The full form of VLC is VideoLAN Client. It is a cross-platform, open-source media player. It was produced by VideoLAN and is available to everyone without cost. It supports all mobile devices and operating systems and is available in app stores.
VLC supports sound-visual formats like DivX/Xvid, MPEG, Ogg, and others, in addition to DVDs and VCDs. It is created in a modular style so that you may choose from a variety of modules and choose which ones will best manage and show the output.
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Facts
- Multimedia files can be stored in a variety of formats and transmitted over networks via VLC.
- Students from the French Engineering School worked on the VideoLAN project as an academic assignment in 1996. They made the decision to watch TV on their PCs. They created VideoLAN Server and VideoLAN Client in order to stream and read MPEG2.
- On February 1st, 2001, it was released under the name VLC media player. It has been accessible on the Google Play Store for Android apps since 2011.
VLC Characteristics
- Due to its packet-based architecture, VLC can also play damaged, partial, or unfinished pictures.
- The USB drive or another external disc can be used to mount it or run it directly.