diff --git a/sources/talk/20191009 Top 10 open source video players for Linux.md b/sources/talk/20191009 Top 10 open source video players for Linux.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..e5acecaded --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/talk/20191009 Top 10 open source video players for Linux.md @@ -0,0 +1,153 @@ +[#]: collector: (lujun9972) +[#]: translator: ( ) +[#]: reviewer: ( ) +[#]: publisher: ( ) +[#]: url: ( ) +[#]: subject: (Top 10 open source video players for Linux) +[#]: via: (https://opensourceforu.com/2019/10/top-10-open-source-video-players-for-linux/) +[#]: author: (Stella Aldridge https://opensourceforu.com/author/stella-aldridge/) + +Top 10 open source video players for Linux +====== + +[![][1]][2] + +_Choosing the right video player can help ensure that you get the optimum viewing experience, and give you the tools to [create a video website][3]. You can even allow you to customize the videos you are watching to your personal preferences too._ + +So to help enable you to pick the best player for your needs, we’ve curated a list of the top open source video players for Linux. + +Let’s take a look: + +**1\. XBMC – Kodi Media Center** + +This is a flexible cross-platform player, written with C++ as core and with Python Scripts as add ons are available. The benefits of using Kodi include: + + * Available in over 69 languages + * Users can play audio and video files and media player files from the network and local storage + * Can be used alongside JeOS in devices such as Smart TV and set-top boxes as an application suite + * There’s loads of impressive add ons such as video and audio streaming plugins, themes, screensaver and more + * It supports multiple formats such as MPEG-1,2,4, RealVideo, HVC, HEVC and so on + + + +**2\. VLC Media Player** + +This player was a no brainer for this list due to its impressive power and availability on a range of operating systems. It is written in C, C++ and Objective C and users can eliminate the need for figuring out plugins thanks to its extensive support of decoding libraries. The benefits of VLC Media Player include: + + * Provides support for DVD players on Linux + * Ability to play .iso files + * Enables high definition recordings of D-VHS tapes to be played + * Can be run from a USB flash drive or external drive directly + * API support and browser support (via plugin) + + + +**3\. Bomi (CMPlayer)** + +This flexible and highly powered player ticks most of the boxes of a general user, and it’s positives are: + + * Simple to use graphical user interface (GUI) + * Impressive playback ability + * Option to resume playback + * Supports subtitles and can render multiple subtitle files + + + +**[![][4]][5]4\. Miro Music and Video Player** + +Previously called Democracy Player (DTV), Miro was redeveloped by Participatory Culture Foundation and is a good cross-platform player for both video and audio. It’s impressive because: + + * Supportive of some HD Audio and Video + * Available in over 40 languages + * Can play numerous file formats, e.g., QuickTime, WMV, MPEG files, Audio Video Interface (AVI), XVID + * Can notify the user and download a video automatically once available + + + +**5\. SMPlayer** + +This cross-platform media player, written only using Qt library in C++ is a powerful, multi-functional player. We like it because: + + * It has multi-language options + * Supportive of all default formats + * Supportive of EDL files, and you can configure subtitles fetched from the Internet + * A variety of Skins that can be downloaded from the Internet + * Multiple speed playback + + + +**6\. MPV Player** + +Written in C, Objective-C, Lua, and Python, it’s free, easy to use and has lots of new features which make it enjoyable to use. The main plus points are: + + * Can be compiled as a library which uncovers client API’s which leads to increased control + * Functionality that allows Media Encoding + * Smooth-motion + + + +**7\. Deepin Movie** + +This player is an excellent example of an open source media player which has lots of positives, including: + + * The ability to complete all play operations by keyboard + * Video files in various formats can be played through this player with ease + * The streaming function allows users to enjoy many online video resources + + + +**8\. Gnome Videos** + +Previously called Totem, for those with Gnome desktop environments, this is the player of choice. +Written purely in C this was built by using GStreamer multimedia framework for playback, and the other version (> 2.7.1) was then configured using xine libraries as a backend. It’s great because: + +It has an impressive ability to support numerous formats including: + + * SHOUTcast, SMIL, M3U, Windows Media Player format and more + * You can adjust light settings such as brightness and contrast during playback + * Loads SubRip subtitles + * Supports for direct video playback from Internet channels such as Apple + + + +**9\. Xine Multimedia Player** + +An additional cross-platform multimedia player in our list written in C. It’s a good all-round player because: + + * It supports physical media as well as Video Devices. Think 3gp, Matroska, MOV, Mp4, Audio formats, + * Network Protocols, V4L, DVB, and PVR to name but a few + * It can correct the synchronization of audio and video streams manually + + + +**10\. ExMPlayer** + +Last but not least, ExMPlayer is a stunning, powerfully built GUI front-end for MPlayer. Its benefits include: + + * Can play any media format + * Supports network streaming and subtitles + * Easy to use an audio converter + * High-quality audio extraction without compromising on sound quality + + + +The abovementioned video players work well on Linux. We would recommend you to try them out and choose the most suitable for you. + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://opensourceforu.com/2019/10/top-10-open-source-video-players-for-linux/ + +作者：[Stella Aldridge][a] +选题：[lujun9972][b] +译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]: https://opensourceforu.com/author/stella-aldridge/ +[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972 +[1]: https://i2.wp.com/opensourceforu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Depositphotos_50337841_l-2015.jpg?resize=696%2C585&ssl=1 (Depositphotos_50337841_l-2015) +[2]: https://i2.wp.com/opensourceforu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Depositphotos_50337841_l-2015.jpg?fit=900%2C756&ssl=1 +[3]: https://www.ning.com/create-video-website/ +[4]: https://i2.wp.com/opensourceforu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Depositphotos_20380441_l-2015.jpg?resize=350%2C231&ssl=1 +[5]: https://i2.wp.com/opensourceforu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Depositphotos_20380441_l-2015.jpg?ssl=1