BitPlayer
BitPlayer is a cool alternative to Quicktime that offers some features that you won't find even in the pro version of Quicktime. The first big ticket feature in BitPlayer is playlists.Playlists are just what they sound like; lists of movies that you can play in a certain order. BitPlayer has a drawer into which you can drag different movies to create a playlist, you can then play through the entire playlist or just view certain movies.
BitPlayer also supports playing videos in full screen, something the free version of Quicktime should support, and exporting Quicktime files into other formats.
BitPlayer requires OS X 10.2 and it is a free download.
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BitPlayer is a cool alternative to Quicktime that offers some features that you won't find even in the pro version of Quicktime. The first...
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I prefer VLC (as I think another reader has mentioned): http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ It works like a charm for almost any video file you can imagine, and it's opensource and free and slim. (The only trouble I've ever had trouble with, oddly, is playing actual DVDs from VLC, but DVD player rocks the mic for that one).
August 24 2005 at 1:27 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIsn't it wierd how Quicktime doesn't support fullscreen but iTunes does?
August 24 2005 at 1:20 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyFor users who don't need to export into different media type, I think VLC http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ is a much better option. It too has playlist, but can play just about any video file you throw at it.
August 24 2005 at 1:05 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI found this little gem over a year ago and put it to use in our university TV studio. It feeds "slides" and video for journalism classes. Some of the users were reluctant at first. Now everyone raves about it. I looked at a lot of "playlist" apps, and BitPlayer is simply the best. It can handle stills, movies, Flash, animated GIFs -- all the usual QuickTime stuff. The playlist truly works as a playlist, instead of an unstoppable "slide show" as with many other apps. Since the computer is not a full-blown editing station, we capture video with BTV Pro. If there is any excess video at the beginning of the capture, BitPlayer features IN and OUT point markers. If you want a very simple alternative to Keynote (or Powerpoint), give BitPlayer a try.
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