A Few Things to Know About VLC Media Player

            The VLC media player is an open source program that is basically free for anyone to download and use.  It is also cross-platform multimedia player that was originally developed under the VideoLan project.  The VLC media player was created by group students studying at the Ecole Centrale Paris in France.  The original meaning of VLC is VideoLan Client.  But this name has been drop since the current VLC media player no longer supports the previous Server-Client architecture.  Most if not all known operating systems out there can support and play the VLC media player.  For those who want to try it, the VLC media player download site is available to every one for free.

Can VLC media player run every known audio and video format?

            The answer is no.  Yes it can play almost all of the available audio and video codecs and formats.  Since new audio and video formats as well as codecs are being released from time to time, the VLC media player allows its library to be updated with the new codecs and formats.  However, there are some formats that the VLC media player does not support.

            The VLC media player may not support some Indeo video codecs.  The reason is may be because the Indeo video codecs are essentially proprietary which menas that they are not offered for free.  Meanwhile, Intel which developed the Indeo video codecs has stopped further development and marketing of this proprietary video codecs.  These particular codecs also have some security problems that can be exploited by hackers and have never been fixed.  Under the circumstances, the developers of the VLC media player probably deem it wise not to support such codecs anymore.          

Features that VLC media player has

            First, it has playlist as well as subtitle support.  It has a playback speed that you can either increase or decrease.  It can record the activities happening on your desktop screen.  It has the capability of delivering live streaming to your desktop monitor or any HD television.  It has various controls in which you can add some audio or video effects on the song or video that you are playing like equalizers and contrast and hue control.  It can also play audio and video files that are still incomplete or unfinished as well as those with damaged contents. The VLC multimedia player can play any DVD regardless of its regional restrictions as well as the older VCD format.  It can even give you access to .iso disk images.   This amazing player also allows you to use it as a wall paper or in desktop mode but fully functional for video playback.

            If for some reason you have not tried it yet, just surf to the official VLC media player free download site to get it.  You do not need to spend you hard earned money on some proprietary media players whose capabilities are probably the same as the VLC media player but just more expensive.  In fact some of these commercial media players do not have as much support as the VLC multimedia player.