A flexible video and media player that supports skins and Winamp plugins.
The Core Media Player is a music and video player which was popular in the mid-2000s and though it's faded in popularity, still has a loyal following.
The media player reminds us of Winamp for many reasons, not least of which is the fact it can be skinned and supports many Winamp plugins. In terms of settings and setup, The Core Media Player is also very similar to Winamp but the underlying code is certainly different.
Using The Core Media Player isn't difficult and the controls are exactly what you would expect with support for PLS playlists and the usual Play, Pause, Stop, Next and Previous buttons.
This media player can support all of the major audio and video formats without a hitch and can also load DVD video discs without additional filters, plug-ins or extensions. Playing MP4, MP3, MPEG, AVI and QuickTime media was not an issue.
For visualizations, TCMP comes with some lovely effects that can be activated by downloading Winamp Visualization plugins in the VIS format. They work for both video and audio file playback.
All in all, The Core Media Player is definitely a keeper and a great media player even though its hay day has passed. Combine that with some awesome Winamp visualizations and audio plug-ins and you've got yourself a really stable and enjoyable media player with TCMP.
Features of The Core Media Player
- Audio: Plays audio files in a variety of formats.
- Audio Effects: Applies reverb, echo and pitch effects to audio.
- Bookmarks: Saves bookmarks in audio and video files.
- Codecs: Includes several codecs for audio and video files.
- Equalizer: Adjusts audio output with a 10-band equalizer.
- Hotkeys: Assigns hotkeys for playback control.
- Playback Speed: Adjusts playback speed of audio and video files.
- Playlists: Manage and play audio and video playlists.
- Screen Capture: Enables capturing screenshots.
- Skins: Provides several skins for customizing the UI.
- Subtitles: Displays subtitles for videos.
- Tag Editor: Edits metadata of audio files.
- Video: Supports playback of video files.
- Video Converter: Converts videos to other formats.
- Video Effects: Adjusts brightness, contrast, saturation and hue of videos.
Compatibility and License
The Core Media Player is provided under a freeware license on Windows from video players with no restrictions on usage. Download and installation of this PC software is free and 4.11 is the latest version last time we checked.
What version of Windows can The Core Media Player run on?
The Core Media Player can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It runs on both 32-bit and 64-bit systems with no dedicated 64-bit download provided.
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