I need a good touchscreen video player for Linux, and so far haven’t been able to find one. The annoying part is several gnome players look like they are designed for touch, but really aren’t.
Playing streaming video through the browser works well, so problem doesn’t seem to be OS or hardware.
Mpv feels snappier to use. It starts up faster, playback starts faster, seeking is responsive. I use mpv without a dedicated frontend like smplayer. The experience is a bit less sane than a VLC but it has been worth the learning curve.
I haven't tried smplayer, but I have used both vlc and mpv. VLC doesn't support HDR video on Linux, while mpv does, so that's a pretty big difference. With VLC, watching an HDR video results in very dark or very bad (frequently too much red) colors.
I need a good touchscreen video player for Linux, and so far haven’t been able to find one. The annoying part is several gnome players look like they are designed for touch, but really aren’t.
Playing streaming video through the browser works well, so problem doesn’t seem to be OS or hardware.
There's also IINA - another MPV frontend for macOS.
how does it compare to vlc?
Mpv feels snappier to use. It starts up faster, playback starts faster, seeking is responsive. I use mpv without a dedicated frontend like smplayer. The experience is a bit less sane than a VLC but it has been worth the learning curve.
I suppose for most practical purpose there isn’t much difference between libvlc or libmpv. These programs just slap a new skin to differentiate.
I haven't tried smplayer, but I have used both vlc and mpv. VLC doesn't support HDR video on Linux, while mpv does, so that's a pretty big difference. With VLC, watching an HDR video results in very dark or very bad (frequently too much red) colors.