VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network. It doesn't need any external codec or program to work. Free, Open Source and cross-platform Independant of systems codecs to support most video types Live recording Instant pausing and Frame-by-Frame support Finer speed controls New HD codecs (AES3, Dolby Digital Plus, TrueHD, Blu- Ray Linear PCM, Real Video 3.0 and 4.0, ...) New formats (Raw Dirac, M2TS, ...) and major improvements in many formats... New Dirac encoder and MP3 fixed-point encoder Video scaling in fullscreen RTSP Trickplay support Zipped file playback Customizable toolbars Easier encoding GUI in Qt interface Better integration in Gtk environments MTP devices on linux AirTunes streaming New skin for the skins2 interface