The latest version of VideoLAN Media Player can be downloaded from Softpedia

Jul 26, 2013 08:34 GMT  ·  By

VideoLAN Media Player, or simply VLC, a software designed to run all kinds of media files, ranging from simple DVDs to video and audio files, and even online streams, is now at version 2.1.0 Pre2.

VLC 2.1.0 Pre2 is yet another step towards the next major update for one of the best media players in the world.

Highlights of VideoLAN Media Player (VLC) 2.1.0 Pre2:

• The licenses of some of the modules have been changed from GPLv2+ to LGPLv2.1+; • /extras/contrib has been replaced by a cleaner system in /contrib; • The audio core has been rewritten; • The SQL support has been removed; • An audio fingerprinter has been added; • Support has been added for SCTE-27 subtitles.

A complete list of changes and fixes can be found in the official changelog, which is available in the source archive. Also, check out the VLC 2.0.0 review we made a while back. Download VideoLAN Media Player (VLC) 2.1.0 Pre2 right now from Softpedia. Remember that this is a development version and it should NOT be installed on production machines. It is intended for testing purposes only.