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SMPlayer 0.6.7 adds support for DVD menus

WindowsLinuxby Brad Linder Mar 19th 2009

SMPlayer DVD menu
SMPlayer is a frontend for the open source MPlayer media player. Like MPlayer, that means SMPlayer can handle a wide array of video formats. And the latest build brings SMPlayer one step closer to being a complete replacement for Windows Media Center with experimental support for DVD menus.

SMPlayer 0.6.7 also makes it esier to load external subtitle files, doest a better job of sorting new files added to playlists, and and allows users to configure audio and subtitle delays if necessary.

The media player is available for Windows or Linux. There's also a portable version for Windows that can be run from a USB flash drive.

[via gHacks]

Tags: dvd, dvd-menus, mplayer, smplayer, smplayer-0.6.7

Filed under: Audio, Video, Windows, Linux, Open Source

SMPlayer open source media player goes portable

WindowsLinuxby Brad Linder Aug 20th 2008

SMPlayer portable
SMPlayer is a frontend for the open source MPlayer, which means the media player can handle pretty much any media file you can throw at it, as long as it isn't wrapped up in DRM. SMPlayer is available for Windows and Linux. And now there's a portable version for Windows, which means you can run the media player without installing it. Just download, unzip, and click the executable file.

SMPlayer Portable supports all the same media formats as the classic version. The major difference is that you can install it to a USB flash drive for use on any computer. The portable application is based on SMPlayer 0.6.2, which is the latest version. It lacks the icon themes included in the full version, and it won't write anything to your Windows Registry. You can find a complete list of differences between SMPlayer and SMPlayer Portable in the user forums.

[via The Portable Freeware Collection]

Tags: mplayer, smplayer, smplayer-portable

Filed under: Video, Windows Mobile, Freeware, Open Source, Mobile Minute

MPlayer being ported to Windows Mobile

by Brad Linder Nov 17th 2007

MPlayer Windows MobileMPlayer is probably the most powerful and versatile media player for Linux. Many popular Linux and Windows media players like SMPlayer and KMPlayer are built on MPlayer. And thanks to amitv_17 at the XDA-Developers forum, you can now run MPlayer on a Windows Mobile phone or PDA.

The first version of MPlayer for Windows Mobile is a bit rough around the edges. The GUI is pretty basic, and the CPU usage is pretty high. But the fact that MPlayer supports practically every audio and video format known to mankind kind of makes up for that.

This is the only Windows Mobile media player, for example that supports RealAudio and RealVideo files, unless you count Real Media's outdated RealPlayer for Windows Mobile. The WMA decoder isn't working, but there's support for H.264, Flac, MP4, M4a, OGG, MP3, and a slew of other formats.

The MPlayer port appears to work with Windows Mobile 5 and 6 devices. Windows Mobile 2003SE and earlier users need not apply.

[via Smartphone & Pocket PC Magazine]

Tags: MPlayer, MPlayer-for-Windows-Mobile, RealAudio, RealVideo

Filed under: Video, Freeware, Open Source

3 free video players for watching almost any movie

by Brad Linder Sep 17th 2007

GOM Player, KMPlayer, and rulesPlayer
Last week we told you about SMPlayer, a powerful, yet easy to use frontend for open source media player MPlayer. We were pretty impressed with SMPlayer, which can run on Windows or Linux and can handle almost any format except for Real Media.

But our wonderful readers pointed out that SMPlayer was hardly unique. You've probably heard of VLC, but here are three other media players that can handle pretty much any video you can throw at them. Oh yeah, and they're all absolutely free.

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Tags: gom-player, kmplayer, media-player-classic, mplayer, rulesplayer, smplayer, vlc

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