MPC-BE is an open source application and works on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8. To sum it up, if you’re a fan of MPC, MPC-BE is definitely worth a shot as it give you everything offered by the former, and adds much more to it in form of the UI overhaul and the additional options. Here, you can make several cosmetic changes including the theme color and brightness, OSD, RGB, anti-aliasing, tooltips, font etc. One additional settings panel that is not available on the original MPC is Interface. Each of these sections offers several additional configuration options not available in the original MPC. Furthermore, you will also find a few more options to play around with in some of the sections common to both apps.
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If you have seen the options window of MPC, you’ll notice a few new sections here including Full Screen, EVR Sync Settings, Capture, Interface and Miscellaneous.
To open the Options panel, click View > Options on the menu bar. Just like MPC itself, the app handles most audio and video formats without any hiccup.Īpart from the main UI, you will also find several changes in the Options window. You may also quickly change audio and subtitle streams via their handy buttons in the navigation area. The navigation bar looks pretty sleek, and houses all the basic controls for pause, play, stop, next, previous, open file and volume, as well as the seek bar. In addition, it also lets you know whether the current video playback is being hardware-accelerated by your GPU or not, by showing you the GPU icon near the volume slider. The black-themed design looks better than MPC’s Windows 98-esque looks. The most significant difference you will notice is the complete UI overhaul, particularly around the navigation area. Let’s find out more about the player after the jump.
Furthermore, MPC-BE isn’t merely about new looks the developer has also thrown a bunch of extra features into the mix. It’s a revamped version of Media Player Classic that – according to its developer – not only looks better than MPC, but also performs faster. If you want the features of MPC with some added eye candy that brings its UI out of the 90s, give MPC-BE a shot. The only downside however, is the player’s UI that’s reminiscent of Windows Media Player from Windows 95 and 98, that might not likely please everyone. Being open-source software, it allows anyone to custom-tailor it to their needs. The feature-laden open-source audio and video player has earned quite a reputation and is considered as one of the best media player available for Windows, among the likes of KMPlayer, GOM Player and VLC etc. Media Player Classic probably needs no introduction.