Arcolite Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 It's probably worth mentioning that the official MSIs may be defective due to this bug... https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/18985 Yay! Finally they've made MSI installers Boooo! You can't make a transform for it They seem to have stopped releasing the NSIS script too
Arthur Posted June 25, 2018 Author Posted June 25, 2018 (edited) They seem to have stopped releasing the NSIS script too The source code for the installers is still available in their Git repository. NSIS: https://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=tree;f=extras/package/win32/NSIS MSI: https://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=tree;f=extras/package/win32/msi Edited June 25, 2018 by Arthur 1
Arthur Posted July 25, 2018 Author Posted July 25, 2018 Huawei smartphones have now been blacklisted by VLC. https://twitter.com/videolan/status/1022033608670961665
Arthur Posted September 1, 2018 Author Posted September 1, 2018 v3.0.4 has been released. Download: Windows: 64-bit, 32-bit (EXE) / 64-bit, 32-bit (MSI) / macOS Changes between 3.0.3 and 3.0.4: -------------------------------- [b]Decoder[/b]: * Blacklist some intel GPU when decoding HEVC * Decode AV1 streams * Fix playback of low-fps files * Fix hardware decoding of low-latency sliced H.264 streams on macOS * Fix seeking with streams containing WebVTT subtitles * Fix decoding some CC-608 streams with roll-up * Fix crashes with LPCM streams * Fix colorspace of JPEG, PNG and screen inputs * Fix MediaCodec rotation handling [b]Demux[/b]: * Improve FLV fps detection * Fix some ogg/flac * Improve support for broken HEVC inside MKV * Fix some AVI regression for broken files and for DVAudio * Support files splitted in the .mts%d pattern * Fixes for MKV seeking * Fix for MP4 disabled track selection * Fix playback of incomplete RAR files (downloading) [b]Audio Output[/b]: * Improve iOS session management and resume-from-pause * Improve macOS audio performance * Support 44.1kHz DTS passthrough * Fix crashes on DirectSound output [b]Video Output[/b]: * Fix some crash in Direct3D11/Direct3D9 because of sensors * Fix some broken DVD subtitles rendering (OpenGL, notably) * Fix crashes on old mac machines, after some time * Fix memleaks on the EGL output (Android notably) * Fix misc display in Direct3D11 due to broken drivers * Fix potential green screen on Windows XP [b]Text renderer[/b]: * Fix rendering of arabic fonts fallback on macOS * Fix head buffer overflow on macOS with some fonts * Fix rendering of fonts with specific fonts * Fix some RTL rendering [b]Misc[/b]: * Fix live555, macOS-UI, screen capture crashes * Change the extension registration names on Windows * Fix VLM 'now' date * Fixes on the HTTPD server * Fix on the NTservice registration * Fix --stop-time option * Fix ChromeCast compatibility with web interface * Fix subtitles alignment * Fix infinite recursion on directory playback * Fix detection SAT>IP servers [b]Qt[/b]: * Fix tooltip display when using Wayland [b]macOS[/b]: * macOS 10.7.5 is required now, VLC will no longer launch on earlier releases * Fix delay and fps setting in subtitle dialog * Modernized and improved support for media keys * Fix issues with drag and drop of playlist items * Fix support for audio capturing with qtsound module * Fix layout issues in the Convert and Save panel Translations: * Update of most translations 1
Arthur Posted December 27, 2018 Author Posted December 27, 2018 v3.0.5 has been released. Download: Windows: 64-bit, 32-bit (EXE) / 64-bit, 32-bit (MSI) / macOS Changes between 3.0.4 and 3.0.5: -------------------------------- [b]Access[/b]: * Improve RTSP playback * BluRay fixes and improvements, notably for menus and seeking * Improve the UDP/RTP truncated issue [b]Codec[/b]: * Add a new AV1 decoder based on dav1d library * Enable libaom decoder by default * Fix decoding of some HEVC streams with macOS hardware decoding [b]Demux[/b]: * MP4: Fix reading of some HDR metadata * Miscellaneous AV1 demuxing improvements * Fix CAF integer-underflow * Fix an MKV crash on iOS 12.0, on iPhone XS phones [b]Packetizer[/b]: * Add an AV1 packetizer [b]macOS[/b]: * Starting with VLC 3.0.5, VLC will be distributed with runtime hardening enabled on macOS Mojave. All external VLC plugins need to be signed by a DeveloperID certificate in order to continue working with the official VLC package. * Update the VLC dark UI to better match the dark mode of macOS Mojave * Fix convert & save panel stream option [b]Audio output[/b]: * Fix corking when the playback state is paused * Improve corking on Android [b]Video Output[/b]: * Fix Direct3D11 tone-mapping when HDR is displayed on an SDR screen * More accurate colours for SD sources in Direct3D11 * Disable hardware decoding on some old Intel GPUs * Fix zero-copy GPU acceleration on AMD RX Vega * Misc Direct3D11 fixes [b]Miscellaneaous[/b]: * Improve ChromeCast * Update numerous 3rd party libraries, including for minor security issues * Update Youtube support * Fix subtitles rendering with specific fonts with negative horizontal advance
Arthur Posted January 10, 2019 Author Posted January 10, 2019 VLC is adding AirPlay support and will reach 3 billion downloads VLC, the open-source video player app, is announcing two major milestones from CES today. The development team, Videolan — along with Jean-Baptiste Kempf, one of the lead developers — told Variety at CES that it’ll be adding AirPlay support, allowing users to transmit videos from their iPhone (or Android) to their Apple TV. The update could be released for the primary VLC app in "about a month", for free. However, VLC tells The Verge there’s no specific release date yet: Just like with Chromecast, we intend to support AirPlay on any platform. There is no release date yet at all. We would like it to be part of VLC 4, which is the next major release we are currently working on. We will let you know in advance once we define a date. The second major milestone for VLC is that it’s closing in on 3 billion user downloads. That’s a lot of downloads, and you could argue that the Videolan team deserves the success they’ve seen so far. After all, it would seem as if the Videolan team has been keeping busy, after adding Chromecast support to VLC last February.
Arthur Posted January 24, 2019 Author Posted January 24, 2019 Boooo! You can't make a transform for it There's now an unofficial PowerShell script that can automatically fix VLC's MSI so you can then create a transform. 👍 Fixing VLC’s MSI Package This script leverages Deployment Tools Foundation (DTF), a very useful .NET wrapper around the Windows Installer API that comes from the WiX Toolset. It also shoehorns in WiMakCab.vbs from the now defunct Windows Installer SDK to perform the cab file operations. However I’ve learnt a bit more about DTF whilst writing this and discovered I’ve re-inventing the wheel with some functions that are already covered in the API, so I aim to produce a 2.0 that handles the cabs natively! Simply put your VLC MSI packages you want to rebuild into the Input folder and run Rebuild-Msi.ps1. Then you will be able to modify the package to tweak shortcuts, automatic updates, privacy settings, file associations, etc without it breaking on you.
Arthur Posted June 7, 2019 Author Posted June 7, 2019 v3.0.7 has been released. This one also contains a lot of fixes for security vulnerabilities. Download: Windows: 64-bit, 32-bit (EXE) / 64-bit, 32-bit (MSI) / macOS Changes between 3.0.6 and 3.0.7: -------------------------------- [b]Access[/b] * Improve Blu-ray support * Fix sftp module build with libssh >= 1.8.1 [b]Audio output[/b] * Fix pass-through on Android-23 * Fix DirectSound drain [b]Demux[/b] * Improve MP4 support [b]Video Output[/b] * Fix 12 bits sources playback with Direct3D11 * Fix crash on iOS * Fix midstream aspect-ratio changes when Windows hardware decoding is on * Fix HLG display with Direct3D11 [b]Stream Output[/b] * Improve Chromecast support with new ChromeCast apps [b]macOS[/b] * Fix UPNP service discovery, services are discovered on the highest priority active network interface now * Fix video distortion on macOS Mojave [b]Misc[/b] * Update Youtube, Dailymotion, Vimeo, Soundcloud scripts * Work around busy looping when playing an invalid item with loop enabled [b]Translations[/b] * Update of most translations [b]Security[/b] * Fix multiple buffer overflows in the ps demuxer * Fix a buffer overflow when copying a biplanar YUV image * Fix multiple buffer overflows in the faad decoder * Fix buffer overflow in the svcdsub decoder * Fix buffer overflows in the ogg muxer & demuxer * Fix buffer overflows in libavformat demuxer * Fix multiple buffer overflows in the MKV demuxer * Fix a buffer overflow in the MP4 demuxer * Fix a buffer overflow in the textst decoder * Fix a buffer overflow in the webvtt decoder * Fix a buffer overflow in the ASF demux * Fix a buffer overflow in the UPNP SD * Fix use after free in the ogg demuxer * Fix multiple use after free in the MKV demuxer * Fix multiple use after free in the DMO decoder * Fix integer underflow in the MKV demuxer * Fix an updater NULL pointer dereference on invalid signing keys * Fix NULL pointer dereference in the MKV demuxer * Fix an integer overflow in the spudec decoder * Fix an integer overflow in the nsc demuxer * Fix an integer overflow in the avi demuxer * Fix reads of uninitialized pointers in the MKV demuxer * Fix a floating point exception in the MKV demuxer * Fix an infinite loop in the flac packetizer
Arthur Posted June 11, 2019 Author Posted June 11, 2019 v3.0.7.1 has been released. Download: Windows: 64-bit, 32-bit (EXE) / 64-bit, 32-bit (MSI) / macOS Changes between 3.0.7 and 3.0.7.1: ---------------------------------- Access: * Update libbluray to 1.1.2 macOS: * Fix Blu-Ray Java menu playback regression in 3.0.7 Video Output: * Fix hardware acceleration with some AMD drivers * Improve Direct3D 11 HDR support
kennysarmy Posted July 2, 2019 Posted July 2, 2019 v3.0.7.1 has been released. Download: Windows: 64-bit, 32-bit (EXE) / 64-bit, 32-bit (MSI) / macOS Changes between 3.0.7 and 3.0.7.1: ---------------------------------- Access: * Update libbluray to 1.1.2 macOS: * Fix Blu-Ray Java menu playback regression in 3.0.7 Video Output: * Fix hardware acceleration with some AMD drivers * Improve Direct3D 11 HDR support Thanks. Just downloaded and created a test OU and deployed out a treat. Question though, does the base install require any tweaking to make it student proof? I noticed a "Privacy and Network Access Policy" pop-up on first use.
Arthur Posted July 2, 2019 Author Posted July 2, 2019 I noticed a "Privacy and Network Access Policy" pop-up on first use. There are a couple of different methods to get rid of this prompt. Create a text file called in vlcrc (no extension) in C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\vlc or %APPDATA%\vlc (for existing users) containing the following. [qt4] qt-privacy-ask=0 qt-updates-notif=0 Add the following switches to the shortcut(s). --no-qt-updates-notif --no-qt-privacy-ask Note. Unless you also add these switches to the relevant places in the registry, they won't have any effect on the audio and video files that users play in VLC through File Explorer.
OhMyGoodness Posted July 15, 2019 Posted July 15, 2019 Apologies for the delay. Been super busy today. I have uploaded a copy of my SCCM application for VLC here.[/code] Could you please share your PSADT File again? I made one but it's not working as expected...
Arthur Posted July 15, 2019 Author Posted July 15, 2019 (edited) I made one but it's not working as expected... Were you using the EXE or the MSI installer with the script? Could you please share your PSADT File again? I'll try to upload it later today. Edited July 15, 2019 by Arthur
OhMyGoodness Posted July 17, 2019 Posted July 17, 2019 Were you using the EXE or the MSI installer with the script? I am using the EXE.
OhMyGoodness Posted July 23, 2019 Posted July 23, 2019 I'll try to upload it later today. Could you find anything?
Arthur Posted July 23, 2019 Author Posted July 23, 2019 Could you find anything? Apologies for the delay. I have attached the PSADT script below.VLC Media Player v3.0.7.1 (x64) - PSADT.zip 2
6Foot2 Posted January 18, 2021 Posted January 18, 2021 Link: VLC 3.0.12 for Windows 64 bits 3.0.12 Fixes VLC 3.0.12 is the thirteenth update of "Vetinari": Add native support for Apple Silicon Fix audio distortion when starting playback on macOS Fix crashes with Direct3D video filters Fix adaptive streaming resolution settings handling Add support for RIST protocol Visual improvements on macOS Big Sur Several web interface fixes YouTube &Vocaroo scripts updates And some security issues 1
6Foot2 Posted May 15, 2021 Posted May 15, 2021 Link: VLC 3.0.14 VLC 3.0.12 and 3.0.13 automatic updater issue A bug in the auto updater will prevent Windows users to automatically update This is only relevant to Windows users Short version: - versions 3.0.12 to 3.0.13 are not able to update automatically anymore, and will require user action - versions 3.0.11 and earlier should update automatically to 3.0.14 Description: This notice applies to VLC 3.0.13 and VLC 3.0.12 users. Due to a mistake introduced in the automatic updater code, updates will be downloaded, verified for integrity, but will not be installed. This is bad and we would like to apologize for this. Instructions: In order to update to 3.0.14, you will need to go to https://www.videolan.org/vlc to download and install VLC manually. You can find details instructions on how to do so here If you already ran the updater and it downloaded the installer, you can run it manually by opening a file explorer (Windows key + E, or just click the explorer icon) and enter %TEMP% as the location. You'll see the installer there. It will be named «vlc-3.0.14-win32.exe» or «vlc-3.0.14-win64.exe» respectively depending on whether you're using a 32bit or 64bit version of Windows. 3.0.12 update screen Post mortem explanation: On May 10th 2021, the VideoLAN organization released VLC 3.0.13, and enabled auto updates. This usually would be fairly straightforward, a prompt would appear informing you that an update is available, you click download and install, and that would be the end of it. However and unfortunately, for this particular update, a few additional tedious (if not painful) steps will be necessary. The issue was introduced in 3.0.12, but it didn't become obvious until we started rolling out 3.0.13. While the issue was fixed for 3.0.14, we can't rely on that fix for people who've installed 3.0.12 already.
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