Failure Phenomenon:
Video and audio for Win8:metro interface
Solution:
WIN8 Audio and video application operation method
Because the WIN8 system Metro interface positioning is "through the PC end and mobile end", so in order to adapt to the operation of the tablet computer, Metro interface video and music applications are full-screen operation. And the two applications of the interface structure is very similar, are composed of "work list", "Selection Interface" and "Play Interface" three-layer interface.
Work list
Quick Play Bar
The user enters the video, the music application then enters the work list, here will correspond to display the classification content in the Windows library. Right click on the bottom of the screen will appear black shortcut play bar, the user here can be "pause", "Next", "repeat" and other general operations.
Select interface
In the list of works, the user clicks on "Open File" to enter the "select Interface". Here we select files from the cloud, in addition to the ability to select video, audio files from anywhere in the computer, and through SkyDrive cloud storage. It should be noted that audio files can be selected, and the video can only choose one.
When the media file you want to play is selected, the music play interface will present the related information of the song, as well as the progress bar, play (stop), loop and other necessary buttons, the user selects many songs, the interface can display playlists, while the video playback interface is more simple-full screen rendering video content, function button only progress bar and playback ( Stop) button.
Video Playback interface
Audio Playback interface
Overall, the WIN8 system Metro interface video, audio applications and large interface style is consistent: The UI is not many buttons, only the necessary features, close contact with the cloud services, suitable for the operation on the tablet.
WIN8 audio and video applications supported formats
Microsoft has written in the Windows 8 official blog that WIN8 will build a rich and scalable media platform. The feature of this platform will be "to reduce power consumption, improve battery endurance, and bring users a better entertainment experience." From this point, it can be seen that the media application of Win8 's Metro interface has been positioned from the beginning to the mobile terminal.
Music and video applications
Win8 's video and audio applications take into account the following requirements: HTML5 Entertainment on the web side, home movies made from smartphones, digital cameras and high-definition cameras, and popular services for music, movies and television programs.
A list of video/audio codes for the Metro interface is shown below. Note that those with the "*" format need to be installed WIN8 Media Center Feature Pack or WIN8 Professional Edition Feature Pack to experience, the WIN8 standard version does not support these formats, plus the "* *" format is the Metro interface in the recommended format, users can enjoy the experience.
WIN8 Native Media application-supported formats
Of course, like XP and Win7, Win8 's player examples do not support media in some formats, such as RMVB, and users need to install decoders separately.