VideoLAN's VLC is the premier video and audio player. It is the most widely used video player on Windows and has made many a Mac user's life easier since it arrived on the Mac.
The first thing that you will notice is that VLC is made up of two windows when you are playing video: the video player and the control window.
Performance-wise VLC does a pretty good job playing most standard-definition files. It plays HD files well, but at times, there is some choppiness. The great problem that VLC for Mac faces is that it still does not support hardware acceleration. The Windows counterpart does, and thus it performs much better. Another problem I had with VLC is that subtitle font size is a bit weird to set up. I wish it had a more intuitive way to set the size. Other than that, the player is great. It supports virtually every format that you can think of and plays most with excellence. It has a web interface for you to control it from a web browser or iPhone. It can convert files to other formats and it can even be configured to stream video to other devices.
In short, VLC is the greatest video player that is lightweight and powerful. It has some nuisances, but what doesn't? Life wouldn't be the same without it right now. It has an extensive hotkey support and some power features.
Pros
- Plays almost all formats
- Great interface
- Powerful under the hood
Cons
- Not the best performance playing high-def content
This player is quite comfortable to use. It supports various standard file formats and has an easy-to-operate interface, which I think can even be called intuitive. The two windows - the movie one and the controls one - are not that comfortable at first, but you easily get used to them.
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