MPC-HC(media player classic) RIP

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 17 Jul 2017 at 01:29

After 11 years it seems MPC is finally gone:

https://mpc-hc.org/2017/07/16/1.7.13-released-and-farewell/

Rroff · 17 Jul 2017 at 02:15

Shame I've been using it for years alongside VLC.

Lartyconshayo · 17 Jul 2017 at 03:27

Sad times. Potentially it could come back if developers get involved.

hyperseven · 17 Jul 2017 at 04:21

will this affect MPC BE?

jpaul · 17 Jul 2017 at 08:08

Have similarly used mpc-hc and vlc, found
mpc - lighter on h/w resources, option to easily set external monitor refresh rate, add/sync subtitles, reliably played bbc dash radio.
vlc - record option, media libraries and playlist functionality.

Could not see much on MPC BE differences, but I guess HC will continue to work well enough for a couple of years
below suggested pretty similar EDIT: ... but different developer so not also dying

MPC-BE has a YouTube like preview above the navigation bar if you're into that sort of thing. MPC-HC doesn't. They're really not all that different from a user perceptive though. If memory serves correctly the guy mainly responsible for maintaining the MPC-HC decoders packed up his bat and split off to MPC-BE, and a short time later MPC-HC switched to using LAV filters for decoding, which I prefer. MPC-HC is probably updated a bit more, but from a user perspective they're still pretty similar.

There's also Potplayer. It's kind of like MPC-HC/BE with more options and functionality added. Many people here like it but I find it a bit bloated and prefer the more simplistic MPC-HC. I mention Potplayer as it no doubt started life based an a lot of MPC or MPC-HC code with the extra stuff added, so it's not completely dissimilar, and some people like the extra functionality. I don't think there's a portable version though.

Glanza · 17 Jul 2017 at 10:14

Shame used it for years until I started having problems and had to switch to VLC.

Rannoch · 17 Jul 2017 at 10:17

I much prefer it to other players. I think it will make a come back

Blackjack Davy · 17 Jul 2017 at 11:56

I'm sure someone else will take it on. Its existed in various incarnations over time I'm sure it was called something else originally.

Orcvader · 17 Jul 2017 at 12:36

hyperseven said:
will this affect MPC BE?

It could do, it's a fork of both the original MPC and MPC-HC. They have their own developers so it should be fine for now.

And unless Windows 10 breaks something MPC-HC should still work for a long while.

NeoWave · 18 Jul 2017 at 07:38

Sad news indeed as I've used nothing else for as long as I can remember. Guess I better dl & learn how to use VLC.

weyland yutani · 18 Jul 2017 at 22:49

I'l be gutted if MPC-BE goes under. I've been using it for a while and it's fantastic. Light on resources, sleek interface and smooth playback which runs virtually every file and file type I've ever tried on it. Guess I'l have to start keeping the installers.

VLC UI is hideous in comparison

gronf · 19 Jul 2017 at 07:43

^ My thoughts exactly. Love MPC-BE.

jpaul · 19 Jul 2017 at 09:04

weyland yutani said:
I'l be gutted if MPC-BE goes under. I've been using it for a while and it's fantastic

viathinair said:
^ My thoughts exactly. Love MPC-BE.

how do you manage and find media with MPC-BE though ? I want to quickly see video metadata to select what I want to watch
which I can do in plex and vlc ... but MPC does not give me a solution - do you make mpc your player in plex ? (I am an mpc fan, as I said)

loftie · 19 Jul 2017 at 13:00

Well that sucks. I've been using it for years too, more recently as part of the KCP.

mrk · 23 Jul 2017 at 17:21

And you can continue using it for years to come.

There's no reason the last stable release won't continue to work unless Microsoft make a big change to how applications run in the next major Windows OS update.

Rannoch · 23 Jul 2017 at 17:25

weyland yutani said:
I'l be gutted if MPC-BE goes under. I've been using it for a while and it's fantastic. Light on resources, sleek interface and smooth playback which runs virtually every file and file type I've ever tried on it. Guess I'l have to start keeping the installers.

VLC UI is hideous in comparison

VLC is terrible.

ALD · 26 Jul 2017 at 15:51

From the Doom9 forums.

During the release of 1.7.13 an announcement was made, that it might be the last official release due to a lack of developers. Since then, several people have contacted the project admin (XhmikosR) with the offer to help. So the project is still alive. Basic maintenance tasks (like updating external components such as LAV Filters) are covered. Ideally we would like to get some actual real development action going too. So we need new and more developers.

NeoWave · 26 Jul 2017 at 20:16

Vargas said:
VLC is terrible.

Yep, I can 100% confirm that. In fact it is even worse than I remembered it to be!

ALD said:
From the Doom9 forums.

During the release of 1.7.13 an announcement was made, that it might be the last official release due to a lack of developers. Since then, several people have contacted the project admin (XhmikosR) with the offer to help. So the project is still alive. Basic maintenance tasks (like updating external components such as LAV Filters) are covered

That'll do me! Goodbye VLC… you won't be missed!

Vikko · 7 Sep 2017 at 09:32

That almost gave me a scare. Luckily, I missed the original news about MPC being closed down. I would hate to go back to VLC, it's lost its edge years ago and serves as a rudimentary converter now more than a video player. With all the recent bullcrap about Windows updates, One Drive synch problems I've experienced and the general depression, losing the only good media player I use to watch my movies would just add to the friggin' pile.
I hope the project stays alive. I would join myself I was useful in any way.

marc2003 · 7 Sep 2017 at 09:41

I'd also like to add a comment about my utter disdain for VLC. Truly awful....

I pretty much use MPC-BE exclusively for playing blu-ray/DVD rips created with makemkv and I can't see that format changing any time soon so even if development on that stopped today, I don't think it would affect me for many, many years.