Zoom Player

Zoom Player is a computer program that plays video and sound files on Windows-based personal computers. It is a general player that can play, essentially, anything that is playable on a PC, depending on what "filters" (or "codecs") are installed with it. This dependency on third party filters is both the strength and the weakness of the player. It is only as good as the filters used, and the user may have to acquire and install filters from third parties for many media types. The need to install and understand the right filters can be difficult for non-technical users (although the latest versions of the program give the user considerable help with that process). On the other hand the player is highly customisable and if set up correctly can present among the best audio and video quality that is possible from a PC[citation needed]. It is therefore popular with Home theater PC enthusiasts.

Zoom player is proprietary software distributed under a proprietary license. A version with some advanced features removed is available for non-commercial use without monetary cost but full-featured versions require payment.


Zoom Player comes in 3 flavors:

• Zoom Player Standard, a flexible feature rich Media Player that for all its features and goodness remains bloat-free;
• Zoom Player Professional, which on top of being a great Media Player, incorporates the most powerful DVD Front-End you could imagine (and even a few features you didn't think of imagining);
• Zoom Player WMV Professional, adding Windows Media DRM playback support.

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• Home Theater PC made Simple
Zoom Player's fullscreen navigation interface is based on a simple 5-Key system (up/down/left/right/select). The 5-key system allows easy access and navigation to such interfaces as Media Library, File Browsing, Playlist, Color Control, Audio Equalizer, Chaptering, Play History and many more. The system's simplicity makes it ideal for users with no previous computer experience.
With Zoom Player, you can instantly Convert any PC into a Home Entertainment Center or Home Theater PC (HTPC) with no requirement for specialized hardware or operating system (Zoom Player runs on every version of Windows).
Utilizing Zoom Player's modular design and flexibility, you can easily design a safe viewing environment, limiting or extending functionality, making it ideal for both children and to the consummate professional.

• Forward Thinking
Zoom Player's Install Center will scan your system for missing or outdated components and automatically present you with a list of recommended updates and patches. Using Zoom Player's Install Center technology, you can be sure your system is up to date with the most recent technological innovations without compromising security (all updates are digitally signed) while gaining access to a centralized location, removing the burden of manually searching for the latest updates yourself.

• Technology meets Sophistication
Zoom Player installs easily, learning your computer's hardware and software setup. Using the innovative Smart Play technology, Zoom Player employs the ideal "play profile" for every session. This profile comprises the most suitable Audio and Video decoders matched with compatible components - a combination that guarantees a perfect viewing experience, time after time.

• A tool for every need
Zoom Player addresses every aspect of DVD and Media control. Zoom Player plays media in every conceivable color composition, display type, playback speed and more. With Zoom Player you can create and manage personalized Media Libraries, virtual Chaptering and Bookmarks, cut and edit scenes with the Scene Cut Editor. Zoom Player employs customizable display characteristics and user defined presets, allows to Remote-Control all menu, navigation and playback functions via wireless (RF) or Infra-Red (IR) Remote Control units, and comes ready with a set of TCP/IP Commands to allow control of Zoom Player via the internet (or any TCP/IP based connection).

• Customize, Modify, Reshape as you like
Use Zoom Player's flexible customization options to match your taste. Modify the Graphical User Interface, menus and splash screens. Change operation modes, control options, codec compatibility and many other features. Don't compromise. Make the system meet your EXACT needs.
Shape your desired viewing environment with ease using Zoom Player's modular design and flexibility. Extend or limit functionality as you wish. Personalize the interface, functions and viewing parameters to suit any type of use, any viewer - from a simple, safely monitored, children-friendly viewing tool to a sophisticated, no-limits powerhouse for professionals.

• Flavors for All
Zoom Player comes in three flavors: Zoom Player Standard, the entry level but feature-rich version. Zoom Player Professional, which includes all the most powerful and flexible features plus DVD playback. And Zoom Player WMV Professional, which handles playback of rights-protected media (DRM).

Supported Media Formats:

• Video:
DVD, AVI, QuickTime (MOV), XVID, DIVX, Windows Media (WMV/ASF), Flash Video (FLV), Flash (SWF), Cellphone 3GPP (3GP), Ogg Movie (OGM), Real Media (RM/RMVB), VideoCD (VCD), Super VideoCD (SVCD), MPEG (MPG), MPEG2 Program (M2V/VOB), MPEG2 Transport (TS/TP/TSP/TRP/M2T/PVA), MPEG4 (SP/ASP), MPEG4 AVC (H.264), MPEG4 ISO (MP4), Matroska (MKV), Media Center DVR (DVR-MS), VP3, VP6, Digital Video (DV), Motion JPEG (MJPEG), FLIC (FLI/FLC).
• Audio:
MP3, Windows Media (WMA), Advanced Audio Coding (AAC), OGG Vorbis (OGG), SHOUTcast (Streaming), Free Lossless Audio CODEC (FLAC), CD-Audio (CDA), Dolby Digital (AC3), Digital Theatre Surround (DTS), LPCM, Monkey Audio (APE), Real Media (RA), MusePack (MPC), OptimFROG (OFR), Shorten (SHN), True Audio (TTA), WavPack (WV), Apple Lossless Audio Coding (ALAC), MIDI, Matroska (MKA), Wave Audio (WAV), MO3, IT, XM, S3M, MTM, MOD, UMX.
• Image:
JPEG (JPG), PNG, GIF, BMP, ICO, WMF, EMF, JFIF, RLE, WIN, VST, VDA, TGA, ICB, TIFF, FAX, EPS, PCX, PCC, SCR, RPF, RLA, SGI, BW, PSD, PDD, PPM, PGM, PBM, CEL, PIC, PCD, CUT, PSP, PN.
• Interactive:
DVD, Flash (SWF), HTML



Download Zoom Player Professional 5.01 Final
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Zoom Player Professional builds on the extensive features of the Standard version, and expands them with the following functions:

* DVD Playback and Navigation:
Use the most powerful DVD Navigation Front-End, select between various 3rd party Audio and Video Decoders with optional Post Processing filters to further enhance your playback to unmatched quality. The DVD feature-set is the most complete and flexible available today.

* Media Playback Customization:
Use the Customized Media Playback Interface with profiles that allow you to choose how a specific media format should be played. It further extends the standard interface to allow you to decode specific file formats (either by content or by file extension) using specific user-selected decoders, giving you the most flexible control over media playback. Select which audio and video devices to use when playing the video to ensure optimum quality under any condition.

* Playback of Incomplete and Locked Files:
Play incomplete AVI and other media files as they are being downloaded by Peer 2 Peer networks (e.g., eMule or Kazaa) while maintaining maximum playback stability and seeking capabilities.

* A/V Stream Playback:
Play video-capture data such as DVB streams, as Zoom Player Professional can detect file changes as they are written, reload the file at end of the file and resume playing with the new data.

* Auto-select Audio/Subtitle streams:
Zoom Player automatically selects Audio and Subtitle streams in media files according to the language name (text match), country code or index number.

* Playback from within Archive files:
Automatically extract and play the content of Archive, AlbumWrap and similar files.

* Interactive Navigational Interfaces, Remote Control features:
Interface with most of Zoom Player controls using the OSD Navigational interfaces. These allow you to browse your hard drive and media library, resize and reposition the video, seek/jump directly to any position on the timeline and much more. The Navigational interfaces are easily controlled through a 5 button interface similar to DVD Menus (left/right/up/down/select) and offer an ideal interface for Remote Controlling your computer.

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