VideoLan

VideoLan

Category:
Media Player

COMPANY DETAILS

Company Name

VideoLan

Head Quarter

18, rue Charcot, 75013, Paris, France

Founders

Antoine Brenner, Christian Gross, Mickael Journo, Pierre Vandecasteele

CEO

Jean-Paul Saman

Inception Date

April 21, 2009

Most Heard Brand

VLC

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History

VideoLan is a non-profit organization and project that promotes and develops open-source multimedia solutions. The project is composed and led by a group of volunteers who knows open source's importance and power. The organization is based in France. In short, VideoLan is an organization that develops video and other media software.

The organization has developed two media streaming programs:

  • VLC or VideoLan Client.
  • VLS or VideoLan Server.

VideoLan Client or VLC incorporates all the great features of VideoLan Server or VLS. VLC is the official name of the main project of VideoLAN. The headquarter is located in Paris, France. The software was first released under the Open Source GNU General Public Licence, but now it is a multinational project including developers from more than 40 nations. Jean-Baptiste Kempf is the current president and one of the project’s developers of VideoLAN.

The company includes several projects like VLMC, VLS, VLMa, VLC media player Skin Editor, etc. Kempf disentangled VLC from the university and created the VideoLan organization in 2005. He began working on the development of VLC. A vast number of companies approached VLC to bundle its application with browser extensions. But Kempf neglected the offers to be a part of an open-source project.

VLC media player v1.0.0 launched on July 7, 2009, after 13 years of development. After that, the Android version also came out for Android devices in 2011. VLC media player v3.0 came out in February 2018 for Linux, macOS, and Windows.

The VLC media player also has many advanced features, including local network drive browsing, HD audio codecs, 3D audio, 360-degree video, 4K & 8K playback support, Chromecast output support, and Hardware-accelerated decoding.


Market share and Current Stage

As per the current survey, the global Media Player Software Market is expected to witness a CAGR of xx% over the forecast period 2020-2026. Moreover, it is expected to reach US$ xx million in 2026 from US$ xx million in 2019.

By popularity, the Company VideoLAN.org ranked 10 945th in the World, 13 078th place in the United States, and 241st place in the category “Computer Electronics & Technology.”

And when it comes to VideoLAN, the one that enables users to stream media over computer networks and controls subtitle synchronization and video & audio filters, its estimated annual revenue is $2.9M per year. Its estimated revenue per employee is $101,500.

In the time duration, from July to Dec 22, the attendance at this site increased from 5 676 000 to 6 152, 000, i.e.+8.05%. As of Dec 2022, the total visits were 6 534 884, and the average visitor per season views 2.56 page(s) and spends 1 minute(s) 23 seconds(s) on the site. At the same time, you can see that the bounce rate is 28.645. The VLC player comes under the VideoLAN project with availability for desktop operating systems and mobile platforms like Android, iOS, and iPadOS.

Competitor Analysis

The top alternatives and competitors of VideoLan are Handbrake, Reflector, ManyCam, and Video Converter Ultimate.

Handbrake

It is a tool that converts video from nearly any format based on selections like modern, widely supported codecs.

Reflector

Reflector combines the capabilities of Apple TV, Chromecast, and Windows devices to create a powerful, all-in-one mirroring receiver. Users can wirelessly mirror their iOS, Chrome OS, Android, and Miracast devices to a larger display for everyone to see.


FAQ'S

VideoLAN is a free, open-source, cross-platform multimedia player. You can visit videolan.org from your browser if you are looking for the official website of VideoLAN.
VideoLAN makes money by using donations from all around the world. You can also contribute your time and knowledge. VideoLAN always needs designers and translators.
The headquarter of VideoLAN is located in Paris, France. In order to get the complete address, you can visit the official site of VideoLAN.
VLC is a portable multimedia streamer, encoder, and player that supports many video and audio codecs. It also supports file formats and different streaming protocols.
The Company is a non-profit organization. It has 30 to 40 employees around the world. This organization develops software for playing video and other media formats.

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