I think this is fixed in svn r7165 but only if using SMPlayer with mpv, since (as far as I know) mplayer doesn't have an option to start playback in mute.
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I think this is fixed in svn r7165 but only if using SMPlayer with mpv, since (as far as I know) mplayer doesn't have an option to start playback in mute.
Tested r7165 and couldn't reproduce it.
Regards.