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@[email protected] to [email protected] • 1 year ago

Which software was ahead of its time?

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Which software was ahead of its time?

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    88•1 year ago

    VLC, when codec were thé worst.

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      21•1 year ago

      Absolutely VLC, VLC was excellent at what it does before codec issues were even that widespread.

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      19•1 year ago

      Words cannot convey how sketchy the MP4 codec scene was, pirating media in the Windows XP era. Every month you’d have to find some DivX CCCP K-Lite [cracked].7zip.exe and roll the fuckin’ dice.

      We were very proficient at reinstalling our operating systems.

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        4•1 year ago

        I definitely don’t miss having to install codec packs.

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        3•1 year ago

        omg, klite code pack with media player classic. You took me back

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          2•1 year ago

          Media Player Classic still rules. Feature-rich with zero bullshit.

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            1•1 year ago

            I’ve been using PotPlayer for a few years now, didn’t even know MPC was still around

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      4•1 year ago

      wouldnt this one really just be ffmpeg?

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        11•1 year ago

        VLC does use ffmpeg (or more specifically, libavcodec) for some of its codecs, but it uses a bunch of other libraries as well, including VLC specific ones.

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