Playing audio and video files
You can play audio and video files in many formats with the ACDSee Viewer.
You can control playback volume and appearance, select parts of a media
file to play or save, and create an image from a video frame.
To play audio or video files:
In the File
List pane, do one of the following:
Double-click
an audio or video file.
Select
one or more files and press Enter.
Select
one or more files, right-click a selected file, and then select View.
Use the Media
toolbar to adjust the volume, stop, pause or restart the file playback,
and control the appearance of media files.
Automatically playing audio and video files
You can configure your settings to play audio and video files automatically,
as soon as you open them in the Viewer, or as you view them in the Browser's
Preview pane.
To start playing media files automatically:
In the Browser
or Viewer, click Tools | Options, and then click Preview.
Select the
Autoplay
audio or video clips check box.
Click OK.
The Media toolbar
You can use the Viewer's Media toolbar to quickly access common media
viewing and editing tools.
Media toolbar buttons
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Play |
Plays the media file or selection. Changes into the
Pause button when a media file or selection is playing. |
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Pause |
Pauses the media file or selection. |
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Stop |
Stops playback of the media file or selection. |
Selection and media controls toolbar buttons
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Show Selection |
Toggles between showing and hiding the selection handles. |
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Play Selection |
Plays only the selected portion of the media file. |
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Save As |
Opens a dialog you can use to save the video with a
new file name. |
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Extract Frames |
Opens a menu you can use to copy, save, and extract
video frames. |
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Loop |
Continuously plays the media file or selection. |
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Rotate |
Rotates a video clockwise in 90-degree increments. |
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Auto Levels Effect |
Automatically adjusts the color and light levels in
a video. |
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Gamma Effect |
Opens the Gamma dialog box, which you can use to adjust
the gamma of a video. Higher values brighten the video, while lower values
darken it. To reset the gamma level, click Default. |
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