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Zoom Player is the most Powerful, Flexible and Customizable DVD and Media Player for the Windows PC platform. Using our powerful Smart Play technology, more image, audio and video media formats play with less hassle, increased stability and better performance. Pro/MAX versions costs from $40, see feature comparison.
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What's new in Zoom Player STREAM v22 release candidate 2:
Legend :
"*" = New
"+" = Changed
"-" = Fixed
New :
* The Video Streaming Setup Wizard (Ctrl+Shift+"F12" keyboard shortcut)
has been redesigned to easily allow you to add multiple subscriptions
and URLs (links) to M3U playlists and XML Episode Guides and quickly
manage your subscription.
* The Video Streaming Windowed interface (Ctrl+"G" keyboard shortcut)
now supports displaying WebP icons/thumbnails and uses a place-holder
if no image is found or if an unsupported format is used (e.g. SVG).
Additionally, icons/thumbnails are now loaded concurrently using
multiple threads for faster performance.
Changed :
+ You can no longer open the Video Streaming Window or Home Theater
interfaces if no playlist sources are defined. In such a case, the
Video Streaming Setup Wizard will open instead.
Fixed :
- My optimizations in a previous beta broke EPG listing in the Windowed
Video Streaming interface.
- Fixed a case where opening the Video Streaming Home Theater interface
could cause Zoom Player to freeze.
- When Zoom Player hid the mouse cursor on inactivity, it didn't re-show
the mouse cursor when opening several of Zoom Player interfaces using
keyboard shortcuts, making it very difficult to use the newly open
interfaces.
- For a reason I can't explain, the setting to allow YouTube interactivity
was enabled by default, preventing Zoom Player from processing mouse or
keyboard events when playing YouTube content through YouTube's official
JavaScript API.
Since this setting should only be enabled in very special circumstances,
I have decided to take the extra step of resetting this setting, allowing
Zoom Player to properly process keyboard/mouse events. You can re-enable
this setting in Zoom Player's advanced options as-needed.
- The Video Streaming Setup Wizard dialog was not properly adjusting to
high DPI displays.
- Fixed a bug where opening the Video Streaming Window interface and
selecting an active playlist, prevents the Video Streaming Home Theater
interface from expanding playlists to show their group listing.
- Fixed an issue where Video Streaming favorite groups would not list
any favorites added from an M3U playlist source.
- Zoom Player's screen saver no longer closes the Video Streaming Home
Theater interface.
What's new in Zoom Player MAX v22 release candidate 1:
Legend :
"*" = New
"+" = Changed
"-" = Fixed
New :
* I have designed an entirely new Streaming Video Home Theater interface.
You can access the new interface by:
1. Using the right-click menu under "Home Theater".
2. Using the Shift+"G" keyboard shortcut.
3. Navigating through the home theater main interface (assuming
the Streaming Video setting is enabled in Zoom Player's advanced
options).
4. By assigning it as a button in the control overlay's advanced
options page.
What works:
1. Playing streams.
2. Playing VOD movies & series.
3. Playing archive (catch-up) programs.
4. EPG Grid & List view modes.
5. Multiple playlists.
6. VOD movies / series meta-data information and posters (basic).
7. You should be able to easily control and navigate the
interface using a mouse, keyboard or remote control.
8. The Streaming Video Home Theater interface is fully customizable.
From colors to element sizes, press the top bar's paint
brush button to begin customizing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JXbFB5OWyM
What's not yet implemented :
1. Search / Filtering.
2. Playing stream indicator
3. A prettier VOD movies / series thumbnail with backdrop display.
4. Manual refresh Playlist/EPG database button.
5. Fancy animations.
* Wrote a Video Streaming Player API meta-data scraping spider that
uses multiple threads to download and cache VOD meta-data such as
descriptions, cast, director, etc).
Specify how many threads in Advanced options under "Playback /
Video Streaming". The default value is "4" and when choosing a higher
value, consider how much you're willing to overload your content
provider's servers or even risk having them block your IP address.
* Video Streaming M3U playlist URLs and Player API JSON URLs are now
automatically parsed and cached in the background as soon as the
download completes to ensure the fastest operation when opening
the Video Streaming Windowed or Home Theater interfaces.
* Implemented a Video Streaming M3U caching system that automatically
caches M3U files as soon as they're added as a video streaming playlist
sources. Since cached parsing speed is over 200% quicker, initially
opening the Video Streaming Window or Home Theater interfaces should
feel faster when using M3U sources.
* The Windows keyboard shortcut to move the active window across multiple
monitors did not work well if Zoom Player had an overlay/window interface
visible, instead of moving Zoom Player, Windows' keyboard shortcut would
move the open window or overlay interface instead.
Another issue with this Windows keyboard shortcut is that it simply doesn't
work well if Zoom Player is in fullscreen mode and you are moving the user
interface between two different resolution monitors.
To work-around both issues. I've created two keyboard shortcuts:
Ctrl+Shift+"]" - Move user interface to the next monitor
Ctrl+Shift+"[" - Move user interface to the previous monitor
* A new feature to specify an exact subtitle synchronization value is
now accessible under the "Controls" section of the right-click menu.
* Added a "refresh" options to Video Streaming TV Series episode listing.
Changed :
+ The Video Streaming subscription section of the advanced options dialog
has been redesigned to improve the user experience.
+ Optimized the Video Streaming playlist group name caching algorithm,
now 500% faster. Initially opening the Video Streaming Window or Home
Theater interfaces should feel faster.
+ Enhanced the Video Streaming Player API JSON caching to use a
specific caching format for each of the Live, Series and Movie
playlists, lowering the cache file size and slightly speeding
up the caching process.
Fixed :
- Zoom Player now trims spaces from the start and end of Video Streaming
Player API credentials to prevent accidental copy & paste misfortunes
that result in broken database downloads and streaming links.
- Using a Video Streaming playlist with identical group names used
across different content types (live/series/movies) resulted in streams
from groups with identical names to mix and show across multiple groups.
- Restoring previously opened groups when opening the video streaming
window interface did not work as intended if the video streaming playlist
contained multiple identical group names across different content types.
- When using the Video Streaming setting to sort the group names, the
category (live/movies/series) sorting order was incorrect.
- The Media Library's resume playback confirmation dialog failed to work
if the media's title contained the "|" (pipe) character.
- Fixed a cosmetic glitch in the default skin's playlist editor where
the search-box text could slightly overlay the bottom playlist entry.
- With the Video Streaming Windowed interface open (Ctrl+"G" keyboard
shortcut), pressing "Enter" in the EPG panel did not start playing
the stream.
- Fixed a crash when trying to display "WEBP" images renamed to "PNG".
What's new in Zoom Player MAX v22 beta 4:
Legend :
"*" = New
"+" = Changed
"-" = Fixed
New :
* I have designed an entirely new Streaming Video Home Theater interface.
You can access the new interface by:
1. Using the right-click menu under "Home Theater".
2. Using the Shift+"G" keyboard shortcut.
3. Navigating through the home theater main interface (assuming
the Streaming Video setting is enabled in Zoom Player's advanced
options).
4. By assigning it as a button in the control overlay's advanced
options page.
What works:
1. Playing streams.
2. Playing VOD movies & series.
3. Playing archive (catch-up) programs.
4. EPG Grid & List view modes.
5. Multiple playlists.
6. You should be able to easily control and navigate the
interface using a mouse, keyboard or remote control.
7. The Streaming Video Home Theater interface is fully customizable.
From colors to element sizes, press the top bar's paint
brush button to begin customizing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JXbFB5OWyM
What's not yet implemented :
1. Search / Filtering.
2. VOD Movies/TV Series meta-data display.
3. Stream logos next to stream names.
4. Manual refresh Playlist/EPG database button.
5. Playing stream indicator
6. Fancy animations.
* Moved the Video Streaming's Player API JSON playlist caching code to
run in the background as soon as new playlists are downloaded which
should help both the Video Streaming Windowed and Home Theater
interfaces to open much faster.
* Rewrote the Video Streaming's Player API JSON playlist caching code to
a binary format, increasing both reliability and performance.
* The Video Streaming's Player API JSON playlist parsing now processes
the "Live / Series / Movie" JSON playlists concurrently using multiple
threads, increasing parsing speed by 20-50% depending on your system
and content provider.
Changed :
+ The Chapter/Bookmark editor no longer forces you to pick a title before
adding an entry. If no title is specified, only the time is listed.
Fixed :
- Using the Refresh button on the Video Streaming window was a bit
confusing when used with multiple playlists/providers as it showed
you that there's an update ready after each playlist/provider finished
downloading. This caused a weird state where it wasn't very clear
what's going on.
- Fixed an issue with the 12/24 hour time format displayed in some areas,
hopefully for good this time.
...
Legend :
"*" = New
"+" = Changed
"-" = Fixed
New :
* The Video Streaming Setup Wizard (Ctrl+Shift+"F12" keyboard shortcut)
has been redesigned to easily allow you to add multiple subscriptions
and URLs (links) to M3U playlists and XML Episode Guides and quickly
manage your subscription.
* The Video Streaming Windowed interface (Ctrl+"G" keyboard shortcut)
now supports displaying WebP icons/thumbnails and uses a place-holder
if no image is found or if an unsupported format is used (e.g. SVG).
Additionally, icons/thumbnails are now loaded concurrently using
multiple threads for faster performance.
Changed :
+ You can no longer open the Video Streaming Window or Home Theater
interfaces if no playlist sources are defined. In such a case, the
Video Streaming Setup Wizard will open instead.
Fixed :
- My optimizations in a previous beta broke EPG listing in the Windowed
Video Streaming interface.
- Fixed a case where opening the Video Streaming Home Theater interface
could cause Zoom Player to freeze.
- When Zoom Player hid the mouse cursor on inactivity, it didn't re-show
the mouse cursor when opening several of Zoom Player interfaces using
keyboard shortcuts, making it very difficult to use the newly open
interfaces.
- For a reason I can't explain, the setting to allow YouTube interactivity
was enabled by default, preventing Zoom Player from processing mouse or
keyboard events when playing YouTube content through YouTube's official
JavaScript API.
Since this setting should only be enabled in very special circumstances,
I have decided to take the extra step of resetting this setting, allowing
Zoom Player to properly process keyboard/mouse events. You can re-enable
this setting in Zoom Player's advanced options as-needed.
- The Video Streaming Setup Wizard dialog was not properly adjusting to
high DPI displays.
- Fixed a bug where opening the Video Streaming Window interface and
selecting an active playlist, prevents the Video Streaming Home Theater
interface from expanding playlists to show their group listing.
- Fixed an issue where Video Streaming favorite groups would not list
any favorites added from an M3U playlist source.
- Zoom Player's screen saver no longer closes the Video Streaming Home
Theater interface.
What's new in Zoom Player MAX v22 release candidate 1:
Legend :
"*" = New
"+" = Changed
"-" = Fixed
New :
* I have designed an entirely new Streaming Video Home Theater interface.
You can access the new interface by:
1. Using the right-click menu under "Home Theater".
2. Using the Shift+"G" keyboard shortcut.
3. Navigating through the home theater main interface (assuming
the Streaming Video setting is enabled in Zoom Player's advanced
options).
4. By assigning it as a button in the control overlay's advanced
options page.
What works:
1. Playing streams.
2. Playing VOD movies & series.
3. Playing archive (catch-up) programs.
4. EPG Grid & List view modes.
5. Multiple playlists.
6. VOD movies / series meta-data information and posters (basic).
7. You should be able to easily control and navigate the
interface using a mouse, keyboard or remote control.
8. The Streaming Video Home Theater interface is fully customizable.
From colors to element sizes, press the top bar's paint
brush button to begin customizing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JXbFB5OWyM
What's not yet implemented :
1. Search / Filtering.
2. Playing stream indicator
3. A prettier VOD movies / series thumbnail with backdrop display.
4. Manual refresh Playlist/EPG database button.
5. Fancy animations.
* Wrote a Video Streaming Player API meta-data scraping spider that
uses multiple threads to download and cache VOD meta-data such as
descriptions, cast, director, etc).
Specify how many threads in Advanced options under "Playback /
Video Streaming". The default value is "4" and when choosing a higher
value, consider how much you're willing to overload your content
provider's servers or even risk having them block your IP address.
* Video Streaming M3U playlist URLs and Player API JSON URLs are now
automatically parsed and cached in the background as soon as the
download completes to ensure the fastest operation when opening
the Video Streaming Windowed or Home Theater interfaces.
* Implemented a Video Streaming M3U caching system that automatically
caches M3U files as soon as they're added as a video streaming playlist
sources. Since cached parsing speed is over 200% quicker, initially
opening the Video Streaming Window or Home Theater interfaces should
feel faster when using M3U sources.
* The Windows keyboard shortcut to move the active window across multiple
monitors did not work well if Zoom Player had an overlay/window interface
visible, instead of moving Zoom Player, Windows' keyboard shortcut would
move the open window or overlay interface instead.
Another issue with this Windows keyboard shortcut is that it simply doesn't
work well if Zoom Player is in fullscreen mode and you are moving the user
interface between two different resolution monitors.
To work-around both issues. I've created two keyboard shortcuts:
Ctrl+Shift+"]" - Move user interface to the next monitor
Ctrl+Shift+"[" - Move user interface to the previous monitor
* A new feature to specify an exact subtitle synchronization value is
now accessible under the "Controls" section of the right-click menu.
* Added a "refresh" options to Video Streaming TV Series episode listing.
Changed :
+ The Video Streaming subscription section of the advanced options dialog
has been redesigned to improve the user experience.
+ Optimized the Video Streaming playlist group name caching algorithm,
now 500% faster. Initially opening the Video Streaming Window or Home
Theater interfaces should feel faster.
+ Enhanced the Video Streaming Player API JSON caching to use a
specific caching format for each of the Live, Series and Movie
playlists, lowering the cache file size and slightly speeding
up the caching process.
Fixed :
- Zoom Player now trims spaces from the start and end of Video Streaming
Player API credentials to prevent accidental copy & paste misfortunes
that result in broken database downloads and streaming links.
- Using a Video Streaming playlist with identical group names used
across different content types (live/series/movies) resulted in streams
from groups with identical names to mix and show across multiple groups.
- Restoring previously opened groups when opening the video streaming
window interface did not work as intended if the video streaming playlist
contained multiple identical group names across different content types.
- When using the Video Streaming setting to sort the group names, the
category (live/movies/series) sorting order was incorrect.
- The Media Library's resume playback confirmation dialog failed to work
if the media's title contained the "|" (pipe) character.
- Fixed a cosmetic glitch in the default skin's playlist editor where
the search-box text could slightly overlay the bottom playlist entry.
- With the Video Streaming Windowed interface open (Ctrl+"G" keyboard
shortcut), pressing "Enter" in the EPG panel did not start playing
the stream.
- Fixed a crash when trying to display "WEBP" images renamed to "PNG".
What's new in Zoom Player MAX v22 beta 4:
Legend :
"*" = New
"+" = Changed
"-" = Fixed
New :
* I have designed an entirely new Streaming Video Home Theater interface.
You can access the new interface by:
1. Using the right-click menu under "Home Theater".
2. Using the Shift+"G" keyboard shortcut.
3. Navigating through the home theater main interface (assuming
the Streaming Video setting is enabled in Zoom Player's advanced
options).
4. By assigning it as a button in the control overlay's advanced
options page.
What works:
1. Playing streams.
2. Playing VOD movies & series.
3. Playing archive (catch-up) programs.
4. EPG Grid & List view modes.
5. Multiple playlists.
6. You should be able to easily control and navigate the
interface using a mouse, keyboard or remote control.
7. The Streaming Video Home Theater interface is fully customizable.
From colors to element sizes, press the top bar's paint
brush button to begin customizing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JXbFB5OWyM
What's not yet implemented :
1. Search / Filtering.
2. VOD Movies/TV Series meta-data display.
3. Stream logos next to stream names.
4. Manual refresh Playlist/EPG database button.
5. Playing stream indicator
6. Fancy animations.
* Moved the Video Streaming's Player API JSON playlist caching code to
run in the background as soon as new playlists are downloaded which
should help both the Video Streaming Windowed and Home Theater
interfaces to open much faster.
* Rewrote the Video Streaming's Player API JSON playlist caching code to
a binary format, increasing both reliability and performance.
* The Video Streaming's Player API JSON playlist parsing now processes
the "Live / Series / Movie" JSON playlists concurrently using multiple
threads, increasing parsing speed by 20-50% depending on your system
and content provider.
Changed :
+ The Chapter/Bookmark editor no longer forces you to pick a title before
adding an entry. If no title is specified, only the time is listed.
Fixed :
- Using the Refresh button on the Video Streaming window was a bit
confusing when used with multiple playlists/providers as it showed
you that there's an update ready after each playlist/provider finished
downloading. This caused a weird state where it wasn't very clear
what's going on.
- Fixed an issue with the 12/24 hour time format displayed in some areas,
hopefully for good this time.
...
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Home Theater PC made Simple
Zoom Player's fullscreen navigation interface is based on a simple 5-Key system (up/down/left/right/select). The 5-key system allows easy access and navigation to such interfaces as Media Library, File Browsing, Playlist, Color Control, Audio Equalizer, Chaptering, Play History and many more. The system's simplicity makes it ideal for users with no previous computer experience.
With Zoom Player, you can instantly Convert any PC into a Home Entertainment Center or Home Theater PC (HTPC) with no requirement for specialized hardware or operating system (Zoom Player runs on every version of Windows).
Utilizing Zoom Player's modular design and flexibility, you can easily design a safe viewing environment, limiting or extending functionality, making it ideal for both children and to the consummate professional.
Forward Thinking
Zoom Player's Install Center will scan your system for missing or outdated components and automatically present you with a list of recommended updates and patches. Using Zoom Player's Install Center technology, you can be sure your system is up to date with the most recent technological innovations without compromising security (all updates are digitally signed) while gaining access to a centralized location, removing the burden of manually searching for the latest updates yourself.
Technology meets Sophistication
Zoom Player installs easily, learning your computer's hardware and software setup. Using the innovative Smart Play technology, Zoom Player employs the ideal "play profile" for every session. This profile comprises the most suitable Audio and Video decoders matched with compatible components - a combination that guarantees a perfect viewing experience, time after time.
A tool for every need
Zoom Player addresses every aspect of DVD and Media control. Zoom Player plays media in every conceivable color composition, display type, playback speed and more. With Zoom Player you can create and manage personalized Media Libraries, virtual Chaptering and Bookmarks, cut and edit scenes with the Scene Cut Editor. Zoom Player employs customizable display characteristics and user defined presets, allows to Remote-Control all menu, navigation and playback functions via wireless (RF) or Infra-Red (IR) Remote Control units, and comes ready with a set of TCP/IP Commands to allow control of Zoom Player via the internet (or any TCP/IP based connection).
Customize, Modify, Reshape as you like
Use Zoom Player's flexible customization options to match your taste. Modify the Graphical User Interface, menus and splash screens. Change operation modes, control options, codec compatibility and many other features. Don't compromise. Make the system meet your EXACT needs.
Shape your desired viewing environment with ease using Zoom Player's modular design and flexibility. Extend or limit functionality as you wish. Personalize the interface, functions and viewing parameters to suit any type of use, any viewer - from a simple, safely monitored, children-friendly viewing tool to a sophisticated, no-limits powerhouse for professionals.
Flavors for All
Zoom Player comes in three flavors: Zoom Player Professional, Zoom Player Premium, and Zoom Player MAX Professional.
Zoom Player's fullscreen navigation interface is based on a simple 5-Key system (up/down/left/right/select). The 5-key system allows easy access and navigation to such interfaces as Media Library, File Browsing, Playlist, Color Control, Audio Equalizer, Chaptering, Play History and many more. The system's simplicity makes it ideal for users with no previous computer experience.
With Zoom Player, you can instantly Convert any PC into a Home Entertainment Center or Home Theater PC (HTPC) with no requirement for specialized hardware or operating system (Zoom Player runs on every version of Windows).
Utilizing Zoom Player's modular design and flexibility, you can easily design a safe viewing environment, limiting or extending functionality, making it ideal for both children and to the consummate professional.
Forward Thinking
Zoom Player's Install Center will scan your system for missing or outdated components and automatically present you with a list of recommended updates and patches. Using Zoom Player's Install Center technology, you can be sure your system is up to date with the most recent technological innovations without compromising security (all updates are digitally signed) while gaining access to a centralized location, removing the burden of manually searching for the latest updates yourself.
Technology meets Sophistication
Zoom Player installs easily, learning your computer's hardware and software setup. Using the innovative Smart Play technology, Zoom Player employs the ideal "play profile" for every session. This profile comprises the most suitable Audio and Video decoders matched with compatible components - a combination that guarantees a perfect viewing experience, time after time.
A tool for every need
Zoom Player addresses every aspect of DVD and Media control. Zoom Player plays media in every conceivable color composition, display type, playback speed and more. With Zoom Player you can create and manage personalized Media Libraries, virtual Chaptering and Bookmarks, cut and edit scenes with the Scene Cut Editor. Zoom Player employs customizable display characteristics and user defined presets, allows to Remote-Control all menu, navigation and playback functions via wireless (RF) or Infra-Red (IR) Remote Control units, and comes ready with a set of TCP/IP Commands to allow control of Zoom Player via the internet (or any TCP/IP based connection).
Customize, Modify, Reshape as you like
Use Zoom Player's flexible customization options to match your taste. Modify the Graphical User Interface, menus and splash screens. Change operation modes, control options, codec compatibility and many other features. Don't compromise. Make the system meet your EXACT needs.
Shape your desired viewing environment with ease using Zoom Player's modular design and flexibility. Extend or limit functionality as you wish. Personalize the interface, functions and viewing parameters to suit any type of use, any viewer - from a simple, safely monitored, children-friendly viewing tool to a sophisticated, no-limits powerhouse for professionals.
Flavors for All
Zoom Player comes in three flavors: Zoom Player Professional, Zoom Player Premium, and Zoom Player MAX Professional.
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Tried the free version since I only need a player, not all the LAN etc., capabilities. Much of the documentation is left over from Win 7, 8, needs updates for Win 10, including their site. Interface is OK, nothing special, kinda old like the rest. It works but it seems whenever you try to play a vid or change a setting, nag popups to buy the full version appear and can't be clicked away for a few seconds. Really cheesy to offer a free version, then constantly pester for the full version with "we need the money" as a reason. Happens so often, I'd call the free version clickbait. Can't see any capability this player has as just a player that I'd pay for. Uninstalled after a few hours.
(Not sure how to score value for money, it's free, so I gave it 5.)
(Not sure how to score value for money, it's free, so I gave it 5.)
Review by Zoomer on
Feb 24, 2021 Version: 15.5
OS: Windows 10 64-bit Ease of use: 3/10
Functionality: 2/10
Value for money: 5/10
Overall: 3/10
Zoom Player is a very good 32 bit Windows player, reliable, quite fast (not as MPC-HC), quite light-weight. Full of customizations, lots of settings, no bugs, great developer. The Smart Play filter system is a good plus for new users. Works perfectly with madVR video renderer and MPC Wasapi audio renderer. To improve yet the player, IMHO, the developer should implement Avisynth, Vapoursynth and some external extensions like for MPDN.NET or MPV. All in all, a good player; the price is good, even if I must say that I prefer MPC-HC 'cause it's lighter, faster and a bit more reliable yet.
Review by Ziggy1978 on
Nov 10, 2019 Version: 15.2 RC2
OS: Windows 8 64-bit Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 8/10
Overall: 9/10
Price is roughly usd.40 (1 year free upgrades). It seems though one still needs another player:
- DVD from external drive : doesn't work, VLC no problem
- BluRay from internal drive: error "Unable to play [00000.m2ts]" bla bla, VLC no problem
- Unable to customize interface, also here, VLC no problem
- Toolbar (Control bar), when visible, is floating. One should hit shift-spacebar to bring up the control bar.
- Things may unexpectedly not be working anymore and you need to spend time on finding find the solutions
(e.g. playing a video, click on slow motion button, nothing changes, video goes on playing at normal speed,
or suddenly there is no sound. I didn't change anything. VLC plays the video -with- sound, so one has to spent time on checking)
All kinds of little things, hence one needs another player to play the stuff Zoom Player can't.
- DVD from external drive : doesn't work, VLC no problem
- BluRay from internal drive: error "Unable to play [00000.m2ts]" bla bla, VLC no problem
- Unable to customize interface, also here, VLC no problem
- Toolbar (Control bar), when visible, is floating. One should hit shift-spacebar to bring up the control bar.
- Things may unexpectedly not be working anymore and you need to spend time on finding find the solutions
(e.g. playing a video, click on slow motion button, nothing changes, video goes on playing at normal speed,
or suddenly there is no sound. I didn't change anything. VLC plays the video -with- sound, so one has to spent time on checking)
All kinds of little things, hence one needs another player to play the stuff Zoom Player can't.
Review by vhwul62 on
Jun 27, 2019 Version: 14.5
OS: Windows 10 64-bit Ease of use: 6/10
Functionality: 7/10
Value for money: 5/10
Overall: 6/10
Rating by Steve34 on
Jan 18, 2019 Version: 14.4
OS: Windows 10 64-bit Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 9/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 9/10
Can't even play mkv and any movies in my harddisk. useless!
Review by yoi on
Dec 14, 2018 Version: 14.4
OS: Windows 8 64-bit Ease of use: 1/10
Functionality: 1/10
Value for money: 1/10
Overall: 1/10
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