Are you...
A Geek who loves to customize and tweak software?
An Enthusiast who loves watching videos in the best possible quality?
A PRO that needs a powerful media playback and presentation tool?
If you answered "yes", then Zoom Player was designed for you.
Read up on just some of the Zoom Player supported features and technologies:
- A polished user interface (check the screenshots!) with no bloat!
- The User-Interface is customizable to the extreme with hundreds of settings that control every aspect of the user experience.
- Over 300 functions, all assignable to the keyboard, mouse or a remote control event.
- Hardware accelerated video Decoding and DeInterlacing (DXVA, CUDA, QuickSync).
- Hardware, GPU based high-quality image upscaling algorithms (Bicubic, Lanczos, Jinc), maxing out high-end gaming cards for best-in-class video image quality.
- Digital Audio output over S/PDIF and HDMI Bit-Streaming to external receivers/amps.
- An Install Center application which makes life easy by making decoding components consistently up to date (optional).
- A fullscreen navigation interface, easily upgrading the PC into a full Home Theater experience.
- A Command and Control API that works over TCP/IP (the internet), COM or WinAPI, providing access to custom mods you can create yourself.
- Support for all popular (and most rare) media formats, including recent ones such as Dolby-TrueHD, WebM, OPUS, etc...
Still reading? Good, there's plenty more to come.
great program, but computer crashed and lost it, anyone know how i can get this back..anyone still have the direct download link that i can use?
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Re - Confirmation is "off screen"
#48 - Try "FULL SCREEN" toggle - " F11 " in some/many/all ??? browzerz . It works in Opera .
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Hi, before reading any Help on this subject (pat on the back for me:) - I was pleasantly surprised I could so easily personalize this Player by dragging any image of my choice into Interface (background) of the Console of Zoom Player Pro (when not in full view) and - voile!:)
Just a little note about this cute feature - before I start using the Player, and sorry if it was already mentioned in earlier Comments, I discovered it rather late.
Thanks GAOTD and Inmatrix for this Giveaway:)
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Unfortunatly, this program doesn't play .mkv files for me at all.
I really like the radio idea, and the huge list of stations. However, only about 10 percent of them work for me. The rest all give me an error like this:
"Unable to play [Radio Utopie.pls]
This may be due to a corrupt file, missing filters, filter conflicts, or hardware related issues."
Any ideas how to fix this?
Thanks!
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For those wanting to set ZoomPlayer as your default player:
When you install this program, check the box next to "Associate with Media Formats (file extensions)", and that should take care of it.
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Still have the previous version of Zoom from the last give away. It has never let me down and plays anything I've tried. Like someone else mentioned, it can be a little more complicated to use, but after fiddling around with the settings I have found it to be a decent player and the only one I use. I'm not techy enough to know why, but my mp3's sound way better with Zoom. Unfortunately my tower is going in for some upgrades, repairs and a reinstall so I will be losing all of the decent giveaways I have so far. Guess I'll have to start watching for the good stuff all over again. No computer for 4 or 5 days...oh the pain...
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Thanks #22 Thomas Frieder, you can also disable updates, under Advanced Options, select System and uncheck the automatic check for weekly updates.
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I've never seen this in an installer before, it asks you whether to pt all the files in it's own folder (easier to clean up afterwards), or if you are only running a limited account, you can install with some files in the Windows folder, so it will work even with UAC, or a limited account. This is a really good idea and I hope other software will follow Inmatrix's lead.
The Zoom Player Install Centre might confuse some, perhaps it should be made clearer before running it that it will NOT associate itself with these files, or "steal" the codecs from other programs, but will download the latest versions of them to get the Codecs it needs. Perhaps you could also explain where they will be put please? Just so we know that if we uninstall your software, all these will go with it, without damaging any media players already installed, or having to uninstall all of these seperately afterwards?
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I installed this program on a Windows 7 Professional 64Bit machine and compared it side-by-side with the VLC player with the same video----an old one converted from Tape to MPG3, synced together as close as possible manually and I could see little difference. More research is required but I believe it to be a quality player. I had absolutely no problems downloading installing or running but I did pay attention to all the comments and, in particular, installed in C:\zoomplayer as suggested by one commenter.
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I almost missed this, but I have just installed it and in the 10 minutes I have played around with it, I am impressed.
The install went flawlessly and I was able to find one of my favourite stations "beatlesradio.com" at 128kb in seconds and I added it to the favourites list in a couple of clicks. VLC couldn't find this station and even when I input the details manually, VLC would have to have them entered again next time I wanted to play the station. It may well be VLC could store the info, but the point is I didn't find succeed with VLC, but Zoom Player made it easy.
Secondly, I switched on a feature I know I will love - when viewing video full screen in one monitor, Zoom blanks my second monitor. Brilliant, and very green - well done the developer. It's now 2am, so I'm off to bed, but I am looking forward to seeing later this morning if I can get video to span both monitors, but for now Zoom Player is a keeper. Thanks GOTD.
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@ 56
Hit Ctrl O > Switch to advance mode > mouse > (media mode left click) click + in Custom select below and select Increase Play Rate …
Then just left click on the video to increase the speed.
I’ve been using ZoomPlayer for years.
This is definitely a gem; so get is while you can!
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Installed and ran fine on Windows 8 Pro x64, but failed to impress me or to play the very old QuickCam AVI file I was hoping it might, so I uninstalled. Uninstalled with no problem.
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I , like 37, have used Zoom Home player for years and have had no real problems with it. On that alone I would recommend Zoom Player to anyone. Thanks to GAOTD and to InMatrix for the kind offer.
Also to address the 'rocket scientists' out there who rushed to install this offer and then rushed to uninstall it with out taking the time to fully understand it, it is your loss.
(1) The one thing I originally found with Zoom player is that even the Free Version is a relatively complex peice of software for the novice and requires more than just a cursory glance or test of a few files. It needs tweaking from the out set to get the best out of it. Which leads me to..
(2) I am sure it has already been mentioned above but Zoom needs the apprioprate codecs to function. It is (or at least when I downloaded the Free version) NOT a stand alone player. If you expect to 'split the atom' straight out of the box, you will be disappointed. Which in turn leads me to...
(3) Before any of you have difficulties with Zoom player (this offer or trying the Free version...which is an excellent peice of software), Read #50. As good as Zoom is in my opinion, it does NOT behave itself 100% of the time which is why I, like 50, have more than 1 media player installed.
From some of the (misinformed) comments above poor old GAOTD must be tempted to pull their hair out on a regular basis.
Earl.
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Where is DVD-Audio support?
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Hello Giovani . Hello Wax ! It is already available stable version - Pot Player 1.5.33948! Link to download: http://get.daum.net/PotPlayer/v2/PotPlayerSetup.exe - Stable version safer than beta - right? Cheers.
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I screwed up the installation the first time by not having the unzipped file in the same folder as the destination folder. No problem on install after I realised my mistake. Video didn't look too good on playback at first - changed the video renderer to MadVR and that problem was solved.
When playing back a 4:3 video at fullscreen (on a widescreen monitor,) the control bar aligns to the left so part of the right side of the control bar gets cut off and can't be accessed.
I'd like an option to be added for the play controls to be moved to the playlist editor because I use a multi monitor setup.
Thank you.
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to 51 - Update your FFDShow..
to 52 - location was changed :
http://www.inmatrix.com/zplayer/highlights/converthtpc.shtml
to 53 - No other OS except Windows currently...
to 54 - We also have Zoom Player FREE, but it isn't as good as PRO or MAX, like VLC isn't!
to 56 - Advanced options->interface->mouse.
You'll see in mid-bottom an option to set a function for the mouse wheel - press the '+' button.
Choose the "control" tab, and you'll find the playback speed functions :)
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If you tried using the video player of JET AUDIO, you will see the similarities. It looks like it, it's more like it..aha! it's a copycat!
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#20, RomekKapusta
Please understand that in the first couple of hours there are a number of visitors who do not sample the daily offering, yet feel compelled to blindly rate the software and also feel a need to click yes or no on each comment. This skews the early results.
As well, many visitors want comments that say the software is good or bad, along with an explanation of why they feel that way (they want comments that provide reviews/opinions of functionality, GUI, alternatives, flaws, tips, etc.). Those comments tend to get "+" votes because they're actually helpful.
However, many commentors just say they like or dislike the offering, without providing any reasons. They get "-" votes because many GAOTD'ers just view those messages as time-wasting clutter.
I, myself, have not yet downloaded and tested the software as I usually don't have the time to do so until the evening. So, I refrain from voicing an opinion at this point.
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Just installed and my initial impression is very favorable. I also have a suggestion - my install is on a 55 inch screen about 9 feet away from my chair. The font size on the app task bar are AOK on my desktop (the other install), but for media viewing on the big screen the fonts are way too small to read easily at a distance. Given all the other helpful tweaks available in this app I'm surprised you missed this one. Please revise with adjustable font size and I can put my binoculars back on the boat!
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Please peddle your wares somewhere else! I want to know about the GOTD, not your soft advertisement. It's one thing to give a polite link and a thanks but don't waste (some of) our time with a song and dance when you're just covertly advertising. This is the sponsors day in the sun, NOT YOURS!. If you notice, many people here give comparable/ freeware links but they just state the abrdged point(s) and wrap it up as I am. . .....
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I have been using Zoom Player for many many years now. I was using the FREE Zoom Player all this time because I just didn't like the windows one or any other I tried. I haven't had a problem with Zoom Player in all these years and to the person that said Zoom Player can't play everything. I'm happy to inform you that you are wrong about that. You just need to download the full k lite codec and your pretty much done. I liked this player so much that I ordered the Zoom Player Flex. I know there are people out there that like the VLC player and say it's the best. I am not going to put that player down. I tried it and it worked. I just like Zoom Player better. VLC is free, there is a free Zoom Player as well. Try them both out and see what you like more.
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#50 Gordon
Potplayer DOES play REAL media without having realplayer or real alternative installed.
The only media players on my W7 Ultimate are MS media player and Potplayer. All I'll ever Need!!
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@24 VampireOfChicago The readme.txt file has useful information. You don't open a .gcd file, it is used by the setup.exe during installation.
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After having major problems with WMP12 in Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit), I recently removed all Windows Media and installed Zoom Player (Free Version) and was very impressed. Now, whoopee, I have the pro version. Many,many thanks GAOTD and Inmatrix. All I have to do now is make a new system backup. Once again, many thanks.
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I'm kind of ticked off at where the DVD playback standard has gone on Windows 8 but this player plays my movies quicker then Media Center in Win 8 Pro.
I'm well aware of the freebies out there but I've been following Zoom Player on Facebook for quite some time and they have been showing pictures of the development process of this new version. Its made me very intrigued to say the least.
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As for my error in # 51 above, I found that Comodo CIS 6 had restricted rights and wouldn't let stuff fully load. Anyway, Zoom Player works just fine now. I would also recommend SMPlayer as an alternative to VLC and other players. SMPlayer is easier to use than VLC and also renders videos better.
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@24 VampireOfChicago: The ".gcd" file of one of GOTD offerings is simply data that setup.exe needs to perform the installation. As such, it needs to be present during the install.
Therefore, in answer your question, the gcd file is opened by setup.
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I've been visiting this site for a long time and this is first piece of software i really liked. I liked ashampoo win optimizer that was posted a few weeks ago also. Response time on seek bar is unbelievable! It's lightning fast! Even faster then on km player, my default player to this date. It even launches faster then km player on my weak pentium 4 machine. Skins are beautiful and it's customizable to oblivion.
There is only one thing i can't find yet, and that' how to set changing playback speed via mouse scroll wheel like on km player? I want it to be like when i scroll up playback speed increases, and when i scroll up again it increases even more, like in percentage 10%, 20% or 50% faster. Or slower if i scroll down, just like on km player. This is one feature i really need, so if someone can help me with this i would appreciate it!
So zoom player is my default media player from now on, i thank this site for introducing me to it i never knew it existed out there and it's so cool!
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I tried zoom player before, but seemed to always have problems with some realplayer conflict. Hopefully installing this version will fix the conflict.
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Does Zoom Player have a MAC OSX port? that would be kewl as i miss it from my Window$ days.
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This link on your page is bad:
"Convert any PC into a Home Entertainment Center (HTPC)"
http://www.inmatrix.com/files/highlights/converthtpc.shtml
"The page cannot be found"
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I had Zoom Player Pro 8.16 running just fine. I uninstalled it and installed today's giveaway along with all of the codecs. It will not play any video files at all. I get the error "failed to load ffmpeg.dll" every time. Somebody owes me the $19.95 I paid for version 8.16 as I can no longer use the program.
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unfortunately, there is no player up-to-date that can play all formats, all codecs and all videos. For that reason I have few players installed and I use all. VLC, Gom and POT, answer most of my needs (sorry Giovanny but PotPlayer will not play REAL formats but VLC will). Another palayer I am using, which for some reason I did not see mentioned here, is the free 'Splash Lite' from Mirillis http://mirillis.com/en/products/splash.html as it plays AVCHD formats in HD better than any other player.
Believe it or not in Windows 7, some of the WMV formats will play best on... Windows Media Player.
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Can't get the bottom of the installation confirmation screen to fit on my monitor, so I can't confirm. I've tried every resizing method I know. (Embarrassing, sorry if this is the wrong place for this question.)
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VLC remains unbeatable and is simply the best.
http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2012/05/17/the-best-free-media-player/
I tried Potplayer (former KMplayer) but it is much slower and parts like 'web representation' are in Korean without any helpfile. I just didn't like it. It is a baby compared to VLC and more time is needed to complete it.
Zoomplayer has a nice appearence though, but I'm missing some features. Why does it use external codecs? Always a hassle.
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Fast download and install. Works perfectly on Win 8, I thought VLC was good but this is better. Thanks.
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The best free media player is "Media Player Classic-Home Cinema". There are 64 and 32 bit versions.
If you have an older laptop or PC, it never lags when playing HD. Plays any format so far.
http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/
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I Donot know who "Bicubic, Lanczos, Jinc" are...I heard of Zinc..it is a metel of sorts. Anyway if this Player can play MP4 video that'll be great cause it donot make sence the Winmap still doesnot play MP4 videos on the compter yet. Somone said I had to pay for codex or somethin...So this may wor k. Thank
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One of the best players on the market --- I agree.
I started with VLC like many of you, but as time wore on, it became disillusioned with it. I enjoyed the earlier version of KMPlayer, but don't like the new interface.
Zoom Player is clean and organized, just what I like.
When I hooked up the S/PDIF cable, sound is incredible.
Also, $19.95 is a fair price, but it's free today
Thumbs up!!
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Hello guys
I’m in the mood to make a write up.
But before I start with Zoom Player Pro…
As mentioned some weeks ago, I am no Apple fan but saying that I like iTunes for one reason, because the way I am able to organize my play lists in iTunes is very convenient. At the same time I’m eager to find a replacement for iTunes desperately. So, “why’s that?” you might ask. Start-up time, latest release won’t play some older QuickTime videos for some reason, and yes, iTunes becomes at times unresponsive (perhaps that is a marketing trick from Apple that iTunes plays best on a Mac Book Pro or whatever). The only media player I found that comes close to iTunes was Muffin Player. But I don’t like the interface, it’s total “bollocks”. I tried to like it but I can’t.
In my current inventory there is VLC Player and Windows Media Player.
VLC is good at playing about most formats and even Windows Media Player is not in favour for most folks out there, I myself use it for everything unless I watch a Flash Video which does work OK on VLC Player. I took time to convert all – YES ALL – QuickTime movies to mp4 so I can watch them without QuickTime or iTunes. I’m glad that job is over, folks, believe me. Aside from that I wrote a little app in CSharp for my play lists similar to iTunes that I get the feeling it is better than iTunes…remains to be seen…LOL.
Now heading on to Zoom Player Pro.
First, I recommend to install ZoomPlayer in legacy mode under C:\ZoomPlayer
This way you have it all and portable right from the get-go. If you install in legacy under C:\Program Files you need to execute ZoomPlayer as Administrator. Or copy the app directory into C:\ If you install with recommended non-legacy you have problems making it portable.
After installation download all the plug-ins from the install wizard and then you are set and go. One remark, why don’t they include all the plug-ins in the Setup? It’s so much easier. Anyway… if you make it portable or need to reinstall launch the Zoom Player Install Center to reinstall the plug-ins or copy them to make ZoomPlayer to portanle app “yes, the ugly way”…
The good:
- huge list of radio stations
- zoom with mouse wheel
- magnetic tool windows
- resizable windows
- high performance play-back Audio and Video
- very stable / robust design
- Windows 8 compatible (see notes)
- color correction
The bad:
- I didn’t know about ZoomPlayer exists
- couldn’t find anything bad about ZoomPlayer after testing it
The ugly:
- that depends and is just a biased opinion from me with the magnetic windows (I would like to be able to dock them or tie them into the player window itself)
Last words:
ZoomPlayer is a true gem amongst multimedia players and worth having a test run with this giveaway today. The Windows 8 compatibility is useful for those who did not yet or miss to get the free product key for Windows Media Centre Edition – needed to play DVDs.
cheers
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well I have had this installed before, and the performance was very poor compared to KMPlayer, and PotPLayer (Now the only media player installed in my W7 Ultimate machine, apart from MS's standard media player, that is).
Creating contact sheets for all my videos is essential so I downloaded this latest version to see if was any better than PotPlayer.
1st test. Creating a contact sheet for a mp4 file. FAILED
2nd test. Creating a contact sheet for a wmv file. FAILED
3rd test. Creating a contact sheet for a rm file. FAILED
Also could not find any way to set the default options from 800px 3x8 tiles.
So Sorry this has failed my most basic function I need it for.
UNINSTALLED!!
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Looks good but I'll stick with Cyberlink Power DVD
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KMPlayer free, play 3d movies this not. no way.
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I have been using the free version for years. I have never had a problem with it..Windows 7 64 bit..
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To No 23 . . You don't open the gcd file. It's just there. Don't worry about it. Just run your Setup and you will be fine. It just needs to be there. Ignore it.
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Seems like this would be a good match with the wireless PC to TV receiver set being sold on Woot today.
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wow, nice offering from gaotd and inmatrix.
download, installation, and activation without a hitch on my dt computer, i3-530 @2.93ghz, 2x2gb ddr3-1600mhz @1333mhz speed, nvidia 9800gt 1gb ddr3, 1tb hitachi sata hdd; running on windows 7 sp1 x64.
scrolling of the zoomplayer results in higher or lower video resolution.
scroll up = lower resolution
scroll down = higher resolution
as with other video players, it can be set as "always on top"
zoom player is surprisingly fast with video output, imo, similar to k-lite's classic mediaplayer.
on my computer, with mse av + avg 2013 free av:
mediaplayer classic (mpc from k-lite mega codec pack, free) = 42.5mb memory consumed
zoom player pro 8.5 (today's gaotd offering) = 60.75mb memory consumed
this program is a keeper.
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UPDATE: Ukrainian language shows as hieroglyphs. No good! But player is quick and fast!
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When I saw today a video player, I thought that it will gather a lot of negative votes, because... It's just a video player, there are lots of them. I use GOM and MPC, but I will give this program a shot to impress me. So far it installed good, it has a Ukrainian language (sweet) and a lot of formats.
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