Tutorial For Beginner

Tutorial For Beginner

You might have attracted by A2 Media Player's stunning features we told you and downloaded the most updated version of A2 Media Player Pro. Now, you are eager to find out how well the A2 Team has done its job. But before you do anything, you have to install A2 Media Player Pro by executing the downloaded file "A2MPPV251.exe", and then you will see the skin of the Main module as shown in fig. 1 when you run A2 Media Player after installation (those who want a tutorial with the old skin of the previous versions, please press here).

(fig. 1)

There are always some kinds of rules behind any software design. Rule 1: Any function that is accessible by skin button is also accessible by popup menu. That's why there is a popup menu for each skinned module of A2 (e.g. Playlist, Visual Effect, ...). So, if you are not familiar with the skin buttons, you can always right-click on the module's skin and use its popup menu instead. Rule 2: For each skin button, there is a hint showing its associated function. Just move the mouse cursor over any skin button, A hint will appear on the skin if you wait long enough. You can reset the hint's waiting and showing time in "Preferences" when you become a more experienced user. Rule 3: If you mess up anything, just press the "Default" button to save you from troubles. There are a number of "Default" buttons implemented in places where operation may be a little bit complicated for beginners to restore the system back to default configuration.

How to play a media file ?

The first thing you may want to do is to play a media file. So, let's start from here:

Open the Playlist module using the button as shown in fig. 2 on the Main panel (you can also select from the Main popup menu or just press ).

After the Playlist module is opened, add your media file(s) into the playlist using the button as shown in fig. 3 on the Playlist panel (you can also select from the Playlist popup menu).

Double-click a media file in the playlist to play.

(fig. 2)

(fig. 3)

Note: if you add media files using the Playlist popup menu, you also have the choice to add image files from your hard disk or from the CDMI Image Library through A2's Image Selector as show in fig. 4.

If you are an impatient person, you don't have to follow the previous steps. You can just drag & drop any media files onto A2 Media Player. Dropping a media file onto the Main panel will clear the

(fig. 4)

current playlist information while dropping the media file onto the Playlist panel will add the media file into the playlist.

How to re-arrange the order of media files in the playlist?

It is very easy to re-arrange the order of media files in the playlist. Just drag a media title and move it up/down to any location in the playlist and then drop it.

What is A2 Theatre ?

Now, you may want to know what makes A2 media Player Pro distinguish itself from other players, and surpass all its competitors in the global market. So, let's try A2 Theatre - the stunning core of A2 Media Player Pro.

A2 Theatre (also called Dream Theatre / Karaoke Emulator) is a sub-module of A2 Media Player for showing images, videos, animations, text, lyrics and resized visual effects.

Add an audio file into the playlist, drag & drop the audio file to the top of the playlist (or double-click to play it), and then open A2 Theatre using the button as shown in fig. 5 on the Main panel (you can also select from the Main popup menu or just press )

(fig. 5)

Since you haven't attached any image/video and lyrics to your audio file, what you will see is the default A2's Logo image and the introductory "lyrics".

What is Media File Settings Editor ?

Now, you may want to see how real lyrics is displayed in A2 Theatre (Karaoke Emulator). A2 has released some professionally-synchronized demo lyrics files of popular songs by famous singers like Celine Dion, Madonna, Air Supply, Beatles, Elvis Presley, ... If you have the corresponding audio files (Audio CD/MP3/OGG/ WMA/Wave/Midi), download your favourite lyrics from here. You may also try our demo media file (with lyrics embedded) - Let's Twist Again by Chubby Checker. For those who want to see how Lyrics Remarks are displayed, please also try our new sample LRC lyrics (with guitar chords) for the demo media file.

Starting from version 2.31, user can search LRC Lyrics for audio CD tracks and MP3/OGG/WMA/Wave audio files from the Internet.

The Media File Settings Editor as show in fig. 7 is an editor for user to define the "environment" when playing a specific media file. One of its main functions is to attach different media formats (audio, image, video, text, lyrics) together so that they can be played simultaneously.

Select an audio file in the playlist and then open the "Media File Settings Editor" using the button as shown in fig. 6 on the Playlist panel (you can also select from the Playlist popup menu).

(fig. 6)

In the Image page of the "Media File Settings Editor" as shown in fig. 7, use the Browse button to select an image from your hard disk or from the CDMI Image Library to attach to your audio file.

(fig. 7)

If lyrics is not embedded in your media file, then in the Lyrics page of the "Media File Settings Editor" as shown in fig. 8, use the Browse button to select a lyrics (LRC) file to attach to your audio file.

(fig. 8)

In the Execute page of the "Media File Settings Editor" as shown in fig. 9, set A2 Theatre (Karaoke Emulator) to open automatically before playing the audio file (If the image is from CDMI Image Library, A2 Theatre will be set to open by default).

(fig. 9)

Press the Confirm button in the "Media File Settings Editor", and then double-click the audio file in the playlist to start your own karaoke show.

Double-click on the image of A2 Theatre (or just press ) to set your karaoke show to full-screen, do it again and you will be back to normal.

(fig. 10)

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