VideoLAN VLC Media Player Version 2.0.0 has been released and includes the following fixes and new features:
Video
Rewritten video output core and modules, allowing subpicture blending in GPU
Shader support in the OpenGL output, for colorspace conversion, including 10bits
New video outputs for Windows 7, Android, iOS and OS/2
New debanding, grain, denoising and anti-flickering filters
New deinterlacing filter, including an Inverse Telecine algorithm
Audio
New resamplers for higher quality audio
New dynamic range compressor and karaoke filters
Simplification of the audio core for faster processing
New audio outputs for iOS, Android and OS/2
Formats
Multi-threaded decoding for H.264, MPEG-4/Xvid and WebM
Support for 10bits codecs, WMV image and some other codecs
Rewritten support for images, including jpeg, png, xcf, bmp
Important changes in RealVideo and Real Format support
CrystalHD cards and Android OpenMAX support for hardware decoding
Input and Devices
Experimental support for BluRay discs: [Menus are deactivated in this release (will come soon)] [AACS and BD+ DRM libraries and keys are not shipped, for legal reasons]
Support for SDI capture cards and QTKit devices
Support for new adaptive streaming protocols, like HLS and DASH
For Mac Users
Completely new, single window interface: [Available in 2 colors: Lion grey and QTX black] [Extensions support and better Lion integration]
Support for all QTKit devices through qtcapture and qtsound modules
Continued support for X 10.5 and PPC users (1080p and ProRes on Dual-G5!)
For Anime Fans
Vastly improved MKV demuxer
Rewritten linked segments and ordered chapter files support
Correct support for FLAC, RV and Hi10p in MKV
Rewritten seeking support in cue files
Various ASS subtitles improvements
For professional Users
Support for ProRes 422 and 4444, AVC/Intra
Support for Jpeg-2000, Dirac and DNxHD/VC-3 in 10bits
Support for EBU subtitles (stl) and EIA-608
SDI and HD-SDI card support for input on Linux
New Dirac/VC-2 encoder, faster than the previous one
For Developers
libVLC, libVLCcore and libcompat have switched from GPL to LGPLv2.1+
New libVLC examples are available: media player, photobooth and mediainfo clones
New JSON requests on the web interface to control running VLC instances
Implementation of the MPRIS2 interface to control media players
VLC’s web plugins have been rewritten for better integration and stability in all browsers
Uxsms.dll – Pre Service Pack 2 Revision History for Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and Windows Small Business Server 2011 (SBS 2011)
09-Mar-2012 – 6.1.7601.21939 – Uxsms.dll – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2685889 – OpenGL rendered content is still displayed after you minimize a modeless dialog box in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
Dwmredir.dll – Pre Service Pack 2 Revision History for Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and Windows Small Business Server 2011 (SBS 2011)
09-Mar-2012 – 6.1.7601.21939 – Dwmredir.dll – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2685889 – OpenGL rendered content is still displayed after you minimize a modeless dialog box in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2