latest x64 for VLC?

[nantonop]

hi!

i was wondering which is the latest x264 version for use with VLC.

I noticed in the vlc FTP server that in the 0.8.5 folder there is a contrib/ subdir included containing the source of such external modules.

The contrib/ directory seems to be missing from subsequent VLC releases. Does this mean i should stick to x264-20051126 as included in vlc-0.8.5/contrib?
Can i get a later version while ensuring it will cause no problems with vlc?

thanks in advance...

Nik