Thursday, November 29, 2012

VLC launches Kickstarter campaign for a new Windows 8 app

VLC for Windows 8

The team behind popular media player VLC have launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for creating new Windows 8 and Windows RT versions of the program. Currently VLC runs in the desktop mode of Windows 8 without any issues, but several members behind the project are hoping to create a new version that will use the Metro-style (or whatever Microsoft is calling it these days) of the new operating system. According to the team, the Kickstarter funds will allow current members of the VLC team to work on the Windows 8 version full-time while hiring professional designers to rework the user interface for Metro.


Once the VLC team hits the £40,000 (around $64,100) goal, they expect to finish the port within three months. As noted on...


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via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/29/3705876/vlc-kickstarter-windows-8-metro

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