
With this player, you don't need any additional external codecs. URL dialog or dragging a link from a browser to the smplayer window.SMPlayer is a free, open source media player that uses the playback engine of MPlayer. It's a fork of mplayer with interesting features like precise seeking, ordered chapters in mkv videos and better pause handling (e.g.

Requires a mplayer build compiled with dvdnav support.

Please read dvdmenus.txt to know how to enable it.

(Playlist) When a file is added to the playlist, if it was already in the list, it's moved to the end of the list.

Implemented a new (and optional) method to save the file settings.Added some auto zoom options, to display the video without black borders.Added a new gui (mpcgui, a media player classic clone) developed by Matthias Petri.Added an option to generate a preview (thumbnails) of the video.(Windows) The direct3d video output is now the default for Windows Vista.(Windows) Now the screensaver is allowed to turn on if the file is paused or it's an audio file.Now the default value for the "correct pts" option is auto.(ASS subtitles) Possibility to change the color of the border and shadow.(ASS subtitles) The outline and shadow options now accept values with decimals.Added two options (in the audio and subtitle menus) to allow the user to enter the audio and subtitle delay (in milliseconds).Options for mplayer: finally spaces in arguments between quotes are handled properly. Added a new option in Preferences->Video: add black borders on fullscreen.This method uses an ini file per each played file.
