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SMPlayer, a Qt front-end for mplayer, has reached version 15.9.0 recently, this being the first stable version to support mpv. There are various other new features as well, like support for 3D stereo filter, MPRIS v2 support, a new default theme and more.

• mpv can now be used instead of mplayer;
• mpv only features:
• you can now use two subtitles in the same time;
• it's now possible to play videos from streaming websites like DailyMotion, Vimeo, Vevo and many others (previously, only YouTube was supported). mpv uses youtube-dl so you'll be able to play videos from any website supported by it;
• added an option to step back one frame;
• a new option was added which allows setting a template for screenshots;
• support for the 3D stereo filter;
• better support for YouTube (VEVO videos);
• you can now use a proxy with SMPlayer;
• added a new action (assigned by default to key "I") which shows the current playback time, total time and percentage, for 2 seconds on the OSD;
• added the possibility to use the mouse buttons for "next chapter" and "previous chapter";
• a new option was added which allows deleting a file in the playlist from the filesystem;
• MPRIS v2 support;
• a new theme, called H2O is now the default theme.

Install SMPlayer and mpv in Ubuntu or Linux Mint

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rvm/smplayer
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install smplayer

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mc3man/mpv-tests
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mpv

• completed port to GTK+ 3;
• fixed GStreamer 1.0 support;
• the playback controls now use a nice GtkOverlay;
• use symbolic icons for menus and plugins;
• added ability to play DVD ISO files form the Open Dialog;
• window dimensions are no longer saved when maximizing the window;
• added a new Xfconf setting “window-maximized” to keep your preferred maximization across sessions;
• rearranged and improved the menubar;
• improved playlist (an inline-toolbar is now used, removed the settings button and added Move Up/Down buttons);
• added Previous/Next track actions to the Tray and Notification plugins;
• updated artwork (background image and icons);
• improved plugin failure detection so users know something has gone wrong.

Install Parole 0.5.90 in (X)Ubuntu

The latest Parole 0.5.90 is available in the Xfce 4.12 development PPA. To use this PPA, you must also add the Xfce 4.10 PPA, which has some updated packages, even for Xubuntu versions that already ship with Xfce 4.10.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xubuntu-dev/xfce-4.10
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xubuntu-dev/xfce-4.12
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get install parole

Transmageddon 1.0 (video transcoder and now, DVD ripper)

• support files with multiple audio streams, allowing you to transcode them to different codecs or drop them from the new file;
• DVD ripping support. So know you can use your movie DVDs as input in Transmageddon, be aware though that you need to install things like lsdvd and the GStreamer dvdread plugin from gst-plugins-ugly for it to become available. And you probably also want libdvdcss installed to be able to transcode most movie DVDs;
• another small feature of the release is that you can now set language information on files with one audio stream inside. If you rip a DVD with multiple audio streams, Transmageddon will preserve the existing audio information, so in that case you shouldn’t need to set the language metadata manually;
• VP9 support.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/failsdownloads
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install transmageddon

sudo apt-get install lsdvd libdvdread4 gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh

Snappy 1.0 (media player)

• subtitles support;
• video and audio synchronization tweeking;
• multi-screen full-screen;
• media queues;
• history of played media;
• seeking/muting/cycling through languages (audio streams);
• frame stepping;
• more.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/failsdownloads
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install snappy

• native support for VAAPI and VDA and improved VDPAU video output;
• option to display two subtitles at once;
• Wayland support;
• precise seeking;
• gapeless audio support;
• built-in encoding feature (replacement for mencoder);
• improved PulseAudio support;
• better MKV support (e.g. ordered chapters, 3D metadata);
• much more.

How to install SMPlayer with mpv support in Ubuntu or Linux Mint

sudo apt-get install ppa-purge
sudo ppa-purge ppa:rvm/testing

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rvm/smplayer
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mc3man/mpv-tests
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mpv smplayer smtube smplayer-themes smplayer-skins youtube-dl

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rvm/smplayer
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mpv smplayer smtube smplayer-themes smplayer-skins

Configuring SMPlayer to use mpv

• experimental support for playing non-protected blu-ray discs;
• improved fullscreen controls;
• new audio presets added to the audio equalizer;
• better support for multimedia keys - this can help control SMPlayer with a remote control;
• new option in the playlist preferences for automatically adding other files in the folder to the playlist;
• the "Move the window when the video area is dragged" option has been fixed;
• better YouTube support;
• SMPlayer can now be compiled with Qt 5;
• many bug fixes and more.

Install SMPlayer in Ubuntu

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rvm/smplayer
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install smplayer smtube