Using the MovieCD Remote Control - Version 4.03 =============================================== The Motion Pixels MovieCD Player automatically loads a configuration on the Windows desktop. The following is a description of the virtual remote control and its related functions. Please note that specific Remote Control functions, such as rewind, fast-forward, slow-motion, and frame advance only work with the windowed video. Most functions have related hotkeys. Please consult the Hotkey Section of this documentation for more information about hotkey functions. Play (CTRL+P) - Plays the windowed video forward at normal speed. Stop (ESC) - Halts current windowed video playback. A single video frame will appear in the window. Rewind (CTRL+<--) - Plays the windowed video backwards. Video rewind speed and audio mute can be selected via the Options menu. Fast Forward (CTRL+-->) - Plays the windowed video forward as fast as possible without skipping frames. Video fast-forward speed can be accessed through the Options menu. Audio mute is also available. Minus One Frame (<--) - This button reverses the video still image one frame at a time. Plus One Frame (-->) - Advances the video still image one frame at a time. Slow Motion (CTRL+S) - Plays the video forward at 1/4 normal speed. Audio can be disabled from the Options menu. Go To (CTRL+G) - The Go To function allows the user to type in a time in hours, minutes and seconds up to the total length of the movie. The video will advance to the choosen time. Click on "Ok" to continue. Replay (CTRL+R ) - This option features an automatic looping function with user-definable start and end points. Works with either the windowed or fullscreen video modes. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Options - The Options menu contains several different options for video playback. Click any of the checkboxes to select the desired option. The "Rewind/Fast Forward" speed can be adjusted to play as fast as possible without skipping frames. The other speed options are ratios of normal playback speed. Check the "Mute Audio During REW/FF" to silence the audio during fast-forward or rewind. Also, check the Mute audio to silence the audio during slow-motion. Audio mute is automatically enabled when "As Fast As Possible Without Skipping Frames" is selected. "Replay (loop) Video" constantly loops the video from beginning to end. "Always On Top" keeps the video window overlay over other applications. "Boost Priority" allocates most of the system resources to video playback when other applications are open. Please note that the Remote Control may not immediately respond to user input with this option enabled. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Power (ALT+F4) - This closes the video window and the Remote Control application. Min/Max (CTRL+M) - Displays the video window and the Remote Control on top of the existing Windows desktop. Clicking this button will toggle between this mode and hiding the desktop. Only the video window and Remote Control are visible. Full Screen(CTRL+F) - Plays the video fullscreen according to the specified playback style selected. See the Playback Style dialog box for more information. Playback Style (CTRL+L) - Motion Pixels offers up to 13 different resizing options for video playback in a window or fullscreen. 5 screen resolutions are also available as well as video chipset detection. Please consult the "Using Aware" documentation for more information about Motion Pixels resizing techniques. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Functions =============== Hide Remote Control (CTRL+H) - Right-click while the mouse cursor is over the Remote Control. To restore the Remote Control, right-click on the video window. Minimize All Applications (SPACEBAR) - Press the SPACEBAR while the video window is active will reduce the Remote Control and Video Window to icons. Video playback will halt. To restore, double-click with left mouse button on the video icon. Hardware Scaling - Enabling this option allows the video window to be "stretched" or reduced to any size on the windows desktop. To restore the original video window size, uncheck the Use Hardware Scaling option. Progress Bar - The gray bar above the Play and Stop buttons on the Remote Control changes to a red indicator as the video time advances. This indicates the total length of the video files, even if they span more than one CD-ROM. LED Display - The abbreviated video title is displayed as well as the current time in hours, minutes, and seconds. The Remote Control may display a sequence of track numbers. Clicking on any of these will advance the video to a pre-programmed track segment. The Hours:Minutes:Seconds display will also change. This function operates if the windowed video is playing or not. Jump To Track (CTRL+K) - Hold down CTRL+ K to bring up the Track Selection dialog box. Select the desired Track Name, then click "OK", the video will advance to the marked track selection. Previous Track (CTRL+PgUp) - Regresses to the video segment prior to the currently marked track number. Next Track (CTRL+PgDn) - Advances to the next video segment in front of the currently marked track number. Hotkeys and Related Functions: ============================== HOTKEY FUNCTION ====== ======== <-- (LEFT ARROW) Minus One Frame --> (RIGHT ARROW) Advance One Frame ALT+C Control Menu ALT+E Effects Menu ALT+F File Menu ALT+F4 Exit Program ALT+H Help Menu CTRL+<-- (LEFT ARROW) Rewind CTRL+--> (RIGHT ARROW) Fast Forward CTRL+1 No Fullscreen Enlargement CTRL+2 4X Enlargement Styles CTRL+3 9X Enlargement Styles CTRL+F Play Fullscreen CTRL+G GoTo CTRL+H Hide/Show Remote Control CTRL+I Show Video List (if available) CTRL+K Jump To Track (if available) CTRL+L Playback Style CTRL+M Minimize/Maximize CTRL+O Open Video CTRL+P Play In Window CTRL+R Replay CTRL+S Slow-Motion CTRL+T Player Options CTRL+PgUp Previous Track (if available) CTRL+PgDn Next Track (if available) CTRL+END Go To End CTRL+HOME Go To Beginning ESC Stop PgUp Minus 1 Second PgDn Advance 1 Second SPACEBAR Minimize All Applications