Media Player Classic - Home Cinema ( MPC-HC ) is a free and open-source video / audio player for Windows. MPC-HC is based on the original Guliverkli project of the Media Player Classic from Gabest and contains many additional functions and bug fixes. A fork of version 1.7.13 was created in early 2018. Since then, the developer has updated the internal libraries, fixed bugs and security gaps, and made minor improvements. The official website is not maintained, you will only be kept up to date with this fork via the GitHub page.
In July 2017, version 1.7.13 of Media Player Classic - Home Cinema was released with a statement from developers announcing the cessation of official updates. However, leveraging the open-source nature of the software, a developer known as clsid on the Doom9 website, who had been closely associated with MPC-HC development, intermittently releases 'unofficial' versions. These releases primarily focus on minor enhancements, accompanied by the latest iterations of LAV Filters and MediaInfo.
Updates:Changes/additions/improvements:
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.79.2-9-g56aab
- Updated MediaInfo to version 24.05
- Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.8.3.2255
- Updated libass and various other external libs
Fixes:
- MPC Video Renderer is now included in the installer/zip and usable as internal filter.
It is not yet the default renderer, but will become that in near future (on modern systems). You can select it here:
Options > Playback > Output
It uses DirectX 11 on Windows 10/11, so for optimal performance and compatibility it is also recommended to change the hardware decoder from DXVA2 to D3D11:
Options > Internal Filters > Video Decoder > Hardware acceleration
Note: an external copy of the video renderer gets used first when available, so either uninstall that or update it.- New OSD implementation. It now also works during audio-only playback. OSD transparancy can be adjusted in advanced options.
- Volume normalize algorithm now no longer regains on short seeks and much less on long seeks. This should prevent unwanted jumps in volume.
- Improved downsampling quality of the images when generating a thumbnail sheet.
- Several small fixes and improvements