Video Lan Client, the nigh-indispensable open source media player for multiple audio and video formats (MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Divx, ogg, etc.), was updated to version 1.1.8. The new version, a 25.2 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes:

- Security update regarding video width concerning some demuxers.

- Support for a new Dirac encoder based on libschroedinger.

- Package of the new VP8/Webm encoder ‘Bali’.

- Notable updates in .mp4, .ogg, .ape demuxers.

- Major updates in most language translations.

- Fixes in skins2 supports of Winamp2 skins.

- Upgrade on the look of VLC for Mac OS X.

- Auto-detection for .txt subtitles is fixed.

- Fixes on Windows integration, notably regarding volume keys.

- Codecs updates.

- Many miscellaneous fixes.

VLC 1.1.8 requires Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and run.

If you’ve tried the new version and have any feedback to offer, let us know in the comments.