Now there shall be no more
endless converting of your
videos to make them more
palatable to your Apple TV's
desires. VLC, the software that
famously supports a wide range
of file formats, is now available
on the new Apple TV.
We've known that a VLC app
was coming to Apple TV for a
few months . But according to a
post at VideoLAN, the VLC
developer blog, the team has
been testing an app since
November, and it's now ready
for prime time:
Our mission for VLC for the
Apple TV was to fulfill our
claim "plays it all" and we
got close: it supports
virtually all formats under
the sun (like the iOS version
of VLC). Before
demonstrating VLC's
advanced playback
experience on the Apple TV,
let's discuss about ways how
to actually access content!
Content discovery
You can easily access your files
and search for whatever you
want to watch using SMB, UPnP
media server, FTP and PLEX
protocols.
Remote playback
This is probably the coolest
thing: You can send your files
directly from a browser or app
right to your Apple TV, in a
process known as "casting."
Streams that have recently
played on your other devices
will show up here, too.
Playback controls
Beyond that, you'll have plenty
of ways to customize your
viewing experience, including
playback speed, chapter
navigation, and the ability to
add subtitles through
OpenSubtitles.org.
One thing that's not on the
initial release: Cloud support.
However, the developers are
testing it now and you should
be able to get files from places
like Dropbox soon. And of
course, it's only available for
the latest generation of Apple
TVs.
This all sounds almost too
good to be true for Apple TV
owners.
Read more at: Announcing VLC for Apple TV | feepk@videolan
Source: VLC Is Finally Available on Apple TV | Gizmodo India
