WMC, the full name is Windows Media Center, it is a family entertainment center, in the previous Vista, Win7 are included with the system, to Win8, although not pre-installed, but can be added for free, available at Microsoft's official website for free As long as you enter the correct mailbox, you will receive an activation key in a few minutes. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/Windows-8/feature-packs.
Currently only WMC is supported in the Windows 8 Pro version.
1, this library is really cool
In WMC and Windows system, there is a new file management mechanism - library, when I click the folder shortcut in the lower left corner of the desktop, pop up The window is not a computer, but a folder containing "video", "picture", "document", "music". Maybe many people rarely use this function, mainly do not understand, here I combine WMC Say the usage of the library.
Now let's take video as an example to demonstrate the usage of the library, right-click the video, pop-up properties, add folders in the add-on, any folder can be, the system will filter out the video files by default.
Here I choose a folder containing videos, there are subfolders inside.
At this time, check the video properties and find that the file size has changed. From here, the library is more than just a shortcut.
Files, music is also the same, it seems that the library mechanism is similar to the shortcut, but it is different, we can add things inside the computer hard disk to the library, it is convenient to find when needed, except this Kind of addition, we can also add to the library by right-clicking on the folder of the hard disk.
In addition to this, we can also create a new library, add the file types we need, such as PDF documents, EXE programs or other types of things, not limited to the four libraries of the system itself, as long as we can think of Created.
In WMC, the file management mode of the media library is adopted. It is also dependent on the library. You can add folders, but I still feel that it is convenient to include files directly in the library.
2, this image is not only a picture
add the appropriate folder in the gallery, you can see the pictures just added in the WMC, in addition to the regular slide show, play music In addition, I also found an interesting thing, modify the function, right-click the picture, select the picture details, choose the decoration.
In the decoration, we can also perform simple editing, such as cropping the photo, red-eye, enhancing the contrast, etc. The function is relatively simple. I guess mainly to deal with the portrait, I hope to increase it later. A little feature.
3. The format of the music is relatively small.
The music support music format is relatively small. I can't add it to the media library with ape, but can expand the support by installing the decoding package Win8 Codes. The format, I hope this can be improved in the future, if the song ID3 information is lost, you can also download it through the network, just in the settings - regular - automatic download option settings.
4. Video and movie are slightly duplicated
I have added a folder of videos before, but I have not found it in WMC's movie library. We can only add it separately in the movie library. But the file type and video are nothing but different. Can't understand this meaning, is it a copyright issue? The style of the movie library is very good with the overall Metro UI interface of Windows 8. But the size of the magnetic post can't be changed or moved. It looks a bit rigid and looks like Pepsi.
5, live broadcast function
remember to support Internet video viewing in Win7, to Win8, this feature is gone, now only through the tuner, I think this is no one to use it, maybe Putting it in the living room at home would be a good choice.
6, other functions
In the settings, we have other functions to facilitate our lives, such as parental control, you can set a password to block some children are not suitable for viewing content. Synchronization, you can synchronize data with your mobile device, my android phone has not been connected, is it exclusive to Windows Phone users? Finally, you can expand your device and use it with your TV at home.
Postscript: After experiencing Windows Media Center, the biggest feeling is that the library is really easy to use, it is very convenient to manage multimedia files, and it is great to build a home theater in the home, because of many functions. Both interact with the TV remote.