Media Player Classic
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Media Player Classic is a compact media player. The application has a similar look and feel to the old light-weight Windows Media Player 6.4. Underneath, however, it is a completely different application which has all the options and features one might expect from a modern media player.
Media Player Classic was created and is currently maintained by a programmer named "Gabest". Gabest originally developed Media Player Classic as a closed source application, but later on he made it open source. Media Player Classic is licensed under the GPL and has its own SourceForge project called Guliverkli.
A large number of the codecs, readers, and splitters are also available separately from the Guliverkli project page.
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Features
MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 playback
This player is capable of VCD, SVCD and DVD playback, without the need to install any additional software or codecs. Media Player Classic has built-in codecs for MPEG-2 video with support for subtitles and codecs for LPCM, MP2, AC3 and DTS audio. It also contains an improved MPEG splitter that supports subtitles on SVCDs and supports direct playback of VCDs and SVCDs using its VCD/SVCD/XCD Reader. On October 30, 2005 Gabest added *.mp4 and MPEG-4 Timed Text support. [link] An AAC decoding filter has been present in MPC for a while, which makes MPC suitable for AAC playback in mp4, and an alternative to Winamp and iTunes.QuickTime and RealPlayer architectures
Although this player is primarily based on the DirectShow architecture, if installed on your computer, it can also use the QuickTime and the RealPlayer architectures to play their native files.Matroska and Ogg containers
Media Player Classic supports native playback of OGM and Matroska container formats.TV Tuners
MPC supports playback and recording of television if a supported TV tuner is installed.GPL violation
In April 2005, gabest posted on his [news page] about a GPL violation stating that, while discouraging, he does not know how to take action against the infringing parties. Interestingly, one of the infringing applications, [vx30], is a product of Maui X-Stream, which was accused of previously violating the GPL with CherryOS, a PowerPC emulator.See also
External links
- [Guliverkli] - The SourceForge.net project page of Media Player Classic. Go here to download.
- [Homepage of Gabest] - the author of Media Player Classic
- [Doom9 thread for the latest CVS builds of MPC directly from Gabest.]
- [CVS snapshots by celtic_druid (US)] ([Mirror (FR)]) ([Mirror (JP)])
- [KMPlayer's response to GPL violation]
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