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by residentorca
Mon Aug 24, 2026 5:44 am
Forum: Forum and Website discussions
Topic: Atom Feed for Forum
Replies: 2
Views: 80

Re: Atom Feed for Forum

Woodstock wrote: Mon Aug 24, 2026 12:45 am Not likely to happen. The forum owner visits every couple of months, and no one else can install software here. And, frankly, there is a LOT of stuff that flat-out doesn't work here.
I didn't know that. Appreciate you weighing in.
by residentorca
Sun Aug 23, 2026 11:05 pm
Forum: Forum and Website discussions
Topic: Atom Feed for Forum
Replies: 2
Views: 80

Atom Feed for Forum

I understand that this forum does not feature an Atom feed. I don't know if it's possible to add one but it would definitely be a useful feature.

Feed format
The standard phpBB feed is ATOM format, NOT RSS, some feed readers may not be able to properly read the ATOM format. Although valid ATOM, it ...
by residentorca
Sun Aug 23, 2026 10:53 pm
Forum: MakeMKV for Linux
Topic: MPV much easier than VLC for Blu-Ray playback
Replies: 4
Views: 216

Re: MPV much easier than VLC for Blu-Ray playback


Perhaps it was related to my configuration but I had unwatchable video artifacts using VLC.

This does happen sometimes, particularly when using older versions of VLC (as can be the case when using the official Debian repositories).

MPV is great. However, I will also point out that for those ...
by residentorca
Sat Aug 22, 2026 1:46 am
Forum: MakeMKV for Linux
Topic: MPV much easier than VLC for Blu-Ray playback
Replies: 4
Views: 216

Re: MPV much easier than VLC for Blu-Ray playback

I meant to add that MakeMKV works perfectly for me. Already ripped several 3D Blu-Rays.
by residentorca
Sat Aug 22, 2026 1:02 am
Forum: MakeMKV for Linux
Topic: MPV much easier than VLC for Blu-Ray playback
Replies: 4
Views: 216

MPV much easier than VLC for Blu-Ray playback

My first post here: Forgive me if this information is already well-known to the forum community but I wish to share my experience.

After spending several hours troubleshooting, I discovered that for MxlLinux (Debian), it's a lot easier to install MPV than to configure VLC for Blu-Ray playback ...