When installing Windows, you are automatically install a multimedia player software is Windows Media Player. Microsoft claims that this software has a complete feature and can play all video files. But in fact, this software has many shortcomings, is often not able to play some video files, this occurs because the Windows Media Player codec is not complete. Here, we will share tips and tricks to find alternative software solutions that can be used as a substitute for Windows Media Player.
Alternative software that I mean is GOM Player, free software has a lot of codecs that can play many kinds of video files. Several types of files that can be played by this software include MPEG, DivX, Xvid, WMV, ASF, AVI, DAT and MOV with FLVI codec, AC3, OGG, MP4 and H263.
One feature that makes the GOM player is superior compared to Windows Media Player is this software can play AVI files that are incomplete or corrupt. GOM Player passes the frames that are not legible, this feature is very useful to play video files downloaded unfinished. This feature is not owned by Windows Media Player. GOM Player is also able to manage playlists, save and organize a variety of data formats. You also can adjust the brightness, hue, saturation and video on the control panel. However, the weakness of this feature is no preview facility so it must repeat the process from the beginning when the settings that we do less satisfactory.
Some other features which owned by the GOM player are screen capture, zoom and pan, as well as themes that can be customized to your liking. GOM Player also supports HTTP streaming which allows you to watch TV and listen radio online, including video on demand via the internet. This software can be downloaded free of charge, please copy and paste the following code in your browser. See you at the next tips and tricks.
