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Observation. #VLC does not appear to support #HDR on #Linux, but #MPV does. I'm using the Celluloid front-end, but both it and the more basic MPV player both look great. VLC does not. I've poked around in the settings for VLC and can't seem to find anything. You'd think it would least tone map the video properly so it would look close, but it really doesn't look great.

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Apps installées : #newpipe #infomaniak #firefox #fdroid #antennapod #peertube #vlc #vlc_media_player entre autres.

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@surfhosting Hey you.

Just here to leave a tip for people trying to save data who like #youtube or YouTube Music:

Download #vlc media player, then instead of directly watching the video on YouTube (if you mostly listen instead of watch that is) click share, and copy the link into this site to download the mp3 file:

cnvmp3.com/v29

No ads, no limits, and you can download the 96 bitrate file which is only like 30 MB per hour.

Then you skip YouTube ads too, and they still get a view.

cnvmp3.comYoutube to MP3 Converter (Ad-free)Convert YouTube videos to MP3 or MP4 and download them with our fast and free YouTube converter. CnvMP3 is ad-free, safe and supports quality up to 320kbps.
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🛠️ Supports multiple browsers: #Firefox #Chrome #TorBrowser #Edge #Brave and desktop environments

📱 Not limited to browsers - run any Linux application including #VLC media player and full desktop environments

🎯 Use cases include collaborative debugging, teaching, support, persistent workspace and throwaway browsing

🔧 Easy #Docker deployment with comprehensive documentation and room management via neko-rooms

github.com/m1k1o/neko

GitHubGitHub - m1k1o/neko: A self hosted virtual browser that runs in docker and uses WebRTC.A self hosted virtual browser that runs in docker and uses WebRTC. - m1k1o/neko

Every now and then, when video playback is paused, #VLC will advance to the next frame.

Even though it's, y'know, paused.

It's kind of spooky. Something that's not supposed to be moving is, all of a sudden, moving…but only for a moment…and then it stops again.

I ran #Arch updates today and #VLC player stopped paying MP4 files.

On my machine, installing the following plug ins fixed the issue.

sudo pacman -S vlc-plugin-upnp
sudo pacman -S vlc-plugin-ffmpeg
sudo pacman -S vlc-plugin-x264
sudo pacman -S vlc-plugin-x265

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@tron yes, and in essence all it needs is to be a more convenient version if @tails_live / @tails / #Tails with like @nextcloud / #Nextcloud integration for seamless sync (with like an encrypted /home for caching and convenience...

Maybe add #Dayon as convenient #RemoteDesktop solution and a basic #AutoUpdater (& Terminal) to it.