If I must install a Windows emulator on Linux ... I can just as well stay on Windows...
Apart from Wine
not being an Emulator, it always depends on, what You need it for, e.g. ...
I use 3 OSs with different SetUps for different Tasks (WinXP+Linux Mint at Home and Win10 at my Workplaces), but
I want
the same PlayerBinaries for
all my Systems with
out Compatibility- or Installation-Issues (as obviously with VLC).
I can put FFPlay4Laz on an USB-Stick, and it runs, wherever Windows
or Wine is installed (see
Wine Features), w/o any Modifications.
... the player normally shows a black screen it now shows just an empty gray panel.
I used VLC many Years ago, but if I remember well, ...
This is the DefaultColor of the VLC-Component's Playerscreen, which is a Panel, and it means, that the Playerscreen-Window is not recognized by the System.
This has nothing to do with Your VLC-Installation. Set another PanelColor, e.g. red, to get that verified.
This is why I was looking for another video solution that would be cross-platform.
Why don't You try MPV, which
is cross-platform ?
For my Part, I like MPV better than VLC - IMHO, VLC is a (very good) general Solution for general Needs.