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My favorite media and video player just recently updated and added some great features. Bottom line, it is the best. Plays every kind of video even FLVs. Get it!
September 21st, 2008
103 Comments
@lemetre is right, I have noticed that it always seems to cut my files short. I like the way Quicktime freezes on the final frame, but overall I prefer VLC.
lemetre
15 years ago
vlc FTW! 
i tried every player under the sun, but i keep going back to good ol' vlc.
no codec pack which potentially screws with your system needed, fast loading, recording/transcoding, efficient interface.
it lacks just one thing for absolute perfection:
is there a player out there that combines vlc's awesomeness with the frameaccurate transport of the (otherwise not so great) quicktime player?
i need a FAST starting player (like vlc) with which i can transport frame by frame either with the scrollbar or with the arrow keys.
so far only quicktime can do this. but it`s such an "apple product"... (slow, veeeery limited, costly - at least for the performance)
the only thing GREAT about it is said transport.
vlc has two major bugs/shortcomings:
-it can`t transport frame accurate as i need it to
-it cuts every file short! at least the later versions do, not sure if it did this always.
any hints to an alternative highly appreciated ^_^
thanks
i tried every player under the sun, but i keep going back to good ol' vlc.
no codec pack which potentially screws with your system needed, fast loading, recording/transcoding, efficient interface.
it lacks just one thing for absolute perfection:
is there a player out there that combines vlc's awesomeness with the frameaccurate transport of the (otherwise not so great) quicktime player?
i need a FAST starting player (like vlc) with which i can transport frame by frame either with the scrollbar or with the arrow keys.
so far only quicktime can do this. but it`s such an "apple product"... (slow, veeeery limited, costly - at least for the performance)
the only thing GREAT about it is said transport.
vlc has two major bugs/shortcomings:
-it can`t transport frame accurate as i need it to
-it cuts every file short! at least the later versions do, not sure if it did this always.
any hints to an alternative highly appreciated ^_^
thanks
AndrewYY
16 years ago
funnily enough, it plays pretty much everything but the default after effects render setting :p It will tend to get the channels wrong, though that may be my configuration.
I love this for playing MKV files and VOB files. It gets the different audio tracks, and even overlays the subtitles!
I love this for playing MKV files and VOB files. It gets the different audio tracks, and even overlays the subtitles!
Anthony
16 years ago
wow this player is great, i always thought something was wrong with my converter but now i know its just the media player(quicktime) that was messed up.
I like VLC, but can not make 3D Playlist like ALLPlayer and can not get automatic subtitles from opensubtitles.org.
There is cool blog that shows this allplayer.wordpress.com
There is cool blog that shows this allplayer.wordpress.com
conceptx
17 years ago
I had been very skeptical about VLC but... if Mr. President says its good... I guess I will try it 
Thanks for everything Andrew
Thanks for everything Andrew
Yes, I have been using it for my Mac to play movies that required certain codecs. I just got it for my PC also to replace Windows Media Player.
smail
17 years ago
oh yes i think i understand what you mean M andrew . the new VLC player is really good !!!
smail
17 years ago
hi
yes VLC player is a good media player because it is fast and can read almost everything (rmvb) without codec BUT ,it needs a lot of filters and a good integration with subtitles and a attractive Original interface to be in the level of KMplayer ..the mediaPlayer that lack one thing Speeeeeed.
PS:sorry for my English .
yes VLC player is a good media player because it is fast and can read almost everything (rmvb) without codec BUT ,it needs a lot of filters and a good integration with subtitles and a attractive Original interface to be in the level of KMplayer ..the mediaPlayer that lack one thing Speeeeeed.
PS:sorry for my English .
Gianluca Salerno
17 years ago
VLC is really good, but hasn't the possibility to grab...
I think that many people are agree with me.
But it reads all the formats (also .mkv)!
I think that many people are agree with me.
But it reads all the formats (also .mkv)!
Dave
17 years ago
Man I installed this and the next thing I know Firefox completely to a dirt nap. I had to reinstall Firefox clean, losing all my bookmarks.
Not 100% sure this was the cause but it happened right after I installed it.
Not 100% sure this was the cause but it happened right after I installed it.
Chris
17 years ago
I personally prefer VLC Media Player!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Try it out you'll see why it's better.
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
madmanali93
17 years ago
i hve been using vlc for a long time and i can say that there is no video format it cant open
Hey question.. I use K-lite mega codec pack, but i didnt install/use the windows player CLASSIC version. Is there a reason why the classic version is better that WMP 11? Thanks!
David
17 years ago
Thanks, I was still using the old version.
also, giv media player classic a try. It can do pretty much the same stuff, but also can go frame by frame and slow motion
also, giv media player classic a try. It can do pretty much the same stuff, but also can go frame by frame and slow motion
andi
17 years ago
I don't get why everybody loves VLC. The only good thing is it plays most formats, but it doesn't exactly play them well. It's not frame accurate, so doing frame-by-frame is useless, when you press pause it stops it like half a second after you pressed the button, skipping forward and back with any accuracy is out the window, etc etc. Media Player Classic plays *almost* everything and gives you so much more control over playback, not to mention it's more lightweight. I use VLC only when something doesn't play in that.
dude thats cool but weve been usen vcl for a year now ...
try something calld k-lite codek pack here a hint yo can play flvs on windows media player cool stuff
try something calld k-lite codek pack here a hint yo can play flvs on windows media player cool stuff
D4 Manager
17 years ago
Good thing about VLC is it even can play a spoiled video file which, I think, others cant. I use both VLC and K-lite (Media Classic Player).
Ruaridh
17 years ago
I have to say perian (from a mac only perspective)!
But VLC is very good nevertheless.
But VLC is very good nevertheless.
Travis
17 years ago
I use command prompt :\.. jk
I will have to agree with Andrew on this... I think VLC is a very nice program
I will have to agree with Andrew on this... I think VLC is a very nice program
Nic
17 years ago
I agree with VLC but unless I have something set incorrectly, the sound produced when playing mp3's by it is not as good as WMV player or QT.
David
17 years ago
Cool! I can't wait for those other tutorials. It's like if you knew The Sopranos was gonna back, but you didn't know when.
Neat!
Neat!
Vexx
17 years ago
I use VLC media player too. but when i try import a movie clip that VLC file it says it CANT ! only quicktime file types can it upload to AE cs3. is it the same for you guys ?
@Zvi: I totally agree! I used VLC a long time but then i switched over to KMPlayer. Its cleaner, supports same filetypes as VLC (and even some more that noone ever noticed before) and doesnt take much resources.
you can get the latest beta version here:
http://www.kmplayer.com/forums/showthread.php?p=49312#post49312
you can get the latest beta version here:
http://www.kmplayer.com/forums/showthread.php?p=49312#post49312
Just Amit
17 years ago
By the way,
I don't mean to be a bother but any word on when the T-shirts go for sale?
I don't mean to be a bother but any word on when the T-shirts go for sale?
leo
17 years ago
Polish player - BestPlayer is the best
http://www.bestplayer.com.pl/
no instalation, automaticly download film cover, have some video tools like: brightness, contrast, color gamma
http://www.bestplayer.com.pl/
no instalation, automaticly download film cover, have some video tools like: brightness, contrast, color gamma
Tharso
17 years ago
Like Pev said .. The KMPlayer is the best player nowadays .. There is no compare.trust.. just use it !!
Leonardo Koakowski
17 years ago
Yea, ive been using it for a while, since it plays .flv and .mp4's, and has the easiest interface..
Shouryu
17 years ago
I prefer media player classic (MPC):
http://sourceforge.net/projects/guliverkli/
The reason for this is that it can be customized to my likings, like I can skip X frames with a click. It seems to take all the codecs with a smile. According to fansubbers, they say that MPC is better to render subtitles that are soft-subbed (srt files), or MKV files with soft-subtitles.
I've heard that VLC aren't that good with subtitles (have anyone heard anything on that?)-
MPC can also take real files and other things as long as you got the codec installed.
However, I use VLC on my school computer. It seems find, got problem with text rendering though. It's good when you don't need all the codecs, and don't have enough hard-drive space for them.
Hopefully they'll fix the minor bugs soon ^^
http://sourceforge.net/projects/guliverkli/
The reason for this is that it can be customized to my likings, like I can skip X frames with a click. It seems to take all the codecs with a smile. According to fansubbers, they say that MPC is better to render subtitles that are soft-subbed (srt files), or MKV files with soft-subtitles.
I've heard that VLC aren't that good with subtitles (have anyone heard anything on that?)-
MPC can also take real files and other things as long as you got the codec installed.
However, I use VLC on my school computer. It seems find, got problem with text rendering though. It's good when you don't need all the codecs, and don't have enough hard-drive space for them
.Hopefully they'll fix the minor bugs soon ^^
Some Guy
17 years ago
I always used the VLC and the new update is really great. Now I can jump forward in FLVs and WMVs without any problems.
I think the VLC is the best player, especially for MPEG-4/ASP. I use Media Player Classic (MPC) for MPEG-4/AVC, WMV and QuickTime though.
So, my best player is a combination of VLC and MPC.
I think the VLC is the best player, especially for MPEG-4/ASP. I use Media Player Classic (MPC) for MPEG-4/AVC, WMV and QuickTime though.
So, my best player is a combination of VLC and MPC.
simon
17 years ago
VLC is greath.
But i prefer GOM Player ... also plays FLV and everything else.
Regards from Serbia!
But i prefer GOM Player ... also plays FLV and everything else.
Regards from Serbia!
Strandli
17 years ago
Great update for VLC Only 4 more years to next one ;p
I love the new interface, and the Minimal View, though minimal view should have a hotkey...
great anyways
Only 4 more years to next one ;pI love the new interface, and the Minimal View, though minimal view should have a hotkey...
great anyways
Just Amit
17 years ago
Nice, thanks for the update. However it seems to have some glitches here on my iMac running 10.4... hmm... still worth a keep for sure though
Zvi
17 years ago
KMplayer is free and the BEST!
http://kmplayer.kde.org/
It plays mov files, flv, DVD, and almost anything you can think of.
http://kmplayer.kde.org/
It plays mov files, flv, DVD, and almost anything you can think of.
X.Smalbil
Please watch your language, family friendly site.
To everyone: there is no need to get competitive, just post a link to a player you prefer.
Please watch your language, family friendly site.
To everyone: there is no need to get competitive, just post a link to a player you prefer.
Tim Dueck
17 years ago
I dunno zoom player can play everything that vlc can and looks nicer, I think it just costs for the premium version. But if you look at this page and scroll down it can play alot of things http://www.inmatrix.com/
Video:
DVD, AVI, QuickTime (MOV/HDMOV), XVID, DIVX, Windows Media (WMV/ASF), Flash Video (FLV), Flash (SWF), Cellphone 3GPP (3GP/3G2), Ogg Movie (OGM), Real Media (RM/RMVB), VideoCD (VCD), Super VideoCD (SVCD), MPEG (MPG), MPEG2 Program (M2V/VOB), MPEG2 Transport (TS/TP/TSP/TRP/M2T/PVA), MPEG4 (SP/ASP), MPEG4 AVC (H.264), MPEG4 ISO (MP4), Matroska (MKV), Media Center DVR (DVR-MS), VP3, VP6, Digital Video (DV), Motion JPEG (MJPEG), FLIC (FLI/FLC).
Audio:
MP3, Windows Media (WMA), Advanced Audio Coding (AAC), OGG Vorbis (OGG), SHOUTcast (Streaming), Free Lossless Audio CODEC (FLAC), CD-Audio (CDA), Dolby Digital (AC3), Digital Theatre Surround (DTS), LPCM, Monkey Audio (APE), Real Media (RA), MusePack (MPC), OptimFROG (OFR), Shorten (SHN), True Audio (TTA), WavPack (WV), Apple Lossless Audio Coding (ALAC), MIDI, Matroska (MKA), Wave Audio (WAV), MO3, IT, XM, S3M, MTM, MOD, UMX.
Image:
JPEG (JPG), PNG, GIF, BMP, ICO, WMF, EMF, JFIF, RLE, WIN, VST, VDA, TGA, ICB, TIFF, FAX, EPS, PCX, PCC, SCR, RPF, RLA, SGI, BW, PSD, PDD, PPM, PGM, PBM, CEL, PIC, PCD, CUT, PSP, PN.
Interactive:
DVD, Flash (SWF), HTML.
Video:
DVD, AVI, QuickTime (MOV/HDMOV), XVID, DIVX, Windows Media (WMV/ASF), Flash Video (FLV), Flash (SWF), Cellphone 3GPP (3GP/3G2), Ogg Movie (OGM), Real Media (RM/RMVB), VideoCD (VCD), Super VideoCD (SVCD), MPEG (MPG), MPEG2 Program (M2V/VOB), MPEG2 Transport (TS/TP/TSP/TRP/M2T/PVA), MPEG4 (SP/ASP), MPEG4 AVC (H.264), MPEG4 ISO (MP4), Matroska (MKV), Media Center DVR (DVR-MS), VP3, VP6, Digital Video (DV), Motion JPEG (MJPEG), FLIC (FLI/FLC).
Audio:
MP3, Windows Media (WMA), Advanced Audio Coding (AAC), OGG Vorbis (OGG), SHOUTcast (Streaming), Free Lossless Audio CODEC (FLAC), CD-Audio (CDA), Dolby Digital (AC3), Digital Theatre Surround (DTS), LPCM, Monkey Audio (APE), Real Media (RA), MusePack (MPC), OptimFROG (OFR), Shorten (SHN), True Audio (TTA), WavPack (WV), Apple Lossless Audio Coding (ALAC), MIDI, Matroska (MKA), Wave Audio (WAV), MO3, IT, XM, S3M, MTM, MOD, UMX.
Image:
JPEG (JPG), PNG, GIF, BMP, ICO, WMF, EMF, JFIF, RLE, WIN, VST, VDA, TGA, ICB, TIFF, FAX, EPS, PCX, PCC, SCR, RPF, RLA, SGI, BW, PSD, PDD, PPM, PGM, PBM, CEL, PIC, PCD, CUT, PSP, PN.
Interactive:
DVD, Flash (SWF), HTML.
highdefw
17 years ago
Its pretty good. The only thing I don't like is that it crashes when I try to play my HD movies under the mkv format on my Mac.
Sandy
17 years ago
yes absolutely RIGHT Andrew,
its an ultimate player, I'm using it since it was released.
Regards
Sandy
its an ultimate player, I'm using it since it was released.
Regards
Sandy
DiiLMaN
17 years ago
Thanks for sharing!
I already have it
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Keep up Andrew!
I already have it
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Keep up Andrew!
Rick
17 years ago
I get errors with VLC Player all the time... I just use Quick Time, this plugin lets you play almost any file in Quick Time!
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/perian.html
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/perian.html
shaners
17 years ago
MPC just needs 1 thing in in addition
quick time alternative , and both are free too !!
i have'nt stumbled upon anything ever that it can't play !!
only thing it lacks from vlc is - skins.
but i don't think most of RAM saving people will look down to it, sometimes for it's sake we work in windows classic, don't we!
quick time alternative , and both are free too !!
i have'nt stumbled upon anything ever that it can't play !!
only thing it lacks from vlc is - skins.
but i don't think most of RAM saving people will look down to it, sometimes for it's sake we work in windows classic, don't we!
Nemo
17 years ago
I've been using it for a while, but for now I prefer WMP Classic + K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 
TK-Master
17 years ago
lol thanks Andrew.. i use vlc for a longgg time now and if u hadnt post this probably i would never find out that a new version came out :p
I tried this new version, but soon I noticed that I couldn't instantly jump to any point in time in a video file, especially DV-AVI. I had to restart playback completely. Also, the new interface doesn't look as compact as before. So I installed the old version again.
Pff The Windows Media Player Classic is as good as the ones above. Plays everything.
I was playing FLV's three years back through this. So
if you make a commercial for a player.. then please give some more players some respect. So try the K-lite mega codec pack.
I was playing FLV's three years back through this. So
if you make a commercial for a player.. then please give some more players some respect. So try the K-lite mega codec pack.
pev
17 years ago
KMPlayer is the BEST!
KMPlayer handles a wide range of subtitles and allows you to capture audio, video, and screenshots in many ways. The player provides both internal and external filters with a fully controlled environment in terms of connections to other splitters, decoders, audio/video transform filters and renderers without grappling with the DirectShow merit system. Internal filters are not registered to user's system to keep it from being messed up with system filters.
The KMPlayer includes almost all the essential decoders required for media playback. Furthermore, to get beyond the limitation of internal decoders, the external ones such as commercial h.264 decoders or cyberlink/intervideo audio decoders can be specified, so that KMP works optimally by the users' own customization. Even though the KMP is based upon directshow structure, it supports Winamp, Realmedia and Quicktime by the internal logic. Thus, it is possible to specify where to try to connect firstly the media in preferences.
Experiment!
KMPlayer handles a wide range of subtitles and allows you to capture audio, video, and screenshots in many ways. The player provides both internal and external filters with a fully controlled environment in terms of connections to other splitters, decoders, audio/video transform filters and renderers without grappling with the DirectShow merit system. Internal filters are not registered to user's system to keep it from being messed up with system filters.
The KMPlayer includes almost all the essential decoders required for media playback. Furthermore, to get beyond the limitation of internal decoders, the external ones such as commercial h.264 decoders or cyberlink/intervideo audio decoders can be specified, so that KMP works optimally by the users' own customization. Even though the KMP is based upon directshow structure, it supports Winamp, Realmedia and Quicktime by the internal logic. Thus, it is possible to specify where to try to connect firstly the media in preferences.
Experiment!
shaners
17 years ago
Anyone ever used K-lite mega codec pack
media player classic is my choice
would have used vlc but it looks kind of strange
and most of all it dosen't plays real media and 3gpp files !
media player classic is my choice
would have used vlc but it looks kind of strange
and most of all it dosen't plays real media and 3gpp files !
alex
17 years ago
thanks for the information!!
i was wandering if you could put a photo of your home office or tell us what kind of PC spec you use...
thanks again.
i was wandering if you could put a photo of your home office or tell us what kind of PC spec you use...
thanks again.
alex
17 years ago
thanks allot!!!
go kramer!!
hahah that sounds funny ;[
go VC!!
That sounds better! ;]
go kramer!!
hahah that sounds funny ;[
go VC!!
That sounds better! ;]
VLC is my favourite player as well - I'm not a big fan of the new interface (the Qt one for Windows and Linux) though - I thought the old one looked a lot nicer... The Mac OS version looks great though.
That aside, it is an absolutely awesome player - There is hardly a time when it can't play a file I throw at it.
That aside, it is an absolutely awesome player - There is hardly a time when it can't play a file I throw at it.
Mustafa Natheer
17 years ago
I use it on my computer it is very good.
plays allots of formats, and keeps me away from installing many player in the same time.
Thanks,
Peace.
plays allots of formats, and keeps me away from installing many player in the same time.
Thanks,
Peace.
