• @Grimy
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    VLC is a big one for me.

    • @FourPacketsOfPeanuts
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      some new weird video format opens windows stock media player because it’s not yet associated with vlc

      “Hey… it looks like your going to have to buy a codec…”

      manually open in vlc where it runs seemlessly

        • @FourPacketsOfPeanuts
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          254 days ago

          A variation happened to me last week that’s why it came to mind. Was opening an mp4 recorded on a digital camera on a new laptop. So the stock player had a go and gave a message similar to the above. vlc was installed moments later and of course had no issue…

        • @[email protected]
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          33 days ago

          Yep. You need to pay for the patent with certain codecs, that’s why operating systems with a company behind them usually do not distribute them. Same with a few Linux distros, such as Fedora.

          You can install them and the packages for your os are freely available. Just not from the company making the product in the fear of patent trolls.

        • LongLive
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          Literally never heard of the end user being billed for the codecs.

          [Edit]: I think I should rephrase. Could I please be informed about how are codecs priced?

            • LongLive
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              12 days ago

              I wonder what are the ToS, is this $0.79 all that you have to pay to use it for commercial purposes?

          • @Eldritch
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            63 days ago

            Always have been. It’s either included in licensing a software or operating systems. VLC ffmpeg and other open source software are a bit of a grey area since they don’t make money from the software strictly speaking.

    • @cm0002
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      274 days ago

      +1 VLC will dutifully try to play even corrupted to hell files that any other media player would just fail with some form of “can’t play, file is corrupt”

    • @frunch
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      64 days ago

      VLC just managed to get some newer video files to play for me on a 10 year old tablet that wouldn’t play them with it’s included video player. It was also one of the only apps on the play store that would still work on that old tablet as well. It’s been my go-to video player for years now, terrific software 🥂

    • @garbagebagel
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      64 days ago

      Wasn’t there some big thing where they tried to buy it and the person that made it was just like “nah”

    • d00phy
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      84 days ago

      VLC is pretty great. I would say IINA is at least a close second on Mac. Haven’t had a problem playing anything in it yet.

      • @lwuy9v5
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        44 days ago

        VLC runs great on Mac and Android as well

        • Flying Squid
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          34 days ago

          It even runs on iOS. It’s one of the only ways to play videos that aren’t in Apple’s bullshit proprietary format.

      • million
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        24 days ago

        Yeah I personally prefer IINA on the Mac because of how native the interface is. Neither VLC or IINA has had trouble paying any video files I have.

    • M137
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      54 days ago

      I agree that it’s cool and all, but I just really don’t like VLC. It’s ugly, bad UX and misses some major features. I love other similar and also free ones thoigh, like PotPlayer, MPC and MPV.

    • @Lemming6969
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      03 days ago

      It won’t keep track of my place in a Playlist to resume so I trashed it.