I know, but what about when I have several subtitle files? Different languages, or maybe several subtitle files I downloaded and want to check which one matches my video? mpv has zero flexibility.
With VLC I can just “Subtitle / Add subtitle track” or add the language code after the filename (video.en.srt, video.fr.srt, video.spa.srt), with mpv: just one file at a time: rename, launch, retry.
Nah. mpv.
Until you want to add external subtitles
When the file is called
video.mkvname themvideo.srt. MPV will pick it up automatically.I know, but what about when I have several subtitle files? Different languages, or maybe several subtitle files I downloaded and want to check which one matches my video? mpv has zero flexibility.
With VLC I can just “Subtitle / Add subtitle track” or add the language code after the filename (
video.en.srt,video.fr.srt,video.spa.srt), with mpv: just one file at a time: rename, launch, retry.I don’t know what it is about mpv that makes it my favourite. Gstreamer is performative enough. FFplay is also pretty clean. Cvlc is fine.
I think I just like that it has sensible controls, and ultimately gets out of the way