MMP: Minimalist Media Player

video controls: brief overview

Full List of Controls By Category

Control	Action
Brightness
`[-]`	decrease brightness. Can be held down for rapid decrease
`[=]`	increase brightness. Can be held down for rapid increase
`[0]`	reset brightness to normal
Contrast
`[8]` (Hyphen)	decrease contrast. Can be held down for rapid decrease
`[9]`	increase contrast. Can be held down for rapid increase
`[2]`	reset contrast to normal
Editing (`Ctrl [E]`)	audio and video files can be edited ¹⁾
`[C]`	[C]ut the segment under the cursor into two segments
`Ctrl [C]`	same as above but mark the left-hand segment as e[X]cluded (same as [I])
`[I]`	[I]n point: split segment at cursor and mark left-hand segment as e[X]cluded, i.e. deleted
`[O]`	[O]ut point: split segment at cursor and mark right-hand segment as e[X]cluded, i.e. deleted
`[L]`	[L]engthen the selected segment by one second
`[S]`	[S]horten the selected segment by one second
`[M]`	[M]erge the selected segment with the segment to its right
`[N]`	[N]erge the selected segment with the segment to its left
`[R]`	[R]estore the selected e[X]cluded segment
`[X]`	e[X]clude the selected segment from the final edit
File Control
`[Insert]`	copy media file name (without the extension) to the clipboard. e.g. for saving the project file after F12
`[Del]`	[D]elete current media file (after confirmation)
`Ctrl [Del]`	[D]elete all files in the current media file's folder (after user confirmation) - subfolders are not affected - deletion functions can be disabled by deleting rot.exe
`[K]`	mark this media file as [K]eep (renames with a leading underscore to bring to top of folder)
`Ctrl [K]`	delete all but the “Kept” files in the current folder - this functionality must be explicitly enabled in the `MinimalistMediaPlayer.conf` file ²⁾ ³⁾ ⁴⁾
`[R]`	[R]ename the current media file
Freeze Frame
`[←]`	pauses the video and steps forwards one frame. Can be held down for rapid continuous stepping.
`[→]`	pauses the video and steps backwards one frame. Can be held down for rapid continuous stepping.
Gamma
`[`	decrease gamma. Can be held down for rapid decrease
`]`	increase gamma. Can be held down for rapid increase
`[']` (single quote)	reset gamma
Mouse
`Left click the window and hold`	the window can be dragged/repositioned
`Left double-click the window`	toggle ⁵⁾ fullscreen mode
`Right single-click the window`	pause/resume playback of audio/video. pause/resume slideshow of images
`[CTRL]`	hold ctrl key down and move mouse along the progress bar, “scrubs”/“jogs” through the audio or video
`[Wheel up]`	volume up
`[Wheel down]`	volume down
On-Screen Captions
`[#]`	briefly reshow the media caption (the filename and its position/number in the playlist). For an image displayed in the main window, the dimensions of the image as displayed will also be shown. They will also be shown if you resize the window. This allows you to size the image to your required dimensions before then saving the image with those dimensions.
`[B]`	[B]lackout/restore progress [B]ar
`Ctrl [B]`	Make the progress [B]ar [B]righter/more prominent. Hold for rapid increase. Your preference gets saved to the configuration file
`Ctrl Shift [B]`	Make the progress [Bar] darker. Hold for rapid decrease. Your preference gets saved to the configuration file
`[C]`	show/Hide on-screen [C]aptions (media info) and media file timestamp
`Ctrl [C]`	show/Hide all on-screen captions, media file timestamp and media metadata
`Ctrl [S]`	toggle 2) subtitles on/off
Panning
`Ctrl [↑]`	pan up. Can be held down for continuous panning (Ctrl-Shift for double speed)
`Ctrl [↓]`	pan down. Can be held down for continuous panning (Ctrl-Shift for double speed)
`Ctrl [→]`	pan left. Can be held down for continuous panning (Ctrl-Shift for double speed)
`Ctrl [←]`	pan right. Can be held down for continuous panning (Ctrl-Shift for double speed)
`[3]`	reset panning to normal
Playback
`[Spacebar]`	pause/resume playback of audio/video. pause/resume slideshow of images
`Right single-click the window`	pause/resume playback of audio/video. pause/resume slideshow of images
`Ctrl [R]`	toggle 2) infinite [R]epeat of the current media file
`[S]`	re[S]tart the current media file from the beginning, aka [S]tartover
`[F8]`	skip to the previous chapter, if there is one
`[F9]`	skip to the next chapter, if there is one
`[←]`	pauses the video and steps forwards one frame. Can be held down for rapid continuous stepping.
`[→]`	pauses the video and steps backwards one frame. Can be held down for rapid continuous stepping.
Playlist
`[A]`	play the first media file in the playlist (Z/END plays last)
`[HOME]`	play the first media file in the playlist (Z/END plays last)
`[Z]`	play the last media file in the playlist (A/HOME plays the first)
`[END]`	play the last media file in the playlist (A/HOME plays the first)
`[W]`	[W]atch the next media file in the list
`[ENTER]`	[W]atch the next media file in the list
`[Q]`	play the previous media file in the [Q]ueue/playlist
`[L]`	re[L]oad the playlist with all supported media files from the current folder. Useful when you have knowingly changed the folder contents while the app is running. Saves having to restart the app to access the new folder contents
Rotating
`[Pg Up]`	rotate video left/anti-clockwise (you must have first rotated right at least once)
`[Pg Dn]`	rotate video right/clockwise (you must do this at least once before you can rotate left)
`[4]`	reset rotation to normal/not rotated
Saturation
`{`	decrease saturation. Can be held down for rapid decrease
`}`	increase saturation. Can be held down for rapid increase
`[;]`	reset saturation to normal
Screenshots
`[F5]`	save a screenshot of the current frame or the currently displayed image
Speed
`Numpad [-]`	decrease playback speed. Can be held down for rapid decrease
`[\`	decrease playback speed. Can be held down for rapid decrease
`Numpad [+]`	increase playback speed. Can be held down for rapid increase
`[/]`	increase playback speed. Can be held down for rapid increase
`[1]`	reset the playback speed to normal, i.e. [1]00%
Subtitles
`Ctrl [S]`	toggle 2) subtitles on/off
`[F7]`	cycle through all subtitle tracks in the media file
Tabbing
`[T]`	[T]ab through the media file a 100th (default) of its duration. Can be held down for rapid tabbing
`Ctrl [T]`	[T]ab back through the media file a 100th (default) of its duration. Can be held down for rapid tabbing
`[TAB]`	tab forwards 1 second. Can be tapped repeatedly or held down to do a “fast forward” through the media file
`Ctrl [TAB]`	tab backwards 1 second. Can be tapped repeatedly or held down to do a “fast reverse” through the media file
`Caps Lock ON [T]`	tab forwards 200th of media duration. Can be tapped repeatedly or held down for “fast forward”
`Caps Lock ON Ctrl [T]`	tab backwards 200th of media duration. Can be tapped repeatedly or held down for “fast reverse”
`Shift [T]`	tab forwards 50th of media duration
`Ctrl Shift [T]`	tab backwards 50th of media duration
`Left [Alt] key`	tab forwards 200th of media duration. Intended to be held down for “fast forward”
`Ctrl Left [Alt] key`	tab backwards 200th of media duration. Intended to be held down for “fast reverse”
Volume / Sound
`[↑]`	increase the volume. Can be held down for rapid increase
`[↓]`	decrease the volume. Can be held down for rapid decrease
`[Vol+] media key`	increase the volume. Can be held down for rapid increase
`[Vol-] media key`	decrease the volume. Can be held down for rapid decrease
`[Vol-mute] media key`	mute/unmute sound
`[E]`	[E]ars - mute/unmute sound
`[F6]`	cycle through all audio tracks in the media file
Window Control
`[ESCape]`	exit Fullscreen mode, or exit the app if not in fullscreen mode
`[F]`	show/cancel [F]ullScreen mode
`[G]`	[G]reater window size. Can be held down for rapid increase
`Ctrl [G]`	reduce, i.e. un[G]reater, the window size. Can be held down for rapid decrease
`[H]`
`[M]`	Maximize the video to the largest allowable by the screen whilst maintaining the correct aspect ratio. Very occasionally, the window might be positioned so that the bottom edge is behind the Windows taskbar. This corrects that
`[N]`	mi[N]imize window to the Windows taskbar
`[V]`	synchronize all [V]ideo windows
`Ctrl [9]`	Auto-arrange up to 4 (or more) simultaneous videos
`Ctrl [0]`	close all running instances of MMP
`Left button down`	drag the media window around the screen, but not when Playlist panel is open
`Ctrl Left button down`	drag the media window around the screen, even when the Playlist panel is open
Zoom
`[I]`	zoom [I]n. Can be held down for rapid zooming in. +SHIFT for faster zoom
`[O]`	zoom [O]ut. Can be held down for rapid zooming out. +SHIFT for faster zoom
`[U]`	[U]nzoom, i.e. re-fit the video to the window
Additional
`[F5]`	save a screenshot of the current frame or the currently displayed image
`[F6]`	cycle through all audio tracks in the media file
`[F7]`	cycle through all subtitle tracks in the media file
`[F8]`	skip to the previous chapter, if there is one
`[F9]`	skip to the next chapter, if there is one
`[F10]`	open media file in PotPlayer (assumes default installation folder) - can be overridden in .conf `F10=`
`[F11]`	open media file in LossLessCut (assumes default installation folder) - can be overridden in .conf `F11=`
`[F12]`	open media file in ShotCut editor (assumes default installation folder) - can be overridden in .conf `F12=`
`Ctrl [A]`	show [A]bout Box. Checks for updates if _autoUpdates=yes_ is in .conf
`Ctrl [E]`	toggle 2) the media timeline [E]diting tools for lossless editing
`Ctrl [H]`	show [H]elp panel of all keyboard and mouse controls
`[Insert]`	copy media file name (without the extension) to the clipboard. e.g. for saving the project file after F12
`[Backspace]`	reset zoom, pan, rotation, speed, brightness, contrast, gamma, saturation and captions/progress bar brightness to normal
`[Spacebar]`	pause/resume playback of audio/video. pause/resume slideshow of images

Resets

Control	Action
`[Backspace]`	reset all
`[2]`	reset Contrast
`[3]`	reset Pan
`[4]`	reset Rotation
`[0]`	reset Brightness
`[;]`	reset Saturation
`[']`	reset Gamma
`[U]`	[U]nzoom, i.e. reset, zoom

You can have multiple instances of MMP running and for videos you can hit Ctrl-[9] to have MMP auto-arrange up to 4 (or more) windows so they can all be viewed simultaneously.
This is very useful for, say, comparing different resolutions of the same movie.
To facilitate this comparison, there are a number of “universal” keyboard commands that get sent to all MMP windows, if you have NumLock ON.
If Numlock is OFF, controls will only be sent to the window you're viewing.
You can of course switch between sending to one and sending to all by switching between having NumLock OFF and ON.

Control	Action
On-Screen Captions
`[#]`	briefly reshow the media caption (the filename and its position/number in the playlist)
`[C]`	show/Hide on-screen [C]aptions (media info) and media file timestamp
`Ctrl [C]`	show/Hide all on-screen captions, media file timestamp and media metadata
Playback
`[Spacebar]`	pause/resume playback of audio/video. pause/resume slideshow of images⁶⁾
`[S]`	re[S]tart the current media file from the beginning, aka [S]tartover
Tabbing
`[T]`	[T]ab through the media file a 100th (default) of its duration. Can be held down for rapid tabbing
`Ctrl [T]`	[T]ab back through the media file a 100th (default) of its duration. Can be held down for rapid tabbing
`[TAB]`	tab forwards 1 second. Can be tapped repeatedly or held down to do a “fast forward” through the media file
`Ctrl [TAB]`	tab backwards 1 second. Can be tapped repeatedly or held down to do a “fast reverse” through the media file
`Caps Lock ON [T]`	tab forwards 200th of media duration. Can be tapped repeatedly or held down for “fast forward”
`Caps Lock ON Ctrl [T]`	tab backwards 200th of media duration. Can be tapped repeatedly or held down for “fast reverse”
`Shift [T]`	tab forwards 50th of media duration
`Ctrl Shift [T]`	tab backwards 50th of media duration
`Left [Alt] key`	tab forwards 200th of media duration. Intended to be held down for “fast forward”
`Ctrl Left [Alt] key`	tab backwards 200th of media duration. Intended to be held down for “fast reverse”
Window Control
`[G]`	[G]reater window size. Can be held down for rapid increase
`Ctrl [G]`	reduce, i.e. un[G]reater, the window size. Can be held down for rapid decrease

The following controls are always sent to all windows.

Control	Action
`Ctrl [9]`	Auto-arrange up to 4 (or more) simultaneous video windows
`Ctrl [0]`	close all running instances of MMP
`[V]`	synchronize all [V]ideo windows - also works on all audio windows

¹⁾

image editing is part of the future development plan

²⁾

keepDelete=yes

³⁾

requires v3.0.2 or later

⁴⁾

doesn't touch subfolders of the current folder

⁵⁾

toggle: press once to set on; press again to set off

⁶⁾

You can have multiple slideshows running in multiple windows

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