The Core Pocket Media Player
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Developer(s) | Gabor Kovacs CoreCodec.Org |
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Initial release | 26 April 2004[1] |
Stable release | 0.71 (November 23, 2005[±] | )
Preview release | 0.72 RC1 (2006-08-03) [±] |
Written in | Assembly, C Media player |
License | Open-source/Proprietary |
Website | TCPMP Homepage (archived with non-functional download links) |
The Core Pocket Media Player (TCPMP) is a software media player which operates on portable devices and
Development of the free version of the software was discontinued by
History
According to the CoreCodec.com website as of September 2002, the development team planned to continue development and releases of the open source version of the player "offsite"; this code would also be incorporated into the commercial player.[5] In 2004, on CoreCodec.org, the open source player was released as BetaPlayer 0.01a for
The TCPMP project page indicates that the development languages used were "assembly, C".[8] In 2006, CoreCodec Inc. discontinued development of TCPMP to focus on the commercial
Codecs
TCPMP supports many audio, video, and image formats, including
On the Windows desktop platform, a
Reception
The program received consistently positive reviews for its performance, versatility, and functionality, with minor criticism of user interface issues. HPC:Factor magazine, in evaluating version 0.66, declared it "excellent" while noting a need for improvement in menu space usage, and the "complete lack of documentation."[3]
Version 0.70 was described as "the best, free multimedia player for both the Pocket PC and the Palm OS platform" in
After CoreCodec Inc. discontinued development of TCPMP in 2006, renamed it CorePlayer, and developed it for commercial sale, one review referred to the "quirky but rock solid TCPMP" as "bulletproof", compared to a very early version of the new player (later reviews mentioned no problems with stability).[9]
See also
- CorePlayer
References
- ^ a b "Changelog – TCPMP". CoreCodec.org. Archived from the original on 5 September 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Projects – TCPMP". CoreCodec.org. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
- ^ a b Tilley, Chris (25 July 2005). "CoreCodec TCPMP 0.66 review". HPC:Factor. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
- ^ "Miscellaneous:liberate [Zune Dev Wiki]". Archived from the original on 31 May 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ "CoreCodec, the FSF and TCMP". CoreCodec.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2002. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ a b Lendino, Jamie (21 August 2007). "TCPMP 0.71 (Palm OS)". Smart Device Central. Archived from the original on 22 August 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
- ^
Bruegmann, Ulrich (2006). Divx R.t.f.m. – Divx 6 (in German). Lulu.com. p. 439. ISBN 978-1-84728-676-5. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
- ^ "Project". CoreCodec.org. Archived from the original on 14 May 2005. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
- ^ a b Keilhack, Kris (28 November 2006). "CorePlayer for Palm OS Review". Palm Info Center. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
- ^ "TCPMP Download History and Archive". HPC:Factor.
- ^ "CoreAVC H.264 Video Codec". CoreAVC.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
- ^ "FLV Plugin for TCPMP". mobytube.net. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
- Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
- ^ Sonenberg, Xious (20 February 2006). "TCPMP – Move Over iPod. Step aside Kinoma". Treocentral. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
External links
- CoreCodec TCPMP Official website (at archive.org, dead download links)
- CoreCodec TCPMP 0.72 RC1 mirror site (at archive.org). Last player under GPL and codecs
- TCPMP 0.72 RC1 mirrored at videohelp.com (might not work on WM 6.1+)