Total Video Player

Surely enough you probably end up on the web to listen to your favorite songs or watch video clips of interest. This can also be done offline, given you have a dedicated application capable of reading the target format. For instance, Total Video Player is a straightforward player which can render a large variety of video files.

The application gets installed before you realize, and you can take it for a spin as soon as this is done. Note, however, that the setup package offers to download and install additional third-party components which aren’t necessarily related to the program’s functionality, so it’s best to pay attention along the way.

All the application has to offer can be found in a clean interface fitted with modern elements in the design. Most of the space is the preview area, and you can resize the window to customize the view space. It’s also possible to switch to a full-screen mode through a simple double-click operation and back again in the same way.

On the bright side of things, the application comes with impressive file support, allowing you to enjoy nearly anything under formats like FLV, RM, RMVB, MOV, QT, AVI, MPEG, VOB, DAT, MKV, MP4, M4V, 3GP, ASF, WMV, MOD, TOD, MTS, DV, NUT, as well as a generous variety of audio file types.

Unfortunately, the application’s core function is mostly dedicated towards single-file viewing. You can only load one item at a time, which can be a pain considering audio files are also supported. It could have used a playlist editor to at least have quick access to your entire collection. Playback controls are intuitive, but are only triggered through the interface and not via hotkey commands.

Taking everything into consideration, we can state that Total Video Player is a pretty straightforward application which can play video and audio files. Sure enough you enjoy a neat variety of multimedia files, but this needs to be done one item at a time because of the lack of a playlist editor.