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VLC media playerhas legions of fans.
Now, it could get a few more to join its fan club.
VLC for Windows 8 is the fruition of aKickstartercampaign that was launched in 2012.
President and VLC DeveloperJean-Baptiste Kempfmentions the features and limitations of the app on his blog.
We are listing only the limitations here, so you are aware of the inconsistencies in the beta download.
Read the blog post for the complete list.
For those not yet familiar with the iconic player VLC plays almost every kind of multimedia file formats.
The Open Source player runs on all platforms and you do not have to install codecs separately.
This release is an important step.
With Microsoft’s certification and community feedback, VLC hopes to release improved iterations rapidly.
Try it out and offer your feedback.
It could help this excellent Open Source player take off on Windows 8 platforms.
