HD-Discs codecs
| Codec | VLC 1.0 | VLC 1.1 | VLC 1.2 | Remarks |
| H.264 | Yes | Yes | Yes | GPU acceleration recommended VLC DxVA2 or VLC VAAPI. |
| VC-1 | Partial | Partial | Partial | VC-1 Interlaced isn't ready |
| MPEG-2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | FFmpeg or libmpeg2 |
| EAC3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | FFmpeg, libavcodec > 52.0 |
| TrueHD | Yes | Yes | Yes | FFmpeg, libavcodec > 52.40 |
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DTS Core |
Yes | Yes | Yes | libdca or FFmpeg |
| DTS-HD Master Audio | No | No | No | Core is played |
| Blu-Ray Subtitles | No | Yes, libavcodec > 52.40 | Yes | FFmpeg |
| HD-DVD Subtitles | No | No | No | |
| HD-DVD Files (.evo) | No | No | No | |
| Blu-Ray folders | Partial | Partial | Partial | |
| Discs | No | No | Partial |
