With VLC 2.1.1, VideoLAN continues to sidestep the software patent licensing minefield of video compression. Meanwhile, open-source allies put muscle behind the new Daala codec. Stephen Shankland ...

VideoLAN has released a new version of its VLC for Mobile app that adds improved support for Apple’s latest hardware and software. Version 2.8.6 includes adjustments to the user interface on the ...

Same files, same PC, but a much smoother experience.

Last week, VideoLAN released VLC 2.1.1, which incorporates HEVC and VCP9 playback on many of the multiple platforms supported by the player, which includes Windows, Mac OS, iOS, Android, FreeBSD, ...

A new decoder " dav1d" based on the new video codec "AV1" that is up to 20% higher in performance than H.265 / HEVC was announced. Copyrights are set in the source ...

Seeking to accelerate HEVC deployment to the installed base of computers and mobile devices, HEVC Advance announced this morning that it will seek no royalty on some classes of application software ...

VLC Media Player has been updated to version 3.0, ‘Vetinari’. The new version brings Chromecast and hardware accelerated video decoding support. VLC 3.0 also brings support for platforms such as ...

VLC 3.0 has officially launched and it brings with it a bunch of new major features, not the least of which is the official arrival of Chromecast support. The app is now better suited for modern ...