Beginning animator looking for a media player with these three features

[Sonario648]

I'm actually trying to do animation, and I have actually tried several media players, including VLC, but I can never seem to find that perfect one for animation references. What I'm after is a media player that has the ability to display the timecode as a frame number, similar to the QuickTime Player for Windows from Apple, the ability to go forward one frame at a time using a hotkey like with VLC, which is the current media player I use, and the ability to also jump backwards one frame, like with the jump to time (previous frame) VLC extension.

I am looking for a free and safe (virus free) media player specifically with those three features.

I have attached an imagine of exactly what I mean when I say the option to display a video's frame number.

[redwudz]

Not a video player, but VirtualDub2 video editor can do all that.
You use the keyboard arrow keys to move back and forth one frame at a time
and it does show the frame number and the time. Also lots of filters available
if you need them.

But other members may have better suggestions.
And welcome to our forums.

[Sonario648]

Not a video player, but VirtualDub2 video editor can do all that.
You use the keyboard arrow keys to move back and forth one frame at a time
and it does show the frame number and the time. Also lots of filters available
if you need them.

But other members may have better suggestions.
And welcome to our forums.

Thanks This is my first time finding this site since I absolutely couldn't find exactly what I was looking for. Tried Media Player Classic, GOM Player, and VLC. They had one or the other, but not all three.

[jagabo]

I agree with redwudz, VirtualDub2. It can open most video files, it shows the current frame number in a status bar below the video, you can single step forward and backward with the right/left arrow keys, and it can play videos at normal speed like a media player.

[Sonario648]

Just downloaded Virtual Dub, and it does indeed have all the features I was looking for. Ironically I wanted to try virtual dub to help with converting image sequences into animation. I have Blender for that too, but it's still funny how the software I was thinking of trying anyway has all 3 features I wanted so I could be able to have an easy time deciphering my animation references.

[Bernix]

Hi,
just curious, what animation software are you using. Usualy such player is part of animation software.
And all thinks you mentioned, you can also use potplayer. Tab for osd with frames, times and other info. F for next frame, for previous (D i think but you can check it in player itself)
But when virtualdub is good for you nothing is wrong.
So I'm just curious what software are you using, that it has not such basic feature.


Bernix

[Sonario648]

I use Source Filmmaker. Usually I have my reference open in a media player like VLC or Windows Media Player so I can watch the video while I work.

[Budman1]

I'm not sure of what you are using player for with regard to changes being made or that will be made but many players that have frame by frame advance and backup can show you the information you need from an AVISYNTH script. I use Potplayer as Bernix mentioned above and create a script whenever I open a video.:

FFmpegSource2("C:\Users\Bud\Desktop\[dp]Manjandani-1.mp4", atrack=-1).Crop(0,0,-0,-0).LanczosResize(720,304)
ScriptClip(Last, """Subtitle("[ "+Chr(FFPICT_TYPE)+" ]", size=(Height*56.0/720), align=2)""", after_frame=true)
Subtitle("C:\Users\Bud\Desktop\[dp]Manjandani-1.mp4", font="Arial", size=24, text_color=$ff0000, align=2, x=360, y=130)
Subtitle("This is Anamorphic video", font="Arial", size=24, text_color=$ff0000, align=5)
ShowFrameNumber(scroll=true, x=10, y=27, font="Arial", size=24, text_color=$ff0000)
ShowTime(x=72, y=44, font="Arial", size=24, text_color=$ff0000)
ShowSMPTE(fps=23.976, x=68, y=61, font="Arial", size=24, text_color=$ff0000)

I use all but you can remove what you do not need.


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