Once the update process is complete you will have the latest SMPlayer and related deb packages installed. Run the Update Manager from the System Menu by choosing the Administration Sub-Menu. Press Enter and type your administrator password and press Enter again.

Sudo apt-key adv -recv-keys -keyserver E4A4F4F4 If you wish to install the latest packages then you may access them from the Ubuntu PPA repositories.Īdd the following software sources using the Synaptic Package Manager by accessing in turn Settings from the top menu, Repositories, Third-Party Software and Add: The SMPlayer and other related deb packages available in the Ubuntu repositories are usually not the most up to date. Optional Additional Installation Instructions: I. Look for the package named smplayer in the Synaptic Package Manager and install it. In many ways SMPlayer acquits itself well when compared to other front ends of MPlayer. 'SMPlayer intends to be a complete front-end for MPlayer, from basic features like playing videos, DVDs, and VCDs to more advanced features like support for MPlayer filters and more.' Optional Additional Installation Instructions: III.Optional Additional Installation Instructions: II.Optional Additional Installation Instructions: I.The smplayer.ini resides in: ~/.config/smplayer/smplayer.

Take a backup of your existing smplayer.ini and replace with mine to check if it works for you.

Software volume control with 120 amplification.

Equalizer enabled with high bass and medium treble (global).

Threads for decoding MPEG-1/2 and H.264: 1.

No auto-resize, remember position and size.

The settings are saved in the configuration file smplayer.ini. It’s about time I give it a publicity boost. Over my years of SMPlayer usage I had been adding and tweaking several preferences for the best possible audio-visual experience on my hardware. MPlayer can play just about any format and SMPlayer exposes some powerful options of MPlayer in the GUI. It is a GUI front-end for the multimedia player MPlayer. I use SMPlayer on Linux for playing audio and video.

Smplayer filters