The latest update of VLC is released with some major changes* Broadcom CrystalHD hardware decoding

  • New video and audio filters
  • Experimental BluRay support
  • Improvements to the MKV demuxer
  • SDI and HD-SDI card support for input on Linux
  • Minor tweaks to interface

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Steps to install in Ubuntu 11.10 :1. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:n-muench/vlc2. sudo apt-get update3. sudo apt-get install vlc