Is there a way to run subtitles? I haven't found one. VLC can do that easily. If anyone knows how to do that with Zoom please post the method here.

If you want to avoid any automatic update or reversion to the limited free version in the future,
Block these files from gaining internet access with your firewall:
"Zoom Player install center.exe"
"ZPUPDATE.exe"

These files are in
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Zoom Player\zpupdate.exe"
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Zoom Player\Zoom Player Install Center.exe"

Do this AFTER you have completed your installation and downloaded the codecs and other files you want from the Zplayer install center. You can unblock "Zoom Player Install Center.exe " if you need additional files from there in the future but always leave ZPUPDATE.exe blocked.

Download and installation ok, But it does not play mp4 files, Click Play and it does not play

Was using DVDFAB media player but lost to a reformat. So I settled on Potplayer, well must say I like this player better. So far it's a keeper.

Come on people, be realistic, Zoom can not record anything (no record button), how come you are praising it so much?

I have some corrupted video files from a DVR hard disk. I thought that they were irrevocably lost. However, I found that Zoom Player would play then. No other media player would do this. Because this software proved that the files were not a complete loss, I was able to find another program that would "recover" them by "converting" them to a different format. Had I not had Zoom Player I would have dumped everything and considered the files a loss. I can also preview these corrupted files in Zoom Player to determine if I even want to recover them. I can not guarantee the same results for you but it was an awesome discovery for me. Remember YMMV.

will it play records?

Sometimes the graphics card in my Toshiba Satellite laptop has memory problems playing mp4 files in Windows Media Player, but I have never experienced that when using Zoom Player. In fact, I don't think Zoom Player has ever crashed or frozen my system. Just for reliability, I would recommend this program.

For anyone trying this, does this program increase the quality?
MadVR with MPC-HC works wonders, but it requires heavy hardware that my graphics chip can't handle, just to make the visuals better.

it is write for "Tablets" where i can find it ? please

Okay, I installed it, I can't see any slow/fast playback options though, so not quite the ultimate player. Lots of options though.

Very good this player !! Thank you

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Content providers are using the Microsoft digital rights
management technology for Windows Media ("WM-DRM") to protect
the integrity of their content...
A list of revoked WM-DRM Software is sent to your
computer whenever you download a license for Secure Content from
the Internet. Microsoft may, in conjunction with such a license,
also download revocation lists onto your computer on behalf of
Secure Content Owners.

239MB install
http://www.inmatrix.com/install_success/gapro_installed.shtml
update: top bar/Options/switch to advanced mode/System/ uncheck 'Automatically check for player updates (once per week)'

A pro-version for 19,99 don´t exist on the homepage.

I was unable to play any radio station I tried - got the following error message, even after restarting Windows (and, yes, I performed a full installation, with all recommended upgrades):

"Unable to play [You are listening to Classic Rock 915.pls]
This may be due to a corrupt file, missing filters, filter conflicts, or hardware related issues."

Any help would be appreciated

Don't like Zoom Player.

I prefer:
Daum Pot Player, SM Player, GOM Media Player, MPCstar Player and Light Alloy Player (by Vortex).

Used to use VLC long ago, but it is not much use nowadays.

Downloaded and installed. Registration is automatic. I was pleasantly surprised to find access to tons of internet radio stations. Added several from different categories(classic rock, classical, r/b) to favorites, and am listening to classical as I type this. There is an equalizer with presets or manual. This is as far as I've gotten. I like Zoom Player and recommend it. Thanks GAOTD and Inmatrix.

Most of the time i use Media Player Classic since it is fast but this player has all the features one could need so it is best to have both.

This is the same as the free version, as far as I can see on the web site.

The only thing stopping me from installing Zoom is the update issue. Is there any way to prevent a future update?

Well, I tried Zoom player once... until I needed a subtitles. I had to download and install a separate piece of software!? I immediately switched back to VLC player, which I'm using as my only (video) player for fifth year now and I think it's by far the best (free) player around which is constantly updating/upgrading few times a year

Have used Zoom Player Pro before...it too was a freebie, but then it decided to update at which point it reverted to the free limited version....so do not let this update if it asks

I hate media centres/ players which without as much as a "by your leave" automatically riffle through all one's hard drives constructing a media library. Does anyone know if this function can be switched off in Zoom Player? Is a Zoom play list dependant on having the media library? Any info greatly appreciated.

Flawless installation, especially considering it downloads and installs many sub components - well done!

However, I don't see what makes this better than even basic Windows media player. color /brighness controls don't do anything. no sharpness control. non standard zoom behavior. can't run multiple instances.
PRO: it remembers where I left it, which is something VLC still cant do.appears to have online media/station intergration, but it will not open (shift-o) unless I'm already playing something?!

bottom line: I'm going back to VLC. :(

Ok, based on the comments and the rating of this program, I clicked the Download Now button and the program downloaded.

However, when I opened the .ZIP file to extract, there was no .GCD file. Could this be why the one person had an issue installing? There's no information in the README file that helps.

Today's offer is limited by "No free upgrades to future versions". However, if you bought Zoom Player Pro in the past, as I did, there is a downloadable v11.1 available, though it is not shown on their website. You have to contact them to get the download link, and your old purchased registration key will still work. (You will get a one-time-only nag screen to buy their other latest programs.) Be advised that your old registration key will not work with this GOTD download.

If you have Windows, you can enjoy using this player for digital video formats and physical discs alike. Whether you use Windows Vista, 7, 8 or 10, the software is compatible to play a wide variety of video, audio, interactive and image formats, including standard and rewritable DVDs and Blu-ray discs.impressed that this software can play videos on a computer using just 6 percent CPU consumption, making it convenient for multitasking while you watch videos. However, I did not find this application very intuitive or easy to use. Menus are not comfortably accessible or easy to navigate. I also dislike the player's dual-screen layout and button placement, as it looks a bit cluttered. Just an opinion as i have found VLC the easiest

Can anyone tell me please, does Zoom Player need to be registered.
Under Basic Options/About there is 'Enter Registration Key.'
In the downloaded 'read me' there is no information relating to registration.
Thanks.

I was using Zoom Player Max v9.5 and I have to say it is the most versatile media player I know. So many special features (like zooming in into a running video or slow-motion replay, etc.). It's great!

I would like to suggest that you include rendering of SHN (Shorten) audio files in Zoom Player. These quite popular file formats can be played in WMP 11 and MPC as well as in Winamp (with a plugin). Including SHN would make Zoom Player more universal. Good luck!
Regards, WKKos

Some info:
Shorten, SHN: An audio compression scheme (codec) written by Tony Robinson of SoftSound that can compact WAV files without subtracting out any frequencies. It is “lossless” – everything in the original WAV is there, so that full quality is maintained. Shorten (.shn) audio compression format creates an exact clone of the original source. Shorten (a.k.a. SHN) is a file format used to losslessly compress CD-quality audio files (44.1 kHz 16-bit stereo PCM). Shorten files have an undisputed advantage over lossy MP3-format files. An SHN file made from a WAV is quite a bit larger than the corresponding MP3, with a size perhaps ~50-70% of the original WAV. Encoding (compressing) WAV to (smaller) SHN files makes online music distribution much easier. Downloaded SHN files should be decoded (decompressed) to WAV files for playing. (You can listen to SHNs “on the fly” on your computer without decompressing them to WAVs first. However, note that SHNs or WAVs played on typical computer speakers do not sound much better than MP3s.). For more information, visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shorten_%28file_format%29
http://extension.nirsoft.net/shn
http://userpages.umbc.edu/~hamilton/shnfaq.html

An example for a SHN file is the very popular song 'Amazing Grace' that can be downloaded as rftg2006-06-03d1t02.shn (14.3 MB) using the link:

http://ia902304.us.archive.org/3/items/rftg2006-06-03.shnf/rftg2006-06-03d1t02.shn

I am impressed. I used it to run a continuous hi-def Go-Pro video shot made from a quad-copter over China (only about 250 ft up). The data-flow (2.5Gb for almost six minutes) is huge! So massive that VLC could never run it without several pauses (for buffering, I suppose), which rather spoiled the effect of seeing China from on high. But when I ran it on Zoom Player, I had no problem with buffering at all.

I did find that clicking on Pause didn't always immediately work, and also, it is not really very clear how you open a file -- the "Add" or Open button is tiny, and just right of the play buttons. You can also reveal other buttons at top or bottom of the screen by playing around with the small buttons on the bottom. These can control the colour, contrast, brightness, and audio balance.

All in all, a definite keeper!

Thank you Zoom Player and GOTD!

Wow. NO truly negative comments! I'm astounded that so many like this over VLC, but like a good little gnu I'll also cross the river. VLC is about as easy to use as they get, and I had an earlier version of Zoom on my old computer but "lost it in a crash" (the old story of inattention to backups) and have been using VLC since.

D/L and installed on 7/64 Pro no problem. So far, it's living up to all the praise below (above?), so "Well Done Those Boys!" Thanks for all the comments, too!

Just wondering, will this stream Youtube videos? Thanks in advance for any replies.

Downloaded and works fine win10. Maybe I'm different to most people, but I don't actually watch many films on the PC. The big TV is so much better for that. I do however listen to lots of audio books and watch the instructional type videos.
Once closed, most players, including VLC, don't remember where you stopped when you restart it (without needing to remember to bookmark every time). SMPlayer does so I've been using that for audiobooks. But stupidly, been a requested feature on their forums for years literally, no bookmarking feature at all which makes it useless for the instructional videos. So for those I've been using VLC which does have bookmarking, albeit a bit clunky.
I'm delighted to find and report Zoom player does both, and does them well. Close the player and next time you open the media file it starts from where it left off. Book marking is easy, quick and you can jump instantly between marks, and there is a time display on the play bar. I'm a happy bunny this morning!

what is the differance between pro and max if i may ask please???????........

This review (from last year) has a nice walk-through of the install process.
http://www.filecritic.com/zoom-player-max-review/

No UPNP-support? So very worthless...

I've been using Zoom Player since Version 8. I still use VLC at times, especially when I want to take a snapshot still from a movie. I don't think Zoom Player has this facility. My favourite of the two players is the Zoom Player, it just looks and feels more professional. I would recommend this download.

I love Zoom Player Pro ! I use a twenty band stereo EQ, and with Zoom Player Pro I would honestly put my sound system up against any computer sound system I have ever heard. The EQ let's me get the bass, mid-range and treble exactly where I want them, but Zoom Player takes care of everything else.I can rattle walls if needed without losing an ounce of musical fidelity. Zoom Player ( as stated ) has it's own EQ which let's you even do more fine tuning...as if that were needed. Thank you Zoom Player, and as always, thank you GOTD.

I like to be able to slow video music down so I can catch the normally fast movements of things. I like it for slowing down things like a bird flying, fish swimming but use it most for music studies. In YouTube it gives us an option a lot of times to go .5 with sound or even slower at quarter speed .25 but with no sound at that slowest rate. So I believe that would be a nice addition to your magnificient program. A little slo-mo please. Thank you for reading. ♥

Been using Zoom Player Pro a bit over 5 years. After a few months of use I got rid
of every other media player I had,VLC,Winamp,jetAudio. None of them come even
close to ZPP. I've yet to find a format it won't play and if you like to spend some time
tweaking your programs as I do this program is just a dream! I'm the guy all my friends
depend on to recommend the best software and everyone of them will get a message
to come here and update to the latest ZPP. Thanks so much GAOTD.

On your homepage at http://www.inmatrix.com/zplayer/ underneath your graphic examples of the program you start with a misspelled word. Thought you might want to correct that. 'Beyind' vs 'Behind'. Have a good day.

Very simple installation and registration, opens up to a very functional interface.

A really well thought out and pleasant program to use that is sensibly priced with lots of functionality.

If I was in the market for player this would be high on my list and so I'll be keeping it.

Having said that I will still continue to use VLC version 1.1.11 because it works and it's comfortable like an old shoe.

If however you want some new shiny shoes today is a good download.

Do I assume we get the functionality from the middle column here:
http://www.inmatrix.com/zplayer/
So it's the middle version of their product?

Also does it install a bunch of Codecs for general use or just for its own use? (I'd find the former quite annoying.)

Stil, I will mention VLC, so small, so fast and so portable you can use it everywhere. And did I say it reads everything ? And it is allways Free ? And open source ?

Most here won't read this because it will be at the bottom of the comments due to GAOTDs mindset? (or maybe just bad template), but anyways...
I have been using Zoom Player Pro version since they have been doing these promos. I believe it was 9 then last one 10 now 11.
Ever since I have been using this I haven't ever bothered to use any other. No need, this does everything I have needed it for. Better then Windows (which really isn't too bad if you know how to configure it).
I will definitely install this version especially after checking all the updates and fixes here http://inmatrix.com/files/zoomplayer_whatsnew.shtml
They are always updating, and one of the only ones worth their honest asking price (besides today:)
Only one in it's category as of now, don't even mention VLC, was good years ago.