With all this talk about VLC, I decided to give it a try, but I can't get most of the keyboard shortcuts shown in the menus to work. For example, alt+p doesn't play, alt+s doesn't stop, alt+j doesn't jump forward and alt+k doesn't jump backward.
I worked out that p by itself plays and s by itself stops, but if I stop a track and want to start it again, I need to press n for next followed by p, otherwise it will play the previous track. I know I am a novice user, so it probably isn't fair to judge a program on first impressions, but I don't find VLC to be very intuitive. I acknowledge that Winamp is not perfect, but I will stick with it for now. Regards, Barry Chapman -----Original Message----- From: all-audio@groups.io [mailto:all-audio@groups.io] On Behalf Of JM Casey Sent: Sunday, 7 October 2018 1:13 AM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Differences between Winamp and VLC? I definitely think it'd be advantageous for them to receive some input for screen-reader users. The software is quite friendly but there is a little room for improvement, especially in the area of setting advanced preferences. If you go there you'll see there's quite a lot "under the hood" of VlC! -----Original Message----- From: all-audio@groups.io <all-audio@groups.io> On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: October 5, 2018 9:30 PM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Differences between Winamp and VLC? 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 <tomca...@comcast.net> 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: all-audio@groups.io [mailto:all-audio@groups.io] On Behalf Of > Dane Trethowan > Sent: Friday, October 05, 2018 9:13 PM > To: all-audio@groups.io > 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: all-audio@groups.io <all-audio@groups.io> On Behalf Of Byron > Stephens > Sent: Saturday, 6 October 2018 10:33 AM > To: all-audio@groups.io > 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" <grtd...@internode.on.net> > To: <all-audio@groups.io> > 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: all-audio@groups.io <all-audio@groups.io> On Behalf Of JM Casey >> Sent: Saturday, 6 October 2018 8:05 AM >> To: all-audio@groups.io >> 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: all-audio@groups.io <all-audio@groups.io> On Behalf Of Brian >> Olesen >> Sent: October 5, 2018 5:50 PM >> To: all-audio@groups.io >> 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. 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