VLC Media Player 3.0.25 beta

For months, a different version 3.0.21 has been released almost every day. VLC 4 alpha started a pretty long time ago. ~2005? +-3 y

Isn't there a better way to mark new releases?

Biggest plus: best sharpen filter by a country mile, worst feature: inconvenient, duh-what's-"usability"-mean? interface.

I put up with the interface for the razor-sharp image, but i sure wish they'd get around to making it usable one of these decades.

A de-noise filter would be nice too.
One head-scratcher. I keep reading about new versions [i have one about 8 years old] but when I d/l them I find the interface is IDENTICAL to my old version.

So, are there really new features?????

A real good player, and FREE.

Have very few problems (like slow motion mode buffer) and need to improve the performance with .ts and high bitrates files.

VLC media player is really nice app. It plays almost any media file. I remember I initially installed it because I could not play my file in another player. Then I came across more such files which were not playing in other media players.

Finally, I started playing all files in it. If there is any file which VLC is not playing, then you can be assured that it wonΓÇÖt play in other media players either.

It is like all-codecs-in-one player!

DbaiG

Pros :
.Easy to use
.Don't know your actual codec installation ? It comes with its codec files and will use them
.VERY efficient when playing damaged, corrputed, incomplete files
.Will defintitely save you time when your current player fails on some specific files

Cons :
.Well, if you DO know why you have your current choice of codec installation, VLC won't use them cause it uses its own files
.Ergonomy : inefficient when you want to get just a few seconds backward \ forward.

Just do like me : Use MPC-HC with K-Lite Mega Codec Pack. When you have a problem on a specific file (let's say once every 2 years), VLC is the guaranted working alternative, saves me the trouble of seeking throw the net or trying to fix the file.

1.0.2 is finally usable for me (Windows)! Still has flaws (creates invalid icon entries for the file associations; sometimes displays three little video popup windows when playing a wmv!), but this player is finally worthy enough to replace Media Player Classic here (HomeCinema was a good alternative but unfortunately that is just a bit too unstable).

VLC is quite heavy in the disk space department, but it can be cut down to about 55 mb (from around 80 -LOL). Quite good player so far, and the playback speedup while keeping the same sound pitch is great (seems only this player offers that).

VLC is one pretty smart media player. However, I found that with VLC 1.0, when seeking through a WMV file, playback was slow. When downgrading to the 0.9.9 version, the file instantly played after each seek time with no pause afterwards. I will stick with the 0.9.9 version until the 1.0 version becomes more stable and this issue with WMV files is resolved. Other than that, this is a great media player. Will use this for great .WMV file playback.

Very good on older youtube video clips but image is shaky on newer youtube clips even those with lower resolution.

Using VLC 0.9.9, under Tools->Preferences->Audio->Filters->spatializer there are 5 parameters/options but no descriptions or names for these parameters/options on the left.

Help->Check for Updates... appears to be broken. I get pop-up window with title "VLC media player updates". Window shows "Launching an update request...", but then comes back with "An error occurred while checking for updates...". Clicking on "Recheck version" button at bottom of pop-up window, repeats this error.

"The libty_plugin.dylib in the Mac OS X version STILL doesn't play series 2 ty files from tivo."

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Pros:

Awesome plaback capabilities works with pretty much every known codec without installing any other shady codec packs.

Cons:

1. Flash Video or FLV seeking has been broken for a long time.

2. Seek bar behavior is odd, always jumps somewhere else on the timeline when clicked upon.

I've never had any problem with it until I had to reinstall Windows XP. Now I can hear the films but I can't see the image.
Please help