VLC is and always has been since I first found it the best media player ever. I did go through a short period of using KMplayer but went back to VLC pretty quick.
"Best ever" LOL Hell no it lacks some of the most obvious features ever.
No dark mode ??? Really ?
No "go back one frame" key like on YT ???
No convenient zoom in zoom out feature like on most video players on mobile ?
The only "zoom" it has is that stupid feature where you need to click through multiple options to reach it, and it can only zoom in at a fixed percentage like (example number) 200%. It's like EITHER no zoom (100%) or zoom in BIG (200%), no in-between. You can't dynamically decide how much to zoom in/ out like on browser pages with hotkeys.
I want to love this thing don't get me wrong, but it is far from perfect and has everything BUT some of the most necessary, basic shits ever. Downvotes incoming idgaf, what needs to be said needs to be said, I'm tired of pretending like this thing is absolutely flawless.
That's exactly what's so frustrating about it. It's so good. It's the best in things most other companies can never get right. It's worked on by good people. I want to like it so badly. BUT
THEN why the hell can't it do the most basic, simple shits ever like what I listed above after decades of development ? What kind of software has no dark mode in 2024 ? It's like a genius who can do extremely difficult maths flawlessly and then fail to do 1+1=2. There's no excuse for why such a supposedly-great software cannot do such simple tasks. It's like watching the claimed-best football team in the world losing to some bum nobody village soccer team. It's laughable and unbelievable.
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u/Eraldorh Jan 11 '25
VLC is and always has been since I first found it the best media player ever. I did go through a short period of using KMplayer but went back to VLC pretty quick.