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Overview
Zoom Player represents my life-long quest as an indie developer to craft the most versatile media player and Home Theater experience for Windows.
What makes Zoom Player the best overall media player? It's the user interface, viewing experience and tweaking options. Lots and lots of tweaking options, tailoring the playback experience to your personal preferences without bloating up or slowing down.
Under the hood, Zoom Player uses the best audio/video decoding and rendering technologies available to get the job done. Whether it's Microsoft DirectShow framework, the FFMPEG project, LAV Filters, libVLC or the Chromium browser, Zoom Player uses the best playback engine for the task. The flexibility of picking the right media engine for the task means that pretty much every media format can play at the highest quality your hardware can muster. And if it doesn't, I will do my best to resolve any issues in the discussions area.
What about Control? If you're scared by long lists, skip to the next paragraph, otherwise know that Zoom Player can be controlled with a Remote Control app; a physical Remote Control; an XBOX controller; a mouse; the keyboard; using a PowerShell Script; Home Automation apps; over TCP/IP; WinAPI; through the Command line; and even with a web browser. Sorry for the long list, but the level of control and attention to detail I designed into Zoom Player is unmatched! Every key, click, swipe, roll and button can be customized to your preferences.
How does Zoom Player look? Amazing. The screenshots tell half the story. You can choose from several high quality skins, you can adjust the skin and dialogs to look good on any display (regardless of the screen size or resolution), you can tint the skin's color, replace the Home Theater's background image and if you're an artist, create your own custom skins.
What about Streaming? Zoom Player has the best IPTV implementation on Windows, providing access to live TV from across the world (caveat below). YouTube channels, trends, searches and playlists can be added into the Media Library with ease. Other streaming sites either work automatically or can be supported through 3rd party plug-ins.
Home Theater? Zoom Player includes an extensive list of Home Theater features backed up by a powerful media library that can help organize your collection and content sources (see screenshots), including a TV and Movie JukeBox modes that displays Backdrop and Poster images along with meta-data such as description, actors, genre, content-rating, etc.
Support? The quick usage guides are the first line of support, clear and concise. Next I wrote the most in-depth documentation for a media player, ever. Every checkbox or setting is explained in great detail. I personally provide support and take requests on Zoom Player's reddit community and review the Steam discussion area often. Every question is answered respectfully and thoughtfully. Did you come up with a cool new feature you would like me to add? Let me know and I'll see if I can get it done.
Caveats:
- HDR playback requires that the Video Renderer is set to either MadVR or MPC-VR. You may need to configure the selected video renderer with your choice of HDR settings.
- BluRay playback only works on decrypted content, encrypted discs will not play.
- To play BluRay discs with menus, you need to install libVLC and the JAVA runtime engine (Zoom Player v19 required).
- DVD playback works but it's dependent on Microsoft's Framework which can have issues on some systems. Most issues are easily resolved by switching the audio/video decoders used for DVD, but if you are having issues, create a post on the discussions area and I will help you resolve it.
- Zoom Player implements the IPTV playback standard but I did not include any commercial content. To access commercial IPTV, you must purchase a subscription from an IPTV service provider of your choice. I don't have a recommendation.
There is a lot more to Zoom Player, check out the extended feature list here:
https://inmatrix.com/zplayer/pro/versions_home8.shtml
Features
A highly polished user interface with no bloat!Play every format using either the DirectShow or libVLC media engines.Stream IPTV content with full EPG listing and Xtreme Codes support.Customizable user interface, control every aspect of your experience in either Windowed or Home Theater modes.Best in class image quality with hardware accelerated Video Decoding and Upscaling.Media Library with poster and meta-data scraping for your Movies and TV Shows collection.YouTube playback with media library plugins for listing channels, trends, playlists or searches.Control the action with a Keyboard, Mouse, Remote Control or XBOX controller.Assign custom actions to keyboard keys, mouse buttons, remote control buttons or XBOX controller buttons, triggers and thumb sticks.Bit-stream Audio output over S/PDIF or HDMI to external receivers/amps.Quickly switch between your favorite audio devices while playing (e.g. speakers to headphones).Video Wall (Span a single video across multiple screens).Virtual editing, create quick edits without modifying the source material.
What's new
v20.1 highlights:
* IPTV Personal Groups
* IPTV Xtream Codes archive (catch-up) playback
* IPTV Xtream Codes TV/Movie categories
* IPTV Player Window UX enhancements
* Options Dialog UX enhancements
* Enhanced network stream analysis
* Bug fixes.
If you missed a version, check out the change list archive:
https://www.inmatrix.com/files/zoomplayer_whatsnew_archive.shtml
Additional Information
- Developed by Inmatrix LTD
- Version 2022.02.22
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Requires
Available on: PC
OS: Windows 10 version 0.0 or higher
Keyboard: Integrated Keyboard
Mouse: Integrated Mouse
Memory: 2 GB
Graphics Processor: For the best post-processing quality, a powerful GPU combined with the MadVR video rendering plug-in is recommended. For additional motion smoothness, use a monitor with a high refresh rate.
- Published 2022-02-22
- File Type appx/msix
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Language
Arabic
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Korean
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Hungarian
Polish
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Permissions
Uses all system resources
- Microsoft Store ID xp88x30wj519gr
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How to download and install Zoom Player from the Microsoft
Method 1: Download and Install via the Microsoft Store
This is the most straightforward and secure way to get Zoom Player.Step 1: Open the Microsoft Store
Step 2: Search for Zoom Player
Step 3: Download and Install
Step 4: Access the App
Method 2: Download from the Official Microsoft Website
If you prefer downloading directly from the web, you can use the official Microsoft website.Step 1: Visit the Zoom Player Page
Step 2: Download the App
Step 3: Install Zoom Player
Step 4: Use Zoom Player
Tips for a Smooth Installation
Conclusion:
Both methods ultimately utilize the Microsoft Store, ensuring the app's safety and reliability. Whether you prefer browsing within the Store or starting via the website, both approaches lead you to successfully download and install Zoom Player.Zoom Player FAQs
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