Real Player Mode Now on Melpa

Real Player Mode, a major mode for opening media files in an Emacs buffer, has been made available on MELPA. Users can install and enable it through M-x ready-player-mode. This mode allows users to open and preview audio and video files like regular files, with the option to play other files in the directory when in repeat mode. Playback is managed by command line utilities like mpv, vlc, ffplay, or mplayer, with customization options available. Additionally, the mode supports rendering media thumbnails and metadata if ffmpegthumbnailer or ffmpeg is present. In unrelated news, the author is launching a blogging service at lmno.lol for those interested in starting a blog using a single file and writing from their preferred text editor. Early adopters are encouraged to reach out for more information.