VLC 1.1 was just released, adding hardware acceleration on Windows Vista, 7, and Linux (no mention of the Mac just yet), along with a general 40 percent speed boost from a massive code cleanup. A new add-on and script framework now enables extensions, which should lead to some interesting additions, and the VP8 and MEPG-4 lossless codecs have been added, along with container support for MKV HD and Google’s open-source WebM format. We just gave it a quick try and things certainly do seem to perform as advertised — hit the source link for the download.
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VLC 1.1 released, adds hardware acceleration and new codec support originally appeared on Engadget HD on Sun, 04 Jul 2010 18:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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