The Core Pocket Media Player version 0.7 released!

From PalmInfoCenter:

"The Core Pocket Media Player (TCPMP) has been updated to version 0.70. The update features a large number of bug fixes and some new features. TCPMP is a free and open source video and media player. It supports Mpeg, Divx, Xvid, H.264, mp3 nd ogg formats. This new version also includes support for enhanced podcasts (m4a with image slideshow)."

In case you didn't know, The Core Pocket Media Player is a freeware all-in-one multimedia player for Palm OS and Windows Mobile based handhelds. It supports many video and audio codecs, now including specialized podcasts. Although it claims to be unstable in each new release (thus far), there have never been any major problems - of course, excluding all the little bugs that any pre-release application would have.

Plans have been somewhat released for future updates, albeit a long while ago:

"In the next release 'BetaPlayer' will be called 'The Core Pocket Media Player' and as you can now see.... it will be on the PalmOS as well!!! (can someone say SD)

We will have a new website, new server, new forums... So what else is planned? Well for TCPMP it will be continuing towards the goals that Picard has set I have asked for and all of you have mentioned. Picards vision of porting BP/TCPMP to the PalmOS has been something he has mentioned (even in interviews) for months now. I have also asked to prioritize the development of skins, plug-ins structure as well as adding VIS Support.

Also as a side mention... and this is way early as the specs are being finished as we speak, but TCPMP will be the first mobile Media Player to support the upcoming Matroska Menu system. mmm as some of you might say... Matroksa Menu system?Whats that? Well imagine being able to have 'DVD like' menus, subtitles (OMG I said subtitles!!!), pictures all this in 'ONE' that right 'ONE' single file playing on a handheld or mobile phone! I'm over here F'n Drooling at even the thought of this!!!!!!!!!!!!! []

Obviously there are some things I am leaving out on purpose so as not to spoil it all till we launch the new site... so get ready!"

It's been quite a ride ever since the whole The Core Pocket Media Player project started. I'm glad to say that I've been on the TCPMP bandwagon since day 1, and it's been a fun ride. One thing for sure is that whatever Picard has up his sleeve, it's going to be a great treat for all of us out there.

So a great big thank you to Picard and his helpers for all of their hard work.

TCPMP can be downloaded from here: http://tcpmp.corecodec.org/