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+ | ====== Using Parole ====== | ||
+ | ===== The Main Parole Window ===== | ||
+ | When you first open Parole, you are presented with the window shown in the example below: | ||
+ | The three main parts of the window are highlighted in the example: | ||
+ | {{ : | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | - [[: | ||
+ | * The menu bar has options to control all aspects of Parole including: opening and playback of media files, adjusting the Parole display and configuring preferences and plugins. | ||
+ | - The main playback window | ||
+ | * This is where video files are played and where effects can be shown while listening to audio files. | ||
+ | - [[: | ||
+ | * Used to control playback, adjust volume, toggle fullscreen mode and toggle the display of the playlist pane. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Using the Control Bar ==== | ||
+ | The control bar contains several items to control both the playback of media as well as the Parole display modes. | ||
+ | <figure " | ||
+ | {{: | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | * The **Previous Track** and **Next Track** buttons allow you to jump to the previous and next files in the playlist. These buttons are only active when there are multiple files in the playlist. | ||
+ | * The **Play/ | ||
+ | * The **Playback Slider** allows you to quickly fast forward and rewind through the currently playing selection by dragging the control button with the mouse. You can also click anywhere along the slider bar with the mouse to immediately jump to that point in the playback. The number to the left of the slider shows the elapsed time as a selection is playing. The number on the right indicates the total length of the active selection in the playlist. | ||
+ | * Clicking the **Volume** button brings up a slider that allows you to adjust the volume. | ||
+ | * Clicking the **Fullscreen** button switches Parole into fullscreen mode. Clicking it again when in fullscreen mode will return to windowed mode. | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | * The **Show/Hide Playlist** button is another toggle which is used to display or hide the playlist pane which appears to the right of the main Parole window. | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | |||
+ | Another way to control some playback functions and the Parole display is by right-clicking anywhere inside the main playback window. | ||
+ | <figure " | ||
+ | {{: | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | ==== The Playlist Pane ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | When you first open Parole, only the main window is visible, as shown in the Figure 1 above. If you're going to be playing more than one selection in a Parole session, you will probably want to see those selections in a playlist. | ||
+ | |||
+ | There are several buttons at the bottom of the playlist pane to help you manage your media selections. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <figure " | ||
+ | {{: | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Playlist Actions ==== | ||
+ | The buttons at the bottom of the playlist pane allow you to manage your selections and control playback sequence. | ||
+ | ? Add to playlist | ||
+ | ! Brings up an **Open Media Files** window to select files. | ||
+ | ? Remove selected media | ||
+ | ! Highlight one or more entries and click this button to remove the selected items from the playlist. | ||
+ | ? Clear playlist | ||
+ | ! Removes all items in the playlist at once. | ||
+ | ? Repeat and Shuffle | ||
+ | ! These modes can be enabled separately or together. | ||
+ | ? Move Up and Move Down | ||
+ | ! Clicking these buttons will move a selected playlist entry up or down in the list one row per click. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <figure " | ||
+ | {{: | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Using the Menus ===== | ||
+ | ==== Play Media ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | To play local media files, choose {gui> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <figure "Open Media"> | ||
+ | |||
+ | To play network or internet media files, choose {gui> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <note important> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <figure "Open Location..."> | ||
+ | |||
+ | The {gui> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <figure "Open Recent"> | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | |||
+ | Choose {gui> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <figure "Save Playlist"> | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | |||
+ | The functionality available in {gui> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <figure "Play Disk"> | ||
+ | ==== Playback ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | To activate the repetiton of an item being played, or all items in the playlist, choose {gui> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <figure " | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | |||
+ | The {gui> | ||
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+ | <figure " | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | |||
+ | To show or hide the playlist pane, to the right of the main Parole window, choose {gui> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <figure "Show Playlist"> | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | |||
+ | For information about advanced configuration of playlists, refer to the [[: | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== DVD ==== | ||
+ | Whenever you start playing a DVD, a new menu item appears on the menu bar. This DVD menu item allows you to select several options which are specific to this medium. | ||
+ | <figure "The DVD Menu"> | ||
+ | {{: | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | Some or all of these options may not be applicable to the DVD you are playing. It depends on whether the DVD was authored with that type of content. Each option is explained in more detail below. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ? DVD Menu | ||
+ | ! If the DVD has a main or title menu, clicking this option suspends playback and displays that menu. You can then select an item from the menu to play that choice, or you can click **DVD Menu** again and playback will resume where you left off previously. | ||
+ | ! If the DVD has no menus, this option will restart playback from the beginning. | ||
+ | ? Title Menu | ||
+ | ! This option differs slightly from **DVD menu**. It will also display the DVD's main menu if one exists but your only option is then to select an item from that menu. | ||
+ | ! If the DVD has no **Title Menu**, this option will restart playback from the beginning. | ||
+ | ? Audio Menu | ||
+ | ! Displays a selection of audio tracks to choose from. For example, some DVDs have multiple audio tracks in different languages. | ||
+ | ? Angle menu | ||
+ | ! Allows you to choose different camera angles. | ||
+ | ? Chapters | ||
+ | ! Brings up a sub-menu of chapter numbers if they are available on the DVD. Select a chapter and playback will jump to that point. | ||
+ | ! When you play a DVD containing chapters, those chapters' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Audio ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | The {gui> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <figure " | ||
+ | |||
+ | The {gui> | ||
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+ | <figure " | ||
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+ | < | ||
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+ | The {gui> | ||
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+ | <figure " | ||
+ | ==== Video ==== | ||
+ | The {gui> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <figure " | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | |||
+ | The {gui> | ||
+ | ^ Option | ||
+ | |None|No image adjustment is made| | ||
+ | |Auto|The image is adjusted automatically to present the video with the most suitable size.| | ||
+ | |Square|The image will be adjusted to present the video in a square format.| | ||
+ | |4:3 (TV)|The image will be adjusted to present the video in the standard television format.| | ||
+ | |16:9 (Widescreen)|The image will be adjusted to present the video in the international standard format of HDTV, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television PALplus.| | ||
+ | |20:9 (DVB)|The image will be adjusted to present the video in the Digital Video Broadcasting format, which is similar to the widescreen cinema standard.| | ||
+ | |||
+ | <figure " | ||
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+ | The option {gui> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <figure " | ||
+ | ==== Tools ==== | ||
+ | There are two selections under the {gui> | ||
+ | <figure " | ||
+ | {{: | ||
+ | |||
+ | For information about using plugins, refer to the [[: | ||
+ | The [[: | ||
+ | ==== Help ==== | ||
+ | In the unlikely (we hope) event that you find a problem with Parole, use the {gui> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <figure " | ||
+ | {{: | ||
+ | ===== Keyboard Shortcuts ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Several keyboard shortcuts are available in Parole to make navigation quicker and easier. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ** Playback ** | ||
+ | ^ Keys ^ Action ^ | ||
+ | | **p** | Play/Pause | | ||
+ | | **Spacebar** | ||
+ | | **Right arrow** | ||
+ | | **Left arrow** | ||
+ | | **Ctrl-Right arrow** | ||
+ | | **Ctrl-Left arrow** | ||
+ | | **Page Up** | Seek ahead 10 mins | | ||
+ | | **Page Down** | ||
+ | |||
+ | ** Menu Items ** | ||
+ | ^ Keys ^ Action ^ | ||
+ | | **Ctrl-M** | ||
+ | | **Alt-M** | ||
+ | | **Alt-P** | ||
+ | | **Alt-D** | ||
+ | | **Alt-A** | ||
+ | | **Alt-V** | ||
+ | | **Alt-T** | ||
+ | | **Alt-H** | ||
+ | |||
+ | ** Media ** | ||
+ | ^ Keys ^ Action ^ | ||
+ | | **Ctrl-O** | ||
+ | | **Ctrl-L** | ||
+ | | **Ctrl-Q** | ||
+ | |||
+ | ** Playlist ** | ||
+ | ^ Keys ^ Action ^ | ||
+ | | **F9** | ||
+ | | **Del** | ||
+ | | **Up arrow** | ||
+ | | **Down arrow** | ||
+ | |||
+ | ** Volume ** | ||
+ | ^ Keys ^ Action ^ | ||
+ | | **+** | Volume Up | | ||
+ | | **-** | Volume Down | | ||
+ | | **0** | Mute | | ||
+ | |||
+ | ** Display ** | ||
+ | ^ Keys ^ Action ^ | ||
+ | | **F11** | ||
+ | | **f** | Fullscreen/ | ||
+ | | **Esc** |