Microsoft QLF-00195 manual Windows Media Player, Listen to and View More Media, Now Playing Mode

Windows 7 for You: Makes New Things Possible

Media the Way You Want It

Windows Media Player

Windows Media Player in Windows 7 plays more media and delivers a richer media experience than earlier versions. Whether you want to listen to your favorite songs while you’re working or watch a DVD in full-screen mode, playback starts quickly and remains consistent. Windows 7 can also play more types of media than ever before, so you can play more of your content without having to switch players or download additional software.

Listen to and View More Media

Are you tired of having to use different media players to listen to, view, transfer, and manage different media formats? Windows 7 supports more media formats, making it easier for you to manage and play your media from one place—and to synchronize your media with a broad range of devices. In most cases, if your device doesn’t support the file type you’re synchronizing or streaming, Windows will convert that content into a format that the device you selected will play.

For example, let’s say you want to sync a movie you captured with your Flip Video camera from your PC running Windows 7 to a portable media player that does not natively support Flip Video movies. If the portable media device features a Compatible with Windows 7 logo, the file will automatically be converted during the sync to a format your portable device can play.

Windows 7 features built-in playback support for many common media formats, including WMV, WMA, MPEG-4, most iTunes non-digital rights managed content (including audio and video podcasts), FlipVideo files, most DivX and XviD files, and most AVI files. Windows 7 also supports playback of most MOV files that are produced by digital cameras and camcorders. Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions will also play video from popular high-definition digital camcorders (AVCHD).

Now Playing Mode

Enjoying your favorite media on your PC has never been simpler. Windows Media Player includes a new lightweight playback mode. The compact size changes

depending on whether you’re playing a song or video, and the UI is streamlined for playback, with pause, skip, and volume controls presented in an uncluttered interface that fits comfortably into a window on your desktop. Now Play- ing Mode is particularly useful when you have many windows open because it makes it easy to control your playback expe- rience without overtaking your screen.

Now playing mode

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