren’t having to look for plugins to use this program. It saves me so much time when all I want to do is play the video!