A multifunctional movie player - Area61 VideoPlayer

Main panel

Descriptions

Timecode

It displays a timecode of the playing movie in "h:m:s:f" format. You can seek the movie by pressing "Go" button.

Datecode

Datecodes (recording date and time) are automatically extracted from DV-captured AVI files, and displayed on the main panel.

Note that many video editing software remove datecode information from DV-captured AVI files. This case, datecodes can not be extracted from the movie files.

Playback Size

You can choose a playback size of the playing movie. Playback size includes Fullscreen / Fixed size.

Snapshot, Thumbnails, Settings

Snapshot: It opens the snapshot panel.
Thumbnails: It opens the thumbnail view.
Effect: It opens the special effect panel.
Info: It opens the information panel.
Settings: It opens the setting panel.

Play, Pause(Stop), Fast Forward, Reverse, Slow, Slow Reverse

Next frame, Previous frame

These buttons become active when Pause button is pressed.

Upper buttons: Goto selection start, Goto selection end
Lower buttons: Set selection start, Set selection end
Right checkbox: Repeat-loop

When "Repeat-loop" checkbox is marked and "Play/FastForward/Slow" button is pressed, the selected portion of the playing movie will be repeatedly played back.

A selection collapses when both a selection start and selection end are set to be identical.

Volume

Mouse wheel and Page Up/Down buttons change volume of the playing movie.

Snapshot panel

Output filename

A filename of JPEG/BMP/PNG file to be created as a snapshot image file. Extensions such as .jpg and .bmp can be omitted.

Snapshot

You can get one shapshot image from the playing movie by pressing this button. This button becomes active when "Pause(Stop)" button is pressed. The size of the generated snapshot images is identical with the size of the movie viewing window.

When a selection is set, every frame of the selected portion can be converted to JPEG/PNG/BMP images.

Snapshot image format, Auto numbering

You can select a snapshot image format from JPEG/BMP/PNG. If JPEG is selected, a slider bar that can be used to change quality of JPEG image appears.

If "Auto numbering" checkbox is marked, a sequential number is added to the filename of the generated image file.

JPEG quality

It changes quality of JPEG image to be created. Default value is 75.

Brightness

It changes brightness of snapshot images to be created. Default value is 0.

Deinterlace

If this checkbox is marked, noninterlaced snapshot image is created from the playing movie. This function is especially effective on DV-captured AVI file.

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Settings, Effect and Info panels

	Descriptions
	Video renderer When you select VMR9 and your graphic card supports necessary features, a brightness control slider bar appears. VMR/VMR9 usually with deinterlace movie files.
	GPL MPEG-1/2 Decoder checkbox If this checkbox is marked, "GPL MPEG-1/2 Decoder (FREEWARE)" is used in preference to other MPEG2 codecs installed in your PC. GPL MPEG-1/2 Decoder is recommended because many other MPEG2 codecs don't allow software to create snapshot images. GPL MPEG-1/2 Decoder can be downloaded from http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=98765&package_id=105790
	Real media checkbox If this checkbox is marked, Real Player is used when VideoBrowser plays Real media files.This case, RealPlayer must be installed in your PC. Real Player can be downloaded from http://www.realnetworks.com If you want to use "RealMediaSplitter(FREEWARE)" rather than Real Player, you should install RealMediaSplitter and unmark this checkbox. RealMediaSplitter can be downloaded from http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=82303&package_id=87719

Shortcut keys

Descriptions

Movie viewing window

Timecode slider bar

timeSlider

It shows the current position of the playing movie. You can seek the movie by click on the slider bar.

Shortcut keys

SPC Pause/Play
Enter Pause/Play

Right arrow Fast forward
Left arrow Fast reverse
SHIFT + Right arrow Very fast forward
SHIFT + Left arrow Very fast reverse
Down arrow Fast forward
Up arrow Fast reverse
SHIFT +Down arrow Very fast forward
SHIFT +Up arrow Very fast reverse
M Slow
N Slow reverse
. Next frame
, Previous frame

F Fullscreen/in-window
ALT+TAB Fullscreen/in-window
ESC In-window

PageDown Volume up
PageUp Volume down

S Take snapshot
SHIFT + mouse dragging        Crop selection when taking snapshot
                                               (to move selection, drag inside the selected area)
                                               (to collapse selection, click outside the selected area)
                                               (to change cropping size, press R)

T Open thumbnail view

Z Set selection start
X Set selection end
C Goto selection start
V Goto selection end

Mouse wheel Volume up/down

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Main panel

Snapshot panel

Settings, Effect and Info panels

Shortcut keys

	Descriptions
	Timecode It displays a timecode of the playing movie in "h:m:s:f" format. You can seek the movie by pressing "Go" button.
	Datecode Datecodes (recording date and time) are automatically extracted from DV-captured AVI files, and displayed on the main panel. Note that many video editing software remove datecode information from DV-captured AVI files. This case, datecodes can not be extracted from the movie files.
	Playback Size You can choose a playback size of the playing movie. Playback size includes Fullscreen / Fixed size.
	Snapshot, Thumbnails, Settings Snapshot: It opens the snapshot panel. Thumbnails: It opens the thumbnail view. Effect: It opens the special effect panel. Info: It opens the information panel. Settings: It opens the setting panel.
	Play, Pause(Stop), Fast Forward, Reverse, Slow, Slow Reverse
	Next frame, Previous frame These buttons become active when Pause button is pressed.
	Upper buttons: Goto selection start, Goto selection end Lower buttons: Set selection start, Set selection end Right checkbox: Repeat-loop When "Repeat-loop" checkbox is marked and "Play/FastForward/Slow" button is pressed, the selected portion of the playing movie will be repeatedly played back. A selection collapses when both a selection start and selection end are set to be identical.
	Volume Mouse wheel and Page Up/Down buttons change volume of the playing movie.
Snapshot panel
	Output filename A filename of JPEG/BMP/PNG file to be created as a snapshot image file. Extensions such as .jpg and .bmp can be omitted.
	Snapshot You can get one shapshot image from the playing movie by pressing this button. This button becomes active when "Pause(Stop)" button is pressed. The size of the generated snapshot images is identical with the size of the movie viewing window. When a selection is set, every frame of the selected portion can be converted to JPEG/PNG/BMP images.
	Snapshot image format, Auto numbering You can select a snapshot image format from JPEG/BMP/PNG. If JPEG is selected, a slider bar that can be used to change quality of JPEG image appears. If "Auto numbering" checkbox is marked, a sequential number is added to the filename of the generated image file.
	JPEG quality It changes quality of JPEG image to be created. Default value is 75.
	Brightness It changes brightness of snapshot images to be created. Default value is 0.
	Deinterlace If this checkbox is marked, noninterlaced snapshot image is created from the playing movie. This function is especially effective on DV-captured AVI file.