VLC
 VLC media player
is a
portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1,
MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, MP3, OGG, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various
streaming protocols.
It supports an extensive range of formats without the
need for additional codecs.
It can also be used as a server to stream in
unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network.
Features include:
- Support for input media: UDP/RTP Unicast and Multicast,
HTTP / FTP, MMS, File, DVD, VCD, SVCD, DVB, MPEG encoder, Video
acquisition (V4L)
- Input formats: MPEG, ID3 tags, AVI, ASF / WMV / WMA, MP4 /
MOV / 3GP, OGG / OGM / Annodex, Matroska, WAV (including DTS), Raw
Audio: DTS, AAC, AC3/A52, Raw DV, FLAC, FLV (Flash)
Video
- Decoders: MPEG-1/2, DIVX, MPEG-4, XviD, 3ivX, H.264,
Sorenson 1/3 (Quicktime), DV, Cinepak, Theora, H.263 / H.263i, MJPEG,
WMV 1/2, WMV 3 WMV-9 / VC-1, Indeo Video v 3-5, Rado Video
- Subtitles: DVD, SVCD / CVD, DVB, OGM, Matroska, Text files,
Vobsub
- Filters: Deinterlace, cropping, image wall, image adjust,
rotate/mirror, logo overlay, magnification, image distortion,
bluescreen, RSS/Aton feeds
- Outputs: Native, X11, XVideo, SDL, Framebuffer, ASCII Art
Audio
- Decoders: MPEG Layer 1/2, MP3, AC3 - A/52, DTS, LPCM, AAC,
Vorbis, WMA 1/2, WMA 3, ADPCM, DV Audio, FLAC, QDM2/QDMC (Quicktime),
MACE, Real Audio, Speex
- Filters: Visualization effects, equalizer
- Outputs: Native (OSS, ALSA), S/PDIF (OSS, ALSA),
Multi-channel (OSS, ALSA), SDL, ESD, aRts, JACK
Streaming
- UDP Unicast / Multicast, RTP Unicast / Multicast, File,
HTTP, MMSH
- Transcoding
- Send DVD subtitles
- Send SAP announces
Interfaces and control
- Qt4, Skins, Web, Telnet, Command line, Infrared
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Last Updated Tuesday, August 11 2009 @ 03:42 PM EDT
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