VLC For Windows 8 Reaches $65,000 Funding Goal On Kickstarter 210
An anonymous reader writes "A Metro version of VLC, the popular free and open-source media player, is coming to Windows 8. On Sunday, the VideoLAN organization reached its funding goal on Kickstarter for its Windows 8-specific app. There are also plans to port it afterwards to Windows Phone 8. The project has now been funded by over 2,500 backers, who have pledged more than the £40,000 ($65,000) goal."
New Kickstarter Idea (Score:3, Interesting)
How about we start a kickstarter to not port VLC to windows phone?
Let Windows 8 Die (Score:3, Interesting)
Then Microsoft would be forced to fix the UI and bring back the start menu.
65K? (Score:4, Interesting)
Why, that's annual salary of an entry-to-mid level programmer. Seems like it would take a whole lot more. Sort of a strange target.
Re:VLC (Score:3, Interesting)
How about fix VLC for ANY operating system! (Score:5, Interesting)
I used to use VLC exclusively, but then it began to choke on newer codecs and more demanding resolutions. I upgraded and the latest build was far worse (no audio half the time, problems skipping, etc) so I had to revert back to an older version. I've switched to Media Player Classic (which I used to use over 5 years ago before VLC) and am very pleased because it "simply works". So IMO, MPC has leapfrogged VLC in their back and forth development surges. The fact that the latest releases of VLC were worse leads me to believe whatever developers are now active are not doing such a good job.
Until VLC can be made to halfway work on ANY platform, I'd be hesitant to try and push it out to Windows 8. There are fundamental problems with the low level decoding right now that need to be fixed first, before high level GUI / API / OS stuff is tweaked for a new OS.
VLC 64-bit's VERY good on Win 64-bit... apk (Score:2, Interesting)
I see the opposite on Win7 64-bit, actually Dan East! To wit:
I went to Media Player Classic 64-bit for about a year, prior to lately/now!
(Since I went to 64-bit Windows 7 circa 2009 when it released)
However, lately, on SOME video files? MediaPlayer Classic began to LAG...
Even using its 'optimized' output option.
So, it was time to try VLC 64-bit & since versions before the one I use now in 2.05 just recently released (2.02 - 2.04)? It hauls ass, & doesn't "lag frames" like I've seen Media Player Classic do since version before 1.6.5.6366 (which was the last one I used, also recently updated & re-released).
Coolest part is - the VLC 64-bit build's not even FINAL yet.
* Now, admittedly - I'm NO EXPERT on multimedia (@ least not anymore & NOT that I ever was really since the last work I did programmatically in multimedia filework was this in that regards -> http://www.google.com/search?q=%22APK%22+and+%22Cd-Rom%22+and+%22Alarm%22&btnG=Search&hl=en&tbo=d&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&gbv=1 [google.com] way, Way, WAY back circa 1997-2004 iirc, & that was only for std. sound formats like wav, cd rom music tracks, mp3, etc.).
HOWEVER... it appears to ME @ least, thusfar, that the problem ISN'T possibly in their code, but how the codecs are being implemented that they're using... thoughts?
Now, iirc, also - VLC implements a lot of their OWN code to do the work of external codecs... is this true? Operating on "trivia memory" here.
Thanks!
APK
P.S.=> Lastly - I'll take correction here from folks that are more "expert" in multimedia & CODECS than I am (and, thanks actually on that note: I am all about learning more - it's part of the reason, if not THE biggest reason, I hit forums like this one - nobody "knows it all", this field's TOO big & changes TOO fast)
... apk
Re:Let Windows 8 Die (Score:4, Interesting)
Genuinely curious, as I am not an expert in these areas, but what is wrong with VirtualBox?
Re:VLC (Score:2, Interesting)
"look up what happened when they tried to port VLC to the Apple appstore"
I did. So some company named Applidium took the VLC code, ported it and stuck it in the Apple store. VLC code owner complained. You disagree. Zzzzzz.