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VLC 2.1 coming soon…

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The VLC team are planning to publish VLC 2.1 this weekend (21/22 Sept)

We’re ready to go, but there are a few things you need to do to make sure everything works properly

  1. Make sure you have the latest version of VLC Remote
  2. Make sure you have the latest version of the VLC Setup Helper
  3. Remember to run the setup helper after updating VLC

That should lead to a smooth upgrade.

One of the updates in VLC 2.1 is that this should be the last time you need to run the setup helper – the next update should keep the settings that were previously lost on each update.

Copying movies directly to SD card

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This is more fiddly than the existing method of copying movies, but it is also quicker – so if you’re in a rush and happy to get technical, this may be the approach for you.

Things you need

  1. The paid version of VLC Streamer
  2. Version 1.34 or later of VLC Streamer
  3. A way to add files to the sd card on your Android

Steps to copy a movie

  1. Add the movie the the VLC Streamer helper. 
  2. Wait until the movie is 100% processed
  3. Open the settings tab in the helper and click on ‘Open working folder’
  4. You’ll find a folder in there for each converted movie
  5. Open the sd card for your Android and you’ll find a folder called ‘VLCStreamer’
  6. Drag the complete folder for the converted movie into VLCStreamer
  7. Wait for it to copy, then launch VLC Streamer.

Remember that normally you don’t need to do any of this. If you’re streaming in your house, then just pick a movie and stream it.

If you want to copy a movie over for when you are away from home, then this may help.

Stream movies to your Android

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VLC Streamer is now live and kicking on Android.

It lets you easily pick a movie that’s on your PC or Mac, and (almost) instantly stream it to your Android.

It’s a great way to watch movies in bed, or on your personal screen when other people are using the TV.

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VLC Streamer is currently available at an introductory price of $1.

Audio and Subtitle tracks

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We just gave VLC Streamer on Android the ability to pick between audio and video tracks.

This option is available when you add a movie directly from your Android. If VLC Streamer spots multiple tracks then it will show a red count in the subtitle or audio track tab-bar at the top of the quality screen.

Subtitles

just pick the track you want and click ‘Watch!’

There are other ways to pick the tracks you want, including specifying your preferred language and letting VLC deal with things. You can read all about it on our wiki.

Audio and Subtitle tracks

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One of our more recent features is the ability to pick the audio or subtitle track you want to use when you watch a movie.

The easiest way to pick the track is to add the movie directly from your iPhone or iPad. If VLC Streamer spots multiple tracks then it will show a red count in the subtitle or audio track tab-bar at the bottom of the quality screen.

Subtitles

just pick the track you want and click ‘Watch!’

There are other ways to pick the tracks you want, including specifying your preferred language and letting VLC deal with things. You can read all about it on our wiki.

Now out of beta (please pay us!)

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We have now released a full version of VLC Streamer – thank you to everyone who has helped during the beta testing.

The beta build will expire in a few days, and it will ask you to upgrade. At that point, you can either keep the free version, or get the paid version.

The free version is ad-supported, and it also disables the ability to copy movies to the device for watching later. The full version has no ads, and you can copy movies over.

As a way of thanking our beta users, we’re keeping the price at $1 initially to let you switch over to the full version for a thoroughly reasonable price!

You can get the full version here:

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Honeycomb only from here…

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The latest update (1.20.20) limits VLC Streamer to Honeycomb devices and above. Unfortunately, the streaming protocol we’re using isn’t supported on earlier devices, and our workaround attempts haven’t been very successful.

It’s possible that we’ll come back to this at a later date, but for now, we want to get the app solid and released.

For all users on pre-Honeycomb devices – thanks for helping out so far, and apologies that we don’t have a better answer for you.