Tool Random Video Player (v1.53) - The best way to view your insane collections of videos and images

[Smokydoke]

This app doesn't seem to work. I click on it and nothing happens.

 

[humantrashpile]

This app doesn't seem to work. I click on it and nothing happens.

check if ou got the correct version of the framework installed, was needed if i rem correctly

 

[Peanutccino]

This app doesn't seem to work. I click on it and nothing happens.

Hey, I'm sorry to hear that! What system are you on?

On windows 11, windows defender flags the RandomVideoPlayer.dll for some reason, which I couldn't resolve so far (MS themselves weren't any help :x). So it's possible defender simply deletes the .dll which also holds most of the code, so the executable simply wouldn't start if it's missing. The only workaround for this so far is creating an exception for it.

Here is the part of the readme:

Spoiler: Microsoft Defender

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Maybe you can try that.


If the .Net Framework is missing (It's using 7.0) it should simply pop a windows error that directly links to microsofts webpage with a .net installer.

 

[Smokydoke]

Hey, I'm sorry to hear that! What system are you on?

On windows 11, windows defender flags the RandomVideoPlayer.dll for some reason, which I couldn't resolve so far (MS themselves weren't any help :x). So it's possible defender simply deletes the .dll which also holds most of the code, so the executable simply wouldn't start if it's missing. The only workaround for this so far is creating an exception for it.

Here is the part of the readme:

Spoiler: Microsoft Defender

You don't have permission to view the spoiler content. Log in or register now.

Maybe you can try that.


If the .Net Framework is missing (It's using 7.0) it should simply pop a windows error that directly links to microsofts webpage with a .net installer.

I'm on Windows 10. The zip gets past windows defender normally, and I've installed .Net Framework

 

[Peanutccino]

I'm on Windows 10. The zip gets past windows defender normally, and I've installed .Net Framework

Thanks for taking your time to provide additional details. May I ask for clarification? You're extracting the .zip file from GitHub (the on with libmpv) so you should have one folder called "RVP" and you are opening RandomVideoPlayer.exe from within that folder?

 

[humantrashpile]

Peanutccino .. not sure if im doing somehing wrong, but tapping on my airpods doesnt play pause the video, fore/background both asking cause thought you had included that in the latest update

 

[Peanutccino]

Peanutccino .. not sure if im doing somehing wrong, but tapping on my airpods doesnt play pause the video, fore/background both asking cause thought you had included that in the latest update

Sorry to hear that. I don't have airpods myself, so the only way to test is with the media keys on my keyboard plus I plugged in my Earstudio ES100 and both work fine. If it doesn't work, the bluetooth device might not interact in the standard way with the os, maybe on driver level? I'm not exactly sure. I try to get more information about this topic and to find a fix for this. I apologize

 

[humantrashpile]

Sorry to hear that. I don't have airpods myself, so the only way to test is with the media keys on my keyboard plus I plugged in my Earstudio ES100 and both work fine. If it doesn't work, the bluetooth device might not interact in the standard way with the os, maybe on driver level? I'm not exactly sure. I try to get more information about this topic and to find a fix for this. I apologize

hey no issues man.. i usually swap out the media keys to function keys on the keypad.. and not sure bout the interaction since it works properly on browsers (youtube - fore+background).. using windows 11 btw. you gotta tap it once to play/pause, twice to skip to next, not sure what else i could tell

 

[Peanutccino]

hey no issues man.. i usually swap out the media keys to function keys on the keypad.. and not sure bout the interaction since it works properly on browsers (youtube - fore+background).. using windows 11 btw. you gotta tap it once to play/pause, twice to skip to next, not sure what else i could tell

Thanks for the additional details. May I ask whether there is other media in the background next to the player? I've noticed, that the media events won't trigger in the player when say there is a youtube video running in the browser or say spotify is running etc. because they hook the audio interface from windows and that hooks the media keys before they can reach the player.

On my end, this only happens with my Earstudio in bluetooth mode. Direct input like from the keyboard or the earstudio wired up works regardless of background applications. I guess that's part of the bluetooth device behavior.

I'm just curious, whether it works without anything else playing, or whether it doesn't regardless

 

[humantrashpile]

Thanks for the additional details. May I ask whether there is other media in the background next to the player? I've noticed, that the media events won't trigger in the player when say there is a youtube video running in the browser or say spotify is running etc. because they hook the audio interface from windows and that hooks the media keys before they can reach the player.

On my end, this only happens with my Earstudio in bluetooth mode. Direct input like from the keyboard or the earstudio wired up works regardless of background applications. I guess that's part of the bluetooth device behavior.

I'm just curious, whether it works without anything else playing, or whether it doesn't regardless

holy fuck, it works! thanks, guess there was youtube in the background last time around... awesome project you got there mat1!!!e

 

[Smokydoke]

Thanks for taking your time to provide additional details. May I ask for clarification? You're extracting the .zip file from GitHub (the one with libmpv) so you should have one folder called "RVP" and you are opening RandomVideoPlayer.exe from within that folder?

Yes. Correct.

 

[Peanutccino]

holy fuck, it works! thanks, guess there was youtube in the background last time around... awesome project you got there mat1!!!e

Awesome, glad to hear!

Yes. Correct.

Okay. Well to be honest I'm not entirely sure why it wouldn't work. Something you could try is reinstalling .Net 7.0 (

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[Peanutccino]

New Update v1.32 released! It includes mostly optimization and bug fixes; See changelog:

New Features:

• Drag volume slider with mouse | Previous: Only on click and scrolling was available
• Added option to include associated .funscripts when deleting/moving a file

Optimization:

• Reduced memory usage when loading .funscript data
• Optimized code to avoid unnecessary execution when it isn't needed
• Removed unnecessary properties

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed a possible Exception where a bitmap was no longer valid when drawing was executed by adding a buffer
• Fixed a possible Exception that occurs when rapidly triggering player navigation
• Fixed cross thread exceptions from player events
• Fixed a null reference error when clicking on the white space of listbox elements in folder/listbrowser

Other:

• Changed file structure, making use of a static structures instead of inheritance
• Drastically trimmed some functions, making them easier to follow and more efficient
• Cleaned up namespaces

Get the latest release here:

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[VanillaLover]

Finally tried it out. Kinda sucks that the delete button was an actual permanent delete button and not just "delete from list"/trash bin option, didn't realize until it was too late. Wish that there was a feature like that; delete a file from the list, it gets tedious to skip over files I already didn't want in it, nor do I want to sort out the tens of thousands of files I have.

That aside, great way to maximize and justify the few terabytes and new drive I spent for my archive.

 

[Peanutccino]

Finally tried it out. Kinda sucks that the delete button was an actual permanent delete button and not just "delete from list"/trash bin option, didn't realize until it was too late. Wish that there was a feature like that; delete a file from the list, it gets tedious to skip over files I already didn't want in it, nor do I want to sort out the tens of thousands of files I have.

That aside, great way to maximize and justify the few terabytes and new drive I spent for my archive.

Hey,

thanks for your feedback!

In the settings, you can change the delete behavior.

Default it's simply deleting, but you can set a folder ie. "Trash Bin" (What I do) and uncheck "Delete instead of moving to folder" which means, that it will move files to this folder while also deleting it from the lists etc.

That way, they won't get deleted immediately.



I like your idea though, to have a way to delete them just from the list, which could help organizing them in an easier way. Might include that!

 

[VanillaLover]

Hey,

thanks for your feedback!

In the settings, you can change the delete behavior.

Default it's simply deleting, but you can set a folder ie. "Trash Bin" (What I do) and uncheck "Delete instead of moving to folder" which means, that it will move files to this folder while also deleting it from the lists etc.

That way, they won't get deleted immediately.



I like your idea though, to have a way to delete them just from the list, which could help organizing them in an easier way. Might include that!

Yeah, I just chose to skip videos/images instead, I didn't want to move them since I already organize my archive.
I also tried setting it the the directory of the recycle bin, but it doesn't work.
For now, I'd probably just try and clear out the list manually.

 

[Peanutccino]

VanillaLover

I pushed a small update:

- Added a button to remove played file only from current list
- Clarified delete button behaviour by adjusting tooltips

Find the latest release here:

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Note: You only need to replace RandomVideoPlayer.dll & RandomVideoPlayer.exe when updating


Shows path where files are moved to when setting is chosen:

Explicitely state, that files are deleted:

New button to remove files from current list:

Note:
- RVP holds a temporary list in it's memory
- Every change will be kept there but will not be automatically saved to your local list.txt files
- To actually save the list to your .txt files, you need to manually choose to save a list

I might find a better solution for that in the future, but it's acting that way to avoid constant writing to the disk.


Thanks again for your feedback!

Have a great day!

 

[Peanutccino]

Smol update to v1.34 due to user feedback:


Bug Fixed:

• Image/Video filter now applies to custom lists which it didn't previously.

Note: This only affects playback, it does not alter the list in any way.


Note: You only need the latest RandomVideoPlayer.exe & RandomVideoPlayer.dll from the .zip. Just replace your current ones with the latest. All settings are stored locally in the “RVP-Config.json” file.

 

[VanillaLover]

Surprisingly, I still have files I don't want to view in my list after a few days. Because of this, I'd like to suggest something; add a feature to be able to filter file types. You could also just ban image file types. But GIFs and APNGs do exist, but this might be simpler.

 

[Peanutccino]

Surprisingly, I still have files I don't want to view in my list after a few days. Because of this, I'd like to suggest something; add a feature to be able to filter file types

Hey, thanks for your feedback.

Do you mean like, filtering certain file types to be ignored during playback?