Getting started - Light Alloy Guide

# Getting started

## Open file

To play a file, it should be firstly loaded into player. You can do it with a few ways, most simpliest - just press a "Open file" button:

Also you can do it by:

- pressing F2 hotkey on keyboard;
- dragging a file(s) from Windows Explorer (or any other Windows-oriented software like Total Commander) to player.

## DVD, Blu-ray, AudioCD playback

For quick access use 2-5 items of popup menu:

- 2. Player will find and open proper disc;
- 3. Open it locally (DVD or Blu-ray) by selecting a folder where you copied it on your computer;
- 4. Open movie without menu (use it only for single movie dvds, not multiple);
- 5. Choice a disc with movie manually.

## Fullscreen mode

You can switch to fullscreen mode or back it to window size by this button in player's caption:

Or with this one on control panel:

But also you can do it by:

- pressing Enter hotkey on keyboard;
- clicking middle mouse button;
- double click with left mouse button on player's caption or on video panel.

Please, pay attention that in some skins a button in player's caption switch player to maximized mode, not fullscreen. It depends on skin designer's desire.

## Volume control

You can change volume with this slider:

But also you can do it by:

- pressing Up/Down arrow keys on keyboard;
- using you mouse wheel.

Please, pay attention that you don't need to hold and drag slider to change volume - you can just click on desired position.
When playlist is open you can change volume, but you mouse cursor must be out of playlist area.

Button at left allows you permanently turn off volume, despite the fact where currently slider is.

## Seek

You can seek within loaded file by dragging with left mouse button timeline's slider:

Also you can use keyboard for this:

- Left/Right arrow keys (seek for 5 seconds, by default);
- Shift+left or right arrow keys (seek for 30 seconds, by default);
- Ctrl+left or right arrow keys (Frame backward, Frame forward);

Please, pay attention that you don't need to hold and drag timeline's slider to do a seek - you can just click on desired position.

## Default key settings

Common control functions by default:

Mouse:

- Left button click on video - pause
- Left button click & hold (on video) - move window
- Left button click & hold & move on video in fullscreen - seek (move cursor to left -> seek forward, to right -> seek backward; more you move - farther it seek)
- Left button, double click - window/fullscreen

- Right button on player's caption or control panel - popup menu
- Right button on video - show/hide control panel
- Right button on playlist - popup menu of playlist
- Middle button - window/fullscreen
- Wheel - volume change

Keyboard:

- Spacebar - play/pause
- Esc - close Light Alloy
- Left/right arrow keys - seek
- Up/down arrow keys - volume change
- ~ (tilde) - hide/show control panel
- Enter - window/fullscreen
- PgUp/PgDn - previouse/next in playlist
- BackSpace - rewind to start
- +/- on main keyboard - video zoom
- +/- on keypad - audio shift
- Ctrl + M - mute sound
- Ctrl + / - audio streams switch
- Ctrl + S - show/hide subtitles

You can change it in mouse or keyboard preferences.