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Windows Media Player is the worldwide recognized digital media player program for the operative system designed for Microsoft, which has different versions that have cause a complete revolution on the computer multimedia application industry.
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[edit] Description
Windows Media Player is an excellent and versatile application that has been specially designed to satisfy the different user needs in terms of right multimedia reproduction, including a complete tool suite that will make your audio and video files reproduction (repeated) easier.
This utility has mainly a wide set of additional components designed for the interaction of all users with their multimedia contents directly from the program graphic interface. At the same time, you will find reproduction options really attractive in order to have a high quality multimedia experience, so it can be agreed that this utility has all t he necessary elements for a right file reproduction, of videos and audio, with which you can extract songs directly from your audio CDs and save them in the hard disk, as well as it will allow you to do music disk burnings, among other functions this software has.
Besides, Windows Media Player is an application that through its skin support is fully customizable and with which you can enjoy something amazingly innovative regarding your favourite multimedia file handling.
Its wide multimedia capacity, with and organized media library will help you to classify your files according to its author name, genre, album and all the information related to the files.
[edit] History
This application has been created in 1998, being integrated within the utilities provided by Windows 98 operative system, launched to the market the same year.
6.1 was the first version launched to the market, and it was characterized by its high response capacity when using it: it is as simply as only introducing C:\Program files\Windows Media Player\mplayer2.exe on the start run option, you can have access to this application. That same year the 6.4 version was launched to the market, that at the same time it is compatible with Windows 95/98/NT4.0.
It was only in 2000 when the application was completely revolutionized, presenting a complete compatibility with several operative systems and portable devices that was launched to the market.
Nowadays, the latest version of this application is 12.0, which is in its BETA phase, with the purpose of optimising it according to the new computer prototypes that will predominate on the market of this millennium.
[edit] Features
Easy to install and touse.
- Unlike the rest of its applications type, Windows Media Player is characterized by the simplicity of its functions, which can be used by any user without the need for previous knowledge in this kind of programs.
Free license.
- Among the main features that this utility has (,) it can be mentioned the free license and the free distribution under Microsoft license.
Multilanguage support
- It supports an absolute compatibility with more than 20 different languages, making it easy in this way for the user to well understand the program.
Compatible with the currently most popular audio and video formats.
- This application presents an absolute compatibility with several multimedia file formats, establishing the right reproduction of them.
Playlist creation.
- Windows Media Player allows you to keep all your multimedia files organized for a correct reproduction of them, which means that you can have personalized playlists per user.
Fully digital sound and image quality.
- Its high sound and image quality will allow you to enjoy an ideal multimedia experience, using your files as you have never imagined before.
Sound Equalizer.
- With the implementation of its graphic equalizer, any user can set the sound of each file according their preferences.
Full-screen video reproduction.
- If you are one of those users that enjoy watching a video in full-screen, you should select the "Full-screen video reproduction" option and have a good time watching them on your PC monitor.
Skins support.
- It has a Skin support for completely modifying its visual aspects.
Synchronization with compatible mobile devices.
- It offers compatibility with several mobile devices to synchronize correctly your PC multimedia content.
It reproduces image schemes while we are listening to music.
- Windows Media Player does not limit to the monotonous audio file reproduction: you can also see the attractive colour scheme on the screen when you reproduce them.
CDs burning
- You can also burn your CD or DVD disk full of songs and videos through the implementation of a simple and completely effective process which is incorporated on the program media library.
[edit] Minimum Requirements
Processor: Intel 233 Mhz, AMD.
RAM Memory: 64MB,
Free Disk Space: 200MB.
Optical Drive: CD or DVD unit.
Sound card: 16 Bits.
Monitor: At least 800x600 resolution.
Video Card : 64 bytes card.
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[edit] Recommended Requirements
Processor: 1,5 GHz, or better performance RAM Memory: 512 MB (basically)
Free Disk Space: 6 GB.
Optical Drive: CD or DVD and CD-RW reproduction unit. CD or DVD burner.
Sound card: 24 Bits. Multichannel 5.1 Audio Sound Card.
Monitor: At least 800x600 resolution.
Video Card : 256 bytes card.
' Web Browser’ (in case you use an Internet connection, directly from WMP): Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 2 o Netscape 7.1
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[edit] Plugins
As it was expected, a player with many years and the efficiency of Windows Media Player it should have all the different complements that will allow to personalize even more the software.
The added elements that can be implemented in the player with the purpose of totally adapting the program to the user, is described as follows:
Vaga-Lume.
This little added element allows the user to read the lyrics of their favourite songs while they are listening to them.
The best advantage of this plugin is that it neither slows the computer nor have any problem with the system.
Windows Media Player Firefox Plugin. .
This plugin has two different methodologies:
- As a visual topic: including a visual aspect to the browser window similar to Firefox, where the colours, lights, buttons and all the visual background will be adapted as if it were a player.
- As a player controller: a small bar is added to Firefox that will allow you to administrate from the browser the audio reproduction. All functions that Windows Media Player uses will be placed in this bar.
DirectShow filter for OGG .
- Thanks to this added element you will reproduce all the files that are in OGG format, although with a different efficiency as regards other file reproduction, but you can obtain excellent results.
Lyrics
- Lyrics is another added element that shows the lyrics of the songs being played. Although it has not the same function as Vaga-Lume, it has some visual differences and they also have different server to get their result.
[edit] FAQ
- ¿Can I change the location where this application is installed on the computer?
- No, the location of the application installation is required for Windows operative systems.
- ¿How can I burn an audio disc?
- You should only go to the media library and select the files you whish to download from the CD and click on “copy disc”.
- ¿How can I create a playlist?
- You should only have to go to the main menu and select “create playlist”. Then, you write its name, and finally the files that will compose it. After that, you will be able to visit it as many times as you wish
- ¿Is it possible that Windows Media Player affects the performance of my PC?
- You can be sure that this application will not affect the right performance of your PC, because it uses very little sources from the system.
- ¿When I run transmission of contents on the online radio, it does not connect itself, how can I solve this problem?
- If you cannot have access to the Internet contents, you should verify the intensity of your data connection. In any case, you can ask your service supplier for faults in the utility.
- ¿Why does the player stop for a moment when an Internet file is being played?
- Because it is being pre-loaded for its right reproduction on the computer.
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