This program works just fine for playing DVDs. I had to get it because Windows Media Player 11 just keeps crashing.

For some reason after updating it my video/audio starts stuttering. It lags so bad that it affects the whole video.

Also I have this laptop that can do 120hz refresh rate, but it isn't smooth enough so I have cyberlink powerdvd 11 which does the job quite awesome

This good. But I've try some better player called MPUI (MPlayer). Its fast, ability to rotate/mirror and slowmotion/foward video smoothly.

I still don't get what is different about the 2 players, MPC and MPC-HC, especially considering they will both run without the other there. No offense but I don't really care who wrote it, when I ask that question I want to know what is dif between the players themselves.

One that I just figured out is that on MPC there is no check for hiding the playlist on fullscreen like there is on -HC version.

@Pavithran, it is possible, see "mpc/help/command line swithces". You edit(or add new)"open with"-command for the certain file type. Ie.in XP open: Explorer/Tools/Folder Options/File Types/AVI File, press "Advanced".

I only wish that mpc could open DVD-image files (ie. iso, img,..) without having to mount the file (or installing NERO). If anyone knows a trick, please tell:)(VLC does it, I know)

I know this is not meant for a AV player.........


but is it possible to give mpc features for viewing images (like a slideshow) along with the ability to stertch 4:3 images to 16:9 (as for videos) and view it on a HDTV/normalTV as a slideshow ?

it would be nice!! hope it will be there in the next release

Very good but still,sometimes,I experience lagging when I'm watching AVI vids.I used the same file to be played in WMP and I dont see any lags.Media Player Classic is awesome.Fast responding unlike WMP which takes a while to play the song (maybe 2-3 sec or so..) but media player classic starts right away.I love that.

And there is another hiccup.The "Add to Playlist" option is not available for the media player classic.If there is one,things would be much easier.

Good luck,Your Awesomeness.

@marai: Media Player Classic considers the image as a multimedia file like any other. So when it displays the image, it does not play mp3, and when you press next, it stops displaying the image and plays the mp3. By the way, it would be a great idea to keep on displaying pictures while playing music...

If An Image file is placed in the playlist, it shows the picture( mostly folder.jpg ) which is really cool. But it just stays like that & stops the playlist until you manually press Next.

Please look into this :)

If An Image file is placed in the playlist, it shows the picture( mostly folder.jpg ) which is really cool. But it just stays like that & stops the playlist until you manually press Next.

Please look into this :)

I am new to MPC but love it so far! I had to download ffdshow in order to play flvs and the instructions failed to mention that I would need to export the settings. I'm no genius but I figured it out myself. If I can do it anyone can!

My only problem is that the video will stop and the audio will continue when playing flv files. Since I have mismatched ram sticks (a 1gig and a 512mb) installed on my Frankenputer that is probably the cause.

Anyway, I love the basic light weight player and plan on figuring out the rest. It's worth it!

Hi
Been using this for years. VLC is more versatile for video but the sound is awful now, very choppy, I much prefer MPC at the moment.

I just read that MPC will now display PNG thumbnails of cover images. Is that embedded images? But why PNG? Everyone (iTunes, Winamp. Media Monkey etc. )else is using JPG. That would mean a separate set of files just for MPC...not practical AND that seems to go against one of the guiding principles of MPC doesn't it? ( which is to keep things small).

Having a database (or catalog of sorts) capability would make it bigger but would greatly improve the product. If it could piggyback on existing XML type DBs (e.g. use the MM or Winamp database if one is already present) then that would be even better.

All in all, I like the product just as it is even without these bells an whistles.

I would like that the button that appears on the taskbar on windows 7 to be the "next" button instead of jump forward. the rest is awesome.
Keep the good work guys.

I've been using Media Player Classic v6.4.9.1 for quite some time as my way to play air checks from the ReelRadio web site. It's worked great for me with no need to use the bloated Real Player. However, the Secunia PSI has always flagged MPC as end-of-life - until tonight. I ran two Secunia scans to be sure of the result but for the first time since I've installed MPC, Secunia passed it without notice. If you're using both Secunia and MPC run a PSI scan and see what you find.

The best media player on the planet

There's only one thing I don't like: when I select 5 songs in the same folder and then right-click -> Add to MPC Playlist, it opens 5 windows of the player. Windows Media Player's Queue-it-up option is much better there.

Love The New MPC Look .. Performance Is Awesome ... The Buttons Make It Just Perfect :)

But ... I Had Problems Adjusting The Player Size because The Frame Is Really Thin, which makes it hard to adjust ... But I Think we can get used to it ... But The Best Version Yet !!!

I'm sure MPC is all its cracked up to be, Ive heard many good reviews. My problem is..A Staples tech, installed a DVD burner. replaced the ArcSoft softwere because of glitches and replaced it with Nero vision. I still use the ArcSoft video converter after downloading FLV with ant.com. I have MPC as my defult but I cant convert my FLV to MP3 or any other format except wmv. My converter says "cannot finish, no FLV codec is installed on your pc". I know it has the K-lite and Quicktime though I'm not sure they both run together with MPC. I downloaded an FLV codec that did nothing but hide in a lost temp file. So befor I call another tech and risk my pc in becoming a Frankinstine can anyone give me tips of what I may be doing or not doing right. As of late every youtube video I play pauses and I just installed more memory should this play a part.

Right-click on mplayerc.exe and choose "run as administrator". Then you should be able to create file associations on Vista.

Cant get MPC 6.4.9.1 other than Home Cinema to associate files in Vistaids. Home Cinema is to demanding on mediocre pc's, old pc's, and most laptops.
If I go into options>format and press "video" they're checked but they don't hold.

it's very fantastic. it will be easy for a person to see a film or a video with this version of classic player

Version 6.4.9.0 has synchro bug with frame rated subtitles but 6.4.9.1 have this bug fixed.
Best player for video on PC but shortcuts are poor and non ergonomic for many peoples.
Example: video size increase is NUM 1 but decrease is NUM 9. Rest of NUM keys is completly useless.
I changed shortcuts (fixed dialog size for keys definitions not help) to user-friendly and now MPC is best player on the world for me.

I still recommend this program after years of solving peoples playback issues.

JUST USE MEDIA PLAYER CLASSIC!!!

FAR better than VLC which has jumped the shark!

I LOVE having a screen full of MPC's reviewing multiple videos.

Very Highly Recommended

Thanks for keeping this alive.

Thanks for the work on this!

I just downloaded Quicktime Alternative and the MPC included with it is newer ... Revision 100.

Thank you !!
Smooth, effortless installation.
Now I can actually use my beautiful Sony Vaio LV Multimedia PC which, unfortunately, was handicapped with microsoft mystery Vista.

Hi All
I installed MPC-home cinema 1.2.1008, but when I try to open it, a message comes up- "MPC - Homecinema has encounted a problem and needs to close."
Previously I had tried 2 previous versions of MPC and the same happened, all since I reinstalled XP, but it worked ok before.
Any ideas
Thanks Barry

I Just Installed The 64-bit Version Of MPC on Vista Ultimate x64.

And... None Of The NumPAD Keys Were working.By Default in the 32-bit versiojn, when u press the NumpPAD keys .. the video size adjusts based on the numbers you press.

In The x64 bit version , all the keys end up doing the same function.
PLEASE FIX THIS!!!!!!

And Yes.. my keyboard is working fine.i checked the NumPAD keys with different applications.


HOPE IT GETS FIXED SOON.

i love you

This player lacks the most basic of all functions, it needs a REPEAT function!

I know this is not meant for a AV player.........


but is it possible to give mpc features for viewing images (like a slideshow) along with the ability to stertch 4:3 images to 16:9 (as for videos) and view it on a HDTV/normalTV as a slideshow ?

it would be nice!! hope it will be there in the next release

for all those who are yelling in support of media player classic ...try vlc its gr8 and if you arent satisfied yet...then the ultimate answer to all video players is KL PLAYER..it just plays everythin wch even vlc refuses to play..nedds no codecs found it awesome...fantabulous

Why does media player classic freeze for 20seconds when i try to go move to another part of the movie and my second processor is 100%?? It started happening when i changed my memory,processor and motherboard.

I like this software because is so fast to live stream

MEDIA PLAYER CLASSIC IS THE BEST .... BASED ON PERFORMANCE.


BUT IT WOULD BE THE "PERFECT" PLAYER IF IT HAD A LITTLE "BLING" IN IT.

A COOL GUI WOULD BE NICE !!!!!

It is on the top level of media players

it's the BEST player.

it has so many functions that r easy to use ... if u just take a few minutes to learn the shortcut keys.

only prob i found is when you install codec packages,it plays .MOV files but u cant hear the audio.

i get "media player classic could not render some of the pins in the graph" when trying to play MOV file.

any solutions?

I've downloaded new MPC HomeCinema 1.1.604 and its superb!!
The Subtitle and Audio delay function are what I always need badly!!

100% 5/5!!

save thumbnails function is nuts. Often broken. Its working today, and tommorrow it will be crashed without possible cause, BUGS

When you save a thumbnail in Media Player Classic it assigns the letters "thumbs" followed by a string of numerals representing the year, month, day and time to create a filename, unless you manually type in a different filename. Is there any way to make MPC automatically use the name of the file from which the thumbs were created and just add a .jpg or .bmp extension? I create many thumbnail files (sometimes 100s) and this would save me an enormous amount of time. It is the only real complaint I have about MPC.