VLC Kickstarter for Windows 8 Gets Funded
VLC seeks to get native support for Windows 8.
VLC, the well-known and open source freeware video player, took its campaign to bring its app to Windows 8 to Kickstarter and managed to get funded with time to spare.
Though the current version of VLC is perfectly functional on the desktop version of Windows 8, VideoLAN Corporation's goal is to natively integrate the app to work with both the desktop and tablet versions of Windows 8.
Unfortunately, the non-profit lacked the proper funding to make such a goal a possibility. However, with Kickstarter, they've managed to raise £40,000 to get VLC built and shipped.
VideoLAN's posted a few other goals, now that the Kickstarter's been funded, that it'll attempt to get done, provided there's enough funding left, including camera input support and Smartglass support.
To help fund the VLC for Windows 8 campaign, VideoLAN's Kickstarter page is located here.
Codec packs are a problem themselves.
That is what Metro / Store fuss is for: making developers stop improving products and start writing and maintaining two versions, hampering competition to MS software.
http://www.cccp-project.net/wiki/index.php?title=Media_Players pretty much explains the whole story.
Codec packs are a problem themselves.
I for one am grateful that VLC uses it's own codecs. They don't take a dump all over my system and work very well out of the box. Could care less about CCCP (Which C means Crap? All of them?), I don't even need a codec pack nowadays.
PowerDVD is pay for software, while VLC is FREE. VLC bluray support was just released. It is hard to work an open source/free player with ALL the DRM bluray is filled with.
On that note, I use PowerDVD for bluray as well
It is all about the way that Win8/RT metro apps work. it is not as simple as it is on the normal desktop app. I love VLC's built in codec setup(plays 99% of things).
i don't see the reason to continue development for 32-bit windows version.
because not everyone in the world is on windows 7 and even than not everyone is on 64bit?
Looks at OS market share and design for that. Android running ~74% or so should tell you something vs. anything microsoft related to win8/rt (or even WP7.x). They have no share, why waste your time? Does anyone see ANY product from microsoft dominating android/ios soon? If so you need to put the crack pipe down for a sec and take a deep breath of fresh air
i tried the blu ray support version and it still didn't with retail blu ray disc, because of DRM. The nly way around that is is to use anydvd HD to break the DRM on the disc and then use VLC.
Even though powerdvd is not free it's a great program and worth every penny esp when you consider the latest one supports 3D Blu Ray play back. I got mine for 60 bucks and it blows away the competition.
Traffic cones are not a symbol of efficiency or goodness. Quite the opposite.
And it could use an icon overhaul for different file types.
I just let windows generate a thumbnail