Elecard AVC HD Player 5.
Notices Elecard AVC HD Player 5.7 User Guide First edition: November 2005 Date modified: September 14, 2009. For information, contact Elecard. Tel: +7-3822-492-609; Fax: +7-3822-492-642 More information can be found at: http://www.elecard.com For Technical Support, please contact the Elecard Technical Support Team: tsup@elecard.net.ru Elecard provides this publication “as is” without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied.
CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................................................4 1.1 PREFACE......................................................................................................................................................................4 1.2 DESCRIBING ELECARD AVC HD PLAYER .....................................................................................................................
1. Introduction 1.1 Preface Elecard AVC HD Player is a real time, software player, providing high resolution, full quality decoding of AVCHD®, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 SP/ASP and AVC/H.264 streams, optimized for the most efficient CPU usage. The built-in DirectShow® compatible decoders enable Elecard AVC HD Player to play a number of common multimedia formats such as AVI, WAV, MP3, and MOV. Elecard AVC HD Player includes the following components: Table 1.
Component File Name Elecard NW Source-Plus enwsplus.ax Elecard MPEG Push Demultiplexer empgpdmx.ax Elecard File List Source efls.ax Elecard XMuxer Engine exmuxenginepro.dll Elecard MPEG Multiplexer empegmux.ax Elecard MP4 Multiplexer emp4mux.ax Description DirectShow filter for receiving media data from network. It is capable of receiving RTP and UDP packets and feeding the filter graph with stream data contained in these packets.
• AVC/H.264 • Sony PSP MP4 • MP4 System • MPEG-4 SP-ASP (ISO/IEC 14496-2) 1.2.1.2 Audio • MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-2.5, LPCM • AAC, HE-AAC (SBR, PS) • LATM AAC (ISO/IEC 14496-3) • S/PDIF output if available 1.2.2 Features 1.2.2.1 Standard Features • Correct aspect ratio displaying • Full Screen mode • Video frame capturing (pixel-by-pixel, aspect ratio or user defined) and saving in BMP/JPEG/GIF format • DirectShow and ActiveMovie compliance • MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-2.
• Ability to decode MPEG-2 video in multithread mode on multiprocessor systems • Real-time, high resolution video playback at D1 720x480 at 30fps for NTSC and 720x576 at 25fps for PAL playback on Pentium II 450 MHz with DirectX • Brightness control • Deinterlace vertical filter • Deinterlace field interpolation • Seek forward and Seek backward options – ability to look through a movie by step.
• Closed Captions support • DVD subtitles support • DVB subtitles support • Auto-shrink of the video window (important for HD video) • Play list merging • Multimedia hot keys support • Full Screen media controls • GOP-accurate AVI (DV, XviD, DivX, 3ivX, etc) trimming • Support of Sony PSP and Apple iPod compatible streams • M3U list support • Multi language support • Skins support • Support of black/white filter lists • Shortcut menu in the main panel, in the video window and in t
• Ability to display GOP timecodes (in place of current position) • AES3 (SMPTE 302M) support • Storing playlist and current stream position at the time of the player closing (when the player is run next time, the stream playback is started from this position) • Time settings for automatic jump to the next playlist item Note: The play list merging feature is available only for files with similar format (resolution, profile and level, multiplexing type, PIDS, etc). 1.3 Using this Guide 1.3.
1.5 Licensing and Technical Support Elecard AVC HD Player is available as shareware or as a registered product. Shareware Elecard AVC HD Player includes unregistered Elecard decoder filters and has a limited functionality. For using all functions you have to register the Elecard AVC HD Player. By installing, copying, or otherwise using the SOFTWARE PRODUCT or any UPDATES, you agree to be bound by the terms of the "Elecard" End-User License Agreement (''EULA'').
2. Getting Started The following section details the procedures for installing and running Elecard AVC HD Player. 2.1 Installing Elecard AVC HD Player 1. Download the Elecard AVC HD Player installation file from the Elecard download page or its mirrors. 2. Run Elecard AVC HD Player Setup. To run, unzip the Player and run the application Elecard AVC HD Player X.X.exe (X.X is the version number). 3. The Elecard AVC HD Player setup window will appear. Read the recommendations and warnings. Click Next. 4.
Figure 1. Registrator Window 2. Select the Elecard AVC HD Player from the product list and press Activate button. 3. Use your Serial number to complete the activation process. 2.2 Uninstalling Elecard AVC HD Player To uninstall Elecard AVC HD Player 1. Click Start->Programs->Elecard->Elecard AVC HD Player X.X->Uninstall Elecard AVC HD Player X.X. 2. Select Uninstall Elecard AVC HD Player option. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the removal of Elecard AVC HD Player. 2.
3. Using Elecard AVC HD Player 3.1 Introduction The following section describes the Player GUI (graphic user interface), its features, and instructions for playing back files, trimming clips, grabbing frames, using the play list, and viewing property pages. 3.2 Describing Elecard AVC HD Player GUI The following section describes, in detail, the Player features and controls. Figure 2. Elecard AVC HD Player GUI The following table describes each button, its function and its hot key, when available.
Button Rewind/Backward Playback Step Backward by Frame Stop Play Function Hot Key Click to rewind and look through the file by time or frame step. CRTL+LEFT ARROW Shows movie by frame backward. Click to look backwards through movie by frame or number of seconds. LEFT ARROW Stops playback of a file. Starts playback of a file from the current position. Pause Pauses playback of a file.
Button Function Hot Key ARROW About Opens About dialog box. Help Opens Help file. Minimize window F1 Minimizes Player window. 3.3 Shortcut Menu The shortcut menu appears when the user right-clicks the main player window, the icon in Taskbar Notification Area (system tray), or any video window. The menu provides quick access to the player main control commands. The following section describes all of the shortcut menu commands.
user to enable/disable any stream Audio Streams – Submenu that contains all audio streams from the current file – allows user to enable/disable any stream Subtitles – Allows user to select subtitles Closed Captions – Turns on/off Closed Captions (for each video stream) Windows – Submenu that contains the following commands: On Top – Turns on/off mode that provides player position over other windows Main window – Hides the player main window (only video window is displayed) Playlist – Shows/hides the Playlis
Figure 3. General Settings The following table defines the General Settings options. Table 3. General Settings Options Option Current language Show tooltips Multiple Instances Always on Top Trim scopes do not move slider Save window positions Minimize to tray Keep file history '1 Video 1 Audio' Mode Change audio stream according to the selected program Elecard AVC HD Player 5.7 Description Specifies the player user interface language. Enables/disables the tooltips.
3.4.1.1 Filename Extensions The Filename Extensions settings group allows you to associate media files with the player by extensions and to change the list of customized extensions. To open the Filename Extensions settings, click Filename Extensions. Figure 4. Filename Extensions Settings Check boxes near filename extensions allow association of the selected file type with the player. The following table defines the Filename Extensions Settings options: Table 4.
Figure 5. Hot Keys Settings To set the hot key, select action from the list, set focus to the Press new hot key text box, and press the desired key combination. The Clear button removes hot key from the selected action. The Clear all button removes hot keys from all listed actions. The following table describes the changeable hot keys. Table 5.
Default Hot Key Description INSERT CTRL+A CTRL+V CTRL+RIGHT ARROW CTRL+LEFT ARROW CTRL+UP ARROW CTRL+DOWN ARROW CTRL+T Add file to PlayList. Select all PlayList items. Display main window over video window. Fast forward. Fast backward. Previous file. Next file. Toggle 'On Top' mode. The following table describes the unchangeable hot keys. Table 6.
3.4.2 Playlist To adjust the playlist settings, click Playlist. Figure 7. Playlist Settings The following table defines the Playlist Settings options: Table 7. Playlist Settings Options Option Store Playlist and current stream position Auto add numbered files into playlist Do not show error message if file openening is failed Play next file from playlist after N seconds 3.4.3 Description Enables storing the current Playlist and stream position at the time of the player closing.
Figure 8. Playback Settings The following table defines the Playback Settings options: Table 8. Playback Settings Options Option Repeat forever Auto Rewind Display frames while moving slider Use video renderer for step-by-frame function Start in full screen mode Close player after playback completion Auto play when file is opened Auto play next file from playlist Pause playback when window is minimized Disable screensaver during playback 3.4.4 Description Plays file or play list in a loop.
Figure 9. Video Settings The following table defines the Video Window Settings options: Table 9. Video Window Settings Options Option Video Window does not exceed the screen size Remember video window size Resize window according to proportion Enable closed captions Display first subtitle track automatically By Pixel By Aspect Ratio By Custom Ratio Description Automatically shrinks the video window not to go outside the screen boundaries (important for HD video). Remembers current video window size.
Figure 10. Video Decoder Settings The following table defines the Video Decoder Settings options: Table 10. Video Decoder Settings Options Option Half vertical resolution Half horizontal resolution Hardware acceleration Deinterlacing mode Display GOP Timecodes Elecard AVC HD Player 5.7 Description Sets half vertical resolution. Sets half horizontal resolution. Enables hardware acceleration via the DirectX Video Acceleration interfaces (if available). Sets the deinterlacing method.
Option Description Brightness Adjusts the video brightness. 3.4.4.2 Grab To adjust the grab settings, click Grab. Figure 11. Grab Settings The following table defines the Grab Settings options: Table 11. Grab Settings Options Option Always use ‘Save As’ dialog Always use path of opened file as folder for saving Always use selected folder Browse button Automatically overwrite existing files Use file prefix Available file type Custom picture size 3.4.
Figure 12. Network Settings The following table defines the Network Settings options: Table 12. Network Settings Options Option Network data timeout Data timeout 3.4.6 Description Sets the data waiting time (in sec) during a broadcast stream opening. Sets the time interval (in sec) for data waiting, if the broadcast data receiving is lost. If the specified time interval is expired and the broadcasting is not restored, the player turns into the stop state.
Figure 13. Filters Settings To add filters to the White or Black list, click the corresponding Add button and select available filter (or filters) in the Filter list dialog box. Figure 14. Filter List 3.4.6.1 Built-in The Built-in Filter Settings group allows user to enable or disable use of the filters included into the player package. Elecard AVC HD Player 5.
Figure 15. 3.4.7 Built-in Filters Settings Indexing The indexing process is used for MPEG-2 files and provides extended precision of the stream positioning and duration determination. Figure 16. Indexing Settings The following table defines the Indexing Settings options: Elecard AVC HD Player 5.
Table 13. Indexing Settings Options Option Description Enables/disables the index file auto search (in the media file folder) and loading. Allows the manual index file selection and loading. Indexes the opened MPEG-2 file. Saves the created index to file. Indicates state of the file indexing.
Figure 17. File Opening – File Mode Select file (singly or in groups) and click OK. The File of type list allows user to select the type of files that are displayed in the file list: • Media Files – all media files are displayed • Registered Media Files – only files associated with the player (i.e. with registered filename extensions) are displayed (see the Filename Extensions section) • Lists of Files – only file lists are displayed (i.e. files with *.XPL *.
adequate positioning in play list. Figure 18. Table 14. File Opening – List Mode File Opening – List Mode Options Option File list name Open Save Add Delete Clear Up Down Description Specifies a path of file for the list saving. Opens a previously saved list. Saves the list to a file. Adds the selected file to the list. Removes the selected file from the list. Clears the list. Moves up the selected file in the list. Moves down the selected file in the list. When the file list is compiled, click OK. 3.
Figure 19. Stream Opening – UDP/RTP Mode URL examples: http:/// elecard://234.5.5.5:10201/udp elecard://234.5.5.5:10201/rtp rtsp://192.168.1.72:554/rbk.mpg Note: If multiple items are selected in the announcement list and the OK button is pressed, all of the selected items will be added to the playlist. 3.5.1.
data_path – any user data. Figure 20. Stream Opening – RTSP Mode The following table describes the RTSP source adjustable parameters: Table 15. RTSP Source Options Option Description Compatibility Transport Profile Lower transport Delivery transport Destination Selects the server compatibility mode. Specifies the transport type. Specifies the profile type. Specifies the lower transport type – TCP or UDP packets. Specifies the unicast/multicast for RTSP request.
To pause playback, click Pause button. To set the current playback position at the beginning or the end of a file, use the Start or buttons. End For fast forward or rewind and viewing the movie by step, click the Rewind/Backward Playback or Forward Playback buttons. (Available only for file and RTSP playback.) To view a movie by frame or by number of seconds, click the Step backward by frame Step forward by frame 3.5.3 or buttons. (Available only for file playback.
Table 16. Trim Dialog Box Options Option Output File Name Output File Format Streams MP4 Compatibility Close when complete Functions Specifies the output file name. Specifies the output file format. Allows user to select elementary streams for multiplexing into the output stream. Compatibility of MP4 file. Closes dialog when the trimming is completed. Note: Trimming is available only to registered users. 3.5.4 Grabbing Frames The grab function allows user to take an image from a movie file.
Figure 22. Play List Panel The following table describes the Play List panel options: Table 17. Play List Panel Options Option Play List Bookmarks History New Open Save as Add Delete Save Clear Help Close Functions Views play list. Creates and saves bookmarks. Shows a list of previously played movies. Opens a new play list. Opens a file or a saved play list (in XPL or M3U format). Saves a play list (in XPL or M3U format). Adds a file, folder or URL to the current play list.
To open the Information window, click the Information player window. button or right-click in the To view the stream information, click the Info tab, and open the selected video or audio branch. Figure 23. Information Window – Info Tab The following table describes the Info parameters displayed for any video branch. Table 18.
Parameter Description Bitrate Mode Cannels Config Bit rate (kbits/sec). Audio MPEG Layer. Configuration of channels. To view the statistics information, click the Statistic tab, and open the selected video or audio branch. Figure 24. Information Window – Statistics Tab The following table describes the Statistics parameters displayed for any video branch. Table 20.
The following table describes the Statistics parameters displayed for any audio branch. Table 21. Information Window – Audio Statistics Parameters Parameter Description Format tag Channels Samples per sec Avg. bits per sec Block align Last buffer duration Silence duration Buffer fullness Break count Discontinuities Slave mode Waveform-audio format type. Format tags are registered with Microsoft Corporation for many compression algorithms. Number of channels in the waveform-audio data.
