The old VLC?

[Solberg]

I just upgraded to VLC version 9 and I hate it. where can I find vlc the version 8?

[Cobol74]

Try here:

http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/

Is there nothing that Google does not know?

[BigDaveDogg]

I didn't know there was a new version. What's the difference? I'm using 8.6c...

[awdrifter]

The interface was a bit different.

[BigDaveDogg]

The interface was a bit different.

So based on the OP's claims, it isn't as nice?

[Hercules286]

I like v9.4. The old interface was ugly, but this new one is ugly IN COLOUR!

On things that actually matter, H.264 decoding is now alot faster. Heck, it's even faster than CoreAVC. I think. That kind of thing is kinda hard to mesure.

[jensked]

Now you have controls in full screen (pops up when you move the mouse IIRC), which is something i always wanted.

On the other side: it takes significantly longer to start.

[Seasonone]

http://www.oldapps.com/VLC_Player.php

Yes it's been answered but that site could help a future searcher for old apps of other programs

[awdrifter]

The controls in full screen is really nice, and I don't really mind about the windowed mode interface.

[thevictor390]

First thing I do 90% of the time is press "f" anyway. Didn't know there was a new version, dling now. I could care less about the looks of the interface as long as its lightweight and functional.

EDIT: Choose a mirror that was "not too far away." "Now downloading from Free, France."

[Quake]

To the contrary, I like the new VLC. Because finally, the player's controls appear in FULL SCREEN!

[Shawn]

The new version was alright, but I discovered, to my horror, that better alternatives to VLC existed.

So I uninstalled VLC altogether and downloaded The KMPlayer. The interface is a lot nicer than VLC has ever been, and it supposedly handles more codecs and also better than VLC.

I was a diehard VLC fan, so I recommend you guys give this a try... especially if VLC seems a little slow and unresponsive to you at times.

Edit: It's nice they finally added full-screen controls, something that was available on the Mac version of VLC for many versions.

[thevictor390]

I often play videos on a 1 GHz (currently running at ~820 MHz for reasons I won't get into here) Pentium III box so performance is the most important aspect for me, something VLC has always excelled at (I used to play DVD quality video on my 366 MHz Pentium II laptop). I might try KMPlayer but that will be the deciding factor.

[Shawn]

I often play videos on a 1 GHz (currently running at ~820 MHz for reasons I won't get into here) Pentium III box so performance is the most important aspect for me, something VLC has always excelled at (I used to play DVD quality video on my 366 MHz Pentium II laptop). I might try KMPlayer but that will be the deciding factor.

Funny you mention slower computers, because that's precisely why I switched to KMPlayer.

I got an Asus Eee mini laptop last week and it wouldn't play 720p HD videos very well in VLC with its shared video memory. So someone recommended I get KMPlayer and that made things a lot better... KMPlayer coupled with CoreAVC codecs makes it virtually perfect.

So in short, you might find it quite a bit better than VLC on an older, slower machine. I liked it so much that I even switched over from VLC on my desktop which has no shortage of video processing power.

In terms of the interface, my favourite thing about KMPlayer is the detailed on-screen text it displays, and the default shortcuts are handier than those on VLC.

[knewman]

The streaming controls are better laid out in the new version as well imo. But one annoying bug is that the full screen controls pop up on their own when I'm watching videos! Very annoying.

[Hercules286]

So I checked out KMPlayer and it is indeed very VERY fast at H.264. Everyone who's having trouble with playing 720p smoothly should give it a try.

[Shawn]

So I checked out KMPlayer and it is indeed very VERY fast at H.264. Everyone who's having trouble with playing 720p smoothly should give it a try.

It's an awesome piece of software. I'm not usually one to plug things, but the KMPlayer is an improvement on VLC in every way.

Something new I discovered today: If you're playing an incomplete file in KMPlayer (e.g. still downloading), the progress bar actually shows you how much of the whole file is available. Pretty nifty... VLC doesn't even let you seek properly.

[the Interceptor]

Another opportunity for me to shamelessly plug the Media Player Classic, which is epic win and liquid gold in one program. Get it! Now!

[Arctor]

It's a shame you Windows users have to make do with an inferior version of VLC because on OSX and Linux it's absolutely fantastic.

[Quake]

It's a shame you Windows users have to make do with an inferior version of VLC because on OSX and Linux it's absolutely fantastic.

They are looking for Windows developers, developers, developers!:

"== WANTED: Windows developers ==
We are putting out a call for NEW Windows developers. At the moment, our Windows-port is sorely missing some much needed love from a true Windows developer. Our team has been without a Windows developer for several months now, which is blocking us from supporting our largest usergroup in the manner we want to. We are therefore looking for developers to help our team in the areas of debugging crashes, Direct X, A/V capturing, ActiveX and Windows integration, so we can hopefully resume supporting our largest group of users in the best possible way. If we are unable to find new developers, new versions of VLC media player for Windows might become less frequent and severely out of sync with the Linux and Mac OS X versions.

So, no donations for work on the Windows-port and no "opportunities"-emails, for Windows we only require: Developers, Developers, Developers !!!!!"