What is the video and audio of the Win8 Metro interface

Symptom:

Win8: Video and Audio for Metro Interface

Solution:

Win8 Audio and Video Application Operation Method

Due to Win8 The positioning of the system Metro interface is “opening the PC and mobile”, so in order to adapt to the operating habits of the tablet, the video and music applications of the Metro interface are operated in full screen. The interface structure of these two applications is also very similar, which consists of a “three-layer interface” of “Worklist”, “Selection Interface” and “Play Interface”.

Worklist

Quick Playback Bar

Once the user enters the video and music app, they will enter the work list, which will display the classified content in the Windows library. Clicking on the right button of the screen will bring up the black shortcut play bar. Here, users can perform regular operations such as “pause”, “next” and “duplicate”.

Select interface

In the list of works, the user clicks “opens the file>; enters “select interface”. Here, in addition to the ability to select video and audio files anywhere on the computer, we can also select files from the cloud through Skydrive's cloud storage function. It should be noted that audio files can be selected multiple times, and only one video can be selected.

When the media file to be played is selected, the music player interface will display the relevant information of the song, as well as the necessary buttons such as progress bar, play (stop), loop, etc. When the user selects multiple songs, the interface can The playlist is displayed; the video playback interface is more simple —— the video content is presented in full screen, and the function buttons only have a progress bar and a play (stop) button.

Video Playback Interface

Audio Playback Interface

Generally speaking, the video and audio applications under the Metro interface of Win8 system are consistent with the big interface style: the buttons on the UI are not More, just keep the necessary features, close contact with the cloud service, suitable for operation on the tablet.

Win8 audio and video applications support formats

Microsoft has written in the official Windows 8 blog about Win8 will build a rich and expandable media platform. The platform will feature “reduce power consumption, improve battery life, and bring a better entertainment experience to users”. From this point, it can be seen that the media application of the Win8 Metro interface has been targeted to the mobile terminal from the beginning.

Music and Video Applications

Win8's video and audio applications take into account the following needs: HTML5-based entertainment on the Web; shooting on smartphones, digital cameras and HD camcorders Family movies; popular services for music, movies and TV shows.

The video/audio encoding list for the Metro interface is shown below. It should be noted that those formats that add <*” need to be installed with the Win8 Media Center Feature Pack or the Win8 Professional Edition Feature Pack. These formats are not supported in Win8 Standard Edition; plus the format of "**” It is the recommended format under the Metro interface, and users can enjoy it.

Win8 native media application support format

Of course, like XP and Win7, Win8 player does not support media in some formats (such as rmvb). Users need to install a separate decoder.