Elmedia Player

Video and audio media player software for macOS

Elmedia Player

Developer(s)| Electronic Team, Inc.[1]
Stable release|

8.18(3409) / March 28, 2024; 4 months ago (2024-03-28) [2]

Operating system| OS X
Available in| English, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Spanish and Swedish
Type| Media player
License| Freeware[3]
Website| www.elmedia-video-player.com

Elmedia Player is a freemium media player developed by Electronic Team, Inc.[4] Founded in 2000 as an alternative to QuickTime, it is offered for the macOS operation system.[5] According to the company, the software has 1 million users as of August 2017.[6]

Its developer, formerly known as Eltima Software, was founded in 2000 and based in US.[7]

On October 19, 2017, the free version of the media player was reported to have contained a malware trojan due to a security breach.[8] Vice reported that nearly 1,000 users downloaded compromised files.[9] Within a short time, the developers stopped the spread of this malware successfully.

## Media formats

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Elmedia is capable of playing the following formats:

* Video: MPEG2, MPEG4, H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, H.266/VVC.
* Audio: MP3, AAC, MP2, Monkey's Audio, Vorbis, WAV, WMA, FLAC.[10][11]
* Container: AVI, MKV, VOB, MP4, WEBM

In the July 2023 update, the developers integrated support for H.266/VVC standard, allowing VVC playback up to 8K.[12]

Elmedia Player also allows streaming to Chromecast, Smart TVs, Apple TV, Airplay, and DLNA-compatible devices [13] as well as mirroring iPhone/iPad screens.[14]

## References

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1. ^ "USB over Ethernet Technology solutions by Electronic Team".
2. ^ "Elmedia Player from the Electronic Team website". Emilia Rudd. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
3. ^ "Elmedia Player Licenses".
4. ^ Thomson, Iain (2017-10-20). "Malware hidden in vid app is so nasty, victims should wipe their Macs". The Register. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
5. ^ Calderone, Nicholas (2022-05-27). "Elmedia Player For Mac 2022 REVIEW". MacSources. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
6. ^ Bookwalter, J.R. (2016-02-02). "Elmedia Player Pro review: Better, stronger, faster than QuickTime Player". Macworld. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
7. ^ Calderone, Nicholas (2022-05-27). "Elmedia Player For Mac 2022 REVIEW". MacSources. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
8. ^ Palmer, Danny (2017-10-20). "Mac OSX Trojan malware spread via compromised software downloads". ZDNet. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
9. ^ Constantin, Lucian (2017-10-20). "Hackers Distribute Malware-Infected Media Player to Hundreds of Mac Users". Vice. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
10. ^ Rudd, Emilia. "Elmedia Supported Formats | KB". Electronic Team, Inc. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
11. ^ "13 Best FREE Video (Media) Player for Mac (2024 Update)". www.guru99.com. 2024-03-09. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
12. ^ "Fraunhofer HHI and Electronic Team demonstrate how VVC technology provides a greatly enhanced multimedia experience". www.hhi.fraunhofer.de. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
13. ^ Brookes, Tim (2022-10-05). "How to Connect a Laptop to a TV". How-To Geek. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
14. ^ "The Best iTunes Alternatives for Mac". Digital Trends. 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2024-03-29.

## External links

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* Official website

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