vlc
VLC can also be used as a streaming server that duplicates the stream it reads and multicasts them through the network to other clients, or serves them through HTTP.
VLC has support for on-the-fly transcoding of audio and video formats, either for broadcasting purposes or for movie format transformations. Support for most output methods is provided by this package, but features can be added by installing additional plugins: * vlc-plugin-access-extra * vlc-plugin-fluidsynth * vlc-plugin-jack * vlc-plugin-notify * vlc-plugin-samba * vlc-plugin-skins2 * vlc-plugin-svg * vlc-plugin-video-splitter * vlc-plugin-visualization
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Long time Windows user who just migrated to the awesome Linux Mint...very familiar with VLC because I used it on Windows for a decade, so I was happy to see this familiar face in the repository. Just two things I'd like to see on VLC: gapless playback (which every other music app I've tried has), and the ability to change the interface color. Yes, there are skins for VLC, but they're so outdated. Other than that, this is a superb app that plays everything I've thrown at it, including odd sound files like .au and .mo3. VLC lets me capture streaming video, too, which is amazing.
VLC 3.0.20 Vetinari, installed from https://www.videolan.org/vlc/ (it recommended Ubuntu version, so Snap installation) has miniature text. Change Menu entry to: env QT_SCALE_FACTOR=1.5 BAMF_DESKTOP_FILE_HINT=/var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications/vlc_vlc.desktop /snap/bin/vlc %U
Beautiful. Lets me make my songs slow and reverb, which gives me a nostalgic vibe. Also reads DVDs.
My favorite media player. I have been using it for years and nothing else I've found along the way comes close.
Ganz gut auf Linux Mint, hat aber ab und zu ein paar Probleme bei der Wiedergabe und der Ansteuerung der Soundkarte. Ist immer ein auf und ab mit dem kleinen Kerl hier.
been using this for as long as possible, i can't even remember using anything else for more than a month, its just that reliable of a software
Historically my favorite media player, but in LM 22 some videos like AOM AV1 don't work when they work fine in celluloid. There my be a fix, but even if so, this is suboptimal compared to out of the box celluloid.
lm 22, vlc installed via software manager, i wanted custom dark theme / skin, in preferences i navigated to .local/share/vlc, & clicked the only file that was there, since instructions on net said custom themes should be in .local/share/vlc/skins (non existing), & vlc said byebye aufiderzen sajonara, & disappeared into wilds of africa. reinstall please! no avail. vlc please come back! no you clicked something i did not approved, nor did your nor any other goverment. please, vlc! no you go f yourself, i am sick of playing your midis, i hate midis. vlc, please! no, i said no, and i mean no. ok i will report you as a lousy media player. hey, everybody, vlc is a lousy media player
Es una aplicación excepcional, su interfaz es intuitiva, fácil de aprender, tiene un soporte perfecto y un muy buen rendimiento.
Quite impressive cross-platform software that seamlessly allows interconversion of various audio and video formats.
A/O 02/26/2025 this is now badly broken. Used and working great for several years. 1) noticed all my settings changed, reset & tried to watch a video, studdering playback, no full screen, jumpy video / audio OK. Tried to check with another video, all settings gone again, upper tool bar GONE, Not response no way to exit/close program but with Terminal. Shut it down, restarted, same story, settings, controls gone after 1 badly rendered video, again. My system and all else is working normaly. I've uninstalled and reinstalled but issues remain. Unusable so Uninstalled waiting for fix.
According to the VLC website the curent version is 3.0.20, but when I install it for Linux Mint, via the webpage they direct me to, it remains v3.0.16. I am missing the GOOM audio visualisation. Is this a VLC bug or a Mint bug???
As of yesterday at Linux Mint 22.1 VLC has stopped working. It breaks down when starting. The problem was in the GPU driver.