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Zoom Player MAX
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Overview:
 
Media player is one of the main programs that every windows user will need on his PC. There are many media player software available for you. Sure, you need to know which is the best software for you. The features any user need in his media player include a powerful player, free, small size, support more formats, customizable, easy to use. You will find all your needs in inmatrix Zoom Player. Beside these features, the program will offer you a lot of advantages such as less hassle, improved stability, greater performance, full screen navigation interface and many more. If the free media player is not enough for you, you can try Zoom Player MAX which is the most powerful version!
The program features a powerful media library JukeBox which take movie and TV collections to a new level by enriching them with posters, backdrops and meta-data information
 
Homepage:
 
http://inmatrix.com/zplayer/
 
Size:  29 Mb
Version:  12.5
Release date:  Aug 28th 2016
 
Comparison of different Zoom Player versions:
 
Zoom Player has three versions available; free, giveaway and MAX. Of course the MAX version offers you the most powerful features. If you want to know in details the differences between the three versions and the different features covered in each version, please visit this page:
http://inmatrix.com/zplayer/pro/versions_home8.shtml
 
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Features:
 
Free for personal, non-commercial use.
No bloat, intuitive & user-friendly design.
Install Center application, capable of detecting and securely installing up-to-date decoders and missing system components to improve stability and versatility.
Media Center navigation interfaces with easy to use (Up/Down/Left/Right/Select) controls.
10-Band Equalizer with Digital PreAmp and Presets.
DVD Playback from Disc, Hard Drive or network connection.
Powerful, category based Media Library interface.

Zoom Player MAX adds many Power-Features:

 Decrypted Blu-Ray Movie playback with Subtitle support.
 Video Wall (Span a single video across multiple monitors).
 Create custom Mobile-Phone RingTones from playing media.
 Scene-Cut (Dynamic, Virtual Audio/Video editing).
 Non-Linear 16:9 (widescreen) / 4:3 (fullscreen) video scaling
 GuardDog (Automatically restart Zoom Player if the player becomes unresponsive).
 Video Orbiting (Prevents screen-burns by slowly moving the video image every few seconds).
 HTML, Flash and QuickTime Interactivity (Browse content from within Zoom Player, bypassing standard media controls).
 
Supported formats:
 
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Download and installation:
 
The program is easily downloaded from the official website. You can choose either the free or the MAX version. The MAX version offers you more features. It is working for 30 days only then you need to purchase to continue using it. Installation doesn’t need any skills, just double click on the installer you have downloaded and follow simple on screen instructions. At the end you will have the program installed on your computer together with installation center.

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The installation center quickly scans your system for any missing or outdated media components. If there is any update, it will automatically be displayed for you as an installation list of recommended updates. In that way, your system is always kept up to date. Also language downloads can be obtained using the installation center. If you install an updated version or upgrade, no need to uninstall the previous version, just install the new version with no stability issues.

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User interface:

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 Skin Selection:
 
For those users who like to have a new look for the program, Zoom Player is skinny. You can use the built in skins or download skins from the official website; http://www.inmatrix.com/skins.shtml or even create your own skin. You can download skins for user interface, media library or change the background. To access the skins, launch the program and select skin button in the top bar or with the help of right context menu or simply click N on your keyboard. Select the skin you want, the tint profile and switch to the mode you are skinning.

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Player Modes:
 
When you launch the program for the first time you will be asked to preconfigure it according to your wish. The program supports three player modes depending on the device which will be used; namely PC, HTPC and tablet. The PC mode can be used on desktop or laptop, the HTPC mode is used on home theatre PC and the tablet is optimum for use on touch screen.

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Functions:
 
The program has three main functions simple, advanced and navigation
The simple as its name implies, includes basic functions that will be used by any user as play, pause and so on. The extended functions include those functions that pass an additional parameter to the function for example seeking to a specific position in the playing media or setting the audio volume. The navigation function is valid only in full screen mode and includes a lot of features that will help you to use the program in an easy way. specific navigation commands such as Up, Down, Left, Right, select are present. The built in navigation system lets you easily use the mouse, keyboard or touch screen to navigate through all the program features. It will convert your PC to home entertainment center and at the same time easily customizable.
 
The navigation system lets you easily access a lot of features such as media library, file browser, play list, play history, go to time, stream selection, color control, equalizer, information, media scanner, adjust image, station list, download manager, image bank, mouse wheel, navigation style and settings. You can also access all the navigation features using the right context menu. Simply right click on the main program window and move your mouse to navigate, you will see a list of all features

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Play Media Files:

To play any file you can double click on it in the media library or add its URL to be directly played or use the browse button to open and play the file while in it location

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Playlist Editor:

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You can easily load the playlist using drag and drop or add files or folders button. You can also use load playlist button. If you add a folder, in this case the supported file types inside the folder will be automatically loaded to the playlist. The playlist can be easily edited; you can move songs up and down, clear or add more files or use random play. Right context menu allows you to perform additional functions (For example; Sorting/clearing and many more). If you enable the Magnetic Hard Docking button, the Playlist Editor will move along with the main user interface while trying to position itself on-screen in the best position
You can easily customize the playlist editor look using the "Advanced Options / Interface / Playlist" dialog

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Media library:

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You can add the categories you need to the media library. The process is very easy. Simply open the category editor using Shift+M then select a name for the new category. You will be promoted to select a location to save your media files under this category, then select the category type and click OK. After successful creating a new category, you can add new folder to the category or rename or delete the category. Also additional control on how the media is presented in the category is achieved using category configuration. It includes a lot of options such as jukebox mode, thumbnail view, aspect ratio and many more

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Media scraping:
 
Zoom Player will automatically scan your media library and download cover images (posters, backdrops, etc...) and meta-data (storyline, rating, actors, etc...). It uses on-line databases for this purpose. For example, TheMovieDB.org and others
 
Equalizer:
 
The program has a built in equalizer which is enabled by default and easy to use. You can select from many available equalizer profiles. Simply click on profiles and select what you want. There is a PreAmp bar which is recommended only when the volume on the currently playing file is low. If you want to reset the frequency or the preamp to the default position, just use the reset button or right click. That’s all!
 
Control Bar:
 
This feature is especially useful while you are using the full screen mode. It lets you easily navigate the timeline and access of user-selected functionality. You can use left-clicking the timeline area to seek any position in the currently playing media. Alternatively, right-clicking on the left/right of the current timeline position, you can seek backward/forward a few seconds. You can middle-click the timeline to select which text data will appear in the timeline area, control how the control bar reacts to different events and which buttons should appear on the control bar.

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Bottom bar:
 
You can select to show or to hide this bar. It includes options to modify colors, contrast, brightness, play rate control and audio balance
 
Top bar:
 
You can show or hide this bar according to your wish. This is done using a specific button for this purpose. This bar shows options, chapter editor, media library setup, navigation, color control, station manager and skin selection
 
 Station Manager:
 
This feature can be easily accesses using the top bar or the right context menu. The program supports live streaming both radio and TV. There are many stations already available in the program and you can enjoy using. You can also add new station specifying its name and URL. You can easily create a list of your favorite channels. For this feature to work properly some components need to be installed using the install center

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Chapter editor:
 
This is a very nice feature that can be accessed from the top bar or the right context menu. It will help you to create virtual media chapters and bookmarks which allow you to quickly return to any saved position in a media file or DVD movie. Simply open the editor then select the name of the bookmark and the location then add and finally save. That’s all!
 
Virtual video editor:
 
Zoom Player helps to edit media files without modifying the original file. This important feature can be easily accessed using the right context menu, open interface, scene cut editor. You will easily create cuts, jump points, time specific audio muting and more.

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Change Resolution:
 
You can also zoom the program screen to use the resolution you want using the mouse wheel or even use the full screen with perfect quality and resolution 
 
Right Context menu:
 
The program has a unique right-click context menu. It includes everything you need to easily control and enjoy all features. It allows you to easily access commonly used functions, interfaces and information on the currently playing media.

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Presets:
 
These are certain configurations built in the program and lets you configure your playback options. These include video position presets, video blanking presets, custom aspect ratio presets and color Control Presets
 
Schedule editor:
 
This is a built in feature which lets you schedule playback. The process is very simple. All you have to do is to open the schedule editor using the right context menu, select the file you want to play, the date, start and end times. You can also specify either a standard or extended function to execute before and after the playback. You can create many entries with priority to run if there is overlap in date and time.  That’s all!

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Enable video Hardware acceleration:
 
You can configure the program to support hardware acceleration with the help of LAV video decoder installed on your system

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How to convert your PC into Home entertainment:

Within a few steps, the program helps you to convert your PC to a Home Entertainment Center or Home Theater PC (HTPC). No need to worry about special hardware requirements or operating system. After installation and configuration of your program you can easily connect your PC to TV using HDMI or DVI cables. You will enjoy playing your media at full HD resolution. To do this, simply adjust your TV as the computer monitor and adjust the program settings to use the TV monitor. That’s all!

DVD Mode:

Zoom Player can be used as a smart DVD Front-End. This feature needs some requirements to be installed on your system such as DirectX, audio and video decoders and audio renderer. The simplest way to get DVD playback working is to select "DScaler" as both the Audio and Video decoders and "Default DirectSound Device" as your audio renderer.
There are many ways the program will help you to play DVD. If you are using DVD drive you need to switch the program to DVD mode using F10 or right click menu. You can also use DVD image with the help of any image mount programs (for example daemon tools). Alternatively, you can have all DVD contents in a local folder on your PC and the program helps you to run it.   
It can play DVDs from your DVD drive or from your Hard Disk as long as there are DVD Audio and Video decoders installed on your system.
You will also need to select one of three playback methods in the program options; first is the standard method. In this method, windows will try to build its own Audio/Video decoding Graph. This is not a good solution as Windows tends to mess up when multiple DVD Decoding filters are installed or if a specific Audio Renderer needs to be in use. The second method (smart) is the recommended playback method for most users. You can easily pick and choose the components used to playback the DVD with easy verification to make sure there are no missing components. The last method is the manual DVDGraph profile. It is mostly for advanced users. It allows you to specify a Graph Profile which exactly describes which components are to be used for playback. Modification of such profiles may be a bit complex for the average user and are of no benefit over the Smart method.

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Audio Mode:
 
You can use this mode if you are playing audio files. To access this mode simply click the audio bar mode button on the upper left side of the main program window. This mode lets you have only the buttons you will need for audio files. If you need to move back to the media mode, it is very easy, click on the media mode button (in the same place)  
 
Zoom Player for USB Flash Drives and CD/DVD-ROM Discs:
 
This unique option will help you to move the program from your system to an another one while maintaining your settings (with USB devices) and using your favorite decoders without having an impact on the running system.
 
Remote Control:
 
You can use any wireless device to control your program easily, for example wireless keyboard, wireless mouse and so on. This can be done through installation of a program called Girder and configuration of advanced settings to enable the Girder "SendMessage" plug-in.
 
Options:
 
The program has a lot of options and settings that control all its functions and features. You can use either the basic or the advanced options. To switch from either of the two options to the other simply use the lower switch button.
Basic Options include interface, keyboard shortcuts, playback options on playlist complete and on CD/DVD insert. Three playback options are available smart play, audio/video, DVD. Other settings include file format association which lets you open window’s file association interface and run install center. Next is system settings (allows you to disable screen saver and power management while playing) and player thread priority. Language settings let users to change the default language (english) according to your original language. You can download your own language from 21 available languages using an available option in this setting.  News feed, about and links options are also present
Advanced options include the options present in the basic settings with more details available to help you fully control all options.

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For full video demonstration of all the program features you can visit this YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/zptechnology

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Pros:
 
Many formats supported
Convert your PC into Home entertainment center
Built in equalizer
Installation center which install and update many important components
Media center
Navigation tool
And many more
 
Cons: None
 
Conclusion:
 
Zoom player has many powerful features, good performance and continuous development. In addition, it runs on any windows version and doesn’t need any experience to use. It will convert any PC into a Home Entertainment Center (HTPC) and maximize your multimedia experience. It will let you enjoy with no specialized hardware requirement. 
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Good Review Tarek. Good work Thumb
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Good review
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#4
Everything explained in detail.
Thank you.
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#5
thank you very much for detailed review Heart Heart Heart
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Thanks for the great and detailed review.
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#7
Very professional, Tarek. Thanks a lot. After I read your review is like I`ve been using the software. Bravo
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#8
Good Review Tarek. Thanks Smile
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#9
Good review, 
thanks Tarek .

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Good review
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