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    Mpv – A free, open-source, and cross-platform media player

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    1113 points Bluestein | 11 comments | 17 Aug 24 18:56 UTC | HN request time: 0.222s | source | bottom
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    lairv ◴[17 Aug 24 21:38 UTC] No.41278203[source]▶
    I use it to inspect video frames by frames, particularly being able to go back one frame. VLC doesn't support it, this thread about the feature is hilarious https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=120627
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    efilife ◴[17 Aug 24 22:24 UTC] No.41278499[source]▶
    VLC is pretty bad and it shows the more you use it.

    It doesn't let the audio clip/exceed safe volumes and always applies some sort of a limiter, even if it's disabled everywhere in the settings. Try using an EQ on a bass-heavy track and see that it's limited.

    Try jumping back multiple times in a song at its beginning, and it will play in lower pitch.

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    1. darby_nine ◴[18 Aug 24 01:05 UTC] No.41279346[source]▶
    > VLC is pretty bad and it shows the more you use it.

    Compared to what? Such a statement is meaningless without comparison.

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    2. opan ◴[18 Aug 24 01:55 UTC] No.41279556[source]▶
    Compared to mpv. Some would also say compared to mpc-hc.
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    3. hollerith ◴[18 Aug 24 02:07 UTC] No.41279594[source]▶
    The first sentence on https://mpc-hc.org/ is, "MPC-HC is not under development since 2017. Please switch to something else."
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    4. infofarmer ◴[18 Aug 24 03:06 UTC] No.41279850{3}[source]▶
    search engines and wikipedia point to actively maintained versions
    5. defrost ◴[18 Aug 24 03:22 UTC] No.41279914{3}[source]▶
    Instead of MPC-HC v1.7.13 (2017) maybe try MPC-HC v2.3.4 (2024)

    https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc

    In many ways it's a display wrapper about codec components, the display part is in active maintainance and bug fix mode (last update two weeks ago) and the codecs are constantly being improved (and expanded as new ones emerge).

    https://www.codecguide.com/

    There are two or three MPC-HC spin offs that are tweaking the core to do new things.

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    6. vharish ◴[18 Aug 24 04:45 UTC] No.41280179[source]▶
    I don't think the target audience are the same. Not so sure about this. Just my impression.
    7. rocketvole ◴[18 Aug 24 16:18 UTC] No.41283251{4}[source]▶
    it's annoying that the clsid fork isn't associated with the website- it adds a lot of confusion to what is probably the video player that compromises between user friendliness and customizability. It's usually the video player that I recommend to people because it seems beter than vlc and has a GUI for settings as opposed to mpv.
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    8. account42 ◴[19 Aug 24 11:06 UTC] No.41289906{5}[source]▶
    This is one of the many reasons why forks should use a distinctive name to differentiate themselves. Just realeasing new versions with the same name as the upstream project is generally a dick move.
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    9. SirMaster ◴[19 Aug 24 15:33 UTC] No.41291910{6}[source]▶
    I am pretty sure the dev (clsid2) worked on mpc-hc originally as well before.
    10. darby_nine ◴[19 Aug 24 21:02 UTC] No.41294565[source]▶
    > mpv

    can you please explain what you mean with this acronym?

    EDIT: this seems to correspond to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPlayer

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    11. opan ◴[22 Aug 24 21:22 UTC] No.41324501{3}[source]▶
    mpv is the name of the actual program, I'm not aware of it standing for anything. MPlayer is an older project.