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If you value all the the time you saved by skipping "unskippable" DVD crap in VLC, please consider donating to this amazing project.

by praptak 15y ago

lmm 15y ago
Doesn't it just use mplayer's libraries for playing DVDs? Seems like they would be a better target for donation (particularly since most efforts to support new formats e.g. bluray seem to happen there)
- keeperofdakeys 15y ago
  No, it uses FFMPEG (among other libraries), which mplayer also use. The thing is, the libraries don't fit together like jigsaw puzzles, you have to do a lot of work to glue them together. VLC also tries to make a stable library for others to use, in the form of libvlc.
- option_greek 15y ago
  Both mplayer and vlc along with many other open source media players use codecs from ffmpeg project.
- obtino 15y ago
  Both VLC and MPlayer use ffmpeg as one of the many decoding modules. The ffmpeg module (libavcodec) decodes many of the codecs out there.
  - vibragiel 15y ago
    And this is what ffmpeg have to say about donations: Want to donate to FFmpeg? Well, theres no way to do that currently. Luckily we dont need any money. But there are many not for profit organizations with noble goals that do. Select one of your choice that you trust and agree with their goals and instead of donating to FFmpeg, send your donation to them. http://ffmpeg.org/ http://ffmpeg.org/ So yeah, donating to VLC directly seems like a good choice.
- praptak 15y ago
  To be honest I had not analyzed this like the other posters did. I just trusted the people I donated to will contribute upstream (downstream?), if not in money then at least in code. In general, yes, I agree that care should be taken with choosing the best target for donations.
- ealloc 15y ago
  I think the parent is referring to libdvdcss, which is the library that cracks the DRM encryption on the dvd. Without it you wouldn't be able to skip unskippable parts, nor even play the dvd using non-authorized dvd players like vlc. libdvdcss is developed by the videolan project, which is the umbrella project for vlc.

If you value all the the time you saved by skipping "unskippable" DVD crap in VLC, please consider donating to this amazing project.

by praptak 15y ago

If you value all the the time you saved by skipping "unskippable" DVD crap in VLC, please consider donating to this amazing project.

lmm 15y ago

Doesn't it just use mplayer's libraries for playing DVDs? Seems like they would be a better target for donation (particularly since most efforts to support new formats e.g. bluray seem to happen there)

keeperofdakeys 15y ago
No, it uses FFMPEG (among other libraries), which mplayer also use. The thing is, the libraries don't fit together like jigsaw puzzles, you have to do a lot of work to glue them together. VLC also tries to make a stable library for others to use, in the form of libvlc.
option_greek 15y ago
Both mplayer and vlc along with many other open source media players use codecs from ffmpeg project.
obtino 15y ago
Both VLC and MPlayer use ffmpeg as one of the many decoding modules. The ffmpeg module (libavcodec) decodes many of the codecs out there.
- vibragiel 15y ago
  And this is what ffmpeg have to say about donations: Want to donate to FFmpeg? Well, theres no way to do that currently. Luckily we dont need any money. But there are many not for profit organizations with noble goals that do. Select one of your choice that you trust and agree with their goals and instead of donating to FFmpeg, send your donation to them. http://ffmpeg.org/ http://ffmpeg.org/ So yeah, donating to VLC directly seems like a good choice.
praptak 15y ago
To be honest I had not analyzed this like the other posters did. I just trusted the people I donated to will contribute upstream (downstream?), if not in money then at least in code. In general, yes, I agree that care should be taken with choosing the best target for donations.
ealloc 15y ago
I think the parent is referring to libdvdcss, which is the library that cracks the DRM encryption on the dvd. Without it you wouldn't be able to skip unskippable parts, nor even play the dvd using non-authorized dvd players like vlc. libdvdcss is developed by the videolan project, which is the umbrella project for vlc.