Specifications

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to running specific formats may be found from 3rd party providers (often free on the Internet). Also on
multi-monitor systems, the Media Player may be capable of playing a video clip on the primary
monitor but not on the secondary monitor, or only play the file on the secondary monitor with very
poor performance.Another thing to look out for is Media License system recently introduced by
Microsoft - the license system may prohibit playback of certain files on other PCs that they were
originally 'licensed' to (for example when using the Media Player to record tracks from and audio CD
to the PC in WMA format). Also there may be a time limit associated with the file so it may only be
used for a certain period.Finally be careful using media files with variable bit rate - the Media Player
may not be consistent in time codes when comparing the time code returned after playing the file from
start to a certain point and seeking to that point; the Mediaplayer may return a different time code for
the same physical file location depending on how it got there.
Media files and playback files
The Mediaplayer works with two different types of files: Media files, which are the basic digital video or
audio files, and playback files which are files that contains the name of a media file plus some extra
playback information about playback window position and size that may be useful when the
Mediaplayer is programmed via the cue list - see more below.
Using the Mediaplayer
To open the LightJockey Mediaplayer, click in the cue list control. By default the MediaPlayer
user interface is divided into 3 distinct areas, the Main Menu, the Video area and the Playback
Controls. If using the Mediaplayer for audio playback only, the window may be resized to take up as
little space as possible (see below). The Mediaplayer doesn't have a normal windows caption bar to
move the window around - to move the window around simply click the video area (or to the right of the
main menu) and drag the window to the required position. To resize the window - hold down [Shift],
then click and drag the window.
Main Menu
Note that most of the commands in the main menu are also available from a popup menu that appears
when right-clicking in the video area - use this popup menu when the control areas are toggled off.
File
Load Media File - load a media file
Save Playback Definition - save a playback definition.
Load Playback Definition - load a playback definition.
Recent Media file - pick from the 5 most recently loaded media files.
Recent Media file - pick from the 5 most recently loaded playback files.
Exit - close the Mediaplayer.
Preferences
Start up/Display Size - use to select the default window size and position on startup. Check 'Custom
Size' to start up using the same position and size as the window had when the MediaPlayer was used
the last time. Select 'Full Screen' to start up in full screen mode, for multi-monitor a systems specific
monitor may be specified as well.
Show Controls - when disabled the main menu and playback controls will not be visible on startup