Thankfully I've never had VLC crash on any platform I've used it on. I've had iTunes crash recently though. I just hate the way the iTunes software intrudes and makes decisions on what files it will and won't play, puts folders all over your drive without permission and so on, a damn Pain in the A to put it bluntly and I would advise people - particularly Windows users - not to install the rubbish and leave well alone if possible. Mac users of course don't have a choice as iTunes is part of OS so delete the App so it doesn't have a chance to automatically pop up and cause problems when you least expect it.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Anders Holmberg Sent: Tuesday, 9 October 2018 5:04 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [all-audio] Differences between Winamp and VLC? Hi! I seldom use Itunes too but it works when i add records to my library. Last time i used vlc on mac it crashed so i have to see if i can dig it up again and try it out. /A > 8 okt. 2018 kl. 19:45 skrev Dane Trethowan <[email protected]>: > > Yes I enjoyed Foober for a while there, guess I just fell back to VLC Media > Player because of functionality and ease of use. > I wouldn't recommend iTunes for anyone whether they be a Mac or a Windows > users, just far more complicated and intrusive than it really needs to be and > it seems iTunes is more about looking pretty rather than providing > functionality or flexibility, you can't play too much with iTunes for a start > and that's part of the reason why I ditched the IOS platform in the main, > like iTunes its too restrictive when it comes to media. > There's Windows Media Player of course which has a noble and loyal band of > followers and - from what I've seen of the Software - with every > justification, it’s a real neat player. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Anders > Holmberg > Sent: Tuesday, 9 October 2018 4:38 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [all-audio] Differences between Winamp and VLC? > > Hi! > WHen i was on windows which isn’t the case much anymore i used to use > Foobar2000. > Just to give another perspective. > Imho Foobar was more customable and you could create shortcuts to just > anything you want. > There are other good players for video around for WIndows at least. > One called Gom player. > BUt i am on the mac and for mac there’s vlc and Itunes. > I haven’t tried any others. > /A > >> 6 okt. 2018 kl. 02:32 skrev Tom Kaufman <[email protected]>: >> >> Hello Dane and list: VLC may be a good player for video (haven't >> played with it as extensively as some) although I will say that I >> tried to play a video that I have in my collection (is one of a show >> that I was involved in) for whatever reason, VLC absolutely would not >> play it! Never was able to find out why! For me, if you're strictly >> talking about audio, I'll take Winamp any day and am sorry that it >> isn't being updated anymore! But that's just me; others may have >> differing opinions, but Winamp is the one that seems to work best for me! >> Tom Kaufman >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> Dane Trethowan >> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2018 8:20 PM >> To: [email protected] >> 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 (#1326): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/1326 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/26845083/21656 Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
