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VLC 3.0 released, gets HDR, Chromecast support and tons of bug fixes

By Ng Chong Seng - on 13 Feb 2018, 1:00am

VLC 3.0 released, gets HDR, Chromecast support and tons of bug fixes

VLC, the media player that many people install when they get a new PC, has recently hit version 3.0, and it’s a huge update. In addition to over 1,500 bug fixes, it has added many new features to address many longstanding complaints from users.

Here a summary of VLC 3.0 Vetinari’s key features:

  • Hardware decoding for 4K and 8K
  • HDR support (Windows 10 for now)
  • 360 video and 3D audio
  • Audio passthrough for HD audio codecs
  • Streaming to Chromecast devices
  • Playing of Blu-ray Java (BD-J) menus
  • Browsing of local network drives

 

 

VLC 3.0 is available for Windows and MacOS, and you can download them here. Android and iOS users can check their respective app store for the update.

For those interested in the nitty-gritty, a detailed changelog can be found here.

Source: VLC.

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