VLC Media Player (VideoLAN) for Windows

VLC Media Player (VideoLAN) is a universal cross-platform media player that can play virtually any audio or video file and has additional tools for working with media content. A feature of the player is the presence of built-in codecs (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, etc.), which allows you to play media resources without using additional programs. The list of supported formats is huge - the player can "digest" even rare formats that are packed with specific codecs:

• video - avi, wmv, vob, mkv, mp4, etc,
• audio - mp3, flac, ogg, wma, wav, etc.

In addition, the application perfectly plays CD/DVDs and other disks, and network broadcasts by URL (you can set up as a server to broadcast the stream via IPv4 or IPv6). Of course, playlists are supported, and you can switch audio tracks, switch fullscreen mode, use sound visualization, change video scale and aspect ratio, make screenshots, enable subtitles, and much more.

The program also includes a variety of sound and video effects:

• audio - equalizer, compression, surround sound,
• video - adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, sharpness, cropping, geometry (image rotation), logo overlay, blur, etc.

But that's not all. This player can be successfully used as a converter of media files - transcode the files into a convenient and acceptable format or extract the soundtrack from the video.

In general, we can safely say that VLC Media Player is a powerful media player that will satisfy the most demanding users, allowing you to play almost any audio or video file and adjust the picture according to your tastes and preferences.