vidplayer v2.0.9 Release - First non-BETA Build

This is the first Build of vidplayer that isn't a BETA Build

Added a visualizer, Shows under the timeline, can be Enabled or Disabled in settings, can change the FPS of the visualizer's Bars, can change the Window Size of the visualizer, can change the color of the visualizer's bars with a color HEX Code

Fixed the Autoplay next file in playlist

added a Playlist search bar → Text box in Playlist window that filters by filename (supports multiple matches, clear to see all again)

Removed everything related to Aero Glass them/effect [THE AERO GLASS THEM/EFFEVT WAS JUST experimental]

v2.0.9-BETA-4.2-X64

What’s new in v2.0.9-BETA-4.2

Audio CD ripping Support

VidPlayer can rip tracks from an Audio CD using FFmpeg and save them as normal audio files.
Uses the bundled ffmpeg.exe from bin.
Output files are stored in a folder next to the EXE (for example: Ripped CDA) and are not auto-deleted, so users can keep them.
User can choose the target audio format (e.g. WAV / MP3 / OGG / FLAC, etc.) when ripping.

Experimental Audio CD playback (VLC)
Added VLC-based Audio CD playback using python-vlc and the VLC DLLs shipped in bin\VLCLibs.

New setting:
Settings → “Use VLC for Audio CD playback (experimental)”

When enabled, VidPlayer uses VLC/libVLC to play Audio CDs directly from the drive.
When disabled, VidPlayer falls back to the existing FFmpeg ripping mode

New menu entries:
File → Play Audio CD…

Playlist window now has a “Play Audio CD…” button as well.
When you choose an Audio CD drive, VidPlayer opens a small “Audio CD (VLC – experimental)” window with its own:

Play / Pause / Stop controls

Clean shutdown of the VLC player when the dialog is closed
Note: this mode is marked experimental on purpose, it’s meant as a convenient way to directly listen to CDs without ripping them first.

vidplayer - v2.0.9 BETA 4.1

Fix: updater freeze/crash at 100% (safe thread cleanup), Enhancement: updater can download ANY asset type (no extension filtering), Fix: JSON files now created next to the EXE when compiled (PyInstaller-safe paths), Enhancement: Drag & Drop + multi-open now uses a small progress dialog listing files, adds them one-at-a-time (in a background thread), and auto-closes when finished

May make the older BETAS available when vidplayer v2.0.9 is Fully released [NON-BETA]

vidplayer - v2.0.9 BETA

Re-placed the GUI [tkinter] With [pySide6 - Qt], [THE NEW GUI MAY NOT WORK RIGHT ON WINDOWS 10, THE NEW GUI WITH pySide6 WAS MADE FOR WINDOWS 11], Added a New Tool in the Tools Menu called, File info [Shows File metadata like, File Name, File Type / Extension, File Size (MB / KB), File Location (full path), Date & Time of Creation, Artist, Album, Year (if available), Track Length, Bitrate (if available), Copyright (if present in tags), Artwork (embedded or external), If no artwork → text message: “No Artwork Found”], Moved the Full Screen art-work from Tools menu → to the View menu (right below Playlist), Shortcut keys and functionality remain unchanged, Added a New them called Aero Glass, made to look like the Windows 7 Aero Glass them/Effects [this them may get updates to make it look better]

vidplayer - v2.0.8.1

added External artwork persistence across restarts [saved to artmap.json], added Prev / Next buttons in the fullscreen overlay, Overlay auto-hide after a few seconds of inactivity and reappear on mouse move, Also keeps the "choose external artwork when embedded missing" flow, but now it persists the choice immediately.

vidplayer - v2.0.8

Added a Discord Rich Presence toggle in Settings (enables/disables RPC at runtime). When enabled the app holds a single Presence connection and PlaylistWindow uses it, Added an Always on Top setting in Settings, Added Full Screen entry to the Tools menu. Full-screen opens a fullscreen Toplevel that shows the artwork prominently and supports: [Escape to exit fullscreen, Clicking the artwork toggles play/pause, A small label shows filename and a close button], All new settings are saved to CONFIG_FILE and loaded at startup

vidplayer - v2.0.7

Added Discord RPC, Changed the default volume to 50.0

vidplayer - v2.0.6.1

updated the License Agreement, made the License and Features / Update Log Tab Load Text from a File, NO CODE NEEDED FOR SAID TEXT, Added a Auto-Check for updates Feature at start up, Added a Check for updates button to the About Menu

vidplayer - v2 0 6

Added a New tab in the About Window [New Tab: Features / Log]

vidplayer - v2 0 5

Added a progress Loading Window that show only when you open More then 10 Files [BUG. DOESN'T SHOW, MAY GET FIXED IN AN UPDATE], Made a Better About Window [Has 3 Tabs, About - Credits - License]