MMP: Minimalist Media Player

Use Shift-[\] to open the MMP config dialog
Use Ctrl-[H] to open a [H]elp panel

audio controls - brief overview

Control	Action
Editing (`Ctrl [E]`)	audio and video files can be edited¹⁾
`Shift [E]`	play the [E]xported [E]dited media file in a new copy of `MMP`
`[I]`	[I]n point: split segment at cursor and mark left-hand segment as e[X]cluded, i.e. deleted
`[O]`	[O]ut point: split segment at cursor and mark right-hand segment as e[X]cluded, i.e. deleted
`[L]`	[L]engthen the selected segment by one second
`[S]`	[S]horten the selected segment by one second
`[M]`	[M]erge the selected segment with the segment to its right
`[N]`	[N]erge the selected segment with the segment to its left
`[R]`	[R]estore the selected e[X]cluded segment
`[X]`	e[X]clude the selected segment from the final edit
`Ctrl [Z]`	undo the previous action
`Ctrl [Y]`	redo the previously undone action
File Control
`[Insert]`	copy media file name (without the extension) to the clipboard. e.g. for saving the project file after F12
`[Del]`	[D]elete current media file (after confirmation) deletion functions must be explicitly enabled in the `Shift [\]` Config Dialog
`Ctrl [Del]`	[D]elete all files in the current media file's folder (after user confirmation) - subfolders are not affected deletion functions must be explicitly enabled in the `Shift [\]` Config Dialog
`[K]`	mark this media file as [K]eep (renames with a leading “! ” to bring to top of folder)
`Ctrl [K]`	delete all except the [K]eep files in the current folder deletion functions must be explicitly enabled in the `Shift [\]` Config Dialog
`[R]`	[R]ename the current media file
`Ctrl-Shift [R]`	[R]ename the current media file by doing a cleanup on the file name, replacing each “dirty” character with a space
On-Screen Captions
`[#]`	briefly reshow the media caption (the filename and its position/number in the playlist)
`[B]`	[B]lankout/restore progress [B]ar
`Ctrl [B]`	make the progress [B]ar [B]righter/more prominent. Hold for rapid increase. Your preference gets saved to the configuration file
`Shift [B]`	make the progress [Bar] darker. Hold for rapid decrease. Your preference gets saved to the configuration file
`Ctrl Shift [B]`	reset the progress [Bar] and captions to the default color/brightness. Your preference gets saved to the configuration file
`[C]`	show/Hide on-screen [C]aptions (media info) and media file timestamp
`Ctrl [C]`	show/Hide all on-screen captions, media file timestamp and media metadata
Mouse
`Left click the window and hold`	the window can be dragged/repositioned
`Right single-click the window`	pause/resume playback of audio/video or image slideshow
`[CTRL]`	hold ctrl key down and move mouse along the progress bar, “scrubs”/“jogs” through the audio or video
`[Wheel up]`	volume up
`[Wheel down]`	volume down
Playback
`[Spacebar]`	pause/resume playback of audio/video.
`Right single-click the window`	pause/resume playback of audio/video.
`Ctrl [R]`	toggle²⁾ infinite [R]epeat of the current media file
`[S]`	re[S]tart the current media file from the beginning, aka [S]tartover
Playlist
`[A]`	play the FIRST media file in the playlist (`[Z]`/`[END]` plays last)
`[HOME]`	play the FIRST media file in the playlist (`[Z]`/`[END]` plays last)
`[Z]`	play the LAST media file in the playlist (`[A]`/`[HOME]` plays the first)
`[END]`	play the LAST media file in the playlist (`[A]`/`[HOME]` plays the first)
`[W]`	play the NEXT media file in the playlist
`[ENTER]` / `[RETURN]`	play the NEXT media file in the playlist
`[Q]`	play the PREVIOUS media file in the [Q]ueue/playlist
`[L]`	re[L]oad the playlist with all supported media files from the current folder. Useful when you have knowingly changed the folder contents while the app is running. Saves having to restart the app to access the new folder contents
`[→]`	play the NEXT media file in the playlist
`[←]`	play the PREVIOUS media file in the playlist
Speed
`Numpad [-]`	decrease playback speed. Can be held down for rapid decrease
`[\]`	decrease playback speed. Can be held down for rapid decrease
`Numpad [+]`	increase playback speed. Can be held down for rapid increase
`[/]`	increase playback speed. Can be held down for rapid increase
`[1]`	reset the playback speed to normal, i.e. [1]00%
Tabbing
`[T]`	[T]ab through the media file a 100th (default) of its duration. Can be held down for rapid tabbing
`Ctrl [T]`	[T]ab back through the media file a 100th (default) of its duration. Can be held down for rapid tabbing
`[TAB]`	tab forwards 1 second. Can be tapped repeatedly or held down to do a “fast forward” through the media file
`Ctrl [TAB]`	tab backwards 1 second. Can be tapped repeatedly or held down to do a “fast reverse” through the media file
`Caps Lock ON [T]`	tab forwards 200th of media duration. Can be tapped repeatedly or held down for “fast forward”
`Caps Lock ON Ctrl [T]`	tab backwards 200th of media duration. Can be tapped repeatedly or held down for “fast reverse”
`Shift [T]`	tab forwards 50th of media duration
`Ctrl Shift [T]`	tab backwards 50th of media duration
`Left [Alt] key`	tab forwards 200th of media duration. Intended to be held down for “fast forward”
`Ctrl Left [Alt] key`	tab backwards 200th of media duration. Intended to be held down for “fast reverse”
Volume / Sound
`[↑]`	increase the volume. Can be held down for rapid increase
`[↓]`	decrease the volume. Can be held down for rapid decrease
`[Vol+] media key`	increase the volume. Can be held down for rapid increase
`[Vol-] media key`	decrease the volume. Can be held down for rapid decrease
`[Vol-mute] media key`	mute/unmute sound
`[E]`	[E]ars - mute/unmute sound
Window Control
`[ESCape]`	exit a popup dialog or exit the app
`[H]`	position the window [H]orizontally (and Vertically) in the center of the screen
`[N]`	mi[N]imize window to the Windows taskbar
`[V]`	synchronize all audio and [V]ideo windows
`Ctrl [9]`	Auto-arrange up to 4 (or more) simultaneous audio windows (this functionality is only really applicable to videos)
`Ctrl [0]`	close all running instances of MMP
`Left button down`	drag the media window around the screen
`Ctrl Left button down`	drag the media window around the screen

Additional
`[F10]`	open media file in PotPlayer (assumes default installation folder) - can be overridden in .conf `F10=`
`[F11]`	open media file in LossLessCut (assumes default installation folder) - can be overridden in .conf `F11=`
`[F12]`	open media file in ShotCut editor (assumes default installation folder) - can be overridden in .conf `F12=`
`Ctrl [A]`	show [A]bout Box. Checks for updates if `autoUpdate=yes` is in .conf
`Ctrl [E]`	toggle2) the media timeline [E]diting tools for lossless editing
`Ctrl [H]`	show [H]elp panel of all keyboard and mouse controls
`[Insert]`	copy media file name (without the extension) to the clipboard. e.g. for saving the project file after F12
`[Backspace]`	reset speed and captions/progress bar brightness to normal

¹⁾

certain display characteristics of images can be manipulated and saved, e.g. brightness, rotation, etc

²⁾

toggle: press once to set on; press again to set off

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