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*''Sync Even'' - (Only for HQ Pixel rendermethod, also NEEDS an interlaced display: PAL* or NTSC*.) | *''Sync Even'' - (Only for HQ Pixel rendermethod, also NEEDS an interlaced display: PAL* or NTSC*.) | ||
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;Crop Black Bars | ;Crop Black Bars | ||
:Choosing this will crop any black bars encoded at the top, bottom or sides of your video. This will fix some issues with videos being displayed at the incorrect aspect ratio. | :Choosing this will crop any black bars encoded at the top, bottom or sides of your video. This will fix some issues with videos being displayed at the incorrect aspect ratio. | ||
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;View Mode | ;View Mode | ||
:Allows you to choose how the video is displayed. The options are: | :Allows you to choose how the video is displayed. The options are: | ||
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;Pixel Ratio | ;Pixel Ratio | ||
:Allows you to adjust the pixel ratio that the video is displayed at. This can be used to adjust videos that are not displaying at the proper aspect ratio. | :Allows you to adjust the pixel ratio that the video is displayed at. This can be used to adjust videos that are not displaying at the proper aspect ratio. | ||
;Brightness | ;Brightness | ||
;Contrast | ;Contrast | ||
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:Selecting this will make the current settings the default | :Selecting this will make the current settings the default | ||
;Video Calibration | ;Video Calibration | ||
:Opens the [[Video Calibration|Video Calibration Window]] | :Opens the [[Video Calibration|Video Calibration Window]] | ||
===Video Bookmarks=== | ===Video Bookmarks=== |
Revision as of 11:26, 26 January 2011
Introduction
Videos is the component of XBMC that handles videos. To access Videos, select it from the Home screen. The pictures shown here on this page will differ from the ones you see at your own XBMC, depending on the content and features you use. Some of the key features of Videos are:
Videos Key Features
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Using Videos
You will find the interface of Videos as easy to operate as the rest of XBMC.
OSD (On Screen Display)
The majority of the video functions can be controlled through the OSD (On Screen Display). The OSD from the PM3.HD skin is pictured to the left and is available while playing videos in fullscreen mode. The Buttons on the OSD are as follows:
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OSD Audio and Subtitle Settings
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OSD Video Settings
The Video Settings are divided into two pages.
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- View Mode
- Allows you to choose how the video is displayed. The options are:
- Normal - Movie is displayed so that at least 1 dimension fills the screen. No cropping will occur. Aspect ratio is unaffected.
- Zoom - Movie is zoomed in, and the movie cropped so that there are no black bars on screen. Aspect ratio is unaffected.
- Stretch 4x3 - Movie is stretched to fill a 4x3 frame. Aspect ratio is changed.
- Stretch 14x9 - Movie is stretched to fill a 14x9 frame. Aspect ratio is changed.
- Stretch 16x9 - Movie is stretched to fill a 16x9 frame. Aspect ratio is changed.
- Original Size - Movie is displayed so that the height (in pixels) displayed is the height of the movie exactly. No zooming is performed. Aspect ratio is unaffected.
- Custom - Movie is displayed using the Zoom and Pixel Ratio settings as defined in the video On Screen Display. See below for more details.
- Zoom Amount
- Allows you to control how much that the view is zoomed into the video.
- Pixel Ratio
- Allows you to adjust the pixel ratio that the video is displayed at. This can be used to adjust videos that are not displaying at the proper aspect ratio.
- Brightness
- Contrast
- Set as default for all movies
- Selecting this will make the current settings the default
- Video Calibration
- Opens the Video Calibration Window
Video Bookmarks
This feature allows you to create bookmarks within your videos in order to be able to return to a certain point in them. This could be compared to chapters in DVD videos. In order to create them, simply go to the point in your video that you wish to bookmark and select Create Bookmark from the Videos OSD. To jump to a previously stored bookmark, simply highlight and select it through the Videos OSD. |
Sources for Videos
Sources are an important aspect of Videos. They allow you to easily access your videos from anywhere on your PC, Mac, Xbox or network.
XBMC gives you the ability to link to media sources that are for example:
- On your computer (on a local network) or a NAS (Network Attached Storage) device/system, which supports SMB sharing
- Stored directly on the hard drive of your PC, Mac or Xbox
- On CDs/DVDs in the PC, Mac or Xbox CD/DVD drive or even mounted on a CD/DVD drive on another PC, Mac or Xbox and than streamed over your network
- Streamed from the Internet
Note: For information on how to configure remote file shares, see Advanced Topics/Sharing Media From Your PC
Note: For a complete list of available sources see main article Types of Media Sources .
Listing Modes available in Videos
Files ViewFiles View is the most basic way of browsing your videos. In Files View, you browse through your video sources folder by folder, in the exact same way that they are stored. What you see in Files View is the same as you would see if you were to browse the folders on your PC, Mac or Xbox (but only the playable files as defined in advancedsettings.xml). |
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