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In the earlier days of mainstream desktop linux (~2005), video codecs were a complete shitshow. VLC was a godsend during those times - it just worked. Still the
by dopeboy 11y ago
In the earlier days of mainstream desktop linux (~2005), video codecs were a complete shitshow. VLC was a godsend during those times - it just worked. Still the first thing I apt-get after a fresh install.
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- NeutronBoy 11y agoEven until the last few years on Windows, codecs were a shit show. You could download codec packs, but it was pretty hit and miss. VLC was amazing - it would open everything, audio just worked, and subtitles just worked.
- deciplex 11y agoCCCP has worked great for me on Windows for the last 10+ years.
- cdr 11y agoCCCP was amazing when it first came about. The last time I wanted to watch something, though, KCP was recommended over CCCP. Things are forever going to be a bit of a mess with playing anime since there's a long tradition of being on the bleeding edge of encoding.
- markild 11y agoYeah. And ending up playing a game of "useful or malware"
- elboru 11y agoThat's true even today, maybe I'm getting old and I don't play much with other tools like I used to do, but VLC is the only one that always "just work".
- Kluny 11y agoQuicktime on Mac OS remains a shitshow to this day. I still have not figured out how to use third party srt files for subtitles.
- Keyframe 11y agoYou can use VLC on OSX as well. It works great!
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- kapuetri 11y agoWhen watching h.264 VLC consumes lots of CPU when QuickTime doesn't. I don't know why.
- astrosi 11y agoI assume that it is because QuickTime is using your GPU to decode the h.264 but VLC isn't. There is support for hardware accelerated h.264 decoding in VLC; you just need to enable it. I think the option is in Input and Codecs tab in the preferences.
- guard-of-terra 11y agoMaybe QuickTime knows how to leverage hardware decoding?
- cooper12 11y agoYou might have hardware acceleration in the Input/Codecs menu disabled.
- jbk 11y agoTry VLC 3.0.0 nightly builds using VideoToolbox or activate GPU decoding.
- booruguru 11y agoI think the srt file needs to have the same name as the main video file and they both need to be in the same folder.
- moonshinefe 11y agoVLC has been one of the best bets for a video player and I've used it for years. I've never contributed before though, so I'll gladly do it for their 15th year.