The VideoLAN project has announced the release of the first version of the Goldeneye branch of VLC: 1.0.0.
This major release introduces many new features, new formats and new codecs to the VLC multimedia framework and fixes a very high number of bugs that were present in the 0.9.x or 0.8.6 versions.
VLC 1.0.0 Features: * 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