VLC for Apple Silicon is here — download it now for your M1 Mac mini or MacBook By betanews.com 8m Apple Silicon, better known as the company’s own “M1” processor, is a game-changer.
Owners of the latest Apple MacBook laptops powered by the companies new M1 processors, might be pleased to know that the VLC media player now supports the latest processes from Apple.The VLC Media Player can now be updated for macOS Updated With Native M1 support although the update is not yet available from the Apple App Store, users can use the existing application VLC 3.0.12 to trigger an update on your M1 MacBook to download the subsequent 3.0.12.1 update that installs the native application on your Mac.
The latest update from VLC includes support for Apple Silicon (Mac M1) and Big Sur, improvements for DASH, RIST, Bluray support, fixes for macOS audio, Windows GPU, crashes and security issues.
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Changes between 3.0.11.1 and 3.0.12:
Access:
– Add new RIST access module compliant with simple profile (VSF_TR-06-1)
Access Output:
– Add new RIST access output module compliant with simple profile (VSF_TR-06-1)
Demux:
– Fixed adaptive’s handling of resolution settings
– Improve Bluray tracks support
– Improve WMV seeking and DASH support
– Fix crashes in AVI, MKV modules
Audio output:
– Fix audio distortion on macOS during start of playback
Video Output:
– Direct3D11: Fix some potential crashes when using video filters
macOS:
– Add native support for Apple Silicon / ARM-64
– Visual UI adaptations for macOS Big Sur
– Fix displaying EQ bands in the UI depending on which frequency
presets are set for the EQ in advanced preferences
– Fix UI issues in bookmarks window
Misc:
– Several fixes in the web interface, including privacy and security
improvements
– Update YouTube and Vocaroo scripts
– Fix rotation filter mouse handling
– Update translations
Features of VLC 3.0
+ VLC 3.0 “Vetinari” is a new major update of VLC
+ VLC 3.0 activates hardware decoding by default, to get 4K and 8K playback!
+ It supports 10bits and HDR
+ VLC supports 360 video and 3D audio, up to Ambisonics 3rd order+ Allows audio passthrough for HD audio codecs
+ Can stream to Chromecast devices, even in formats not supported natively
+ Can play Blu-Ray Java menus: BD-J
+ VLC supports browsing of local network drives and NAS
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VLC media player requires Mac OS X 10.7.5 or later. It runs on any Mac with a 64-bit Intel processor or an Apple Silicon chip. Previous devices are supported by older releases.
Note that the first generation of Intel-based Macs equipped with Core Solo or Core Duo processors is no longer supported. Please use version 2.0.10 linked below.
If you need help in finding the correct package matching your Mac's processor architecture, please see this official support document by Apple. You can also choose to install a Universal Binary.
Web browser plugin for Mac OS X
Support for NPAPI plugins was removed from all modern web browsers, so VLC's plugin is no longer maintained. The last version is 3.0.4 and can be found here. It will not receive any further updates.
Older versions of Mac OS X and VLC media player
We provide older releases for users who wish to deploy our software on legacy releases of Mac OS X. You can find recommendations for the respective operating system version below. Note that support ended for all releases listed below and hence they won't receive any further updates.
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Use VLC 2.2.8. Get it here.
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Use VLC 2.0.10. Get it for PowerPC or 32bit Intel.
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Mac OS X 10.4.7 or later is required
Use VLC 0.9.10. Get it for PowerPC or Intel.
Vlc Apple M1
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
QuickTime 6.5.2 or later is required
Use VLC 0.8.6i. Get it for PowerPC.
Vlc For Mac 10.6
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
Vlc For Mac Free Download
Use VLC 0.8.4a. Get it for PowerPC.
Vlc For Mac M1 Download Windows 7
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah and 10.1 Puma
Use VLC 0.7.0. Get it for PowerPC.