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MPV or VLC? Which one you prefer? Why?
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this post was submitted on 16 Jul 2026
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MPV, I can add custom scripts like cutting black bars for ultrawide monitors. And I like how customizable it is.
you can crop those bars with VLC
AFAIK, you can't crop them automatically and even dynamically if a movie has more than one aspect ratio.
You also then get problems with image-based subtitles (PGS), which you can fix automatically in mpv.