GOM Player (Gretech Online Movie Player) is a freeware media player for Microsoft Windows. Key strengths are the ability to play the majority of media files without the need to obtain a codec, and the ability to play some broken media files, both advantages over traditional players, like Windows Media Player. GOM player can also play .flv files. It was created by the Gretech Corporation of South Korea. Image File history File links Gomplayer_screenshot. ... In software engineering, software maintenance is the process of enhancing and optimizing deployed software (software release), as well as remedying defects. ... A software release refers to the creation and availability of a new version of a computer software product. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A software release refers to the creation and availability of a new version of a computer software product. ... An operating system (OS) is the software that manages the sharing of the resources of a computer. ... This article is about media players in general. ... A software license is a legal agreement which may take the form of a proprietary or gratuitous license as well as a memorandum of contract between a producer and a user of computer software. ... The term Freeware refers to gratis proprietary software with closed source. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... This article is about media players in general. ... “Windows” redirects here. ... A codec is a device or program capable of performing encoding and decoding on a digital data stream or signal. ... Windows Media Player (WMP) is a digital media player and media library application developed by Microsoft that is used for playing audio, video and viewing images on personal computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system, as well as on Pocket PC and Windows Mobile-based devices. ... Flash Video (FLV) is a proprietary file format used to deliver video over the Internet using Adobe Flash Player (formerly known as Macromedia Flash Player) version 6, 7, 8, or 9. ... GOM Player (Gretech Online Movie Player) is a freeware media player for Microsoft Windows. ...

Supported Files or Devices

• Incomplete/Damaged AVI file (Skip Damaged Frames)
• Locked Media Files (with realtime index rebuilding for AVI files being shared or downloaded in a consecutive order)
• HTTP Streaming (ASF/OGG/MP3/AVI)
• DirectShow playback (avi, wmv, mkv, mov, mp4, 3gp, gvi, flv, vob, ogg, ogm, rmvb, mpeg1, mpeg2)
• Real Media formats (needs Real Alternative)
• QuickTime formats (needs QuickTime Alternative)
• DVD Playback (needs MPEG2 codec)
• Audio CD(2000, XP only)
• Video CD/SVCD/XCD

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Covered Codec/Filters

Video codecs

DivX, XviD, MPEG-1, MPEG-4, H263(+), H.264(AVC1), MSVIDC, MS MPEG4 V1/2/3, FLV1, MJPEG

Audio Codecs

Vorbis, AMR, QCELP, EVRC

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Subtitles

• Unicode Text Subtitles
• SAMI(smi)
• SubRipText(srt), MicroDVD(sub), SMIL/RealText
• SAA, ASS
• Bitmap Sub/Idx(Vobsub), Closed Caption
• Embedded subtitles of ASF, MKV, OGM

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Codec Finder

Codec Finder

For audio/video files that GOM Player can not play due to a missing codec, GOM Player will try to find one using GUID. Once it finds a match, it will direct you to a webpage where you can download and install additional codecs. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

Broken or Incomplete Files

GOM Player can play AVI files that are being downloaded or have a broken index using its patented technology. (Patent number 10-0440495-0000, granted on July 5, 2004 in Republic of Korea)

GOM TV

GOM TV is a popular streaming service in South Korea, and as the most attractive feature in GOM Player, it is chiefly responsible for GOM Player's overwhelming popularity in South Korea. The GOM TV service offers users various video contents ranging from National Geographic documentaries and television dramas, to major motion pictures and adult videos. The National Geographic Society was founded in the USA on January 27, 1888, by 33 men interested in organizing a society for the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge. ...

The service mixes both ad-supported and pay-per-view content. Prices range from 500 won and up, with most movies available for 2,000 won. (1,000 won is approximately US$1.08)[1] ISO 4217 Code KRW User(s) Republic of Korea Inflation 2. ...

While functionality is very similar in the English and Korean versions of GOM Player, GOM TV is absent from the English version.

Popularity in South Korea

GOM Player is South Korea's most popular media player; as of July 2007, it had 8.4 million users, compared to 5.4 million of Microsoft's Windows Media Player. Users most commonly use the player to watch pornography; one survey of usage over a single week found that 69.8% of users watched pornography, as compared to 43.2% who watched cinematic movies, 29.6% who watched television dramas, 21.8% who watched variety shows, 11% who watched cartoons, and 7% who watched music videos.^[1] Porn redirects here. ... A variety show is a show with a variety of acts, often including music and comedy skits, especially on television. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ...

References

Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 201st day of the year (202nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Official GOM Player site
• Official GomTV site
• GOM Player download page at download.com (CNET)
• Software Review by Softpedia