Spent some time figuring out which existing (free of charge) media player could display current frame-number or resolutions up to milliseconds. I focused my search on Windows platform.
- VLC:
Unable to find a way to step frame-by-frame
- VirtualDub: Yes - it is on by default. Noticed the limited types of media container support. It works with AVI, mpg, but not mp4.
- Media Player Classic: Yes - but I am only able to show it as OSD, not the status / information area.
- Open the video file
- Configure the OSD option to display 'frame number' from Media Player Classic menu: Play -> Filters -> ffdshow Video Decoder -> Properties
- Turn on OSD option from ffdshow (available from windows taskbar)
About VLC: Since you strike out "Unable to find a way to step frame by frame" please tell how to go to previous frame, and also please add howto do it forward / backward.
ReplyDeleteIn VLC you can go to next frame since pressing 'e' key, also can be done by activating advanced controls on view menu, then appears some buttons, one (right one) has a symbol of a film with a red down arrow, pressing it goes to next frame.
But i can not find anyway to go to previous frame directly, without going to a previous point and then advance frame by frame (and manually counting how many).
Thanks.
Sorry about the confusion. I believe I did not find a way to step forward/backward frame-by-frame in VLC. That's probably because there does not seem to ask VLC to display frame number.
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