VLC for Apple TV Now Available on tvOS App Store

[MacRumors]

Following a lengthy beta testing period, VideoLAN has announced that its VLC app is now available for the fourth-generation Apple TV on the tvOS App Store.

The app is a full port of the VLC media player and supports virtually all video formats in line with the VLC for iOS app. There are also many tvOS-specific features.

- Content Discovery: The app automatically discovers video files stored on your local network, using the SMB, UPnP media server, FTP and PLEX protocols. You can browse through videos with the Siri Remote and select content for playback. During playback, subtitles can be added from OpenSubtitles.org.

- Saved Logins: Login credentials can be securely stored on the Apple TV and will be synchronized to and from your iPhone and iPad.

- Remote Playback: VLC displays an IP address under the Remote Playback menu on Apple TV. This address can be typed into your computer's web browser, and an interface will pop up allowing you to drag and drop a file to play it on your TV remotely.

You can drag and drop multiple files to queue them. The files will remain available locally on the Apple TV until its internal storage is maxed out. The web interface can be used for remote play, pause and seeking.

For playback of a network stream URL on your TV, just paste it to the field and push return. Once playback concludes, you will find it in the Network Stream view for future use. Like for files, you can send multiple URLs rows in a row and they will be attached to the playback queue.

- Playback: VLC for the Apple TV supports basic play, pause and seek controls. You can navigate the app by chapter and titles or select from multiple audio and subtitles tracks. Other features include custom playback speed and hatchet.is integration for artist imagery and biographies.

VLC is currently beta testing Apple TV support for cloud services Dropbox, OneDrive and Box. The feature will be available in the near future.

Article Link: VLC for Apple TV Now Available on tvOS App Store

 

[LiE_]

Many will be very happy at this addition to the app store.

But since this is mac rumours, most will be disgusted and outraged.

 

[Alexrat1996]

i downloaded it will try it out and report back

 

[Serban]

what can you do with VLC on TV? i never use it. i use plex for streaming movies since apple tv streaming is a little bit laggy

 

[jimsowden]

Outstanding news.

 

[justgeig]

WOAH. Remote playback is huge if it works well. Can't wait to get home and try it out!

The new Apple TV is so underutilized, the potential is through the roof. Come on developers! We are hungry for your apps and will pay money for them!

 

[wesk702]

what can you do with VLC on TV? i never use it. i use plex for streaming movies since apple tv streaming is a little bit laggy

Pretty much same stuff, but once they add cloud support, that addition should help it stand out. The subtitles.org pull is pretty nice.

 

[peglegjack]

what can you do with VLC on TV? i never use it. i use plex for streaming movies since apple tv streaming is a little bit laggy

Torrented files/movies/TV shows right? I mean that's why people want Plex and this right? Can I just go ahead and say it?

 

[thekeyring]

I've been looking for a way of using my Apple TV to play ripped DVDs without AirPlay - hopefully this is the answer.

 

[Serban]

Torrented files/movies/TV shows right? I mean that's why people want Plex and this right? Can I just go ahead and say it?

i have a lot of movies and concerts collections on my mac, thats why

 

[Michaelgtrusa]

Good news, but the Mac version is way behind.

 

[Serban]

I've been looking for a way of using my Apple TV to play ripped DVDs without AirPlay - hopefully this is the answer.

yes, what is the problem with Airplay? since plex and other apps stream perfectly any video at 60 fps..why airplay is not improved to do the same?

 

[b1wils1]

using it right now. appears to work quite well...it finds vuze on my laptop with no config and i can play files instantaneously. i know other services do this as well, but this good news. more apps on ATV are a great thing! i love mine.

 

[RickInHouston]

Torrented files/movies/TV shows right? I mean that's why people want Plex and this right? Can I just go ahead and say it?

How about my ripped dvd's and blurays I buy???

 

[Tech198]

Give it time.

tvOS will get a bogged down with with the thousands of apps just like we're used to with iOS..

VLC is a good start,, now lets build up from there. on-ward ho ...!

 

[MH01]

Good news, will give it a go.

Infuse is by far the best I have tried.

Very disappointed in Plex.

 

[davester]

Well that's green lights for me to finally buy one!

 

[Plutonius]

I have Plex. What advantages does this have ?

 

[teknishn]

I'm excited about this, but disappointed that it doesn't appear to have NFS support. I'm going to test connecting to my NAS movies via SMB instead and see how it does..... but NFS is much faster than SMB.

 

[trekkie604]

Looks cool. I shall try this when I get home, however I'm pretty hooked on Air Video HD and have been using it for years. Their TV App does not require my iDevice to sling to the TV anymore which is awesome.

 

[phillipduran]

How about my ripped dvd's and blurays I buy???

Unless they have a digital copy included, I think the process of ripping them is a DRM violation even if you bought them. For the record, it's a silly law and needs to be changed. You should be able to rip your purchased items, if for nothing else, to make a backup of the media which is fragile.

 

[hagar]

I still use iTunes and Home Sharing to watch my videos the Apple way. With VideoDrive all my videos are tagged and imported in iTunes. Great to organise movie and TV shows with it. And incompatible videos are converted in the background with HandBrake so I can also sync them to iOS.

Maybe I'm the only one still using iTunes and probably, PLEX has some great features I'm missing out on, but I like to do it the Apple way as much as possible.

 

[tbone7467]

Looks cool. I shall try this when I get home, however I'm pretty hooked on Air Video HD and have been using it for years. Their TV App does not require my iDevice to sling to the TV anymore which is awesome.

I love Air Video HD its my go to video choice. I need to find something that can play my DVD ISO back up files. I had a boxee box but that died. I would love the appletv 4 but not sure if any 3rd parties support ISO files.

 

[Spendlove]

I am currently using Plex which is amazing. What does VLC bring to the table to encourage me to install it?

 

[Binarymix]

Torrented files/movies/TV shows right? I mean that's why people want Plex and this right? Can I just go ahead and say it?

Take a pirate to know a pirate peg leg.

I torrent tv shows I've missed. I pay for cable so I don't see why not. Apple TV is a lot more intuitive than my crappy PVR, which seems to randomly NOT record shows I tell it to.