Release v5.3.1

Windows 64-bit binaries.

This release is available through the auto-update facility in the Ctrl [A] About Box

These release notes can be read from the What's New? button in the About Box after the auto-update has completed, as well as the release notes for all previous releases.

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Use Shift-[\] to open the MMP config dialog
Use Ctrl-[H] to open a [H]elp panel

---

Don't forget, the recommendation is to set openImage=browser and exitBrowser=exitApp and to associate all your audio, video and image file extensions with MMP using the provided mmp-install.bat file. This operates MMP as [in effect] two applications in one: the Main Media-Playing Window for playing (and editing) audio and video files, and the Image & Thumbnail Browser for viewing and managing all your image files. See the wiki to get the most from your use of MMP, particularly the MMP Config File topic

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===== Release Notes v5.3.1 =====

** FIXES **

• Prevent the Audio & Video Timeline Editor from trying to react to messages when it's in the process of closing
• Minor bug fixes, memory-management tweaks, and resource clean-up on Exit
• Minor tweak to popup dialog messages

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KNOWN ISSUES

There are currently no known issues. If you experience one, please create a New Issue at https://github.com/BazzaCuda/MinimalistMediaPlayerX/issues and it will be investigated immediately

---

A Note About MPV Playback
MMP: Minimalist Media Player uses MPV as a library (aka the libmpv-2.dll file) to perform all the playback of audio and video files and to display images. If you have any playback issues, especially with video files, it may help to download a different copy of libmpv-2.dll from https://github.com/shinchiro/mpv-winbuild-cmake/releases/.
You should download any mpv-dev-x86_64-v3......7z file. -dev- is the keyword to look for in the file name.
If you have a particularly old processor then ignore the v3 files and download any other mpv-dev-x86_64......7z file instead.

---

Keyframes

• The wiki article on keyframes is now available at https://minimalistmediaplayer.com/video/keyframes
• There is also an example editing session at https://minimalistmediaplayer.com/video/editingexample showing how to use the new keyframes functionality to achieve clean edits, with video clips showing the difference that using keyframes can make
• Ctrl-[W] in MMP will quickly take you to the wiki

---

Quick Install

The quickest way to get up and running with MMP is to

1. unzip the .zip file to any folder, e.g. C:\MMP\
2. run the mmp-install.bat file which will register all the file extensions that MMP supports*
3. double-click any media file (audio, video, image) in your File Explorer software

* mmp-uninstall.bat unregisters them.

Any issues, please let me know (Issues)

---

Wiki site
The fully-detailed wiki at minimalistmediaplayer.com continues to grow. The Wiki greatly expands on the brevity of the Ctrl [H] help panels by providing comprehensive info to help you get the most out of using all of MMP's many controls and configurable options.

If there is a particular aspect of MMP that you would like more information about, let me know and I will add a topic to the Wiki or enhance an existing topic.

---

Feedback
All feedback, issues and suggestions should be raised in Issues or Discussions. Either is fine.

---

Asset files
The "...full.zip" release file below contains everything you need to run MMP: Minimalist Media Player:

Binary	Version	Release Date
MinimalistMediaPlayer.exe	v5.3.1	2025/12/30
libmpv-2.dll (MPV v0.40.0)	v2.0.0	2025/12/15
MediaInfo.dll	v25.10	2025/11/05
ffmpeg.exe	v8.0.1	2025/11/20
ffprobe.exe	v8.0.1	2025/11/20
libeay32.dll	v1.0.2.15	2024/02/17
ssleay32.dll	v1.0.2.15	2024/02/17

N.B. Only MinimalistMediaPlayer.exe will be updated automatically. If the zip file contains newer versions of the other files, you should update and test these for yourself to ensure they will run on your Windows system. MMP will not make that assumption and overwrite your working versions. You are advised to make a copy of the older versions in case you need to revert to them.

Release v5.3.0

Windows 64-bit binaries.

This release is available through the auto-update facility in the Ctrl [A] About Box

These release notes can be read from the What's New? button in the About Box after the auto-update has completed, as well as the release notes for all previous releases.

---

Use Shift-[\] to open the MMP config dialog
Use Ctrl-[H] to open a [H]elp panel

---

Don't forget, the recommendation is to set openImage=browser and exitBrowser=exitApp and to associate all your audio, video and image file extensions with MMP using the provided mmp-install.bat file. This operates MMP as [in effect] two applications in one: the Main Media-Playing Window for playing (and editing) audio and video files, and the Image & Thumbnail Browser for viewing and managing all your image files. See the wiki to get the most from your use of MMP, particularly the MMP Config File topic

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===== Release Notes v5.3.0 =====

NEW FUNCTIONALITY

• When exporting an edited video in the Timeline Editor, FFmpeg might report an error when extracting one or more segments of the video

• Clicking the Rerun button will display something similar to this [contrived example]:

• such messages often mention problems with the stream mapping, e.g. "Stream map '' matches no streams" (see the first line of red text, above)
• although FFmpeg error messages can seem daunting, the solution to this one, and several others, is to simply have FFmpeg make its own copy of the video file
• when doing so, FFmpeg reads and rewrites all the streams it finds. This can often correct problems caused by some video-creation software

Making an MMP / FFmpeg-compatible copy of the video file has now been automated

• with the Ctrl-[E] Timeline Editor open, hold down Ctrl-Shift and move the mouse over the Export button
• the Export button will change to Copy

• when you click Copy, MMP will make a copy of both the media file and its corresponding .mmp file
• it will also make a copy of any keyframe .key file

• the copy operation will be as quick as if you were to copy the file yourself
• the file name of the copy will match the original with the addition of [c], e.g. "myvideo [c].mp4"
• a Console window will open showing you the progress of the FFmpeg copy operation

• for large video files (the example above is a 9GB file which took ~20 seconds to copy), the most useful information is the time=hh:mm:ss.ms timestamp on the last line which will show where FFmpeg has got to
• you can cancel the copy operation by clicking the Cancel button or by closing this Console window
• the copy will be loaded into the current playlist and will be loaded into the Timeline Editor
• the file will be positioned at the correct timestamp
• if the [audio or] video file was playing during the copy operation, the copy will continue playing at the exact point at which the copy operation completed, otherwise playback will be paused
• although not guaranteed, for many common FFmpeg problems with video files, when you click Export now, it often results in a successful export of your edited video

FIXES

• in most media files, stream IDs tend to correlate with the stream indices. Occasionally, this isn't the case. Either way, MMP should only use stream IDs for display purposes in the Segments & Streams panel, and only use stream indices in FFmpeg parameters. This is now the case

ASSETS

• this release includes new versions of ffmpeg.exe, ffprobe.exe, MediaInfo.dll and libmpv-2.dll (MPV as a library)
• you will need to update these manually: Auto Update will only update MinimalistMediaPlayer.exe
• you are advised to make backup copies of your existing files before overwriting them

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KNOWN ISSUES

There are currently no known issues. If you experience one, please create a New Issue at https://github.com/BazzaCuda/MinimalistMediaPlayerX/issues and it will be investigated immediately

---

A Note About MPV Playback
MMP: Minimalist Media Player uses MPV as a library (aka the libmpv-2.dll file) to perform all the playback of audio and video files and to display images. If you have any playback issues, especially with video files, it may help to download a different copy of libmpv-2.dll from https://github.com/shinchiro/mpv-winbuild-cmake/releases/.
You should download any mpv-dev-x86_64-v3......7z file. -dev- is the keyword to look for in the file name.
If you have a particularly old processor then ignore the v3 files and download any other mpv-dev-x86_64......7z file instead.

---

Keyframes

• The wiki article on keyframes is now available at https://minimalistmediaplayer.com/video/keyframes
• There is also an example editing session at https://minimalistmediaplayer.com/video/editingexample showing how to use the new keyframes functionality to achieve clean edits, with video clips showing the difference that using keyframes can make
• Ctrl-[W] in MMP will quickly take you to the wiki

---

Quick Install

The quickest way to get up and running with MMP is to

1. unzip the .zip file to any folder, e.g. C:\MMP\
2. run the mmp-install.bat file which will register all the file extensions that MMP supports*
3. double-click any media file (audio, video, image) in your File Explorer software

* mmp-uninstall.bat unregisters them.

Any issues, please let me know (Issues)

---

Wiki site
The fully-detailed wiki at minimalistmediaplayer.com continues to grow. The Wiki greatly expands on the brevity of the Ctrl [H] help panels by providing comprehensive info to help you get the most out of using all of MMP's many controls and configurable options.

If there is a particular aspect of MMP that you would like more information about, let me know and I will add a topic to the Wiki or enhance an existing topic.

---

Feedback
All feedback, issues and suggestions should be raised in Issues or Discussions. Either is fine.

---

Asset files
The "...full.zip" release file below contains everything you need to run MMP: Minimalist Media Player:

Binary	Version	Release Date
MinimalistMediaPlayer.exe	v5.3.0
libmpv-2.dll (MPV v0.40.0)	v2.0.0	2025/12/15
MediaInfo.dll	v25.10	2025/11/05
ffmpeg.exe	v8.0.1	2025/11/20
ffprobe.exe	v8.0.1	2025/11/20
libeay32.dll	v1.0.2.15	2024/02/17
ssleay32.dll	v1.0.2.15	2024/02/17

N.B. Only MinimalistMediaPlayer.exe will be updated automatically. If the zip file contains newer versions of the other files, you should update and test these for yourself to ensure they will run on your Windows system. MMP will not make that assumption and overwrite your working versions. You are advised to make a copy of the older versions in case you need to revert to them.

Release 5.2.0

Windows 64-bit binaries.

This release is available through the auto-update facility in the Ctrl [A] About Box

These release notes can be read from the What's New? button in the About Box after the auto-update has completed, as well as the release notes for all previous releases.

---

Use Shift-[\] to open the MMP config dialog
Use Ctrl-[H] to open a [H]elp panel

---

Don't forget, the recommendation is to set openImage=browser and exitBrowser=exitApp and to associate all your audio, video and image file extensions with MMP using the provided mmp-install.bat file. This operates MMP as [in effect] two applications in one: the Main Media-Playing Window for playing (and editing) audio and video files, and the Image & Thumbnail Browser for viewing and managing all your image files. See the wiki to get the most from your use of MMP, particularly the MMP Config File topic

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===== Release Notes v5.2.0 =====

IMPORTANT FIXES

• there was an occasional, intermittent, non-predictable, non-repeatable access violation when delete-shredding or Ctrl-[M] moving the currently-playing video. This caused a continuous stream of popup error messages to be generated, and required the user to manually kill MMP using a Task Manager. The cause of this problem appears to have been identified and fixed
• doing a Ctrl-[M] move of the current video when the Timeline Editor was open caused the Timeline Editor to create and maintain a .mmp editor file for the moved video in the destination Moved= folder, rather than in the current folder for the next video actually being edited. Consequently, any subsequent Export operation worked on the moved video file instead. A bizarre and elusive bug which has now has been fixed
• GitHub has once again changed the URL entries for images included in release notes. Auto Update now allows for the new entries when downloading release notes and images will be correctly displayed when viewing release notes from the Ctrl-[A] About Box
• launching MMP when there are existing .segnn. segment files created by the Timeline Editor results in those video segment files correctly being included in the playlist for the current folder. Doing a subsequent Ctrl-Shift-[C] cleanup of Timeline Editor files will now remove them from the playlist, whereas previously they remained in the playlist
• when you batch-delete/shred several files at a time, e.g. with Ctrl-[Del] folder contents, or Ctrl-Shift-[C] cleanup of Timeline Editor files, MMP will prevent you from issuing further deletion operations until the current batch-delete operation has completed
• the previous release broke the Ctrl-Shift-[C] cleanup of Timeline Editor files so that nothing happened. This has been corrected

---

KNOWN ISSUES

There are currently no known issues. If you experience one, please create a New Issue at https://github.com/BazzaCuda/MinimalistMediaPlayerX/issues and it will be investigated immediately

---

A Note About MPV Playback
MMP: Minimalist Media Player uses MPV as a library (aka the libmpv-2.dll file) to perform all the playback of audio and video files and to display images. If you have any playback issues, especially with video files, it may help to download a different copy of libmpv-2.dll from https://github.com/shinchiro/mpv-winbuild-cmake/releases/.
You should download any mpv-dev-x86_64-v3......7z file. -dev- is the keyword to look for in the file name.
If you have a particularly old processor then ignore the v3 files and download any other mpv-dev-x86_64......7z file instead.

---

Keyframes

• The wiki article on keyframes is now available at https://minimalistmediaplayer.com/video/keyframes
• There is also an example editing session at https://minimalistmediaplayer.com/video/editingexample showing how to use the new keyframes functionality to achieve clean edits, with video clips showing the difference that using keyframes can make
• Ctrl-[W] in MMP will quickly take you to the wiki

---

Quick Install

The quickest way to get up and running with MMP is to

1. unzip the .zip file to any folder, e.g. C:\MMP\
2. run the mmp-install.bat file which will register all the file extensions that MMP supports*
3. double-click any media file (audio, video, image) in your File Explorer software

* mmp-uninstall.bat unregisters them.

Any issues, please let me know (Issues)

---

Wiki site
The fully-detailed wiki at minimalistmediaplayer.com continues to grow. The Wiki greatly expands on the brevity of the Ctrl [H] help panels by providing comprehensive info to help you get the most out of using all of MMP's many controls and configurable options.

If there is a particular aspect of MMP that you would like more information about, let me know and I will add a topic to the Wiki or enhance an existing topic.

---

Feedback
All feedback, issues and suggestions should be raised in Issues or Discussions. Either is fine.

---

Asset files
The "...full.zip" release file below contains everything you need to run MMP: Minimalist Media Player:

• MinimalistMediaPlayer.exe
• MediaInfo.dll
• libmpv-2.dll
• ffmpeg.exe
• ffprobe.exe
• libeay32.dll
• ssleay32.dll

N.B. Only MinimalistMediaPlayer.exe will be updated automatically. If the zip file contains newer versions of the other files, you should update and test these for yourself to ensure they will run on your Windows system. MMP will not make that assumption and overwrite your working versions. You are advised to make a copy of the older versions in case you need to revert to them.

Release v5.1.6

Windows 64-bit binaries.

This release is available through the auto-update facility in the Ctrl [A] About Box

These release notes can be read from the What's New? button in the About Box after the auto-update has completed, as well as the release notes for all previous releases.

---

Use Shift-[\] to open the MMP config dialog
Use Ctrl-[H] to open a [H]elp panel

---

Don't forget, the recommendation is to set openImage=browser and exitBrowser=exitApp and to associate all your audio, video and image file extensions with MMP using the provided mmp-install.bat file. This operates MMP as [in effect] two applications in one: the main media-playing window for playing (and editing) audio and video files, and the Image & Thumbnail Browser for viewing and managing all your image files. See the wiki to get the most from your use of MMP, particularly the MMP Config File topic

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update: see Known Issues below

===== Release Notes v5.1.6 =====

FIXES

There were two notable issues when deleteMethod=recycle:

Firstly, the delete/recycle code wasn't calling the full Unicode-supported Windows API. Consequently, it wasn't clear if files that contained Unicode characters were always recycled correctly

Secondly, not all removable drives are supported by the Windows Recycle Bin. If you try to delete a file to the Recycle Bin from an unsupported drive, Windows will simply delete the file

• For example, a standard 2TB NTFS-formatted SanDisk USB Drive is likely to be supported by the Windows Recycle Bin; conversely, a Micro SD card mounted as a drive via a USB adaptor might not be supported
• if you have set deleteMethod=recycle and try to delete a file, MMP will now check whether that drive is supported by the Windows Recycle Bin
• if it is, MMP will continue with the delete/recycle operation
• if not, MMP will now warn you that continuing with the delete operation will simply delete the file(s)

e.g. for removable drives:

For fixed drives which have been set to not use the Windows Recycle Bin:

N.B. If you choose to continue, the usual confirmation dialog will appear asking if you want to delete the file(s); it will report your deleteMethod=recycle setting but will warn that you are about to delete the file rather than recycle it

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KNOWN ISSUES

1. This release broke the Ctrl-Shift-[C] cleanup of Timeline Editor files. This will be corrected on the next release. If this is a major problem for you, let me know over at Issues and I will bring forward the release of v5.1.7

2. There is an occasional, intermittent access violation when shredding certain videos or Ctrl-[M] moving them.
   This generates a series of popup messages and MMP must be killed from a Task Manager program to prevent them.
   This happens infrequently and there currently doesn't seem to be any pattern as to which videos this will affect.
   If you think you might know why this happens to certain videos but not the vast majority, please let me know.
   Update: a possible fix for this is currently being tested

Other than that...

There are currently no known issues. If you experience one, please create a New Issue at https://github.com/BazzaCuda/MinimalistMediaPlayerX/issues and it will be investigated immediately

---

A Note About MPV Playback
MMP: Minimalist Media Player uses MPV as a library (aka the libmpv-2.dll file) to perform all the playback of audio and video files and to display images. If you have any playback issues, especially with video files, it may help to download a different copy of libmpv-2.dll from https://github.com/shinchiro/mpv-winbuild-cmake/releases/.
You should download any mpv-dev-x86_64-v3......7z file. -dev- is the keyword to look for in the file name.
If you have a particularly old processor then ignore the v3 files and download any other mpv-dev-x86_64......7z file instead.

---

Keyframes

• The wiki article on keyframes is now available at https://minimalistmediaplayer.com/video/keyframes
• There is also an example editing session at https://minimalistmediaplayer.com/video/editingexample showing how to use the new keyframes functionality to achieve clean edits, with video clips showing the difference that using keyframes can make
• Ctrl-[W] in MMP will quickly take you to the wiki

---

Quick Install

The quickest way to get up and running with MMP is to

1. unzip the .zip file to any folder, e.g. C:\MMP\
2. run the mmp-install.bat file which will register all the file extensions that MMP supports*
3. double-click any media file (audio, video, image) in your File Explorer software

* mmp-uninstall.bat unregisters them.

Any issues, please let me know (Issues)

---

Wiki site
The fully-detailed wiki at minimalistmediaplayer.com continues to grow. The Wiki greatly expands on the brevity of the Ctrl [H] help panels by providing comprehensive info to help you get the most out of using all of MMP's many controls and configurable options.

If there is a particular aspect of MMP that you would like more information about, let me know and I will add a topic to the Wiki or enhance an existing topic.

---

Feedback
All feedback, issues and suggestions should be raised in Issues or Discussions. Either is fine.

---

Asset files
The "...full.zip" release file below contains everything you need to run MMP: Minimalist Media Player:

• MinimalistMediaPlayer.exe
• MediaInfo.dll
• libmpv-2.dll
• ffmpeg.exe
• ffprobe.exe
• libeay32.dll
• ssleay32.dll

N.B. Only MinimalistMediaPlayer.exe will be updated automatically. If the zip file contains newer versions of the other files, you should update and test these for yourself to ensure they will run on your Windows system. MMP will not make that assumption and overwrite your working versions. You are advised to make a copy of the older versions in case you need to revert to them.

Release v5.1.5

Windows 64-bit binaries.

This release is available through the auto-update facility in the Ctrl [A] About Box

These release notes can be read from the What's New? button in the About Box after the auto-update has completed, as well as the release notes for all previous releases.

---

Use Shift-[\] to open the MMP config dialog
Use Ctrl-[H] to open a [H]elp panel

---

Don't forget, the recommendation is to set openImage=browser and exitBrowser=exitApp and to associate all your audio, video and image file extensions with MMP using the provided mmp-install.bat file. This operates MMP as [in effect] two applications in one: the main media-playing window for playing (and editing) audio and video files, and the Image & Thumbnail Browser for viewing and managing all your image files. See the wiki to get the most from your use of MMP, particularly the MMP Config File topic

---

===== Release Notes v5.1.5 =====

FIXES

Main Media-Player Window

• After issuing a Ctrl-Shift-[C] to Cleanup Timeline Editing files, the progress of the deletion process wasn't being displayed correctly in the notification area in the bottom righthand corner of the window. This issue was created in the previous release trying to fix the intermittent error described below in Known Issues. As far as I know, this only occurs when the delete method is set to Shred

TWEAKS

• When the Main Media-Player Window is centered in the middle of the screen and you Ctrl-[E] to open the Timeline Editor, the window will only be shifted left (off-center) in order to ensure that the whole of the Streams & Segments Panel is displayed and isn't cut off at the righthand edge of your monitor
• Previously, MMP always shifted left the entire width of the Streams & Segments Panel, even when this was unnecessary
• Now, it will only shift left the amount of pixels required to have the panel on-screen, as necessary
• Having the editing session centered is more visually appealing

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KNOWN ISSUES

There is an occasional, intermittent access violation when deleting certain videos.
This generates a series of popup messages and MMP must be killed from a Task Manager program to prevent them.
This happens infrequently and there currently doesn't seem to be any pattern as to which videos this will affect.
If you think you might know why this happens to certain videos but not the vast majority, please let me know.

Other than that...

There are currently no known issues. If you experience one, please create a New Issue at https://github.com/BazzaCuda/MinimalistMediaPlayerX/issues and it will be investigated immediately

---

A Note About MPV Playback
MMP: Minimalist Media Player uses MPV as a library (aka the libmpv-2.dll file) to perform all the playback of audio and video files and to display images. If you have any playback issues, especially with video files, it may help to download a different copy of libmpv-2.dll from https://github.com/shinchiro/mpv-winbuild-cmake/releases/.
You should download any mpv-dev-x86_64-v3......7z file. -dev- is the keyword to look for in the file name.
If you have a particularly old processor then ignore the v3 files and download any other mpv-dev-x86_64......7z file instead.

---

Keyframes

• The wiki article on keyframes is now available at https://minimalistmediaplayer.com/video/keyframes
• There is also an example editing session at https://minimalistmediaplayer.com/video/editingexample showing how to use the new keyframes functionality to achieve clean edits, with video clips showing the difference that using keyframes can make
• Ctrl-[W] in MMP will quickly take you to the wiki

---

Quick Install

The quickest way to get up and running with MMP is to

1. unzip the .zip file to any folder, e.g. C:\MMP\
2. run the mmp-install.bat file which will register all the file extensions that MMP supports*
3. double-click any media file (audio, video, image) in your File Explorer software

* mmp-uninstall.bat unregisters them.

Any issues, please let me know (Issues)

---

Wiki site
The fully-detailed wiki at minimalistmediaplayer.com continues to grow. The Wiki greatly expands on the brevity of the Ctrl [H] help panels by providing comprehensive info to help you get the most out of using all of MMP's many controls and configurable options.

If there is a particular aspect of MMP that you would like more information about, let me know and I will add a topic to the Wiki or enhance an existing topic.

---

Feedback
All feedback, issues and suggestions should be raised in Issues or Discussions. Either is fine.

---

Asset files
The "...full.zip" release file below contains everything you need to run MMP: Minimalist Media Player:

• MinimalistMediaPlayer.exe
• MediaInfo.dll
• libmpv-2.dll
• ffmpeg.exe
• ffprobe.exe
• libeay32.dll
• ssleay32.dll

N.B. Only MinimalistMediaPlayer.exe will be updated automatically. If the zip file contains newer versions of the other files, you should update and test these for yourself to ensure they will run on your Windows system. MMP will not make that assumption and overwrite your working versions. You are advised to make a copy of the older versions in case you need to revert to them.

Release v5.1.4

Windows 64-bit binaries.

This release is available through the auto-update facility in the Ctrl [A] About Box

These release notes can be read from the What's New? button in the About Box after the auto-update has completed, as well as the release notes for all previous releases.

---

Use Shift-[\] to open the MMP config dialog
Use Ctrl-[H] to open a [H]elp panel

---

Don't forget, the recommendation is to set openImage=browser and exitBrowser=exitApp and to associate all your audio, video and image file extensions with MMP using the provided mmp-install.bat file. This operates MMP as [in effect] two applications in one: the main media-playing window for playing (and editing) audio and video files, and the Image & Thumbnail Browser for viewing and managing all your image files. See the wiki to get the most from your use of MMP, particularly the MMP Config File topic

---

===== Release Notes v5.1.4 =====

FIXES

Main Media-Player Window

• Following the deletion of the current media file, the item is removed from the current folder's playlist. In this scenario, MMP didn't always correctly identify which item in the playlist should be played next. This bug was introduced as an unintended, unexpected and unnoticed side-effect of the previous fix and has now, itself, been fixed
• when deleting the final item in the playlist, or the last remaining item in the playlist, MMP will continue to the next folder if Next Folder on End or Next Folder on Empty has been set in the config dialog
• if neither of these is set, MMP will close

---

KNOWN ISSUES
There are currently no known issues. If you experience one, please create a New Issue at https://github.com/BazzaCuda/MinimalistMediaPlayerX/issues and it will be investigated immediately

---

A Note About MPV Playback
MMP: Minimalist Media Player uses MPV as a library (aka the libmpv-2.dll file) to perform all the playback of audio and video files and to display images. If you have any playback issues, especially with video files, it may help to download a different copy of libmpv-2.dll from https://github.com/shinchiro/mpv-winbuild-cmake/releases/.
You should download any mpv-dev-x86_64-v3......7z file. -dev- is the keyword to look for in the file name.
If you have a particularly old processor then ignore the v3 files and download any other mpv-dev-x86_64......7z file instead.

---

Keyframes

• The wiki article on keyframes is now available at https://minimalistmediaplayer.com/video/keyframes
• There is also an example editing session at https://minimalistmediaplayer.com/video/editingexample showing how to use the new keyframes functionality to achieve clean edits, with video clips showing the difference that using keyframes can make
• Ctrl-[W] in MMP will quickly take you to the wiki

---

Quick Install

The quickest way to get up and running with MMP is to

1. unzip the .zip file to any folder, e.g. C:\MMP\
2. run the mmp-install.bat file which will register all the file extensions that MMP supports*
3. double-click any media file (audio, video, image) in your File Explorer software

* mmp-uninstall.bat unregisters them.

Any issues, please let me know (Issues)

---

Wiki site
The fully-detailed wiki at minimalistmediaplayer.com continues to grow. The Wiki greatly expands on the brevity of the Ctrl [H] help panels by providing comprehensive info to help you get the most out of using all of MMP's many controls and configurable options.

If there is a particular aspect of MMP that you would like more information about, let me know and I will add a topic to the Wiki or enhance an existing topic.

---

Feedback
All feedback, issues and suggestions should be raised in Issues or Discussions. Either is fine.

---

Asset files
The "...full.zip" release file below contains everything you need to run MMP: Minimalist Media Player:

• MinimalistMediaPlayer.exe
• MediaInfo.dll
• libmpv-2.dll
• ffmpeg.exe
• ffprobe.exe
• libeay32.dll
• ssleay32.dll

N.B. Only MinimalistMediaPlayer.exe will be updated automatically. If the zip file contains newer versions of the other files, you should update and test these for yourself to ensure they will run on your Windows system. MMP will not make that assumption and overwrite your working versions. You are advised to make a copy of the older versions in case you need to revert to them.

Release v5.1.3

Windows 64-bit binaries.

This release is available through the auto-update facility in the Ctrl [A] About Box

These release notes can be read from the What's New? button in the About Box after the auto-update has completed, as well as the release notes for all previous releases.

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Use Shift-[\] to open the MMP config dialog
Use Ctrl-[H] to open a [H]elp panel

---

Don't forget, the recommendation is to set openImage=browser and exitBrowser=exitApp and to associate all your audio, video and image file extensions with MMP using the provided mmp-install.bat file. This operates MMP as [in effect] two applications in one: the main media-playing window for playing (and editing) audio and video files, and the Image & Thumbnail Browser for viewing and managing all your image files. See the wiki to get the most from your use of MMP, particularly the MMP Config File topic

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===== Release Notes v5.1.3 =====

FIXES

Main Media-Player Window

• Following a Ctrl-[M]ove of a media file to the user-defined "moved=" folder, or following a Shift-[S]ave of a media file to the user-defined "saved=" folder, the item is removed from the current folder's playlist. In this scenario, MMP didn't always correctly identify which item in the playlist should be played next. This has now been fixed
• when moving or saving the final item in the playlist, or the last remaining item in the playlist, MMP will continue to the next folder if Next Folder on End or Next Folder on Empty has been set in the config dialog
• if neither of these is set, MMP will close

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KNOWN ISSUES
There are currently no known issues. If you experience one, please create a New Issue at https://github.com/BazzaCuda/MinimalistMediaPlayerX/issues and it will be investigated immediately

---

A Note About MPV Playback
MMP: Minimalist Media Player uses MPV as a library (aka the libmpv-2.dll file) to perform all the playback of audio and video files and to display images. If you have any playback issues, especially with video files, it may help to download a different copy of libmpv-2.dll from https://github.com/shinchiro/mpv-winbuild-cmake/releases/.
You should download any mpv-dev-x86_64-v3......7z file. -dev- is the keyword to look for in the file name.
If you have a particularly old processor then ignore the v3 files and download any other mpv-dev-x86_64......7z file instead.

---

Keyframes

• The wiki article on keyframes is now available at https://minimalistmediaplayer.com/video/keyframes
• There is also an example editing session at https://minimalistmediaplayer.com/video/editingexample showing how to use the new keyframes functionality to achieve clean edits, with video clips showing the difference that using keyframes can make
• Ctrl-[W] in MMP will quickly take you to the wiki

---

Quick Install

The quickest way to get up and running with MMP is to

1. unzip the .zip file to any folder, e.g. C:\MMP\
2. run the mmp-install.bat file which will register all the file extensions that MMP supports*
3. double-click any media file (audio, video, image) in your File Explorer software

* mmp-uninstall.bat unregisters them.

Any issues, please let me know (Issues)

---

Wiki site
The fully-detailed wiki at minimalistmediaplayer.com continues to grow. The Wiki greatly expands on the brevity of the Ctrl [H] help panels by providing comprehensive info to help you get the most out of using all of MMP's many controls and configurable options.

If there is a particular aspect of MMP that you would like more information about, let me know and I will add a topic to the Wiki or enhance an existing topic.

---

Feedback
All feedback, issues and suggestions should be raised in Issues or Discussions. Either is fine.

---

Asset files
The "...full.zip" release file below contains everything you need to run MMP: Minimalist Media Player:

• MinimalistMediaPlayer.exe
• MediaInfo.dll
• libmpv-2.dll
• ffmpeg.exe
• ffprobe.exe
• libeay32.dll
• ssleay32.dll

N.B. Only MinimalistMediaPlayer.exe will be updated automatically. If the zip file contains newer versions of the other files, you should update and test these for yourself to ensure they will run on your Windows system. MMP will not make that assumption and overwrite your working versions. You are advised to make a copy of the older versions in case you need to revert to them.

Release v5.1.2

Windows 64-bit binaries.

This release is available through the auto-update facility in the Ctrl [A] About Box

These release notes can be read from the What's New? button in the About Box after the auto-update has completed, as well as the release notes for all previous releases.

---

Use Shift-[\] to open the MMP config dialog
Use Ctrl-[H] to open a [H]elp panel

---

Don't forget, the recommendation is to set openImage=browser and exitBrowser=exitApp and to associate all your audio, video and image file extensions with MMP using the provided mmp-install.bat file. This operates MMP as [in effect] two applications in one: the main media-playing window for playing (and editing) audio and video files, and the Image & Thumbnail Browser for viewing and managing all your image files. See the wiki to get the most from your use of MMP, particularly the MMP Config File topic

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===== Release Notes v5.1.2 =====

FIXES

Main Media-Player Window

• Following a Ctrl-[M]ove of a video file to the designated user-defined "moved=" folder, an intermittent issue could occur whereby MMP would repeatedly throw an access violation, but only for some video files not others
• this could also happen intermittently after shredding particular video files (deleteMethod=shred)
• this required the MMP process to be ended in a Task/Process Manager
• this release attempts to address this by forcefully stopping a video file prior to these operations
• for consistency, this fix has also been applied to the Shift-[S]ave operation

---

KNOWN ISSUES
There are currently no known issues. If you experience one, please create a New Issue at https://github.com/BazzaCuda/MinimalistMediaPlayerX/issues and it will be investigated immediately

---

A Note About MPV Playback
MMP: Minimalist Media Player uses MPV as a library (aka the libmpv-2.dll file) to perform all the playback of audio and video files and to display images. If you have any playback issues, especially with video files, it may help to download a different copy of libmpv-2.dll from https://github.com/shinchiro/mpv-winbuild-cmake/releases/.
You should download any mpv-dev-x86_64-v3......7z file. -dev- is the keyword to look for in the file name.
If you have a particularly old processor then ignore the v3 files and download any other mpv-dev-x86_64......7z file instead.

---

Keyframes

• The wiki article on keyframes is now available at https://minimalistmediaplayer.com/video/keyframes
• There is also an example editing session at https://minimalistmediaplayer.com/video/editingexample showing how to use the new keyframes functionality to achieve clean edits, with video clips showing the difference that using keyframes can make
• Ctrl-[W] in MMP will quickly take you to the wiki

---

Quick Install

The quickest way to get up and running with MMP is to

1. unzip the .zip file to any folder, e.g. C:\MMP\
2. run the mmp-install.bat file which will register all the file extensions that MMP supports*
3. double-click any media file (audio, video, image) in your File Explorer software

* mmp-uninstall.bat unregisters them.

Any issues, please let me know (Issues)

---

Wiki site
The fully-detailed wiki at minimalistmediaplayer.com continues to grow. The Wiki greatly expands on the brevity of the Ctrl [H] help panels by providing comprehensive info to help you get the most out of using all of MMP's many controls and configurable options.

If there is a particular aspect of MMP that you would like more information about, let me know and I will add a topic to the Wiki or enhance an existing topic.

---

Feedback
All feedback, issues and suggestions should be raised in Issues or Discussions. Either is fine.

---

Asset files
The "...full.zip" release file below contains everything you need to run MMP: Minimalist Media Player:

• MinimalistMediaPlayer.exe
• MediaInfo.dll
• libmpv-2.dll
• ffmpeg.exe
• ffprobe.exe
• libeay32.dll
• ssleay32.dll

N.B. Only MinimalistMediaPlayer.exe will be updated automatically. If the zip file contains newer versions of the other files, you should update and test these for yourself to ensure they will run on your Windows system. MMP will not make that assumption and overwrite your working versions. You are advised to make a copy of the older versions in case you need to revert to them.

Release v5.1.1

Windows 64-bit binaries.

This release is available through the auto-update facility in the Ctrl [A] About Box

These release notes can be read from the What's New? button in the About Box after the auto-update has completed, as well as the release notes for all previous releases.

---

Use Shift-[\] to open the MMP config dialog
Use Ctrl-[H] to open a [H]elp panel

---

Don't forget, the recommendation is to set openImage=browser and exitBrowser=exitApp and to associate all your audio, video and image file extensions with MMP using the provided mmp-install.bat file. This operates MMP as [in effect] two applications in one: the main media-playing window for playing (and editing) audio and video files, and the Image & Thumbnail Browser for viewing and managing all your image files. See the wiki to get the most from your use of MMP, particularly the MMP Config File topic

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===== Release Notes v5.1.1 =====

• if you do a Ctrl-[Del]ete in the Image & Thumbnail Browser to delete all the remaining files in the current folder, before progressing to the Confirm Delete dialog, MMP will warn you if the folder also contains audio and/or video files which you may have overlooked while you were browsing the images. You will have the option to either proceed to the normal Confirm Delete dialog or to cancel the delete operation immediately
• minor bug fix: when renaming an image file in the Image & Thumbnail Browser, pressing Enter/Return to close the dialog box also proceeded to the next image

KNOWN ISSUES
There are currently no known issues. If you experience one, please create a New Issue at https://github.com/BazzaCuda/MinimalistMediaPlayerX/issues and it will be investigated immediately

A Note About MPV Playback
MMP: Minimalist Media Player uses MPV as a library (aka the libmpv-2.dll file) to perform all the playback of audio and video files and to display images. If you have any playback issues, especially with video files, it may help to download a different copy of libmpv-2.dll from https://github.com/shinchiro/mpv-winbuild-cmake/releases/.
You should download any mpv-dev-x86_64-v3......7z file. -dev- is the keyword to look for in the file name.
If you have a particularly old processor then ignore the v3 files and download any other mpv-dev-x86_64......7z file instead.

Keyframes

• The wiki article on keyframes is now available at https://minimalistmediaplayer.com/video/keyframes
• There is also an example editing session at https://minimalistmediaplayer.com/video/editingexample showing how to use the new keyframes functionality to achieve clean edits, with video clips showing the difference that using keyframes can make
• Ctrl-[W] in MMP will quickly take you to the wiki

---

Quick Install

The quickest way to get up and running with MMP is to

1. unzip the .zip file to any folder, e.g. C:\MMP\
2. run the mmp-install.bat file which will register all the file extensions that MMP supports*
3. double-click any media file (audio, video, image) in your File Explorer software

* mmp-uninstall.bat unregisters them.

Any issues, please let me know (Issues)

---

Wiki site
The fully-detailed wiki at minimalistmediaplayer.com continues to grow. The Wiki greatly expands on the brevity of the Ctrl [H] help panels by providing comprehensive info to help you get the most out of using all of MMP's many controls and configurable options.

If there is a particular aspect of MMP that you would like more information about, let me know and I will add a topic to the Wiki or enhance an existing topic.

---

Feedback
All feedback, issues and suggestions should be raised in Issues or Discussions. Either is fine.

---

Asset files
The "...full.zip" release file below contains everything you need to run MMP: Minimalist Media Player:

• MinimalistMediaPlayer.exe
• MediaInfo.dll
• libmpv-2.dll
• ffmpeg.exe
• ffprobe.exe
• libeay32.dll
• ssleay32.dll

N.B. Only MinimalistMediaPlayer.exe will be updated automatically. If the zip file contains newer versions of the other files, you should update and test these for yourself to ensure they will run on your Windows system. MMP will not make that assumption and overwrite your working versions. You are advised to make a copy of the older versions in case you need to revert to them.

Release v5.1.0

Windows 64-bit binaries.

This release is available through the auto-update facility in the Ctrl [A] About Box

These release notes can be read from the What's New? button in the About Box after the auto-update has completed, as well as the release notes for all previous releases.

---

Use Shift-[\] to open the MMP config dialog
Use Ctrl-[H] to open a [H]elp panel

---

Don't forget, the recommendation is to set openImage=browser and exitBrowser=exitApp and to associate all your audio, video and image file extensions with MMP using the provided mmp-install.bat file. This operates MMP as [in effect] two applications in one: the main media-playing window for playing (and editing) audio and video files, and the Image & Thumbnail Browser for viewing and managing all your image files. See the wiki to get the most from your use of MMP, particularly the MMP Config File topic

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===== Release Notes v5.1.0 =====

NEW

SHUFFLE

• There is now a shuffle mode which can be toggled on and off using the Shift-[Home] key
• this applies to all media types being played/displayed in the Main Media Window
• if you set a playlist filter in the Shift-[\] (shift-backslash) config dialog, e.g. to audio, this will ensure that MMP doesn't display an album cover image file that you might have in the playlist folder and stop on it
• with Shuffle set ON, the Main Media Window's image slideshow will be random rather than sequential and will run continuously. (Normally it would stop at the end of the folder/playlist)
• during playback you can navigate to another folder/directory ([D] next folder, Ctrl-[D] prev folder) and shuffle playback will continue
• during playback, any command for "Play Next" will select a random file in the playlist to play/display
• you can still select any file to play immediately using the [P]laylist Panel. Shuffle will continue at the end of playing that file
• the on/off status of Shuffle Mode will be remembered when you close and subsequently relaunch MMP
• the [P]laylist panel will indicate whether the current playlist folder is being shuffled
• shuffle mode doesn't affect the operations and, in particular, the slideshow of the Image & Thumbnail Browser: both slideshows deliberately operate slightly differently to one another to give you the choice of which slideshow to use in any given situation

PLAYLIST FILTER

• A combined Audio & Video filter has been added to the Playlist Filter in the Shift-[\] (Shift-Backslash) config dialog. Ostensibly, this is so that if your music folder contains a mixture of audio files and music videos, all of them will be included in that folder's playlist
• The playlist filter is now applied when you launch MMP regardless of the type of media file you use to launch MMP from your file explorer application
• Regardless of the playlist filter, you can still launch 'MMP' with any type of [supported] media file
• Regardless of the playlist filter, the launch file will always be included in the playlist even when it doesn't match the filter
• If you launch MMP and forget that you had a playlist filter set, you can change the filter in the config dialog and then re[L]oad the playlist. The playlist will be rebuilt from the current folder
• The file you are currently viewing will only be included in the rebuilt playlist if it matches the playlist filter
• If it doesn't match, when the end of that file is reached, MMP will continue with the first item in the rebuilt playlist, or a random item if Shuffle is on
• If you intentionally launch MMP with a file that doesn't match your playlist filter, you can immediately eliminate it from the playlist using re[L]oad playlist
• This way, you can view an album's artwork and then listen to the album on shuffle without the album artwork appearing again
• Note, if you have "open image(s) in browser" set, you can drop out of the Image & Thumbnail Browser back to the Main Media Window with Ctrl-[X], and then re[L]oad and play the rebuilt playlist

FIXED

• with the "Next Folder on Empty [folder]" setting OFF, the Main Media Window and the Image & Thumbnail Browser now close the application correctly any time you perform a command which, in effect, clears the remaining playable/viewable items in the playlist folder:
  • [Del]ete the one remaining file in a folder
  • Ctrl-[Del]ete all remaining files in a folder
  • Ctrl-[K]eep/Delete all files not marked as [K]eep
  • in the Main Media Window: Ctrl-[M]ove or Shift-[M]ove the one remaining file to the "Moved" user-defined folder
  • in the Main Media Window: Shift-[S]ave the one remaining file to the user-defined "Saved" folder
  • in the Image & Thumbnail Browser: [S]ave the one remaining image to the user-defined "Saved" folder

N.B. after Ctrl-[K]eep/Delete, when you're left with just the [K]eep files in a folder, MMP reasonably assumes you're now done managing the files in the playlist folder and treats this situation just like any other end-of-playlist/end-of-folder condition, applying the "Next Folder on Empty [folder]" setting

KNOWN ISSUES
There are currently no known issues. If you experience one, please create a New Issue at https://github.com/BazzaCuda/MinimalistMediaPlayerX/issues and it will be investigated immediately

Keyframes

• The wiki article on keyframes is now available at https://minimalistmediaplayer.com/video/keyframes
• There is also an example editing session at https://minimalistmediaplayer.com/video/editingexample showing how to use the new keyframes functionality to achieve clean edits, with video clips showing the difference that using keyframes can make
• Ctrl-[W] in MMP will quickly take you to the wiki

---

Quick Install

The quickest way to get up and running with MMP is to

1. unzip the .zip file to any folder, e.g. C:\MMP\
2. run the mmp-install.bat file which will register all the file extensions that MMP supports*
3. double-click any media file (audio, video, image) in your File Explorer software

* mmp-uninstall.bat unregisters them.

Any issues, please let me know (Issues)

---

Wiki site
The fully-detailed wiki at minimalistmediaplayer.com continues to grow. The Wiki greatly expands on the brevity of the Ctrl [H] help panels by providing comprehensive info to help you get the most out of using all of MMP's many controls and configurable options.

If there is a particular aspect of MMP that you would like more information about, let me know and I will add a topic to the Wiki or enhance an existing topic.

---

Feedback
All feedback, issues and suggestions should be raised in Issues or Discussions. Either is fine.

---

Asset files
The "...full.zip" release file below contains everything you need to run MMP: Minimalist Media Player:

• MinimalistMediaPlayer.exe
• MediaInfo.dll
• libmpv-2.dll
• ffmpeg.exe
• ffprobe.exe
• libeay32.dll
• ssleay32.dll

N.B. Only MinimalistMediaPlayer.exe will be updated automatically. If the zip file contains newer versions of the other files, you should update and test these for yourself to ensure they will run on your Windows system. MMP will not make that assumption and overwrite your working versions. You are advised to make a copy of the older versions in case you need to revert to them.