All its functions are based on the DirectShow architecture so you can find DirectShow decoding filters built-in to the player. The program also contains a MPEG splitter and a VCD/SVCD/XCD Reader that supports playback VCDs and SVCDs. It supports subtitles and codecs for pulse-code modulation, MPEG-2 audio, 3GP, Dolby Digital AC3, and DTS audio. Media Player Classic is a media player with built-in codecs for MPEG-2 video. All versions of the free media player are maintained by the MPC-HC community at the Doom9 forum. Its active forks are the Media Player Classic - Home Cinema and the Media Player Classic - Black Edition. The program and its source code are based on the K-lite Codec Pack and the Combined Community Codec Pack.
MPC-HC is capable of playing Video CD, Super Video CD, and other digital optical disc storage formats automatically all necessary codecs have been installed in the program. Media Player Classic is an open-source media player for 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows operating systems.