VLC for Windows 8 and Windows RT has got a step closer as the Kickstarter project has reached its £40,000 funding goal with 5 days to go. They are up to £41,192 with 2608 backers and reaching the target in good time means that development will be going into a Windows Phone 8 version as well.

There are also some additional features coming to the app like camera input, DLNA client and server and Smartglass support. I think this will be a major addition to the Windows Store lineup and I can’t wait to get it on to my Surface RT.

Dear backers,

This evening, we crossed our goal of £40,000. Thanks again for your generous support and for allowing us to realize our project!

Any further money coming in will greatly speed up the availability of our port of VLC to Windows Phone 8, since it will allow us to parallelize the workload of the ports to Windows 8 / RT and Phone.

Furthermore, we would like to propose a few additional features, on which we will be working full-time after the initial release is done and as long as money is left:

camera input support — This allows you to record anything your connected cameras can see and to stream it live where ever you like.

DLNA client and server integration — Play media stored on DLNA capable servers on your Windows RT tablet or Windows Phone — Stream everything VLC can play on your tablet or Windows 8 PC to your DLNA capable devices (Xbox, …).

integration with locally attached devices for media playback and synchronization

Smartglass support

Thanks again for all your feedback and your support. We are looking forward to go all-in on this project!

Jean-Baptiste & Felix for the VLC for Windows 8 team

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