The main window consists of four panels:
- top | : title bar |
- left | : video panel |
- right | : playlist |
- bottom | : control panel |
All panels have buttons, and the control panel also has sliders. Some buttons have a popup menu (by clicking on them with the
, RMB).Title bar contains elements to control the window, just like in other applications:
opens a window with information about the version, the program developers, donate, feedback through the contact form, and with the help button RMB b> - list of skins |
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allows you to make Light Alloy to be on top other windows, even if it's unfocused. The behavior of this function can be set in Behavior of "On top" function in Preferences > Video > Misc [tab] | |
Title bar | here you can see player version, currently playing file, and activity status of some functions (for example, playlist repeat or scheduler status) |
hide Light Alloy to the taskbar (you can adjust this in minimizing to tray) | |
switch to window or full screen | |
close Light Alloy |
Video panel display video to you, in case if you playing movie, or logo, in case if you listening audio. Also here is displayed OSD messages of Light Alloy about volume change and so on
The Playlist is a panel with files in queue to be played and button to control them.
It contains the following buttons:
starts playback of the selected file RMB - popup menu mirroring the general playlist popup menu |
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add (more) files to the playlist RMB - popup menu with various dialogs for opening files (see especially the extended open dialog), and where you can open a URL or the Internet Radio Explorer |
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removes the selected files from the playlist RMB - context menu to delete selected files from the disk or to the recycle bin, to clean broken/missing files from the playlist, or to delete all entries |
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when the last file is played, Light Alloy starts to playback the entire playlist from the beginning RMB - context menu to enable/disable repeating files |
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plays the playlist in random order | |
shows/hides in the playlist manually set bookmarks or chapters imported from a file | |
opens a dialog window to save the current list. To see this button, pull the left edge of the list to left |
The control panel contains elements for direct control of the file that is being played, and some common elements.
Timeline | shows the elapsed and remaining time. It is also called time bar or progress bar. The slider can be moved by dragging with the mouse, or by clicking anywhere on the timeline. RMB - context menu to set searching by key frames, to show/hide the microtimeline, to skip openings/endings + options, to add bookmarks, and a list of the available film chapters to which you can navigate. |
turns the sound on/off with one click, without changing the volume. However, you can change the volume, but the effect only becomes noticeable when you turn the sound on | |
adjusts the volume. The slider can be moved by dragging with the mouse, or by clicking anywhere on the volume bar | |
Position | Duration | shows the current playback position of the file and the total duration. A click on "Position" switches between the modes "elapsed" and "remained". |
the most important button of the player. It switches between play and pause RMB - context menu with recently played files which you select for immediate playback, and an item to open the "Recent files manager" (if the option Remember played files in Preferences > Events is activated) |
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goes to the next frame and pauses the movie RMB - context menu to select the direction and size of the jump |
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activates playback with a different speed (10 times slower to 32 times faster) RMB - context menu to select the desired speed change |
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opens a dialog window for selecting a file to be played immediately | |
opens the dialog "Picture options" RMB - context menu to select the desired video renderer, and a list of codecs and filters that you can click to change its settings |
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opens the dialog "Sound options" RMB - context menu with specific settings for sound processing and a list of available audio devices and tracks |
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opens the dialog "Subtitle options" RMB - context menu to load subtitles and to switch them on/off, and a list of available subtitles |
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saves current picture in the specified folder (Preferences > Video > Screenshots) RMB - context menu to open the folder with screenshots, to copy the current picture to the clipboard, and for storing thumbnails and a collection of screenshots |
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opens a window with information about the current file (with opened playlist, the information is about the file on which the cursor bar is) RMB - shows a OSD information line about the current file |
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beautifully designed panel with all filters that have been loaded to play the file RMB - context menu with the same filters, but now in a list, and a list of available audio tracks and subtitles |
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switches the player from window to full screen (and back) | |
removes the black bars that appear on scaling, restores the original image size and moves the player window to the center of the screen | |
Clock | shows the current time. To view the current time, you do not have to leave the full screen. |
opens the dialog "Scheduler" RMB - context menu with the three most common options |
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opens the dialog "Options". Normally, after the initial setup it is not necessary to go to these options because most of the settings can be made in the context menu of the buttons and other elements. RMB - context menu with filters tree and file information + associated hotkeys |
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plays immediately the previous file in the playlist | |
opens and closes the playlist RMB - context menu to set the automatic adding files, the accuracy of searching, the playlist mode (basic/folders mode), radio on/off |
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plays immediately the next file in the playlist RMB - context menu to select if at playing Blu-ray discs that have more than one playlist, automatically the next playlist should be loaded. In addition, the menu contains the list of all available blue-ray playlists: ![]() |