MPlayer

Mplayer is a media player that supports most video formats. It is supported by DirectShow and CoreAVC, thus it will certainly playback files in popular video formats. This player is compatible with the following formats: MPEG, MP4, MKV, AVI, WMV, OGG, VIVO, and ASF.

The program can easily handle movies recorded on CD, VCD and DVD, as well as subtitles that are attached to videos. With Mencoder, the program enables to convert, filter, encode, and decode videos. Mplayer also has a built-in equalizer and filter system that lets you edit brightness, contrast and saturation settings.

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