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    VLC for Apple Silicon?

    There are 2 versions on VLC website compatible with Apple Silicon Macs: - VLC for Macs with Apple Silicon chips - VLC for Mac (Universal Binary) Which one should i download for my M2 Pro MacBook - which one will offer better performance or basically what’s the difference?
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    Resolved VLC installing Intel version on M1 Mac

    I have installed VLC 3.0.16 on a 14" MacBook Pro with M1 processor. VLC should run natively on M1 but the "About VLC" screen indicates "Intel 64bit", and it shows up as "Intel" type in the Activity Monitor. Is it not installing the right version for my M1 MacBook? I'm finding the battery is...
  3. LargeSizedMan2020

    Is The Cisdem Video Player Any Good?

    Hello there, I was considering giving Cisdem Video Player a shot on my machine running Big Sur, VLC has had many problems functioning on Big Sur since it debuted and Cisdem boldly displays on the site that it is Big Sur compatible. I was curious as to any of you have tried it out. Is it any good...
  4. Lijoy

    All Devices Connecting external USB 3.0 devices

    I would like to know if I can access files and media stored on USB 3.0 flash drive (Sandisk Cruzer 32GB & 128GB) and HDD (WD 3TB Ultra) using an Apple Lightning to USB 3 Adapter. Can they be accessed using Infuse and VLC media players. I have an iPhone 7 Plus and an iPad Air 2.
  5. Pepss_95

    Macbook pro TB 2017 battery drained very fast

    I had the Macbook Pro 13” 2017 TB approximately since the release of the 2018 version, the battery was all good at the beginning. Recently I realized the battery statred being drained very fast, so I did some kind of test. I watched a 60 min mp4 1080p video on VLC and it drained 50% of the...
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    VLC no longer plays DVD from other region

    I have a Macbook Pro that I bought in 2014. It came with Mavericks installed and I never bothered to update the system until last year when the hard drive crashed and I had to reinstall everything. I have Sierra now. Before the crash/update, I was able to play DVDs from any region using VLC, but...
  7. sofila

    Apps VLC player on Apple TV4K won't start - Help

    Hallo, VLC App on my (almost) brand new Apple TV 4K is no longer working. Selecting and clicking for the app in menu results in going back to the app list. Restarting Apple TV, deleting the app and reinstalling hasn't helped. Just before this I've had had problems in playing some files placed on...
  8. VLCMOBILEREMOTE

    Universal Remote for VLC - A Free app to control VLC Media Player on PC & Mac

    Hello everyone, I'm Adarsh, an Indie dev, I've been working for more than three months on my first iOS app, finally I've launched it on App Store :). My app is called Remote for VLC (aka VLC Mobile Remote), it's an app to control VLC Media Player on Windows, OS X or Linux. Please give it a try...
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    Are GIMP and VLC Player safe apps?

    They never caused issues in Windows, but I'd like to know if they are considered safe by mac community? https://www.gimp.org/ www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html