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Elmedia Player
Developer(s)Electronic Team, Inc.[1]
Stable release
8.18(3409) / March 28, 2024; 7 months ago (2024-03-28) [2]
Operating systemOS X
Available inEnglish, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Spanish and Swedish
TypeMedia player
LicenseFreeware[3]
Websitewww.elmedia-video-player.com

Elmedia Player is a freemium media player developed by Electronic Team, Inc.[4] Founded in 2000 as an alternative to QuickTime, it is offered for the macOS operation system.[5] According to the company, the software has 1 million users as of August 2017.[6]

Its developer, formerly known as Eltima Software, was founded in 2000 and based in US.[7]

On October 19, 2017, the free version of the media player was reported to have contained a malware trojan due to a security breach.[8] Vice reported that nearly 1,000 users downloaded compromised files.[9] Within a short time, the developers stopped the spread of this malware successfully.

Media formats

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Elmedia is capable of playing the following formats:

In the July 2023 update, the developers integrated support for H.266/VVC standard, allowing VVC playback up to 8K.[12]

Elmedia Player also allows streaming to Chromecast, Smart TVs, Apple TV, Airplay, and DLNA-compatible devices [13] as well as mirroring iPhone/iPad screens.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "USB over Ethernet Technology solutions by Electronic Team".
  2. ^ "Elmedia Player from the Electronic Team website". Emilia Rudd. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "Elmedia Player Licenses".
  4. ^ Thomson, Iain (2017-10-20). "Malware hidden in vid app is so nasty, victims should wipe their Macs". The Register. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  5. ^ Calderone, Nicholas (2022-05-27). "Elmedia Player For Mac 2022 REVIEW". MacSources. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  6. ^ Bookwalter, J.R. (2016-02-02). "Elmedia Player Pro review: Better, stronger, faster than QuickTime Player". Macworld. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  7. ^ Calderone, Nicholas (2022-05-27). "Elmedia Player For Mac 2022 REVIEW". MacSources. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  8. ^ Palmer, Danny (2017-10-20). "Mac OSX Trojan malware spread via compromised software downloads". ZDNet. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  9. ^ Constantin, Lucian (2017-10-20). "Hackers Distribute Malware-Infected Media Player to Hundreds of Mac Users". Vice. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  10. ^ Rudd, Emilia. "Elmedia Supported Formats | KB". Electronic Team, Inc. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  11. ^ "13 Best FREE Video (Media) Player for Mac (2024 Update)". www.guru99.com. 2024-03-09. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  12. ^ "Fraunhofer HHI and Electronic Team demonstrate how VVC technology provides a greatly enhanced multimedia experience". www.hhi.fraunhofer.de. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  13. ^ Brookes, Tim (2022-10-05). "How to Connect a Laptop to a TV". How-To Geek. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  14. ^ "The Best iTunes Alternatives for Mac". Digital Trends. 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
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