Finally new version of VLC ,VLC 2.0 is released . There are many new features like Faster decoding on multi-core ,Blue ray support etc .
New Features in VLC 2.0:
- Faster Decoding on multi core
- Experimental support for BluRay discs
- Support for 10bits codecs, WMV image and some other codecs.
- Correct support for FLAC, RV and Hi10p in MKV.
- New video outputs for Windows 7, Android, iOS and OS/2.
Click below link to know more about new features in VLC .
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/releases/2.0.0.html
Installation Instructions :
For Ubuntu 10.04
Open the terminal and run the following commands to install VLC 2.0 in Ubuntu 10.04:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:n-muench/vlc2
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install vlc
For Ubuntu 11.10 :
Open the terminal and run the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:n-muench/vlc
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install vlc
For Ubuntu 12:04 :
Users can install VLC 2.0 directly from Ubuntu software centre.