Hacker News with Generative AI: Video Players

The most annoying video player of all time (mux.com)
It’s 1995. The arcade is a cathedral of noise and neon. I’ve thrown my hands up in the air, again, in disbelief; the unfairness of the Area 51 sneak attacks has me all riled up. I clutch a single quarter, heart pounding, eyes locked on the “Continue?” screen. Ten seconds. Nine. Eight. The world shrinks to a single question: Can I keep playing? Should I? What time is mom supposed to be here?
Memento: FOSS, mpv-based video player for studying Japanese (github.com/ripose-jp)
Memento is a FOSS, mpv-based video player for studying Japanese.
VLC player demos real-time AI subtitling for videos (theverge.com)
The popular open-source VLC video player was demonstrated on the floor of CES 2025 with automatic AI subtitling and translation, generated locally and offline in real time.
VLC vs. the App Stores (mjtsai.com)