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Discussion in 'Software Apps' started by chocobogo_rct, Sep 9, 2002.

  1. chocobogo_rct Newcomer, in training Posts: 108

    Is there a program out there that will let you play back movies e.g. mpeg, avi etc.. in just a plain window, with no status bar, or buttons or file bar, i'm just wondering as it would look a lot better when playing movie files

    Cheers
    chocobogo_rct, Sep 9, 2002
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  2. Phantasm66 Newcomer, in training Posts: 6,504

    Certainly if you full screen them... in anything (say The Playa or Windows Media Player) you don't get any of that.... Is that what you meant? Or do you want a windowed player with no controls ?
    Phantasm66, Sep 9, 2002
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  3. chocobogo_rct Newcomer, in training Posts: 108

    I realize in full screen all the menus go, like when playing a DVD, but what I was wondering was whether there was a bit of software like the Playa or WindowMedia Player, that had an option to run a video of say 352x240 in its original resolution with no menus.

    Cheers
    chocobogo_rct, Sep 10, 2002
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  4. Mictlantecuhtli TS Special Forces Posts: 4,916   +9

    I'm not sure about Window$ but there are apps like that for other operating systems.. :)
    Mictlantecuhtli, Sep 10, 2002
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  5. poertner_1274 secroF laicepS topShceT Posts: 4,745

    Like what Mic? I still haven't gotten that deep into Nix yet, and am curious.
    poertner_1274, Sep 10, 2002
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  6. Mictlantecuhtli TS Special Forces Posts: 4,916   +9

    For Linux (ports for FreeBSD &c also available): mplayer, vlc, Xine. They all launch the video file in separate window that has no menus. Actually, now that I think of it, there's a Win32 port of vlc (VideoLAN client) too. I'm not sure how it behaves though. For BeOS, there's vlc, MPEG Player.. possibly MediaPlayer in minimized mode works like that too, I'll check..
    Mictlantecuhtli, Sep 10, 2002
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  7. Vehementi TechSpot Paladin Posts: 3,199

    Use PowerDVD. You can just close the menu(s) and flip the window size up and down to your liking.
    Vehementi, Sep 11, 2002
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