If you’re in the market searching for a video
player, you sure know that possibilities are infinite, there are so many
applications out there that you can’t simply decide which one to
choose. The elite come down to only a few options though, and Gom Player
is one of the tools that are worth a chance.The installer gets you directly to using the application, as it asks you straight from the beginning which are the files that you’d like Gom Player to handle as the default player and decide whether you want the basic codecs or not. Theoretically, that should be it, but installation files also include some additional software, a toolbar to be more precise, that brought Gom Player the ad-supported flag here on Softpedia.
Once the installation finishes, the application opens a configuration wizard during which you’re assisted into setting up the video player.
If everything goes all right, you should now be able to use Gom Player. Although it displays a tiny banner at the bottom of the main window, the application is quite user friendly and works at least as simple as any other video player out there. There are a lot of features available just by right clicking in the main window, plus the usual control buttons underneath the video section.
Of course, Gom Player comes with the now common themes support, so the way it looks doesn’t really matter since you can customize it the way you like it. There are a lot of options though, but be careful what you change, you don’t really want to mess things up, don’t you?
We were impressed with the way Gom Player works and it remains one of the lightest video players we’ve ever seen from the point of view of hardware requirements. It handles DVDs quite great and most video formats can be opened in no time.
If you’re wondering what’s the catch with such a powerful tool that comes at no cost, there’s no catch actually. It’s just a good app offered you for free, so more comments are just useless.
Here are some key features of "Gom Player":
Codec Finder:
· GOM Player includes many codecs (XviD, DivX, FLV1, AC3, OGG, MP4, H263 and more) so you won't need to install separate codecs for most videos. For those videos that require a separate codec, GOM Player will find one and direct you to a place where you can download an open source version of the codec. That way, you won't get stuck with unnecessary codecs on your system.
Play Broken AVI Files (Patented):
· AVI files can't be played if the index is broken, or if the file isn't completely downloaded. This is because the index is located at the end of the file. GOM Player's patented technology enables users to view files with broken indexes or that are still being downloaded.
Powerful Subtitle Support:
· GOM Player supports SMI, SRT, RT, SUB(with IDX) files for subtitle. You can specify margin, location, size, resolution, font and others. You can also enable shadow, view ASF files with subtitle, karaoke subtitle mode. You can even synchronize subtitle and video if there's any mismatch.
Convenient Playlist:
· If you run a video file and there is already a file with a similar name in the directory, it will be automatically added to your playlist. GOM Player has a similar playlist format as M3U, PLS, ASX and you can also include and edit different media formats on that playlist as well. It's easy to create and edit your own multimedia playlist with GOM Player.
Support Different Media Types:
· Along with different media format such as AVI, MPG, MPEG and DAT, GOM Player also supports streaming Windows media format (WMV, ASF, ASX). You can also watch DVD-quality videos with 5.1 channel audio output.
Screen Capture:
· Screen capture allows you to take a screenshot of your video directly from GOM Player. Using the Burst Capture feature, you can take continuous screenshots up to 999 shots.
Advanced Features:
· There are an endless number of advanced features. Customize brightness, contrast and saturation. Sharpen and add noise to your video. Try the audio equalizer. Repeat a section of your video with our A-B Repeat feature. Fast forward/rewind a few seconds using left/right keys. And much more for you to discover!
What's New in This Release:
· Changed the background image that is displayed when playing audio files
· Added the ability to select 3D Subtitle Mode.
· Added the ability to change filters for playing TS files
· Improved the internal MKV source filter (There was an issue where subtitles weren't displaying properly on certain MKV files. This problem has been addressed and improved, but may not be 100% corrected for all files)
· Improved the internal MP4 source filter for MOV playback (The Gretech Mp4 Source Filter is now used by default when playing MOV files)
· Fixed a bug that caused playback errors with full screen mode when using the "default" skin.
· Added the ability to select whether or not to play files in a single thread.
· AB Repeat feature now works properly during DVD playback.
· Corrected an issue were some OpenDML AVI files over 2GB in size could not be played properly.
· Links that appear in the text bar of the main window will now open in the user's default browser when clicked (as opposed to IE)
Ok Enough Explanations Let's Just Download It!
Download:
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