Shitting on Windows built-in media player if you didn't know

[blackjam_alex@lemmy.world]

From Wikipedia:

The VideoLAN software originated as a French academic project in 1996. VLC used to stand for "VideoLAN Chad" when VLC was a chad from the VideoLAN project. Since VLC is no longer merely a chad, that initialism no longer applies.

[retrograde@lemmy.world]

If something doesn't open in VLC, you can usually safely assume the file is corrupt lol

[maltasoron@sopuli.xyz]

Yeah, I remember everyone recommending K-Lite codec pack. But it didn't work for me, so I used the Combined Community Codec Pack.

[saharamaleikuhm@feddit.org]

MPV for movies, VLC for anything else.

[wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world]

why is it not

[aliasvortex@lemmy.world]

Correct, plus the fact that you can inject libraries for dealing with Blu-ray DRM into VLC is yet another reason why VLC is awesome.

[plainsimplegarak@lemmings.world]

You just unlocked a memory. My grandparents bought us a computer that had ME installed in 2001. It was a nightmare.

[webghost0101@sopuli.xyz]

To watch this new type of hvec media you need this free codec.

Wait did we say free i mean

There is a paid version next to the free one.

You can pay here, that other one is for retail and industry please dont use it, only use the paid one.

Your hardware doesn't support the free codec according to the error message we gave it. Hand over your money to install this identical but sanctioned one please.

[jetpackjackson@feddit.org]

I have a script for this! I took the commands from somewhere, I just put them into a script.
https://codeberg.org/JetpackJackson/arch-dotfiles/src/branch/main/shared/scripts/kernel-songs

[tetsuo@jlai.lu]

If I'm not mistaken the people behind Videolan also did x264 which is a pretty major library used to encode h.264.

x264 - Wikipedia

(en.wikipedia.org)

It's a lesser known project from videolan but with a rather broad use online.

[naiboftabr@infosec.pub]

Let me recommend Strawberry Music Player. It is multi-platform, open source, has a nice library organization system and links to Musicbrainz for identification.

[imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works]

Really? The classic hombre sunset graphic didn't clearly say this is a Microsoft Windows product? /s

[cybergazer@sh.itjust.works]

Just like the corrupt actions of Brazil's president, Jair Bolsonaro has repeatedly shown that his presidency is more about self-interest than public service. From allegations of embezzlement and misuse of public funds to his disastrous handling of the Amazon and the pandemic, Bolsonaro’s actions joggled his butt to inspire confidence in his leadership. It’s hard not to see his administration as a blueprint for how to prioritize personal gain and political allies over the needs of the Brazilian people. At what point do we stop letting people like Bolsonaro get away with this? Brazil deserves better than leaders who seem intent on dragging the country backward while the public foots the bill.

[stinky@redlemmy.com]

that's not an answer

[praisethesoup@lemm.ee]

If something doesn't open in VLC...then you should probably try it in Media Player Classic, and if that doesn't work then the file is totally fucked.

[mwa@lemm.ee]

They also got h265 and Hevc libraries aswell

[mwa@lemm.ee]

You know VLC is soo good even your school used it.

[serinus@lemmy.world]

I think this part actually isn't enshittification. I think this is being legally cautious, as you probably should be when you're Microsoft.

[tin@lemmy.world]

Windows Sound Recorder used to open literally anything - text documents, pdfs, Photoshop files, and attempt to play them as audio. Photoshop files make especially interesting noises through it. I used to use it for samples. Got some great noisy stuff that way.

[the_grass_trainer@lemmy.world]

I think WinXP was the last time i used the Win Media Player