Well there is hope, VLC will keep getting better so there’s your hope, the more people who use the software then the more feedback the developers get.
> On 6 Oct 2018, at 11:26 am, Tom Kaufman <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes...and that is what I am sorry about (that Winamp is not actively being > developed) guess one can always hope--smile! > Tom Kaufman > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Friday, October 05, 2018 9:13 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [all-audio] Diferences between Winamp and VLC? > > Point taken and that's fair enough. > By the way there's another difference between VLC and Winamp, one is being > actively developed and the other hasn't been for quite some time <smile>. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Byron Stephens > Sent: Saturday, 6 October 2018 10:33 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [all-audio] Diferences between Winamp and VLC? > > I don't even use any equalizers at least not software, but a twenty band > hardware unit I would and will. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dane Trethowan" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, October 5, 2018 5:20 PM > Subject: Re: [all-audio] Diferences between Winamp and VLC? > > >> For what its worth from me and thanks for starting this discussion. >> Its been a very long while since I used Winamp, why did I stop using it? >> Because Winamp kept crashing when I tried to play video files recorded >> in standard TS format from my video TV tuners that I use still ttill >> this day though different models obviously. >> So then began my search for a new player that was easy to use and did >> what I believe a player needs to do, play the track when I press play, >> move to the next track or skip through a track when I press or hold >> the forward button etc. >> VLC did these things and many more besides. >> I grant you, VLC is not the friendliest App to get around but one can >> get around much of it using the JAWS cursor or whatever your thing is >> called on your Screen Reader. >> If I had my way equalisers in players wouldn't be present. >> I know I sound harsh but the amount of times I've seen equalisers >> abused to the point that people manage to stuff their speaker systems >> up causes me to perhaps take this view. >> A good sounding pair of speakers which don't cost all that much these >> days shouldn't require any additional medaling in the form of an > equaliser. >> I went to someone's house the other day, this chap had what I would >> call a perfectly serviceable pair of Altec Lansing computer speakers, >> well at least I would have termed this speaker system in that way when >> it was bought but after this chap had applied God only knows how many >> equalisers in the audio chain? Well this respectable speaker system >> had been turned to the sound of mud literally, sure! Enough bottom but >> for what, to demolish the house and perhaps Next doors dwelling too? >> It certainly didn't sound good. >> And the top, well it was there but incredibly harsh to the point that >> my ears felt sore just trying to listen to the thing. >> Where was the Mid-range? Lost somewhere in the cocofany of noise. >> Anyway back to the point of VLC and I'm very pleased to say that the >> developers are slowly but surely making accessibility fixes as updates >> roll out and I reckon they're doing a fair job since VLC is an open >> source package. >> I use VLC on other devices such as my Apple Mac machines, iPhone and >> iPads and Android with pleasing results. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of JM Casey >> Sent: Saturday, 6 October 2018 8:05 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Diferences between Winamp and VLC? >> >> The VlC equalizer is certainly a lot less convenient to set and save >> settings than the Winamp one using a screen-reader. One can easily >> adopt any of the presets, but saving your own settings requires >> messing with the not-too-accessible filters within the preferences >> dialog box. Actually the whole design is weird and I wish that Video >> Lan gave the ability to easily save and load multiple equalizer >> settings in VLC. >> >> Just curious, but why not have both programmes? I watch a lot of >> movies, especially with my sighted partner, and VLC is without doubt >> an awesome video player and far more versatile and just better at this >> than winamp ever was. However, I still use Winamp for my audio needs >> and it works exceedingly well for this purpose even in Windows 10. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Brian >> Olesen >> Sent: October 5, 2018 5:50 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [all-audio] Diferences between Winamp and VLC? >> >> Hi all you nice audiofiles, >> >> Well I use VLC myself, but I have an old fascion student, who prefers >> Winamp. >> >> I want to persuade him to do the switch. >> >> But how is it with information about timing lenghth of files in >> minutes and seconds and such. Can we easily get to that info also in >> VLC? >> >> Are there other fields where VLC lacks information compared to Winamp? >> >> Is it actually the other way around? >> >> >> >> Best regards >> >> Brian >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#1299): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/1299 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/26845153/21656 Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
