First Look: VLC 1.1.0 on Ubuntu 10.04

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First Look: VLC 1.1.0 on Ubuntu 10.04

Now supports WebM, VP8, MPEG-4 lossless, MKV HD and more

Among some of the new features introduced by the VLC 1.1.0 player we can mention:

· GPU decoding using VAAPI for H.264, MPEG-2 and VC-1;

· DSP decoding using OpenMax IL;

· Improved seeking for High-Definition (HD) MKV files;

· Support for Blu-Ray PGS subtitles;

· Support for HD-DVB subtitles;

· Support for VP8, MPEG-4 lossless and Indeo5 video codecs;

· Encoding and decoding of the WebM format;

· Support for Atrac1, FLAC 6.1/7.1, Vorbis 6.1/7.1, MPRG-4 ALS audio codecs;

· DVD-Audio files support;

· Optimized for SSE3/SSE4 and ARM Neon;

· Improved streaming performance;

· New x11, xv and glx modules;

· ADPCM support for FLV files;

· and many more!

Full details & screenshots - http://news.softpedi...04-145279.shtml