Crystal Player Pro 1.97 Pro / Free

Crystal Player Pro 1.97 Pro / Free

An advanced video player: on-screen control, equalizer, filters, built-in splitters, XML-skins etc.
The Developers decription:
"CrystalPlayer features original video kernel allowing high-quality playback from any kind of video source, e.g. video files (.AVI, .MPEG, etc.), from internet or network. It does not use built-in WindowsMedia environment, so there are no any limitations implied, as with most other players. Supported formats are including, but not limited to: DivX, XVID, MPEG1/2, MPEG4, WMV, Real etc."
"Download" links to Crystal Player Pro (shareware); the free version sits here.

What's new:
- Complete Windows Vista support: overlays, WMV playback, Glass, Shadows
- Vista Glass support in skin engine
- Keyboard with multimedia keys support, right mouse click using 'Menu' keyboard key
- Built-in MPEG4 decoder
- Nullsoft installer, translation .ttb files are now located just in the installation folder
- Each codec in the codecbase now uses its own installer
- Major speed optimizations for huge playlists loading
- Drag&Drop subtitles acceptance
- Languages update - Arabic and Dutch added
- Current splitter and decoder are now shown in property dialog ('P' key)
- Better move by mouse in playlist
- Show messages during adding file to playlist and searching codec
- Playlist is automaticall saved after any playlist change
- Auto-deinterlacing filter
- Show total playback time in the playlist mode
- Sticky movie and system time in the playback mode
- Supersampling doesn't leave "red line" on the right border
- Autoclick to menu on OSD when moving the mouse
- AC3 Decoder LFE channel mix in stereo mode
- Save current position in playlist
- Playlist is not saved in wife-protection mode
- Equalizer and Seeking Bar display can be toggled on/off