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VLC 2.0 arriving with Blu-ray support

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Finally VLC brings us Blu-ray support on OSX.

VideoLAN, the organization behind the open-source cross-platform VLC media player, is geared to launch VLC 2.0—a total rewrite of the program with new capabilities and an all-new user interface on the Mac platform. Available on Mac OS X, Windows and a variety of Linux/Unix platforms, VLC 2.0 [changelog] includes enhancements such as a native full screen mode in Lion, a redesigned subtitle manager, support for multiple video files inside RAR archives and enhanced video output modes. The Mac version will also support Blu-ray media, and Windows users will get to enjoy a 64-bit version.

The developers also added support for VLC’s lua-based extensions, letting users get information about movies from Allociné, post to Twitter, fetch subtitles automatically, and so forth. No disc burning features are included because “there are more suited apps for that.” One of the developers on the project Felix Kühne published a series of screenshots (more available on Flickr) highlighting the new Mac interface, credited to designer Damien Erambert. According to Kühne:

Playlist and video output share the same window, service discovery modules can be easily accessed through a sidebar and various audio + video filters are available through the respective panels. Besides that, the interface is noticeably faster and easily expandable.

As you can see from the image gallery, VLC 2.0 for Mac does away with the previous Spartan look and feel of VLC 1.2 in favor of an iTunes-like appearance that sorts media types in the left-hand column. Meanwhile, the media playback area and the controls occupy the remaining screen real estate. In case you missed it, VLC is among must-have Mac apps as it packs in support for dozens of media formats that either are not supported at all or are poorly supported under Mac OS X and QuickTime platforms. Essentially, the program does away with the need to install a bunch of codec packs. You will have access to the VLC 2.0 download free of charge here. If you are willing to try the first release candidate, download it here.
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Found this on 9to5Mac Mac
 
Finally

Finally VLC will have a Mac-centric interface. Its ability to play Blu-ray discs isn't new; it's been able to play them for quite some time.

Can't wait to try the new version!
 
One of my favorite things about VLC is how it's not iTunes... so with 2.0 they're trying to emulate it? Not sure this will end well.

Kudos for the BRD support... however, my hardware does not even think of supporting BRD, so the will without the means...
 
I read a similar article on a different page. I was under the impression that it was hardware that was limiting me from playing blu ray movies on my mac and not software. In addition to the VLC software and an external Blu Ray player, what kind of hardware will I need?

I just bought a i7 MBP with 8 GB of ram. Will this be Blu Ray compatible?
 
looks like the mac also gets a 64-bit version, as well as a powerpc version (according to the release candidate folder on the FTP site).
 
Juanbond said:
I read a similar article on a different page. I was under the impression that it was hardware that was limiting me from playing blu ray movies on my mac and not software. In addition to the VLC software and an external Blu Ray player, what kind of hardware will I need?

I just bought a i7 MBP with 8 GB of ram. Will this be Blu Ray compatible?
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If you buy an external blue ray drive.
 
Also note:

VLC 2.0 will support unencrypted Blu-ray Discs. You will not be able to natively play commercial Hollywood Blu-ray movies directly. You will still need to rip them using a utility (such as MakeMKV,) but now VLC will be able to play the decrypted full disk image
 
Who need this.
 

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Anonymous Freak said:
Also note:

VLC 2.0 will support unencrypted Blu-ray Discs. You will not be able to natively play commercial Hollywood Blu-ray movies directly. You will still need to rip them using a utility (such as MakeMKV,) but now VLC will be able to play the decrypted full disk image
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Can you post where you found this? Need to update my article on this in case it's true.
 
Hellhammer said:
Can you post where you found this? Need to update my article on this in case it's true.
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Crap, I found it yesterday in a single article, but for now:

Changes between 1.1.13 and 2.0.0:
* Experimental Blu-Ray Discs support using libbluray
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libbluray
Legal: libbluray is DRM-circumvention free, and thus, safe to integrate in your software.
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NB: Most commercial Blu-Ray are protected by AACS or BD+ technologies and this library is not enough to playback those discs.
People interested in AACS technologies should have a look at libaacs.
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Ah, here it is: VLC 2.0 to ship this week with Blu-Ray support and a new UI
Better yet, it will ship with Blu-Ray support. Now hold your horses, partner. Don’t go thinking you’re going to be able to just go buy a Blu-Ray drive, pop in a disc, and play it on your Mac. No, no. This update supports unencrypted Blu-Rays. Your commercial disc filled to the brim with DRM will still require either a Windows playback or a DRM-cracking process. It’s slightly disappointing, I know, but it is a step in the right direction.
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Note that it is perfectly possible, in theory, for someone to branch VLC to include libaacs, so that it could natively play encrypted Blu-ray Discs, but as far as I know, there is no "public" project of such.
 
Hellhammer said:
Can you post where you found this? Need to update my article on this in case it's true.
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Actually, most sites have it wrong. There is no Blu-Ray for Mac right now.

http://obamapacman.com/2012/02/vlc-...lease-candidate-download-has-blu-ray-support/

This is the reality (and yes I have linked to the VLC developer who said the following, unlike the non-sourced and wrong info on 9to5 or macgasm):

2.0 can read unencrypted disks and AVCHD files on a “limited basis” on Linux and Windows. Once bugs are resolved, the feature will be available on OS X version.
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Anonymous Freak said:
Crap, I found it yesterday in a single article, but for now:

Changes between 1.1.13 and 2.0.0:


libbluray



Ah, here it is: VLC 2.0 to ship this week with Blu-Ray support and a new UI


Note that it is perfectly possible, in theory, for someone to branch VLC to include libaacs, so that it could natively play encrypted Blu-ray Discs, but as far as I know, there is no "public" project of such.
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Consultant said:
Actually, most sites have it wrong. There is no Blu-Ray for Mac right now.

http://obamapacman.com/2012/02/vlc-...lease-candidate-download-has-blu-ray-support/

This is the reality (and yes I have linked to the VLC developer who said the following, unlike the non-sourced and wrong info on 9to5 or macgasm):
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Thanks. There actually is a way to play encrypted BRs in OS X as well, although it's a bit complicated.
 
I downloaded it yesterday... I like the new black UI.

I wish I could disable the Playlist though... I don't feel like seeing the whole list of movies I've seen recently.
 
Things that need fixed:

- If you have video to open in a separate window, closing the video window closes the playlist/library window too.
- Pressing CMD+1 doesn't make the video the original size, or only works occasionally.
- Video always appears off in the corner first, rather than always fitting into the top right corner, where it was last closed.

Performance wise, everything seems fine.
 
vlc 2.0 cant play greek subs

Hi guys
I've got a Macbook pro mid 2010 and i upgrade my vlc to 2.0 and it doesnt plays greek subs.anyone can help?
 
I tried 2.0 this morning. Not impressed at all. It's full of bugs, we can't hide the menus and playbacks buttons anymore and all the managing stuff is really annoying. Will go back to 1.xx tomorrow.


KnightWRX said:
Why does the icon need to be such an ugly construction cone. :mad:
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I like the icon. Sorry, but you're biased because you live in Quebec, where there are construction cones everywhere all year long.
 
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