Best video player

[Phynaz]

On Eug's advice I purchased Infuse some time ago. Best video player I have ever used. Puts the crash happy VLC to utter shame. There's truly no comparison between the two.

 

[pcslookout]

Infuse 4 for iOS has been released!

 

[Eug]

Everything that's new in 4.0

All-new playback core, with many, many improvements and optimizations
Optimized for iPad Pro
Full VoiceOver support
Faster (like way faster) metadata fetching
Custom artwork for favorites and folders
5 all-new video zoom options
Extra display options for subtitle font, size, and weight
Landscape lock for iPad
Extra sort order options
Streaming related optimizations and improvements
Improved default audio track selection
Improved playback and rendering of 4K videos
Improved title sorting
Improved reliability of AirPlay and Google Cast
Many subtle UI improvements
Many, many, many other minor improvements and fixes

Note: Infuse 4 requires iOS 8 or later.

http://firecore.com/blog/14215

 

[Eug]

All-new playback core, with many, many improvements and optimizations

They weren't kidding! I made a video comparing Infuse 4 vs Infuse 3.6.2. Huge difference with HEVC / h.265 video playback. It was smooth with Infuse 4 and completely unusable with Infuse 3.6.2. I made a video comparing them here:

https://youtu.be/NLAeFtubVu0

 

[JackBurton]

They weren't kidding! I made a video comparing Infuse 4 vs Infuse 3.6.2. Huge difference with HEVC / h.265 video playback. It was smooth with Infuse 4 and completely unusable with Infuse 3.6.2. I made a video comparing them here:

https://youtu.be/NLAeFtubVu0

Wow, big difference! Went ahead and bought Infuse 4 Pro.

 

[Eug]

Yeah, big difference, but in truth I don't use HEVC much. However, it's good to know 1080p HEVC can play smoothly on an iPad Air 2 even though it's playing purely in software. Impressive, not only for Infuse, but also for the iPad. I wasn't expecting this.

Another reason there is no need to upgrade to the iPad Air 3.

I suspect it would choke hard on 4K HEVC, but that's something to worry about a few years from now. By that time I may be buying an iPad Air 5 or something.

 

[pcslookout]

Good news as well subfolder support is coming soon!

Really need it to organize my media better in Infuse Pro!

 

[Midwayman]

I've been using 4 on appletv for awhile. Much better luck with downloaded video. 3.6.2 gave me a ton more trouble.