Frame by Frame Playback?

[zapster]

Is there a player that has the option to step through (frame by frame) most video formats using the keyboard (left/right arrows as we see in VDub)?

[redwudz]

Zoom player and probably others can. In Zoom, it's selected by the clicking the mouse wheel, then you can step through the video one frame at a time by using the wheel. Maybe the keyboard also, but I find the wheel easier. I use the Pro version, I don't know if the freeware version can do that.

EDIT: Zoom does also work with the keyboard with the Shift plus , and . keys. Or you can customize the settings.

[jagabo]

MPC has forward and backwards step -- but backward doesn't seem to work all the time. KMPlayer has both, both work, and you can configure them to whatever keys you want.

[olyteddy]

Why not use VDub? I do when I want to go one frame at a time.

[zapster]

Why not use VDub? I do when I want to go one frame at a time.

VDub rocks, but how do I get it to open and play all the wmv, mov, mpg4, etc?

[jagabo]

Use a recent VirtualDub and install source plugins for those file types. Some are linked in this thread:

http://forums.virtualdub.org/index.php?s=43b1e5503ee6baa8b85866ddf58b64b6&act=ST&f=7&t=14639&st=105

If you get the DirectShow source plugin you can open any file DirectShow will open.