The KMPlayer 2023.6.29.12 / 4.2.2.79 free

Frame capture and frame forward feature.

Users can provide their own decoders apart from the built in.

Internal logic supports Winamp, Realmedia and Quicktime by default.

Comes with an extra feature of playing damaged AVI files, locked media files and compressed audio album.

Internal and external filters to give a controlled DirectShow environment.

The mouse over label options make it better than Windows Media Player and Winamp, very simple and hassle free. It provides sharpening features with other picture properties and filters and can even capture videos within the program. The picture quality can be changed while watching movies and videos. There are a lot of customization options available like visualizations, plug-ins and playback. It is fully skinnable and you might enjoy changing color scheme with every new track. Almost everything is available upfront which makes it a minimalist interface. The whole process takes about 3 to 4 minutes, better than GOM but slightly slower than VLC. You can customize it accordingly or leave it like that. The rest of the options are for the look and feel of the player. An impressive thing is that the Decoder options can be internal and customized allowing users to make the player work with a codec not found in the player. The optimization settings will show you two choices: speed and movement for Performance or picture quality for Quality. Once the installation is complete the main thing to work on is the KMPlayer Wizard. It offers some toolbars to be installed with the exe file, but you can always skip the option. For beginners, the ‘Recommended Settings’ are advised and if you have had experience with this player before it offers a wide customization. The installation prompt will guide you in every step 'till you reach the settings part.

The installation is a conventional four to five step process. It’s a better option than many other players supporting codecs and formats. The supported formats include VCD, DVD, AVI, MKV, OGM, 3GP, MPEG 1/2/4, WMV, Ogg Theora, RealMedia and QuickTime. It supports almost all known file formats and chooses the codecs accordingly. KMPlayer can also record audio and video and even take screenshots through different methods. A good thing about KMPlayer is that it assists a broad series of codecs and file formats with a complete VCD/DVD playback feature.

The KMPlayer 2023.6.29.12 / 4.2.2.79 free