GNOME MPV (Celluloid) will replace VLC, become Ubuntu MATE 19.10 in the default media player .
GNOME MPV is a video player mpv simple GTK + front-end, it interacts with the API mpv by customers libmpv end can be achieved mpv powerful playback. GNOME MPV current has been renamed Celluloid.
VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files, support for DVD, Audio CD, VCD and various streaming protocols, supports Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Unix, iOS and Android and other platforms.
From Ubuntu MATE's Martin Wimpress in monthly update system revealed the message: "The application we will remove the pre-installed VLC and turned to distribute GNOME MPV ...... GNOME MPV has a better MPRIS integrated, complete with sound indicator integrated ...... switched to GNOME MPV reasons similar to replace Thunderbird for Evolution. may have a better desktop integration. "
In addition to integration, another reason to switch to GNOME MPV is the size of the application, since GNOME MPV image space is relatively small, only about 27M, and is based on the need to access VLC Qt5 70M space.
Ubuntu MATE said it plans to close the GNOME MPV of the CSD (Client Side Decorations) and return to the traditional application menu. On the other hand, VLC will stay in the Ubuntu repos, the want to keep it so people can continue to install and use.