- SimpleCenter
Infobox Software
name = SimpleCenter
caption = Typical SimpleCenter audio playback session
developer = Universal Electronics Inc.
released = ?
frequently_updated = yes
programming language = ?
operating system = Windows
language = ?
genre = Media player
license = Proprietary
website = [http://www.simplecenter.com www.simplecenter.com]SimpleCenter is a Java-based media player for
Microsoft Windows . It was created bySimpleDevices, Inc. , which was acquired byUniversal Electronics Inc. . A basic version of SimpleCenter is made available for free under aclosed-source commercial license. Thesource code that enables the core capabilities of the application is available under anopen-source license from [http://www.simplecenter.org the SimpleCenter.org site]Capabilities
SimpleCenter provides most multimedia library management functions typical of modern integrated media players, as well as integration with a number of
digital entertainment devices. These include handheld devices, such as theNokia N80 , but alsowireless media adapters , such as thePhilips MX6000i Wireless Home Theater System.The system can play a variety of digital audio formats such as
MP3 , AAC,WAV , and so forth, display a number of commondigital photography formats, such asJPEG ,CompuServe GIF , Microsoft Bitmap (BMP ), and PNG, and play common video formats includingMPEG-2 ,MPEG-4 ,H.264 ,WMV , andAVI .History
SimpleCenter was first released in 2000 with subsequent releases almost every year after.
Community
Because SimpleCenter supports a number of fielded products, such as the
Omnifi DMP1 , a fairly active user community exists. Some unofficial efforts have been made to alter or extend the capabilities of officially-released versions, through various means.Bugs
Free version Seems to have issues playing any standard (avi etc) formats.Also program uses a very large amount of RAM at all times, constantly climbing as files are accessed from it.
References
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SimpleDevices homepage (May 8 ,2006 ). [http://www.simpledevices.com]
* "Review of theOmnifi DMP1 Digital Media Player",Crutchfield Advisor , (March 23 ,2004 ). [http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com/S-CJUm1jPIN5w/reviews/20040227/omnifi_review.html]ee also
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Comparison of media players External links
* [http://www.simplecenter.com/ Official homepage]
* [http://www.simplecenter.org/ SimpleCenter OpenSource Community]
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