Re: VLC strangeness

[Todd Gruhn <tgruhn2%gmail.com@localhost>]

I can recall using mpv.
I will check it out.

Thanks for the alternative...

On Wed, Jul 21, 2021 at 5:14 PM RVP <rvp%sdf.org@localhost> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 21 Jul 2021, Todd Gruhn wrote:
>
> > Actually, all James Bond movies do this.
> >
> > Ironically, none of the animated features (Shrek, Cars, Croods, Ice
> > Age, etc)  do this.
> >
>
> For some reason, that, is hilarious... :D
>
> > I noticed that I have some shared-objects with names such as
> > .../dri/*_dri_nouveau.so
> > missing where do these come from? How do I get them?
> >
>
> You mean .../dri/nouveau_dri.so? Both base X11 and MesaLib should
> bring that in.
>
> > Does anyone else have problems with *certain* viddeos  freezing --
> > especially non-animated videos ?
> >
>
> Animated movies have lower frame/bit rates than action ones. Other than
> that I don't know. Try playing a recent Michael Bay movie--even more
> action (bayhem, I believe, it is called) than a Bond flick. See if the
> player struggles. If it does, then your player is a video critic. Or,
> it might just be scratches on the DVD.
>
> I recommend you use `mpv' instead of vlc.
>
> -RVP