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minus-squaretordenflesk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·edit-217 hours agooh, there’s plenty of better alternatives, but VLC’s been certifiably “good enough” for 25+ years.
minus-squareflameleaf@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·16 hours agoIf I have issues with VLC, my go-to alternative is ffplay
minus-squareBjörn@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·16 hours 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-up1·2 hours 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 It’s pretty outdated.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.
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 It’s pretty outdated.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.