http://www.dsource.org/projects/rulesplayer

some nice new stuff and some bug fixes
only one major problem is left - playing internet files
i have the feeling i've broken something though...

bobef wrote:
> http://www.dsource.org/projects/rulesplayer
> 
> some nice new stuff and some bug fixes
> only one major problem is left - playing internet files
> i have the feeling i've broken something though...

You should definitely advertise this more, as I think it is possibly the best media player option for windows. :) Make sure to post the digg links here too.

http://www.digitalmars.com/d/howto-promote.html

~ Clay

bobef wrote:
> http://www.dsource.org/projects/rulesplayer
> 
> some nice new stuff and some bug fixes
> only one major problem is left - playing internet files
> i have the feeling i've broken something though...

Not bad.  Lightweight, no crazy, hard-to-comprehend 'skinz', and fast startup.

The default brightness setting looks to be off thought.  If brightness is turned down to zero the output looks like other media players.  The default makes everything look all white-washed.

One small annoyance -- with a dual monitor setup the window starts up straddling the two screens.  At least it would be nice if rulesplayer would remember where it was between runs.

--bb

Bill Baxter wrote:
> bobef wrote:
> 
>> http://www.dsource.org/projects/rulesplayer
>>
>> some nice new stuff and some bug fixes
>> only one major problem is left - playing internet files
>> i have the feeling i've broken something though...
> 
> 
> Not bad.  Lightweight, no crazy, hard-to-comprehend 'skinz', and fast startup.
> 
> The default brightness setting looks to be off thought.  If brightness is turned down to zero the output looks like other media players.  The default makes everything look all white-washed.
> 
> One small annoyance -- with a dual monitor setup the window starts up straddling the two screens.  At least it would be nice if rulesplayer would remember where it was between runs.
> 
> --bb

I haven't gotten the download yet, but I think I know what the issue is.  If you're going to start up a window "centered" then you need to place it in the center of the primary monitor only.  I know there's an API to get the extents of the system monitors.

That, or you can let Windows do the initial positioning itself.  The upshot of this is that Windows will automatically position the window on the same monitor as the window you launched the program from.

When in doubt, let the system figure it out :3

	-- Daniel

Bill Baxter wrote:
> bobef wrote:
>> http://www.dsource.org/projects/rulesplayer
>>
>> some nice new stuff and some bug fixes
>> only one major problem is left - playing internet files
>> i have the feeling i've broken something though...
> 
> Not bad.  Lightweight, no crazy, hard-to-comprehend 'skinz', and fast startup.
> 
> The default brightness setting looks to be off thought.  If brightness is turned down to zero the output looks like other media players.  The default makes everything look all white-washed.
> 

Yeah many people are complaining about this. I still believe it has to do with the overlay color corrections of your video, but who knows. If someone get to the bottom of this please let me know, cause there is no such thing for me so I have no idea how to fix it...


> One small annoyance -- with a dual monitor setup the window starts up straddling the two screens.  At least it would be nice if rulesplayer would remember where it was between runs.
> 

Will fix that.

clayasaurus wrote:
> bobef wrote:
>> http://www.dsource.org/projects/rulesplayer
>>
>> some nice new stuff and some bug fixes
>> only one major problem is left - playing internet files
>> i have the feeling i've broken something though...
> 
> You should definitely advertise this more, as I think it is possibly the best media player option for windows. :) Make sure to post the digg links here too.
> 
> http://www.digitalmars.com/d/howto-promote.html
> 
> ~ Clay

Thats where the name comes from ;)
Yeah sure I also think it is the best, but it is kind of geeky so I don't think the typical windows user will like it...

clayasaurus wrote:
> bobef wrote:
>> http://www.dsource.org/projects/rulesplayer
>>
>> some nice new stuff and some bug fixes
>> only one major problem is left - playing internet files
>> i have the feeling i've broken something though...
> 
> You should definitely advertise this more, as I think it is possibly the best media player option for windows. :) Make sure to post the digg links here too.
> 
> http://www.digitalmars.com/d/howto-promote.html

I agree, this is a very nice frontend! I had been looking for an elegant alternative to VLC (I can't stand its interface, and as you say, the subtitles are horrendous): this looks to fit the bill perfectly! Thanks a lot!

However, I'm sorry to report I have the same problem as Bill Baxter with the brightness. Also, an irritation is that subs are about twice as fast as they are in VLC, so they are over before the character stops speaking (though they start at the right time): I assume I can tweak this via a mplayer option, but I can't see one in the man page.. do you have any thoughts?

I'm also having a problem where some subtitles that are shown in VLC are missed in rulesPlayer: specifically chapter titles in a series of videos. I think this occurs because there is also text being shown at the same time like "Episode 35" (appearing above chapter titles on the screen), and subtitles after the first are ignored. However, this is fine for most video, where only one person speaks at a time.

Thanks again for this very nice player :-)

Max

bobef wrote:
> clayasaurus wrote:
>> bobef wrote:
>>> http://www.dsource.org/projects/rulesplayer
>>>
>>> some nice new stuff and some bug fixes
>>> only one major problem is left - playing internet files
>>> i have the feeling i've broken something though...
>>
>> You should definitely advertise this more, as I think it is possibly the best media player option for windows. :) Make sure to post the digg links here too.
>>
>> http://www.digitalmars.com/d/howto-promote.html
>>
>> ~ Clay
> 
> Thats where the name comes from ;)
> Yeah sure I also think it is the best, but it is kind of geeky so I don't think the typical windows user will like it...

Yea, well the Internet is full of geeks and I'm sure some people will find it useful.

Max Bolingbroke wrote:
> clayasaurus wrote:
>> bobef wrote:
>>> http://www.dsource.org/projects/rulesplayer
>>>
>>> some nice new stuff and some bug fixes
>>> only one major problem is left - playing internet files
>>> i have the feeling i've broken something though...
>>
>> You should definitely advertise this more, as I think it is possibly the best media player option for windows. :) Make sure to post the digg links here too.
>>
>> http://www.digitalmars.com/d/howto-promote.html
> 
> I agree, this is a very nice frontend! I had been looking for an elegant alternative to VLC (I can't stand its interface, and as you say, the subtitles are horrendous): this looks to fit the bill perfectly! Thanks a lot!
> 
> However, I'm sorry to report I have the same problem as Bill Baxter with the brightness. Also, an irritation is that subs are about twice as fast as they are in VLC, so they are over before the character stops speaking (though they start at the right time): I assume I can tweak this via a mplayer option, but I can't see one in the man page.. do you have any thoughts?

About the brightness I always reply the same but nobody tells me if it helps so I will have to repeat it again :)
"Yeah many people are complaining about this. I still believe it has to do with the overlay color corrections of your video, but who knows. If someone get to the bottom of this please let me know, cause there is no such thing for me so I have no idea how to fix it... "

> 
> I'm also having a problem where some subtitles that are shown in VLC are missed in rulesPlayer: specifically chapter titles in a series of videos. I think this occurs because there is also text being shown at the same time like "Episode 35" (appearing above chapter titles on the screen), and subtitles after the first are ignored. However, this is fine for most video, where only one person speaks at a time.
> 

I also experienced problems with some subtitles (not showing colors for examples) I think MPlayer don't support some tags in some type of subtitles... Maybe this is the source of your problem too. Sorry I can't be more helpful... Try the MPlayer docs too. There is info how to pass more parameters to mplayer in the faq on http://www.dsource.org/projects/rulesplayer .

> Thanks again for this very nice player :-)
> 
> Max

bobef wrote:
> I also experienced problems with some subtitles (not showing colors for examples) I think MPlayer don't support some tags in some type of subtitles... Maybe this is the source of your problem too. Sorry I can't be more helpful... Try the MPlayer docs too. There is info how to pass more parameters to mplayer in the faq on http://www.dsource.org/projects/rulesplayer .
> 
>> Thanks again for this very nice player :-)
>>
>> Max

You need to activate SSA/ASS subtitles with the -ass option to get fonts, colors and different positions for subtitles.