Comments on: VLC for Mac Resting on Shaky Ground http://gigaom.com/2009/12/18/vlc-for-mac-resting-on-shaky-ground/ Wed, 22 May 2013 11:34:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: I_Shall_Remain_Anonymous http://gigaom.com/2009/12/18/vlc-for-mac-resting-on-shaky-ground/#comment-376544 Sat, 09 Jan 2010 07:59:59 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=37797#comment-376544 One of the many reasons for Apple to (attempt to) kill VLC on Mac is that Handbrake now depends on the software to rip commercial DVDs, due to the dvd css decryption component no longer being included in the Handbrake software.

Since Handbrake was originally a Mac project, it’s in no danger of dying anytime soon; it’s just slow in development. However, the Handbrake people really should take an interest in VLC if they wish to continue their current path.

]]> By: Jeff http://gigaom.com/2009/12/18/vlc-for-mac-resting-on-shaky-ground/#comment-376543 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:12:56 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=37797#comment-376543 Movist is wonderful. Thanks so much for sharing! Handles those pesky wmv files much better than QT with a plugin.

]]> By: MeLikeGoodMusic http://gigaom.com/2009/12/18/vlc-for-mac-resting-on-shaky-ground/#comment-376542 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:04:41 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=37797#comment-376542 Wow. This would be a horrible thing. After trying multiple players over the years, I finally found a perfect fit with VLC (despite its bugs). I’ve even become one of its biggest cheerleaders…recommending it to friends and colleagues frustrated with the lack of multi-format playback of other players (on both the PC and Mac platforms).

Here’s hoping Lunettes will be a step forward. I’m really looking forward to it.

]]> By: Eric Rogers http://gigaom.com/2009/12/18/vlc-for-mac-resting-on-shaky-ground/#comment-376541 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:14:14 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=37797#comment-376541 I have been using niceplayer lately and find it can handle 99% of my needs. I’d be sad if VLC died, but not devastated.

http://code.google.com/p/niceplayer/

]]> By: No more VLC for Mac...or so it seems... - Raymond.CC Forum http://gigaom.com/2009/12/18/vlc-for-mac-resting-on-shaky-ground/#comment-376540 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:45:40 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=37797#comment-376540 [...] VLC dropping support for Mac OS after v1.1.0 cause the number of active developers dropped to ZERO! VLC for Mac Resting on Shaky Ground Mac development of VLC nearly dead Good news for Mac users who love VLC: VLC for Mac death is [...]

]]> By: Allan http://gigaom.com/2009/12/18/vlc-for-mac-resting-on-shaky-ground/#comment-376539 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:20:39 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=37797#comment-376539 Well then that’s too bad, Scott, because you’ll never experience the joy of having things like WMV and FLV files open up and play instantly. Flip4Mac/Perian with Quicktime is pretty awful in comparison, despite being great overall extensions to have installed. You might want to try new things once and awhile, and not just accept your default choices, because despite what you may think, Apple’s built-in software is not always the best option.

But right now, I consider the best general purpose video player for OSX to be the shockingly obscure open-source “Movist” (http://maketecheasier.com/movist-soon-to-be-the-best-mac-movie-player/2009/05/10)

It combines the best features of both Quicktime Player and VLC, is much faster than QTplayer, and has a clean UI that doesn’t look like complete ass, like VLC. The ability to skip backwards or forwards in 10 second intervals alone was enough to sell me.

]]> By: Scott http://gigaom.com/2009/12/18/vlc-for-mac-resting-on-shaky-ground/#comment-376538 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:55:25 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=37797#comment-376538 Honestly, I have perian and flip4mac installed, and I wouldn’t need VLC if it paid me. I don’t need it. I can view everything I need to right in Quicktime.

]]> By: brian obrien http://gigaom.com/2009/12/18/vlc-for-mac-resting-on-shaky-ground/#comment-376537 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:51:35 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=37797#comment-376537 VLC is one of my most used and satisfying add-ons. Apple’s resistance to including VLC in it’s list makes me wonder if they care about the average user at all. Quick time is a joke comparatively

]]> By: isulzer http://gigaom.com/2009/12/18/vlc-for-mac-resting-on-shaky-ground/#comment-376536 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:57:54 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=37797#comment-376536 I actually use the command line mplayer with an automator front end. It is so much less buggy than vlc.

Unfortunately it has the same problem as vlc, there is no development for the mac OS version. So the GUI versions Mplayer OS X are horribly outdated. I don’t like the GUI on either of the two really, so i avoid them. It works… I guess.

]]> By: Veit http://gigaom.com/2009/12/18/vlc-for-mac-resting-on-shaky-ground/#comment-376535 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:30:23 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=37797#comment-376535 Frankly, for once I do not mind. The best version VideoLAN ever put out on the Mac was 0.8.6x; every version since was either buggy, had features removed, started movie playback very slowly or a combination of the three. I have no intention to upgrade to a newer version of VLC ever, unless a future release of MacOSX breaks backward compatibility.

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