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    New Version of VLC

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by J&SinKTO, Apr 4, 2009.

  1. J&SinKTO

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  2. Tom-

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    Good to Know
    Thanks

    Tom
     
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  3. brownstonemr

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    I installed this yesterday and opengl looked really bad...all blocky. Had to go back to 0.98a. Anyone else have this issue?
     
    brownstonemr, Apr 4, 2009
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  4. lineS of flight

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    Nope...not yet at least! Fingers and toes crossed!
     
    lineS of flight, Apr 4, 2009
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  5. wobble987

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    thanks for the heads up.

    whats new with this version?
     
    wobble987, Apr 4, 2009
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  6. fattail95

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    thanks for that!

    always been an avid user of VLC!

    fattail95 ;)
     
    fattail95, Apr 4, 2009
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    thats good to know!

    but i've always used mpc...
     
    yehrulz, Apr 4, 2009
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    It is nice that they finally got around to fixing this problem:

    -fullscreen behavior on Windows with multiple screens

    Thank you for the heads up
     
    Microlime, Apr 4, 2009
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  9. lineS of flight

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    Can you explain this a bit?
     
    lineS of flight, Apr 4, 2009
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  10. McGrady

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    All you VLC users, try KM Player. You won't go back to slow resource hogging VLC again.
     
    McGrady, Apr 4, 2009
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    awesome, thanks
     
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  12. lineS of flight

    lineS of flight Notebook Virtuoso

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    Hmmm....tried KM PLayer...not bad....but installed size is about 46 mb...not THAT light! But 7.9K in resource usage
     
    lineS of flight, Apr 4, 2009
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_media_players

    KMplayer has violated 2 gpl license agreements and has corrected one. has been put up on the hall of shame for gpl licensing. decent player though.
    it supports a few less formats than vlc though.
     
    Redlance, Apr 5, 2009
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  14. McGrady

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    LOL. No. That's not even the right KM Player on Wiki. KM supports every format, more than VLC and plays it back smoother, better, etc. I used to use VLC before KM, there is a huge difference.

    This is the real KM Player
    http://www.kmplayer.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=25
     
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  17. lineS of flight

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    Actually, Redlance is right...though how valid the problem is at the moment, I don't know. I think he was pointing to this:

    Controversy
    Gabest, original author of Media Player Classic claimed that The KMPlayer was violating the GPL by using GPLed code written by both him and others in a closed-source program. The authors of the KMPlayer have denied this allegation; they maintain that The KMPlayer did not actually include the mentioned GPL code in the executable, and thus was not breaking any GPL rules.[3][4] Controversially, The KMPlayer was bundled with a GPL component, although when the authors were notified they deleted the GPL breaching part bundled with the program.[5] The KMPlayer is listed on FFmpeg's Hall of Shame indicating that it is violating FFmpeg's license terms by distributing binaries of software under GPL or LGPL without source.[6]
    See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_KMPlayer

    And yes, this is THE KMPlayer, not the .nix version...
     
    lineS of flight, Apr 5, 2009
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