Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Smplayer adjusting PCM level in Kmix.
Michael wrote: > On Sunday, 27 June 2021 19:33:46 BST Dale wrote: > >> I thought mplayer was supposed to be the big dog in video players. I >> recall slightly there being a debate about it but I thought mplayer won >> the day. Am I wrong or has things changed since then?? > Random linky says mpv is better: > > https://www.slant.co/versus/13972/13973/~mplayer_vs_mpv > > From what I recall mplayer doesn’t support VAAPI for hardware acceleration, > but I moved from mplayer to mpv quite a few years now and have not kept up > with mplayer's development. As a matter of fact I had to check mplayer was > still in portage! :-) > > Anyway, better informed chattering users express their views here: > > https://www.reddit.com/r/archlinux/comments/43ky44/ > mplayer_mplayer2_mpv_which_one_is_your_choice_and/ When gnome-player finally stops working, I'll switch. I'm afraid to switch right now because it may break gnome-player. It may not even compile anymore basically. I'm testing other players but all of them have their cons, which annoys me. I'm a creature of habit. Thanks for the info. At least now I know. Dale :-) :-)
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Smplayer adjusting PCM level in Kmix.
On Sunday, 27 June 2021 19:33:46 BST Dale wrote: > Grant Edwards wrote: > > On 2021-06-27, Dale wrote: > >> one thing that Smplayer does that annoys me is each time it starts a > >> new video, from either a fresh start or next video in the playlist, > >> it adjusts the PCM sound level in Kmix. > > > > I still use mplayer a lot, and it doesn't do that. Whenver I start > > mplayer the volume is always whereever I left it last. > > > > -- > > Grant > > I think it is a Smplayer bug. The idea Michael had worked. I don't > understand why but it worked. From what you described, 'something' was reverting audio to a preset volume level. If it wasn't kmix's desktop setting, I assumed it would be application specific. > I thought mplayer was supposed to be the big dog in video players. I > recall slightly there being a debate about it but I thought mplayer won > the day. Am I wrong or has things changed since then?? Random linky says mpv is better: https://www.slant.co/versus/13972/13973/~mplayer_vs_mpv From what I recall mplayer doesn’t support VAAPI for hardware acceleration, but I moved from mplayer to mpv quite a few years now and have not kept up with mplayer's development. As a matter of fact I had to check mplayer was still in portage! :-) Anyway, better informed chattering users express their views here: https://www.reddit.com/r/archlinux/comments/43ky44/ mplayer_mplayer2_mpv_which_one_is_your_choice_and/ signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Smplayer adjusting PCM level in Kmix.
Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2021-06-27, Dale wrote: > >> one thing that Smplayer does that annoys me is each time it starts a >> new video, from either a fresh start or next video in the playlist, >> it adjusts the PCM sound level in Kmix. > I still use mplayer a lot, and it doesn't do that. Whenver I start > mplayer the volume is always whereever I left it last. > > -- > Grant I think it is a Smplayer bug. The idea Michael had worked. I don't understand why but it worked. I thought mplayer was supposed to be the big dog in video players. I recall slightly there being a debate about it but I thought mplayer won the day. Am I wrong or has things changed since then?? Dale :-) :-)
