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NVIDIA, AMD, Intel or CPU –to make
the processmore efficient.
Toaccess someof its features, suchas
web video downloading andApple
AirPlay mirroring, you needto register
the softwareandenter acodeyou
receive byemail. The softwareprompts
you to dothis the firsttimeyou runit,
but you can skipit ifyou don’t want to
register. You won’t be botheredagain.
This new version fixes problemsand
improves performance. There’s also a
new 64-bit version for smoother H.264,
HEVC4KandH.264 8Kplayback, and
support for 10-bit HEVCHDR videos.5KPlayer is an
impressive modern
media player that can
handle any typeof
audio andvideofile
natively. It uses
hardware acceleration
to make playback
smooth, evenwith 4K
and8KHDR videos.
The freesoftwarealso plays DVDs
andcan streaminternet radio stations.
You have a numberof presets to choose
from(BBC, Heart, Capital, Gold, LBC,
XFM, Chill, Kiss, Magic and more), or you
can enter the URL of a specific station.
MEDIA PLAYER
5KPlayer 6
http://www.5kplayer.com
Min requirements:
Windows7/8.1/10
or macOS
File size:6.9MB
(installer only)
1Drag a video onto the player to
start it.You canrotate the clip
left or right^1 and open the list of
chapters (if there is one).^2 You
can also enable any subtitles^3 and
switch to a different audio track.^4
Use thecontrols barto edit the video,(^5) take a screenshot (^6) and repeat or
shuffle the clip or track.^7
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The Edit optionworks only with
MP4/H.264 videoformats. Use the
slidersto cut out or trim part of the
video.^1 You canrotate or flip the clip,
(^2) change its playback speed (^3) and
adjust thevolume.^4 If the picture
quality isn’t great,you can improve it by
tweaking its saturation, contrast and
brightness.^5 Click Save file.^6
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Press F2to open the Settings
menu.The General section letsyou
changeyour save locations^1 and
configure the downloader.^2 In the
H/WAcceleration section^3 you can
choose a hardware acceleration type.
ClickRecheckto refresh the options.
You can enable and manage the DLNA
(^4) and AirPlay (^5) options heretoo.
MINIWORKSHOP|Play and edit video files in 5KPlayer
5KPlayer can also detect and
play multichannelsurround
sound, andlets you download
video and audio fromYouTube,
Dailymotion, Vimeo, Vevoand
Facebook. It supports subtitles, allows
you to rotate videos andcan stream
content to otherdevices onyour
network using Apple AirPlay andDLNA.
The program’s library section
provides easy access to all your movies,
music, YouTubevideos, playlists andso
on. You can even edit videos, trimming
clips and adjusting the look, speedand
volume. Whenyou save your edited file,
5KPlayer automatically usesthe best
availablehardware acceleration–
Best Free Software
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