Download VLC Media Player 0.8.5 final

The final version of VLC Media Player 0.8.5 has just been released on the VideoLAN forum announced. The new version can be downloaded via this page can be downloaded as binary for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows, also for OpenBSD, FreeBSD and Solaris, among others, the source code is available with which the new 0.8.5 release must be compiled for use on those platforms. VLC Media Player is an open source media player that can be used on various platforms. The player is able to play a large number of media formats without additional codecs to play, including MPEG1, MPEG2, VCD and various streaming protocols. VLC Media Player 0.8.5 has included support for Intel-Mac computers and many improvements to the video filters. A detailed changelog can here can be found, below are only the highlights of the implemented changes and new features:

Highlights of the new features and improvements:

• Mac Intel support
• Statistical System
• Linux DV input
• Audio CD improvements (CDDB)
• Many new and improved video filters
• New AJAX HTTP interface
• Drag’n Drop and VLM in windows/linux default interface
• Winamp 2 skins support
• Cook real audio codec
• MSN and Growl “Now playing” plugins
• XSPF playlist support
• Mozilla plugin support on Mac OS X (PowerPC only)
• New default skin
• Loads or bug fixes.

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