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25 Apr 18:55

BazzaCuda

v2.0.5

2cae12d

Release v2.0.5

Windows 64-bit binaries.

Fix to screenshot location

for [F5] screenshots, MPV is now forced to respect either the "screenshot-directory=" location specified in mpv.conf, or default to the folder of the media file being screenshot.
Previously, if no "screenshot-directory=" was set in mpv.conf, MPV would create the screenshot .png in the same folder as a video being screenshot; but for images, MPV created the screenshot .png in windows/system32!
This has now been fixed: MMP will always force MPV to save screenshots in either the "screenshot-directory=" folder specified in mpv.conf, or the same folder as the media file being screenshot, regardless of whether it's a video or an image.
This also applies if you drag and drop a media file from another folder onto MMP's window: the playlist will be refilled from the new folder and any subsequent screenshots will be saved to the new folder if you haven't set a screenshot location in mpv.conf

Remember, you can adjust the brightness, contrast, gamma, saturation and rotation of any video frame or any image and save the result as a screenshot.

Asset files
The "...full.zip" release file below contains everything you need to run Minimalist Media Player:

MinimalistMediaPlayer.exe
MediaInfo.dll
libmpv-2.dll
ffmpeg.exe
rot.exe

Alternatively, if you already have these from a previous release, you can just download the program update:
MinimalistMediaPlayer_v2_0_5.zip
(I strongly recommend that you do not download this file from any source other than Github)

All comments and suggestions for additional functionality or to highlight operational issues will be well received over on the Discussions page https://github.com/BazzaCuda/MinimalistMediaPlayerX/discussions

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23 Apr 09:45

BazzaCuda

v2.0.4

b5eb821

Release v2.0.4

Windows 64-bit binaries.

Fixes

the image display duration, if set in mpv.conf ("image-display-duration=n"), was also being applied to videos and audios causing an n-second delay between the end of the current file and the next one to be played.
you can now pause/resume an image slideshow using the SpaceBar. Note that the slideshow will pause on the next image to be displayed as MPV will have already started the countdown to close the current image.

Asset files
The "...full.zip" release file below contains everything you need to run Minimalist Media Player:

MinimalistMediaPlayer.exe
MediaInfo.dll
libmpv-2.dll
ffmpeg.exe
rot.exe

Alternatively, if you already have these from a previous release, you can just download the program update:
MinimalistMediaPlayer_v2_0_4.zip
(I strongly recommend that you do not download this file from any source other than Github)

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22 Apr 14:45

BazzaCuda

v2.0.3

51fde0e

Release v2.0.3

Windows 64-bit binaries.

Fixes

corrected the display of cover art when playing an audio file. The window is now sized (600x400) so that the cover art can be seen. If there is no cover art, the default minimalist "letterbox" audio window is used.

Known minor issues

There are still some minor issues with the Undo (Ctrl-[Z]) and Redo (Ctrl-[Y]) stacks in the video editor (Ctrl-[E]).

NEW

if auto-centering is on (can be set back on by [H] or [M]), when a new audio or video file is played, the mouse cursor will be automatically positioned in the middle of the progress bar for easy clicking.
NOW DISPLAYS IMAGE FILES:
- specifically, files with the extensions .jpg, .jpeg, .bmp, .png, or .webp.
- The playlist [P] will include all images, videos and audio files in the current folder.
- The current image will be displayed until a keyboard control is used to show the next, previous, first or last file in the current folder.
- This can be overridden in mpv.conf by setting "image-display-duration=" followed by the required number of seconds; in this case, Minimalist Media Player will display a slideshow of consecutive image files. However, currently, MPV only displays each image for 1 second, regardless of the setting in mpv.conf - this will be addressed in a subsequent release.
- As with videos, an image can be adjusted with the brightness, gamma, saturation, contrast, zoom-in, zoom-out and pan [left, right, up, down] controls.
- A screenshot [F5] can be taken of the adjusted [brightness, gamma, saturation, contrast] image.
- screenshots are saved in the current playlist's folder.

Asset files
The "...full.zip" release file below contains everything you need to run Minimalist Media Player:

MinimalistMediaPlayer.exe
MediaInfo.dll
libmpv-2.dll
ffmpeg.exe
rot.exe

Alternatively, if you already have any of these from a previous release, you can download the others individually.

MinimalistMediaPlayer_v2_0_3.zip
(I strongly recommend that you do not download this file from any source other than Github)

mediaInfo.zip
This contains the new v24.04 build of MediaInfo.dll - You may stick with the previous version if you wish.
N.B. You don't need to download this file again if you already downloaded it for a previous version.

libmpv-2.zip
This contains the build from 2024/04/17 - You may stick with your current version if you wish.
N.B. You don't need to download this file again if you already downloaded it for a previous version.

(If you have a lower-spec machine (or you have any issues at all with playback), you may prefer this version of libmpv-2.dll):

libmpv-2.lower-spec.zip
This contains the build from 2024/04/17 - You may stick with your current version if you wish.
N.B. You don't need to download this file again if you already downloaded it for a previous version.
If you prefer, a more recent version of libmpv-2.dll ("mpv-dev-x86_64...") can be downloaded from https://github.com/BazzaCuda/mpv-winbuild/releases.
N.B. The file marked "v3" is for higher spec machines.

Optional Files:

rot.zip
You need this file if you want the "file delete" functionality. Without this file, no file deletions will occur even if you confirm them.
N.B. You don't need to download this file again if you already downloaded it for a previous version.

ffmpeg.zip
You need this file if you want the timeline editing (Ctrl-[E]) functionality. Without this file, nothing will happen when you click "Export" unless you already have FFMPEG.exe installed and on your system path. Even then, some builds of FFMPEG are not compatible with all the functionality that MMP uses and it would be better to use the build provided here and to unzip it to the same folder as the MMP executable.
N.B. You don't need to download this file again if you already downloaded it for a previous version.

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01 Mar 20:23

BazzaCuda

v2.0.2

268dc81

Release v2.0.2

Windows 64-bit binaries.

Fixes

Improved the original sizing of each video and thereby reduced the need for it to be resized to the optimum size to fit the screen.
This change will be most noticeable when switching between TikTok-type videos of varying sizes and resolutions.

Known minor issues

There are still some minor issues with the Undo (Ctrl-[Z]) and Redo (Ctrl-[Y]) stacks in the video editor (Ctrl-[E]).
Audio-only media files without cover art images should be displayed at a neat default height of 56 pixels in TUI.setWindowSize. Somewhere along the line, this got broken and the audio-only window is much taller than it needs to be. This will be addressed when I work out how I broke it. ;) - If you spot the cause of the problem first, please feel free to let me know.
I have improved the handling of audio file window sizing, somewhat.

New

[M]aximize - will resize the video to the maximum allowable by the height of the screen whilst maintaining the correct aspect ratio.

Asset files
The "...full.zip" release zip file contains everything you need to run the program:

MinimalistMediaPlayer.exe
MediaInfo.dll
libmpv-2.dll
ffmpeg.exe
rot.exe

Alternatively, if you already have any of these from a previous release, you can download the others individually.

MinimalistMediaPlayer_v2_0_2.zip
(I strongly recommend that you do not download this file from any source other than Github)

mediaInfo.zip
This contains the new v23.11 of MediaInfo.dll - You may stick with the previous version if you wish.
N.B. You don't need to download this file again if you already downloaded it for a previous version.

libmpv-2.zip
This contains the build from 2023/12/12 - You may stick with your current version if you wish.
N.B. You don't need to download this file again if you already downloaded it for a previous version.

(If you have a lower-spec machine (or you have any issues at all with playback), you may prefer this version of libmpv-2.dll):

libmpv-2.lower-spec.zip
This contains the build from 2023/09/17 - You may stick with your current version if you wish.
N.B. You don't need to download this file again if you already downloaded it for a previous version.
If you prefer, a more recent version of libmpv-2.dll ("mpv-dev-x86_64...") can be downloaded from https://github.com/BazzaCuda/mpv-winbuild/releases.
N.B. The file marked "v3" is for higher spec machines.

Optional Files:

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22 Dec 17:43

BazzaCuda

v2.0.1

bacadfe

Release v2.0.1

Windows 64-bit binaries.

Fixes

Some video files can appear to contain chapter information when they actually contain none. This resulted in an error message being displayed trying to convert the non-existent start time of the first chapter to seconds. This error is now prevented.

New
Videos are played at the maximum height of the desktop while maintaining the correct width according to the aspect ratio of the video. This should result in less auto-resizing of the video to fit the desktop. The whole auto-sizing process is a leftover from the original incarnation which was based on Windows Media Player which wouldn't report the video dimensions until after the video had started playing. This required the video window to be resized after playback had commenced. With MPV and MediaInfo this is now a complete non-issue but I don't want to start removing code that works.

Known minor issues

There are still some minor issues with the Undo (Ctrl-[Z]) and Redo (Ctrl-[Y]) stacks.
Audio-only media files without cover art images should be displayed at a neat default height of 56 pixels in TUI.setWindowSize. Somewhere along the line, this got broken and the audio-only window is much taller than it needs to be. This will be addressed when I work out how I broke it. ;) - If you spot the cause of the problem first, please feel free to let me know.

The "...full.zip" release zip file contains everything you need to run the program:

MinimalistMediaPlayer.exe
MediaInfo.dll
libmpv-2.dll
ffmpeg.exe
rot.exe

Alternatively, if you already have any of these from a previous release, you can download the others individually.

MinimalistMediaPlayer_v2_0_1.zip
(I strongly recommend that you do not download this file from any source other than Github)

(If you have a lower-spec machine (or you have any issues at all with playback), you may prefer this version of libmpv-2.dll):

Optional Files:

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11 Dec 12:31

BazzaCuda

v2.0.0

c5ecccd

Release v2.0.0

Windows 64-bit binaries.

EDIT: A debug message (when you click on a stream) has been removed. I have updated MinimalistMediaPlayer_v2_0_0.zip and MinimalistMediaPlayer_v2_0_0.full.zip

LOSSLESS AUDIO/VIDEO EDITING

New Functionality

Ctrl-[E] will toggle the [E]diting Timeline to provide fast, lossless editing of your media file with the output file being rendered in seconds.

See the dedicated wiki page for a full explanation Lossless Audio/Video Editing

Minor known issues:

FIXED: If you're editing a media file and you let playback run to the very end, MPV will close it. You will need to go to another media file using [Q] or [W] and then return to the one you were editing. All your edits will be intact. You can, however, manually move the cursor to the end of the timeline without MPV closing the media file. This fix will be available in the next release.
There is a minor issue with the Undo (Ctrl-[Z]) / Redo (Ctrl-[Y]) stacks, particularly if you have held down the [S]horten or [L]engthen keys for rapid, repeated action. In this case, MMP should remember where you started before the repeated action. But on pressing Ctrl-[Z] to undo, you can end up with the segment being 1 second longer or shorter than it started. Obviously you can still press [S] or [L] to correct it. This issue will also be addressed in due course.

The "...full.zip" release zip file contains:

MinimalistMediaPlayer.exe
MediaInfo.dll
libmpv-2.dll
ffmpeg.exe

Alternatively, if you already have any of these from a previous release, you can download the others individually.

MinimalistMediaPlayer_v2_0_0.zip
(I strongly recommend that you do not download this file from any source other than Github)

libmpv-2.zip
This contains the build from 2023/10/03 - You may stick with your current version if you wish.
N.B. You don't need to download this file again if you already downloaded it for a previous version.

(If you have a lower-spec machine (or you have any issues at all with playback), you may prefer this version of libmpv-2.dll):

Optional Files:

ffmpeg.zip
You need this file if you want the timeline editing functionality. Without this file, nothing will happen when you click "Export" unless you already have FFMPEG.exe installed and on your system path. Even then, some builds of FFMPEG are not compatible with all the functionality that MMP uses and it would be better to use the build provided here and to unzip it to the same folder as the MMP executable.
N.B. You don't need to download this file again if you already downloaded it for a previous version.

All comments and suggestions for additional functionality or to highlight operational issues will be well received over on the Discussions page.

Thanks for taking an interest in Minimalist Media Player!

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20 Nov 15:43

BazzaCuda

v1.0.16

7a535da

Release v1.0.16

Windows 64-bit binaries.

New Functionality

Ctrl-[R] will toggle infinite [R]epeat of the current media file. After pressing Ctrl-[R] once, when the end of the current media file is reached, MPV will immediately restart it from the beginning. Pressing Ctrl-[R] again at any point during playback will turn off auto-repeat - the next media file will be automatically played when the end of the current media file is reached, or MinimalistMediaPlayer will exit if it is the last media file in the playlist.

Essential Files (unzip all to the same folder):

MinimalistMediaPlayer_v1_0_16.zip
(I strongly recommend that you do not download this file from any source other than Github)
mediaInfo.zip
This contains the new v23.09 of MediaInfo.dll - You may stick with the previous version if you wish.
N.B. You don't need to download this file again if you already downloaded it for a previous version.
libmpv-2.zip
This contains the build from 2023/09/17 - You may stick with your current version if you wish.
N.B. You don't need to download this file again if you already downloaded it for a previous version.

(If you have a lower-spec machine (or you have any issues at all with playback), you may prefer this version of libmpv-2.dll):

libmpv-2.lower-spec.zip
This contains the build from 2023/09/17 - You may stick with your current version if you wish.
N.B. You don't need to download this file again if you already downloaded it for a previous version.

If you prefer, a more recent version of libmpv-2.dll ("mpv-dev-x86_64...") can be downloaded from https://github.com/BazzaCuda/mpv-winbuild/releases.
N.B. The file marked "v3" is for higher spec machines.

Optional Files:

rot.zip
You need this file if you want the "file delete" functionality. Without this file, no file deletions will occur even if you confirm them.
N.B. You don't need to download this file again if you already downloaded it for a previous version.

Thanks for taking an interest in Minimalist Media Player!

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06 Nov 19:57

BazzaCuda

v1.0.15

252a22b

Release v1.0.15

Windows 64-bit binaries.

If you do an auto-arrange (Ctrl-9) with two portrait (tall,narrow) TikTok-type videos, they will be displayed side by side in the middle of the screen after all the adjustments have been made for aspect ratio, etc. Previously, the video on the left was aligning to the left-hand edge of the screen which wasn't very helpful for comparing the two videos.
If you manually resize and/or move the video window (e.g. to a small window in the top right corner of the screen), MinimalistMediaPlayer will maintain that size and position when the next media file plays. It will still adjust the height of the window to maintain the correct aspect ratio for each video. To revert to auto-centering (and auto-sizing) the video in the middle of the screen, press [H].

Essential Files (unzip all to the same folder):

MinimalistMediaPlayer_v1_0_15.zip
(I strongly recommend that you do not download this file from any source other than Github)
mediaInfo.zip
This contains the new v23.09 of MediaInfo.dll - You may stick with the previous version if you wish.
N.B. You don't need to download this file again if you already downloaded it for a previous version.
libmpv-2.zip
This contains the build from 2023/09/17 - You may stick with your current version if you wish.
N.B. You don't need to download this file again if you already downloaded it for a previous version.

(If you have a lower-spec machine (or you have any issues at all with playback), you may prefer this version of libmpv-2.dll):

libmpv-2.lower-spec.zip
This contains the build from 2023/09/17 - You may stick with your current version if you wish.
N.B. You don't need to download this file again if you already downloaded it for a previous version.

Optional Files:

rot.zip
You need this file if you want the "file delete" functionality. Without this file, no file deletions will occur even if you confirm them.
N.B. You don't need to download this file again if you already downloaded it for a previous version.

Thanks for taking an interest in Minimalist Media Player!

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05 Nov 13:39

BazzaCuda

v1.0.14

eb6fca1

Release v1.0.14

Windows 64-bit binaries.

Improved the message loop which works out how to fit the largest version of each video on the screen (up to 90% of the screen width) while maintaining the correct aspect ratio. This version rectifies recent previous versions which were wrong about what the actual issue was.
Improved this process when jumping from video to video, each with varying video dimensions. As usual, it was the tall, narrow, portrait, TikTok-style videos that were causing the most problems. Standard, 16:9 ("letterbox") movies have always been better behaved.
This entire process now appears to be much more stable.

Any issues with this, please don't hesitate to let me know in Discussions.

Essential Files (unzip all to the same folder):

MinimalistMediaPlayer_v1_0_14.zip
(I strongly recommend that you do not download this file from any source other than Github)
mediaInfo.zip
This contains the new v23.09 of MediaInfo.dll - You may stick with the previous version if you wish.
N.B. You don't need to download this file again if you already downloaded it for a previous version.
libmpv-2.zip
This contains the build from 2023/09/17 - You may stick with your current version if you wish.
N.B. You don't need to download this file again if you already downloaded it for a previous version.

(If you have a lower-spec machine (or you have any issues at all with playback), you may prefer this version of libmpv-2.dll):

libmpv-2.lower-spec.zip
This contains the build from 2023/09/17 - You may stick with your current version if you wish.
N.B. You don't need to download this file again if you already downloaded it for a previous version.

Optional Files:

rot.zip
You need this file if you want the "file delete" functionality. Without this file, no file deletions will occur even if you confirm them.
N.B. You don't need to download this file again if you already downloaded it for a previous version.

Thanks for taking an interest in Minimalist Media Player!

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02 Nov 16:31

BazzaCuda

v1.0.13

8ea5594

Release v1.0.13

Windows 64-bit binaries.

Edit: forgot to update the [H]elp panel. An updated version of MinimalistMediaPlayer_v1_0_13.zip is enclosed.

New Functionality

Ctrl-S will toggle subtitles on or off.
Ctrl-H will toggle the Help panel
Any number of windows can now be auto-arranged using Ctrl-9. If there are more than 4, however, MinimalistMediaPlayer will resize them all to a manageable size but leave you to then arrange them as you wish.
MinimalistMediaPlayer will try to play a video at the largest window size for your desktop while maintaining the correct aspect ratio for the video. With the majority of videos, the height of your screen will typically be the limiting factor, not the width. Therefore, MMP will try to play at 90% screen width and then adjust according to the screen height.
F5 takes a screenshot of the current frame.

Things to note about screenshots:

The default location for screenshots is the folder in which the video file resides.
This is because the setting for screenshot-directory= in the enclosed mpv.conf is empty.
You can override this default location by editing the following line in mpv.conf to your desired location:
screenshot-directory=C:\somefolder\somesubfolder\
mpv.conf should be in the same folder as MinimalistMediaPlayer.exe and is read each time a media file is started.
You don't have to pause a video to take a screenshot, although of course you can.
Whether you pause the video or not, the screenshot will be of the frame being displayed at the point you press F5.
Screenshots are saved in PNG format.
Screenshots are in the same resolution as the frame and no compression is applied. This allows you to use your software of choice to manipulate the image to whichever resolution you prefer or to stick with the highest resolution possible.
Screenshot files are named after the video file (without the file extension) plus the timestamp of the frame (HH_MM_SS) plus a 4-digit number unique within the video file's screenshots so that multiple frames can be saved from the same second of video: <video-file> HH_MM_SS nnnn.png
The 4-digit number is sequential in the order in which you take screenshots for the same video file regardless of the timestamp of each screenshot. So you might screenshot a frame at 10 seconds ("0001") and then another at 5 seconds ("0002").
You can step (arrow left or arrow right) through frames and take a screenshot of each frame. The resultant files may have the same HH_MM_SS timestamp but will be made unique by the additional 4-digit number.
If you have subtitles on, the screenshot will contain any subtitle currently being displayed. If you want the screenshot(s) without the displayed subtitle(s), you can toggle subtitles off temporarily while you take the screenshot(s).

If you have any questions, I wouldn't be at all surprised :D

Fixes

Previously, the window could not be dragged around by the left mouse button while the [P] playlist panel was being displayed. Now, holding down a CTRL key and dragging with the left mouse is also possible regardless of whether the [P] playlist panel is open or not.

Essential Files (unzip all to the same folder):

MinimalistMediaPlayer_v1_0_13.zip
(I strongly recommend that you do not download this file from any source other than Github)
mediaInfo.zip
This contains the new v23.09 of MediaInfo.dll - You may stick with the previous version if you wish.
N.B. You don't need to download this file again if you already downloaded it for a previous version.
libmpv-2.zip
This contains the build from 2023/09/17 - You may stick with your current version if you wish.
N.B. You don't need to download this file again if you already downloaded it for a previous version.

(If you have a lower-spec machine (or you have any issues at all with playback), you may prefer this version of libmpv-2.dll):

libmpv-2.lower-spec.zip
This contains the build from 2023/09/17 - You may stick with your current version if you wish.
N.B. You don't need to download this file again if you already downloaded it for a previous version.

Optional Files:

rot.zip
You need this file if you want the "file delete" functionality. Without this file, no file deletions will occur even if you confirm them.
N.B. You don't need to download this file again if you already downloaded it for a previous version.

Thanks for taking an interest in Minimalist Media Player!

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