User Guide

ACDSee™ Pro User Guide
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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:
1 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.
2 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:
1 In the Browser or Viewer, click Tools | Options, and then click Preview.
2 Select the Autoplay audio or video clips check box.
3Click OK.
The Media toolbar
You can use the Viewer's Media toolbar to quickly access common media viewing and editing tools.
Media toolbar buttons
Play Plays the media file or selection. Changes into the Pause button
when a media file or selection is playing.
Pause Pauses the media file or selection.
Stop Stops playback of the media file or selection.