I don't understand the move to one window. I don't think the confusion is due to two windows, but rather because your library window looks like a player by default.
There's a 90/10 rule - only put the stuff you use 90% of the time in the UI. The other 10% goes in the drop menu.
In the case of your mockup, I doubt people are EQing every movie they watch. They don't really use the library, so prev/next/loop/shuffle and lib are all unnecessary in a player view. I expect in most cases people use VLC to play a single video, something that a native player won't.
Further, your time display doesn't show total time - only position. Most players show current position and a total time/countdown toggle. The best include an end clock (i.e. your movie will finish @ 1:32am).
What new type of user are you trying to attract? Once you know that, it's pretty obvious what to do. Ping me if you wish to discuss (radley@ cloud.tv / vj.tv). I'm a big fan of VLC and build/design UI/UX & media players for a living...
There's a 90/10 rule - only put the stuff you use 90% of the time in the UI. The other 10% goes in the drop menu.
In the case of your mockup, I doubt people are EQing every movie they watch. They don't really use the library, so prev/next/loop/shuffle and lib are all unnecessary in a player view. I expect in most cases people use VLC to play a single video, something that a native player won't.
Further, your time display doesn't show total time - only position. Most players show current position and a total time/countdown toggle. The best include an end clock (i.e. your movie will finish @ 1:32am).
What new type of user are you trying to attract? Once you know that, it's pretty obvious what to do. Ping me if you wish to discuss (radley@ cloud.tv / vj.tv). I'm a big fan of VLC and build/design UI/UX & media players for a living...