nessViewer - Media presentation

Media presentation

Media presentations can be started in nessViewer in various ways - for instance with menu commands, by drag & drop, by the remote control, via a media show, by the MediaCenter or the Media Server.
By setting the → media preferences the behavior of nessViewer can be influenced:
- DVDs and movies can be first opened "normal" in a window - and then you start the presentation manually by menu or keyboard commands or the remote control
- pictures, movies and PDF documents can be first collected in a media show - and then you start the mixed presentation manually by menu or keyboard commands or the remote control
- media can be automatically presented instantly (and mixed)
The current presentation can be controlled either by the keyboard or the remote control:
- start/stop
- present next/previous media
- fast forward or rewind respectively jump
- increment the play rate
During a presentation several special functionality is available:
- zooming
- aspect ratio (4:3; 16:9; 21:9)
- language selection (if available)

Presentation of single media

Play/present a DVD

A DVD can be either played in the current window or in fulllscreen mode.
In the system preferences "CDs & DVDs" nessViewer can be set for the action "Video DVD insert".

Play/present a movie

Also a movie can be either played in the current window or in fulllscreen mode.
In fullscreen mode panoramas will be rotated step by step and - if more than one view exist - these views successive displayed.

Presentation of mixed media via a media show

Media show presentations can be started in the current window by the menu command "Start presentation".
By setting the correspondend preferences it can be controlled whether
- the presentation will be started at the current selected media (or always at the first)
- only the selected media will be presented (or all)
In a media show the next/previous media can be selected either by keyboard or the remote control. For the selected media the picture (respectively a preview for movies and the first page for PDF documents) will be shown in the main window.

Home cinema with the remote control

Comfortably from the armchair, sofa or bed you control the MediaCenter or the presentation by the remote control.
The Apple remote control or the →NV Remote App for iPhone offers an easy user interface with full control.

Thru >II the presentation will be started
Thru pressing >>I and I<< it will be jumped forward/backward
(respectively the next/previous media played)
Thru holding >>I and I<< it will be fast forwared or rewinded
(thru multiple holding the play rate will increase)
Thru + and - the sound volume will be changed for DVDs and movies
Thru MENU the presentation will be finished
In the MediaCenter thru >>I and I<< the next/previous entry will be selected
In the MediaCenter thru + and - the current selected entry will be added/removed from/to the playlist
In the MediaCenter thru MENU one level up will be shown

Comfortable and easy presentation with nessViewer!

A phone call, a ring at the doorbell, an uninvited guest enters the room? Park your presentation: simply move nessViewer to the background and nessViewer will automatically executes the "pause" function. At any time the presentation can be continued: a mouse click on the icon of nessViewer and the presentation will be continued at the interrupted position.

Achievement: media presentation

A presentation can be started by:
- drag & drop
- menu commands
- keyboard commands
- Apple remote control or
  →NV Remote App for iPhone
A presentation can be started in:
- a DVD window
- a PDF document window
- a media show window
- the MediaCenter
Media can be presented single or mixed
Control of a presentation by:
- keyboard commands
- Apple remote control or
  →NV Remote App for iPhone
Deactivation of the movie sound if iTunes is playing music
Choice of the background color

Media presentation: pictures, movies, DVDs, PDFs, media shows