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MPC-HC

MPC-HC, the free, open source media player for Windows. DownloadsNote. Supported Operating Systems: Windows® XP SP3 . subtitle

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  • IrfanView
    You are covered with Media Player Classic https://mpc-hc.org This is the lightest fastest yet feature rich media player for windows I know. - Source: Hacker News / 26 days ago
  • How do YOU, personally, use Jellyfin?
    If I'm at my computer, I'm likely to be working - and it's far easier to manipulate a scaled MPC window around the screen (to effectively view "picture in picture" alongside my work) than to switch between browser tabs or windows. Source: 12 months ago
  • Things You Immediately Install On Your New PC Starter Pack
    MPC-HC is not under development since 2017. Please switch to something else. Source: about 1 year ago
  • Just finished installing Windows 7. What are some must-have programs I should install?
    Also, it comes with a built-in Youtube-downloader! It officially went legacy a couple of years ago, but some genius' picked it up and rocks it since then again. Please donate a couple of bucks, I did too! Source: about 1 year ago
  • It is me Again with the GREEN issue :/. Should I just uninstall after effects at this point? I used to have 3 month long projects done solely in AE and now it doesn't even handle a single file :/ Thanks for all replies
    ProRes and DNxHD/HR are essentially similar editing codecs. The OP can literally create ProRes clips using Shutter Encoder. If he needs to view the media on a PC, he can download MPC-HC here: https://mpc-hc.org/ I'm not even a Windows user and I see this question asked and answered by friends of mine regularly. Source: about 1 year ago
  • Microsoft is charging people to play certain video formats, it's high time people switch to VLC
    Well thats good to know, last time I checked their website its says "MPC-HC is not under development since 2017. Please switch to something else." its on https://mpc-hc.org/ , will check the new one out. Source: about 1 year ago
  • What was your most useful product purchase of 2022?
    Also, I've had a similar issue where mp4 video files had audio issues when I used certain video players, but not when I used VLC or MPC-HC. Source: over 1 year ago
  • Convert 720p videos to 1080p
    Https://mpc-hc.org/ Under development since 2017. Source: over 1 year ago
  • Looking for open-source lightweight music player for Windows
    Another one is media player classic but that one is Windows only. Source: over 1 year ago
  • How do i fix this? I gave VLC internet access, but it still won't play.
    Try this app my new pal LINK TO IT IS https://mpc-hc.org/. Source: over 1 year ago
  • Does anyone else relate to this?
    If you download and watch videos on your computer often, Media player classic's volume (when in full-screen mode) only goes up and down in steps of 5 when you scroll up or down to increase or decrease the volume. It then doesn't ever have a volume not divisible/multipliable by 5. Source: over 1 year ago
  • Weir outline where text should be masked on subtitles.
    Do other players also display the area around the kanji in that weird way? Try with disabled subs and VLC, mpv or MPC HC. Source: over 1 year ago
  • How to stop VLC automatically creating playlist?
    As pointed out, you cannot turn off the playlist. You can use instead a different player such as media player classic which does not create playlists. Source: over 1 year ago
  • VLC adds double-clicked files in folders to the current playlist instead of playing only that file
    If you just want a player that won't make playlists at all, you could alway use media player classicinstead. Source: over 1 year ago
  • NTT IndyCar Series 2022. R10. Honda Indy Toronto. Weekend
    All you need to do is open it in a video player that supports that codec. I usually suggest VLC or MPC-HC, they are both great programs that support a ton of different formats. Source: almost 2 years ago
  • First Attempt at a painted gif
    May give you some more flexibility -- PS! The web browsers are not too fast nor clean at gif rendering - the https://mpc-hc.org/ - an MPC-HC (64-bit) v.1.7.13 does it a bit better. Source: almost 2 years ago
  • which app will you install first?
    That is kinda sus. On https://mpc-hc.org/ it's said that it's not under development since 2017. Source: almost 2 years ago
  • MotoGP Unlimited (Original Language/No Dub) Season 1 | Torrent/Magnet Link | 1080 p | 23 GB
    Venom is a video player? I don't know why, but it works fine here. I'm using MPC (https://mpc-hc.org/). Source: about 2 years ago
  • Is Windows Media Player bad in any way? I haven't used it in a decade and just rediscovered it.
    Https://mpc-hc.org/ MPC-HC is not under development since 2017. Please switch to something else. Source: about 2 years ago
  • "Hidden gems" to improve our Windows experience
    The original MPC-HC is not under development, the version that I mentioned in the post is a fork and yes, it has seekbar preview but sadly it's disabled by default. Source: about 2 years ago
  • any mkv player for windows? no vlc
    Try MPC-HC's biggest advantage is arguably just how lightweight it is. Not only is it small in terms of hard drive space, but its CPU and overall system resource use is incredibly small compared to other video players, VLC included. Source: about 2 years ago

External sources with reviews and comparisons of MPC-HC

Top 5 GOM Player Alternatives for Windows
Are you looking for a GOM Player alternative that is lightweight enough? Then, MPC-HC would be a superb choice for Windows PCs out there. When compared to VLC or GOM, the interface is so simple. Even then, it supports almost all the popular formats. In addition to this, we can include its minimal resource consumption and customizability. Just like the abovementioned ones, MPC-HC is also multiplatform compatible.
The Best Top 5 Free Alternatives to Windows Media Player
Media Player Classic, as the name implies, this alternative to Windows Media Player is a tribute to the classic version of Windows Media Player 6.4. It is also an open source media player, supporting lots of video and audio formats, and can play Discs like VCD、SVCD、DVD, etc. Of course, as the successor of MPC, MPC-HC has more features. It can be used as DVB player and supports GPU assisted decoding. After MPC-HC,...
Best Top 10 Media Players
There is also the free and open-source MPC-HC available for use. It’s a Windows-only release at this time. Minimal system resources are required to run MPC-HC and are also 64-bit compatible. The use of external codecs is unnecessary, as it is compatible with every popular video format.
20 BEST Video Player | Media Players for Windows 10 PC (2021)
MPC-HC (Media Player Classic- Home Cinema) is a light-weight, open-source media player. This tool supports all common video file formats that are available for playback. It does not contain any spyware, toolbar, or advertisement.
15 Best Media Players For Mac and Windows (2021 Edition)
MPC-HC (Media Player Classic Home Cinema) is a light-weight, open source media player that supports almost all common audio and video file formats. It also acts as a TV tuner, but you need to have a TV card installed. You will be able to adjust the appearance of video as it’s playing.
12 best free MPC-HC Alternatives in 2020
MPC-HC has been the music and video player preferred by users for many years and it is common applications to be the most used. Today, MPC-HC is sometimes incompatible with various audio and video formats that are often used. Fortunately, now you will know the best free alternatives to play multimedia content and here are 12 of them.

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