Releases: clsid2/mpc-hc
Releases · clsid2/mpc-hc
2.3.3
Donations are appreciated. There is now a PayPal option.
Changes from 2.3.2 to 2.3.3:
Updates:
- Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.8.5.2268
Changes/additions/improvements:
- The modern theme volume slider now shows % value
- The options to show audio and video format details in statusbar are now enabled by default
- The file delete function now shows a confirmation prompt on Windows 10/11, because Windows may not show one by itself anymore like it did in the past.
Fixes:
- A few small fixes.
MPC Video Renderer
Overview of features
A lot of people seem to be unaware of some of the awesome features that have been added to MPC-HC in the past years. Here is a list of useful options and features that everyone should know about:
- Play HDR video
This requires using either MPC Video Renderer (MPCVR) or madVR.
These renderers can be selected here:
Options > Playback > Output
With other video renderers, the colors will be wrong!
MPCVR is now included. MadVR needs to be installed separately. MPCVR also supports Dolby Vision. MadVR does not.
For optimal performance you should change the hardware decoder to D3D11 in LAV Video Decoder settings when using MPCVR on Windows 10/11, because this renderer uses DirectX11. - The installer of MPC-HC is very basic (and that will not change).
I therefore recommend using K-Lite Codec Pack. That includes MPC-HC and other essential components. It has a very advanced installation that can automatically create file associations, and helps you with easy configuration of important MPC-HC settings.
The Standard version should be sufficient for most people. Use Full version of you like to use MadVR. - Modern GUI Theme (Dark or Light)
Options > Player > User Interface
It is also possible to change the height of the seekbar and size of the toolbar buttons. - Video preview on the seekbar
Options > Player > User Interface > Hover type - Ability to search for subtitles
Press D for manual search.
Or enable automatic search in: Options > Subtitles > Misc - Adjust playback speed
Menu > Play > Playback rate
The buttons in the player that control playback rate take a 2x step by default. This can be customized to smaller values (like 10%):
Options > Playback > Speed step
Adjusting playback speed works best with the internal audio renderer. This also has automatic pitch correction.
Options > Playback > Output > Audio Renderer - MPC-HC can remember playback position, so you can resume from that point later
Options > Player > History - You can quickly seek through a video with Ctrl + Mouse Scrollwheel.
- You can jump to next/previous file in a folder by pressing PageUp/PageDown.
- You can perform automatic actions at end of file. For example to go to next file or close player.
Options > Playback > After Playback (permanent setting)
Menu > Play > After Playback (for current file only) - A-B repeat
You can loop a segment of a video. Press [ and ] to set start and stop markers. - You can rotate/flip/mirror/stretch/zoom the video
Menu > View > Pan&Scan
This is also easily done with hotkeys (see below). - There are lots of keyboard hotkeys and mouse actions to control the player. They can be customized as well.
Options > Player > Keys
Tip: there is a search box above the table. - You can stream videos directly from Youtube and many other video websites
Put yt-dlp.exe in the MPC-HC installation folder.
Then you can open website URLs in the player: Menu > File > Open File/URL
You can even download those videos: Menu > File > Save a copy
Tip: to be able to download in best quality with yt-dlp, it is recommended to also put ffmpeg.exe in the MPC-HC folder.
Several YDL configuration options are found here: Options > Advanced
This includes an option to specify the location of yt-dlp.exe in case you don't want to put it in MPC-HC folder.
Note 1: You also need to install Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86)
Note 2: yt-dlp nightly build (very latest version made daily) - Besides all these (new) features, there have also been many bugfixes and internal improvements in the player in the past years that give better performance and stability. It also has updated internal codecs. Support was added for CUE sheets, WebVTT subtitles, etc.
Development Builds
Below are development builds for testing purposes.
Latest development build: 2.3.2.40 (July 16th 2024)
Latest stable release build: 2.3.2
https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/releases/tag/2.3.2
2.3.2
Donations are appreciated. There is now a PayPal option.
Changes from 2.3.1 to 2.3.2:
Updates:
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.79.2-18-ga7212
- Updated MediaInfo to version 24.06
- Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.8.4.2263
Changes/additions/improvements:
- The video is now paused/unpaused automatically when dragging the seekbar. Can be turned of in advanced settings for old behavior.
- Now writes MultiSelectModel value in file association ProgIDs. This allows opening a selection of up to 100 files, instead of Windows default limit of 15.
Fixes:
- A few small fixes.
2.3.1
Donations are appreciated. There is now a PayPal option.
Changes from 2.3.0 to 2.3.1:
Updates:
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.79.2-14-g49d8b
Changes/additions/improvements:
- When closing filter graph takes too long, for example due to a deadlock situation in a filter, a prompt is now shown to ask you if you want to terminate the player process or wait longer.
Fixes:
- A non-responding player instance will now no longer block opening a new instance (when re-use same instance option is enabled).
- Fixed issue where /fullscreen command line parameter did not work in combination with FullScreenSeparateControls option.
- Fixed issue that caused DVB subs to be unavailable.
- A few other small fixes.
MPC Video Renderer
Overview of features
A lot of people seem to be unaware of some of the awesome features that have been added to MPC-HC in the past years. Here is a list of useful options and features that everyone should know about:
- Play HDR video
This requires using either MPC Video Renderer (MPCVR) or madVR.
These renderers can be selected here:
Options > Playback > Output
With other video renderers, the colors will be wrong!
MPCVR is now included. MadVR needs to be installed separately. MPCVR also supports Dolby Vision. MadVR does not.
For optimal performance you should change the hardware decoder to D3D11 in LAV Video Decoder settings when using MPCVR on Windows 10/11, because this renderer uses DirectX11. - The installer of MPC-HC is very basic (and that will not change).
I therefore recommend using K-Lite Codec Pack. That includes MPC-HC and other essential components. It has a very advanced installation that can automatically create file associations, and helps you with easy configuration of important MPC-HC settings.
The Standard version should be sufficient for most people. Use Full version of you like to use MadVR. - Modern GUI Theme (Dark or Light)
Options > Player > User Interface
It is also possible to change the height of the seekbar and size of the toolbar buttons. - Video preview on the seekbar
Options > Player > User Interface - Ability to search for subtitles
Press D for manual search.
Or enable automatic search in: Options > Subtitles > Misc - Adjust playback speed
Menu > Play > Playback rate
The buttons in the player that control playback rate take a 2x step by default. This can be customized to smaller values (like 10%):
Options > Playback > Speed step
Adjusting playback speed works best with the internal audio renderer. This also has automatic pitch correction.
Options > Playback > Output > Audio Renderer - MPC-HC can remember playback position, so you can resume from that point later
Options > Player > History - You can quickly seek through a video with Ctrl + Mouse Scrollwheel.
- You can jump to next/previous file in a folder by pressing PageUp/PageDown.
- You can perform automatic actions at end of file. For example to go to next file or close player.
Options > Playback > After Playback (permanent setting)
Menu > Play > After Playback (for current file only) - A-B repeat
You can loop a segment of a video. Press [ and ] to set start and stop markers. - You can rotate/flip/mirror/stretch/zoom the video
Menu > View > Pan&Scan
This is also easily done with hotkeys (see below). - There are lots of keyboard hotkeys and mouse actions to control the player. They can be customized as well.
Options > Player > Keys
Tip: there is a search box above the table. - You can stream videos directly from Youtube and many other video websites
Put yt-dlp.exe in the MPC-HC installation folder.
Then you can open website URLs in the player: Menu > File > Open File/URL
You can even download those videos: Menu > File > Save a copy
Tip: to be able to download in best quality with yt-dlp, it is recommended to also put ffmpeg.exe in the MPC-HC folder.
Several YDL configuration options are found here: Options > Advanced
This includes an option to specify the location of yt-dlp.exe in case you don't want to put it in MPC-HC folder.
Note 1: You also need to install Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86)
Note 2: yt-dlp nightly build (very latest version made daily) - Besides all these (new) features, there have also been many bugfixes and internal improvements in the player in the past years that give better performance and stability. It also has updated internal codecs. Support was added for CUE sheets, WebVTT subtitles, etc.
Development Builds
Below are development builds for testing purposes.
Latest development build: 2.3.0.25 (June 20th 2024)
Latest stable release build: 2.3.0
https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/releases/tag/2.3.0
2.3.0
Donations are appreciated. There is now a PayPal option.
Changes from 2.2.1 to 2.3.0:
Updates:
- 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
Changes/additions/improvements:
- 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.
Fixes:
- Several small fixes and improvements
Development Builds
Below are development builds for testing purposes.
Latest development build: 2.2.1.77 (June 10th 2024)
Latest stable release build: 2.2.1
https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/releases/tag/2.2.1
2.2.1
Donations are appreciated. There is now a PayPal option.
Changes from 2.2.0 to 2.2.1:
Updates:
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.79.2
Changes/additions/improvements:
- Added hotkey to toggle playlist shuffle option
- Added option to always show time in OSD
- The /fixedsize command line parameter now optionally supports specifying window position
Fixes:
- A few bug fixes and small improvements
2.2.0
Development Builds
Below are development builds for testing purposes.
Latest development build: 2.1.7.18 (March 30th 2024)
Latest stable release build: 2.1.7.2
https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/releases/tag/2.1.7