MPC-BE 1.8.8
Media Player Classic – Black Edition (MPC-BE) is a free and open source audio and video player for Windows. It provides many usefull features making it the only media player you ever want and need.
Media Player Classic – BE is based on the original “Media Player Classic” project (Gabest) and “Media Player Classic Home Cinema” (MPC-HE) project (Casimir666), contains additional features and bug fixes.
Key features:
- Based on original projects: MPC-BE is an independently developed fork of the original “Media Player Classic” and “Media Player Classic Home Cinema” (MPC-HC) projects.
- Modern interface: While retaining the minimalist feel of its predecessors, MPC-BE features a more modern and refined interface.
- Broad format support: The player can handle a wide variety of video and audio formats, including HEVC, VP9, and 10-bit video, without needing external codecs. It uses FFmpeg directly for decoding.
- High-quality playback: MPC-BE supports advanced features such as HDR tone mapping, which can adapt HDR videos for playback on SDR screens. It also offers options for shaders and filters to enhance video and audio quality.
- Customization: The player is highly customizable, allowing users to configure keyboard shortcuts, mouse actions, and rendering settings.
- Subtitle features: MPC-BE has an advanced subtitle engine that supports auto-downloading, multiple languages, and timing synchronization.
- Hardware acceleration: It can leverage hardware acceleration technologies like DXVA, NVIDIA CUVID, and Intel QuickSync for smooth 4K and HDR playback, even on older systems.
- Portable version: A portable version of MPC-BE is available, making it possible to run the program from a USB drive without installation.
- Active development: The project is under active development, with frequent releases and nightly builds that bring performance improvements, bug fixes, and better compatibility.
Download: MPC-BE 64-bit | Portable MPC-BE 64-bit | ~16.0 MB (Open Source)
Download: MPC-BE 32-bit | Portable MPC-BE 32-bit | ~13.0 MB
Link: Media Player Classic – BE Home Page
