CorePlayer 1.0 Professional Technology Demo

BetaBoy · 19th September 2006, 04:53

We have begun sending the CorePlayer 1.0 Professional Technology Demo for Windows XP and Vista first to the users who helped us along the way via an invitation system at CoreCodec.com.

I would like to extend the welcome to test this version to the regulars here at Doom9 before we send it to a much wider audience over the next few days.

Please note this Technology Demo and is limited to 30 days and that we have purposefully not included all the features of our upcoming official 1.0 release like; Streaming, Custom Skins, UPNP, SyncML, CoreTheque Database, Seek and Share Social Networking, etc.

We however have included every codec under the sun.. so bond... Since CoreAVC Professional Edition is bundled with CorePlayer Professional... H.264 videos average about 15% faster performance using the native CorePlayer Framework Vs. using it within the Directshow framework.

The Tech Demo for CorePlayer Mobile for CE, Pocket PC, Windows Mobile, Palm and Symbian is up for release to the general public by Friday.

D9 regulars that want a copy of the CP PRO version... PM me with your email address.... and post comments on anything you find here... thx

BetaBoy · 19th September 2006, 05:09

Oh... I was asked why the UI was so 'clean'... its been designed to be intentionally simple. Having clutter on a UI simply does not work. But having the info you need does...

To that end... our UI is designed around something we call "Universal Skins". This allows a skinner to write 'one' skin for ALL our supported CorePlayer platforms... simple right?

The advantage to this approach is that we can also allow the skinner to create customizable interface that the end user himself can then customize to his liking. While this will not be released to CorePlayer 1.2 or 1.3... it allows you to make the Skin UI truely 'yours'.

frodeste · 19th September 2006, 13:42

My e-mail is PMed to you now. Thanks for giving us this opertunity.

Sirber · 19th September 2006, 14:13

Will I be able to playback rmvb and RV in mkv?

BetaBoy · 19th September 2006, 14:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirber

Will I be able to playback rmvb and RV in mkv?

Not at the moment. We have a DS interface planned or as Haali likes to say a 'wrapper' to allow you to use DS filters installed on the local PC with CorePlayer.

Sirber · 19th September 2006, 14:40

Sweet

How about DVD, does it supports menus and stuff? Sorry about the questions, but we have little infos in your first post

BetaBoy · 19th September 2006, 14:53

No CSS support till 1.3 although we already created CoreDVD... we will not add CSS and Interlaced till the November timeframe.

check · 19th September 2006, 15:02

Are pricing details available yet? Will purchase of the Windows version give you the Mac/WMob/*nix version too? If not, will there be discounts?
It sounds like you are planning to heavily promote the 'community' aspects of the player. Is it compatible with .flv videos from youtube, et al? Is there further integration with non CC sites?

Also, what do you think the most exciting feature is?

BetaBoy · 19th September 2006, 15:14

We will announce the various pricing in about 3 weeks. The launch date for Coreplayer.com is set for Monday October 16th.

Sirber · 19th September 2006, 15:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by BetaBoy

No CSS support till 1.3 although we already created CoreDVD... we will not add CSS and Interlaced till the November timeframe.

Does buying 1.0 gives access to updates?

SeeMoreDigital · 19th September 2006, 16:38

The new player sounds great... Well done guys

Sirber · 19th September 2006, 16:40

When will the demo be ready? Did the email has been already sent?
Just asking coz I don't trust too much my emails

Sirber · 19th September 2006, 16:57

alright, got it.
Firsts impressions:

* no options, no right click to get menus
* pretty nice UI (simple)
* slow open menu, if you are deep in a drive and you want to change drive, but easy playlist maker

gonna try playback when I get home

BetaBoy · 19th September 2006, 17:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirber

Does buying 1.0 gives access to updates?

Yes all 1.xx users get all 1.xx upgrades for sure... HOWEVER with that being said... DVD will not come 'bundled' for a while but will be sold as a seperate plugin that people can purchase for $4.95.

On a side note... Blu-Ray will be bundled when we release it somewhere around v1.5.

BetaBoy · 19th September 2006, 17:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirber

alright, got it.
Firsts impressions:

* no options, no right click to get menus
* pretty nice UI (simple)
* slow open menu, if you are deep in a drive and you want to change drive, but easy playlist maker

gonna try playback when I get home

Filter properties and the like will not be added till a later version after the initial 1.0 release.

breez · 19th September 2006, 22:52

I can't access settings by pressing S.

edit: Alt+A for about screen doesn't work either.

Sirber · 19th September 2006, 23:38

no fullscreen controls yet
also, 0% CPU use when watching H264+AAC+v2 anime!

a great start!

BetaBoy · 20th September 2006, 00:18

yeah.... we removed the Settings from the demo... i'll omit the shortcut from the documentation for the demo ;-)

We have fullscreen 'skinned' controls... but its not in the demo.

Let me know if you guys run into any bugs... thx!

Sirber · 20th September 2006, 01:23

RV9 in MKV: RealVideo 9 is not supported
RV9 in RMVB: invalid input

but you already know

quake74 · 20th September 2006, 10:45

Well, to me this is nothing less than a milestone: I can finally play perfectly all kinds of video up to 1080p encoded in H264 with my laptop equipped with a Pentium M 1.86Ghz. It's just too bad that I don't have any HD content (except trailers) to watch

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BetaBoy CoreCodec Founder Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,421	CorePlayer 1.0 Professional Technology Demo We have begun sending the CorePlayer 1.0 Professional Technology Demo for Windows XP and Vista first to the users who helped us along the way via an invitation system at CoreCodec.com. I would like to extend the welcome to test this version to the regulars here at Doom9 before we send it to a much wider audience over the next few days. Please note this Technology Demo and is limited to 30 days and that we have purposefully not included all the features of our upcoming official 1.0 release like; Streaming, Custom Skins, UPNP, SyncML, CoreTheque Database, Seek and Share Social Networking, etc. We however have included every codec under the sun.. so bond... Since CoreAVC Professional Edition is bundled with CorePlayer Professional... H.264 videos average about 15% faster performance using the native CorePlayer Framework Vs. using it within the Directshow framework. The Tech Demo for CorePlayer Mobile for CE, Pocket PC, Windows Mobile, Palm and Symbian is up for release to the general public by Friday. D9 regulars that want a copy of the CP PRO version... PM me with your email address.... and post comments on anything you find here... thx __________________ Dan "BetaBoy" Marlin Ubiquitous Multimedia Technologies and Developer Tools http://corecodec.com Last edited by BetaBoy; 19th September 2006 at 04:56.

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BetaBoy CoreCodec Founder Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,421	Oh... I was asked why the UI was so 'clean'... its been designed to be intentionally simple. Having clutter on a UI simply does not work. But having the info you need does... To that end... our UI is designed around something we call "Universal Skins". This allows a skinner to write 'one' skin for ALL our supported CorePlayer platforms... simple right? The advantage to this approach is that we can also allow the skinner to create customizable interface that the end user himself can then customize to his liking. While this will not be released to CorePlayer 1.2 or 1.3... it allows you to make the Skin UI truely 'yours'. __________________ Dan "BetaBoy" Marlin Ubiquitous Multimedia Technologies and Developer Tools http://corecodec.com

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frodeste Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 70	My e-mail is PMed to you now. Thanks for giving us this opertunity. __________________ frodeste -- http://www.stenstrom.no

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Sirber retired developer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,978	Will I be able to playback rmvb and RV in mkv? __________________ Detritus Software

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Sirber retired developer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,978	Sweet How about DVD, does it supports menus and stuff? Sorry about the questions, but we have little infos in your first post __________________ Detritus Software

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BetaBoy CoreCodec Founder Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,421	No CSS support till 1.3 although we already created CoreDVD... we will not add CSS and Interlaced till the November timeframe. __________________ Dan "BetaBoy" Marlin Ubiquitous Multimedia Technologies and Developer Tools http://corecodec.com

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BetaBoy CoreCodec Founder Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,421	We will announce the various pricing in about 3 weeks. The launch date for Coreplayer.com is set for Monday October 16th. __________________ Dan "BetaBoy" Marlin Ubiquitous Multimedia Technologies and Developer Tools http://corecodec.com

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SeeMoreDigital Life's clearer in 4K UHD Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Notts, UK Posts: 12,227	The new player sounds great... Well done guys __________________ \| I've been testing hardware media playback devices and software A/V encoders and decoders since 2001 \| My Network Layout & A/V Gear \|

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Sirber retired developer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,978	When will the demo be ready? Did the email has been already sent? Just asking coz I don't trust too much my emails __________________ Detritus Software

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Sirber retired developer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,978	alright, got it. Firsts impressions: * no options, no right click to get menus * pretty nice UI (simple) * slow open menu, if you are deep in a drive and you want to change drive, but easy playlist maker gonna try playback when I get home __________________ Detritus Software

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breez Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 110	I can't access settings by pressing S. edit: Alt+A for about screen doesn't work either.

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Sirber retired developer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,978	no fullscreen controls yet also, 0% CPU use when watching H264+AAC+v2 anime! a great start! __________________ Detritus Software

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BetaBoy CoreCodec Founder Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,421	yeah.... we removed the Settings from the demo... i'll omit the shortcut from the documentation for the demo ;-) We have fullscreen 'skinned' controls... but its not in the demo. Let me know if you guys run into any bugs... thx! __________________ Dan "BetaBoy" Marlin Ubiquitous Multimedia Technologies and Developer Tools http://corecodec.com

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Sirber retired developer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,978	RV9 in MKV: RealVideo 9 is not supported RV9 in RMVB: invalid input but you already know __________________ Detritus Software

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quake74 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 207	Well, to me this is nothing less than a milestone: I can finally play perfectly all kinds of video up to 1080p encoded in H264 with my laptop equipped with a Pentium M 1.86Ghz. It's just too bad that I don't have any HD content (except trailers) to watch

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