Open source player VLC opened this month

Computer Store News: The Kickstarter Foundation said that the fundraising activities for the VLC for Windows8 Metro (hereinafter referred to as the Metro VLC) for the VideoLAN team have successfully achieved their goals. Now that it has been more than two months, how is the development of the VLC in the Metro version?

Foreign media Neowin contacted the VideoLAN team and learned that there is nothing wrong with the VLC feature of the Metro version, but it has encountered difficulties in compatibility with the Windows Store.

 The development work is still going on. At present, we can play all the desktop content, and it is normal, there are not too many playback problems. The basic user interface is still being developed, but there is still a lot to be solved, just like the Android version, which needs further polishing. "

The Metro VLC will be the same as the desktop version, fully functional and open source. You can play all your files, all your discs, all your web streaming, and in a native, beautiful, easy-to-use interface. In the future release, the Metro version of VLC will also add support for the Surface tablet. Compared to the built-in media player in Windows 8, the Metro version of VLC will include support for DVD/VCD, unencrypted Blu-ray, and it will include all the features in the current VCL version.

However, the development of the VLC of the Metro version has encountered a great problem, that is, it has encountered technical problems in ensuring that it can meet the Windows Store regulations, and the development team does not know how to solve it. Currently, there is no outside world. help.

However, the VideoLAN team said they will send a Beta public beta of the Metro version of VLC to donors this month as promised. Here, we wish the VideoLAN team to find a solution to the technical problems mentioned above, or to help Microsoft or other developers.