though i prefer mpc/ffdshow on the windows side of things, vlc's really the best option, hands-down on leopard if you like to be treated like a grownup when you're choosing how you'd like your application to work.
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"She has no waist, no arse...an interesting face...but all we are really worshipping is two bags of silicone"

Martin Amis "honoring" katie price with a character bearing some of her traits