Layout of Light Alloy

Panels

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 right mouse button, RMB).

Title bar

Title bar contains elements to control the window, just like in other applications:

About Light Alloy opens a window with information about the version, the program developers, donate, feedback through the contact form, and with the help button
RMB - list of skins
On top 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)
Minimize hide Light Alloy to the taskbar (you can adjust this in minimizing to tray)
Window / Full screen switch to window or full screen
Close close Light Alloy

Video panel

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

Playlist

The Playlist is a panel with files in queue to be played and button to control them.

It contains the following buttons:

Play selected starts playback of the selected file
RMB - popup menu mirroring the general playlist popup menu
Add files to playlist 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
Remove from playlist 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
Repeat playlist 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
Shuffle plays the playlist in random order
Bookmarks in playlist shows/hides in the playlist manually set bookmarks or chapters imported from a file
Save playlist opens a dialog window to save the current list. To see this button, pull the left edge of the list to left

Control panel

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.
Mute 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
Volume control 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".
Play / Pause 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)
Frame forward goes to the next frame and pauses the movie
RMB - context menu to select the direction and size of the jump
Speed change activates playback with a different speed (10 times slower to 32 times faster)
RMB - context menu to select the desired speed change
Open file opens a dialog window for selecting a file to be played immediately
Picture options 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
Sound options opens the dialog "Sound options"
RMB - context menu with specific settings for sound processing and a list of available audio devices and tracks
Subtitle options opens the dialog "Subtitle options"
RMB - context menu to load subtitles and to switch them on/off, and a list of available subtitles
Save picture 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
File info 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
Filters tree 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
Window / Full screen switches the player from window to full screen (and back)
Original size 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.
Scheduler opens the dialog "Scheduler"
RMB - context menu with the three most common options
Options 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
Previous in playlist plays immediately the previous file in the playlist
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
Next in playlist 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: