VLC 2.0 is a major new version of the popular media player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It was released in February 2012 by VideoLAN, a project and a non-profit organization.

In this article, we will explain what are the main features and benefits of VLC 2.0 and how you can download and install it on your device.

VLC 2.0 has many improvements and new features that make it a powerful and versatile media player. Some of the highlights are:

• Faster decoding: VLC 2.0 can use multi-core, GPU, and mobile hardware to decode more formats, notably professional, HD and 10bits codecs.
• New rendering pipeline: VLC 2.0 has a new video output core and modules that allow subpicture blending in GPU, shader support in the OpenGL output, and new video filters to enhance your videos.
• New devices and BluRay support: VLC 2.0 supports many new devices such as iOS, Android and OS/2, and experimental support for BluRay discs (menus are deactivated in this release).
• New interface for Mac and Web: VLC 2.0 has a completely new, single window interface for Mac users, available in two colors: Lion grey and QTX black. It also has a new web interface that allows you to control running VLC instances with JSON requests.
• New formats and codecs support: VLC 2.0 can play more formats such as MKV, WebM, H.264, MPEG-4/Xvid, Jpeg-2000, Dirac, ProRes 422 and 4444, AVC/Intra, EBU subtitles (stl) and EIA-608.
• New libVLC: VLC 2.0 has switched from GPL to LGPLv2.1+ for its libVLC, libVLCcore and libcompat libraries, making them more accessible for developers. It also has new libVLC examples such as media player, photobooth and mediainfo clones.

VLC 2.0 is not only a media player but also a framework that can be used for various purposes such as streaming, transcoding, editing, capturing, etc. Some of the benefits of using VLC 2.0 are:

• Free and open source: VLC 2.0 is completely free to use and distribute, with no spyware, no ads and no user tracking. It is also open source, meaning that anyone can contribute to its development or modify it according to their needs.
• Cross-platform: VLC 2.0 runs on all platforms such as Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Unix, iOS, Android and more. You can use it on any device you own without compatibility issues.
• Plays everything: VLC 2.0 can play almost any file format or protocol you throw at it, without requiring any codec packs or plugins. You can enjoy your media files without worrying about compatibility or quality issues.
• Customizable: VLC 2.0 allows you to customize its appearance and functionality with skins, extensions and settings. You can create your own skins with VLC skin editor or install extensions to add more features to VLC.
• Professional: VLC 2.0 can handle professional formats and codecs such as ProRes, Dirac or EBU subtitles with ease. It also supports SDI and HD-SDI card input on Linux and has a new Dirac/VC-2 encoder that is faster than the previous one.
• Anime-friendly: VLC 2.0 has vastly improved MKV demuxer that supports linked segments and ordered chapter files. It also has correct support for FLAC, RV and Hi10p in MKV and various ASS subtitles improvements.

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