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Release notes from VLC

VLC Media player is a multimedia player for various audio and video formats. With all major codec's included, this media player is able to play virtually any audio or video file you have. With VLC's ease of use, widespread compatibility, and small size, it's no wonder it is used by millions of people worldwide. Now you can download the full version, and it's completely free.

VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network.

Features:
* Free, Open Source and cross-platform
* Independant of systems codecs to support most video types
* Live recording
* Instant pausing and Frame-by-Frame support
* Finer speed controls
* New HD codecs (AES3, Dolby Digital Plus, TrueHD, Blu-Ray Linear PCM, Real Video 3.0 and 4.0, ...)
* New formats (Raw Dirac, M2TS, ...) and major improvements in many formats...
* New Dirac encoder and MP3 fixed-point encoder
* Video scaling in fullscreen

What's New:
* Support for MxPEG files and streams
* New features in the Mac OS X interface for more customization.
* Numerous fixes in the Qt, the Mac OS and the skins interfaces.
* Fixes for HTTP Live Streaming, CDDB, UDP/RTP support.
* Security issues SA-1201 and SA-1202.
* Limited support for Bluray discs menus.
* Numerous fixes for MKV support.
* Fix for splitted RAR files playback.
* Numerous fixes for more than 120 bugs.
* Codec and 3rd party libraries security updates.