<s>
Media	B-Language
Player	I-Language
Classic	I-Language
(	O
MPC	O
)	O
,	O
Media	B-Language
Player	I-Language
Classic	I-Language
-	O
Home	O
Cinema	O
(	O
MPC-HC	B-Language
)	O
,	O
and	O
Media	B-Language
Player	I-Language
Classic	I-Language
-	O
Black	O
Edition	O
(	O
MPC-BE	O
)	O
are	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
,	O
compact	O
,	O
lightweight	O
,	O
and	O
customizable	O
media	B-Device
players	I-Device
for	O
32-bit	O
and	O
64-bit	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
MPC	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
MPC-HC	B-Language
fork	B-Application
,	O
mimic	O
the	O
simplistic	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
6.4	I-Device
,	O
but	O
provide	O
most	O
options	O
and	O
features	O
available	O
in	O
modern	O
media	B-Device
players	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Variations	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
MPC	O
and	O
its	O
forks	B-Application
are	O
standard	O
media	B-Device
players	I-Device
in	O
the	O
K-Lite	B-Application
Codec	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Combined	B-Application
Community	I-Application
Codec	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
active	O
forks	B-Application
are	O
(	O
same	O
developer	O
known	O
as	O
responsible	O
for	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Media	B-Language
Player	I-Language
Classic	I-Language
was	O
created	O
and	O
maintained	O
by	O
a	O
programmer	O
named	O
"	O
Gabest	B-Language
"	O
who	O
also	O
created	O
PCSX2	B-Application
graphics	O
plugin	B-Application
GSDX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
closed-source	O
application	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
relicensed	O
as	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
under	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
GPL-2.0-or-later	B-License
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MPC	O
is	O
hosted	O
under	O
the	O
guliverkli	B-Language
project	O
at	O
SourceForge.net	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
itself	O
is	O
something	O
of	O
an	O
umbrella	O
organization	O
for	O
works	O
by	O
Gabest	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Media	B-Language
Player	I-Language
Classic	I-Language
development	O
stalled	O
in	O
May	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gabest	B-Language
,	O
the	O
main	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
,	O
stated	O
in	O
March	O
2007	O
that	O
development	O
of	O
Media	B-Language
Player	I-Language
Classic	I-Language
is	O
not	O
dead	O
but	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2007	O
,	O
an	O
unofficially	O
patched	O
and	O
updated	O
build	O
became	O
available	O
,	O
from	O
Doom9	O
member	O
clsid	O
,	O
hosted	O
under	O
the	O
guliverkli2	O
project	O
at	O
SourceForge.net	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Known	O
as	O
Media	B-Language
Player	I-Language
Classic	I-Language
6.4.9.1	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
meant	O
for	O
fixing	O
bugs	O
and	O
updating	O
outdated	O
libraries	O
;	O
its	O
branch	O
's	O
development	O
has	O
been	O
inactive	O
since	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
community	O
at	O
the	O
Doom9	O
forum	O
has	O
since	O
further	O
continued	O
the	O
project	O
with	O
MPC-HC	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fork	B-Application
,	O
called	O
Media	B-Language
Player	I-Language
Classic	I-Language
-	O
Home	O
Cinema	O
(	O
MPC-HC	B-Language
)	O
,	O
adds	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
fixes	O
bugs	O
and	O
updates	O
libraries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
updated	O
the	O
license	O
to	O
GPL-3.0-or-later	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
MPC-HC	B-Language
updates	O
the	O
original	O
player	O
and	O
adds	O
many	O
useful	O
functionalities	O
including	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
remove	O
tearing	O
,	O
additional	O
video	O
decoders	O
(	O
in	O
particular	O
H.264	B-Application
,	O
VC-1	O
and	O
MPEG-2	B-Algorithm
with	O
DirectX	B-General_Concept
Video	I-General_Concept
Acceleration	I-General_Concept
support	O
)	O
,	O
Enhanced	O
Video	O
Renderer	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
multiple	O
bug	O
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
64	O
bit-version	O
of	O
Media	B-Language
Player	I-Language
Classic	I-Language
-	O
Home	O
Cinema	O
for	O
the	O
various	O
Windows	O
x64	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MPC-HC	B-Language
requires	O
at	O
least	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Service	O
Pack	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
version	O
1.4.2499.0	O
,	O
MPC-HC	B-Language
implemented	O
color	O
management	O
support	O
,	O
an	O
uncommon	O
feature	O
that	O
nearly	O
all	O
video	O
players	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
lack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
support	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
version	O
1.6.5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MPC-HC	B-Language
is	O
also	O
distributed	O
in	O
the	O
PortableApps	B-Application
format	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MPC-HC	B-Language
1.7.8	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
was	O
built	O
with	O
the	O
MediaInfoLib	B-Language
0.7.71	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MPC-HC	B-Language
1.7.1	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
HEVC	B-Algorithm
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MPC-HC	B-Language
1.7.13	O
now	O
requires	O
SSE2	B-General_Concept
supporting	O
CPU	O
and	O
no	O
longer	O
runs	O
on	O
Intel	B-General_Concept
Pentium	I-General_Concept
III	I-General_Concept
or	O
AMD	O
Athlon	O
XP	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MPC-HC	B-Language
1.7.13	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
and	O
the	O
program	O
has	O
been	O
officially	O
discontinued	O
as	O
of	O
July	O
16	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
shortage	O
of	O
active	O
developers	O
with	O
C/C	O
++	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
source	O
code	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
was	O
last	O
updated	O
on	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
month	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
after	O
the	O
official	O
final	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MPC-HC	B-Language
1.7.xx	O
Maintenance	O
versions	O
released	O
,	O
bug	O
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MPC-HC	B-Language
1.8.xx	O
Youtube-DL	B-Protocol
integration	O
,	O
maintenance	O
,	O
bug	O
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MPC-HC	B-Language
1.9.xx	O
Black	O
Theme	O
added	O
,	O
modern	O
toolbars	O
,	O
better	O
subtitle	O
handling	O
,	O
video	O
preview	O
on	O
seekbar	O
,	O
improved	O
translations	O
,	O
various	O
small	O
features	O
,	O
maintenance	O
,	O
bug	O
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Updated	O
builds	O
of	O
MPC-HC	B-Language
,	O
a	O
fork	B-Application
from	O
the	O
same	O
developer	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
clsid2	O
on	O
GitHub/SourceForge	O
)	O
responsible	O
for	O
MPC	O
6.4.9.1	O
,	O
started	O
appearing	O
in	O
January	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
fork	B-Application
contains	O
updated	O
internal	O
codecs	B-General_Concept
(	O
LAV	O
Filters	O
)	O
,	O
AV1	B-Application
support	O
,	O
youtube-dl	B-Protocol
integration	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
dark	O
theme	O
,	O
video	O
preview	O
on	O
seekbar	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
MPC	O
Video	O
Renderer	O
,	O
A-B	O
Repeat	O
,	O
subtitle	O
performance	O
improvements	O
,	O
updates	O
to	O
some	O
other	O
external	O
components	O
,	O
other	O
improvements	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
bug	O
fixes	O
;	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
was	O
also	O
dropped	O
in	O
these	O
builds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Media	B-Language
Player	I-Language
Classic	I-Language
-	O
Black	O
Edition	O
(	O
MPC-BE	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
MPC	O
and	O
MPC-HC	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
moved	O
away	O
from	O
MPC	O
's	O
aim	O
to	O
mimic	O
the	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
with	O
updated	O
player	O
controls	O
and	O
provides	O
additional	O
features	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
MPC-HC	B-Language
such	O
as	O
a	O
video	O
preview	O
tooltip	O
when	O
hovering	O
the	O
mouse	O
cursor	O
over	O
the	O
seek	O
bar	O
,	O
as	O
known	O
from	O
video	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
and	O
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
,	O
though	O
many	O
of	O
these	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
video	O
preview	O
on	O
seekbar	O
,	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
MPC-HC	B-Language
at	O
a	O
later	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MPC-BE	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
does	O
n't	O
include	O
LAV	O
filters	O
by	O
default	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
less	O
efficient	O
than	O
MPC-HC	B-Language
for	O
decoding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
most	O
noticeable	O
with	O
higher	O
resolution	O
files	O
,	O
newer	O
codecs	B-General_Concept
,	O
or	O
on	O
lower	O
end	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
used	O
a	O
modification	O
of	O
MPC-HC	B-Language
made	O
by	O
a	O
programmer	O
nicknamed	O
"	O
bobdynlan	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
version	O
1.5.0	O
,	O
MPC-BE	O
no	O
longer	O
supports	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MPC-BE	O
version	O
1.5.1	O
and	O
newer	O
require	O
SSE2	B-General_Concept
supporting	O
CPU	O
and	O
no	O
longer	O
run	O
on	O
Intel	B-General_Concept
Pentium	I-General_Concept
III	I-General_Concept
or	O
AMD	O
Athlon	O
XP	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
section	O
Media	B-Language
Player	I-Language
Classic	I-Language
and	O
MPC	O
refer	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
original	O
MPC	O
and	O
its	O
forks	B-Application
,	O
unless	O
otherwise	O
specified	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Media	B-Language
Player	I-Language
Classic	I-Language
is	O
capable	O
of	O
VCD	O
,	O
SVCD	O
,	O
and	O
DVD	O
playback	O
without	O
installation	O
of	O
additional	O
software	O
or	O
codecs	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
MPC	O
has	O
built-in	O
codecs	B-General_Concept
for	O
MPEG-2	B-Algorithm
video	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
subtitles	O
and	O
codecs	B-General_Concept
for	O
LPCM	B-Algorithm
,	O
MP2	O
,	O
3GP	O
,	O
AC3	O
,	O
and	O
DTS	O
audio	O
;	O
along	O
with	O
native	O
playback	O
of	O
the	O
Matroska	O
container	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
Gabest	B-Language
added	O
MP4	O
and	O
MPEG-4	O
Timed	O
Text	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
movies	O
(	O
SWF	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
and	O
frames	O
jumped	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supported	O
media	O
formats	O
within	O
the	O
latest	O
builds	O
of	O
MPC-HC	B-Language
and	O
MPC-BE	O
have	O
been	O
considerably	O
expanded	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
MPC	O
,	O
as	O
these	O
builds	O
are	O
bundled	O
with	O
iterations	O
of	O
libavcodec	B-Language
and	O
libavformat	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
MPC-HC	B-Language
version	O
1.7.0	O
and	O
newer	O
utilize	O
LAV	O
filters	O
,	O
while	O
MPC-BE	O
uses	O
FFmpeg	B-Library
directly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MPC-HC	B-Language
is	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
media	B-Device
players	I-Device
to	O
support	O
Dolby	O
Atmos	O
audio	O
natively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MPC	O
can	O
use	O
an	O
INI	B-Protocol
file	I-Protocol
in	O
its	O
application	O
folder	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
portable	B-Application
application	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Media	B-Language
Player	I-Language
Classic	I-Language
is	O
primarily	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
DirectShow	B-Library
architecture	O
and	O
therefore	O
automatically	O
uses	O
installed	O
DirectShow	B-Library
decoding	O
filters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
open	O
source	O
DirectShow	B-Library
decoding	O
filter	O
ffdshow	B-Language
has	O
been	O
installed	O
,	O
fast	O
and	O
high	O
quality	O
decoding	O
and	O
postprocessing	O
of	O
the	O
MPEG-4	B-Application
ASP	I-Application
,	O
H.264	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
Video	I-Operating_System
formats	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
MPC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MPC-HC	B-Language
and	O
MPC-BE	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
can	O
play	O
videos	O
in	O
these	O
formats	O
directly	O
without	O
ffdshow	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
MPC-HC	B-Language
and	O
MPC-BE	O
also	O
provide	O
DXVA	B-General_Concept
support	O
for	O
compatible	O
Intel	O
,	O
NVIDIA	O
,	O
and	O
ATI/AMD	O
video	O
cards	O
when	O
using	O
a	O
compatible	O
codec	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
DirectShow	B-Library
,	O
MPC	O
can	O
also	O
use	O
the	O
QuickTime	B-Application
,	O
RealPlayer	B-Application
,	O
and	O
SHOUTcast	B-Application
codecs	B-General_Concept
and	O
filters	O
(	O
if	O
installed	O
on	O
the	O
computer	O
)	O
to	O
play	O
their	O
native	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
some	O
of	O
these	O
files	O
may	O
play	O
without	O
the	O
external	O
codecs	B-General_Concept
or	O
filters	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternatively	O
,	O
QuickTime	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
and	O
Real	O
Alternative	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
their	O
player	O
installations	O
for	O
expanded	O
support	O
of	O
their	O
respective	O
file	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MPC	O
supports	O
playback	O
and	O
recording	O
of	O
television	O
if	O
a	O
supported	O
TV	B-Device
tuner	I-Device
is	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
