VLC (initially VideoLAN Client) is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats, including MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, MP3, and OGG, as well as for DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It also can be used as a server for unicast or multicast streams in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network.
New in version 0.8.2: Rewrite of the playlist Tree structure, input preparsing (for meta-data), grouping (by artist, …) support. Preferences improvements. XML parsers. Core image manipulation support. Client-side SSL/TLS support. SSL Client certificates checking support (allows for secure VoD). Track selection based on preferred language (–sub-language and –audio-language). Zsh autocompletion for VLC’s arguments. Many bugfixes…
VLC Media Player at a Glance