Some new awesome software is out! The Core Media Player (formerly PowerDivX) provides a flexible and intuitive interface for organizing and playing audio and video files. It supports Winamp 2.xx VIS and DSP Plugins as well as full XML integration between their Playlist and upcoming Media Manager. This player also features the new Matroska multimedia container support.
From the Core Coded site: TCMP 4.0 RC5 has some major improvements in performance and features
from our previous versions. Now with a user base of over Half a Million Users,
we are one step closer to reaching our TCMP 4.0 'GOLD' release!
There are currently two versions available. Both
are identical other than the fact that one is freeware and the other includes
DVD playback and unlimited plug-in support for a $ 9.95 donation/registration.
The funding will help support the future of this effort.
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From the Matroska mainpage: Matroska aims to become THE Standard of Multimedia Container Formats. It was derived from a project called MCF, but differentiates from it significantly because it is based on EBML (Extensible Binary Meta Language), a binary derivative of XML. EBML enables the Matroska Development Team to gain significant advantages in terms of future format extensibility, without breaking file support in old parsers.
First, it is essential to clarify exactly "What an Audio/Video container is", to avoid any misunderstandings.
- It is NOT a video compression format
- It cannot be used to compress music or pictures like MP3 or JPEG, as it is not a codec.
- It is an envelope for which there can be many audio, video and subtitles streams, allowing the user to store a complete movie in one single file. This ensures that the audio and video can be played in most Media players.
Matroska is designed with the future in mind. It incorporates features you would expect from a modern container format, like:
- Streamable over internet (HTTP and RTP)
- Fast seeking in the file
- High error recovery
- Menus (like DVDs have)
- Chapter entries
- Selectable subtitle streams
- Selectable audio streams
- Modularly Extendable
Source: BetaNews
