Download VLC Media Player 2.0.4

An update of version 2.0 of VLC Media Player has been released. This open source and cross-platform media player can play various audio, video and streaming formats without having to install the appropriate codec. Downloads are also available for Windows, while the source code should also make the program usable for operating systems such as Linux, BSD and Solaris. A version for Android is in development.

Version 2.0, codenamed Twoflower, is a lot faster on systems equipped with a multicore processor. In addition, the program now supports more media formats, subtitles are displayed in better quality and there is experimental support for Blu-ray discs. In version 2.0.4 the following changes and improvements have been made:

Changes in version 2.0.4:

• Rework of the Mac OS X interface
• Fix video output for old graphic cards on Windows XP, which are using DirectX
• Fix video output on old Macs, notably PowerPC and GMA950 intel Macs.
• Support for HiDPI, aka Retina Display
• Support for H264 v4l2 devices on Linux
• Translations updates and new Scottish Gaelic translation
• Fixes for splitted RAR, MKV segmented, mp4 and Real media files playback.
• Rewrite of the Digital TV module on Windows
• Enhancements in HLS, Blu-Ray and various codecs support
• Fixes for subtitles auto-detection
• Fixes on Qt, skins2 and web interfaces