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Playback menu#

Jump#

Jump forward#

Allows you to jump forward in the current media file. See File > Preferences for setting the jump value.

Jump backward#

Allows you to jump backward in the current media file. See File > Preferences for setting the jump value.

Jump to specific time#

Allows you to go to a specific time in the current media file.

The time selection widget will pop-up:

The time selection widget

3 formats are available to select the time:

  • Decimal seconds:

The time selection widget

  • HH:MM:SS:ZZZ format (ZZZ indicates the milliseconds):

The time selection widget

  • A date-time format (YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss.zzz):

The time selection widget

Zoom level#

The zoom level can also be set using the menu Playback > Zoom level

Set the zoom level

Using the keyboard#

Click the media player you want to set the zoom level.

Zoom in Ctrl++

Zoom out Ctrl+-

Reset zoom level Ctrl+0

Important

On Microsoft Windows, only the + and - keys on the numeric keypad can be used.

Using the mouse#

Click the media player you want to set the zoom level.

Zoom in Ctrl + Mouse Wheel Up or Double click on left mouse button

Zoom out Ctrl + Mouse Wheel Down or Double click on right mouse button

Reset zoom level Click the right mouse button on the video.

Important

On Microsoft Windows, the mouse cannot be used to zoom the video

Pan video#

Click the media player you want to pan.

Using the keyboard#

Pan Up Ctrl+Down

Pan Down Ctrl+Up

Pan Left Ctrl+Left

Pan Right Ctrl+Right

Using the mouse#

Pan Up: Mouse Wheel Up (the video moves down)

Pan Down: Mouse Wheel Down (the video moves up)

Pan Left: Shift + Mouse Wheel Up (the video moves to the right)

Pan Right: Shift + Mouse Wheel Down (the video moves to the left)

Reset Pan and zoom: Shift + Left mouse button

Important

On Microsoft Windows, the mouse cannot be used to pan the video

Rotate video#

Select the video rotation angle for each player using the menu Playback > Rotate video. The available rotation angles are: 0, 90, 180 and 270.

Rotate video

Display subtitles#

Select to display or hide the subtitles using the menu Playback > Display subtitles. The subtitles file must have exactly the same name of the video file except for the extension and be placed in the same directory.

Display subtitles

Image overlay on video#

Select an image overlay to be displayed on the video Playback > Image overlay on video > Add. If the selected image does not have a transparent background the transparency can be set from 0 (full transparency) to 255 (no transparency).

The image must be in PNG format, if the image is smaller than the video resolution the image position can be set from the top-left corner (x: horizontally, y: vertically).

Image overlay

Select > Playback > Image overlay on video > Remove to remove the image overlay.

Video equalizer#

Playback > Video equalizer

Using this function the brightness, the contrast, the saturation, the gamma and the Hue can be set for each player.

Video equalizer