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		Teever 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Browser extension and local backend that automatic... yeah but this presupposes that the optimal usage pattern here is to use quicktime instead of VLC or something like Jellyfin. Which seems a little short sighted to me. VLC or Jellyfin are obviously superior because they're accessible across multiple platforms.

latexr 7 months ago | [–]

Seems likely the reason is they want to easily load videos into mobile Apple devices like an iPhone or iPad. While alternative video players exist for those platforms, management may not be as convenient.

fcpguru 7 months ago | [–]

you can pass in --format mkv

the default is mov

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