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MPV is great for powerusers, for the vast majority of people just use VLC. I used both over the year and there are still things that are really annoying in mpv

by Thaxll 2y ago

MPV is great for powerusers, for the vast majority of people just use VLC. I used both over the year and there are still things that are really annoying in mpv: - you can't render on a Chromecast - opening a file that does not work does nothing, you don't know what's happening, is the file corrupted, is the codec not supported ?? - the no ui idea is nice for opening a single file, but then you go to the rabbithole of millions of settings / config to do anything more complicated, playlists? ( why can't I drag and drop on the window ) - it's hard to compile, so it's up to you to find up to date version on your distro

literallycancer 2y ago
If your distro has outdated packages, that's a problem with your distro. You can always just open files with a CLI if you want to see the error messages. What do you mean can't drag and drop on a window? That's literally how you add subtitles or open a file if you opened mpv from the shortcut, rather than by opening a file.
- Thaxll 2y ago
  None of the distro keeps package up to date with mpv. Only rolling one are probably updated. Adding a file does not enqueued them, it just open it and play it right away.
  - valenceelectron 2y ago
    Hold shift while dropping the file to enqueue it. At least on macOS that works.
zamubafoo 2y ago
Never had to deal with your third point, I just open it via the CLI and it's pretty verbose regarding issues it encounters.
valenceelectron 2y ago
>- opening a file that does not work does nothing, you don't know what's happening, is the file corrupted, is the codec not supported ?? You could open the console to see errors. https://mpv.io/manual/master/#console https://mpv.io/manual/master/#console >- the no ui idea is nice for opening a single file, but then you go to the rabbithole of millions of settings / config to do anything more complicated, playlists? ( why can't I drag and drop on the window ) I cannot relate to that. "ad-hoc" playlists or even adding more files while some are already playing works fine for me on macOS. There's a chance the built-in UI differs between operating systems, not sure. >- it's hard to compile, so it's up to you to find up to date version on your distro I consider that hardly the fault of the mpv project. Other than that, there are usually third-party providers for mpv binaries.

by Thaxll 2y ago

literallycancer 2y ago

If your distro has outdated packages, that's a problem with your distro. You can always just open files with a CLI if you want to see the error messages. What do you mean can't drag and drop on a window? That's literally how you add subtitles or open a file if you opened mpv from the shortcut, rather than by opening a file.

Thaxll 2y ago
None of the distro keeps package up to date with mpv. Only rolling one are probably updated. Adding a file does not enqueued them, it just open it and play it right away.
- valenceelectron 2y ago
  Hold shift while dropping the file to enqueue it. At least on macOS that works.

zamubafoo 2y ago

Never had to deal with your third point, I just open it via the CLI and it's pretty verbose regarding issues it encounters.

valenceelectron 2y ago

>- opening a file that does not work does nothing, you don't know what's happening, is the file corrupted, is the codec not supported ?? You could open the console to see errors. https://mpv.io/manual/master/#console https://mpv.io/manual/master/#console >- the no ui idea is nice for opening a single file, but then you go to the rabbithole of millions of settings / config to do anything more complicated, playlists? ( why can't I drag and drop on the window ) I cannot relate to that. "ad-hoc" playlists or even adding more files while some are already playing works fine for me on macOS. There's a chance the built-in UI differs between operating systems, not sure. >- it's hard to compile, so it's up to you to find up to date version on your distro I consider that hardly the fault of the mpv project. Other than that, there are usually third-party providers for mpv binaries.