What's a good Video Player like GOM?

I see that GOM has not been updated for about a year and I am wondering what is a good all codecs player like GOM that might be as light on resources as GOM but also rebust in it's ability to play all forms of video files.

 

There are many media players ... you can try them all and pick any that you like ...i use Km player

VLC
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

KM Player
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/kmplayer.html

PotPlayer
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Video-Players/PotPlayer.shtml

Media Player Classic - Home Cinema
http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/

And if you want to know what other members here are using...
https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=262013

 

What's a good Video Player?

UMPlayer

SPlayer

 

All of these are pretty solid. I use Media Player Classic - Home Cinema.

 

KMPlayer is not the same with KM Player:
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/kmplayer.html

And add RealPlayer Mini to the list. This is not the average, full with adware RealNetworks product. It's a re-branded version of PotPlayer with all the bugs fixed and fully translated in english. Get it fast because RealNetworks removed from their webpage.

http://i.imgur.com/bq4FW.png

 

Thanks Changed.

 

Pot Player is the best. Comes with most codecs built in.

 

I still prefer GOM. But, indeed, development seems to be ended... Is it an abandonware?

 

I'm not sure, but it seems that way. I was never too enthused about the way it downloaded codecs anyway. I'd just stick to VLC honestly. If you find you need extra codecs, download the K-Lite pack. Just don't use the Media Player Classic included with K-Lite. Currently it's busted up pretty badly, I was lucky if 2 out of 5 files would play before it literally crashed the entire system and forced me to power off.

 

i`m with umplayer all the way!
see here: http://www.umplayer.com/

 

SMPlayer is pretty good.

 

I'll take the chance and ask here.

I've downloaded some *.wmv video files from Microsoft. I use VLC Media Player. I don't exactly recall the full error message, but it complains about "MSS2"; that it won't support this format. I can play them with Windows Media Player, though.

I can play other *.wmv video files from other sources with VLC, though.

I wonder if Microsoft is playing dirty? I just find it odd I can play any *.wmv from other places, but not from Microsoft.

Anyway, I'd like to ask if somebody has ever downloaded videos (.wmv, at least) from Microsoft, and was able to play with other media player other than WMP?

I'm going to see if I can find any solution for it, but I'm interested to know if you ever experienced the same?

 

I like VLC alright and Windows Media Player is alright as well. But my favorite video player is to just use the free version of Ashampoo Photo Commander version 7 freebie from softpedia.

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Graphic/Graphic-Editors/Ashampoo-Photo-Commander-Free.shtml

I believe you can get a free version 8 here - http://translate.google.com/transla...64.html&hl=en&sa=G&biw=1440&bih=785&prmd=ivns

 

I doubt it's playing dirty, it could just be another of those proprietary deals. Or, it could simply be the codec used. Format is only one part of it. Try it in MPC, as it is about as close to WMP as it's going to get.

 

MSS2 is a proprietary Microsoft codec used in screen capture, apparently as part of the Windows Media Encoder software. (Though I have Windows Media Encoder installed on my machine, yet no codec in the program folder that goes by that name.)

I don't think there are many players that will render it natively, and WMP being able to render it makes sense enough, as that player is also Microsoft's proprietary software.

Some info regarding the situation can be found at these links:

http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=68590

http://www.koopman.me/2010/02/video-encoding-for-dummies/

 

I like the way Gom download codecs
if you need one it finds it and downloads it
when it quits working then i will have to change

 

MPlayer/SMplayer, MPlayer is actively developed by some Lord Mulder and uses SMPlayer front-end. Very good software.

 

Not all codec packs are evil. I use CCCP and have done for years.

 

I don't know if it was the same GOM player but GOM player was used as a rogue sample(password stealing) in one of the MRG Rogue tests

 

Thanks for those links.

I never associated with the fact it was a proprietary codec.

So, WMP does have some use... for now.

 

Just wanted to let you know that a new version of GOM player has been released on 8th Sept 2011.

 

I just started using PotPlayer and I am really impressed with the performance. It has all the codecs built in and there is a completely portable version that I really like.