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Update VideoLAN has tweeted that the security issue reported by CERT-Bund is not as severe as claimed. VideoLAN says the issue lies in a third-party library, called libebml, that was fixed 16 months ago. VLC makers say that the claim was based on a previous (and outdated) version of VLC. Meanwhile, the VLC CVE has […]
Exactly a year ago, VLC announced the “Vetinari” version, aka VLC 3.0. Today, at the FOSDEM 2019 event, the development team described the massive changes that your open-source media platform is bringing with next major update, i.e., VLC version 4.0 Dropping the old interface, the new version, codenamed “Otto Chriek,” is revamping the entire media player’s UI design — at […]
Which is the best media player for Windows PC — If you’re looking for this question’s answer, you’re at the right place. Apart from being a feature-rich software, a media player also needs to be simple, intuitive, and lightweight. If we take these factors into account, players like VLC, GOM, Media Player Classic, etc., are […]
Honestly speaking, I have started using media player software less often. That’s probably because of the online streaming boom in the last couple of years. It’s hard to remember the last time I slid a DVD into my computer. Most of the time, I find myself binge-watching TV shows on Prime Video (it even has a […]
The XBMC Foundation has pushed out the latest bugfix release of their open source media player Kodi. Kodi 17.2 is an important addition to the Kodi v17 Krypton and a must-have update for Kodi users. Earlier, you might have read on Fossbytes that a recently discovered attack vector could be used to compromise a system with the […]
A new Cyber Attack Spreading through Vulnerable Subtitles which Downloaded by Victims Media Player and threatens more than 200 Millions of vulnerable Machine in worldwide which leads to complete take over to the infected machine . This cyber attack is delivered when movie subtitles are loaded by the user’s media player which is delivering by […]
Short Bytes: You might be using a media player daily to watch movies and videos, but few of you would be knowing that you can stream online videos using VLC. You can play online music and videos from like YouTube etc. The steps to network stream the content from these sources are pretty straightforward, and […]
Short Bytes: Using the rich ffmpeg video library written in C, you can make simple media applications. Based on the updated version of ffplay (sample program coming with ffmpeg), today I’m sharing a way to code your own media player in less than 1000 lines. If you’are having the knowledge of libraries used for creating video […]