Gretech - (Freeware)
GOM Player offers an interesting alternative to players.
GOM Player, as its name suggests, is a software program specially designed to play media files. It is compatible with all major codecs and formats : DivX , WMV , AVI , 3GP, MP4 or MKV, being very easy to handle. Its simple and customizable interface has many different skins available which are all elegant without being austere. Shortcut keys are available to facilitate handling.
The software offers many display options: change the aspect ratio (4:3 , 16:9, 1.85 , 2.35), Pan and Scan for allergic users with black bands, picture settings, equalizer is also present and a screenshot module.
It also has a detection system that prevents user from seeking the missing codec when he is unable to read video. Besides the many settings of the video, audio, subtitles and skins to customize the player, the application is also able to read the files that user is downloading.
The image capture from a video is also on the agenda. Just in this case to capture an image and paste it into an image editor, like Paint. After that, it remains to be saved in the desired format.
- A new default GOM Player 2.2 Skin has been applied.
- Volume can now be boosted to 200%.
- UI Transparency Slider added.
- Bookmark Feature Improved.
- Changes the File Associations window for Windows 8.
- Playback status icon added to taskbar icon.
- Message reflecting window size changes added.
- Internal support added for multiple codecs.
- A buffer overflow security issue has been corrected.
- Audio sync issue with some Xvid videos corrected.
- Improved ability to properly recognized display aspect ratio.
- Improved ability to display "Current Frame" information.
- Other misc. corrections and fixes.