MakeInstantPlayer v1.35 Free Download

MakeInstantPlayer v1.35

MakeInstantPlayer, written by Lord_MuldeR
Version 1.34, Released 2009-06-13

Using MPlayer SVN-r29355-4.5.0 and MakeNSIS v2.44

1. Introduction
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MakeInstantPlayer is a tool for converting video
files into
self-running executables.
This is very useful for distributing video clips,
as the user does
NOT need any additional software for playback!
As MakeInstantPlayer uses the MPlayer engine for
playback, it supports
almost any video format in existence.
The user interface is based on MPUI, a very
lightweight MPlayer front-end
by Martin Fiedler.
Furthermore MakeInstantPlayert uses Nullsoft´s
Scriptable Install System
to pack everything into a single EXE file.
In order to start playback simply double-click
on the Instant Player file
and enjoy the show!

2. Vista Warning
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By default MPlayer uses the Overlay (DirectX) renderer for video output
on Microsoft Windows.
On Windows XP the Overlay renderer works flawlessly. But then came Windows
Vista. And along with Vista came Aero.
Aero isn´t compatible with the Overlay renderer, so using the Overlay
renderer on Vista MAY cause problems!
So if you intend to run your Instant Player on a Vista machine, it is
recommended to NOT use the Overlay renderer.
Problems can be avoided by using the OpenGL renderer (-vo gl) or the
Direct3D renderer (-vo direct3d) instead.
Please note that this information applies to the upcoming Windows 7
as well!

3. Options
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Source File:
The media file that will be converted into a self-running executable.
Note that this can be any kind of media file playable in MPlayer,
such as AVI, MPEG, MKV or MP4 files.

Output File:
The executable file that is going to be created. Will be overwritten
if already in existence!

Homepage:
The URL of your homepage. The specified URL needs to start either
with “http://” or “https://”.
If you specify an URL, the user will be redirected to that URL when
the player exits.

Splash File:
The image file that will be displayed on the screen while your
Instant Player is starting up.
Supported image types are BMP, GIF and JPEG. The image dimensions
shouldn´t exceed the size of a typical screen.

Icon File:
The icon file that will be used for the executable file. This must
be a valid ICO file.

Fullscreen:
If checked, your Instant Player will start up in fullscreen mode.
Hence the video will fill the entie screen.
Note that this can NOT be used in combination with “compact” mode.

Compact:
If checked, your Instant Player will start up in compact mode.
Hence the window´s titlebar will be hidden.
Note that this can NOT be used in combination with “fullscreen” mode.

Auto Quit
If checked, your Instant Player will terminate immediately after
the video playback has stopped.

Stay On Top
If checked, your Instant Player will stay on top of other windows
that are active on the user´s machine.

Loop
If checked, your Instant Player will replay the media over and
over again, until the user stopps playback.

Include Codecs
If checked, your Instant Player will include the “Binary Codecs”
for MPlayer.
Note that this is usually NOT required. Also this will significantly
increase the size of your Instant Player!
Only some proprietary video formats require these Codecs,
formats that should be avoided anyway.

Parameters:
Here you can specify additional parameters that will be passed
to MPlayer. This is intended for advanced users.
Furthermore you can specify MPlayer´s video renderer here (see
the “Vista” chapter for details).
Note that your parameters will NOT be checked, so wrong parameters
may result in serious playback problems!
Please see the MPlayer documentation for a complete list of all the
available parameters.

Language:
Here you can specify the user interface language of your Instant Player.

4. Commandline Usage
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The following commandline options can be used with all Instant
Player executables:
MyPlayer.exe [/?] [/NOSPLASH] [/NOGUI[=]] [/NOHOME]
[/EXTRACT[=]]

Please be aware: These option do NOT apply to MakeInstantPlayer
itself, only to the executables it creates!

/?
Display an about dialog containing version information and a list
of all commandline arguments.

/NOSPLASH
Do NOT display the splash screen on startup. This way the Instant
Player will start up much faster.

/NOGUI[=]
Don´t run the graphical user interface (MPUI). Call MPlayer.exe
directly instead.
If specified, the additional commandline arguments will
be passed to MPlayer on startup.
This option is intended for advanced users only!

/NOHOME
Do NOT open the hompage in the user´s web-browser after the playback
has terminated.

/EXTRACT[=]
Extract the media file from the Instant Player executable, so it can
be opened in an external player.
By default the media file will be extracted to the folder where the
Instant Player executable is located.
If specified, the media file will be extracted to the
directory.
Please note that the Instant Player will NOT play back the media file
when the /EXTRACT argument is used!

Note that NSIS uses a pretty unorthodox way of dealing with whitespaces
in commandline arguments!

Examples:
InstantPlayer.exe /NOSPLASH
Skip the splash screen
InstantPlayer.exe /NOGUI
Don´t use graphical user interface
InstantPlayer.exe /NOGUI=-fs
Don´t use graphical user interface, invoke fullscreen
InstantPlayer.exe “/NOGUI=-vo gl:yuv=2″
Don´t use graphical user interface, use OpenGL renderer
InstantPlayer.exe /NOHOME
Don´t visit the homepage after playback has ended
InstantPlayer.exe /NOSPLASH /NOGUI /NOHOME
Skip spash screen, don´t use GUI and don´t visit homepage
InstantPlayer.exe /EXTRACT
Extract media file to Instant Player´s directory
InstantPlayer.exe /EXTRACT=C:Temp
Extract media file to the “C:Temp” directory
InstantPlayer.exe “/EXTRACT=C:My Documents”
Extract media file to the “C:My Documents” directory

5. Copyright Information
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MakeInstantPlayer
Copyright (C) 2007-2009 LoRd_MuldeR

MPlayer – The Movie Player
Copyright (C) 2000-2009 MPlayer Team

MPUI – MPlayer for Windows
Copyright (C) 2005 Martin J. Fiedler

Nullsoft Scriptable Install System
Copyright (C) 1995-2009 NSIS Contributors

This program is free software; you can redistribute it
and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
License, or
(at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be
useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

6. Contact
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Future updates for this software will be available
from my homepage:
http://mulder.dummwiedeutsch.de/home/?page=projects#instplay

For help and support, please refer to the corresponding
thread on Doom9´s forum:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=124111

The official MPlayer project homepage can be found here:
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/

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