CrystalPlayer
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CrystalPlayer originally made by Kim Bondarenko (russian software developer) and acquired by Crystal Reality LLC is a compact media player for Windows 98
, 2000
, XP
and Vista
.
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 for some reason 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 are including, but not limited to: DivX
, XVID
, MPEG1/2, MPEG4, WMV, Real etc.
developers claim that CrystalPlayer is violating their copyrights by distributing binaries of software from the FFmpeg project without complying with the LGPL.
Windows 98
Windows 98 is a graphical operating system by Microsoft. It is the second major release in the Windows 9x line of operating systems. It was released to manufacturing on 15 May 1998 and to retail on 25 June 1998. Windows 98 is the successor to Windows 95. Like its predecessor, it is a hybrid...
, 2000
Windows 2000
Windows 2000 is a line of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, business desktops, laptops, and servers. Windows 2000 was released to manufacturing on 15 December 1999 and launched to retail on 17 February 2000. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the...
, XP
Windows XP
Windows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. First released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001, it is the second most popular version of Windows, based on installed user base...
and Vista
Windows Vista
Windows Vista is an operating system released in several variations developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, and media center PCs...
.
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
Yota
Yota is the trademark of a Russian multinational telecommunications services provider . Yota currently operates in Russia, Belarus and Nicaragua and will launch in Peru very soon...
and SPB Software
SPB Software
SPB Software Inc. is a division of Yandex, the leading Russian IT company which operates the largest search engine in Russia. A global company developing mobile solutions for OEM mobile device manufacturers, mobile carriers, smartphone, tablet, and end users, SPB develops software running on...
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 for some reason 2.0 version wasn't deployed to the public.
CrystalPlayer Professional offers an ability to improve the quality of the videos using video filters
Filter (video)
A video filter is a software component that is used to decode audio and video. Multiple filters can be used in a filter chain, in which each filter receives input from its previous-in-line filter upstream, processes the input and outputs the processed video to its next-in-line filter downstream...
, 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 are including, but not limited to: DivX
DivX
DivX is a brand name of products created by DivX, Inc. , including the DivX Codec which has become popular due to its ability to compress lengthy video segments into small sizes while maintaining relatively high visual quality.There are two DivX codecs; the regular MPEG-4 Part 2 DivX codec and the...
, XVID
XviD
Xvid is a video codec library following the MPEG-4 standard, specifically MPEG-4 Part 2 Advanced Simple Profile . It uses ASP features such as b-frames, global and quarter pixel motion compensation, lumi masking, trellis quantization, and H.263, MPEG and custom quantization matrices.Xvid is a...
, MPEG1/2, MPEG4, WMV, Real etc.
Features Summary
| Features | 1.98 Pro | 1.98 Free |
|---|---|---|
| Skin Skin (computing) In computing, a skin is a custom graphical appearance achieved by the use of a graphical user interface that can be applied to specific software and websites to suit the purpose, topic, or tastes of different users.... s |
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| Speed troubleshooting modes | ||
| Multilingual support | ||
| Multicolor on-screen controls and seeking-bar | ||
| Subtitle Subtitle (captioning) Subtitles are textual versions of the dialog in films and television programs, usually displayed at the bottom of the screen. They can either be a form of written translation of a dialog in a foreign language, or a written rendering of the dialog in the same language, with or without added... s |
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| External audio track support | ||
| Playlist Playlist In its most general form, a playlist is simply a list of songs. They can be played in sequential or shuffled order. The term has several specialized meanings in the realms of radio broadcasting and personal computers.-In radio:... s with bookmarks |
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| Image capturing | ||
| Runtime help messages | ||
| Runtime statistics & suggestions | ||
| Aspect Aspect ratio (image) The aspect ratio of an image is the ratio of the width of the image to its height, expressed as two numbers separated by a colon. That is, for an x:y aspect ratio, no matter how big or small the image is, if the width is divided into x units of equal length and the height is measured using this... and audio/text skew correction |
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| Graphical ten band equalizer | ||
| Video postprocessing | ||
| Zooming, scrolling & panorama | ||
| Supersampling Supersampling Supersampling is an antialiasing technique, the process of eliminating jagged and pixelated edges . It is a method of smoothing images rendered in computer games or other programs that generate imagery.-Overview:... |
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| Motion interpolation Motion interpolation Motion interpolation is a form of video processing in which intermediate animation frames are generated between existing ones, in an attempt to make animation more fluid.-HDTV:... (referred to as "multisampling") |
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| Video filters | ||
| Audio filters | ||
| Automatic codec downloader | ||
| Native Crystal MPEG1/2 format support | ||
| Native Crystal AVI format support | ||
| Crystal MPEG1/2 video decoder | ||
| Crystal AC3 multichannel audio decoder | ||
| Unicode-support |
License controversy
FFmpegFFmpeg
FFmpeg is a free software project that produces libraries and programs for handling multimedia data. The most notable parts of FFmpeg are libavcodec, an audio/video codec library used by several other projects, libavformat, an audio/video container mux and demux library, and the ffmpeg command line...
developers claim that CrystalPlayer is violating their copyrights by distributing binaries of software from the FFmpeg project without complying with the LGPL.