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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 v5.3.0 =====

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
2025-12-15_165955 export failed 1
  • Clicking the Rerun button will display something similar to this [contrived example]:
2025-12-15_170027 export failed 2
  • 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
2025-12-15_221041 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
copying
  • 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
progress
  • 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

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

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.

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