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Microsoft® Windows Media™ Player for Windows® XP Handbook
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Author
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Seth McEvoy
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384
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1 Companion CD(s)
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All Levels
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Published
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10/31/2001
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ISBN
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9780735614550
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$29.99
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Index
Symbols
.aif. See Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF)
.aifc. See Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF)
.aiff. See Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF)
.asx. See metafiles
.au. See AU audio
.avi. See AVI
.cda. See CDs
.ivf. See Indeo video
.m1v. See Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)
.mid. See Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
.mp2. See Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)
.mpa. See Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)
.mpe. See Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)
.mpeg. See Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)
.mpg. See Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)
.rmi. See Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
.wav. See WAV
.wax. See metafiles
.wma. See Windows Media Audio (WMA)
.wmd. See Windows Media Download packages
.wmz. See skins
.wvx. See metafiles
A
ActiveX controls 259, 266, 274
Advanced Script Indexer 278, 282, 289
AIFF. See Audio Interchange File Format
album art 33, 37
archiving files. See compressing files
AU audio 103
audio. See music
Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF) 103
AVI 101, 135
B
bit rates 104, 136. See also codecs
borders 100, 299, 305
burning. See copying files
C
captions 35, 41, 100, 277, 292
CDs 79, 103
album art 33, 37
copying 15, 43, 48, 55, 83
creating 18, 64, 74
ejecting 80
getting album information 50
hardware options 47, 85
closing Windows Media Player 75
codecs 104, 105
compact-discs. See CDs
Compaq PA-1 145
Compaq PA-2 145
compressing files 136, 255. See also codecs
configuration. See options
Copy from CD command 15, 43
Copy Music command 46
Copy to CD or Device command 18, 64, 74, 129
copying files 74, 104
digital copying 48
from CDs 15, 43, 83
options 47, 83, 86, 104, 136
playlists 66
to CDs 18, 64, 74
to Pocket PCs 129
to portable music devices 18, 64, 74, 146
Creative Nomad 19, 146
D
debugging. See testing
decompressing files. See codecs
deleting files 58
from Pocket PCs 135
DHTML. See dynamic HTML
Digisette DUO-64 146
digital copying 48
digital rights management (DRM) 81, 83, 109, 111, 135. See also licenses
Download Visualizations command 37
downloading files 113. See also copying files
visualizations 37, 81
DRM. See digital rights management
DVDs 35, 42, 78, 79, 80, 89, 103
dynamic HTML 260, 269
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eDigital 146
Eject command 80
equalizer. See graphic equalizer
error messages 245, 248
event handlers 165, 167, 247, 273
exiting Windows Media Player 75, 184
extensions. See file formats
F
Fast Forward command 25, 80, 183
file associations. See file formats
file formats 95
for Pocket PCs 135
options 83, 88
supported by Windows Media Player 99, 171, 201, 303
file markers. See markers
file name extensions. See file formats
finding digital media 5, 15, 17, 42, 56, 58, 81, 110, 113
forms 268
full mode 76, 181
full screen display 30, 78
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graphic equalizer 34, 37, 39, 76, 162, 187
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help for Windows Media Player 91, 187
HTML 267. See also dynamic HTML; Web pages
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image files 169, 171, 190, 199
Indeo video 103
Intel Echo 145
Intel Pocket Concert 145
intelligent streaming 119
Internet
options 86, 89
URLs 74
Windowsmedia.com 5, 15, 42
working offline 75
Iomega HipZip 19, 144
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JScript 163, 277, 281, 285, 288
testing 247, 273
L
licenses 81, 83, 111, 135. See also digital rights management (DRM)
log files 253
lyrics 35, 41
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markers 78, 184, 277, 278, 281
Media Guide 5, 15, 42
Media Library 16, 52. See also playlists
adding files 74, 81
options 86
menu bar 26, 71
metadata 50
metafiles 75, 99, 135, 292, 301, 303, 307
streaming media 100, 119
methods 165
MIDI. See Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
minimizing Windows Media Player 27, 184
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) 102
MP3 83, 102, 105, 135, 144. See also Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)
MPEG. See Moving Picture Experts Group
MPEG Audio Layer 3. See MP3
music 102, 103, 105. See also AIFF; AU audio; MP3; WAV; Windows Media Audio (WMA)
controlling playback volume 80, 140, 183
copying files 15, 18, 43, 55, 64, 74, 83, 129, 135
deleting files 135
displaying visualizations 12
lyrics 35, 41
Media Guide 5, 15, 42
Media Library 16, 52
Now Playing 7, 11, 32, 76
playback options 34, 37, 38, 39, 75, 76, 85, 143, 187
playing files 4, 9, 24, 74, 79, 110, 139
playlists 27, 54
portable music devices 144
Radio Tuner 17, 58
saving files 74
searching for 81
shuffle playback 26, 80
streaming 100
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) 102
Mute command 25
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networks 89, 117. See also Internet
Next command 25, 80, 140, 183
Nike PSA 146
Now Playing 7, 11, 26, 32, 76
borders 299
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opening files 236. See also playing files
options 37, 82, 143
hardware 47, 85, 136
Media Library 86
network 86, 89, 117
performance 85, 117, 136
sound 38, 39, 187
streaming media 89
video 35, 40
visualizations 88
organizing digital media 16, 52, 54, 57. See also playlists
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Pause command 25, 79, 140, 183
performance options 85, 117, 136
personal rights management. See digital rights management (DRM)
PKWARE 216, 255
Play command 25, 79, 140, 182
playing files 4, 7, 9, 11, 24, 32, 40, 74, 76, 79,88, 99, 104, 110, 116, 118, 182, 186, 236
controlling volume 25, 80, 140
media information 29, 50, 76
on Pocket PCs 139
playlists 27, 54, 57, 76, 92, 135, 141, 182, 305
Radio Tuner 17, 58
shuffle playback 26, 80, 142
playlists 7, 27, 34, 54, 57, 76, 92, 99, 129, 135, 237, 305
creating 57, 66
for Pocket PCs 141
importing and exporting 75
in skins 163, 182
navigating 25, 80, 183
repeating items 80
shuffle playback order 26, 80
Pocket PC 18, 64, 74, 125
copying files 129
deleting files 135
optimizing performance 136
options 85, 143
skins 143
Windows Media Player 128, 139
portable music devices 18, 64, 74, 125, 144
copying files 146
options 85
Previous command 25, 80, 140, 183
programming tools 275, 288
for skins 154, 159, 163, 241, 254
for visualizations 311
progress bars. See sliders
progressive streaming 116
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quitting Windows Media Player. See exiting Windows Media Player
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Radio Tuner 17, 58
RAV MP300 145
RCA Lyra 145
Repeat command 80, 183
resizing Windows Media Player 30
Rewind command 25, 80, 183
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SAMI. See Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange (SAMI)
sampling rates 104. See also codecs
saving files 55, 74
scripting 247, 273, 277, 281, 282, 285, 288
SDMI. See Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI)
Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI) 135
security. See licenses
seek bar 25, 140. See also sliders
settings. See options
Skin Chooser 20, 70
skin mode 29, 76, 92
skins 151. See also borders
attributes 167
creating 159, 177, 179, 187, 197, 302, 306
developer tools 159, 254
displaying 20, 29, 70, 76, 181
distributing 158, 216, 255
event handlers 165, 167
for Pocket PCs 143
image files 169, 190, 199
playlists 163, 237
programming languages 154, 163, 209, 288
sliders 162, 217
testing 243, 248
video elements 162, 225
visualizations 162, 186, 226
sliders 162, 217
SONICBlue Rio 19, 145
SRS WOW Effects 34, 38
starting Windows Media Player 4
statistics 29, 78
Stop command 25, 79, 140, 182
streaming media 110, 116, 118
metafiles 100
options 89
Radio Tuner 17, 58
stream statistics 78
surround sound. See SRS WOW Effects
Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange (SAMI) 295
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taskbar 27, 77
testing 243, 253, 273
TruBass. See SRS WOW Effects
U
Uniform Resource Locator (URL) 74, 277, 282
upgrading 91
URL. See Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
V
VBScript. See Visual Basic Scripting Edition
video 101, 102, 103. See also AVI; Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG); Windows Media Video (WMV)
audio volume 140
captions 35, 41, 100, 277, 292
controlling audio playback 37, 38, 76, 80, 183
copying files 57, 74, 129, 135
deleting files 135
full screen 30, 78
in skins 162, 186, 225
Media Guide 5, 15, 42
Media Library 16, 52
Now Playing 7, 11, 32, 76
playback options 35, 40, 75, 79, 85, 143
playing files 9, 24, 74, 79, 110, 139
playlists 27, 54
saving files 74
searching for 81
shuffle playback 26, 80
streaming 100
Visual Basic Scripting Edition 275
visualizations 12, 33, 77
creating 311
distributing 330
downloading 81
in skins 162, 186, 226
options 88
selecting 37
volume control 25, 80
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WAV 95, 102, 105
Web pages 259, 277, 282
creating 266
forms 268
opening 74
testing 273
Windows Media Advanced Script Indexer 278, 282, 289
Windows Media Audio (WMA) 95, 100, 105, 135, 144
Windows Media control 29
Windows Media Download packages 101, 305, 307
Windows Media Format 83
Windows Media Player
configuring 37, 82
customizing 70, 151
exiting 75, 184
help 91, 187
in Web pages 259
methods 166
minimizing 27, 184
properties 166
resizing 30
software development kit 159, 241, 275, 311
starting 4
supported file types 99, 171, 201, 303
upgrading 91
visualizations 311
Windows Media Player for Pocket PC 128, 139
Windows Media Resource Kit 278
Windows Media Video (WMV) 101, 135
Windowsmedia.com 5, 15, 42
WMA. See Windows Media Audio (WMA)
working offline 75
X
XML 155, 177, 209, 244
Z
ZIP files 158, 216, 255. See also PKWARE
zoom video playback 79
Last Updated: October 12, 2001
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