MPV, A New Fork Of MPlayer/MPlayer2

[phoronix]

Phoronix: MPV, A New Fork Of MPlayer/MPlayer2

MPV is yet another fork of the mplayer/mplayer2 code-base, but it does at least offer up some changes over the code currently found in MPlayer2...

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTQyODQ

[Ericg]

Sometimes the nuclear option is the only option you've got to shake people out of apathy. Personally I always hated the mplayer -> mplayer 2 fork, if youre gonna fork dont make your fork sound like a version-up its just douchey.

Best of luck to the MPV devs, i hope it wakes people up in both camps.

[brosis]

Sometimes the nuclear option is the only option you've got to shake people out of apathy. Personally I always hated the mplayer -> mplayer 2 fork, if youre gonna fork dont make your fork sound like a version-up its just douchey.

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[mark45]

I sign under this.

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[mrugiero]

I approve your signature.

First time we agree, I guess.

[GreatEmerald]

So how is SMPV coming along, then?

I used to use SMPlayer 2, then after the last reinstall I decided to give SMPlayer a try (as it's in Packman Essentials, while SMPlayer 2 is in Packman Multimedia). However, in my case it was super unstable. Going out of fullscreen tended to make MPlayer crash, if not freeze the whole system. So I'm back to SMPlayer 2 again. I like its interface a bit more than SMPlayer's, too.

[giselher]

FYI: mpv also supports wayland

[marshviperx]

mpv is not really new, it has been around and full of improvements for almost a year now.

[Ibidem]

Anyone have a clue what they mean "dead platforms" ?
I ask because I've been following threads like this one (link).

[pigoz]

Anyone have a clue what they mean "dead platforms" ?
I ask because I've been following threads like this one (link).

os/2, irix, dos, 3dfx support and other stuff from the 90s / early 2000s