I've been a huge fan of VLC for at the very least 10 years now. I've always enjoyed how the design fits the OS it runs on very well. As OS X has gone through its design changes, VLC has been keeping up to date.
I'd love to be able to propose an incremental change to VLC, and receive feedback, if you're open to it.
I'm currently researching all the criteria for what makes a good video player, and what requirements you may have. Is this document still up to date? https://wiki.videolan.org/DefaultSkinRequirements/
thanks,
John Coates