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Re: VLC 2.2.0 multi-releases

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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?

It is not pulled, it's slow to deploy on their CDN.

Usually, it takes 15 minutes on Android, 30 minutes on Windows Store, and 1 hour on iOS, but today, it's very slow...

Re: VLC 2.2.0 multi-releases

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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 o…

> Were there any improvements in streaming part of VLC? Is it even supposed to work?:)

Yes, but it works only in very specific cases. We're doing a lot of work on that for 3.0.0

Re: VLC 2.2.0 multi-releases

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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.

We don't do it for the money :)

Re: VLC 2.2.0 multi-releases

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

It is not pulled, it's slow to deploy on their CDN. Usually, it takes 15 minutes on Android, 30 minutes on Windows Store, and 1 hour on iOS, but today, it's very slow...

Thanks! That's great news.

Re: VLC 2.2.0 multi-releases

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I'm probably doing something stupid, but on I can't seem to get the "Resume playback where you left off." feature to work on Windows. Is there an option somewhere I need to enable?

Re: VLC 2.2.0 multi-releases

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I know this is not the most appropriate place to ask. Last year I tried creating subtitles for a movie in Tamil and VLC rendered the texts incorrectly like in the very old browsers. Is the unicode rendering improved in this release?

Re: VLC 2.2.0 multi-releases

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

We don't do it for the money :)

I also wanted to say thanks. I have faithfully loved VLC for as long as I can remember. You're awesome.

Re: VLC 2.2.0 multi-releases

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I know this is not the most appropriate place to ask. Last year I tried creating subtitles for a movie in Tamil and VLC rendered the texts incorrectly like in the very old browsers. Is the unicode rendering improved in this release?

A bit, but not enough. It's going to be fixed in 3.0.0, I think.

Re: VLC 2.2.0 multi-releases

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Does anyone know the status of blu ray menu support for VLC? I heard it was being worked on but I can't find any current info on the status and challenges associated with it.

This release improves a lot the support of Blu Ray Menus.

It's the first version with BD-Java activated, so please try it :)

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