Some obnoxious things that need to be fixed.

[elcoyoteloco]

I've just started using VLC because my beloved JetAudio doesn't work very well with Windows 7 64bit.

Overall it's a fine player, but there are a couple of things that are very annoying. Frankly, I'm surprised that VLC still hasn't addressed them, since every other player of note has had these capabilities for years.

1. VLC doesn't remember what was being played last session. Most players do, and some even remember at what position.
2. To make matters worse, the recently played list in the file menu is never up to date. It's always one or two files behind, which makes it somewhat useless.
3. The EQ doesn't remember it's settings. Why the heck not?
4. You can't save custom settings for the EQ. Again, why not?
5. Subtitles aren't always recognized. More than a couple of times I've had to go back to JetAudio to watch foreign language videos (JA works with subtitles flawlessly, embedded or not.)

What's also surprising is that these very basic features aren't included, yet there's a massive wealth of tweaks which, while being pretty damn cool, are still kind of esoteric. It's kind of like having a Swiss Army knife that's missing some of the most-used tools, like a screwdriver.

Other than that, it's a wonderful player. I LOVE how quick it starts up, and how it has a pretty small memory footprint.

Anyway, thanks for letting me get this off my chest.

[crse2004]

yeah EQ settings Remembered would be great.

[VLC_help]

1. VLC doesn't remember what was being played last session. Most players do, and some even remember at what position.

This has been requested multiple times, please use search before posting requests.

3. The EQ doesn't remember it's settings. Why the heck not?

Because it isn't meant to remember its settings. If you want to set permanent values, use Tools -> Preferences

5. Subtitles aren't always recognized.

More details, please. (like subtitle format etc.)

What's also surprising is that these very basic features aren't included, yet there's a massive wealth of tweaks which, while being pretty damn cool, are still kind of esoteric. It's kind of like having a Swiss Army knife that's missing some of the most-used tools, like a screwdriver.

That is what you get when everybody does what they want/like, not what other people would want.

[elcoyoteloco]

This has been requested multiple times, please use search before posting requests.

No offense, but I did look into all these issues before posting. I didn't post to add my requests to the pile, but rather to comment on the fact that they still haven't been addressed despite many users having asked for them.

Because it isn't meant to remember its settings. If you want to set permanent values, use Tools -> Preferences

Maybe the devs should reconsider this? Not only do Winamp, JetAudio, and even QMP remember what EQ settings were used during the last session, for years now they have also had the capability to create and save custom EQ presets, so it can't be that difficult. VLC should at the very least not require that its EQ settings be set over and over and over again.

As to the Tool/Prefs trick, I tried that a couple of weeks ago. VLC promptly reset itself the next time I ran it.

More details, please. (like subtitle format etc.)

I'm not an expert, but what I've seen is that whether the film is an AVI using an SRT file, or an MKV using embedded subs, VLC doesn't always use them automatically, and sometimes doesn't even list them. Sometimes I've been able to then manually set the sub file (if it's an SRT), but that hasn't always worked, either.

That is what you get when everybody does what they want/like, not what other people would want.

Not sure what you mean by that. Isn't there a core team that oversees VLC's development?


Please don't take these as hostile complaints, rather as sincere critiques from someone who *does* like VLC. Overall, it's an impressive program, which makes the lack of these very basic features even more confusing.

Thanks

[VLC_help]

but rather to comment on the fact that they still haven't been addressed despite many users having asked for them.

Videolan development doesn't work like that. So even if many people request same thing, there is no implementation guarantee for that feature.

VLC promptly reset itself the next time I ran it.

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=73949&hilit=equalizer

Isn't there a core team that oversees VLC's development?

They only write features they want/need and review+commit code that others send.

[elcoyoteloco]

but rather to comment on the fact that they still haven't been addressed despite many users having asked for them.

Videolan development doesn't work like that. So even if many people request same thing, there is no implementation guarantee for that feature.

VLC promptly reset itself the next time I ran it.

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=73949&hilit=equalizer

Isn't there a core team that oversees VLC's development?

They only write features they want/need and review+commit code that others send.

Well, if the VLC devs are happy with being strong only in some areas, while being seriously weak in others (such as making the EQ issue needlessly tedious to solve), I guess that's their prerogative. Thanks for setting me straight.