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:
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In the File List pane, do one of the
following:
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Double-click an audio or video
file.
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Select one or more files and press
Enter.
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Select one or more files, right-click
a selected file, and then select View.
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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:
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In the Browser or Viewer, click
Tools | Options, and then click Preview.
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Select the Autoplay
audio or video clips check
box.
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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
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Plays the media file or selection. Changes
into the Pause button when a media file or selection is
playing.
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Pause
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Pauses the media file or selection.
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Stop
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Stops playback of the media file or
selection.
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Selection and media controls toolbar
buttons
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Show Selection
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Toggles between showing and hiding the
selection handles.
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Play Selection
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Plays only the selected portion of the media
file.
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Save As
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Opens a dialog you can use to save the video
with a new file name.
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Extract Frames
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Opens a menu you can use to copy, save, and
extract video frames.
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Loop
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Continuously plays the media file or
selection.
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Rotate
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Rotates a video clockwise in 90-degree
increments.
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Auto Levels Effect
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Automatically adjusts the color and light
levels in a video.
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Gamma Effect
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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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