Democracy Player Version 0.8.5 Released
The Participatory Culture Foundation has released Democracy Player Version 0.8.5. This is their first native version for the new Intel-based Macs. The latest version of the Democracy player is also supported on Windows, Mac PPC and Linux. I had some time to try out the new Democracy Player version 0.8.5 and there are some really cool features that make for enjoyable viewing. Users will enjoy the channel guide and tabs for search, new videos and active downloads.
For those that are not familiar with Democracy Player, it's a media player that supports the viewing of Internet video and video podcasts. What Democracy Player does for the on-line video viewing experience is outstanding. You can easily search through video categories and find interesting content to view. Once you subscribe to a channels you can choose which episodes to watch then downloading begins. When the downloaded videos are available they show up in a tab called New Videos. Then you can watch your videos one after the other. This makes the viewing experience fun.
WHAT'S NEW IN 0.8.5
One-click subscription: This is huge for publishers-- let your viewers subscribe to your channel from your website with a single-click. You can even subscribe people to a batch of channels, in case you want to recommend a list of favorites or if you publish multiple feeds. And the best part: if a Windows user doesn't have Democracy Player already, they can download a version of the application that comes with your channels pre-subscribed-- it's your own branded video player. We believe that Democracy Player is the best way for a publisher to present a video feed because it's the best experience for the user. Want to try it out? Check out our brand new 1-Click Button Maker:
http://subscribe.getdemocracy.com/
External torrent support: Democracy Player can now serve as a standard BitTorrent client for .torrent files that you download from the web. We think this is a great feature because so many torrents are video content and if you use Democracy Player to download your torrents, you'll be able to watch them right in the player as soon as they are done.
Fullscreen controls on windows: The Windows version now has fullscreen controls so that you can skip forward and back, fast forward, rewind, pause, etc. Mac and Linux already have fullscreen controls.
Interface polish: We've made a few nice improvements to the interface, including: an indicator that shows when channels are updating and a nicer download progress bar. Additionally, we now use Video Bomb when you email a video, which should make sharing videos easier for most people.
Bug fixes, speed improvements, and tweaks: We say this every time and it's true every time-- this is our most stable release yet. And one of the most important things that we do is subtle refinements to the way the interface works: better dialog boxes, better settings, better menu items, more intelligent behavior. We're always working to perfect the user experience.
Give the latest version of Democracy Player 0.8.5 a try
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