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[JW]

On Mon, 13 Oct 2014 06:50:18 +1100 "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
wrote in Message id: <ca04doFb4aeU1@mid.individual.net>:

Main thing nothing still does properly is keep track of where
you have got to in each piece of media so that you don't have
to watch it in its entirety and can come back to it again later.

Almost everything except the Adobe reader does that
with ebooks, but almost nothing does that with videos.

Only one I've found that does do that is Bsplayer, but it's not free.
You right click on the video and select "add bookmark". Then you can use
the right click again to select the bookmark you want to go to.
I wish VLC would add this feature...

 

[Rod Speed]

JW <none@dev.null> wrote

Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote

Main thing almost nothing still does properly is keep track of
where you have got to in each piece of media so that you don't
have to watch it in its entirety and can come back to it again later.

Almost everything except the Adobe reader does that
with ebooks, but almost nothing does that with videos.

Only one I've found that does do that is Bsplayer, but it's not free.

Roxio Cineplayer does in theory but it doesn't work with most files.

You right click on the video and select "add bookmark". Then you can
use the right click again to select the bookmark you want to go to.

I think its better to keep track of where you got up to automatically
when you leave the file without getting to the end and then start at
that place again if you play that file again. Cineplayer does ask you
if you want to start at the place you left, but I think its better to at
least be able to configure it to start at the last place auto so you
can just return to the start manually if you don't want to do that.

But Cineplayer has lots of other downsides and doesn't do anything
like as well as VLC.

DVRview also does it that way, but wont even play all
DVR-MS files, particularly the HD free to air TV channels.

> I wish VLC would add this feature...

Yeah, it's the only thing I really miss with VLC and is the
only reason I don't use it for everything. I keep forgetting
to suggest that they add that, maybe there is a reason why
they have decided not to. I keep forgetting to check that too.

Maybe they cant work out a good way to keep the last watched
place details.

 

[Rod Speed]

Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote

JW <none@dev.null> wrote
Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote

Main thing almost nothing still does properly is keep track of
where you have got to in each piece of media so that you don't
have to watch it in its entirety and can come back to it again later.

Almost everything except the Adobe reader does that
with ebooks, but almost nothing does that with videos.

Only one I've found that does do that is Bsplayer, but it's not free.

Roxio Cineplayer does in theory but it doesn't work with most files.

You right click on the video and select "add bookmark". Then you can
use the right click again to select the bookmark you want to go to.

I think its better to keep track of where you got up to automatically
when you leave the file without getting to the end and then start at
that place again if you play that file again. Cineplayer does ask you
if you want to start at the place you left, but I think its better to at
least be able to configure it to start at the last place auto so you
can just return to the start manually if you don't want to do that.

But Cineplayer has lots of other downsides
and doesn't do anything like as well as VLC.

DVRview also does it that way, but wont even play all
DVR-MS files, particularly the HD free to air TV channels.

I wish VLC would add this feature...

Yeah, it's the only thing I really miss with VLC
and is the only reason I don't use it for everything.
I keep forgetting to suggest that they add that,

Just done that.

maybe there is a reason why they have decided
not to. I keep forgetting to check that too.

I have now, no sign of anyone even suggesting
that that I can see with a quick look.

Maybe they can't work out a good way
to keep the last watched place details.

Looks more likely it hasn't even been
considered which wouldn't be surprising
given how few players can do that.

 

[Jasen Betts]

On 2014-10-13, JW <none@dev.null> wrote:

On Mon, 13 Oct 2014 06:50:18 +1100 "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com
wrote in Message id: <ca04doFb4aeU1@mid.individual.net>:

Main thing nothing still does properly is keep track of where
you have got to in each piece of media so that you don't have
to watch it in its entirety and can come back to it again later.

Almost everything except the Adobe reader does that
with ebooks, but almost nothing does that with videos.

Only one I've found that does do that is Bsplayer, but it's not free.
You right click on the video and select "add bookmark". Then you can use
the right click again to select the bookmark you want to go to.
I wish VLC would add this feature...

mythtv has single-use bookmarks.

--
umop apisdn

 

[Jeßus]

On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 19:00:03 +1100, "Bob Milutinovic"
<cognicom@gmail.com> wrote:

"Jeßus" <none@all.org> wrote in message
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On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 10:41:11 +1000, "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> wrote:


"Jeßus" <none@all.org> wrote in message
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On 10 Oct 2014 09:08:05 GMT, Andy <nospam@no.no> wrote:

Jeßus wrote:

On 9 Oct 2014 15:29:59 GMT, Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid
wrote:

I.e. If iTunes has screwed up things, you'll have to investigate on
the interwebs, what you should restore were and how and what you
should
not restore. (And no, (Windows) System Restore won't help either,
because it's broken by design.)

Anyway, there's ample choice: You can choose between bad Apple
software, bad Microsoft software, bad Google/Android software and bad
Linux software. Ain't life dandy!?

There's a few Windows and Linux offerings that don't randomly move shit
around on the filesystem but are still capable of generating a 'library'
and playlists at least, but yeah, last I looked nobody had figured out a
way to do it that didn't suck.

Personally, I don't want or need any software to manage my
music collection, or any other files, for that matter.

I've tried all sorts of HTPC and audio software that make things look
'pretty' and does all sorts of fancy things - but quite simply
Explorer does everything I need or want quickly and easily, whereas
all the purpose designed software I've tried simply gets in my way all
the time.

Indeed - My collection is managed/arranged just fine - alphabetically
on the bookshelves in the spare room

So are my CDs and DVDs, apart for a couple dozen crates of vinyl. One
day I'll have my music room built and it'll be another story then.

My "new" media machine uses VLC & Explorer. I do have a remote for WMP but
that program is a PITA.

I went through all the HTPC thing, looked at a lot of interesting
purpose-built hardware too - but in the end I still prefer using
Explorer, Foobar, VLC and MPC. Does everything I need.

Try "MediaMonkey." It takes the best features of iTunes without any of the
crappy ones, doesn't move anything around, and can "sync" with anything that
presents itself as a storage device (as well as iThingies, if you're that
way inclined).

Admittedly the full-blown version costs, but the freeware version is more
than ample for most use.

http://www.mediamonkey.com/

Thanks for that. It sounds familiar, but I will check it out.