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:''Download VLC from '''[https://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC's Homepage]''' ''
 
:''Download VLC from '''[https://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC's Homepage]''' ''
  
 
'''VLC media player''' (initially [[VideoLAN]] Client) is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats ([[MPEG]], [[DivX]]/[[Xvid]], [[Ogg]], and ''many'' more) as well as [[DVD]]s, [[VCD]]s, and various [[stream]]ing protocols. However in recent years it has also become a extremely powerful server to stream live and on demand video in several formats to our network and the Internet. VLC is made by the non-profit foundation [[VideoLAN]].
 
'''VLC media player''' (initially [[VideoLAN]] Client) is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats ([[MPEG]], [[DivX]]/[[Xvid]], [[Ogg]], and ''many'' more) as well as [[DVD]]s, [[VCD]]s, and various [[stream]]ing protocols. However in recent years it has also become a extremely powerful server to stream live and on demand video in several formats to our network and the Internet. VLC is made by the non-profit foundation [[VideoLAN]].
  
It started as a student project at the French [http://www.ecp.fr/index_html_en École Centrale, Paris] but is now a worldwide project with developers from 20 countries. ([[History|more about its history]]).
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It started as a student project at the French [http://www.centralesupelec.fr/en École Centrale, Paris] but is now a worldwide project with developers from 20 countries. ([[History|more about its history]]).
  
 
VLC is built in a modular way. This means that you can choose from a range of different [[modules]] to decide how to [[Interface|control]] VLC and how to display the [[video output]].
 
VLC is built in a modular way. This means that you can choose from a range of different [[modules]] to decide how to [[Interface|control]] VLC and how to display the [[video output]].
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Latest revision as of 23:52, 30 March 2019

Download VLC from VLC's Homepage

VLC media player (initially VideoLAN Client) is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG, DivX/Xvid, Ogg, and many more) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. However in recent years it has also become a extremely powerful server to stream live and on demand video in several formats to our network and the Internet. VLC is made by the non-profit foundation VideoLAN.

It started as a student project at the French École Centrale, Paris but is now a worldwide project with developers from 20 countries. (more about its history).

VLC is built in a modular way. This means that you can choose from a range of different modules to decide how to control VLC and how to display the video output.

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