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Re:mpv a free, open-source, and cross-platform media player by defrost on Saturday August 17, 2024 @11:22PM (#41279914)
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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Re:mpv a free, open-source, and cross-platform media player by rocketvole on Sunday August 18, 2024 @12:18PM (#41283251)
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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Re:mpv a free, open-source, and cross-platform media player by account42 on Monday August 19, 2024 @07:06AM (#41289906)
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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Re:mpv a free, open-source, and cross-platform media player by SirMaster on Monday August 19, 2024 @11:33AM (#41291910)
I am pretty sure the dev (clsid2) worked on mpc-hc originally as well before.
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