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I cherish the VLC.app for iPad that was pulled from the AppStore! It's just great to copy a movie in the app folder and know it will play in VLC without any con

I cherish the VLC.app for iPad that was pulled from the AppStore! It's just great to copy a movie in the app folder and know it will play in VLC without any conversion, etc. It's actually the reason we stopped taking the laptop while away for the weekend. I just put a movie on the iPad for VLC and we are good to go. Edit: But the new VLC on OSX is horrible. Had to revert to the older version, mostly due to the way on-screen-display changed.

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taligent 14y ago
You mean that giant pill shaped toolbar ? If so I hate it too. Raised a bug report for it being too large and one of the developers told me to buy a Retina Mac and that my 17inch MacBook Pro has too small a resolution.
- AmericanOP 14y ago
  In the public forums the devs have been very defensive about the UI redesign. I don't criticize easily, but it really does seem to stem from arrogance.
- feepk 14y ago
  This will be fixed in VLC 2.0.2 :)
reitzensteinm 14y ago
The new VLC really has regressed. It crashes for me now (I don't remember the last time it did before the latest update). Also, the audio delay for volume changes is multiple seconds instead of instant, and for some reason, the "repeat this video" is always on whenever I start it up. Plus, the interface is ugly. Even with all that though, VLC has regressed from being an amazingly solid piece of software to being merely above average.
- Zirro 14y ago
  Unless you have a different bug, "the audio delay for volume changes is multiple seconds instead of instant" was fixed in version 2.0.1 along with several other issues.
  - Dejital 14y ago
    The audio delay issue persists for me in version 2.0.1 like the parent commenter. Among other issues is an increase in random crashing. The new interface isn't particularly inviting, either. Reading through the other comments here has caused me to revert to the older version with which I was never unhappy with.
    - getsat 14y ago
      I also see it "rebuilding font cache" on every fresh start. Is anyone else seeing that? Very annoying.
      - mparlane 14y ago
        Yea, I get that on any 720p + movie. Basically any mkv that may have subtitle support.
      - crxpandion 14y ago
        If you download the latest build this problem was fixed for me. http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/macosx-intel/?C=M;O=D http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/macosx-intel/?C=M;O=D
withad 14y ago
I've lost count of the number of times I've gone to click play on the new OSX version of VLC and accidentally clicked forward or backward, completely losing my place in the video I was watching as it skips to another. Horrible UI.
Terretta 14y ago
Not to mention VLC 2.0 it breaking the helper libs needed for DVD backup. The fix should have been automatic: http://www.macworld.com/article/1165549/fix_handbrake_dvd_ripping_if_youve_installed_vlc_2_0.html http://www.macworld.com/article/1165549/fix_handbrake_dvd_ri...
- feepk 14y ago
  Sorry, but we aren't responsible for 3rd apps who try to use VLC's functionality in a completely unsupported way. Stuff within an application bundle is considered private and can change anytime. Anyway, we informed the Handbrake devs about a month prior to VLC's 2.0 release, which is why they came up with a fix in their latest version shortly after.
itg 14y ago
Try MPlayerX for OSX, I prefer it over the new VLC.
- cellularmitosis 14y ago
  I tried MPlayer OSX once, and found that it turned my mac's volume up to max everytime I played a video. Sorry guys, endangering my audio equipment is terminally bad QA in my book. No thanks.
  - oldschooltaper 14y ago
    If OSX is anything like other OS's, you have to turn down the volume through OSX, not mplayer. mplayer's volume control is a way to "fine tune" the system volume. It sounds like your system volume is set high to begin with. Lower it. Then launch mplayer. I would tell you how but I don't use OSX. Surely someone else can tell you, or you could learn yourself. It's worth learning how to use mplayer, if you are serious about audio.
    - cellularmitosis 14y ago
      Actually, it turn(ed) the system volume all the way up. But mplayer (command line) itself is awesome. It's the only thing I use on Linux.
xyzzyb 14y ago
Try hosting your video files on a Plex media server paired with the Plex iOS app. No need to copy files to the iPad, Plex streaming works great even over 3G. You can register your server with myPlex then sign on Plex clients to make getting to your video collection super easy. Custom video categories are fantastic for keeping track of programming screencasts. I just setup my Plex with Peepcode, Destroy All Software, and Railscasts categories and am very pleased with the setup. If I start watching a video on the Roku box on my TV, I can pick up where I left off on the iPad or my iPhone whether I'm at home or not.
- derefr 14y ago
  That doesn't really solve for the parent's use-case of > It's actually the reason we stopped taking the laptop while away for the weekend. I just put a movie on the iPad for VLC and we are good to go. though. You'd need to bring something to run Plex on.
  - xyzzyb 14y ago
    Plex runs on a computer at home. You then stream that computer's media over the Internet on the iPad/iPhone using the Plex app. To make things super-easy you can register your home Plex server on myPlex and sign into it using myPlex on the iPad/iPhone. Bam! No need to bring a computer OR move files to the device. You can even stream over 3G with pretty decent quality.
    - adaml_623 14y ago
      I think the previous poster understood the technical details and was implying that internet access is not always there. Also a lot of people have limited mobile quotas so wouldn't want to use their 3G connection for streaming something.
    - base698 14y ago
      That works so well on an airplane without wifi, or a tent in a valley in the wilderness :)
efnx 14y ago
VLC is open source right? It would be nice if they put up the source for the iPad app so at least developers could make a build for themselves.
- zachanker 14y ago
  Seems that they do http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-ios.html http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-ios.html unless it's a different iOS version of VLC than the one on the app store that was removed.
  - efnx 14y ago
    Perfect! Thank you for finding that! I skimmed their site but obviously not deep enough.
  - res0nat0r 14y ago
    I'm debating buying an iPad and not being able to play all media formats is a big one. Can I drag mkv 720p files to my iPad and will VLC play them if I can get it installed via above? Also hows the battery life if trying to play a 720p or 1080p file?
    - drzaiusapelord 14y ago
      FWIW my Android Transformer plays everything using MX player. There's a seperate install for the codecs, but its easy and painless. All in the android play store. No sideloading needed.
- SiVal 14y ago
  How would this help? (And I'm actually asking, not disputing.) I don't have an iPad. Does Apple allow you to load your own app (as in an app you write or at least compile for yourself) onto your own iPad, or do you have to load everything through the store, which requires getting Apple's approval? If you can't directly load your own app (which is my, perhaps mistaken, impression), how would having the source help? If you can, then that sounds like a potential solution.
ralfd 14y ago
There are only two programs I reversed a version update: - Skype back to 2.8 - VLC back to 1.1.12

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taligent 14y ago

You mean that giant pill shaped toolbar ? If so I hate it too. Raised a bug report for it being too large and one of the developers told me to buy a Retina Mac and that my 17inch MacBook Pro has too small a resolution.

AmericanOP 14y ago
In the public forums the devs have been very defensive about the UI redesign. I don't criticize easily, but it really does seem to stem from arrogance.
feepk 14y ago
This will be fixed in VLC 2.0.2 :)

reitzensteinm 14y ago

The new VLC really has regressed. It crashes for me now (I don't remember the last time it did before the latest update). Also, the audio delay for volume changes is multiple seconds instead of instant, and for some reason, the "repeat this video" is always on whenever I start it up. Plus, the interface is ugly. Even with all that though, VLC has regressed from being an amazingly solid piece of software to being merely above average.

Zirro 14y ago
Unless you have a different bug, "the audio delay for volume changes is multiple seconds instead of instant" was fixed in version 2.0.1 along with several other issues.
- Dejital 14y ago
  The audio delay issue persists for me in version 2.0.1 like the parent commenter. Among other issues is an increase in random crashing. The new interface isn't particularly inviting, either. Reading through the other comments here has caused me to revert to the older version with which I was never unhappy with.
  - getsat 14y ago
    I also see it "rebuilding font cache" on every fresh start. Is anyone else seeing that? Very annoying.
    - mparlane 14y ago
      Yea, I get that on any 720p + movie. Basically any mkv that may have subtitle support.
    - crxpandion 14y ago
      If you download the latest build this problem was fixed for me. http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/macosx-intel/?C=M;O=D http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/macosx-intel/?C=M;O=D

withad 14y ago

I've lost count of the number of times I've gone to click play on the new OSX version of VLC and accidentally clicked forward or backward, completely losing my place in the video I was watching as it skips to another. Horrible UI.

Terretta 14y ago

Not to mention VLC 2.0 it breaking the helper libs needed for DVD backup. The fix should have been automatic: http://www.macworld.com/article/1165549/fix_handbrake_dvd_ripping_if_youve_installed_vlc_2_0.html http://www.macworld.com/article/1165549/fix_handbrake_dvd_ri...

feepk 14y ago
Sorry, but we aren't responsible for 3rd apps who try to use VLC's functionality in a completely unsupported way. Stuff within an application bundle is considered private and can change anytime. Anyway, we informed the Handbrake devs about a month prior to VLC's 2.0 release, which is why they came up with a fix in their latest version shortly after.

itg 14y ago

Try MPlayerX for OSX, I prefer it over the new VLC.

cellularmitosis 14y ago
I tried MPlayer OSX once, and found that it turned my mac's volume up to max everytime I played a video. Sorry guys, endangering my audio equipment is terminally bad QA in my book. No thanks.
- oldschooltaper 14y ago
  If OSX is anything like other OS's, you have to turn down the volume through OSX, not mplayer. mplayer's volume control is a way to "fine tune" the system volume. It sounds like your system volume is set high to begin with. Lower it. Then launch mplayer. I would tell you how but I don't use OSX. Surely someone else can tell you, or you could learn yourself. It's worth learning how to use mplayer, if you are serious about audio.
  - cellularmitosis 14y ago
    Actually, it turn(ed) the system volume all the way up. But mplayer (command line) itself is awesome. It's the only thing I use on Linux.

xyzzyb 14y ago

Try hosting your video files on a Plex media server paired with the Plex iOS app. No need to copy files to the iPad, Plex streaming works great even over 3G. You can register your server with myPlex then sign on Plex clients to make getting to your video collection super easy. Custom video categories are fantastic for keeping track of programming screencasts. I just setup my Plex with Peepcode, Destroy All Software, and Railscasts categories and am very pleased with the setup. If I start watching a video on the Roku box on my TV, I can pick up where I left off on the iPad or my iPhone whether I'm at home or not.

derefr 14y ago
That doesn't really solve for the parent's use-case of > It's actually the reason we stopped taking the laptop while away for the weekend. I just put a movie on the iPad for VLC and we are good to go. though. You'd need to bring something to run Plex on.
- xyzzyb 14y ago
  Plex runs on a computer at home. You then stream that computer's media over the Internet on the iPad/iPhone using the Plex app. To make things super-easy you can register your home Plex server on myPlex and sign into it using myPlex on the iPad/iPhone. Bam! No need to bring a computer OR move files to the device. You can even stream over 3G with pretty decent quality.
  - adaml_623 14y ago
    I think the previous poster understood the technical details and was implying that internet access is not always there. Also a lot of people have limited mobile quotas so wouldn't want to use their 3G connection for streaming something.
  - base698 14y ago
    That works so well on an airplane without wifi, or a tent in a valley in the wilderness :)

efnx 14y ago

VLC is open source right? It would be nice if they put up the source for the iPad app so at least developers could make a build for themselves.

zachanker 14y ago
Seems that they do http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-ios.html http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-ios.html unless it's a different iOS version of VLC than the one on the app store that was removed.
- efnx 14y ago
  Perfect! Thank you for finding that! I skimmed their site but obviously not deep enough.
- res0nat0r 14y ago
  I'm debating buying an iPad and not being able to play all media formats is a big one. Can I drag mkv 720p files to my iPad and will VLC play them if I can get it installed via above? Also hows the battery life if trying to play a 720p or 1080p file?
  - drzaiusapelord 14y ago
    FWIW my Android Transformer plays everything using MX player. There's a seperate install for the codecs, but its easy and painless. All in the android play store. No sideloading needed.
SiVal 14y ago
How would this help? (And I'm actually asking, not disputing.) I don't have an iPad. Does Apple allow you to load your own app (as in an app you write or at least compile for yourself) onto your own iPad, or do you have to load everything through the store, which requires getting Apple's approval? If you can't directly load your own app (which is my, perhaps mistaken, impression), how would having the source help? If you can, then that sounds like a potential solution.

ralfd 14y ago

There are only two programs I reversed a version update: - Skype back to 2.8 - VLC back to 1.1.12