Is MPC-HC still supported?
MPC-HC 1.7. 13 is the final version and the program has been officially discontinued as of July 16, 2017, due to a shortage of active developers with C/C++ experience. Its source code on GitHub was last updated on August 27, 2017, a month and a half after the official final version.
How do I download and install MPC-HC?
How to Install Media Player Classic (MPC-HC) Silently
- Download the file to a folder created at (C:\Downloads)
- Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator.
- Navigate to the C:\Downloads folder.
- Enter the following command: MPC-HC.
- Press Enter.
How can I open MPC-HC file?
You can open the MPC-HC and click on “file” -> “open media”. In the new window, click with the right mouse button in the upper white field with the Heading “media” and select “Paste”.
Is MPC-HC good?
Best video support: MPC-HC 265) files flawlessly, including 4K with decently high bit rates. The list of internal video and audio codecs employed by MPC-HC is vast. Using the LAV filter pack, the program is more stable with bad files than VLC. What’s more, MPC-HC played nearly everything else I threw at it.
What replaced MPC-HC?
The best alternative is VLC Media Player, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MPC-HC are MPV (Free, Open Source), MPC-BE (Free, Open Source), PotPlayer (Free) and SMPlayer (Free, Open Source).
What’s better than MPC-HC?
What is the best alternative to MPC-HC?
- MPC-BE. All. Top Pro. Supports madVR external Video renderer.
- MPV. All. Top Pro. Needs no additional codecs.
- VLC. All. Top Pro. Simple to setup and use.
- Windows Media Player. All. Top Pro.
- MediaMonkey. All. Top Pro.
- Dopamine. All. Top Pro.
- iTunes. All. Top Con.
- Mellow Player. All. Top Con.
Is VLC better than MPC-HC?
The Audio aspects of VLC Media are much better than the Media Player Classic. While MPC is just for Windows, this holds great advantages for VLC Media. The direct comparison gets diluted if you are not windows users. But for Windows users, Media Player Classic and VLC Media, both are the winners.