VLC 1.2 nightly build released with redesigned UI and numerous new features (PPA available)

Submitted by razvi on November 29, 2011 - 21:10

VLC is definitely a mature, fully featured media player suitable for playing numerous media formats and packed with tons of options to be configured.

The main development version, VLC 1.2, has started to take a decent shape in terms of stability and gained interesting features as well as polish in the UI.

What is new in VLC 1.2 nightly build?

  • redesigned bottom control-bar with hidden status-bar (is thinner now with a blueish progress-bar and rearranged buttons, giving a consistent feel and a better integration into the window)

  • innovative features (open VLC-->Preferences-->check Pause on the last frame of a video in order to pause the running video when you minimize VLC and start that paused video when you restore its position on the desktop by unminimazing it)
  • improved subtitles rendering and additional tweaking abilities (option to choose the text color and its outline color, possibility to add shadow, etc)

  • improved Blu-Ray integration via the libluray library (still in its early beginnings)
  • numerous video output filters rewritten
  • new tweaking options in almost every Preferences window

How do we install VLC 1.2 nightly build?
Add the following development (probably unstable) PPA (Maverick, Natty, Oneiric, Precise)

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:videolan/master-daily

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install vlc

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