Yes it is true , VideoLAN’s VLC media player version 1.0.0 is launched. Its earlier version 0.9.9 hit in early April and after 3 months and 78 million downloads its new version 1.0 or “Goldeneye” was released.

VLC is the ultimate player that takes care of all your audio and video needs. It is a must have thing on your PC as you can’t play all your audio and video formats on the Windows Media Player already provided to you in the Windows. Their are many other softwares that give tough competition to VLC player like the Windows Media Classic that comes with K-Lite codec pack and storm codec pack and many more. But still VideoLAN’s VLC media player is arguably the world’s best media player.

Some of the additional features of the new version 1.0.0 are
* Live recording
* Instant pausing and frame-by-frame support
* Finer speed controls
* New HD codecs (AES3, Dolby Digital Plus, TrueHD, Blu-ray Linear PCM, Real Video 3.0 and 4.0, …)
* New formats (Raw Dirac, M2TS, …) and major improvements in many formats
* New Dirac encoder and MP3 fixed-point encoder
* Video scaling in full screen
* RTSP Trickplay support
* Zipped file playback
* Customizable toolbars
* Easier encoding GUI in Qt interface
* Better integration in Gtk environments
* MTP devices on Linux
* AirTunes streaming

Here is the download link for the new version. If you don’t use VLC media player i will advice you to give the great software a try and please share your experience with us.

Article Written By Rahul

I am Rahul Garg, pursuing B.com from Delhi university. I am not a regular at my college because I have a business (electronics) of my own. At 20 I don’t say that I have accomplished something but I can definitely say I have experienced a lot which is very helpful for one’s growth. You Can Follow me on Twitter @Rahulgarg1989