Beyond just playing files, VideoLAN’s technology has influenced how we interact with entertainment content:
for f in bafxxx*.mkv; do mv "$f" "$f/bafxxx/ShowName_S01E01" done bafxxx videolan top
The primary reason VideoLAN became a household name is its "play anything" philosophy. In the early 2000s, digital media was a minefield of proprietary codecs. You needed one player for QuickTime files, another for Windows Media, and a third for RealPlayer. Beyond just playing files