![]() Why should anyone screen the devs before making a purchase? The idea alone is undignifying. While I am glad to see the developers are finally seeing their product as a real business opportunity, but be honest with your consumers. Often, if there are major changes to the billing systems, such as the one Movist has gone through, not only they announce the decision across all social media, they don't slap the non-Korean speaking users by making it "free" for only few. I had to run Google Translate just to read why Movist made a decision to go indepependent and run the so-called event only for 4 months without publicizing it. They need to work with Microsoft to deliver the app, not run a pseudo black market. Even now the app description leaves that part out. They could have simply added the fact that there are two versions available like any other apps do. Most apps, when confronted with rules and policies conflicts, choose to create a downloadable add-on, which then can be downloaded separately, not fully going independent. But seeing an upgrade event held in barely-in-existence website alongside another minor Korean sub, does make me wonder if the developer had the intention to make this available outside of Korea.īlaming Microsoft for strict App Store policies has not and will not help anyone either. If this is a major upgrade, heck, you might want to consider subscription model. But seeing there was a "free upgrade event" for all licenses, except that it was not announced on the App Store front, is simply hilarious.ĭon't get me wrong here: I believe there are ought to be second payment. I've been using this app even before it hit the App Store, and was very grateful to see it available on the store. You can choose either the QuickTime or FFmpeg decoder for each video codec and reopen with other decoders instantly. Movist finally has a working support website, except neither the website nor the App Store does the justice to keep people informed. Chul Joo 4.3 37 Ratings 4.99 Screenshots Movist is an easy-to-use and powerful movie player. I’m sure everyone knows what they are ought to expect by simply looking at the screenshots. There are also some real competitors showing up on the App Store.ĭedicated subtitle supports and options, and good enough performance. Or it was, now that Movist *PRO* is available on the developer's website separately, perhaps I should refrain from calling it the best. It’s probably one of the best media players available in the App Store. Check it out before you make the purchase. There was also a free upgrade event, most English-speaking users would have missed out on. ![]() On the whole, Movist turned out to be a smooth-running and easy-to-use video player that enables you to load more than one subtitle and enjoy your favorite videos regardless of their format.Tl dr There is now a *PRO* version of the same app available only on the developers' website. Full-featured and slick looking FFmpeg-powered video player for the MacĪnother worth mentioning feature is the fact that the app features customizable keyboard shortcuts and application themes that you can create or download from the web. You can also change their color, size and font. In addition, the Subtitle tab from the Preferences window enables you to load up to 3 subtitles and place them in different parts of the screen. Movist also makes it easy to enable or disable various options such as "Single Window Mode" or "Support Apple Remote" and more via the Preferences window. The Playback tab from the "Right panel" enables you to adjust the playback speed, change the aspect ratio, and adjust the audio and subtitle sync with just a few mouse clicks.įurthermore, thanks to the built-in support for the Apple Remote you will be able to play, pause and browse through your playlist without ever leaving your couch. Inbuilt support for the Apple Remote and multiple subtitles The video player uses FFmpeg codecs to play your movies, and it also provides H.264 video decoding acceleration for all video cards that support it. Movist comes with a simple and minimalist interface from which you can easily access the Preferences window and the transparent playlist slide sheet. ![]() In the case of the paid version, you can easily install it via Apple's App Store. Simple installation process and H.264 video decoding acceleration supportĪs is the case of the vast majority of macOS applications, the only thing you have to do in order to install Movist is to drag and drop it into your Applications folder. However, you can still download the 0.6.8 version for free from our website, and a trial is also available. It started as free and open-source project that evolved into a commercialware application. Movist is an easy-to-use and powerful video player that comes with support for numerous video and audio formats, 3D subtitles and Retina displays. ![]()
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