Elmedia Video Player Ratings and Reviews

VERY polished

Update: I still very much love this app, but there are a couple of things I'd love to see change. First off, the icon is so hideous. At least provide the option of paid users to change to something else. Second, I'd love a true zoom feature. Not just making the window larger, but an actual zoom feature. Please and thank you! I'll pay again to change the icon, no joke.

Easily one of the very best out there. Super clean interface and does everything you could want. Definitley upgrading to the Pro version to get all the bells and whisles. Only thing I can't stand is the icon. It's about as ugly as can be. For an app that is so solid and so polished, it looks like a 3rd class won the design for the icon. I'll be hacking that for sure.

Developer Response ,

We appreciate your input and would like to inform you that we have forwarded your request to our development team for further review. We will consider the implementation of the requested feature in the upcoming updates of the player.

INITIALLY I THOUGHT this a great Video Veiwing App CONSTANT NAG TO RESOTRE PURCHASE FROM App Store

I initially really liked this video player, because it plays so many different formats that other palyers like won’t like QuickTime won’t. But, THIS APP HAS AN INCREDIBLY ANNOYING TRAIT, if you go premium and buy the PRO version of the app…then everytime you launch the app you ARE REQUIRED TO RESTORE TEH PRO APP FROM THE App Store, Everytime, without fail. I can’t stand it anymore. It’s been happeneing for at least a YEAR and no fix yet. Why can IT REMEMBER that I’ve been a paying customer for YEARS. It’s so annoying, that I avoid using this app if at all possible. It’s totally worse than the upgrade nag screen on the free version. DUMB, DUMB, DUMB move on the developer’s part to require CONSTANT RESTORING OF PURCHASE from App Store. Ultimately, I can’t favorably endorse an app that is so annoying, that I avoid it like the plague. Who need that, there’s plenty of video players that don’t do that. Is the security of the app so important that you have to make it extremely annoying to use on every sinlge launch by requiring RESTORE PURCHASE. NOT FOR ME!

Developer Response ,

We are very sorry for this inconvenience. Indeed there is a problem with "Restore Purchase" option in the AppStore. We are still working to verify this issue with Apple Support. Meanwhile, we have found a workaround. Please follow the guide from our blog to restore Elmedia Video Player purchase: https://www.eltima.com/blog/2018/02/restore-purchase-option-failure-in-app-store.html

updated review

well, knowing now how to go back and forward I do want to add a few stars. I will still leave one off because I still think that is a bad UX to not have a more clear option and let users guessing.

Other than this pretty big issue thogh the player is actually pretty good. So far no haven't seen other issues. I mostly just use it for audio files and it works well for that as well.

old review:I can only go forward or backward in a file by dragging the slider which is not accurate at all, they don't even have a "rewind" or "forward" button at all...

Developer Response ,

During the playback you can go 5 seconds back/forward by using the ← and → buttons. For a video that is paused, the ←/→ buttons allow you to move backward/forward frame by frame. If is does not work for you, contact us via email support@eltima.com regarding this issue.

It was a good player, but lack of support has left it an invalid

This app (originally downloaded from the app store) then downloaded from the website because it was updated more frequently used to be a very decent player. Unfortunately, lack of timely support of their products has left the app working sporatically for the majority of the time and the key features of being able to download from streaming sites virtually non-existant. Now trying to play a blu-ray disc because I have a 27" monitor and it seems a waste to have a 2nd screen taking up space for a TV. I've been watching DVD's on my computer without issue but with more content being blu-ray I bought a disc that had both. The blu ray shows a "flash" of the initial disc screen then disappears. It makes sense now that I see that others are having issues playing BluRay discs.

Hopefully the dev will figure out in less than 6 months where the bug is and fix it instead of referring to their FAQ's which repeat all of the steps already taken.

Playlist?

I'll change his rating if I'm missing something. But When creating movie playlists and it appears playlists can only be played alphabetically by file name. This all comes down to files are in folders, folders are on drives, drives are on computers. A simple playlist would play files in the order they were added one file at a time. if selecting, opening, playing, adding more than one file simultaneously? Or choosing to play an entire folder, by default the player should play the files in the same order the folder is sorted. If your goal is to have two button playlists save and delete, no editing / sorting tools? match the folder sorting. if selected folder is sorted, logic would dictate Match the folder sorting when created.

A good go-to player

This player is really good -- it reminds me of VLC in a lot of ways... but its free version is nearly perfect. It has everything you need in order to enjoy your media. And the key commands (or "smart keys") are familiar and sensible. it was so good, i eventually paid for the full version! i gave it 4 stars because i feel that 5 stars is a perfect score, and not very many things are perfect. I can't remember the things about this app that aren't perfect, or to my precise liking, so… They're unimportant details, I guess. Anyway, great app. You should get it. Pay for the full version, if you're not broke.

Developer Response ,

We are happy to read reviews from our satisfied customers. Thank you!

Superior, but...

Finally, a media player without some completely incapacitating glaring gross functional shortcoming. (Why has there never been another in the apple store?) This one i just might subscribe lifetime.

One small but hobbling issue, though : there appears to be no way to add tracks/titles to the playlist, for subsequent rearrangement, without interrupting the currently-playing track and beginning immediate playback of the first track being added — Most embarrassing when trying to build a playlist realtime at 165 decibels...

Great at first...

When I first got this I was deployed and I wasn’t able to watch a lot of movies on the server. While I was there the free version that I got worked great. When I returned home and tried to use it on my AppleTV through AirPlay, it would only play for a minute then cut off saying that I had to buy the premium version. I’m not going to lie, that’s frustrating. I would love to be able to use the app with AirPlay. Other than that, it’s a really good app. I like how it keeps up where your movies are left off as well as movies that you’ve used the app on are easily referenced for watching again. My only hangup is not being able to use AirPlay.

Taking Screenshots Takes Forever

I love the program but however, I do have one issue: the screenshots. I love how you can get every frame, but I do find it annoying that it takes FORVER to get all the screenshots that I want. I would suggest for a future update that users select a start point and an end point of where they want to take their screenshots and it'll put it all in your folder for you. It shouldnt take a half hour to get a whole bunch of screenshots. It should take at least three minutes.

Developer Response ,

We appreciate your interest in Elmedia Player software and thank you for your feedback.
I have passed this info to our developers' team and the requested feature may be upgraded in the next updates of the player.

Almost perfect

This is soooo close to what I need for presentations.

The one feature that's lacking is easier access to bookmarks. If the developer could add a bookmarks window (similar to the playlist window) so that one doesn't have to go into the menu to jump to various bookmarks, this app would be PERFECT for presentations, and I'd immediately purchase the paid version.

UPDATE: I'd forgotten I'd actually already purchased the paid version until reading some of the other reviews regarding "Restore Purchase". Sigh!

Developer Response ,

Thank you for your expressed interest in Elmedia Player software, and for taking the time to provide us with your valuable feedback.

We appreciate your input and would like to inform you that we have forwarded your request to our development team for further review. We will consider the implementation of the requested feature in the upcoming updates of the player.

Thank you for choosing Elmedia Player for your media playback needs.