Koala Player XP is based on DirectShow core. It is no based on Windows Media Player. In results it makes highly improved performance and visual quality. Since 1.8 release, it uses high quality subtitle engine. In R1.9 it results in improved subtitle engine. Since R2.0 it has new interface based on skin technology. Since R2.5 it has new base skin, playlist, 13 subtitle formats, 25 languages. R2.5 works on WinXP OS. R2.6 has new name. It has new subtitle intelligence engine & Preferences window. It also hides video window while playing audio files.

One of the most important feature of this player is playing movies with shaped and antialiased subtitles. Unique subtitle engine assures displaying highest quality subtitles. Imagine that while you're playing a movie displayed subtitles seems to be drowned in the video. But You can change font property (f.e. color, size, style) and position of displayed subtitles. If you change video proportion or size, subtitles are still the same.

Another important feature of this player is subtitle auto-align option. Subtitle engine calculates every subtitle height to ensure visibility of all lines. If it decides current line count is too small, it increments the line count. You never need to set subtitle line count option manually.

Koala Player XP has well done avi fix module. If you have corrupted avi file you are able to repair it. Besides this module checks and removes all freezed video frames. The percentage efficacy of the process is going up to 100%.

Release 2.6 ensures visibility duration of every subtitle for human reading ability. It also has Preferences window with many useful options for player behaviour.

Main Features

• High quality subtitle engine
• Subtitle Autoalign, selected font charset saved
• Subtitle intelligence engine (new)
• Easy fast-use gui: control panel, preview window, context menu
• Visible control panel on full screen mode
• Skin support - with button selection
• Editable skins with Stardock SkinStudio application
• Multilanguage support
• Resizable preview window
• Fullscreen playing
• Custom playback rates
• Command line support
• Pan-scan
• Custom Screen Ratio and zoom
• Full zoom
• Bookmarks
• S/PDIF output supported for AC3 files - with InterVideo Audio Decoder filter
• AviFix module with anti-freeze option - for repairing corrupted avi files
• Easy subtitle editor
• Remote control support - WinLIRC
• Filter in use list and filter property configuration
• Playlist (2.5)
• Support for 13 subtitle file formats (2.5)
• Drag & Drop (2.5)
• Option to Prevent Screen Saver and Power Managment
• Playing video & audio files. Support for displaying lyrics (2.5)
• Preferences window (new)
• Network searching for newest versions (new)
• Auto-hide video window for audio files option (new)
• Minimize to tray option (new)