its not

>>6274273
then explian to me why people use it.

Well, it can play a vast majority of the video and audio formats out there without the need for installed codecs. That's pretty awesome if you ask me.

it plays fuckin everything

>>6274255
its fucking shit.

MPC is all you fucking need.

>>6274280
one word: arch

>>6274280
Explain why people use shit?
I cannot

>>6274280
it is somewhat useful

>>6274280
it's lightweight, no nonsense, and it plays every format under the sun

>>6274286
Because it plays .flv files. Which is the format that www.youporn.com downloads are in.

>>6274280
THEY DONT

mpc-hc can do this as well without the pixelation or lag..

>>6274255
Hate the fucking interface. I only use it as a backup player when I run across like the 1%-2% of the files out there that GOM can't play.

(s)mplayer > all. VLC used to be good but is now filled with AIDS.

IT PLAYS RARS

INCOMPLETE RARS MAN

>>6274293
so does winamp.
and at least winamp doesnt look like it had a cluster fuck with WMP 2.

>>6274298
>vlc
>lightweight

>>6274299

YES! FUCKING YES! THIS!

>>6274280
They don't.

>>6274302
>pixelation
whats this pixelation people talk about, i play lots of movies on vlc, and i havent seen anything like that.

>>6274317
Hey I just stated the reason that I use VLC. Dunno what excuse the rest of you guys have.

VLC = plays every-fucking-thing you can throw at it, this is why a lot of people find it fucking awesome, because it's convenient and laziness in one little package.

With that said, music sounds like utter shit and most videos will look pixelated. Subs? Well, fuck you then, sir.

>>6274327
try something in .mkv.

im using it to convert files right now
fuck off

It plays almost all video formats.

Doesn't need to be installed. Nor you need to install fucking codecs.

Find a player that beats that and I'll use it.

it just got to version 1.0 so stfu
it has integrated codecs(support for most media types)
it can act as a media server/streamer/converter

>>6274314
winamp looks worst than vlc,

>>6274311
holy shit I thought you were joking, it plays part1.rar files awesome

>>6274345
It plays mkvs fine here.

Give me an example, a video to download and I'll try it.

>>6274331
Mplayer plays FLV too. AS WELL AS EVERY OTHER FORMAT IN THE UNIVERSE.

http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/news.html

>>6274309 VLC used to be good but is now filled with AIDS.

Elaborate or you'll look like a tool.

>>6274341
SMPlayer does that.

Anyone using VLC right now should switch to SMPlayer because the interface is practically the same, only more streamlined and all the major keyboard shortcuts are the same, there is practically no adjustment to be made and it plays everything out of the box better than VLC does.

>>6274327
probably because you're not looking for it

>>6274345
nope nothing wrong.

>>6274351
>Doesn't need to be installed
the portable apps version sucks

>>6274319
This.

This is a troll thread and I am replying to a troll thread.

>>6274351

mpc-hc and it doesnt have the .dll aids vlc has

>>6274374
>better than VLC

how is better than plays just fine? does it suck your dick while playing a video?

i use mplayer, but when something doesn't work right i just fire up vlc and it does the job. it's good to have for a backup solution.

>>6274351
see
>>6274319
and
>>6274385

>>6274364
This, I haven't seen anything of what /g/ ways in VLC, and i have played everything in it.

>>6274378
portable apps??

there's a non installer 7zip version right there on the vlc page.

>>6274387
>implying that vlc is for MS OS's only

mpc-hc has mediainfo integrated, nuff said

>>6274414
>implying anyone should even consider using VLC on Loonix

Though actually it is pretty competent on Mac.

I actually tried Mplayer, based on /g/ trolling that it's better.

Turns out it plays HD mkvs worse than VLC.

>>6274436
they see me trollin

>>6274436
You're trollan, or really incompetent.

lightweight, simple interface, right click always on top and snapshots, plays corrupt files, nice playlist feature, supports directx and opengl video playback.

also, you can play videos in color ascii mode

mpc-hc > mplayer > vlc

>>6274454
>Implying MPlayer doesn't do all that

wtf, downloading SMPlayer right now, i will compare it to VLC and give an unbiased opinion.

>>6274454
>also, you can play videos in color ascii mode
oh, because that such a useful feature.

>>6274454
>also, you can play videos in color ascii mode

holy shit, that's like being one of those Chrome 3D fags

MPC-HC is the ultimate, but SMPlayer is no worse at the practical level and perfect for people who don't want to dick around too much to get their media player to work.

>>6274459
>ignoring they all share common libraries
also SMPlayer looks better than mpc-hc

>>6274450
>incompetent

Why? Do I have to setup anything?

The video did pixelate worse than on VLC. Why would I troll with such stupid things?
Like I care which player I use...

Actually now I'll give MPC-HC a chance, to see if it's any good...

mpc-hc also takes snapshots/thumbnails and lets you fucking choose your decoders, nuff fucking said

>>6274494
Damn, that's supposed to be DBZ? FUCKIN NOSTALGIA BOMB

>>6274494

o DVD Menus always work on Linux
o Volume boost is fucking useful on shit DVDs & rips which have terrible normalisation.
o What the fuck do I care about your Animu?

>>6274494
Shit, I remember DBZ on Toonami...but that's a Bluray rip? Very nice.

Come to think of it, VLC's logo is very well chosen: It's a traffic cone, something that disturbs you on your journey, forcing you to take a detour to your destination; in other words, it is a nuisance, something that exists to make your life more miserable.

It fits VLC very well.

>>6274433
so does VLC

>>6274494
See pic.

>>6274494
See that one too.

It makes no difference.
Reason:
No DXVA, VDPAU, CUDA or OpenCL-support, so you can't play i.e. BD50-rips with VLC. But these very high quality videos would be the only ones where a supposed render quality difference, i.e. to MPC-HC, would matter.
And if there is no quality difference, the only thing that remains is irrational preference.

I'm still looking for a player that can deal with 7.1 Dolby TrueHD though.

>>6274537

/g/T.V. would not exist without VLC. VLC transcodes and streams to FLV. Also, shameless plug:
http://gtv.servebeer.com/

How do I play subtitles in .mkv files in MPC-HS?

If you hate it because the way it looks there are about a million skins that make is better and easier to use for normal video play back and>>6274286
>>6274298

The only people who complain about VLC are weaboo faggots who care about soft subs on their animu rips and/or seeked on a file once and saw "corruption". I.e. trollan

>>6274611
The people who know won't tell you.

>>6274611
*MPC-HC

there is no reason not to use VLC unless you are an anime faggot

>>6274626
Cool, if it works for you, it's good.

>>6274626
>>6274648
Delicious tears.
Enjoy your inferior software.

>>6274626
I fucking lol'd

VLC can't sub correctly, and because people are cheap and want to download free shit to watch it on VLC, shouldn't they at least use something won't FUCKING BLUR AND MIACROBOX ALL OVER THE DAMN PLACE?

>>6274648
>There is no reason not to use SMPlayer unless you are a faggot

Fixed that for you.

>>6274669
Nnnnooooo. I don't actually care about something as pathetic as "WHAT VIDEO PLAYAR IS TEH BESTEST", amazingly enough.

>>6274673
Like I said, the only people who care about VLC are weaboo faggots who download animu, Sounds like you're one of them.

>>6274611 here

Do mkv subs even work in MPC-HC or not?

windows media player chews every other player's ass any day

>>6274611

see settings, i dled my updates from xvidvideo.ru .. sauce code is posted on sf site so w.e

>>6274684
It's very simple. SMPlayer is better than VLC in every concievable way, and its interface is more streamlined.

Anyone still using VLC is just biased.

>>6274697
What the hell? VLC's shit codecs tend to pixelate a shit ton videos, especially the ones you torrent from rips. That's like saying the stupid asses who downloaded a bluray rip and watched it on VLC said "HURRHURR BLURAY FUCKING SUCKS, LOOKS NO DIFFERENT FROM DVD, BUNCH OF MONEY GRUBBING FAGS"

Also, I don't watch anime. Thanks for playing, though.

>>6274674
i have never even heard of SMplayer

>>6274723
> SMPlayer
> Nothing more than a GUI for mplayer
> DVD menus no worky

Cool story 'bro

In b4 "DURP WHO STILL PLAYS DVDS" butthurt

>>6274749
>GUI
>GUI
>GUI
>GUI

GOOEY

>>6274742
> VLC's shit codecs

VLC uses ffmpeg you fucking idiot.

>>6274749
The best GUI for MPlayer.

And I do use VLC for DVDs, because the quality isn't good enough for it to fuck up anyway.

ok wtf do i have to do, in order to get the latest mplayer in ubuntu

>Anyone still using VLC is just biased
Biased towards what? Functionality?

>>6274746
It's a front-end for mplayer. Personally I love it, mostly due to the way it handles my shortcuts. Actually, that's the only reason I love it.

>>6274767
> I do use VLC for DVDs

Then shut the fuck up already.

>>6274763
Case in point, VLC is still shit when it comes to playing video and audio

>>6274769
> wtf do i have to do...to get the latest mplayer in ubuntu

Install VLC.

>>6274722
Thanks.

Now it plays more choppy, tho. I think I'll stick with VLC.

>>6274784
Do shut the fuck up when the adults are talking. We were talking about mplayer v's VLC. Both use ffmpeg for codecs you fucking cock.

smplayer sucks in windows, mostly because Windows sucks at running Linux software.

>>6274811
well, it just means that vlc's code is shit compared to mplayer's

>>6274811
>implying it's really VLC that sucks, I don't see you correcting jack shit other than codecs
>WAT

subtitles working here, you can use the built in ones or use vsfilter, just dl the .dll and load it on mpc-hc:

http://www.free-codecs.com/download_soft.php?d=4942&s=379

>this thread

>>6274832
Microsoft's software always fucks up its software.

>>6274834
HURR
>>6274838
DURR

>>6274852
The only good post in this thread, and that says something.

It's not. Use CoreAVC and pretty much anything - WMP11 or whatever does me fine.

Oh, and boys, VLC uses the CPU whereas better players utilize the GPU. Also, VLC sometimes bogs down with 1080p on even awesome systems.

>>6274850

Install Gentoo

>>6274852
>>6274877
they see me samefaggan...

>>6274852
>>6274877
samefag just got told by >>6274881

>>6274897
Try again

>>6274881
> CoreAVC
> WMP
> Linux

DERP

>>6274918
>implying there is no GNU\Linux-version of CoreAVC

>>6274934
> CoreAVC is reasonably priced at ~$15, but it is Windows only.
> Windows only.

Well done you.

>>6274945
I'M 32 AND WHAT IS THIS:
http://code.google.com/p/coreavc-for-linux/

>>6274973
WHY IT'S THE VERY PAGE I QUOTED FROM, HOW ABOUT THAT!

>>6274945
In early 2008, due to popular demand, CoreCodec ported the until then Windows-only CoreAVC to a plethora of platforms and CPU architectures, even including several GPUs. Now Windows, MacOS X and Linux are supported, as well as mobile/embedded operating systems like PalmOS, Symbian, Windows CE and Windows for Smartphones - although the Linux-version is not available as retail but only for OEMs. Along with the new operating systems, several new CPU architectures are now supported. CoreAVC (now renamed to CorePlayer Desktop/Mobile) now runs not only on 32- and 64-bit-x86, but also on PPC (including Altivec-Support), ARM9, ARM11 and MIPS. As for GPUs, supported are Intel 2700g, ATI Imageon, Marvell Monahan, (limited) Qualcomm QTv, with support for more GPUs announced as "coming soon".

>>6275005
> the Linux-version is not available as retail but only for OEMs
> OEMs
> Linux

So not available, basically.

COREAVC IS NOT NEEDED ANY MORE PLUS THE DXVA MPCHC DECODER OFFLOADS TO GPU AND ITS A REFERENCE CODEC SO QUALITY IS PERFECT

COREAVC FUCKS UP QUALITY TO TRY AND EEK OUT BETTER PERFORMANCE FOR LOW END HARDWARE WITH NO GPU ACCEL

ALSO CCCP IS OUTMODED, GET SHARK007 PACK IF YOU NEED A PACK

>>6275040
>DXVA MPCHC DECODER OFFLOADS TO GPU
Not if you have an ATI GPU and the video has more than 4 reference frames.

>>6275042
> Then what have I done?

Something very complicated that no one in their right mind would do in order to prove a very technical yet ultimately useless point in an Internet argument.

>>6275016
>So not available, basically.
But if I take this
http://code.google.com/p/coreavc-for-linux/source/browse/trunk/mplayer/dshowserver.patch?r=46
and apply it the mplayer sources, the compile and run it on Linux.
Then what have I done?

>>6275059
Sorry, quoted the wrong post.

>>6275059
>no one
No, many people do that regularly:
http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=20145
inb4
>Arch

>>6275085
> many people
> archlinux
> Arch

DERP

>>6275040
>OUTMODED
whatthefuckamireading

>>6275096
>not many ... Arch
There was a thread on /g/ a few days ago that started Arch is shit because it is as easy as and is used by as many people as Ubuntu.
lol internet

Thread conclusion:
MPlayer > VLC

>>6275130
You were troll'd

>>6275104
Dictionary: out·mod·ed (out-mō'dĭd) pronunciation

adj.

1. Not in fashion; unfashionable: outmoded attire; outmoded ideas.
2. No longer usable or practical; obsolete: outmoded machinery.

>>6275130
Well it isn't really difficult, but it sure isn't as popular.

>>6275153
To be fair a new one was released just last month.

>>6274575
how you do that

>>6275040
SMPlayer has acceleration trough GPU, only on nvidia cards apparently, is there something similar in windows.

>>6275224
>only on nvidia cards

>>6275224
If using VDPAU.

And VLC doesn't support VDPAU

>>6275249
>>6275224
Regardless, this is really only important on a platform like ion, where the cpu is quite shitty.
Which is why we should also be happy for the new gpu-accelerated flash.

>>6275249
CANT REALLY BLAME THEM FOR ATI CARDS FAILING AT LIFE

>>6275263
But VDPAU is unix only, whats windows equivalent?

>>6275320
Whatever the fuck Windows offers.

gpu accelerated? vlc cpu usage on a 1.8ghz sempron is 30% while playing a 720p video? is it using the gpu?

>>6275320
For Windows I recommend using MPCHC with DXVA

>>6275336
No, it runs on part CPU and part magic.

i like vlc. only thing that pisses me off is how it displays the soft subs that tend to come with the movies i download. they show fine...they just look like fucking shit. how can i make them better?

>>6275336
>really only important on a platform like ion ... cpu shitty
Do you consider your CPU "not shitty"?
Play this:
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/132004/Lia%20-%20Tori%20no%20Uta%20%28long%20version%29.mkv
And this
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/132004/Planet_Earth_From%20Pole_to_Pole_1080p_sample_16ref.mkv
without GPU acceleration and seek a bit.
Enjoy your player shitting bricks.

>>6275416
downloadan

>>6275416
any shorter piece?

vlc is managing to play it while it downloads,

Both SMPlayer and MPC-HC might be superior VLC, but really it doesn't make that much of a difference.

The real reason /g/ feels so strongly about media player is because VLC is too popular and MPC-HC and SMPlayer aren't as well known. Every faggot has those dumb traffic cones on their desktop, but not everyone knows about MPC-HC and ffdshow and all that.

>>6275501
BUFFERING

>>6275416
I already have some HD movies, I'll post a picture in a second just for you.

>>6275416
>planet earth
oh ok this isn't so bad I
>birds
WTFJESUSCHRISTOHGODIT'SRAPINGMYCPU

>>6275501
So is SMPlayer.

>>6275416
Yeah, my what.. 70 dollar processor handles it quite well.

>>6275416
Ok, I'm willing to admit that on my Phenom II X4 3.5 Smplayer and WMP12 w/ CCCP stuttered horrendously playing both of these, and VLC's scaling was so bad that it'd look better in 720p anyway.

Still, I'd like to get a somewhat straightforward explanation as to how one should go about enabling subtitles in MPC-HC before I jump ship.

>>6275703
Are you using a multi-threading decoder? Otherwise, you are already at maximum CPU usage.

>>6275765
I don't think you have to change your setup immediately. It's not like there are many videos like this. It just posted it as a demonstration.

>>6275811
Still, if I could just get subs in MPC-HC I'd use that. But either no-one wants to say how to enable them or no-one remembers how they did it.

>>6275765
Subtitles were already enabled when I installed CCCP with MPC-HC... perhaps looking though the menus and options?

>>6275771
Uhm.. I have no clue. I was just using CCCP MPC.
I also just tried SMplayer, and got the same results.

I haven't seen the gpu usage budge at all though, I wonder what I must do to enable gpu acceleration... (this is somewhat important, as I'm getting my ion nebbook next week)

no subs ):

>>6275935
Make sure you're using the right renderer, not all renders can display subs

>>6275832
>subtitles
Personally, I use Win7 x64, so I installed Shark007's codec pack.
First this
http://shark007.net/win7codecs.html
then this
http://shark007.net/x64components.html
then his MPC-HC version
http://shark007.net/files/MPC-Homecinema_x64.exe
Then I started settings64.exe and changed H264->Use MPC-HC DXVA codec->Yes

Subs "just worked", pic related.

>>6275857
>I wonder what I must do to enable gpu acceleration.
>ATI HD 4600 series
The problem is your ATI card.
No, I'm not trolling, the problem is:
>http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/132004/Planet_Earth_From%20Pole_to_Pole_1080p_sample_16ref.mkv
>1080p_sample_16ref.mkv
>16ref
There is an issue with ATI's driver that causes DXVA to fail if the video uses more than 4 reference frames, so MPC-HC falls back to the normal codecs.
They refuse to fix it as the BD-spec just mentions 4 reference frames.
Read
http://nunnally.ahmygoddess.net/watching-h264-videos-using-dxva/
for more information.

But it'll be fine on Windows an Linux on a 9400M IGP (Ion).

>>6275987
>There is an issue with ATI's driver
Tell me about it! Oh well, not a huge deal.. this should not happen often, I suppose? And even if it did, the processor seems to be powerful enough.

But for ion.. which I can't wait for.. will CCCP automatically have the codecs required for gpu acceleration? Will a source installation of mplayer and a codec pack from mplayer's site do the same for linux?

>>6276029
>Tell me about it
>will CCCP automatically have
Read the link I posted, these issues are covered.

Also, pic related, it's what the video
>>6275935
is playing looks like if your force DXVA active on a video with more than 16 reference frames.
But, hey, subtitles!

>>6276029
Only MPlayer will do.

>DXVA
loldegraded picture quality for 25% less CPU load

fucking shit

OP here: GTFO EVERYONE! THIS TREAD NEED TO DIE DEPERATLY!

>>6276072
*more than 4

>>6276029
>Will a source installation of mplayer
Ah, I forgot to mention this, you need to pass an option to the configure script:
--enable-vdpau
Most mplayer packages are not built with it this as mplayer will shit bricks if there is no VDPAU-capable card present.

Also, exhibit 2: Quantum of Solace trailer, even moar ref. frames, 1080p, DXVA forced

>>6276084
As mentioned earlier, sometimes it's the only way.

Athlon 6000 x2 @ 3GHz can only just render 30fps for Lia - Tori no Uta without subs, with subs enabled it gets around 20fps, using fairly old version of K-Lite and MPC-HC with XP

>>6276129
Good to know

>>6276084
nice try troll