![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Again, we have real-world examples of, but this does create a non-unified interface for users. That said, it can get even more complex than this, with some formats being particularly seek-unfriendly due to blurring the line of what even constitutes a separate frame. Video compression can get complex – you wouldn’t be surprised to hear that, in overwhelming majority of video formats, the compression algorithms generally store between-frame changes, with occasional full frames stored so that seek isn’t too expensive. The Mess Of Video Formats And Human Emotions The users’ argument is that it appears to be clearly technically possible to add a ‘previous frame’ button in practice, and the developers’ argument is that it’s technologically complex to implement in some cases – for certain formats, even impossible to implement! Let’s go into the developers’ stated reasoning in more details, then – here’s what you can find in the thread, to the best of my ability. In what appears to be one of multiple threads asking about a ‘previous frame’ button in VLC, there’s an 82-post discussion involving multiple different VLC developers. There’s a forum thread linked, and, reading it could leave you with a good few conflicting emotions. At the surface level, it’s about an indignant user asking – what’s the deal with VLC not having a “go back a frame” button? A ton of video players have this feature implemented. Specifically – when adding a feature, how complete and perfect should it be?Ī while back, I read a Mastodon thread about VLC not implementing backwards per-frame skipping. It’s a nuanced one, but if I could summarize, it’s about different feature development strategies we can follow to design things, especially if they’re aimed at a larger market. Throughout the last few years’ time, I’ve been seeing sparks of an eternal discussion here and there. ![]()
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