| What happens when you download VLC Player? | | | | QuickTime, AVI, OGG, WAV, Screamtracker, |
| Simply put, you have begun to enjoy an enhanced | | | | etcetera. The list varies depending on your operating |
| viewing and listening experience on your computer. | | | | system, but the difference is not very noticeable as |
| VLC was born as a student project in ...cole Centrale | | | | the most popular formats are covered for all OS |
| Paris in France. First dubbed as VideoLAN Client, this | | | | types. |
| open source application soon witnessed various | | | | 3. Good video and audio quality. Quality should never |
| improvements made by contributors worldwide. The | | | | fall in favor of quality. This is particularly true of VLC |
| initial client/server infrastructure is no longer in use, | | | | Player. Aside from allowing you to play back a wide |
| which explains the name change to VLC. | | | | array of formats, you can also do so with basic |
| History aside, what matters at the moment is the | | | | enhancement tools. Video filters, bookmarks that let |
| availability of a highly flexible media player. Now, tens | | | | you get back to your favorite parts, choice of |
| of millions of people around the world download VLC | | | | aspect ratio, subtitles, audio equalizer, and screen |
| Player on a daily basis. | | | | shots are just some of the features. |
| The VLC Player's popularity is not without proper | | | | 4. Easy to have and to hold. It takes a few minutes |
| justification. Here are a few reasons why you should | | | | to find the project on the Internet, download it and |
| download VLC Player: | | | | install. As mentioned earlier, it takes up a small space |
| 1. It supports most operating systems. The VLC | | | | too. This is perhaps aided by the very simplistic GUI. |
| Player has versions for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS | | | | Austere as it looks, the player's interface is easy to |
| X, Linux, BeOS, Syllable, BSD, MorphOS and Solaris. | | | | operate and makes for a minimal learning curve. This |
| This makes it one of the most platform-independent | | | | means more time for enjoying all those media files |
| media players out in the free market today. Add to | | | | that you haven't been able to access until recently. |
| that VLC's minimal use of system resources -as little | | | | 5. You're not alone. Being true to the spirit of open |
| as 13 MB for the open source version. | | | | source, users can expect constant upgrades brought |
| 2. It can read most media formats. This is the main | | | | on by a worldwide community of developers. People |
| reason why many have decided to download VLC | | | | who download VLC Player find that they are not |
| Player. It can read your popular DVD, SDVD, VCD, | | | | lacking on having the latest improvements, as well as |
| SVCD and audio CD formats. Add to this DivX, | | | | support when it comes to ironing out any kinks and |
| Sorenson, MPEG 1, MPEG 2, MPEG 4, Theora, Indeo, | | | | errors. |
| Cinepak, WMA, Raw DV, Raw audio, MP3, MP4, | | | | |