At long last, the Windows 8 Metro environment has a decent media player that can play MKV files: VLC for Windows 8! VLC Media Player Beta for Windows 8 is a complete reimagining of VLC for Microsoft's ...

I've heard of (and even sometimes used) video players like VLC when Windows Media Player prompts me to download "new codecs", but I've also heard people talk about codec packs like K-Lite, Shark007, ...

VLC 1.1 was just released, adding hardware acceleration on Windows Vista, 7, and Linux (no mention of the Mac just yet), along with a general 40 percent speed boost from a massive code cleanup. A new ...

Playing media files should be easy for any player today. But we still encounter problems when playing certain media files on some systems. This happens because the required Codec may be missing in ...

The world of video formats can be pretty confusing, but there are only a few things you really need to know. First, it's important to note that a video format is more than just its file extension.

I have a number of MKV files that I beleive contain x264 encoded video. I understand x264 is an open-source encoder for the H.264 codec. VLC plays these fine on my PC but on my CE device I only have ...

The VideoLAN organization has released a new build of VLC Media Player for OS X. The version 1.1.0-rc of the player has been updated with numerous changes and fixes, including a major reworking of the ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Xbox One received native Matroska Multimedia Container (MKV) file support earlier this year and now, ...

Eine Besonderheit des VLC media player ist, dass sich die meisten Video- und Audiodateien ohne Installation zusätzlicher Codecs abspielen lassen. Von Haus aus gibt der Player Standardformate wie ...

As always, VLC is the free media player you want on your system…but the differences in 2.1, while real and welcome, are hard to spot. Price comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwide The VideoLAN ...