VLC media player versions

Plays AVI, MP4, WMP and other popular video formats
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What's new

v2.1.5 [Jan 17, 2012]
With the capabilities of "RinceWind", 2.1.2 allows experimental decoding of HEVC and Webm/VP9 (depending on the platform).
2.1.2 fixes numerous bugs, notably numerous regressions introduced in "RinceWind".
Important fixes involve Audio devices management and SPDIF on Windows and Mac OS X.
2.1.2 also improves the Windows installer and updates most translations.

v2.06 [Feb 9, 2012]
- Blending of subpicture in GPU;
- Correct support of lossles audio file formats in .mkv files;
- Experimental Blu-Ray disk support;
- New video outputs for Windows 7;
- A number of new video filters;
- Better integration and stability of the Web plug-ins in various web-browsers;
- Simplified audio core for faster processor.

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