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

[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

[thunderclapsasquatch@startrek.website]

Why does it need value? Living to extract value and nothing else is toxic to your body mind and soul.

[lasherz12@lemmy.world]

I still find it strange that windows media player classic consistently works better than every new media player they've introduced since. It seems like if you make OS's you cannot simultaneously make a good media player, eg. Quicktime/itunes/wmp/groove

[potentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fish]

IIRC you have to pay for a certain media format. 1984

[lordwiggle@lemmy.world]

Since the time of internet I've used Winamp for music, MPC and VLC for videos, Irfanview for images. Now I use Kodi for movies and series, Foobar2000 for music, Irfanview for images and MPC for other videos. Fuck streaming services.

[daggermoon@lemmy.world]

For real though. I have yet to find a file VLC can't play. I have some old 8-bit .au files that play perfect. It even supports really obscure proprietary codecs from 20 years ago.

[danc4498@lemmy.world]

You now they’re just being silly, right?

[xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

Just because VLC plays a file doesn't mean that the file isn't corrupted.

[wanderer@lemm.ee]

VLC represents what the internet could have been and what it should have been.

Wish we could start again with a new internet.

[thatguynamedzeus@feddit.org]

who the hell still uses windows media player? I use windows and everyone else I know who uses windows never opens WMP. We all have VLC for videos, but for the movies that we all totally pay for we use Kodi/XBMC or jellyfin