[HN Gopher] MPC-HC v1.9.22
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MPC-HC v1.9.22
Author : scrlk
Score : 53 points
Date : 2022-07-22 14:03 UTC (8 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (github.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (github.com)
| microflash wrote:
| I've been using this for several years. If you need a fast video
| player for your machine, this is it. Unlike VLC, it can also
| automatically play the next file in a folder (if you flip that
| option in the settings). It also has a reasonably nice looking
| dark theme.
| CoolCold wrote:
| and in now-days, it's much more easy-peasy: PS
| C:\Users\coolcold> winget search mpc-hc Name Id
| Version Match Source
| ---------------------------------------------------- MPC-HC
| clsid2.mpc-hc 1.9.22 winget Pure Codec
| Dio.PureCodec 20220601 Tag: mpc-hc winget PS
| C:\Users\coolcold> winget install clsid2.mpc-hc Found MPC-
| HC [clsid2.mpc-hc] Version 1.9.22 This application is
| licensed to you by its owner. Microsoft is not responsible
| for, nor does it grant any licenses to, third-party packages.
| Downloading https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-
| hc/releases/download/1.9.22/MPC-HC.1.9.22.x64.exe
| kevinkeller wrote:
| I thought MPC-BE was the spiritual successor of HC. Good to see
| it's still alive.
| Sunspark wrote:
| They both are really. Have both, use both.
|
| The difference between the two is that they both have the same
| foundation (original mpc-hc) which means they both have similar
| interface navigation and have the same dependencies on
| directshow, etc.
|
| The mpc-be team wrote their own audio & video renderer and they
| also wrote their own decoder. The great thing about the open
| nature of the original foundation is that even with BE you can
| continue using other video renderers, decoders, etc. if you
| want to. This matters because renderers like madvr, etc. are no
| longer actively developed so diversity of choice is important.
| Not every renderer does everything the same way or as well, so
| there are edge cases where one will work better than another at
| a specific task. They cross-pollinate each other too, mpc-hc
| bundled in the mpc audio renderer from be which gave people
| more choice out of the box.
|
| mpc-hc is an odd one. It is maintained, mostly bug fixes. Once
| in a long while something will creep in. clsid is not receptive
| to suggestions or requests that are not bug fixes. In practice,
| this isn't really an issue since the program is already mature.
| account-5 wrote:
| This has always been part of my portable apps must haves. If
| windows has one thing going for it above Linux it's portable, no
| install applications. That and Autohotkey.
| justsomehnguy wrote:
| You can have a 'portable' app on any *nix distro with a static
| compilation.
|
| But as a person who had for an almost a decade a bunch of apps
| neatly stored in a folder which just worked...
| account-5 wrote:
| I'm aware its possible but it's way easier on Windows.
| Download and run. With the likes of the portableapps platform
| and similar you're always up-to-date as well, something you
| wouldn't get with static compilation without a lot of hassle.
| marcodiego wrote:
| I still envy windows users for the easiness of downloading a
| single and being able to install a news software with a few
| clicks.
|
| When I started using linux, my mind was blown away by how much
| better apt-get seemed. This continued until packages stopped
| being updated or when what I needed to install simply wasn't in
| my repos. This led to inclusion of "shady" repositories or
| compiling software myself which sometimes required compilation
| of dependencies which sometimes broke the system or even apt-
| get itself. In a few months installing new software and
| maintaining the system was more working the installing an
| updated version of my distro.
|
| Today I try to use LTS distros and use flatpaks/snaps/AppImages
| as much as I can. I keep my system stable and my software up to
| date without one compromising another. My envy for how easier
| it is to install software on windows is much smaller today.
| whatever1 wrote:
| With 100 different streaming services asking for $15 / month for
| the one show/movie you watch per quarter, I can see a come back
| of video sharing and revival of video players.
|
| Btw the state of video players today (bad support for hdr, Dolby
| vision, Dolby atmos etc) reminds me their state when divx and
| Dolby surround were firstly introduced. Lots of work needs to be
| done.
| hocuspocus wrote:
| I don't think piracy needs to come back, it never died.
|
| But I'm not expecting a significant revival of video players.
| Who wants to watch shows and movies on a computer nowadays? On
| most devices (TVs, set-top boxes, tablets, ... but also
| computers to a lesser extent) you're limited by the hardware
| codecs, a custom video player is typically not going to save
| you.
| nix0n wrote:
| All of those little devices run some form of Linux.
| hocuspocus wrote:
| Or iOS. But that's a bit moot. For instance my LG TV
| doesn't support Dolby Vision files outside a few very
| specific encoding profiles, there's no software fix for
| that.
| babypuncher wrote:
| Pretty much no media player supports Dolby Vision profile
| 7 as it is only used commercially on 4K Blu-Ray discs.
|
| The newer Nvidia shield advertises support, but it is
| incomplete and does not suport the enhancement layer
| included on most Dolby Vision discs.
|
| MakeMKV supports preserving all this metadata so I would
| love a solution that lets me watch my 4K Blu-Ray rips
| with Dolby Vision.
| CyanBird wrote:
| Loving it
|
| It is basically the only media player which can easily go frame
| by frame backwards and forwards
|
| I have got a single complain and that's that wherever you open a
| file and you have got another one open it does not add it to the
| playlist
|
| But yeah, exceedingly happy to see it getting support
| scrlk wrote:
| clsid has continued to maintain MPC-HC after the original
| development team stopped due to a lack of interest back in 2017
| (v1.7.13 being the last release).
|
| See: https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=175209
| AdmiralAsshat wrote:
| Well there's a name I hadn't seen in awhile. This brings back
| memories of searching for the latest K-Lite Codec Pack and making
| sure I had all the latest-greatest plugins for watching anime.
|
| At some point I switched to VLC and was blown away by the fact
| that the standalone exe could play whatever I threw at it without
| having to grab additional plugins/codecs. But I still remember
| MPC. If memory serves, it was a bit speedier than VLC on some
| low-power Windows XP boxes I had been running it on.
| Cyph0n wrote:
| Yes, back then, MPC was just much more efficient on lower spec
| machines.
| JulianHC wrote:
| MPC alone isn't necessary better but with madvr LAVfilter... is
| still unbeatable.
| babypuncher wrote:
| VLC wins ease-of-use but MPC-HC is still king of the roost when
| it comes to picture quality and customization.
| GOATS- wrote:
| Have you tried mpv?
|
| https://mpv.io
| babypuncher wrote:
| I use mpv on Linux and I find it a lot less pleasant to use
| than MPC-HC on Windows. I do not like how the UI elements
| hover over the content when playing in a window. I do not
| like how minimal the UI is, with most settings hidden in a
| configuration file.
|
| One example of a common interaction that bugs me is
| changing audio or subtitle tracks. With MPV, you can cycle
| through them by clicking somewhat ambiguous buttons that
| show the index of the selected track. With MPC-HC, the
| context menu has audio and subtitle track menus that list
| each track and present any available metadata on them
| (language, track title).
|
| Where MPC-HC shines though is in its configurability. It
| has a ton of options for using different decoders,
| renderers, and applying post process effects, all exposed
| through relatively easy to use menus and the settings
| dialog.
| cercatrova wrote:
| I used to use MPC before switching to mpv, glad to see it's still
| updated after the lack of interest in development 5 years ago. I
| like MadVR but I found it doesn't work as well as glsl filters in
| mpv like Anime4k and Nvidia Image Scaling.
| baal80spam wrote:
| Wow, I had no idea this project was picked up by someone! I mean,
| I don't see any problems with it - and I've been using it daily
| for many years now - but it's good news!
| scrlk wrote:
| Not sure why the mpc-hc.org website hasn't been handed over to
| the new maintainer. That would resolve the discoverability
| issue with the clsid releases.
|
| In terms of improvements over v1.7.13 - off the top of my head
| - dark mode UI, youtube-dl support and HDR video playback.
| antonymy wrote:
| Still my preferred media player as a windows user, been using it
| for over a decade at this point. There was a time an MPC-HC setup
| required a lot of plugins (or bulky codec packs) but now all you
| need is MadVR, and a subtitle renderer (I like xy-subfilter) and
| you're good. Doesn't really have the utility of VLC or MPV but
| the playback quality is fantastic with MadVR.
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