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VLC updated to 2.0.7

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 2.0.7. The new version, a 41.9 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Fix track selection for PowerPC machines. – Fix audio decoding for WMA Pro, MPEG 4 […]

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VLC updated to 2.0.6

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 2.0.6. The new version, a 41.9 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Support for Matroska v4 files. – Fix WMV, Ogg, AVI, MP4 and subtitles crashes and […]

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Perian 1.2.3 released

Late Tuesday, the Perian team released version 1.2.3 of Perian, the open-source QuickTime components effort that allows QuickTime to support and play a variety of additional formats beyond what it would normally be able to handle. The new version makes the following fixes and changes: – AVI, FLV, and MKV file formats. – MS-MPEG4 v1 […]

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How-To: View an AVI file on your iOS device

As nifty as Apple’s iOS devices are, there are some limitations. One of these hurdles is the ability to play videos in an AVI format, which isn’t supported by iTunes or the native video player in the iPhone and iPad. The cool cats at Mac|Life have thrown together a quick guide as to how to […]

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Prosoft releases Data Rescue 3.1 update

Amidst yesterday’s hubbub, Data Rescue II, Prosoft Engineering’s data rescue and recovery program, was updated to version 3.1 on Wednesday. The new version, a 13 megabyte download, features the following fixes and changes: – Runs natively as 64-bit on supported machines in Snow Leopard. – New Welcome window for easier access to suspended and completed […]