Playing video and audio files

You can play video or audio files in many formats in ACDSee 12. 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 video or audio files:

In Manage mode, in the File List pane, do one of the following:

1. Double-click a video or audio file.
2. Select one or more files and press Enter.
3. Select one or more files, right-click a selected file, and then select View.
4. 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 View mode, or as you view them in the Preview pane in Manage mode.

To start playing media files automatically:

1. In Manage mode or View mode, click Tools | Options | Preview.
2. Select the Autoplay audio or video clips check box.
3. Click OK.

The Media toolbar

You can use the Media toolbar to quickly access common media viewing and editing tools.

Media toolbar buttons

	Play	Plays the media file or selection. Changes into the Pause button when a media file or selection is playing.
	Pause	Pauses the media file or selection.
	Stop	Stops playback of the media file or selection.

Selection and media controls toolbar buttons

	Show Selection	Toggles between showing and hiding the selection handles.
	Play Selection	Plays only the selected portion of the media file.
	Save As	Opens a dialog you can use to save the video with a new file name.
	Extract Frames	Opens a menu you can use to copy, save, and extract video frames.
	Loop	Continuously plays the media file or selection.
	Rotate	Rotates a video clockwise in 90-degree increments.
	Auto Levels Effect	Automatically adjusts the color and light levels in a video.
	Gamma Effect	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.

See also:

• Creating video files and VCDs

Playing video and audio files