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http://www.videolan.org/vlc/releases/1.1.0.html
Ready for HD- GPU decoding on Windows Vista and 7, using DxVA2 for H.264, VC-1 and MPEG-2
- GPU decoding on GNU/Linux, using VAAPI for H.264, VC-1 and MPEG-2
- DSP decoding using OpenMax IL, for compatible embedded devices
- Improved support for MKV HD, including seeking fixes, and 7.1 channels codecs
- Support for new codecs, like Blu-Ray subtitles, MPEG-4 lossless and VP8
NB: so far, on Windows for GPU decoding, VideoLAN is recommending nVidia® GPU, until ATI® drivers are working with VLC architecture, and until the VLC developers get access to some Intel® hardware supporting GPU decoding.
ExtensionsNew add-ons and script framework so one can personalize its vlc.- Written in lua
- 2 main types of scripts:
- content add-ons, integrated in the playlist
- functionnalities extensions, like metadata searching on the web, or subtitles look-ups
- Very Simple
Web improvements- Support for WebM decoding and encoding
- Improved web plugins
- Better streaming capabilities
Better Audio experience- Integrated playlist in the Qt4 interface
- Multiple views (like album art) in the playlist in the Qt4 interface
- Support for AMR-NB, Mpeg-4 ALS, Vorbis 6.1/7.1, FLAC 6.1/7.1 and WMAS
- CDDB and CD-Text works now on the Windows port when listening to CD-Audio
- Support for DVD-Audio files (.aob)
- Improved meta-data and album-art support
Faster, Lighter- Faster decoding, with up to 40% speed-ups, in HD resolutions
- First part of the Video Output core rewrite
- Removal or rewrite of dozens of modules, code simplification and tens of thousands of lines of code removed
- Some functionalities that are less used are now moved to extensions
- More assembly optimizatinons, especially SSSE3/SSE4 and ARM Neon
- Fewer threads used
Better for developers- Simplified and improved libVLC, removal of exceptions for better C integration
- New phonon-backend for Qt applications, on all platforms
- New C++ bindings
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