{"id":805,"date":"2024-06-07T00:10:14","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T00:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/vlc-media-player-update-introducing-amd-vq-enhancer-enhanced-opus-ambisonic-and-more-features\/"},"modified":"2025-03-03T11:46:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T11:46:52","slug":"vlc-media-player-update-introducing-amd-vq-enhancer-enhanced-opus-ambisonic-and-more-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/vlc-media-player-update-introducing-amd-vq-enhancer-enhanced-opus-ambisonic-and-more-features\/","title":{"rendered":"VLC Media Player Update: Introducing AMD VQ Enhancer, Enhanced Opus Ambisonic, and More Features"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p><strong>The updated release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.videolan.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">VLC<\/a>, the widely acclaimed open-source media player, brings several enhancements and additions. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>The version 3.0.21, marking the first update of the year, continues from the earlier 3.0.20 version released last autumn. Ongoing maintenance of the VLC 3.0.x series progresses concurrently with the development of the <em>upcoming<\/em> major release, VLC 4.0.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>This media player, renowned for its flexibility even in today&#8217;s streaming-centric environment, recently achieved a significant benchmark, having been downloaded 5 BILLION times. VideoLAN, the creators behind VLC, not only celebrated this accomplishment but also unveiled upcoming plans for its future development.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Yet, focus remains steadfast on the current offerings\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2>What\u2019s new in VLC 3.0.21?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/code.videolan.org\/videolan\/vlc\/-\/raw\/3.0.x\/NEWS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">VLC changelog<\/a> says this update adds support for <strong>Super Resolution scaling on AMD GPUs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>VLC already supports Intel\u2019s version and added NVIDIA RTX super resolution support last year. Adding the AMD equivalent is welcome \u2013 though not a surprise: it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tweaktown.com\/news\/95373\/amd-announces-radeon-fsr-upscaling-for-video-playback-in-youtube-and-vlc\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">was announced at CES 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Sticking with AMD and NVIDIA, VLC 3.0.21 introduces a new <strong>AMD VQ Enhancer video filter<\/strong> (utilizing AMF, <a href=\"https:\/\/code.videolan.org\/videolan\/vlc\/-\/merge_requests\/5470\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">requiring a D3D11-compatible GPU<\/a>), and a D3D11 feature to &#8216;use NVIDIA TrueHDR to generate HDR from SDR sources&#8217;.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Additionally, VLC has enhanced support for Opus ambisonic (potentially including &#8216;support third order ambisonic with family 2 mapping&#8217;), Opus in MP4 format, and VAAPI hardware decoding with specific drivers like the r600 Mesa.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>VLC 3.0.21 now also manages HTTP content range following <a href=\"https:\/\/datatracker.ietf.org\/doc\/html\/rfc9110\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RFC 9110<\/a>, and fixes issues where HLS Adaptive Streaming did not work in audio-only mode.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Moreover, this update includes numerous fixes especially for macOS such as improved rendering of Asian-language subtitles, along with general bug fixes and security updates. Updated libraries include FFmpeg 4.4.4, dac1d 1.4.2, and libvpx 1.14.1.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>And that\u2019s it in a nutshell.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><h3>How to Upgrade to VLC 3.0.21<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>VLC 3.0.21 is free, open-source software. Windows and macOS installers will be added to the VLC download page in the next few days, and be available as an in-app update on those platforms.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>New versions of VLC aren\u2019t generally back-ported\/added to the Ubuntu repos. Thus, if you want this update \u2014 if none of the fixes and features are things you\u2019d use don\u2019t feel pressured to chase it down \u2014 you will need to get it elsewhere.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>But you have a variety of choices.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Ubuntu users can <a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.videolan.org\/vlc\/3.0.21\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">download the source code of VLC 3.0.21<\/a> from the VideoLAN website, or they can wait for this update to be distributed <a href=\"https:\/\/flathub.org\/apps\/org.videolan.VLC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">through Flathub<\/a> (unverified), the <a href=\"https:\/\/snapcraft.io\/vlc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Canonical Snap Store<\/a> (official), or obtain it through other methods.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The updated release of VLC, the widely acclaimed open-source media player, brings several enhancements and additions. 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