VLC Juxtopposed Redesign - beta-3

Windows x86_64 portable build
Source commit: 9f0fd564060ab599a9a86f2a5fc61d8f1f3006ea
Git tag: beta-3

Full Changelog: https://github.com/dsojevic/juxtopposed-vlc/commits/beta-3

This beta adapts Juxtopposed's VLC design for the native player. Work on the interface and settings workflow continues.

Changes since beta-2:

• Floating queue, bookmark and chapter panels. Audio and subtitle buttons now close their own popup when clicked again.
• Expanded library, mini player, saved shortcuts, folder artwork, sorting and playlist editing.
• Add and manage audio and subtitle files for a file, folder or playlist. Match nearby tracks, save folder rules, or add subtitle links.
• Search and download subtitles with OpenSubtitles. Builds can include an optional app key. Users can also enter their own API key and account details in settings.
• Redesigned media information and metadata editing, folder actions, playlist properties and playlist export.
• Restore volume changes with the mouse wheel over the cone. Keep the cone artwork loaded to prevent flicker.
• Apply the selected accent colour to seekbars, sliders and other control fills.
• Fix thumbnail height for videos with large pixel-aspect-ratio values. Keep the correct visible-frame proportions and remove the dark preview outline.
• Fix bookmark creation and selection updates, order bookmarks by time, and use each chapter's own title.
• Fix tooltip flicker and clipping, subtitle appearance controls, and audio device selection.
• Fix fullscreen exit controls and menu toggle behavior.
• Fix settings storage in protected folders. If the portable folder is not writable, use the Windows user settings folder.
• Fix slow folder-track operations with Windows network paths and portable profiles stored on a WSL share.
• Fix Windows shutdown paths, including artwork workers, output changes, and overlapping VLC processes.
• Include upstream fixes and reviewed Linux Wayland, video embedding and PipeWire fixes.

Use:

• Extract the complete ZIP to a Windows folder.
• Open vlc-win64/vlc.exe.
• Keep the DLLs and plugin folders with the executable.
• The empty portable folder stores this copy's settings beside the app.
• Close earlier VLC windows before you start this build.
• To use existing portable settings, copy your previous portable folder into the new vlc-win64 folder while VLC is closed.

Current limits:

• The redesign is in progress.
• This beta is unsigned and Windows may warn you when you open it.
• HDR and maximum resolution settings apply to the next video.
• Some advanced flows still use the existing VLC interface.
• Previews for large videos or network files can take time, and decoding can still fail.
• The media library database must be on a local drive; the media folders can be on a network share.
• Subtitle search does not yet parse every episode title or year from file names.
• Saved folder rules support local tracks for future episodes; future online searches are not automatic.