CrystalPlayer
| Original author(s) | Kim Bondarenko |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Crystal Reality LLC |
| Initial release | September 2012 |
| Stable release | 1.99 (September 1, 2012) [±] |
| Preview release | non [±] |
| Written in | C++ |
| Operating system | Windows |
| Available in | Multilingual |
| Type | Media player |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www.crystalplayer.com |
CrystalPlayer is a compact media player for Windows 98, 2000, XP, Vista, and Windows 7. It was developed by Russian software developer Kim Bondarenko and acquired by Crystal Reality LLC
CrystalPlayer features an original video kernel, and does not use built-in WindowsMedia environment, so there are fewer limitations implied as with other players using the WindowsMedia environment. Playback engine of CrystalPlayer is a first version of Crystal Reality's playback technology which was later deployed to Yota and SPB Software as the kernel of mobile multimedia services (known as Crystal2 technology)
Crystal Reality planned to release 2.0 version of CrystalPlayer based on Crystal2 technology but 2.0 version wasn't deployed to the public.
CrystalPlayer Professional offers an ability to improve the quality of the videos using video filters, video postprocessing, multisampling and supersampling features.
CrystalPlayer can smoothly play video on slow machines (netbooks, etc.) It uses large buffer for decoded frames. This allows to avoid frame-skip and glitches in most cases.
Supported formats include: DivX, XVID, MPEG1/2, MPEG4, WMV, Real.
Features summary
| Features | 1.99 |
|---|---|
| Skins | Yes |
| Speed troubleshooting modes | Yes |
| Multilingual support | Yes |
| Multicolor on-screen controls and seeking-bar | Yes |
| Subtitles | Yes |
| External audio track support | Yes |
| Playlists with bookmarks | Yes |
| Image capturing | Yes |
| Runtime help messages | Yes |
| Runtime statistics & suggestions | Yes |
| Aspect and audio/text skew correction | Yes |
| Ten band graphic equalizer | Yes |
| Video postprocessing | Yes |
| Zooming, scrolling & panorama | Yes |
| Supersampling | Yes |
| Motion interpolation (referred to as "multisampling") |
Yes |
| Video filters | Yes |
| Audio filters | Yes |
| Automatic codec downloader | Yes |
| Native Crystal MPEG1/2 format support | Yes |
| Native Crystal AVI format support | Yes |
| Crystal MPEG1/2 video decoder | Yes |
| Crystal AC3 multichannel audio decoder | Yes |
| Unicode-support | No |
See also
External links
- CrystalPlayer Web Site
- Official CrystalPlayer forum
- Mobile TV
- Setting netbook for maximum performance for HDTV (using CrystalPlayer)