mplayer was forked into mplayer2, which in turn was forked into mpv
Though AFAIK, most of the rendering code behind mpv has been entirely rewritten.
Though AFAIK, most of the rendering code behind mpv has been entirely rewritten.
https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/wiki/FAQ#how-is-mpv-relate...
There were lots of drama in the media player scene. Even "wm4" the original maintainer, who forked mplayer2 into mpv, is no longer with the project: he deleted his Github account and disappeared.