VLC 2.2.0 multi-releases

#1

Post by jbk » Fri, Feb 27, 2015, 4:14 PM UTC

Re: VLC 2.2.0 multi-releases

#2

Post by jbk » Fri, Feb 27, 2015, 4:23 PM UTC

So, it's the first time we do a coordinated release of VLC.

We're doing it for desktop (Linux, Windows, OS X) and mobile ports (Android, Windows Phone, Windows RT, iOS) but also for Android TV.

It's been quite difficult, but we're finishing the work we've started 2 years ago to move to mobile: the code base is now ready for that, without hacks.

So, a lot of the cooler stuff for mobile are going to happen for 3.0.0 though...

And for developers, now libVLC should be usable for most platforms, notably to create apps that play videos.

Re: VLC 2.2.0 multi-releases

#3

Post by higherpurpose » Fri, Feb 27, 2015, 4:38 PM UTC

How come there's no 64-bit version yet? Wouldn't that improve performance for something like video-decoding?

Also, it's disappointing to see there's still no native (and automatic) subtitle-seeking feature.

Re: VLC 2.2.0 multi-releases

#4

Post by JohnTHaller » Fri, Feb 27, 2015, 4:44 PM UTC

higherpurpose wrote: post #3

How come there's no 64-bit version yet? Wouldn't that improve performance for something like video-decoding? Also, it's disappointing to see there's still no native (and automatic) subtitle-seeking feature.

For most stuff, 64-bit makes surprisingly little difference. And it adds the complexity of needing to release two versions or an installer with both in it, which increases your bandwidth. VLC only uses about 5% CPU on my i7 to play a 1080p AC3 video. For most end user stuff, the difference of 64-bit is unnoticeable, a 1-2 % difference maybe. For certain things, it matters. Things like encoding or compression. Compressing files in 7-Zip can see a 5 to 10% increase in speed, for instance. If you routinely compress a lot of files that take minutes to package, it can be noticeable and add up.

Re: VLC 2.2.0 multi-releases

#5

Post by voidlogic » Fri, Feb 27, 2015, 4:46 PM UTC

higherpurpose wrote: post #3

How come there's no 64-bit version yet? Wouldn't that improve performance for something like video-decoding? Also, it's disappointing to see there's still no native (and automatic) subtitle-seeking feature.

  :~$ file `which vlc`
  /usr/bin/vlc: ELF 64-bit LSB  executable, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.6.24, BuildID[sha1]=XXXXX, stripped

Re: VLC 2.2.0 multi-releases

#6

Post by jbk » Fri, Feb 27, 2015, 4:47 PM UTC

higherpurpose wrote: post #3

How come there's no 64-bit version yet? Wouldn't that improve performance for something like video-decoding? Also, it's disappointing to see there's still no native (and automatic) subtitle-seeking feature.

> How come there's no 64-bit version yet?

The 64-bit Windows binary is getting deployed on the mirror right now.

> Wouldn't that improve performance for something like video-decoding?

64-bit is a tradeoff for video, less CPU usage, but more memory pressure, so the improvements are usually limited... It's more important to have good hardware acceleration, than 64bits.

> Also, it's disappointing to see there's still no native (and automatic) subtitle-seeking feature.

It's a new feature of 2.2.0

Re: VLC 2.2.0 multi-releases

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Post by rdtsc » Fri, Feb 27, 2015, 5:00 PM UTC

jbk wrote: post #2

So, it's the first time we do a coordinated release of VLC. We're doing it for desktop (Linux, Windows, OS X) and mobile ports (Android, Windows Phone, Windows RT, iOS) but also for Android TV. It's been quite difficult, but we're finishing the work we've started 2 years ago to move to mobile: the code base is now ready for that, without hacks. So, a lot of the cooler stuff for mobile are going to happen for 3.0.0 th…

I have been using VLC as my video player for the longest time. Thank you and everyone involved for all your time and work put into it.

EDITS

Donation link : https://www.videolan.org/contribute.html#money

Re: VLC 2.2.0 multi-releases

#8

Post by aswanson » Fri, Feb 27, 2015, 5:00 PM UTC

jbk wrote: post #2

So, it's the first time we do a coordinated release of VLC. We're doing it for desktop (Linux, Windows, OS X) and mobile ports (Android, Windows Phone, Windows RT, iOS) but also for Android TV. It's been quite difficult, but we're finishing the work we've started 2 years ago to move to mobile: the code base is now ready for that, without hacks. So, a lot of the cooler stuff for mobile are going to happen for 3.0.0 th…

Just wanted to say thanks for the project, great to have something like this cross-platform and open. Users should, if financially possible, donate when they download it.

Re: VLC 2.2.0 multi-releases

#9

Post by gear54rus » Fri, Feb 27, 2015, 5:01 PM UTC

I once tried to use VLC to stream an MP4 stream captured by some kind of 3rd party driver so that others could use their VLCs to connect to it and watch what's on air. However, as soon as I begin streaming, it always hung on me (normal playback of the same MP4 captured stream is fine). Were there any improvements in streaming part of VLC? Is it even supposed to work?:)

Thanks, top notch player, I use it exclusively on all my PCs.

Re: VLC 2.2.0 multi-releases

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Post by gress » Fri, Feb 27, 2015, 5:02 PM UTC

jbk wrote: post #2

So, it's the first time we do a coordinated release of VLC. We're doing it for desktop (Linux, Windows, OS X) and mobile ports (Android, Windows Phone, Windows RT, iOS) but also for Android TV. It's been quite difficult, but we're finishing the work we've started 2 years ago to move to mobile: the code base is now ready for that, without hacks. So, a lot of the cooler stuff for mobile are going to happen for 3.0.0 th…

Any word on why the iOS version has apparently been pulled again?