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minus-squaretordenflesk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up31·2 months agooh, there’s plenty of better alternatives, but VLC’s been certifiably “good enough” for 25+ years.
minus-squareflameleaf@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoIf I have issues with VLC, my go-to alternative is ffplay
minus-squareBjörn@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·2 months agoDepends™ I have seen plenty of videos that had problems on mpv but ran perfectly fine on VLC and vice versa.
minus-squarewarm@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months agoVLC is slow and clunky. It’s pretty outdated. mpv is fast and extensible, it’s a good replacement. Of course, good to have both around for situations like you described.
minus-squarejumping redditor [they/them]@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agompv’s default UI isn’t particularly intuitive, VLC 's is
minus-squarewarm@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoThere’s many mpv frontends to choose from. It’s a command line tool by default, certainly poweruser focused in it’s default form.
VLC good, but mpv peak.
oh, there’s plenty of better alternatives, but VLC’s been certifiably “good enough” for 25+ years.
If I have issues with VLC, my go-to alternative is ffplay
Depends™ I have seen plenty of videos that had problems on mpv but ran perfectly fine on VLC and vice versa.
VLC is slow and clunky. It’s pretty outdated. mpv is fast and extensible, it’s a good replacement. Of course, good to have both around for situations like you described.
mpv’s default UI isn’t particularly intuitive, VLC 's is
There’s many mpv frontends to choose from. It’s a command line tool by default, certainly poweruser focused in it’s default form.