MakeInstantPlayer is a tool for converting video
files into self-running executables.
This is very useful for distributing video clips,
as the user doe 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 Nullsoftīs 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!
MakeInstantPlayer, written by Lord_MuldeR
Version 1.50, Released 2010-09-18
Using MPlayer SVN-r32198 and MakeNSIS v2.46
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 doe 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 Nullsoftīs 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 isnīt 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 o
verwritten 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 shouldnīt 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 windowīs 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 userīs 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 MPlayerīs 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 commandline options described in ths section can be used
with all "Instant Player" executables.
Please be aware: These option do NOT apply to MakeInstantPlayer
itself, only to the executables it creates.
Also they do NOT apply to MPlayer itself. Do NOT enter them
into the "Parameters" edit box!
Basic commandline syntax:
MyInstantPlayer.exe [/?] [/NOSPLASH] [/NOGUI[=]]
[/NOHOME] [/EXTRACT[=]]
Available parameters:
/?
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[=]
Donīt 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 userīs 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!
Examples:
InstantPlayer.exe /NOSPLASH
Skip the splash screen
InstantPlayer.exe /NOGUI
Donīt use graphical user interface
InstantPlayer.exe /NOGUI=-fs
Donīt use graphical user interface, invoke fullscreen
InstantPlayer.exe "/NOGUI=-vo gl:yuv=2"
Donīt use graphical user interface, use OpenGL renderer
InstantPlayer.exe /NOHOME
Donīt visit the homepage after playback has ended
InstantPlayer.exe /NOSPLASH /NOGUI /NOHOME
Skip spash screen, donīt use GUI and donīt visit homepage
InstantPlayer.exe /EXTRACT
Extract media file to Instant Playerīs 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
Note that NSIS uses a pretty unorthodox way of dealing with
whitespaces in commandline arguments!
5. Copyright Information
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MakeInstantPlayer
Copyright (C) 2007-2010 LoRd_MuldeR
MPlayer - The Movie Player
Copyright (C) 2000-2010 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 Doom9īs 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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