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MPlayer OSX Extended - rev8

Extended version of the MPlayer video player.

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All Time:	(5.0)
Version rev8:	(5.0)
Selected Version:	rev8
Release Date:	2009-01-09
License:	Freeware
Downloads (version rev8):	8,183
Downloads (all versions):	40,559

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Product Description:

This is an unofficial extended version of the MPlayer OSX GUI.

While MPlayer is the superior media player for OSX and has a very nice GUI, it was lacking in access to the many powerful functions the backend provides and development hasn't been very fast. Since I had some time on my hands I decided to learn Cocoa and improve the MPlayer OSX GUI.

In the process, I also figured out how to compile a redistributable version of the mplayer core and provide a recent build from the SVN.

Changes to the GUI include:

Fullscreen controls
More video filter options (Postprocessing, Deinterlace etc)
Support for styled ASS subtitles
Audio and video equalizers (not yet interactive)
Taking Screenshots
Stream selection
Various interface improvements

What's new in this version:

Fullscreen controls
Automatic updates with Sparkle
Font and font style selection with Fontconfig
Automatic detection of subtitle encoding for supported languages
Improved and expanded font, subtitles and osd options
Options for AC3 and DTS pass-through
Internal video output support for multiple gui instances
Better Fontconfig cache warning
Fix going back to fullscreen on Tiger
Fix some memory related issues
Other small fixes
Includes MPlayer build r28284 from 9. January 2009

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.4 or higher

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Feedback Summary:

Version rev8:
Overall Rating:	(5.0)	Features:	(4.5)	Support:	(3.5)
Ease of Use:	(5.0)	Quality / Stability:	(4.7)	Price:	(5.0)

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Kicks VLC in the nuts! - Version: rev12, 10/31/2009 04:55PM PST

Obee Juan

I've long been using VLC for its incredible support for a wide variety of types of video formats, but today I decided to give MPlayer Extended a whirl after getting frustrated over how VLC was taking an unusually long time to exit after having a large video loaded. I've also long been a bit disappointed that with many larger videos, VLC has trouble skipping ahead a significant portion into the playback. It is often very choppy when doing so for a few seconds before smoothing out and playing normally, though at times it has outright crashed.

In these respects, MPlayer absolutely shines for me. No stuttering when skipping ahead, and it opens/closes very smoothly. MPlayer has supported everything I've thrown at it with ease... mkv, m4v (with AC3 audio no less), mov, and more, and it doesn't even break a sweat with 720p. It does seem to be a bit lacking in some advanced options available in VLC, but that doesn't bother me in the least. It plays what I have and exceptionally smoothly with no hassles. I do believe this will not only be replacing VLC for me, but Quicktime as well.

What's with the Font Cache rebuilding? - Version: rev10, 7/21/2009 02:12AM PST

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themacmeister

This product would be PERFECT if it weren't for the 20 second font cache rebuild every other time you use it.

Also, some newer WMV encodings (H264?) seem to stutter badly.

I hope both of these issues are seen to shortly. I am currently using VLC 1.0.0, and it has played every format I have without a hitch or hiccup. Both of these programs are highly recommended for your video playback arsenal!

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What's with the Font Cache rebuilding?

Worked very well as soon as installation finished - Version: rev10, 4/20/2009 04:24PM PST

chas.love

I had already downloaded another program. It did not work at all. Then I opened my emaill from version Tracker and Voila! There this was: Mplayer OSX Extended for Mac OS X. I just bought this brand new Mac Book at the Apple Store. A friend sent me 2 wmv's to watch. Nothing on my Mac Book could play the videos, which happen to also be on Youtube. So, I did go there. But not being satisfied with not being able to view the downloads on my mac, I continued my search on the email and found this wonderful program. Abundant Gratitude to all involved in getting this to me thru Version Tracker.

Gratefully Yours, with Joy, Peace and
LOVE,
chas
chas.love@yahoo.com