3. Playing Movies
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3. Playing Movies

 Choose Multimedia → Media Player from the main menu to launch KMplayer.

Figure 2.7. KMplayer's Interface

KMplayer's Interface

KMplayer's interface (Figure 2.7, “KMplayer's Interface”) is comprised of the following:

Tool Bar. The tool bar has buttons to open media, control playback (Play, Pause, Stop buttons), switch to or from full-screen display, and others.

Player Controls. The set of the usual VCR controls: Eject, Previous, Play (keyboard shortcut: R), Next, Stop (keyboard shortcut: S) and Pause (keyboard shortcut: P).

Display Area. Where the movie being played is shown. Press the F key to switch between full-screen and windowed modes.

Status. Located at the bottom of KMplayer's window, it shows information about the player status and the movie being played.

Procedure 2.1. How to Play a Video File

  1. Choose Source → Open to display a standard open file dialog.

  2. Go to the folder containing the movie you want to play and select it.

  3. Click Open. The movie starts playing immediately.

Procedure 2.2. How to Play a DVD

  1. Insert the DVD title on the drive.

  2. Choose Source → DVD → Open DVD.

  3. The disc is read and starts playing immediately.

    [Note] Note

    DVD titles usually have a menu where you can select options such as the language and subtitles for the movie: browse through the menus with the mouse and select options by clicking on them.

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