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  • Debbie
    MURCer
    • Apr 2001
    • 952

    #1

    Free Media Player Required

    I need a good media player that can show subtitles, please.
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  • TransformX
    Super MURCer
    • Sep 2003
    • 4946

    #2
    VLC?
    "For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism."

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    • Debbie
      MURCer
      • Apr 2001
      • 952

      #3
      I'll give it a try. What about Kantaris ? Looks decent and also shows sub
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      • Jammrock
        The Berserker
        • Aug 1999
        • 8661

        #4
        BSplayer (http://www.bsplayer.org/)
        VLC (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/)
        MPC-HC (http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/)
        Zoom (http://www.inmatrix.com/files/zoomplayer_download.shtml)
        DivX (http://www.divx.com/)

        Not all are totally free, but they at least have a free player version. VLC is the easiest for non-AV technical people to use, as all the CODECs are built in to it so there's no need to mess with third-party CODEC installations.
        “Inside every sane person there’s a madman struggling to get out”
        –The Light Fantastic, Terry Pratchett

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        • VJ
          Moderator
          • Mar 2001
          • 9733

          #5
          A vote for MPC-HC, mainly because it has DXVA support (video decoding using gpu) and also has codecs built in.
          pixar
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          • Jammrock
            The Berserker
            • Aug 1999
            • 8661

            #6
            I typically use VLC and MPC-HC. Some of my videos work well in one and not well in the other. For music I use Foobar2000.
            “Inside every sane person there’s a madman struggling to get out”
            –The Light Fantastic, Terry Pratchett

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            • Dilitante1
              Administrator
              • Aug 1999
              • 1829

              #7
              I float between VLC and Allplayer myself..... http://www.allplayer.org/
              Better to let one think you are a fool, than speak and prove it


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              • Debbie
                MURCer
                • Apr 2001
                • 952

                #8
                Thank you all. I have been using WMP and DirectVobSub to view subtitles, but recently I came across a couple of movies that would not play if DirectVobSub was in use. If the sub file was in the same folder with the movie the DivX file type in WMP will keep getting disactivated. Media Player Classic is not affected.
                The reason that I have mentioned Kantaris is that it does not require installation. However it is very poor on file types.
                Last edited by Debbie; 13 October 2010, 22:35.
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                • Debbie
                  MURCer
                  • Apr 2001
                  • 952

                  #9
                  VLC media player Just what I needed. Thank you all.
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                  • Evildead666
                    Super MURCer
                    • Mar 2002
                    • 3116

                    #10
                    Originally posted by VJ View Post
                    A vote for MPC-HC, mainly because it has DXVA support (video decoding using gpu) and also has codecs built in.
                    Just so you now know

                    VLC has DXVA for almost everything now, ATi and Nvidia support, and even Intel integrated to a point I think

                    I still prefer MPC-HC for the shaders, and have VLC as a backup.
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                    • VJ
                      Moderator
                      • Mar 2001
                      • 9733

                      #11
                      When I tested it (half a year ago or so), VLC didn't work out of the box with DXVA on an ION platform. MPC-HC did... Good to hear that is should have improved now...
                      pixar
                      Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die tomorrow. (James Dean)

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                      • Debbie
                        MURCer
                        • Apr 2001
                        • 952

                        #12
                        I'm haveng problems with highlighting in VLC. The highlight color changes to grey on the right of the screen. Perhaps I'm missing some setting ?
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