My favorite and default video player SMPlayer has been updated to version 0.6.7 today. SMPlayer is the complete video player solution for both the Windows and Linux operating system. It is basically a frontend for the much acclaimed MPlayer that is included in the distribution. SMPlayer comes both as a portable video player but also as a installer to suite all the needs.
Since it is based on MPlayer it can play pretty much any video format right out of the box without having to search for missing codecs on the Internet. It can play DVDs, supports various subtitle formats, provides multiple audio track access, playlist support and a lot more.
One of the more recent versions added support to search for subtitles in the Open Subtitles databases. Sure, there are other video players that offer a similar all-inclusive out of the box experience and it probably boils down to which was first installed on the computer system for those users.
Anyone else who is still using a video player that needs external codecs to play video formats should take a look at the latest version of SMPlayer as it makes that a thing of the past.
Most important changes in SMPlayer 0.6.7:
- Added experimental (and uncomplete) support for dvd menus. Requires a mplayer build compiled with dvdnav support. Please read dvdmenus.txt to know how to enable it.
- Now loading an external subtitle file doesn’t require to restart the mplayer process (except for idx/sub subtitles).
- (Playlist) When a file is added to the playlist, if it was already in the list, it’s moved to the end of the list.
- Options for mplayer: finally spaces in arguments between quotes are handled properly.
- Added two options (in the audio and subtitle menus) to allow the user to enter the audio and subtitle delay (in milliseconds).
- (ASS subtitles) The outline and shadow options now accept values with decimals.
- (ASS subtitles) Possibility to change the color of the border and shadow.
- Now the default value for the “correct pts” option is auto.
- (Windows) Now the screensaver is allowed to turn on if the file is paused or it’s an audio file.
- (Windows) The direct3d video output is now the default for Windows Vista.
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I downloaded this just now for the first time. I have DVD files stored in directories. I can open a .vob file, but now I would like to click a button to see the DVD menu. Seems I can’t find a button to do this. Can this player be used as a DVD player or not? If so, where is the menu button?
How does this compare to other players such as VLC?
I first found out about SMPlayer from Martin’s article at:
http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/07/smplayer-uncommon-codecs-package/
The article described a codec package that could be installed to allow SMPlayer to play more formats.
As of the update to the http://smplayer.sourceforge.net/downloads.php page with the release of SMPlayer 0.6.7, the codec package is no longer listed for download.
It is unclear as to why the codec package listing was removed after SMPlayer 0.6.7.
I think it is included in the main release as an optional package. At least that’s what I got from the option that I did not see before there. Not sure if I overlooked it and if it is the same codec package though.
The KMPlayer is the most complete solution for me. It has way more options and plays way more formats than SMPlayer.
I highly doubt that.
I downloaded the SMPlayer 0.6.7 setup.
It seems that SMPlayer 0.6.7 comes with a different installer than previous versions of SMPLayer.
Older versios of SMPlayer and additional codec packages installed from Inno Setup installers. The SMPlayer 0.6.6 or older installation would be updated by the additional codec package installalations (in addition to installing the addition codecs).
SMPlayer 0.6.7 uses a Nullsoft Scriptable Install Script (NSIS) installer and includes the ability to install the addition codecs, but does not include the additional codecs components. The additional codecs would be downloaded from the Internet and installed by the NSIS installer. This means that an Internet connection is necessary to easily fully install and uninstall SMPlayer 0.6.7.
The new difficulty regarding the installation of the additional codecs for SMPlayer 0.6.7 significantly, negatively affects the desirability of the newer version; fully installing the newer SMPlayer product has become more expensive.
Is this better than GOM / VLC cause i currently use both of them.
Well the best way to find out is to try it out. I used many video players in the past including VLC and stuck with SMPlayer in the end.
One Player to rule them all: KM PLAYER
its gud…
I highly recommend this.
It’s pretty silly how i manage to not use this player before. Well Since i’ve used mplayer as my 2ndary player, 1st is K-lite codec pack. I find this pretty good.
It plays all the formats that i needed.
P.S: VLC just doesn’t cut out.
An internet connection isn’t required to uninstall SMPlayer, there’s also one w/ mplayer included but the codecs aren’t included for licensing reasons.
The installer can download and install the codecs, but it requires an internet connection to get them from mplayer’s server because their license isn’t compatible and can’t be bundled directly into the installer.