August 2nd, 2011

An even easier way to get Windows Media Player to single-step a video

Raymond Chen
Raymond Chen

Since my original article explaining how to get Windows Media Player to single-step a video, I’ve learned that there’s an even easier way.

  • Pause the video.
  • To single-step forward, Ctrl+Click the Play button.
  • To single-step backwrd, Ctrl+Shift+Click the Play button.

Backward-stepping is dependent upon the codec; some of them will go backward to the previous keyframe. The person who tipped me off to this feature: The developer who implemented it.

Remember: Sharing a tip does not imply that I approve of the situation that led to the need for the tip in the first place.

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Old New Thing
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Raymond Chen

Raymond has been involved in the evolution of Windows for more than 30 years. In 2003, he began a Web site known as The Old New Thing which has grown in popularity far beyond his wildest imagination, a development which still gives him the heebie-jeebies. The Web site spawned a book, coincidentally also titled The Old New Thing (Addison Wesley 2007). He occasionally appears on the Windows Dev Docs Twitter account to tell stories which convey no useful information.

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