

It is a powerful player that plays all the files such as 4K, 8K, 60FPS, and has greatly improved performance to increase the playback speed of high quality content in high-end PC. The new KMPlayer is a player optimized for high-end PCs such as 8K and 60FPS. It handles a wide range of subtitles and allows you to capture audio, video, and screenshots in many ways. Apart from that, Cubase/Nuendo installations will remain fully functional.The KMPlayer is a versatile media player which can cover various types of container format such as VCD, DVD, AVI, MKV, Ogg Theora, OGM, 3GP, MPEG-1/2/4, WMV, RealMedia, and QuickTime among others. Uninstalling QuickTime only disables the video engine of older Cubase/Nuendo versions.

In any case, the risk increases constantly due to the missing security patches. It also seems to require user actions like clicking internet links or opening malicious files. According to reports, an attack through the security gaps in QuickTime for Windows is possible, but not highly likely.

The actual risk of security gaps in QuickTime for Windows is unknown. Since the video engine of older Cubase/Nuendo versions requires QuickTime, this concerns many Steinberg software users, too. Apple also confirmed security gaps in QuickTime for Windows which have been discovered previously. There will be no further updates or security patches for QuickTime on Windows. In April 2016, Apple discontinued support for the Windows version of QuickTime. Information on the QuickTime-independent video support in more up to date Cubase and Nuendo versions can be found here. Please note that this article refers to program versions prior to Cubase 9.0.30 (all derivates: Pro, Artist, Elements, AI, LE) and Nuendo 8.
