Media Player Classic – BE is a free, open-source media player designed for Windows users. Crafted from the foundational work of the original “Media Player Classic”by Gabest and “Media Player Classic Home Cinema”by Casimir666, this version comes with added functionalities and enhancements. The BE mod, or Black Edition Mod, offers a visually appealing interface that surpasses the traditional look of the original MPC.
Changelog for MPC-BE 1.8.0:
MP4 Splitter Improvements:
- Corrected the reading of various metadata.
- Enhanced support for MP4-DASH functionality.
Audio Switcher Enhancements:
- Included a feature to connect to the “AVI/WAV File Source”when it inaccurately identifies the media subtype for audio data recorded using WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE, addressing sound issues in AviSynth+ and VapourSynth scripts.
- Introduced a setting to avoid using FFmpeg audio filters for stereo and mono sources.
MPPVideoDec Updates:
- Improved the compatibility check for hardware decoding.
- Resolved a crash that occurred when switching video stream resolutions.
Subtitles Enhancements:
- Enhanced the positioning of PGS subtitles for videos that are cropped.
Player Features:
- Fixed the display issue of the static DVD-Video menu during the minimization and maximization of the player window.
- Corrected video frame zooming functionality.
- Introduced support for long paths in Windows 10 version 1607 or later, conditional upon registry settings. More info can be found here.
- Added a “Small stereo speakers”button for easy audio output configuration to desktop stereo speakers, laptop speakers, etc.
- Various fixes to the user interface.
Installer Improvements:
- Introduced a setting for enabling long paths support in Windows 10, visible during installation on systems running version 1607 or newer with long paths disabled.
- Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.8.7.
- Revamped translations: German (by Klaus1189), Italian (by mapi68), Chinese (Simplified) (by wushantao), Turkish (by cmhrky), Hungarian (by mickey), Korean (by Hackjjang), and Japanese (by tsubasanouta).
Updated Libraries:
- ffmpeg version n7.2-dev-183-g2705c0bd81;
- Little-CMS version git-lcms2.16-66-g5c54a6d;
- MediaInfo version git-v24.06-31-gf24a17b41;
- rapidjson version v1.1.0-755-g815e6e7e;
- vvdec version v2.3.0-28-gf8ba8fd;
- ZenLib version git-v0.4.41-23-g2c078a6.
To download, visit the following links: MPC-BE 64-bit Installer | Portable MPC-BE 64-bit | Size ~16.0 MB (Open Source)
Also available: MPC-BE 32-bit Installer | Portable MPC-BE 32-bit | Size ~13.0 MB
For more details, please visit the Media Player Classic – BE Home Page.
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