14 DAY TRIAL // VLC, a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming protocols, has been promoted to version 1.1.9 for all supported platforms, including Mac OS X.
A more responsive application, at least in its Mac-compatible form, VLC 1.1.9 fixes important bugs and security issues, according to the folks at VideoLAN.
“Two weeks after VLC 1.1.8, we present you a minor release of VLC,” reads their announcement. “Fixing important bugs and security issues, here is VLC 1.1.9.”
The release notes inform that 1.1.9 was necessary to patch a vulnerability regarding a heap-based buffer overflow in mp4 demuxer.
For both the Mac and Windows builds of VLC, version 1.1.9 updates libmodplug “for security reasons”, according to the development team.
Major updates have been carried out in most language translations. This is mentioned alongside multiple miscellaneous fixes, as well as two Mac-specific enhancements.
VideoLAN developers note that numerous updates and fixes have been applied to “the interface and look of VLC for Mac OS X”.
“Growl on MacOS X is now bundled with VLC,” the changelog adds.
Tests carried out by Softpedia can confirm that VLC for Mac now has a more grey-ish appearance and better defined buttons.
A visible improvement in contrast can also be noticed on various interface elements (buttons, sliders etc).
Also notably for the Mac version, the application now closes immediately as the user chooses 'Quit', unlike previous versions where the 'Quit' command would cause the player to hang.
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For those who are not very familiar with the software, VLC Media Player is a free and open-source media player and multimedia framework coded by the folks behind the VideoLAN project.
A cross-platform effort, the application comes in multiple versions for Mac OX , Windows, GNU, Linux, BeOS, BSD, and eComStation.
iPhone and iPad owners could download a supported version of the player last year before it got pulled by the people at Apple citing licensing issues.
Some iDevice owners still reap its benefits to this day, after retaining the last version of the VLC.ipa (application) file for iOS.