MPlayer, a free and open-source media player application, supports a range of video and audio formats and is easy to use. Available for Linux-like operating systems as well as OS/2 Syllable AmigaOS MorphOS AROS Research Operating Systems this versatile media player also has Windows DOS DJGPP ports available for distribution.
It is a free and open-source media player application
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MPlayer is an open source media player featuring a built-in codec capable of playing most video and audio formats without relying on plugins or external codecs, including picture-in-picture mode and equalizer features that make viewing experiences more pleasurable. Furthermore, this program supports 4K resolution streaming videos online via streaming videos services; and compatible with most commonly used codecs including encrypted DVDs.
An intuitive user interface makes this program simple to use, with advanced features that include support for multiple subtitles and customizable layout. Gestures allow for control over video and audio playback or clicking buttons can change their functions; additionally there is a wide selection of audio and video filters to choose from and this application works on most PCs, including those powered by Intel processors.
This open-source media player is compatible with all major operating systems, including Linux and Unix-like machines, making it the perfect choice for users with limited system resources, since it uses minimal system resources. Since it’s free and open source, modifications or distribution can occur freely as well as additional useful plugins which extend its capabilities further.
VLC, VLC Classic and MPV are among the most widely-used open-source media players. VLC supports multiple file formats – including MKV, AVI and MP4. Furthermore, it features DXVA2 3D support as well as Windows Media Dual Stream for 3D video playback. Furthermore, it can stream online content such as YouTube Dailymotion Vimeo with ease.
MPV is an open-source alternative to VLC with its minimalist user interface built around FFmpeg so it can handle virtually all media formats. Furthermore, its gesture control capabilities make it ideal for touchscreen devices while it also comes equipped with additional features such as color management and modern toolbars.
It is compatible with a variety of media formats
MPlayer is a media player capable of handling numerous video and audio formats, from free ones (see FreeFormats page) to commercial ones such as DVDs or DivX videos. Furthermore, it comes equipped with MEncoder as a companion program, which can encode or transform streams read by MPlayer.
MPlayer offers extensive DVD playback support, both PAL and NTSC encodings are supported, plus use of the libdvdcstr library to read its menu and chapter information, making it suitable for watching movies and television shows on a computer. MPlayer can also play streaming audio from websites using Mozilla, Epiphany or Konqueror browsers.
This software can read several different types of AVI files and can be configured to operate either interleaved or non-interleaved mode, with interleaved being the standard and recommended option as it allows full playback without losing sync between audio and video streams. Some tools create non-interleaved files which may cause issues with seeking.
Mplayer can read many audio file formats and is flexible enough to work in either mono or stereo mode, handling VDPAU, the X video extension and OpenGL output drivers for video display. Furthermore, its user-friendly user interface facilitates running it as either a window or separate screen player.
RoQ (Rotational Quantization) files are multimedia files containing animation and sound that can be played using MPlayer’s “-demuxer” flag; this option requires appropriate codecs be installed.
The MPlayer team recently introduced support for several newer formats. One such is NuppelVideo files created by TV grabber tools; these contain uncompressed, YV12 RTJpeg compressed or LTJpeg+lzo compressed YUV frames which MPlayer can read and decode easily – and even encode back out into DivX or YV12 LTJpeg+lzo encoded video using MEncoder!
It is easy to use
MPlayer can play nearly every media file and features an intuitive user interface, supporting various features including picture-in-picture and an equalizer. Users can create customized playlists and adjust playback settings; its robust feature set and reliable performance make MPlayer an excellent choice for Windows users.
To use MPlayer, simply launch it with the name of the video or audio file you wish to play and press Enter or Return on the keyboard. A window will then open to show your file being played – to pause or stop playback click either Pause or Stop button on its toolbar.
Use command line options to manage MPlayer’s behavior, from fine-tuning performance, changing subtitle font and color, or even activating hardware acceleration. MPlayer supports multiple output drivers such as X11, Xv, DGA, OpenGL SVGAlib, FBDEV and AAFlib (with or without X11); it may even use low level card drivers such as those for Matrox 3Dfx and ATI cards.
MPlayer supports various decoding algorithms, including H.264 decoding which can be CPU intensive. To speed it up significantly, use either multithreaded FFmpeg-mt or the experimental CoreAVC codec with multiple threads enabled and VDPAU to allow newer Nvidia graphics cards with multiple cores to decode videos quicker.
As another way of speeding up mplayer, using the -ass flag to enable embedded fonts may also help speed it up; this allows fontconfig instead of system fonts to display subtitle text subtitles – this feature may come in particularly useful on computers with limited memory space.
Mplayer allows you to configure it to use another device other than /dev/dvd by adding the -dvddevice option in its config file, and can also start at any chapter using the -chapter option – this way you save bandwidth by only streaming part of a movie that you are interested in (especially useful with movies that have many chapters and slow connections).
It is available for Windows
MPlayer for Windows can be installed and used on computers running any version of Windows, supporting both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures. As it’s released under GNU General Public License, it can be modified freely as well as distributed freely among its users – its source code being openly accessible for inspection by any interested user.
Multimedia player that can open various media file formats without external codecs installed is an excellent solution for users who possess multiple types of media files and want a simple way to play them all without installing multiple different programs. Furthermore, this program can create and edit subtitles while optimizing audio/video parameters for optimal playback while taking screenshots during recording processes – all while being relatively fast and low resource drain.
Outside of its main playback controls, KeyPlayer also features several keyboard shortcuts for more convenient control of videos and music. This application has an extremely user-friendly and straightforward interface without advertisements or subscription fees required to unlock its full set of features.
This multi-platform open source program supports many processors, including x86, ARM and PPC processors as well as running on X11. Furthermore, it features numerous output drivers like Xv, SVGAlib fbdev DirectFB as well as Matrox 3Dfx and ATI GPU support – even through hardware MPEG decoder boards!
Not only does FFMPEG offer core capabilities, it offers many other features as well, such as skinnable user interface and localization; its preferences dialog is extensive enough for any user’s requirements; it plays most MPEG/VOB, AVI, Ogg/OGM VIVO VIVO files played from ASF/WMA/WMV to QT/MOV/MP4 RealMedia Matroska NUT FLI YUV4MPEG FILM RoQ files while supporting most native codecs FFmpeg as well as Win32 DLL codecs; YouTube videos can also be played while searching for subtitles on user computers.
