Our sophisticated media player VLC gained major update to version 2.0 with codename "Twoflower". VLC 2.0 comes with faster decoding on multi-core, GPU, and mobile hardware and the ability to open more formats, notably professional, HD and 10bits codecs. It supports many new devices dan BluRay Discs (experimental).
Below is a brief changelog of VLC 2.0:
- BluRay disc now supported on VLC 2.0 (experimental)
- Rewritten video output core and modules, allowing subpicture blending in GPU.
- CrystalHD cards and Android OpenMAX support for hardware decoding.
- Correct support for FLAC, RV and Hi10p in MKV.
- Support for 10bits codecs, WMV image and some other codecs.
- New resamplers for higher quality audio.
Instal VLC 2.0 on Ubuntu
Ubuntu Oneiric and upcoming Precise users can install VLC 2.0 easily by adding a PPA repository:
If you already have VLC installed on your system, use this command to upgrade VLC to latest version:
- sudo add-apt-repository ppa:videolan/stable-daily
- sudo apt-get update
- sudo apt-get install vlc
- sudo add-apt-repository ppa:videolan/stable-daily
- sudo apt-get update
- sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
via: Tech Drive-in