Media player taking from the best of other open source projects.
MPC-BE (Media Player Classic - Black Edition) is a free and well thought-out video player which has taken a lot from other open source projects, especially that of the original Media Player Classic.
Since the program uses the code of the ever-so-successful MPC, it is fully capable of playing almost any known video file format currently available and it is also highly capable of playing back audio files without any hitches. MPC-BE can play Blu-ray dics, DVD discs and other optical or solid state media.
The user interface of MPC-BE is very easy to use and includes all of the main basic controls of other media players (such as play, stop, pause, etc.) along with a ton of other tools for viewing media such as options for controlling aspect ratio, zoom, filters, shaders and volume output. Almost everything can be controlled with hotkeys and many adjustments can be assigned to mouse operation include the mouse wheel.
MPC-BE can also select different "Rendering Settings", control color management (Input Type, Ambient Light, VSync, etc.) and can also tweak your GPU for enhanced video playback.
Since MPC-BE is a highly customizable and powerful media player, it can take a little while to get used to so many options but after getting accustomed to its features, MPC-BE is certainly a valuable program to have installed.
Overall, MPC-BE is an excellent media player that most power users would enjoy.
Features of MPC-BE
- Audio: Support for many audio codecs, including DTS and TrueHD.
- Audio Effects: Ability to add audio effects such as reverb, echo and flanger.
- Audio Equalizer: Built-in 10-band equalizer for audio.
- Bookmarks: Ability to create and manage bookmarks.
- Capture: Ability to capture frames from videos.
- Customization: Ability to customize playback settings and user interface.
- Filters: Ability to use custom filters to adjust video and audio.
- Interface: Easy-to-use, modern interface with dark theme.
- Playback: Smooth, high-quality playback of many video and audio formats.
- Playlist: Ability to create and manage playlists.
- Screenshots: Take screenshots of videos while playing.
- Subtitles: Ability to load external subtitles.
- Video: Support for many video codecs, including HEVC and 10-bit.
- Video Effects: Ability to add video effects such as brightness, contrast and deinterlacing.
Compatibility and License
MPC-BE is a free application released under the GPLv3 license on Windows from video players. With software released under the open source GPLv3 license, anybody can download, install, run and distribute the software with little in terms of restrictions. The latest version we have is 1.7.3 and is available to download here.
What version of Windows can MPC-BE run on?
MPC-BE 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 comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.
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- MPC-BE Download
- Free Video Players
- Open source and GPL software
- Media Playing Software
