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jerry0111 reviewed v6.4.9.1 Build 20100214 on Jun 3, 2019

Pros: It works and has some good features. I've always enjoyed the Windows Media Player. citizensbank.com/paymyloan

Cons: I don't have any negatives about the Win Media Player. It comes with the system and it works, I'm okay with that.

Bottom Line: As long as it gets updated I'll keep using it.

winuser19 reviewed v6.4.9.1 Build 20100214 on Apr 5, 2019

Pros: I'm looking for this windows player driver for my old computer. Many thanks for the information. best multiplayer game basketball legends online.

Cons: Unfortunately, it doesn't meet my expectations.

Bottom Line: New is always good

ethelnunez reviewed v6.4.9.1 Build 20100214 on Mar 12, 2019

Pros: Wonderful bit of comp sci geekiness. Love it since I am a very long time comp sci geek. Good to see some grass roots programming still going on. happy wheels https://happywheels2.io online

Cons: Also good to see that this has as much in common with any current mainline OS out there as an aardvark has with a rutabaga. I am always a big fan of originality.

Is it simplistic? Sure it is! It is not trying to be a mainstream desktop or mainframe OS. It is simply an OS that a guy wrote in his spare time as an intellectual exercise. And to that I say it is a fine effort.

Bottom Line: Indecipherable. Author must wear an aluminum foil cap.

katewhite reviewed v6.4.9.1 Build 20090706 on Aug 4, 2011

It's classic and professional player.

adamsguy reviewed v6.4.9.1 Build 20090706 on Aug 3, 2011

I've been using this Player for a long time. I always like it.

mjm01010101 reviewed v6.4.9.1 Build 20090706 on Aug 15, 2009

"But.. Why would you want to make something that is compatible wit Windows 2000? How many people in the world runs that 10 year old OS?"

At least hundreds of thousands of businesses across the world.

FailedCRC reviewed v6.4.9.1 Build 20090706 on Aug 15, 2009

Perhaps because there is so little difference between the core functionality of the nt5 and 6 kernels?

bgronas reviewed v6.4.9.1 Build 20090706 on Aug 15, 2009

Media player classic and MPC home theater are the absolute best media player in the world by the moment. An old PC and this player is all you need for your living room media center!

But.. Why would you want to make something that is compatible wit Windows 2000? How many people in the world runs that 10 year old OS?

Why not call it Media Player Clasic for Windows 7/8 and XP?

some guy reviewed v6.4.9.1 Build 20090706 on Aug 14, 2009

pros light weight packed with the K-lite codec pack

cons not enough options snap picture ect... prefer the VLC is the best plain and simple

xsnred reviewed v6.4.9.1 Build 20090706 on Aug 14, 2009

Umm, you're kidding us, right?

cowgaR reviewed v6.4.9.1 Build 20081210 on Dec 30, 2008

no point of raising a dead project.

until they join the branches (with MPC HC) I will be using HC as I am happy with it.

It is stupid to keep alive 2 different branches with 2 different problems to fix ;)
and the fault is here, not on HC side...

nika27 reviewed v6.4.9.1 Build 20080728 on Jul 31, 2008

MPC + ffdshow is still the best combination for me. Small, stable and simple interface.

dhry reviewed v6.4.9.1 Build 20080728 on Jul 30, 2008

As others have mentioned, this program used to be at the top of the heap of replacement WM players, but now it's showing it's age and other players such as The KMPlayer have totally eclipsed it in terms of functionality and stability. Why don't they increment the version number (the NORMAL way to designate a new version) instead of keeping it and changing the "build date" instead? Time to move on from MPC, I'm afraid..

shtraue reviewed v6.4.9.1 Build 20080728 on Jul 29, 2008

I find MPC to be more stable, than MPC-HC. MPC-HC however, has more advanced settings, for those who need them.

roj reviewed v6.4.9.1 Build 20080728 on Jul 28, 2008

Ryusennin:

I agree, which is why I've switched. the torch has been passed.

FOUR stars for a groundbreaking proggie that has slipped into second place.

Ryusennin reviewed v6.4.9.1 Build 20080728 on Jul 28, 2008

MPC is a great player, but I have to say that MPC HomeCinema is a lot more stable.

uberfly reviewed v6.4.9.1 Build 20080612 on Jun 19, 2008

This sadly has been getting noticeably buggier for me as time goes on. Changed to GOM Player. Would rather use MPC but I get a fair amount of freezes etc. Will keep it around tho. Like the video contact sheet indexing feature in it. Anyone know of another app that does this?

De Julien reviewed v6.4.9.1 Build 20080612 on Jun 14, 2008

Changelog :

MPC: Added revision number to About dialog

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please people, this tool is abandonned and buggy as hell. Get a real media player like KMPlayer or SMPlayer.

aszure reviewed v6.4.9.1 Build 20080612 on Jun 13, 2008

Its the best at what it does. Its not something that would replace a jukebox type of application (itunes, wmp, media center, etc), but for a player thats light on the OS and full of features, its worth a try.

analphatester reviewed v6.4.9.1 Build 20080612 on Jun 13, 2008

best best best
I know this is the best
but this version dont open media
just freeze the opsys
all previous version working about since 10 years fine and BEST
understand
I change back the last mpc that open
but this version
do not open media file
only f r e e z e the windows
thats it the problem
not problem the best
this is the best

pihug12 reviewed v6.4.9.1 Build 20080612 on Jun 13, 2008

Please fix the URL !
It's http://sourceforge.net/projects/guliverkli2 !

Blaxima reviewed v6.4.9.1 Build 20080612 on Jun 13, 2008

I stand corrected wit MPC. I said that the picture quality was better with KMPlayer but after watching There will be Blood I noticed a difference right at the begining with a shot of some clouds. MPC showed them and KMPlayer made them too bright to make out. BUT MPC is still rather buggy and BS Player oddly enough has the best image quality of them all so I've gone back to that after a few years away.

Like others said, Home Cinema edition of MPC is the way to go if your going to have MPC.

If you don't know this unlike GOM, KMPlayer and VLC does not play most files without adding codecs.

Based on my recent tests with video players I would rank them like this

1)BS Player - Best picture quality
2)KMPlayer - only one that can play nsv files
3)MPC
4)Gom Player
5)VLC - Best for streaming video

Chocobito reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20080308 on Mar 10, 2008

Its the most feature rich free media player around here, but I prefere the Homecinema editions from http://tibrium.neuf.fr/ that have fixed many bugs and have multiple language support

war593122 reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20080127 on Jan 30, 2008

Glad to see its being worked on. Please fix the bugs though before adding any features. Thanks!

roj reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20080127 on Jan 28, 2008

NOT incredibly stable. Crashes sporadically on several of my systems if you have it configured to not load multiple iterations of the player and play several AVI files one after the other. The codec mix is very simple:

Latest DivX
latest stable Binary of Koepi's XviD
Quicktime Alternative
Real Alternative
Intel IV5 codec
On2 VP3 codec (the original - not the latest crap)

It also borks on some MPEG2 files, again sporadically.

These are LONG STANDING BUGS for at least TWO YEARS and have not been addressed.

Other than that, it's awesome.

FOUR stars.

photonboy reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20080120 on Jan 22, 2008

Incredibly stable. I tested this new build just to be certain and it worked perfectly with tonnnes of video. I tried 50 random groupings of files containting AVI, Divx, XVid, WMV, Apple MP4, AVC, AAC, AC3, Vorbis, MKV and more including high def.

I believe the best way to use it is to install with the K-Lite codec pack and simply overwrite (search C-drive for "mplayerc.exe" it with this version. In case you don't know, the quality of the video is determined by the: original source, the encoding quality, the Decoder used and the screen viewed on. Codecs like FFDShow do a near perfect job so quality is mostly determined the source video AND the conversion job. So you can search high and low for a better video decoding solution but you will not change the quality. Even special filters can do very little. Tweaking the color or contrast/brightness is all I recommend. I don't even recommend post-processing unless you want to denoise/smooth some really bad video (at the expense of losing some detail).

MPlayer Classic works best by using the FFDShow for audio and video and Haali for splitting MKV though this is all automated during installation of the K-Lite package.

There's a lot of other programs with more options but I believe new people should use this one; in fact, keeping the number of Options low makes it simpler to find the ones you really need. I'm familiar with all the best (KMPlayer, Zoom, MPlayer (SM GUI), VLC.. ) and I seem to just stick to this now.

I can't understand how anyone can give a low score to a free program that plays basically all video (with K-Lite or other codec package), looks great and is simple to use.

*I recommend advance users also install VLC and KMPlayer.

nezus reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20080120 on Jan 21, 2008

Simply the BEST!!!

Huge THANKS to the developers!!!

echohead reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20080120 on Jan 21, 2008

abandoned by the original developer + persistent unfixed bugs = DO NOT WANT.

improvelence reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20080120 on Jan 21, 2008

Used to use a lot along with VLC until GOM Player came along and spanked MPC out of existence.

CodecPack reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20080120 on Jan 21, 2008

This is not a beta. It is a stable SVN build.

The correct url for the website is:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/guliverkli2

Homecinema mod can be found here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/mpc-hc

bunghole reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20080104 on Jan 9, 2008

a couple of years ago MPC was the best, but it's been superceded by gom player in my opinion.

it's still a good player though and since gabest no longer seems to be developing it, MPC now rates a four.

Crispy777 reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20080104 on Jan 6, 2008

The best, the one and the only.

guti reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20080104 on Jan 5, 2008

You can also try Media Player Classic Home Cinema, which natively supports x64 at http://tibrium.neuf.fr.

digitalking reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20080104 on Jan 5, 2008

Only player that plays all 1080p media files without stuttering. Some do one well, but not all formats like this. 5 rating!!!!!!!!!

SineWave reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20080104 on Jan 4, 2008

I can't believe what echohead said. This is the best player and least problematic player ever. I put it on all of my client's PC's becuse of that. Every other player choke on something, this one doesn't - especially if you know how to set it up, but if you install it through kl-codec, you have at least 36-48 problems less. That's approx. number :). I used to install ll codecs manually, but I figured as kl-codec+MPC have every codec I use and a good bunch of codecs I don't use... it wasn't a tough decision to cut down some installing time.

Cheers!

anomoly reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20080104 on Jan 4, 2008

I've tried every media player you can name and this is the very best imo. Others may do more but this has given me the fewest problems and is a standalone exe (compressable to 1.79MB not incl. ini or chm).
I have tried vlc numerous times and it has CHOKED every time. I like KM but it buries itself in the reg ended up giving me probs. Same with gom. started stuttering
btw, just tried secunia's bs psi prog & it would not even run. EOL don't mean squat

RedBoar reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20080104 on Jan 4, 2008

Reasons I use MPC:

Small memory footprint
Uses existing codecs seamlessly
No huge install file or unnecessary plugins
Real Alternative and Quicktime Alt. perform faster than either of their own clients
And last but not least -
No need to install M$ Media Player 10 or 11!

4wd reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20080104 on Jan 4, 2008

@lukasavage: Why does it matter if it's EOL?

I use quite a few programs that could called EOL as far as Secunia's limited mindset goes. As far as I'm concerned, EOL is when it ceases to be useful or a program that does it the way I want better. BTW, Secunia doesn't even detect it on my system - shows how good they're scanning is.

For me, despite it's few bugs, it is still the best player I've tried, (which included VLC, KMPlayer, GOMPlayer, mplayer, etc).

echohead reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20080104 on Jan 4, 2008

this needs to die. there are so many other media players that do more than this, dont have the number of bugs that MPC has, and does it using the same amount or less memory.

Sven123456789 reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20080104 on Jan 4, 2008

Have an older lab top that doesn't play home video's too well if its larger than 320 times 240 res. Tried both WMP 10 and real player 10.0. Newer versions of these players dont install on there. So i said, wtf, and tried this player and it worked great. Even with larger video resolutions. So if you have the same problems with older pc's or lab tops. This is the way to go.

lukasavage reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20080104 on Jan 4, 2008

Secunia PSI claims this product is EOL. I used to keep this on my system, but until this EOL issue is resolved I'll have to leave it alone.

matt2971 reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20071206 on Dec 10, 2007

I'd like to update to the new version, but it refuses to keep my settings from version 6.4.9.0, and I've got loads of programmed keys that will take an age to setup again.

have tried with ini file enabled or not enabled, but it loses the settings every time.

still my media player of choice by a long way, with VLC as backup.

why hello there reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20071206 on Dec 9, 2007

This is an open-source project. What difference does it make if the original author is the one updating it?

Only 4 stars because I wish it could play files that are opened by another application. Currently, I need to keep KMPlayer around just to open files being downloaded by Azureus.

Oh, and A-B repeat would be nice, too.

shtraue reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20071206 on Dec 9, 2007

clsid is now releasing these new versions of MPC.

Last release from gabest was on 2006-03-20.

roj reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20071206 on Dec 8, 2007

Is this or is this not a Gabest offering now?

A neutral THREE stars pending the answer.

improvelence reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20071206 on Dec 7, 2007

You can make it not jump out of full screen when switching somewhere in the options.

Its a good program to have around, its fast and lightweight and sometimes more reliable than VLC (provided you have the right codecs). Lately I have been using GOMPlayer though. But I always keep This and VLC on my essential software list.

cricri_pingouin reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20070918 on Nov 22, 2007

It's working great for me. A no-brainer rating, high 5.
I just updated to mplayerc_20071015.zip available from http://sourceforge.net/p...les.php?group_id=205650.

butthead reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20070918 on Sep 27, 2007

still jumping out of full screen, except for that, fabulous

dEnoura reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20070918 on Sep 25, 2007

PLEASE NOTE:

This is not from original doveloper "Gabest" http://sourceforge.net/projects/guliverkli
The Original Version is Still 6.4.9.0

This is from "clsid2"
http://sourceforge.net/projects/guliverkli2
The Patched Version is 6.4.9.1

FileForum mistakenly named the Publisher or Doveloper as "Gabest"

THIS BUILD IS NOT CODED BY "gabest" this build is coded by "clsid2"

anomoly reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20070918 on Sep 25, 2007

Great. It seems to now remain in fullscreen. Previous version would not. EXE is compressible from 4.1 to 1.78mb. I use gom as default atm

shtraue reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20070918 on Sep 25, 2007

Please note that the updated MPC is on the new Guliverkli2 project, and changelog is here:
http://forum.doom9.org/s...1030661&postcount=1

Jezz_X reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20070918 on Sep 24, 2007

I love media player classic I think its the simplest and best out there. That being said I'm only giving it a 4 because I have absolutely no idea of what has changed. I presume its the patches for the exploits but other than that no idea
Would be really nice if someone posted a changelog I looked at sourceforge and could find any mention od this version at all

Ravage reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20070918 on Sep 24, 2007

I'm running version 6.4.9.0 in Vista right now and Aero still works. All renderers are set to system default.

Buggle reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20070918 on Sep 24, 2007

This runs perfectly on Vista. Only problem is its not compatible to Aero (Vista will revert to non-aero on the fly when MPC is started), but next to that I haven't experienced any troubles. Have been using this since I got my Vista laptop in februari of this year.
I think the aero incompatibility is caused by the default classic rendering engine used by MPC. Maybe it is compatible to aero if you change that to VMR9. Haven't tried though.

V.A reviewed v6.4.9.1 Beta 20070918 on Sep 24, 2007

No Vista compatible version ? What a pitty, I didn't even try it when I saw the title.

hell0 reviewed v6.4.9.0 on Aug 13, 2007

My favorite general video and (light use) audio player. The one thing that annoys me is its lack of an A-B repeat function.

butthead reviewed v6.4.9.0 on Aug 5, 2007

only a 4 since there are still some irritating bugs and the program seems not to be developed any more.
* jumps out of full screen during playback
* freezes if left paused for a long period of time

mediaplayerclassicftw reviewed v6.4.9.0 on Apr 4, 2007

media player classic ftw!
i mean i use it for everything now. i play dvds through it, anime, your mom, i even play all my music through it now that i have found the equalizer and i found how to boost the volume up to 500%. i mean this little program does everything. i check my email through it, it cooks my dinner, i slept with it last night. the end.

tenkikun reviewed v6.4.9.0 on Mar 19, 2007

Its not much it cant play ^^ i love the Flash playback too

DaComboMan reviewed v6.4.9.0 on Feb 15, 2007

No bugs here. Working just fine.

Nikkie reviewed v6.4.9.0 on Dec 24, 2006

Very bad bug.I tried to increase the speed on a video and got a blue screen on winxp.

muka3d reviewed v6.4.9.0 on Dec 17, 2006

Perfection.

More useful functionality than VLC but with no bloat.

WaveTerminal reviewed v6.4.9.0 on Jun 18, 2006

very good movie player and faster response
than VLC when using the seek bar

nRadeo reviewed v6.4.9.0 on Apr 26, 2006

VLC is great, but MP-Classic is abit better, of course, you dont have so many options as in VLC. But, for looking Videos its the best choice!

Giv it a try and kick the new one to hell.

bunghole reviewed v6.4.9.0 on Apr 2, 2006

Awesome as always.

Qlib reviewed v6.4.9.0 on Mar 29, 2006

fixed a couple of crashes ive had with the last version now.. all better :D I just love this program.. kicks VLC to the moon and back..

as far as dhry's comment about the filesize.. I believe the recent versions of the player hasnt had its executable compressed.. it takes more size but loads faster.... you can compress it yourself if you want it smaller.. (I dont mean like winzip or winrar type compressed but binary compression)..

dhry reviewed v6.4.9.0 on Mar 25, 2006

Seems to work okay for me. Recent versions of this player shot up in size from just over 1mb to over 5mb. What's up with that?

jerry4dos reviewed v6.4.9.0 on Mar 20, 2006

v6.4.9.0 has fixed my PLS file problems. Thanks!

bourgeoisdude reviewed v6.4.9.0 on Mar 20, 2006

I'm seeing alot of negative comments regarding recent MPC versions. Oddley enough, I had problems with 6.4.8.7 and they were resolved in 6.4.8.8...and the next two versions, including this one, work fine too. I'm sure there are legitimate reasons or circumstances behind these accusations, just wanted to say though that 6.4.8.9 and 6.4.9.0 work perfectly fine for me.

mjm01010101 reviewed v6.4.9.0 on Mar 20, 2006

Something wrong with this version. I'd avoid. When I clicked on the file menu, it froze up.

Blue Joker reviewed v6.4.9.0 on Mar 20, 2006

The cpu usage remains too high,
no good...
I'm wondering if they are working in order to fix this.

benZin reviewed v6.4.9.0 on Mar 20, 2006

Great job, continue !!

jerry4dos reviewed v6.4.8.9 on Mar 12, 2006

The new v6.4.8.9 seems to have lost its ability to play *.PLS files. I had to go back to v6.4.8.8 which plays them fine.

shizo reviewed v6.4.8.9 on Mar 12, 2006

Actually, the included DVD Player works pretty good!

dazran reviewed v6.4.8.9 on Mar 12, 2006

Best media player, but included dvd player works not good.

AntiochMedia reviewed v6.4.8.9 on Mar 12, 2006

I love MPC -- Based on the SourceForge site, MPC is not the only app updated on 03/10/06:

Matroska Splitter 1.0.2.9
MP4 Splitter 1.0.0.3
MPA Decoder 1.0.0.3
MPEG Splitter 1.0.0.3
MPV Decoder 1.0.0.3

MPC has likely been recompiled with improvements in each of these splitters/decoders.

cool_guy: It does include brightness / contrast -- this is codec dependant though -- right click on the file and select Filters and the DiVX, QT, or whatever codec is being used options and set them from there.

ranasrule reviewed v6.4.8.9 on Mar 12, 2006

awesome

CyberHobo reviewed v6.4.8.9 on Mar 12, 2006

Yes, yes.., a CLASSIC!

cool_guy reviewed v6.4.8.9 on Mar 12, 2006

It's good BUT....

Why doesn't this player have VIDEO/BRIGHTNESS controls? Some clips are too dark which forces me to launch WMP and use "its" brightness controls thus I lose the point of having this installeed. How about WOW-SRS? Does it have it? I couldn't find one. Are these features present but they are just hidden under some menus and I can't find them or are they missing?? Are they implemented at all? If not, are there any plugins? Four starts from me, otherwise excellent player.

mjm01010101 reviewed v6.4.8.9 on Mar 12, 2006

Interface is fine. Uncluttered, diplays just the right info needed for most media filetypes. Keyboard shortcuts are intuitive and the whole interface is extremely responsive.

Anyone know how to skip DVD FBI warnings/commercials tied into it? Been able to on some, but not all DVD's.

osric reviewed v6.4.8.9 on Mar 11, 2006

Yuck!! >:P What a bad interface!!!
This player has got a high rating just because everyone wants to take out their vent on MS. Don't get me wrong - I'm not pro MS, but guys if you hate MS so much then go use Linux.

bunghole reviewed v6.4.8.9 on Mar 11, 2006

As usual. no major problems with this version. I especially like that since the last MPC version "Remember Position" is now pre-checked when you add an item under "Favorites." The "Quick Open" is a nice addition, too.

MPC actually is easy to configure. Kramy's correct. If you want to know what and option is and what it does, just use Google.

fitzpwns reviewed v6.4.8.9 on Mar 11, 2006

My fav media player.
To find the documentation (click help-->documentation...haha)

Kramy reviewed v6.4.8.9 on Mar 11, 2006

bunghole: ...And it's greyed out for me.
==========================================

Low CPU usage compared to WMP, and not infested by DRM/Spyware. Has all the options relating to what are needed in a Media Player, and none of that auto-codec/Licensing/Playlist updating junk.

nefarious1: That sounds like an other-program flaw. I know quicktime is a b**** and won't let go of those filetypes, so now I use QT Alternative.

Windows Media Player is also a b****, so I got rid of it too, and now everything is totally fine. MPC/BSPlayer/VideoLan/DivX don't seem to interfere with eachother, so it's only low quality players from MS/Apple/Real that mess things up bad.

You need documentation to configure a program? Maybe you should stick with WMP...I mean, there is documentation, but you have to click a help menu and select the second item down, and then(oh the thought!) download it, which is a grave challenge for a modern-day WMP/XP user.

The latest MPC builds have had some streaming issues, but nothing show-stopping on my end.

Google is your friend: http://haali.cs.msu.ru/mkv/

Whatever Haali's is, you installed it, and it isn't on my system. If you installed it, it's your job to figure out what you put on your system. :D

Don't suppose you used a massive codec pack at any time?

benZin reviewed v6.4.8.9 on Mar 11, 2006

good media player

nefarious1 reviewed v6.4.8.9 on Mar 11, 2006

Easy to configure? Nonsense. MPC does something really stupid and aggravating, for those of us who like our systems to work correctly: When it takes over file associations, it doesn't create its own master file type, and update the file type to point to it--rather, it merely updates the EXISTING master file type, no matter what it is. I know, 10,000 kids will tell me they have no problem, therefore none exists, right? Doesn't matter. This isn't the right way to do things, and it can cause problems when the application that owns the aforementioned master file type(s) is run again.

Easy to configure? Where is the documentation? What do all those "Source Filters" and "Transform Filters" do? I have no idea, all I know is that I sometimes have serious trouble if I don't have it set up in a certain way.

MPC freezes when trying to open certain M3U files and/or streams...

MPC can't seek on many files that WMP can... Plain MPEG1 files, too. Do I care if this has never happened to you? No I don't.

Easy to configure? What is "Haali's Video Renderer"? How is it configured/added/used? More mystery.

Blue Joker reviewed v6.4.8.9 on Mar 11, 2006

It's my favorite media player ,
it's the best in order to use subs and for audio of any kind
but compared to other players it has a high cpu usage in my pc unfortunately ,
crashes only sometimes , playing DVD .

johnk119 reviewed v6.4.8.9 on Mar 11, 2006

Great Lite weight media player... I usually prefer to download it as part of the klite mega codec pack..

TGB72 reviewed v6.4.8.8 on Mar 7, 2006

It was the best player until v 6.4.8.2 then began to become unstable, the latest version is the worst, it freezes all the time, really a pity

seelie reviewed v6.4.8.8 on Mar 7, 2006

I am a huge fan of MPC, but 6.4.8.8 and 6.4.8.8v2 are not good versions. They crash with some files that play fine with 6.4.8.7.
You might want to stick to 6.4.8.7, especially if you are not going to use Haali's Video Renderer (one of the most noticeable new features in 6.4.8.8).
Otherwise, try to use cvs-2006-03-07 or newer. It doesn't crash with some MKVs any longer, plus WavPack audio in MKV now plays fine. However, cvs-2006-03-07 is not as stable as 6.4.8.7 either.

munga42 reviewed v6.4.8.8 on Mar 7, 2006

Its small, fast and easy to configure. Been using it for years..
Crashes now an then and need some commandline for the Thumbnail generator, otherwise perfect.

Kal-El reviewed v6.4.8.8 on Mar 6, 2006

MPC rocks.

btw if you like this also check out MPUI, its a 'mpc' like frontend for mplayer. Its alot like vlc, but better imo.

zee7 reviewed v6.4.8.8 on Mar 6, 2006

Wonderful list of improvements. Still my favorite media player of them all. Thanks for the Nero vosub support!

ranasrule reviewed v6.4.8.7 on Mar 5, 2006

new version is out 6.4.8.8

tp reviewed v6.4.8.7 on Feb 12, 2006

i can stream audio/video on 6.4.8.4 but not on 6.4.8.7.. go figure.

muka3d reviewed v6.4.8.7 on Dec 13, 2005

Still the most fully featured, yet fast and lightweight media software out there.

FailedCRC reviewed v6.4.8.7 on Nov 30, 2005

mkv support is broken since 6.4.8.5

Nefarious reviewed v6.4.8.7 on Nov 29, 2005

giving it 4 just because i dont like the fact of no changelog, but still the best player out there

7-zip is not evil, but he should have at least make it executable or somethen or even .rar is more known taht 7-zip, god if it want because winrar have 7-zip decompression, i think i would have need to download 7-zip as well

Paradise-FH- reviewed v6.4.8.7 on Nov 28, 2005

yeah 7zip is real obscure if you've been under a rock for two years.

stopbuggingme reviewed v6.4.8.7 on Nov 28, 2005

SuzzyWoozy: Korean Media Player? As in kmplayer.com? As in the scumbags violating the GPL?

Yeah, MPC's still the best.

bernis reviewed v6.4.8.7 on Nov 28, 2005

next time pack it with some even more obscure program so we have to install another 2 programs just to unpack it

agildehaus reviewed v6.4.8.7 on Nov 28, 2005

The executable is large now because the developer is no longer compressing it with UPX. It's the same thing, and uses the same amount of memory when loaded. Difference is, the executable is compressed, and does not need to be decompressed before execution.

SuzzyWoozy reviewed v6.4.8.7 on Nov 28, 2005

I've discovered this once I’ve installed the ACE Mega codec pack few years ago, and using it since then.
Lately I've switched to ViPlay (2.09 version) and finally all of them lost in favor of The Korean Multimedia Player.

The Media Player Classic is a good alternative for those who like the old school, but if you want to get better - the above are far great in my opinion.

aalaap reviewed v6.4.8.7 on Nov 28, 2005

Have you guys checked the file size of this thing lately? When extracted, 6.4.8.7 is 5.27MB and 6.4.8.4 is 4.7MB! I'm going to stick to 6.4.8.2, because that's just 1.3MB and I haven't faced any problem with it yet. In fact, I'd like to get an older version that's under 1MB. I believe there was a time when MPlayerC was around 900KB. That's about as much as I can allow my media player to run into.

Edit: Okay, so the executable is not being UPX'd and distributed, but that's also for a reason - the new code is unable to run after compression (I tried it). Versions prior to 6.4.8.2 could be UPX'd without any problems. Even without UPXing, 6.4.8.2 was 3.5mb. Four point releases add 2MB? I think these guys should change their description away from being "an extremely light-weight media player".

christoofar reviewed v6.4.8.7 on Nov 27, 2005

This is my default video player, with VLC Media player as the backup. Why, you ask? 2 things:
MPC seems to playback some avi file with jerky movement(usually 25 FPS files) (VLC doesn't)Also the slo-mo is *much* smoother on VLC than MPC. This is a small nit,but I figure it should be easy to remedy.
Overall..still THE best one for me

sn0wflake reviewed v6.4.8.7 on Nov 27, 2005

Weee.

dazran reviewed v6.4.8.7 on Nov 27, 2005

Best video player ;-)

roj reviewed v6.4.8.7 on Nov 27, 2005

Having problems playing some mpg files that played perfectly before on 6.4.8.4 - I get audio but no video and the audio is prone to scratchiness. It has to be a setting the author changed. Any ideas?

Other than that, gold.

Four stars. It would have been five as per normal but my problems indicate that further testing should have been done before letting it out the door.

bobad reviewed v6.4.8.7 on Nov 27, 2005

Simply the best! My favorite feature is that it runs on a single EXE file, with no install, and no Windows or registry bloat. My least favorite feature is the authors refuse to post the revision history. I am deducting 90 points for this glaring oversight. Therefore it only gets 10 points out of 5.

seier reviewed v6.4.8.7 on Nov 27, 2005

Hi Gang,
>But why in the hell is this new version being >distributed as a 7-zip archive?

Well, you're absolutely right he should have posted a more compatible version of his program. Zip archives are way old and are being replaced by 7-Zip compression (aka LZMA). However, I have told the author on numerous occasions to write an installer. Inno Setup, an open source program for making installers, uses 7-Zip compression and would do a hell of a job.

That being said for the time being I agree he should also post that lame old format for those that can't figure out how to use www.FileXT.com. I think everyone will stop complaining about the 7-zip format once they use IZArc and realize that it's just as easy as WinZip, except it's totally free and supports more compression formats, better ones too!

They seriously need to revise this interface so not every reply is a review, therefore I will have to post a 5 since it's the average.

Cheers,
Christian

Kartun_355 reviewed v6.4.8.7 on Nov 27, 2005

Stable, small, fast, feature rich. Unlike VLC it is only 1,5 mb, codecs aren't part of package like VLC. It is free unlike BSPlayer Pro, no limitations at all. Any of feature that I could expect is already in it, nothing to add, my favor :)

benZin reviewed v6.4.8.7 on Nov 27, 2005

Good, mkv support with FFDshow decoder (excellent :p), but not very stable... BSPlayer and VLC are very good too.

mjm01010101 reviewed v6.4.8.7 on Nov 27, 2005

This single app has replaced my VCR, DVD player, PS2, and every other media player I thought was the miznitch back in the day. I used it this evening to watch some movies with my girlfriend sitting on the couch. It's simply the best, and I load it on every PC I can with the various k-lite codec packs.

Great work!

Goldengamegod reviewed v6.4.8.7 on Nov 26, 2005

@Nefarious,

ffdshow uses the same library as VLC does (ffmpeg).

Good player, but a little heavier on the res (on my machine at least) than VLC and BSplayer.

Prospero424 reviewed v6.4.8.7 on Nov 26, 2005

Great program, the internal mpeg decoder is especially useful.

But why in the hell is this new version being distributed as a 7-zip archive?

husky87 reviewed v6.4.8.7 on Nov 26, 2005

lordnaastik, u hate microsoft software yet you still use windows.. yes anyway.

mpc is a great program, lightweight and does it all!
highly recomended

httpd.confused reviewed v6.4.8.6 on Nov 21, 2005

I do prefer the way VLC handles files, but I can't stand it's crappy interface, so MPC it is for me. Forget all the rest.

Nefarious reviewed v6.4.8.6 on Nov 8, 2005

The best media player, no way bsplayer is gonna be better than it, and vlc is only better cauze it doesnt need any codecs, but also mplayerc+ffdshow is a better combination than vlc is ever gonna be anyway.

benZin reviewed v6.4.8.6 on Nov 8, 2005

Good but vlc and bsplayer are better :)

lordnaastik reviewed v6.4.8.6 on Nov 8, 2005

A very good media player provided u have the right codecs installed. but somehow i have always prefferd zoom player over MPC.ne ways it is way better than WMP(there are a 1001 reasons for this not least of which is the fact that WMP is a microsuck oops microsoft product)

ModderXManiac reviewed v6.4.8.6 on Nov 7, 2005

I'm using it on 7.1, you have no room to talk noobie.

Great media app, the best for all it does.

I just recently got it working with the codecpack on ReactOS, so its all just peachy.

allsiante reviewed v6.4.8.6 on Nov 7, 2005

Blackhole8746: get a life, it's not an app's responsibility to provide you with codecs, it's your task to get the codecs you wish to use.

anti00Zero reviewed v6.4.8.6 on Nov 7, 2005

no sopport for spdif and 5.1?
lol look in the settings. also you must have codecs.
allone mpce is not good. but with codecs it's just great.

bourgeoisdude reviewed v6.4.8.6 on Nov 7, 2005

Loved the simplicity of WMP 6.4X...and I love this program too. Works better than WMP 7 and above.

"I've been using this gem since 1823..."

Wow, you must be at least 183+ years old then (sorry, couldnt pass that up :)

JonathanDoe reviewed v6.4.8.6 on Nov 7, 2005

Best program ever! Soooo much better then wmp.

tannenwheel reviewed v6.4.8.6 on Nov 7, 2005

4 stars for compatibility and handy user interface. but: VLC and MPLAYER(with a special driver) know how to use MY hardware acceleration so they use an average of 10% cpu. MPC and Zoomplayer need sometimes more cpu than is available. that's why i never use MPC....

(this may be different on your hardware..)

Maverick_16 reviewed v6.4.8.6 on Nov 7, 2005

5 points for just being Media Player Classic.
I've been using this gem since 1823 and never failed me even during early development when bug reports where sent by ship.
PLEASE STAY FOREVER :)

a6 reviewed v6.4.8.6 on Nov 7, 2005

what should i say? this one does it all. no need for me to install any other videoplayer. so this program is a full five.

seier reviewed v6.4.8.6 on Nov 7, 2005

Both rev5 and rev6 have been horrible and unstable I'd stick with rev4. In both cases I uninstalled them as quick as I installed them due to immediate crashing.

SuzzyWoozy reviewed v6.4.8.6 on Nov 7, 2005

Still I prefer The Korean Multimedia Player (http://fileforum.betanew...l/KMPlayer/1125962534/1).
But this will do the trick as well, is up to you.

kashin reviewed v6.4.8.6 on Nov 7, 2005

Let me start by saying, I hate WMP9/10 with a passion. There are a lot of other players you could use, but most of them are a joke. The DivX player is a prime example. This is free and works exremely well. Even if it comes across a file it cannot play, it usually gives you useful header information to aid you in figuring out which codecs you need to install.

bunghole reviewed v6.4.8.5 on Nov 6, 2005

This Gabest guy is a genius.

httpd.confused reviewed v6.4.8.5 on Nov 4, 2005

MPC is the only multi-purpose player I can stand to use as frequently as I do. There is a lot of room for improvement, but it sure is easy to use and flexible. Combined with Q/R Alternative and ffdshow, you're ready to handle 98% of whatever you want to view.

photonboy reviewed v6.4.8.5 on Nov 1, 2005

This is the first video player anyone should install. I agree that ffdshow is also a must for almost everyone. AC3 filter is also a good idea and it may be better to turn OFF the audio in ffdshow and just use AC3filter. (It may depend on your system)
BSPlayer is good, but I prefer Zoomplayer Pro, because I use the NVidia DVD solution with it. The DVD codec with WMPC is very good.

tremens reviewed v6.4.8.5 on Nov 1, 2005

This the best DVD Player.

BSPlayer/ffdshow combo rules everything else.

JeRrYFaR reviewed v6.4.8.5 on Oct 31, 2005

Been using it for a long time.. now they have to update the K-Lite Mega Codec Pack to include the new build.. :)

AntiochMedia reviewed v6.4.8.5 on Oct 31, 2005

As exciting as a new version is, by checking the CVS for updates, it seems that the only files updated recently are:

DX7AllocatorPresenter.cpp (+25 -3 lines)
DX9AllocatorPresenter.cpp (+28 -5 lines)
IPinHook.cpp (No Diff reported)
IPinHook.h (No Diff reported)
MainFrm.cpp (+116 -63 lines)
MainFrm.h (+4 -4 lines)
MediaFormats.cpp (+3 -3 lines)
PPageFileInfoDetails.cpp (+12 -1 lines)
PlayerPlaylistBar.cpp (+9 -9 lines)
PlayerSubresyncBar.cpp (+14 -14 lines)
mplayerc.cpp (+2 -2 lines)
mplayerc.h (+7 -3 lines)
mplayerc.rc (+44 -25 lines)
mplayerc_vs2005.sln (+1 -1 lines)
mplayerc_vs2005.vcproj (+13 -6 lines)
resource.h (+8 -5 lines)

http://cvs.sourceforge.n...erkli/src/apps/mplayerc/

---

After browsing the code, if I'm not mistaken, it looks like there's:

1. Some fixes for application is closing.
2. Fixes for VobSub support
3. New IPinHook files joined with the WM7/9 support... perhaps this fixes many of the problems using MPC to play streaming Windows Media files...

--

Time to go test it out =)

Jezz_X reviewed v6.4.8.5 on Oct 31, 2005

UM bsr500 it has a seek bar and controls in fullscreen mode just drag your mouse to the bottem of the screen.

Oh and this is a great app well deserves 5/5
and glad to see its still being developed

DiGiTaLFX reviewed v6.4.8.5 on Oct 31, 2005

Best media player for windows thats for sure. VLC doesn't seek (and respond in general) fast enough for my liking. MPC is bang on!

bsr500 reviewed v6.4.8.5 on Oct 31, 2005

My favorite player is alive!! Even though by default VLC is better, when combined with latest build of ffdshow, this player is better.

This will be my favorite player until VLC adds a seek bar to the fullscreen mode and more advanced video controls/options.

HelgeFossmo reviewed v6.4.8.5 on Oct 31, 2005

MPC IS ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111one

berserkchaos reviewed v6.4.8.5 on Oct 31, 2005

this is the definitive Media Player!!!

if know how to use it you don't even need to install codecs.

alabaster reviewed v6.4.8.5 on Oct 31, 2005

to mjm01010101

that file it's to correct a directx problem; it cames from official directx 9 package (redistributable)

GREAT SOFTWARE!!!
at first sight it seeems a simple player, but entering in the options menu you can discover the real power!

mjm01010101 reviewed v6.4.8.5 on Oct 31, 2005

Sorry to be a newb, but what does one do with the d3dx9_27.dll file? for now I'm placing in the same dir.

1uk3 reviewed v6.4.8.4 on Oct 4, 2005

My favourite video player. Fantastic as an all rounder for video tasks.

AlexBR1974 - not impressed by the low score just because you think your machine is soo powerful with your 1Gb RAM. Stick to using your bloated software and don't bother reviewing software that you don't need.

Ashis reviewed v6.4.8.4 on Sep 29, 2005

Very Good player of its kind!

benZin reviewed v6.4.8.4 on Sep 9, 2005

Yeah, but very little update. I prefer BSPlayer an VLC.

AlexBR1974 reviewed v6.4.8.4 on Aug 22, 2005

Thank you but I don´t need this...
I run a 1 Gig RAM machine!

WhiteZero reviewed v6.4.8.4 on Apr 8, 2005

Beta media player out there, ecpecially since it can do all formats (Real, QuickTime, and Windows Media). Not to mention to looks like the old-school media player, not the bulky versions after Windows Media Player 5. I use it for all video (including DVD).

Best... ever!

maoten reviewed v6.4.8.4 on Mar 31, 2005

I would say this is awesome work!!
Best player ever!
Using media classic since year and half and I am exited about any new release! :)

some guy reviewed v6.4.8.4 on Mar 22, 2005

a+
low resource use does what it say's

aegamemnon reviewed v6.4.8.4 on Mar 22, 2005

This is a super piece of software that plays just about any format. It is also helpful that it is very lightweight compared to other players. The only thing I wish that it had is legacy support for Win NT 4.0

ConceptJunkie reviewed v6.4.8.4 on Mar 21, 2005

These days, most media player programs seem to be more interested in showing off, being flashy, introducing more and more butt-ugly, unusable "skins" and generally trying to do anyting but show you the media. WMP gets uglier with each release and chews up half your screen real estate with the stupid frame (and it lacks the "classic" skin these days). I don't know about you but I don't need my desktop to be some kind of showcase for some art school flunk-out's latest Photoshop excretion. QuickTime would be OK if Apple could write Windows software (at least their UI is less obtrustive if still ugly). WinAmp is great for music but it doesn't work well for video in my experience. And then there's Real. Do they try harder at being evil or incompetent? No one knows.

Media Player Classic is the rare piece of software dedicated to doing its job well and staying out of the way. It's funny how most designers of software have forgotten this.

Prospero424 reviewed v6.4.8.4 on Mar 21, 2005

Incredible player, especially when it comes to MPEGs. The only thing that keeps me from using it as my main media player is the rather crummy playlist.

But then, I rely on advanced playlist functions more than most.

bigspud reviewed v6.4.8.4 on Mar 21, 2005

the best media player just keeps getting better.
no fancy skins or spyware, it plays everything and best of all it's freeware.

bunghole reviewed v6.4.8.4 on Mar 21, 2005

The best of the best of the best of the best of the best of the best of the best of the best of the best of the best of the best of the best of the best of the best of the best of the best.

dzjepp reviewed v6.4.8.4 on Mar 21, 2005

It's good to see Gabest working on the project again. Phenomenal player, it plays everything.

sftwrmaniac reviewed v6.4.8.4 on Mar 21, 2005

Simply the best.

tereshchenko reviewed v6.4.8.3 on Mar 2, 2005

mjm01010101, the size did not really jumped. Previously MPC was compressed by so called .exe compressor, that decreased .exe size but increased memory usage.

Since latest version .exe compressor (UPX) is no longer used - and that's for good. MPC now uses less RAM (and who cares about .exe size anymore?)

By the way, embedded web-server is included in MPC for ages!

mjm01010101 reviewed v6.4.8.3 on Mar 1, 2005

changes:
http://sourceforge.net/p...s.php?release_id=308872
I think the filesize exploded because it now includes an internal web server!

dzjepp reviewed v6.4.8.3 on Mar 1, 2005

Finally a new version. Hopefully the author will keep track now and release them a lot faster.

FXSoftware reviewed v6.4.8.3 on Mar 1, 2005

Simply the best.

disobay reviewed v6.4.8.3 on Mar 1, 2005

Great media player, the best I would say. However, ASX support is still broken. It's nothing major for most people, but for me who integrate MPC with uICE to use my remote control, it is a major problem. I'm using 6.4.7.7 until this is fixed.

Jezz_X reviewed v6.4.8.3 on Mar 1, 2005

IT Liiiives bwha hahaha

Cool a new official version Best out there

Klusternisse reviewed v6.4.8.3 on Mar 1, 2005

the best player :)

bourgeoisdude reviewed v6.4.8.3 on Mar 1, 2005

Works great, exactly what I want! I can't stand WMP 7.0 and higher...I just need a simple player.

muka3d reviewed v6.4.8.3 on Mar 1, 2005

stisev, that is because he didn't UPX this before releasing it. If you UPX it (http://upx.sf.net) using --best, the size will go down from 4.58MB to 1.70MB. Try it and see.

Best player bar none, by the way.

stisev reviewed v6.4.8.3 on Mar 1, 2005

WTF? Why did MPC jump more than 250% in file size with this single release?

DiGiTaLFX reviewed v6.4.8.3 on Mar 1, 2005

Awesome! Love the Shader effects. Lots of fun! (although maybe not the most useful thing for me really. but doing my own. might waste some time over the next few weeks).

Still wish it could be made to look less like the old wmp, because its got the best features and just looks a little old. Other than that and the playlist (which really just features in my comment about the looks) its brill.

MPC is THE best video player out there. And this version has improved it in lots of little ways.

RaveN-FH- reviewed v6.4.8.3 on Mar 1, 2005

grrrr.

change log: http://sourceforge.net/p...3&release_id=308872

mcm reviewed v6.4.8.2 on Jan 14, 2005

nigelclose, what you need to download is the K-Lite Mega Codec Pack.

http://fileforum.betanew...Codec_Pack/1080441198/1

This has an extensive range of codecs and is bundled with media player classic so that it plays virtually any file out of the box including realplayer and quicktime files. Then you don't ever have to worry about codecs again.

Media Player Classic is exactly what I want, lightweight, simple and supports a wide range of codecs. Definately the best video player out there, although for music I still use WMP10 for ripping cds and managing my collection.

scriptee reviewed v6.4.8.2 on Dec 4, 2004

I love this player !!!

I have never has any trouble with it at all, ever, except for when I asked it to play the s-video input from my video card, it crashed and would not close! most annoying!

adamdawg reviewed v6.4.8.2 on Nov 18, 2004

The best there is.

nigelclose reviewed v6.4.8.2 on Oct 27, 2004

Reviewer: Arutha Sep 11, 2004
Version: 6.4.8.2
"Good and simple media player. It's faster and uses less resources than Realplayer and WMP and can play about anything with the proper codec installed"

Could you give me an example of the proper codec to install with classic?
I was having problems with WMP 10. It was not able to play my dvds because " a compatible DVD decoder is not installed on my computer"
This is why I have decided to give Classic media player a go!

Another query I had was I recently downloaded DIVX to play my dvds because Windows media player 10 was unable to play the dvd because "a compatible DVD decoder is not installed on my computer". I downloaded divx and this seemed to cure the problem because it played the dvds that WMP could not!

Although I can watch the dvds I cannot hear the sound. I know this is the case because divx is just a video codec and does not play audio.

So I downloaded RADIUM MP3 CODEC to give me sound when playing the dvds but this still does not work!

I dont know how to get divx and radium mp3 to work with each other.

Any suggestions folks? I would love a bit of he

httpd.confused reviewed v6.4.8.2 on Oct 12, 2004

I also miss the updates. But anyway, I love this thing. And I say **>>FINALLY

bunghole reviewed v6.4.8.2 on Oct 5, 2004

used to updated all the time, now no updates in months! cmon man!

Arutha reviewed v6.4.8.2 on Sep 11, 2004

Good and simple media player. It's faster and uses less resources than Realplayer and WMP and can play about anything with the proper codec installed.

johannkrauser reviewed v6.4.8.2 on Aug 20, 2004

No more MS players for me;)

disobay reviewed v6.4.8.2 on Jul 16, 2004

Doesn't parse .PLS files for some reason, .. highly annoying as the frontend for the remote I use (uICE) plays directies by creating .PLS files :/ Had to revert to 6.4.7.7 where it worked the way it should.

lilda8615 reviewed v6.4.8.2 on Jun 29, 2004

windows media player is the best movie player by far and undoubtedly is one of the best audio players too

l_p_4_7 reviewed v6.4.8.2 on Jun 10, 2004

Light, small, fast and plays almost anything!
Simply the best video player!

DamnLag reviewed v6.4.8.2 on Jun 10, 2004

one of the only good things to come our of Redmond. what i dont watch on the xbox, gets played with this. :)

muff99 reviewed v6.4.8.2 on Jun 9, 2004

MPC and VLC, the only two players you'll ever need.

matt2971 reviewed v6.4.8.2 on Jun 7, 2004

I've tried most media players - and for someone interested in a free player without the bloated and pointless bells and whistles of the majors, but fully functional like the other freeware choices - then this is the one.

The real clincher is it's ability to play Quicktime and Real Media files (with the "Quicktime Alternative" and "Real Alternative" software installed). Never will Real or Apple have to dump their crap all over my PC again ;-)

Oh - did I mention it's tiny footprint and ease of use?

The only other player I *ever* use is VLC (formerly VideoLAN, great in it's latest version) - which as it uses it's own internal codec is able to sometimes play damaged files that NO other player would play using the standard codecs.

Jezz_X reviewed v6.4.8.2 on Jun 7, 2004

This is a great player it just keeps getting better and yet still manages to be small. I really love it for watching real media and quicktime formats as well even if you do have to download a separate codec.

borisf98 reviewed v6.4.8.2 on Jun 6, 2004

Great player, but has to be downloaded as part of Alternative Real or Alternative Quicktime package. Then get Divx, Ogg and xvid codex and you will be able to play 99.99% of all videos available through Internet. I am not sure, but I think it can play DVDs too.

One drawback. You can not change brightness/contrast option, unless you are playing avi/mpeg file. So Classic can not do that on realmedia or quicktime movies. Which is real drawback.

Jean-Luc Picard reviewed v6.4.8.2 on Jun 6, 2004

MPC ist a very good player. And almost better then M$'s Windows Media Player!

Death-Axe reviewed v6.4.8.2 on May 20, 2004

This is quite a good movie player. Has good features, and all that. The one thing I do not like is the playback quality. BS player (although unstable at times) has better playback quality of movies.

  reviewed v6.4.8.2 on Mar 29, 2004

When any application takes on new features and functionality, it gets bigger and slower. That's the unfortunate fact of computing life. I have not noticed a difference with recent MPC versions... so far.

Rating: ******************************

oomingmak reviewed v6.4.8.2 on Mar 29, 2004

Dillweed said "I have to fall back to using WMP for certain videos." Well, I have to do the same (as much as I would rather not). Overall MPC is a fantastic piece of software, it's regularly updated and refreshingly free of bloat. However, I am finding that later versions are sneaking up in size and are taking longer to open than earlier versions. It's now to the point where my Windows Media Player (v6.4 with v8 codecs on Win2k) opens much faster than MPC does. There also seems to be problems with seeking in MPC that does not occur when using Windows Media Player. But it's still a great player overall.

kljs reviewed v6.4.8.2 on Mar 28, 2004

Great job on developing MPC. One good thing about MPC is that it will allow me to watch heavily scratched VCD's. WiMP9 can't do it. 5 Stars just for that.

uNdisputed reviewed v6.4.8.2 on Mar 28, 2004

the upgrade`s are so fast i think i`ll never check out 6.4.8.1..lol
to 8.2 from 8.0
10 star`s ..it the best..i`ll rate it 12 when you add an equilizer ....*_~ a must for all .do try it and do donate ....respect`s to the writer of the prog

disobay reviewed v6.4.8.1 on Mar 28, 2004

Great media player is just getting better. ASX support has been fudged since 6.4.7.7 (it can still save playlist to .asx, but fails to load them properly) otherwise I'd continue using this latest build instead of the old one I'm using now.

dillweed reviewed v6.4.8.1 on Mar 26, 2004

Almost perfect. Unfortunately it often freezes on me (usually during opening or seeking) when playing video files (on both XP and 2000). This occurs regardless of codecs, fresh OS installs, etc., and I have to fall back to using WMP for certain videos. Perhaps it's just my hardware.

A great piece of software and the king of players nonetheless.

vis666 reviewed v6.4.8.1 on Mar 25, 2004

erm...shantanu? read my review... there is nothing negative said about MPc, only about the WMP series (windoze media player) and why not write negative comments? that's why ppl write them... :D
MPC: best substitution for WMP or other media players. 5/5

shantanu reviewed v6.4.8.1 on Mar 24, 2004

yay ! yippee, mind blowing. keep up the good work.

And hey "vis666" easy on the negative comments.

sal_undy reviewed v6.4.8.1 on Mar 24, 2004

I hope this is just me, because this is a superb program otherwise, but ASX format playlists have been broken for me since version 6.4.7.8...

Noldster reviewed v6.4.8.1 on Mar 23, 2004

Fantastic program! Gets better with every version =)

Orlando reviewed v6.4.8.0 on Mar 21, 2004

Fantastic!! I love this program! Gabest, please always keep this program light like it is. NO skins!! NO embedded html/URL addresses in media files (and automatically bringing up IE and going to the site). Keep the feel of Windows Media Player 6.4 (just like MPC is now)!! You've done a GREAT job!! To "bobad" (below) who says you can't "hijack" WMP file formats...you certaily CAN!! Go into "View", "Options" and "Formats" in MPC and select "all" and exit MPC (sometimes you have to do this twice for some strange reason). All file types are then associated with Media Player Classic. Gabest, hope everyone donates a small amount of money to you for doing this for us.

eL MaesTro reviewed v6.4.8.0 on Mar 17, 2004

I like it is light and all, but somehow for my needs I prefer VideoLAN VLC , that thing really plays everything

Kylde reviewed v6.4.8.0 on Mar 17, 2004

perfect, but ... when can we have bookmarks :) ?

carstereos reviewed v6.4.8.0 on Mar 16, 2004

I love this application!! I am glad that the program does not HIJACK my settings. I can decide, within each program, if I want it to associate with a certin file type. In WMP goto Tools, Options, File Types, uncheck everything, press OK, exit. In MPC goto View, Options, Formats, check everything. All done.

war593122 reviewed v6.4.8.0 on Mar 16, 2004

I agree with bobad. But still a four. Maybe a five in a little while. :)

bobad reviewed v6.4.8.0 on Mar 16, 2004

Good program. Does everything you need while remaining light, compact, and unobtrusive. I have to downgrade it because it has no option to highjack WMP's file associations. This makes the program very hard to access. A real shame.

nateklomp reviewed v6.4.7.9 on Mar 12, 2004

The best media player there is: small, fast, full-featured, simple interface. Now if I could just uninstall and remove WMP from XP...:)

ranasrule reviewed v6.4.7.9 on Mar 11, 2004

Gabest...u sexy thing u

roj reviewed v6.4.7.9 on Mar 11, 2004

Zoom and the others wish they were this good. Excellent work and I have and will continue to recommend it to many.

jessej reviewed v6.4.7.8 on Feb 16, 2004

It's the best. I like the fact its so sleek. What I would like to see is is VST plugin support for audio. this would be like a stereo insert before the output master volume. Thus I could use the hundreds of free audio plugins (like a multiband compressor, noise reduction etc) available in VST format to beef up and fix the sound of unprofessional recordings. This could also be used to maintain a steady output volume. You can find tons of information on how to implement VST on the web.

iamspockers reviewed v6.4.7.8 on Feb 16, 2004

This is the one, kudos to Gabest, you magnificent bas****!

uNdisputed reviewed v6.4.7.8 on Feb 15, 2004

Well...use it..you`ll say.it`s the best.you`ll never need another...10star`s as alwayz
it my media player
it`ll be your`s too..highly recomended do try it..
respect`s to the writer of the software..
thank`s buddie .

dzjepp reviewed v6.4.7.8 on Feb 15, 2004

A superb player. I use it to playback all my video files. Simply excellent. To the developer: keep up the good work, we (the community) truly apprieciate it!

viserov reviewed v6.4.7.8 on Feb 15, 2004

With the addition of taking screenshots quickly and repeatedly, this program now surpasses any priced DVD software on the market.

uNdisputed reviewed v6.4.7.7 on Feb 13, 2004

10 star`s ,,it`s simply the best

kaweka reviewed v6.4.7.7 on Feb 12, 2004

Sophisticated allround videoplayer, no other app needed.
Included girder (*.gml) support would make me happy.

viserov reviewed v6.4.7.6 on Feb 3, 2004

Excellent program. I love its simplicity and the new ability to play DVDs without installing separate programs first. Now, it just needs a screenshot-taking feature...

crimarti reviewed v6.4.7.6 on Jan 30, 2004

great software, i like to ask for better subtitle support, someting like bsplayer, also the ability to drag the subtitles up and down over the movie. luck!

Jeffsoft reviewed v6.4.7.6 on Jan 26, 2004

it's so sad that they have to remove Bink file support..

rbee reviewed v6.4.7.6 on Jan 26, 2004

EXCELLENT player. Can't remember it crashing even once on me. This, plus ffdshow + real/qt alternative, is all you need. Plus it plays incomplete/corrupt files!

Does anyone know how to stop a mouse click from pausing playback?

xer0 reviewed v6.4.7.5 on Jan 16, 2004

very very good program, but one thing i dont like is that it doesnt remeber to stay zoomed. keep up the good work!

uNdisputed reviewed v6.4.7.5 on Jan 12, 2004

********** see i just gave it 10 star`s
:)...put an equilizer in it budy

Ehrihk reviewed v6.4.7.5 on Jan 12, 2004

This program keeps getting better!!

melkor reviewed v6.4.7.4 on Jan 6, 2004

Great application and the web interface is really coming along.

uNdisputed reviewed v6.4.7.4 on Jan 5, 2004

my respect`s to the writer..10 star`s
the undisputed media player
:)....it`s just the best available.

Chikushou reviewed v6.4.7.4 on Jan 5, 2004

I'd been having problems with the latest Zoomplayer (3.30), so I decided to give MPC another try. Perfect. I don't think I'll be going back.

Jeffsoft reviewed v6.4.7.4 on Jan 5, 2004

it just rulz

Jeffsoft reviewed v6.4.7.3 on Jan 1, 2004

Great! Wonderful~

dim reviewed v6.4.7.3 on Dec 22, 2003

boboki, what do you mean "ask to add streaming support"? It's already in there, just File -> Open or Control-O and enter an URL.

boboki reviewed v6.4.7.3 on Dec 22, 2003

I have been using this for AWHILE... it is a GODSEND.
I have an older version, guess I'll try this one when I get home... but for now, all I can ask is to add streaming support. That happens, and I will never have to open mediaplayer again... and that makes me happy.

mmebane reviewed v6.4.7.3 on Dec 21, 2003

I found the changelog:

Changes:
- avi splitter: new "badly interleaved file" reporting dialog (hold shift to force showing it up)
- ogm splitter: fixed a crash caused by a nonstandard header.
- audio switcher + dsound renderer + spdif bug fixed.
- "always on top" options was splitted into 1. always, 2. while playing selections.
- web interface got a new file browser/opener page and the generated pages were moved into the resources. (note: the 9xme build will be able to handle only ascii file names)
- fixed a deadlock with the "rewind" option being unchecked

Grid reviewed v6.4.7.3 on Dec 21, 2003

Best media player ever!!! It seems to play anything I throw at it, and when I find something it won't play, another version comes out that will play it. It's completely self-contained and lighter than any media play I've ever used. It's perfect in the K-Lite Mega Codec Pack. This package will play anything worth playing. Can't find it? Try bit torrent. Torrent Search will help.
-- No, bit torrent is not illegal for those who ask. It never was. It never will be. --

bobad reviewed v6.4.7.2 on Dec 13, 2003

Great program. I like the small, simple, 1 file executable. Only wish: Package a good CODEC (or at least give links) that decodes everything that MPC is capable of playing. The despised Windows Media Player still plays some AVI's that MPC will not play. :(

uNdisputed reviewed v6.4.7.2 on Dec 10, 2003

hey buddie..we know it`s the best of it`s kind..
how about an equilizer with it.
i named it my media player..10 star`s buddie

MeanE reviewed v6.4.7.2 on Dec 8, 2003

Amazing media player. It just gets better and better. The developer is a nice and helpfull guy to boot ;)

freeza reviewed v6.4.7.2 on Dec 7, 2003

great great media player. gets better with every build

vis666 reviewed v6.4.7.1 on Dec 3, 2003

even tough i use it from the original 6.1 build, this thing just keeps me amazed. Y switch to another media player? 6/5 ;)

chaos945 reviewed v6.4.7.1 on Dec 2, 2003

Great program, I use it to view all my video, I use Winamp for my audio. But that could change if this player only integrated use of the systemtray for fast access, and enquene context menus so entire folders can be added to a play list easily; also changing it so when multiple video files are selected to play they automatically form a playlist, as well as the option to enquene as default on clicking a new file to play.

uNdisputed reviewed v6.4.7.1 on Dec 2, 2003

using this for some time now.i think it`s a must to have and a very good piece of work.
wish it had an equalizer too..
my regard`s to the auther

daxno reviewed v6.4.7.1 on Dec 2, 2003

Best media player out there. Use it in combination with Real and Quicktime alternative and you will have a very powerfull and fast mediaplayer!

tech_8356 reviewed v6.4.7.1 on Dec 2, 2003

MPC v6.4.7.1 is an awesome program...best all in one player I've ever seen. Although, it's memory footprint is a bit large (15-20+ megs) for everyday use as an audio player....I use Winamp 5.0 RC8 for that (3 meg memory footprint). Just in case you're wondering, I tested both players with the same song: Somewhere I Belong by Linkin Park.All in all, an absolutly wonderful piece of software!

Adie reviewed v6.4.7.0 on Nov 28, 2003

This is best mp I've ever seen. Now I don't have to install all these QT, Real players etc. Now all I need is MPC, Real&QT Alternative(codecs) and ffdshow to play virtually any file or disc (incl. DVD). Yeah, it doesn't have fancy graphics but if You need lightweight and flexible player with extensive configuration then this is it.
BTW:
- Palomino, You can always controll brightness with your display drivers for every player (overlay controlls).
- bobad: codeck packages are compatibile with almost every windows player, so You can use any of them. And the only difference is that WMP9 can download M$(only) codecs when needed.

Palomino reviewed v6.4.7.0 on Nov 27, 2003

I use this program for audio files (not MP3s) but that's about it, because it loads fast. I don't use it for video because you can't adjust Brightness, Contrast, Hue and Saturation for most of the video file types and the controls are awkward to use. Media Player 9 has the color controls on the screen while the video is playing and they work for most file types.

Targaff reviewed v6.4.7.0 on Nov 27, 2003

A great little player that handles pretty much anything you can throw at it provided the user engages brain and goes looking for the easy-to-find codecs which are required.

bobad reviewed v6.4.6.9 on Nov 25, 2003

Nice, light, well featured. The author needs to develop a package of CODECS. MPC will not play many movies that WMP9 (ACK!) will play, and this gets tiresome.

matt2971 reviewed v6.4.6.9 on Nov 25, 2003

i've tried a lot of media players over the years... but this is the best by far. For the people who think that a media player's main purpose is to play media files effectively and with versatility rather than those who think a media player's purpose is to look pretty and make the coffee. They call us mininalists and we are not in "the norm". What a strange world we live in. ;-)

perplX reviewed v6.4.6.9 on Nov 24, 2003

christoofar It can shutdown after playback using the "/shutdown" switch.

christoofar reviewed v6.4.6.9 on Nov 24, 2003

Continues to be the Giant Killer of media players. Small, fast, & flexible. The only thing I would like to see is an option added that would shut down the player at the end of playing a file (a la Zoomplayer)
Other than that, pretty much poifect!

mmebane reviewed v6.4.6.9 on Nov 24, 2003

xlslayer, I had the same problems as well, but 6.4.6.9 fixed them for me.

xlslayer reviewed v6.4.6.8 on Nov 15, 2003

I tried this player to replace the old mcp i had but the older version plays some films that this one doesnt,eg bin files and others new one says cant render or no codec found old one is better

zik reviewed v6.4.6.8 on Nov 9, 2003

changelogs plz!!! :)

sirhardi reviewed v6.4.6.8 on Nov 9, 2003

I love this thing, so much faster and plays so much more.
What's changed is missing ???
Ok, i got one ting to add....is it possible to get streaming commands integrasted ?
I know File Formats it takes, but is there a way to have this proggie styart up for
" mms, asf, wmv etc" ?

FailedCRC reviewed v6.4.6.8 on Nov 9, 2003

there seems to be a bit of a problem with newer buils - in that they tend to make everything overbright. Has anyone else noticed this?

BiggFatty reviewed v6.4.6.8 on Nov 9, 2003

Ah, this version fixed the Quicktime bug that I had.

uNdisputed reviewed v6.4.6.7 on Nov 9, 2003

Hi buddie, the bests. I was looking for some thing like this for a long time,,
My official media player frm now.
when uNdisputed say`s yes .it`s a YES
tried and checked on win me,,win 2000 pro..and win xp pro
work`s good on all..i rate it 10 star`s
my respect`s to the writter of the software...
KEEP the good work going .
any one read`s this..and like`s the program should think to donate to it..to help keep the good work going

scodan reviewed v6.4.6.7 on Oct 21, 2003

Never mind--one too many hits on the crack pipe that day.

Jeffsoft reviewed v6.4.6.7 on Oct 12, 2003

hoo.. this proggy update very often .
changes for this version:
Just a minor fix for today, the Smacker decoder interface had a small bug which made mpc crash with certain video renderers and colorspaces.

aalaap reviewed v6.4.6.6-2 on Oct 11, 2003

wonder what the version number means. time for 6.4.6.7 ?

tim3 reviewed v6.4.6.6-2 on Oct 11, 2003

very good software to watch video files.

FXSoftware reviewed v6.4.6.6-2 on Oct 11, 2003

bobad > No need of Core media player. Installing the good codecs for OGM should help. Your codec pack is not really a good one or is not up to date. Never had any problem with ogm. ||| By the way, new version seems even more stable. Good work !

klumy reviewed v6.4.6.6-2 on Oct 11, 2003

Great program because it uses so less cpu ressource

Einvert reviewed v6.4.6.5 on Oct 9, 2003

Good program, using it to play all my mpegs.
However, whenever I jump ahead to a certain time while playing a file, the video can never show, only the audio keeps playing. I tried doing the same with the old WMP 6.0 and it plays the same file fine.

bobad reviewed v6.4.6.4 on Sep 19, 2003

Nice program, and I really like it, but it won't play certain AVI files that even IRFANVIEW will play! How embarrassing! Neither will MPC play OGM files unless the buggy CORE MEDIA PLAYER is installed. This is even with the K-Lite CODEC's installed. So there are yet problems to iron out in MPC.

crimarti reviewed v6.4.6.4 on Sep 19, 2003

wtf? i installed it and tried to play some .rm, .ra and .mov files but it couldn't play, then i went and downloaded some ac3 codec recommended by the program itself and get to play the .ra file but not the .rm, also i went to the soundoforge forum and read there that i could install the codecs by the real alternative player which i already have but after installing it i couldn't play ANY real file!!, i guess that if you want to play quicktime or real files you should install both real and quicktime alternative because this player doesn't work without those codecs, i'm still wainting to see if this player will show some divx movie with subtitles, if not, i'll stay with radlight. to the developer: why don't you deliver this proggie with a decent installer with codecs (for mov and real files)?, i hate to install something and then begin to figure out how to make it work. bye.

calvin42 reviewed v6.4.6.4 on Sep 19, 2003

I think its one of the better media players sometimes I think its the best :-)
@bobad
if you need a codec package try: K-Lite Codec Pack 2.04 Full on http://home.hccnet.nl/h.edskes/mirror.htm

calvin

Error404 reviewed v6.4.6.3 on Sep 7, 2003

At this moment in time, I consider MPC the best all around media player! :)

thehalon reviewed v6.4.6.3 on Sep 4, 2003

VERY NICE PROGRAM! I LOVE IT!

btw. its a sourceforge poject :D

check it out : http://sourceforge.net/projects/guliverkli/

bobad reviewed v6.4.6.3 on Sep 2, 2003

MPC is a great program, but I'm in CODEC hell. Why doesn't MPC come with a recommended list of CODECS needed to play all supported media? Too much fighitng, too much confusion. One day my OGM's will play, next day they won't. One day my MPEG4 will play, next time they won't. Can someone point me to a good single package of CODECS?

virtorio reviewed v6.4.6.3 on Sep 2, 2003

The best damm media player there ever was!!!

yohimbe9 reviewed v6.4.6.2 on Aug 29, 2003

MPC is awesome. the site moved to SourceForge but no one updated the link yet: http://sourceforge.net/projects/guliverkli

sirhardi reviewed v6.4.6.2 on Aug 29, 2003

Love it also, has played anything i threw at it....was forced to install RealOne by one of my proggies but since i have this on the box, realone wont even load ROFL..which i dont mind.
I can hardly keep up with all the updates here, what has changed now in .2 ?

Zulithe reviewed v6.4.6.2 on Aug 29, 2003

Why is it that I can never get MPC's website to load? O_o

MonkY reviewed v6.4.6.2 on Aug 29, 2003

Almost daily updated, MPC is goin' to be the best freeware multimedia player, that's for sure !!! Gabest is the best, and is now working on including in MPC his own filters/decoders. That's hard work, and for free. Impressive !

FailedCRC reviewed v6.4.6.2 on Aug 29, 2003

excellent video player, highly recommened. light on resources and very fast to seek, not to mention the huge number of formats it supports

stevvie reviewed v6.4.6.2 on Aug 29, 2003

6.4.6.2 RM files still broken

stevvie reviewed v6.4.6.1 on Aug 27, 2003

MPC 6.4.6.1 seems to not show video in RealPlayer files. I've copied version 6.4.6.0 back over and the video is now showing again. It's only .rm files everything else .mov,.avi,.mpg all play fine in this version

MadEx2k2 reviewed v6.4.6.1 on Aug 26, 2003

Awesome, free program! My only complaint is that you can't adjust brightness on-the-fly. That's all MPC needs, it's already perfect!

RaveN-FH- reviewed v6.4.6.1 on Aug 26, 2003

idynkydnk: view->option->playback (output->Zoom)

idynkydnk reviewed v6.4.6.1 on Aug 26, 2003

Great program. The only reason I won't use it is because it won't remember the zoom settings.

netnis reviewed v6.4.6.1 on Aug 26, 2003

small and fast, the best

whatever_-_ reviewed v6.4.6.0 on Aug 21, 2003

I had problems using MPC to play back .mpg videos in Windows 2000: upon loading the clip, my system would become almost totally unresponsive. The sound played OK, but the video window in the player showed 4 equally sized squares of different colours. Rescently, however, I switched to Windows XP and everything seems to work fine. I would give this player a 5/5, except that there's no facility to crossfade or normalize audio. If the developers were to implement this, or add support for Win Amp plugins so people could get such functionality from there, that would make this player perfect.

Scorched Earth reviewed v6.4.6.0 on Aug 21, 2003

MPC has the best compatibility with codecs out of all the media players I've tried. It's nice to be able to view and hear RealMedia and Quicktime streaming media without having to install their bloated software. Also, the option to change the logo was a great addition in this version.

rogerpit reviewed v6.4.6.0 on Aug 21, 2003

This is a great player for video files. I use becouse is very simple and functional. Also has support for VMR9 and subtitle. Great work!

bobad reviewed v6.4.6.0 on Aug 21, 2003

Great program. Some MPEG's don't play correctly, but the fault may lie with one of the many CODEC's I have installed. Another program to play Real Media is priceless.

xer0 reviewed v6.4.6.0 on Aug 21, 2003

Finaly a program that opens everything

one thing i dont like, it doesnt remember the zoom settings
even tho i clicked "remember settings"

christoofar reviewed v6.4.5.9 on Aug 2, 2003

I give it a high five for features, ease of use, and authors' commitment to improve on little niggles. If it would only have an option to close player after playing files (a la Zoomplayer has), I'd rate it a 6 !!

bobad reviewed v6.4.5.9 on Aug 2, 2003

What can you say? It works, works well, and is very feature packed for such a small player. I guess it plays every media type there is. I like the fact it is a "1 File Wonder" with no install or Windows bloat. I prefer running it with all controls off, just a clean movie screen. All controls are on the right-click (context) menu. No distractions!

cricri_pingouin reviewed v6.4.5.8 on Jul 18, 2003

I'm a BSPlayer fan... but I still gave this one a go, and I was impressed by the features and the size. Very nice job, well worse the 5 stars.

polarbear_ak reviewed v6.4.5.8 on Jul 16, 2003

I give it a 4 because it can play anything. even these svcds and real player and quick time files. It even loads up pictures. Though it does crash alot with my music video play list. So maybe there is a bit of a glitch in there. About the full screen comment. It did not play on mine correctly, but it was due to the DivxG400 Codec was installed. After uninstalling it. The video played normally in full screen mode. Over all an excellent program. If it would crash less on my computer.....
Polar

benwhite reviewed v6.4.5.8 on Jul 13, 2003

Fullscreen works for me, and this is the best media player out in my mind. Keep up the good work. It would be nice if it remembered the last zoom setting you used...

Lutz reviewed v6.4.5.8 on Jul 13, 2003

Well, I still have the same problem with the download-server! It doesn't send any response, always time-outs if I try to download the fileshare-client.
This is since last night (before 24 hours!!) What's up with your server? I suggest you to bring it online, otherwise nobody will be able to test the new client!!

bsf reviewed v6.4.5.8 on Jul 13, 2003

It's awesome.. except one little bug. I wonder if anyone have this problem too. When you .. for example play a movie at 200% or 50% of the size, you open another movie, it'll default go back to 100% upon opening the new one. I haven't managed to find a way, if anyone can solve this problem, I'll be a lot appreciated. thanks.

sirkevinthegeek reviewed v6.4.5.6 on Jun 22, 2003

I didn't give this program a second look when it came with the Quicktime Alternative package. But, recently, I've been having a lot of problems watching large AVI files off of a CD with Windows Media Player 9. My computer would either lock up, or WMP would crash and my two CD drives would disappear from My Computer. So, I thought I'd give Media Player Classic a try. And, not only have I not experienced any crashing, but my movies don't even stall, as they occasionally would with WMP for a few seconds. Excellent!

johnny143 reviewed v6.4.5.6 on Jun 20, 2003

An excellent programme. Much better than the other alternative that I have just previewed (BSplayer). It is fast, extremely stable, and very user friendly. If only Microsoft could write a media player half as good as this one! Okay, Mediaplayer 9 etc. does have SRS WOW, but this seems redundant on newer sound systems. Only Trusurround XT will give mediaplayer 9 some grace. Also media player 9 has the adjustable speed, without changing the tone. Pretty cool effect that takes next to no CPU (about 5% usage in total still), even though to accomplish speeding up/slowing down sound without pitch change requires quite a bit of processing power. It only supports a few sound formats though, and only a few video formats.

Anyway, this is the best media player I have used in a long time, and I recommend it to anyone over any other player that is available. Five cheers to the writer, and I am sure I speak for everyone when I say well done on this innovative programme. The interface albeit simple could be slightly better, more of an XP Windows feel without changing the file size, speed or amount of memory use. It would be good to go away from a Windows media player 6 look to a look of its own whilst retaining the high quality of the programme and ease of use.

wolseleydude reviewed v6.4.5.6 on Jun 19, 2003

Very well done.

crimarti reviewed v6.4.5.6 on Jun 19, 2003

hi!
can anyone help me?
when i run this player i get this error message:
"the file MPLAYERC.EXE is linked to a DDRAW.DLL:DirectDrawCreateEx of exportation that doesn't exists" of course i get this in my native language which is spanish. what am i doing wrong?

thankz!

cupnoodle reviewed v6.4.5.5 on Jun 17, 2003

Certainly outperforms realone and quicktime in every aspect. Very fast to open, uses less resources. Definate recommendation

affectator reviewed v6.4.5.5 on Jun 16, 2003

Nice software, speedy, usefull, better than others I have tested ! REally a good work !

oomingmak reviewed v6.4.5.3 on Jun 6, 2003

Fantastic!!

Has regular updates, while remaining lightweight and fast. I'm so glad I do not have to go anywhere near WMP these days thanks to this program.

This is the ultimate in "Anti-Bloat" software, (if only more programmers would strive to write code this light).

jespielm reviewed v6.4.5.3 on Jun 5, 2003

This is a fantastic program! Extremely small and fast, but with excellent options - especially for DVD and video playback. Transitions from actual pixels to full screen very quickly and fluidly. WinDVD and PowerDVD both came free with my computer, but I have uninstalled them in favor Media Player Classic. My thanks to the author!!

ymmv reviewed v6.4.5.3 on Jun 4, 2003

It's small and it rocks! Recommended for everyone who hates bloatware.

killingjoke reviewed v6.4.5.3 on Jun 4, 2003

Best. Media. Player. Ever.
Rivals linux's mplayer in functionality (and that's no easy feat). Extremely pleased. Can't wait to see what they add next!

roj reviewed v6.4.5.0 on May 31, 2003

This is by far and away the most versatile and quick media player out there for video. It doesn't barf on stuff that both WMP8 and MS media Player 6.4 do (I won't dignify the garbage known as WMP9 with a comment).

If I could give it six stars I would.

Metshrine reviewed v6.4.5.0 on May 24, 2003

The only thing this program needs is either update notification or Auto-Update. If the author needs help, let me know, I have a good module I developed on my own that automatically updates the program, and does it via a patch, instead of downloading the entire thing :) But otherwise, 5 STARS for me. Kick a** program.

melkor reviewed v6.4.4.8 on May 8, 2003

Changes your default video output choose on upgrade, you will need to reset it.

illuvatar reviewed v6.4.4.8 on May 8, 2003

This is definitely a keeper. This should have been the route M$ had to take, but they chose to make a bloatware product called WMP7 and later used this as a basis to build the grotesque WMP9.

Media player classic gives you a lot of control over your files and it's highly configurable. I use it as a backup for an even better player (bsplayer). People who think this has nothing to offer over WMP6.4, clearly haven't tried it (are you reading this, fiddelm3742?)

QQ reviewed v6.4.4.8 on May 7, 2003

Those complaining about RAM.. you have no idea, do you? 10mb? Gee, this thing has subtitle support, audio stream switching, selectable video/audio outputs, DVD playback, RealMedia, QuickTime and Flash playback, speaker output remapping, DShow video filters (custom connecting of that!), DShow audio filters, widely used DirectX audio effects (and that allows connecting Winamp dsp plugins!), WinLIRC/uICE remote control support, remapable keys, pan&scan, realtime resize, and you say that 10mb is too much? Dude, take a look at WMP7 or smth.

Oh, and who said this is minimalistic? Sure, it looks so, but hey, then comes it's functionality!

animespy reviewed v6.4.4.8 on May 7, 2003

I give it 5 stars, 6 if it was possible. It loads quickly and plays any movie extenstion I can imagine. I think the options are organized better in this one. Well done.

golbex reviewed v6.4.4.8 on May 7, 2003

Why would you want to do that when... this player is better! Very nice work.

fiddelm3742 reviewed v6.4.4.8 on May 7, 2003

Sure this looks like the old Media player (6.4, etc.) but why not just run 6.4 In XP even if you have MP 9 installed you can run 6.4 Just go to your start menu --> run, then type mplayer2 and wahlaa back to the days of old!

Palm IIIc reviewed v6.4.4.8 on May 7, 2003

Very good program!! I didnt like the sh**s from Microsoft (versions 7,8,9). I would be happy, when I can translate this program in my language. It is Czech.

Apollos reviewed v6.4.4.8 on May 7, 2003

whoa, this program only just came to my attention. Amazing player, I love it. Impressive file size too, just amazing :)

keh reviewed v6.4.4.2 on Apr 12, 2003

Pros: Very straightforward in implementation without any messy and incomptability/rendering issues with plugins and skins.

Cons:

1. Memory usage is too high for such a minimalist program - approx. 10 Meg. Even WinAmp 2.81 with Dfx and a host of other input/output/visual plugins tops around 6 Meg. This should be looked at.

2. When choosing "File" from the menu bar, there is a lengthy pause before the menu drops down.

Other than the above, I feel this player is moving in the right direction. More functionality, less eye-candy.

Tegel reviewed v6.4.4.2 on Apr 8, 2003

best thing is that you do not need 2 install it :D

whatever_-_ reviewed v6.4.4.2 on Apr 6, 2003

I like this media player, but why dpoes it comsume so much ram relative to other players with similar functionality? If the developer fixes that I'll give it a 5.

finalcut reviewed v6.4.4.2 on Apr 6, 2003

i prefer zoomplayer, but this is still a good app

gcbetaman reviewed v6.4.3.1 on Mar 11, 2003

Once you've traversed the download maze to get at it, this one's a keeper!

vis666 reviewed v6.4.3.1 on Mar 8, 2003

I've been using this gem for quite a while now and it just keeps on getting better. it may use a bit too much of memory, but I'll give them the time to work on that. MPC is bound to become one of the better players out there. And the fact that it's freeware gives it that extra special something :)

klumy reviewed v6.4.3.1 on Mar 7, 2003

Great work ;)

nLctr reviewed v6.4.3.0 on Mar 2, 2003

Program works well for me even with the problems with QT .MOV files noted below by WRFan. Frees me anyway from RealPlayer which is great.

benwhite reviewed v6.4.3.0 on Mar 2, 2003

Very nice, I love the qt and real media integration.
I can't stand all this bloated skinned junk that keeps coming out. This program is strait to the point. Good Work...

soundgard reviewed v6.4.3.0 on Mar 2, 2003

i like this app 'cause i change drivers often and like to have a fresh start when using the new betas .. cheers.

WRFan reviewed v6.4.3.0 on Mar 2, 2003

hmm, half of the comments that were here have been deleted. strange. about the newest version: it supports video and audio directx plugins, which is cool, but sorting them is a pain in the ass, they should be automatically sorted by alphabet or by the frequency of usage. QT playback works, but not very well, one can't change the picture size (streching) and also I get an error before playback starts, but then it still works. anyway, I still prefer quicktime player, it's better optimised for mov files

wyoung reviewed v6.4.3.0 on Mar 2, 2003

To the person before: Do you actually have the QT browser plugin, and decoding libraries installed? MPC requires all that installed, otherwise there will be nothing to use. It relies upon having the browser plugin (and hence all the other stuff behind it) for QT to be played. Anyhow, that said, QT playback works for me. The play/stop/pause buttons work rather weirdly when doing QT, but still works. Platform here is Windows 2000 SP3, with QuickTime 6 installed.

Kylde reviewed v6.4.3.0 on Mar 2, 2003

Hmm, wont play QT files for me either, ANYONE got it to work? Without that, it's just another media player, yawn

draco_1999 reviewed v6.4.3.0 on Mar 2, 2003

I really advice this piece of software. It just rocks !!! It's CPU-friendly and perfect whan tou want to use multi-channel sound (VORBIS of course)

alex reviewed v6.4.2.7 on Feb 18, 2003

I still use the classical mplayer2, until now. This is a worthy replacment. Clean and packed with features. I don't like the trend of bloated wmplayer/realplayer/winamp3 interfaces.

yohimbe9 reviewed v6.4.2.7 on Feb 18, 2003

awesome! i love mplayer2 and RealOne is so bloated. it won't play quicktime files for me but it still gets a 5