VideoLAN is an organization that develops open-source multimedia software including VLC media player, VLMC video editor, and various multimedia libraries. It is run by volunteers and Jean-Baptiste Kempf from Ecole Centrale Paris. VideoLAN has a non-profit association and business unit called VideoLabs that employs around 20 people to work on commercial partnerships and new platforms like Android TV and Tizen. Their business models include selling applications and integration services, donations, ads on mirrors, and bug fixing support contracts.

1. VideoLAN
VideoLabs
business around VLC
Jean-Baptiste Kempf
mercredi 21 septembre 2016

4. Ecole Centrale Paris

5. Under VideoLAN's umbrella
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VLC
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VLMA (VLC automation)
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VLC Skin Designer
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VLMC (Non-linear video editor)
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DVBlast, Multicat (DVB streaming)
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libdvdcss (DVD CSS decryption)
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libdts, libdca (DTS decoding)
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libdvbpsi (MPEG-TS PSI encoding/decoding)
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libdvbcsa (DVB encryption decoding)
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libbluray, libaacs (BluRay playback)
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x262, x264, x265

6. The Cone

7. VLC

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9. VideoLAN
VLC
Volunteers

10. Francois Cartegnie – HKOSCon 2015
VideoLAN Dev Days 2014
Google, Dublin
VideoLAN asso

11. Francois Cartegnie – HKOSCon 2015
1.000.000downloads per day
300.000.000users on all platforms! *
2.200.000.000+downloads since the early days
* Estimated

12. VideoLabs
2012
17-20 people

13. 2/3 VLC commits
Android, iOS,
WinRT, Tizen

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Business Models
➢
Applications & integration B2B
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libVLC
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Mobile, VR
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VLC bugs and support B2B2C
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Bug fixing and new platforms
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Support
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Mirrors Ads
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CDN and mirrors
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Ads
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Donations

15. libVLC
libVLCcore
VLC VLMC Applications
Interface
MKVOggMuxDemuxer
x264VorbisTheoraDecoder
FiltersAoutVout
Modules ModulesModulesModules

16. Android 2.0.6

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Android TV

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ChromeOS

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Apple TV

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VLC for WinRT

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3.0.0 Tizen

22. Thank You
jb@videolan.org
Jean-Baptiste Kempf