Archive playback:
Zoom Player can automatically extract and play archive formats as they are loaded into the play list. This dialog allows you to point to various extraction tools Zoom Player will use to extract the various formats. A popular freeware tool that covers most archive formats is 7-ZIP.

Hide extraction window
When enabled, the extraction window is hidden. Do not extract password protected archive with a hidden window as you'll not be able to see the password prompt and Zoom Player may appear frozen.

Allow EXT anywhere in name
When the "Allow EXT anywhere in name" checkbox is enabled, Zoom Player will look for the archive extension within the file name itself (as long as the extension isn't aligned to a letter or number). For example, "Myfiles.zip.mp3" would be detected as a zip file while "zippididua.mp3" would be treated as a standard MP3 file.

Multi-Part file loader
Zoom Player has the capability to automatically load additional file parts according to their naming scheme. For example, when opening the first episode in a directory containing multiple episodes of the same TV series. Set the multi-part loader to automatic or specify naming masks that Zoom Player should attempt to find when opening the first file. For more information, click on the "?" button next to the dialog.

Default Media Definition file
When trying to load a definition file for Media or DVD content and no file is found, specifying a file name here will have the specified definition file loaded by default. For more information on definition files, click here.

Alternative path for media chapter files
By default Zoom Player looks for Media Chapter files in the same directory as the media you are opening. However, if you have media files on a CD that you would like to add chapter information to, or would prefer a single location for all chapter files, specifying a path here will have Zoom Player looking in the specified directory if the original directory doesn't contain a chapter file.

Alternative path for external audio tracks
When loading external audio tracks, Zoom Player can looks in this directory to find matches (useful when the source material is on a read-only media such as a CD while the external audio file is on the hard drive).