typical mpv user:
>"oh nice i've got a 30 minute break until php class starts, let me watch a chinese cartoon real quick"
>spends 27 minutes configuring his shitty player, typing hieroglyphs in a command line and reading the 173-page pdf manual
>double clicks mkv file, is so overjoyed he can finally watch that spaghetti from his cup ramen spills all over the thinkpad
>laughing_girls_walking_by.png
>"w-well, at least i spent my free time using free, non-proprietary software"
>>55321062
I can't use mpv on my phone.
>copypasta from mpv thread into mpv.conf when setting it up
>learn pause, volume up and down shortcuts
But as a VLC shill that is too much though
>>55321062
literally sudo apt-get install mpv and run with mpv in your file browser. A keyboard is faster to change settings on the fly any how.
>>55321062
>>spends 27 minutes configuring his shitty player, typing hieroglyphs in a command line and reading the 173-page pdf manual
You only do this once you autistic retard.
>>55321062
I don't get it.
>download MPV
>open file in MPV
>everything works
>>55321062
this
>waah i can't change settings for shit!!! i don't know how to do anything lol i'm dumb as bricks xDD
is essentially what you're saying
>>55321150
>You only do this once.
Indeed.
Editing a conf. file is not really different from changing options in a GUI.
>ITT: peopled trolled
but OP is retarded because mpv just werks outta the box
nice thread.
>>55321062
>tfw no Ako wife
> A gui is too mainstream, and I am no nornie
> Install gentoo
> Use comand line only to open programs
> Type spaghetti
> Computer breaks
> Need to buy new chinkpad for the fifth time this year
> "well at least my software isnt proprietary"
> Mom calls me upstairs for dinner
>>55321062
>>double clicks mkv file,
>not using the terminal
kek
>watching videos on gnu/linux and not android busybox/linux
wew lass
>>55321362
Who the fuck eats dinner on the second floor?
I never configured my mpv.
did I fuck up? Are the defaults that bad? I really didn't notice.
>>55321062
So you failed to configure mpv and now mad? It's ok, Anon, not everyone is smart.
>>55321248
>download VLC
>open file in VLC
>everything works
>>55321488
People who live in the basement, supid
>>55321526
>have a large amount of porn webms, organized into folders
>in command prompt/terminal: cd /path/to/webm/folder && mpv *
>shift-comma and shift-period to move between items
ez fap ez lyfe
>>55321261
no application should require to edit text configuration files in arbitrary locations on your filesystem with arbitrary meanings for arbitrary words in arbitrary settings. what kind of bullshit is that? i can't learn how to operate every piece of software i use in such a way.
>>55321547
Nice meme!
I've used vlc for years. Never happened.
>>55321526
>download VLC
>attempt to play a video encoded in H.264
>missing codec
>spend 2 hours trying to figure out how to install codecs and make them load in VLC
>give up and boot windows
>>55321150
>You only do this once you autistic retard.
But in Windows, you don't need to do it even once, because MPC-HC comes configured out of the box.
>>55321290
My only problem is that the defaults on most Ubuntu distributions don't have the pseudo GUI and they don't support operating on directories recursively.
I switched to a more up to date PPA and it was fixed
>>55321602
When you're autistic and an MPC-HC user:
>go into options window
>change some things
When you're autistic and an mpv user:
>read manual
>change some things
When you're not autistic and a user of either MPC-HC or mpv:
>open file in player
>>55321600
>>download VLC
>>attempt to play a video encoded in H.264
>>missing codec
lel this never fucking happened
>>55321657
try it on RHEL broseph
>>55321652
> When you're not autistic
>>55321710
>watching videos on RHEL
Get back to work
>>55321756
I WORK WITH A SOFTWARE THAT RENDERS VIDEOS REEEEEEEEEE
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>>55321564
It works just fine without editing the file at all. Also, what's so hard about
save-position-on-quit
Literally the only setting you would even want to change unless you're autistic
>>55321503
No the defaults are 100% fine
Seriously though what is so hard about coding a configuration dialog? It's possibly the easiest part of developing any application.
>>55322247
1) The traditional method of reading the manpage and putting options into a text file or specifying them on the command line is better than graphical configuration
2) mpv currently doesn't require any graphical toolkit like GTK or Qt, adding those are huge ugly dependencies.
3) It would be developed just to appease CIA nigger cattle who are too dumb to use a computer
It's not justa bout the customization, MPV is good too because it's lightqeight as fuck. It's the only player that played 10 bit and high bitrate 1080p files flawlessly on my chink tablet. VLC, MPCHC, WMP all choked while MPV was smooth sailing
Yeah, but... Isn't the Thinkpad spill-proof?
>>55322656
blah blah blah shitty interface rationalization. Linux will never become the OS it deserves to be as long as freetards like you keep dragging it down.
it makes them feel useful
>>55323165
Point number two is very valid and I think it alone is enough to justify not adding one. You're right about the other two though, they're dumb
>>55321062
ako?
fuck you OP, leave my waifu alone.
>use smplayer frontend for MPV
>don't have to waste my time configuring a thing or learn keyboard shortcuts
>>55321564
BUT YOU LITERALLY DON'T HAVE TO
>>55321589
>pulling the anecdotal card
>>55321062
So what GPU is best suited for MPV?
>>55321062
You do realize that the mpv config is a one-time setup just like any other player right?
Are you retarded?
>>55321602
>He doesn't configure MPC-HC
Get the fuck out.
>>55321560mpv /path/to/webm/folder
>shift-comma and shift-period
lol you mean < and >
>>55322247
You're quite wrong actually.
>>55321564
>arbitrary locations
what's arbitrary about ~/.mpv? That seems to follow the conventions of every single other program in existence. (You can also use~/.config/mpvif you're a fan of shoveling XDG's cock down your throat)
Tell me one good reason not to use kcp instead
>>55321062
>double click file
Is this too hard for some people?
>>55321062
What is mpv? Is it like VLC?
>>55324247
https://mpv.io/
Depends on what you mean by “like VLC”. If by “like VLC” you mean “is a video player”, then yes. If by “like VLC” you mean “renders wrong, inefficient as fuck, barely supports any formats, corrupts on seeking, caters to normies etc.”, then no.
>>55323165
The major desktop environments have their own media players for guibabbies. mpv is not for you.
>>55324345
barely any formats?
>mp4, avi, mkv, wmv, webm
If you arent using one of those, then what is the point? (wmv and avi for historical purposes)
Plus it comes with stream conversion, recording, etc. Also, I dont know what kind of shitty toaster you are playing on, but my VLC renders fine. Besides, if you are trying to watch a chinese cartoon (see: CARTOON) how high def do you really need it to be? Please, sperg about high-quality cartoon graphics for me, I'm excited
MPV is for autistic edgelord fedoras
VLC is perfect and works with every format out there
No one cares about your shit gook cartoons and their special file types. Fuck off
don't both of these just use ffmpeg's libav anyway?
>>55324575
VLC user detected
>>55324607
Nice autism
>>55321062
>install mpv
>open video with mpv
>just fucking works
i know you're shitposting, but you don't even have a fucking basis to what you're talking about. i haven't even touched a single config file for mpv.
>>55321062
But you can use it just like mpc-hc, you don't need to configure anything, just extract and watch movies lmao
>_ pacman -S mpv
>mpv file
>F
Feels good not being a retard.
>>55324494
It's always cute to see VLC users who don't understand the difference between a video codec and a container.
>>55321143
>sudo apt-get install mpv
Oh shit nigger, what are you doing?
>download anime series
>open first episode with mpv
>press shift-p to instantly create playlist of the remaining episodes in the directory
>drag window to second monitor
>press shift-a to instantly switch audio device to speakers on second monitor
>jap audio and eng subs are automatically selected by mpv, don't have to select them myself
>mpv remembers all these options as first episode ends and next begins
>never exits fullscreen or requires any further adjustments
>all of this takes less than 5 seconds because im not a gui reliant pleb
more like
>open first episode
>decide you want to create a playlist
>you have no idea what the key combination is and there's no gui so you're forced to google it
>repeat for every new thing you want to do
GUI > CLI
>>55324575
Does VLC still shit itself in subtitles? Especially non anime.
>>55324874
why would I google the commands that I created myself? guifags are so dumb jej
>>55324874
>>decide you want to create a playlist
>>you have no idea what the key combination is and there's no gui so you're forced to google it
Here's a playlist for you.video_file_1.mkv
video_file_2.mkv
video_file_3.mkv
video_file_4.mkv
Save it, play it.
Holy shit, so fucking hard.
>>55324874man mpv
You'd know that if you actually used Linux and weren't a stupid Windows shitposter
>>55324901
>Does VLC still shit itself
Yes.
>>55324931
How would you know that without using Google?
>>55324955
>How would you know that without using Google?
Average windows + vlc/mpc user, everyone
>>55324955
How did you know that VLC existed without Google? How did you download it without the Internet? How are you playing videos without a computer?
>>55321062
>>55321062
This >>55321248 and performance is excellent.
The only "hieroglyphs" you type are in the *.conf file and that's if you want to change default behavior. MPV is my new default player for everything even on windows, MPC-HC goes in the bin.
I only use mpv cause it's lightweight and loads any video file asap and I get to fap and go on with my day.
No need to configure shit and i get to fast forward by scrolling my mouse wheel.
Even vlc isn't as fast as mp with the building font cache meme.
Mpc hc is even worst and the slowest of them all.
>>55324345
>barely any formats?
isn´t it like the whole marketing point of it that it can play all the shit?
>>55326800
then why can't it play HEVC Main10 BT.2020-CL? Or SMPTE ST2084 (aka UltraHD)? Or Dolby Vision? Or Panasonic VARICAM?
afaik mpv is the only player that can play literally all of those while still rendering them correctly (including constant lumimance, XYZ input, HDR, etc.)
MPC-HC is so fucking bloated and slow that people feel the need to customize the fucking loading screen.
I love watching VLC build my font cache every day. ; - )
>>55321589
I used VLC for about a month before this happened to me many years back.
>>55324941
here's the thing though: requiring the user to use a command line to read the instructions on how to use a command line to edit the options in a text file is 80's design. it's a complicated way to make a simple fucking feature. AN OPTIONS DIALOG TAKES A FEW MINUTES TO A FEW HOURS TO CODE, TOP, AND IT AVOIDS ALL THE PROBLEMS OF OPTION TEXT FILES.
>>55327083
i´d be happy if it were every day but every file is too much for a consument of anime
>>55327722
you don´t have to
throw your video onto mpv and it just werkz™
you literally don´t have to touch the command-line or the manual ever if you just watch videos
>>55327722
there exist gui config creators for bums like you
and it's not an "80s design" you retard, most software created today is command line, majority of all programs developed are command line; only mass market consumer software is gui you fucking normalfag
>>55327773
yes but no. i always change my options in every software i use
>>55327776
>only mass market consumer software is gui you fucking normalfag
a category under which a media player should fall.
a developer should have respect for their software, and that means making it usable a simply as possible and within the same interface
>>55327722man mpv > manual.txt
Open it with a GUI program capable of reading text files. :^)
>>55321547
>anime groups in charge of encoding
As expected.
>>55327819
>a developer should have respect for their software, and that means making it usable a simply as possible and within the same interface
Yeah, this is pretty much why I didn't switch from VLC to MPV. I like how speedy and precise MPV is, but I also like having the option to fucking use my mouse. It honestly feels like they were too lazy to make a standard UI or they ported it from a touch screen app or some shit.
Why not at least have the option to enable a standard gui?
>>55327819
having all commands mapped to keys is much more simple and efficient than a menu system, and the entire point of mpv is that it is modular, so you can create your own scripts that do what you want, or just fork it and make your own that has a menu system built in
>>55321503
no. if you like it, use it that way.
>>55325112
Unless MPV can somehow use Windows native codecs, you're a gigantic idiot.
>>55328165
Have you tried using your keyboard in any other media player?
Spoiler: It does things too.
>>55328248
not as much as mpv does, and mpv does it without the bloat of a gui
>>55328278
>the bloat of a gui
>the thing that gives you control over an application is bloat
This is a genuine mental disorder. You're the reason Gnome, Chrome, Firefox, Google Maps and, until recently, Windows, are practically unusable. Fucking hipsters like you don't like buttons because they're in the way of your precious content.
>>55321526
>download Baka
>open file in Baka
>everything works
Jokes on me, Baka is actually MPV with a useable UI
>>55328363
you are the fucking hipster you degenerate too dumb to use a command line or anything without giant tip boxes all over the interface
>>55324844
>>press shift-p to instantly create playlist of the remaining episodes in the directory
>has to start from the first episode for this to work
>going to one of the latest episodes only adds 1-2
>going to the last also does the same
>doesn't add all the episodes
>cannot choose which one to watch out of a list
>no recently played
>can't even remember position playback if you skip to the next file on accident
>>55325331
>loads any video file asap
have you actually compare them on a video?
>>55328365
This is why free software is good.
>>55328588
>has to start from the first episode for this to work
nope
>going to one of the latest episodes only adds 1-2
nope
>going to the last also does the same
nope
>doesn't add all the episodes
nope
>cannot choose which one to watch out of a list
wrong
>no recently played
wrong
>can't even remember position playback if you skip to the next file on accident
wrong
what a worthless post, if you did some research you would know it can do all of that, you stupid idiot
>>55328753
make a webm and prove me wrong
>>55328796
No
do your own research, pleb, and learn how to use it yourself
>people actually defending this
am i getting trolled here?
>>55321062
Why don't you just download mpv and use it, it works every time
>>55321602
>MPC-HC comes configured out of the box.
So does mpv. A personal config file is just to supplement or override the default configuration.
>>55329186
>So does mpv.
>search mpv windows
>https://mpv.srsfckn.biz/ (official builds linked only one linked on mpv.io)
>>55329292
I don't use Windows. If you're having problems on there it's probably the fault of whoever is making the builds you're using.
>>55329328
>>55328811
no hope
I literally just put vo=opengl-hq and don't do anything else.
>>55329292
what am I supposed to be seeing here?
>>55321062
ako?
>download mpv and add to path
>open terminal
>mpv filename.xvid
>just werks
>>55323764
i do this
tried even screwing around with getting svp to work with the setup (no luck)
>>55321062
I still don't have an mpv config on my new Windows install. I just haven't been bothered yet. The default settings are mostly perfect and it's already a much better video player than VLC or MPC-HC out of the box.
mpv works out of the box just fine for me
>>55321547
Wait, VLC can't handle HEVC?
>MPV
I though everyone on /g/ was obsessed with MPC-HC? Guess they've just moved on to memer pastures. But guess what: MPC-HC AND MPV ARE BOTH SHIT!
Literally why wouldn't you use VLC when it's Free and Open Source and way easier to install
>>55324575
>not using MPC-HC
>>55333730
>install mpv through whichever means you prefer
>open video with mpv
What's difficult?
>>55321321
>tfw ako gf
>>55333730
>emerge vlc
>it wants to pull hundreds of dependencies
>emerge mpv
>it only requires 50
how is that easier to install?
I don't use Linux
>>55321124
>from mpv thread
So basically what you're saying is only /g/tards even have a reason to use mpv. Got it.
>>55321150
> Torrent powerdvd ultra
> Better quality than mpv/vlc
> 1 click setup
>>55323968
>but all the anecdotes before him are just dandy because they agree with yours
>>55321547
>m-muh anime cant run on this
maybe its for your own good faggot
>>55335137
this
Holy shit why do you people respond to these
Anyone have a preset that offers amazing quality? I don't care about the rest
Im a pretty fucking normy when it comes to /g/ but I feel mpv is actually pretty faster without even configuring it. You get used to the lack of decent gui once you start using it
mpv should be /a/ not /g/
>>55337059
/a/ crossies GET THE FUCK OUT OF /g/
>2016
>some people are still using CLI
Literally "stop using what I don't use and stop saying it's better" the thread, pathetic.
>>55321261
Why waste time when VLC is "click & go"?
My software might be free, but my time ain't, and VLC is rock fucking solid already
>>55337808
mpv is click and go if you want it to.
file associations --> .mkv (etc.) --> mpv
>>55337109
We are in the middle of /v/ raid now though
>find evidence that x doesn't always just werk
>get told you never needed it in the first place
Why is this so typical among linux users?
Also, what's with all this disinfo?
MPC-HC - shit.
VLC - the best.
MPV - not necessary
>>55339177
insultingly-lame-bait.png
>>55339207
It's true , VLC - the best .
>>55339224
VLC has been the same for years.
A player that more than often breaks, leading to tons of false claims about broken/corrupt video files.
>>55321835
What
>>55339261
Why do so many people use it, if it's bad? What is better?
>>55329375
Who is he?
A blond Linus Thorvald?
>mpc-hc -> directshow
>mpv -> opengl
Oh please don't use deprecated technologies!
>>55339324
People use it because muh open sores and it's a meme player.
It's consistently shit on every platform i've run it, with weird bugs, crashes and horrendeous rendering.
>>55339324
Because they wanted something better than WMP and all/most software sites recommend VLC.
VLC has had noticeably more exposure IRL too, it's been distributed on various magazine's software discs etc.
My oldest one with VLC is like from 2003
Don't even get me started on libass which was added August/September 2008, before that VLC couldn't even show ASS/SSA subs (standard soft subs in animu).
Also most of those shitty software sites make you think you need a codec pack for using MPC-HC, which you obviously don't.
I'd bookmark this:
http://forum.doom9.org/forumdisplay.php?f=15
>>55321526
>>everything works
lmao
>>55321062
fucking dumb animeposter
>>55321062
>>55321362
>>55321564
>>55321602
>>55323165
Why the fuck are you talking about something you know nothing about? You're tech illiterate entitled cunt winbabbies who can only spew out memes based on retarded projections. Just get the fuck out off here.
>>55340014
To be more frank, they wanted to get away from:
- WMP
- Real Player
- DivX Player
- Quicktime Player
- Codec Packs in general
- Other non-free Software Players (Though VLC users have a weak understanding of FOSS)
>>55321062
>posting autistic Chinese cartoon character on autism the board.
Good taste.
Also - just use mpc-hc. It werks, is customizable.
>>55328002
>using the smiley with a carat nose
>Actual mpv user
>Goes to psych ward to visit crazy mum
>Waiting in lobby
>Double clicks mkv file
>watches video
>Another mpv user walks by
>WWWWWWWWWWWHYYYY ARENT YOU USING THE RIGHT FITLERS FAGGOT LET ME FUCKING FIX THAT FOR YOU #VIM MKV.CONFIG
>bash: vim: command not found: did you mean emacs?
>FUCK YOU FAGGOT
>he smashes your laptop and starts walking away
>psychiatric hospital staff jump on him
>he rants about how arch is the best distro while they force him into a straight jacket
>>55341580
lol
>>55321564
I don't know how that's better or worse than a thousand mystery checkboxes
>there are guides for configuring MPC-HC properly
I have literally not configured MPV and it works well enough for me.
>>55321526
>download VLC
>open file in VLC
>uses up all 8 GB of my RAM in like ten seconds and I start swapping like mad
>everything stops working
>switch to tty
>pkill VLC
>goes back to normal
>figure the file I was trying to open was corrupt in some way
>open another file
>it happens again
>can't even change to tty because the computer is lagging so hard
>hard poweroff computer
>boot
>open both in MPV
>works
>open in VLC again to make sure the reboot didnt solve it, even though I know that's not how it works on Linux
>everything explodes again
This was a month or two ago.
>tfw no ako gf
>>55341688
If any program did this, no one would use it, because it would be literally unusable.
If you didn't make it up, then this was obviously an issue with your system, not VLC itself. I've used VLC on a variety of distros and Windows and never had this problem.
>tfw so retarded I can't even find the .conf file
>>55321062
typical mpv user:
>responding and getting angry at obvious bait for 24 hours straight
>>55342037
create it
>>55342037
it doesn't even exist, you need to create it yourself
>>55339177
nice bait
>>55342438
# cp /usr/share/doc/mpv/example.conf /etc/mpv/mpv.conf
then edit that file to suit your needs
>>55342631
I meant that the .conf file he seemed to be looking for didn't exist. Yes, he can always copy the example and fuck around with that or just make an empty one and copy someone's .conf from the /mpv/ general
here's mine# Video settings
#vo=opengl-hq:backend=dxinterop:interpolation
vo=opengl-hq:scale=ewa_lanczossharp:cscale=ewa_lanczossoft:interpolation
video-sync=display-resample
hwdec=auto
framedrop=vo
#vf=gradfun
# window
title="${filename}"
geometry=50%:50%
autofit-larger=90%x90%
# Audio settings
softvol=yes
softvol-max=150
volume=70
# Lang Settings
slang=eng,en
alang=jpn,jp,ja,eng,en
# Subtitle settings
ass-style-override=force
ass-shaper=simple
sub-auto=fuzzy
sub-text-font-size=49
sub-text-color="#FFFFFF"
sub-text-font="Noto Sans"
sub-text-border-size=3
sub-text-border-color="#262626"
ass-force-style=Kerning=yes
# OSC settings
script-opts=osc-layout=box,osc-seekbarstyle=bar,osc-timetotal=yes,osc-fadeduration=100,osc-scalewindowed=0.7,osc-scalefullscreen=0.5,osc-deadzonesize=1,osc-valign=1,osc-halign=1.0
#Default valign=0.8, halign=0.0
# OSD settings
osd-scale=0.5
# Screenshot settings
screenshot-format=jpg
screenshot-template="%F_mpv-snapshot_%wM.%wS_%#02n"
screenshot-jpeg-quality=95
# YDL settings (get youtube-dl for streaming support)
ytdl=yes
ytdl-format=(bestvideo[ext=webm]/bestvideo[height>720]/bestvideo[fps=60])[tbr<13000]+(bestaudio[acodec=opus]/bestaudio[ext=webm]/bestaudio)/best
# Miscellaneous settings
priority=abovenormal
keep-open=yes
# Etc
[extension.webm]
loop-file=inf
[extension.jpg]
pause
[extension.png]
pause
[extension.gif]
loop-file=inf
>>55321062
I downloaded mpv from the thread and never configured anything and it works perfectly
>>55321062
That's a blatant lie, mpv users don't attend php class.
