video players?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:37 am
Whats your favorite video players 
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Re: video players?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:53 am
VLC
Re: video players?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 11:24 am
got it thanks! but is there any way to adjust the audio so that at 1.5x speed it doesn't sound like a bunch of chipmunks?
Re: video players?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 3:30 pm
VLC is indeed the best. It's too bad I somehow managed to break it in Ubuntu. 
Re: video players?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 3:56 pm
phantasmagoria wrote:VLC
Re: video players?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 4:23 pm
the fuck? what else would it sound like?. If you speed things up, things sound like chipmunks.RLucky82 wrote:got it thanks! but is there any way to adjust the audio so that at 1.5x speed it doesn't sound like a bunch of chipmunks?
Your question is as ridiculous as:
"Is there anyway to adjust the video so that at 1.5x speed things don't move faster?"
Re: video players?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 5:21 pm
No, Julios, there are ways to pitch adjust audio so that 1.5x audio is simply faster, not higher pitched as well.
Re: video players?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 5:33 pm
I thought VLC did that automatically? Maybe I was using Amarok when I was speeding up my podcasts, I can't remember.
Re: video players?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 5:54 pm
ah ok.Fender wrote:No, Julios, there are ways to pitch adjust audio so that 1.5x audio is simply faster, not higher pitched as well.
Re: video players?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 7:37 pm
its buried but I finally found it. only after 3 hours of listening to instructional videos that sounded like a bunch of helium huffers! 
its under filters > Scale audio tempo in sync with playback rate.
its under filters > Scale audio tempo in sync with playback rate.Re: video players?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:30 pm
FFDShow + Windows Media Player / Media Player Classic > VLC.
Re: video players?
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 12:51 am
Just reading your equation seems like more work than simply downloading VLC and playing a video.PhoeniX wrote:FFDShow + Windows Media Player / Media Player Classic > VLC.
Re: video players?
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 2:39 am
I'm not impressed with the last couple builds of vlc. I get a lot of freezing and pixilization and it doesn't like my dual monitors. I went back to like .8.6 I think until they finally release a stable 1.
Re: video players?
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 8:58 am
WMP is an abomination, pure shit
VLC or MPC
VLC or MPC
Re: video players?
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 3:03 pm
Heh maybe so.obsidian wrote:Just reading your equation seems like more work than simply downloading VLC and playing a video.PhoeniX wrote:FFDShow + Windows Media Player / Media Player Classic > VLC.
FFDShow works with other media players though (not VLC), and it allows you to up-scale all your videos to look much better than they originally did plus a number of other things for both video and audio (sharpening, convert audio into Pro Logic etc). VLC doesn't come close in terms of video quality.
Re: video players?
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 11:12 pm
XBMC
Re: video players?
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:39 am
If FFDShow is so good why's it still in beta?PhoeniX wrote:FFDShow + Windows Media Player / Media Player Classic > VLC.
I use Media Player Classic primarily, cause it has a better UI, then if it doesn't play in that, an old version of VLC I have (0.8.6).
Re: video players?
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:01 pm
From what i understand VLC is great if you're a bit of a nerd who likes to get into things a little deeper than someone who has never seen the need to play something at 1.5 times the normal speed whilst keeping the pitch low (what the fuck were you doing..?)
So yeah, i'm gonna say WMP classic with a good codepack. Plays everything, no options, no hassle.
So yeah, i'm gonna say WMP classic with a good codepack. Plays everything, no options, no hassle.
Re: video players?
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:38 pm
as another alternative to vlc,. kmplayer. has more options than i've ever needed.
http://www.kmplayer.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=25
http://www.kmplayer.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=25
Re: video players?
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:55 pm
Playing WMV's with any of the above players is a pain... and I'm still trying to find a decent one.
Re: video players?
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 2:24 am
Either you meant to say FDDShow or you're completely wrong about VLC. VLC is about ease of use, just install it and you don't even have to worry about installing any extra tricky codec packs.Ryoki wrote:From what i understand VLC is great if you're a bit of a nerd who likes to get into things a little deeper than someone who has never seen the need to play something at 1.5 times the normal speed whilst keeping the pitch low (what the fuck were you doing..?)
Re: video players?
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 5:12 pm
Ah yes, you are correct.
Re: video players?
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 5:24 pm
I used to run bsplayer, which still is my second favorite, but vlc just about trumps everything else, in my experience.
As mentioned, it can handle any media file you throw at it 'out of the box', without the need for additional downloads or tweaking.
And at the same time it allows you to customize pretty much anything you like. I never ran into some feature that was lacking.
As mentioned, it can handle any media file you throw at it 'out of the box', without the need for additional downloads or tweaking.
And at the same time it allows you to customize pretty much anything you like. I never ran into some feature that was lacking.
Re: video players?
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 6:01 pm
Google Mail is still 'beta' despite being very stable. It's an open-source project so if there any any bugs they'll get ironed out quickly anyway.DTS wrote:If FFDShow is so good why's it still in beta?
I use Media Player Classic primarily, cause it has a better UI, then if it doesn't play in that, an old version of VLC I have (0.8.6).
Re: video players?
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 8:24 pm
I just realised I already have it installed. I forgot I installed it before. Yeah the picture quality is good. Anyway I have the latest version now.PhoeniX wrote:Google Mail is still 'beta' despite being very stable. It's an open-source project so if there any any bugs they'll get ironed out quickly anyway.DTS wrote:If FFDShow is so good why's it still in beta?
I use Media Player Classic primarily, cause it has a better UI, then if it doesn't play in that, an old version of VLC I have (0.8.6).
To those who said it seems over-complicated: You don't have to do anything with it, it works just like any other codec. Sure, there are probably some extra things you can do with it, but I haven't used them AFAIK, and the picture quality is good, like I said.