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File Menu Options

The following are the options on the File menu.


Open...

Use this option to open and begin playing a media file. This will bring up the file dialog to allow navigation to the media file of your choice. The IBM MPEG-4 multimedia player supports the following files:

  • MP4 - ISMA compliant
  • MP4 - including MPEG-4 Systems
  • 3GP, 3G2 - MPEG-4 video, AAC and H263 (not AMR)
  • MOV - MPEG-4 video, AAC, H263 and MP3 content (no other types)
  • AVI - MPEG-4 Simple Profile video (e.g Divx, Xvid) with MP3 audio
  • MVR - IBM Interleaved file format
  • TRIF - Interleaved file format using MPEG-4 M4Mux as a basis
  • M4X - New version of Interleaved file format using MPEG-4 M4Mux
  • Single media files
    • MPEG-4 Simple Profile video (.cmp, .m4v, .263)
    • AAC Low Complexity Profile audio (.aac, .adif, .adts)
    • MP3 MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 Layer 3 audio (.mp3)
    • G723 audio (.723)
    • JPG images (.jpg, .jpeg)
    • PNG images (.png)
  • Single media track from MP4, 3GP, 3G2, MOV, or AVI by appending # track selection where the track is selected by type, such as audio, video etc, and the track itself, when there is more than one, can be indicated by a numeric index in brackets e.g. myFile.mp4#video(3) will play just the third video track in a complex mp4 file. Note: the media types supported for playback this way are the same as the types given in the list of single media files above.
    • Video: #video, #video(1), etc
    • Audio: #audio, #audio(1), etc
    • Image: #image, #image(1), etc
  • SDP - text file describing media content (.sdp)
  • PLS - playlist file for Shoutcast audio with MP3 (.pls)

Open URL...

Use this option to open and begin playing media content via a URL that includes a protocol such as http:// or rtsp://

  • RTSP:// to access streamed content delivered using RTP
    • ISMA compliant content
    • Other MP4 content including systems

    See also Tools | Options menu for RTSP/RTP Mode settings.

  • HTTP://
    • AVI - MPEG-4 Simple Profile video (e.g Divx, Xvid) with MP3 audio
    • MVR - IBM Interleaved file format
    • TRIF - Interleaved file format using MPEG-4 M4Mux as a basis
    • M4X - New version of Interleaved file format using MPEG-4 M4Mux
    • Single media files
      • MPEG-4 Simple Profile video (.cmp, .m4v, .263)
      • AAC Low Complexity Profile audio (.aac, .adif, .adts)
      • MP3 MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 Layer 3 audio (.mp3)
      • G723 audio (.723)
      • JPG images (.jpg, .jpeg)
      • PNG images (.png)
    • SDP - text file describing media content (.sdp)
    • PLS - playlist file for Shoutcast audio with MP3 (.pls)
  • ICY:// to play Shoutcast streaming audio with MP3
  • Note: .pls Playlist files contain http:// urls. If you enter the url directly into the player then the protocol should be changed to icy:// (from http://) in order that the player can connect using the right protocol. When playing using a .pls file this is not necessary.

  • FILE:// (or omitting the protocol which defaults to file) - as per Open menu above

Note: If the Location tool bar is visible then the URL can be typed directly in there rather than invoking this dialog. The Location bar is convenient as the URL can be edited there too.

Note: If the protocol is not one of those listed above then it is passed on to Java. If Java has support for the protocol as specified by the URL then the same types of content as can be accessed using HTTP as above may be played. Be aware that the underlying behavior of the protocol may influence the playback experience but this does allow other protocols that are present to be used if the results are satisfactory.

Close

Use this option to stop playing and close any connection to the media content that was accessed.


Most recently used file list

A list of up to 10 of the most recently accessed pieces of content of which any one can be opened and played by selecting one of them.


Replay

Stop and Play again the current media content that is accessed.


Exit

Use this option to exit the application.


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