MPC-HC (mpc player) x64 An interface similar to Windows 98 se comes with an
enhanced directshow front-end player for Windows Media Player 6.4. Support for
almost all video formats with the support of an appropriate external decoder -
display subtitles directly through the built-in filter without vobsub support.
Direct support for video files in mkv containers ~ Support for displaying
external subtitles for realmedia/quciktime video files in special rendering
mode. Support for new audio tracks from any audio file as a video. I recommend
that you use this player with windows media player 10, quicktime 7, realplayer
10.5, windvd 7 and divx 6.03 for the best results.
basic
introduction
Media Player Classic Home Cinema, referred to as
MPC-HC, is a compact media player, a follow-up version of Media Player Classic,
available in 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Media Player Classic was created by a
programmer named "Gabest" and he still maintains this program. Gabest
originally developed Media Player Classic in a way that did not expose the
source code, but later he opened up the source code for Media Player Classic.
Currently mpc-hc is an open source software that
is maintained by many programmers from all over the world.
MPC-HC inherits all the advantages of MPC, and
has its own integrated media codec, adding Anti tearing, jitter testing,
subtitle synchronization , Shuttle PN31 remote control support, OSD screen
display, Vista Ready, etc. The function. Therefore, you can play video/audio
files in multiple formats without installing third-party tools.
This player has a variety of functions: it can
play DVD discs, and can use the graphics card with hard-solution function to
accelerate playback of the latest H.264 and VC-1 format video files, which can
be correct with the second monitor (TV). Cooperate, support a variety of
subtitles, can handle the format of QuickTime and RealVideo, and so on. The
player has a very plain looking interface that is fully understandable, and the
language associated with the interface has been translated into 14 languages.
It is fully compatible with Windows XP and Windows Vista, Windows 7, and is
available in 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
Native support hard solutions can also directly
solve PCM audio with internal decoder, now even Sonic can be lost
I even installed Real Alternative+QuickTime
Alternative+DirectVobsub+Haali, and PDVD8 is perfect.
Maybe you can talk to the decoding center byebye,
and haven’t encountered a file that can’t be played yet.
development path
Recently, video players have ushered in an
unfortunate news - the MPC-HC is announced, and unless the developer continues
to follow up on the project, the MPC-HC will die. Many domestic friends use
video players, such as storm video and so on, which may not be familiar to
MPC-HC. But in fact, MPC-HC can be described as one of the Optimus Primes for
multimedia playback. It is not a big miracle in the open source world. As a
well-known player, why is MPC-HC going to an end? Let us talk about MPC-HC
today.
MPC-HC Origin: Windows Media Player's genius work
As you can see from the name, this is a software
that is closely related to Windows Media Player (WMP) - in fact, MPC is the
work of WMP. Unlike the present, the early WMP has many fans, it is light and
flexible, and the interface is easy to use, but these advantages disappeared
with the emergence of the new WMP.
In 2000, Microsoft introduced a new version of
Windows Media Player 7.0, which changed the classic WMP 6.4 to beyond
recognition. The UI and functions became bloated, causing dissatisfaction among
many old users. Microsoft is getting farther and farther on the road to the
slick, since Microsoft has no intention of changing WMP back, the developers
will come by themselves! In 2003, Media Player Classic (MPC) was born. You can
understand the "Classic" in the name. This is a software that pays
tribute to the classic WMP. However, it is fundamentally different from WMP.
Although the MPC and WMP 6.4 interfaces,
operations, and interfaces are similar, the composition is different. The two
are just looking at it. MPC's features are more powerful than WMP 6.4, and they
are still open source. Anyone can contribute to the development of MPC as long
as they follow the GPL. MPCs are growing, and more and more people in the
industry are focusing on this seemingly classic but unparalleled player.
MPC supports a very comprehensive format. In
2005, MPC can already play VCD, SVCD, DVD and other CDs, and also supports AC3,
AAC, DTS audio decoding . Most importantly, MPC has provided complete support
for the video encoding H.264/AVC that was considered to be the future – today,
H.264/AVC has become the absolute mainstream. MPC has had the ability to decode
today's video more than a decade ago, and its sophistication is evident.
Yes, unpleasant things happened - in 2005, MPC's
code was stolen, and commercial video players illegally used MPC's open source
code, which led to the fading out of MPC project sponsor Gabest, and MPC
development was stagnant. However, in 2006, the new developer took over the MPC
project and developed the MPC-HC based on MPC. This great-level player was able
to continue its life.
MPC-HC: Prosperity to the road to decline
The MPC's playing ability is so strong that it
has something to do with its architecture. MPC uses the DirectShow
architecture. In this architecture, MPC can call various decoders through the
DirectShow interface provided by Win system. For example, MPC can encapsulate
DirectShow filters such as ffdshow for powerful decoding capabilities. In
MPC-HC, the MPC filter has been further developed, and the external filter
supporting MPC-HC emerges endlessly. Finally, the appearance of the God filter
LAV makes the MPC video decoding almost invincible.
LAV is an FFmpeg-based filter that is unbeatable
in both the splitter and the decoder. The LAV filter provides powerful GPU
hard-dissolution and supports decoding of advanced video technologies such as
10bit and H.265/HEVC. In 2013, MPC-HC fully embraced the LAV filter, which
enabled MPC-HC's video decoding capabilities to continue to lead the industry.
In addition to the essential video decoding,
other features of MPC-HC are gradually improved by the contributions of
developers. For example, the developer of Underground78 contributed a new
subtitle renderer and toolbar to MPC-HC, alexmarsev contributed a new audio
decoder, and Attila Tamás?fra contributed color management. Everyone picks up
firewood and the MPC-HC is getting more and more impeccable, but at the same
time, the speed at which developers submit code to MPC-HC has slowed down.
Although MPC-HC is the result of the joint
efforts of various developers, these developers are not getting along well, and
the MPC project has changed the leader many times. The promoter of MPC was
Gabest, but the source code was stolen. Gabest slowly faded out of MPC's open
source project. Casimir 666 then took over and developed a follow-up version of
MPC-HC. After a while, Casimir 666 began to fade out, and two developers,
Aleksoid and Xhmikosr, became the main force.
In 2012, Aleksoid and Xhmikosr had a dispute. The
immediate consequence was that Aleksoid left the MPC-HC project and set up
another branch, MPC-BE. The developers of MPC-HC are gradually decreasing. Now,
Xhmikosr has finally announced that MPC-HC will stop development and the
project will no longer be maintained.
The MPC-HC has been fully functional, and even if
it is no longer updated, it can meet the video playback needs for a long time
to come. But has the MPC-HC really changed? Not necessarily, at least its
support for touch is terrible. However, the starting point of MPC-HC is to
maintain the style of WMP 6.4. Under the interface framework of WMP 6.4, MPC-HC
can be said to have achieved the ultimate. This accompaniment work is finally
coming to an end, and the development process of 11 years of storms is enough
to make a tribute.
Do you know that these players have copied MPC?
MPC/MPC-HC is an open source software that
complies with the terms of the GPL. If other software uses the corresponding
code, the software must also be open source. But not everyone respects the open
source agreement. Many players directly use the MPC/MPC-HC code, but it is not
open source, which is undoubtedly a plagiarism.
KMPlayer . This is a player that everyone is
quite familiar with. KMPlayer is from Korean developers who have stolen the MPC
code in 2005. Gabest, the founder of MPC, was overwhelmed by this and suffered
a big blow and then withdrew from the MPC project. Now KMPlayer is lying on the
FFmpeg shame list.
PotPlayer . This is also a player that everyone
is familiar with. It is the work of KMPlayer authors who dared to enter Daum in
2008, and also misappropriated the MPC code. Like KMPlayer, PotPlayer is also
on the FFmpeg shame list.
Storm video . Storm video can be fired at first
because it can decode almost all audio and video, which is very versatile. But
this is essentially achieved by MPC and bundled with other big push-out
decoders. After leaving the MPC, but was reported in 2009 still using the GPL
code, was added to the FFmpeg shame list.
QQ video . It has been praised by many as
Tencent's conscience, but in 2009, it was added to the FFmpeg shame list along
with Storm Video, which is still using the Gabest splitter from MPC.
Later words
MPC-HC is a respectable open source software that
sets up a video decoding system based on DirectShow and is the inspiration for
many video players. MPC-HC has already said goodbye to us, but the good news is
still there! The famous decoding package K-Lite Codec Pack has been bundled
with MPC-HC. The K-Lite Codec Pack has stated that it will continue to maintain
the decoding components included in MPC-HC. The decoder of MPC-HC should
continue to evolve.
K-Lite will continue to maintain the decoding
package of MPC-HC. The administrator said that MPC-HC is half-dead and the
decoding package is the most important.
Recent developments
MPC-HC (Media Player Classic Home Cinema) can be
said to be a very classic one. Based on the evolution of the classic version of
Windows Media Player 6.4, it is the source of Windows third-party video player,
and has always insisted on open source, Free, has been through 11 years.
In the era when HD is still not popular, MPC-HC
has become the first choice player for many people with its small size and
superior performance. Even today, the combination of MPC-HC, ffdshow and madVR
is also a lot of audiophiles. The ultimate choice, and for developers, it is
also an open source playback software worthy of reference, reference, learning.
Unfortunately, due to lack of support, MPC-HC
announced a farewell after the release of the last version of 1.7.13, which is
awkward.
But not long after, things turned around.
After the farewell letter published, a number of
developers contacted the project management staff XhmikosR, expressed
willingness to help, so the project will not stop!
Due to the recent restart, there are only some
basic maintenance planned, such as updating the external components such as LAV
Filter and MediaInfo, but I believe that with the generosity of everyone, it
will soon promote the real development progress.
Now, the development team has listed a
detailed work list and is working on the next step.Of course, this also
requires more volunteer contributions from developers.
For 32-bit (x86) Windows
For 64-bit (x64) Windows
