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Windows Media player
muzzy:
It doesn't replace a windows component. The Media Player is just a wrapper application much like Internet Explorer is. The core is implemented using DirectShow. MPC and WMP both do the playback in very similar fashion, the filter graph generation differs and MPC allows more freedom over it. Additionally, mpc has some of the common filters as builtins, which it can take advantage of.
The core components responsible for video and audio management are untouched, they aren't replaced, and it's trivial to write a simple video player that uses the same engine that WMP uses.
adiment:
I hate seeing people joiing this forum and posting their windows problems. I recommend Video Lan player for video and Winampfor video/audio.
Don't use windows media player...builtin DRM sucks.
--- Quote from: muzzy ---mpc+ffdshow still can't play *every* media file. While mpc has lots of built-in filters, you'll still need more codecs for some files.
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You still need codecs for all media players...don't expect for windows media player to download all codecs auto for you because it won't. MPC will play more media files than windows media player, windows media player won't open the intro videos from games (you know how they show all those cpmapny logos and crap at the start of games)
Calum:
well i wouldn't recommend any of the AOL versions of winamp for a start, i'd recommend zinf since it natively supports mp3s *and* oggs and it's smaller and faster than the AOL winamps.
and re: wmp downloading codecs, does it download a divx codec for you nowadays or do you still have to find one and install it yourself?
adiment:
--- Quote from: Calum ---well i wouldn't recommend any of the AOL versions of winamp for a start, i'd recommend zinf since it natively supports mp3s *and* oggs and it's smaller and faster than the AOL winamps.
and re: wmp downloading codecs, does it download a divx codec for you nowadays or do you still have to find one and install it yourself?
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even though AOL owns Nullsoft, that doesn't mean winamp is now a shitty bloated AOL player. When you download winamp you don't see any AOL logo anywhere, no ads, no nothing...
or do you mean that AOL makes it's own winamp versions that are some kind of "special AOL versions" ?
Winamp is very stable, has internet radio/tv, skins, and doesn't use much ram. I would suggest itunes, but it uses twice the ram of winamp + helper service + itunes service (doesn't matter if you own an ipod)
:p
Xeen:
why isnt this thread in the dumpster yet?
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