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GOM Player Editor's Review

GOM is a media player with a simple interface, powerful functionality and customizable features. The immense popularity of the player can be attributed to its vast assortment of user friendly features. It has an array of video and audio effects. It also has various types of audio effects along with different kinds of image capture techniques. Its numerous playback options enhance the music playing experience enormously. Its Codec Finder service is excellent while the shortcuts help immensely to standardize processes. The player is compatible with the DAT, MPEG, AVI, DIVX and many more formats.

The setup process is quite simple. It requires downloading the software from a link on the player’s website and then following the setup instructions of the client launched on the machine. The download instructions are provided in umpteen languages like English, Chinese, Japanese, Taiwanese, Korean and Russian. Also, optional security software will be available for free while downloading the GOM player. Changes to the basic setup of the software can be made with the configuration wizard. The option of choosing between modes like normal, high quality and TV output is quite helpful. One of the most annoying and probably the biggest turnoff with GOM is that its adware and that should be a big concern in highly competitive market of media players.

Minimum machine requirements for this software to work are Windows along with Intel Pentium III, AMD Athlon or any other ware that corresponds to these two. The software is compatible with every version of Windows starting from 2000. The program requires 25 MB of free HDD space and 16 MB of free RAMto run smoothly. The player does not support as many formats as VLC Media Player or DivX Player.

The smooth interface of this software enhances its user friendliness. Functions can be accessed via its menu, main window, and playlist tab and control panel. The controls and buttons along with the seek bar and playback area are located on the main window. The GOM player includes all the buttons and menus in well placed locations and can be unlocked by clicking on the logo located in the left side.

The software even allows image capture in different formats such as burst image, snapshot preview, screen cap and capture. Moreover, these images can be copied to other programs like paint for further editing. Audio adjustments available on the player are equalizer as well as normalizer which allow modifying its frequency and volume. Other audio effects available on this player are 3D stereo, reverb and voice filter. In fact, audio files can easily be exported from this software.

But one feature that makes GOM really stand out is the vast array of codecs incorporated in it along with the codec finder service. Hence, users will not have to download additional software before running a file on it. Moreover, if the software detects that a new codec is required to play an app, then the finder will locate the required one automatically. This is quite different from other software’s in which users have to find the missing codecs themselves. Hence, this feature saves time as well as effort and also prevents errors that users can make while locating codecs.

The degree of customization, the software offers is quite commendable. Its preferences tabs provide users with plenty of choice. Options are provided to select different file types and stream settings. In fact, the log will even record all video playback information. Settings for fields like skin, logo, browser, mouse and keyboard can also be specified. It even allows you to spell out the size, image, color overlay and other arrangements for videos. The high degree of customization offered by this software makes it extremely utilitarian. Moreover, the application looks neat and comes with a range of skins as well as logos in multiple hues and designs.

Basic concept followed by GOM engine is more or less similar to that of VLC. However, VLC uses lot less resources and is bundled with several extra features. Moreover, unlike KM Player or VLC, it is full of ads rendering it almost useless as compared to them. Forwarding a large video file is slower, but not too slow as compared to others.

Shortcuts add immensely to the adaptability of this media player. Use F5 to pop open the preferences window or right click the playback area to open up the menu. There are many shortcuts you can rely on to get work done faster. Shortcut inputs can be assigned via the keyboard to regular actions undertaken such as opening files, accessing the preferences window, logging into the playlist and many more. You can even assign commands to the standard 8 clicks available on a regular mouse. Some standard shortcuts using the mouse and keyboard have already been assigned on the player whereas others can be allocated by users.

Positive Points:
-   Simple and easy to use interface.
-   Easily configurable shortcuts option.
-   Plays almost all audio and video formats.
-   Well documented help file.

Negative Points:
-   Loaded with tons of ads making it almost useless for longer use.
-   A little slow when forwarding or seeking through large video files.

Conclusion:
The player is available for free download and is one of the most powerful players around and easily outdoes other paid players in functionality. The well laid out menu and simple interface also adds to the attractiveness of the player. Developers have also kept the instructions extremely simple. The biggest disappointment and perhaps the turning point of its usefulness is being supported by ads. Almost all leading players are free and without ads, but GOM tries something different and fails miserably.

Rating: 3.5/5







GOM Player Publisher's Description

GOM Media Player is freeware video playback software developed by the South Korean company, Gretech Corp. Designed with both power and simplicity in mind, GOM Media Player is an ideal video player for both beginners and experts alike.

Aside from being the most widely used video player in South Korea, the non-Korean versions of GOM Media Player enjoy a monthly worldwide user base of over 43 million in over 200 countries, making it one of the world’s most popular video players.

GOM Media Player includes built-in support for all the most popular video formats (MP4, AVI, WMV, MKV, MOV, FLV, etc), loads of advanced features (screen capture, audio capture, video playback speed control, and more), and the Codec Finder service that helps you locate missing codecs for formats that aren’t supported by default. You can even watch broken and incomplete AVI files with GOM Media Player.

Free download from Shareware Connection - GOM Media Player is freeware video playback software developed by the South Korean company, Gretech Corp. Designed with both power and simplicity in mind, GOM Media Player is an ideal video player for both beginners and experts alike. Aside from being the most widely used video player in South Korea, the non-Korean versions of GOM Media Player enjoy a monthly worldwide user base of over 43 million in over 200 countries, making it one of the world’s most popular video players. GOM Media Player includes built-in support for all the most popular video formats (MP4, AVI, WMV, MKV, MOV, FLV, etc), loads of advanced features (screen capture, audio capture, video playback speed control, and more), and the Codec Finder service that helps you locate missing codecs for formats that aren’t supported by default. You can even watch broken and incomplete AVI files with GOM Media Player.

Publisher: GomLab | License: Freeware | Price: 0.00
Platform: WinOther
Released Date: 16-11-2012 | Rating: 5 | Title: GOM Player

Author Url: http://player.gomlab.com/eng/
Program Info Url: http://player.gomlab.com/eng/overview/
Download Url: http://player.gomlab.com/eng/download/

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