Download Zoom Player 4.01 RC1

Inmatrix has released a new beta version of its multimedia player. It goes by the name Zoom Player 4.01 RC1 and is available in the flavors Standard† Professional and WMV Professional† The differences are in the price and options. The standard version is the only one that can be used for free and plays the most common multimedia formats, the pro version can also be used to watch DVDs and the WMV Pro can also play DRM content. The changelog accompanying this release shows the following changes:

Changes from v4.00 final:

• AC3Filter profile for Customized DVD filters.
• H264 profile for Customize Media Mode using the VideoSoft decoders.
• Skin files can now be grouped within directories under the Skins dir.
• Workaround for certain versions of the NVIDIA ForceWare (NVDVD) v3.xx filters not working with Zoom Player.
• When the main window is minimized, opening a new file through an external program (such as explorer) won’t make the window reappear.
• MPEG2 Transport has been given its own path in customized media mode so that you can pick a different video decoder for standard MPEG2 and for MPEG2 Transport. Since the formats are essentially the same, the distinction is done by the file extensions of the playing files (TS/TP/TSP considered MPEG2 Transport, every other extension is assumed to be standard MPEG2).
• The Red Error dialog now resizes to fit the content of the error message.
• Switched to a different EXE compressor.
• Filter Blacklisting was broken in Zoom Player Standard.
• When not logged in with administrator privlages, a user should still be able to see which decoders are missing on the system and which decoders are currently installed for the various formats.
• Color Controls were not working in DVD VMR9 Windowed mode.
• Aspect Ratio with certain WMV files (T2:UE, Taxi3) should now work correctly as long as you use VMR9 as the video renderer and disable the “Fix VMR9 Scaling Bug” setting (Advanced Options / Filter Control).
• The “Auto-Get Duration for Media Extension” value didn’t save properly under some conditions.
• When using Inverse Scene Cut, the current file would play in a loop between the cut segments instead of moving to the next track.
• The filter versions shown on the Formats / System dialog were for the wrong files.
• Fixed a few cosmetic glitches with the Windows XP theme.