MakeInstantPlayer 1.31

1. Intoduction

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 Nullsofts 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

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 isnt 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

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 shouldnt 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 windows 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 users 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 MPlayers 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. Copyright Information

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

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.

5. Contact

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 Doom9s forum:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=124111

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