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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/Vista/NT
- Date added: September 14, 2009
- Total Downloads: 2,181,764
- Downloads last week: 20,467
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 492 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on November 06, 2008
Despite lacking a Help file, KMPlayer is one of the most powerful freeware video players we've seen. It includes a vast array of video- and audio-capturing options, as well as skins, a plethora of playback controls and tweaks, and broad DVD support.
You'll have to learn the ropes yourself, perhaps a hindrance to newcomers. But if you're familiar with where things ought to be in programs, and willing to patiently wait for mouse-over labels to pop up and then click on them for the actual menus, KMPlayer has the potential to be immensely rewarding. It supports all major file formats, and all of the minor and obscure ones we tested. It did have problems with the RealPlayer 11's video capture IVR format, but not much else.
Advanced options include frame capture and a frame-forward feature, which is actually a fractional Play button, but the difference is negligible. The Pause button is a fast responder, too. Combined with streaming TV and HDTV compatibility, playlists, and the ability to select which codec is used on a video-by-video basis, and you get a media player that demands attention.
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Publisher's description
From Pandora TV :The KMPlayer is all-in-one media player covering various formats such as VCD, DVD, AVI, MKV, Ogg, OGM, 3GP, MPEG-1/2/4, WMV, RealMedia, QuickTime etc. It has an extra feature to play Incomplete/Damaged AVI file, Locked Media Files while downloading or sharing, Compressed Audio Album (zip, rar) and so on. It handles a wide range of subtitles and allows you to capture audio, video, and screenshots in many ways. The player provides both internal and external filters with a fully controlled environment without grappling with DirectShow merit system. The player can set multifarious audio and video effects, control playback speed and octave, select parts of a video as favorites, do a powerful A-B repeat, remap the keys of remote interface for HTPC including overlay screen controls, change a skin dynamically depending on a media type playing, and many more. It is completely customizable thanks to a wide selection of skins and color schemes, and configuration options are extensive.
What's new in this version:
V 2.9.4.1435 official version updated details,URL redirect support,Change playList XP style,Open avi file in 0byte fix,mx audio file reposition support,mx audio file crash fix,error with zip file (when title include , it wasn't play) - Crash error with unsupported file.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.9 stars out of 492 votes
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Version: The KMPlayer 2.9.4.1435
"once it ws best, now crap doesn't even start on win7 64"
Pros: nothing if does'nt start, as it should
Cons: start after 2 minutes..
Summary: a crap for for win7 64
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Version: The KMPlayer 2.9.4.1435
"Did not even know there was a DVD to play."
Pros: The only positive is the price, free.
Cons: Poor interface with no real easy way to do anything. Was not aware of a DVD or file even when pointed directly at the device or file.
Summary: Rushed, out too early, the people downloading this are the development staff.
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Version: The KMPlayer 2.9.4.1435
Pros: Sleek and professional
Cons: No EQ adjustments
Summary: This is one "slim", sleek professional little player. My only "con" is that it did not have an adjustable EQ. Maybe I haven't found it yet? But when you "activate EQ" it shows a tiny EQ graph on its toolbar, just no adjustment capability that I foun... read more >>
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Version: The KMPlayer 2.9.4.1435
Pros: Works with almost every format I use, so perfect.
Cons: None detected
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: The KMPlayer 2.9.4.1435
"Superb video player; better than WMP or RealPlayer."
Pros: Displays more criteria about the video than other players, and allows frame-by-frame advance.
Cons: Might have feature to keep audio volume at audible but soft level automatically for every played video.
Summary: Superior alternative to Windows Media Player and RealPlayer.
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