插件允许您以各种方式扩展Windows Media Player 12的核心功能(core functionality)。这些插件可以轻松集成到Windows Media Player 12中，并且可以即时启用或禁用，而不会不可逆转地改变应用程序的工作方式。在本教程中，我们将解释不同类型的Windows Media Player 12插件，向您展示如何查看和配置插件、下载新插件以及禁用和启用插件。
Windows Media Player 12插件的类型
有八种不同类型的Windows Media Player 12插件，每一种都会以不同的方式影响您的媒体体验。他们是：
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可视化插件(Visualization plug-ins)- 显示颜色、形状和其他根据音频播放节拍变化的动画。
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正在播放插件(Now Playing plug-ins)-通过添加功能增强“正在播放”模式。(Now Playing mode)
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窗口插件(Window plug-ins)- 在独立于播放器窗口的窗口中添加功能。
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后台插件(Background plug-ins)- 向 Windows Media Player 12 的后端添加功能。例如，WMP Keys 为 Windows Media Player 12 添加了热键，而 Google Talk 音乐插件允许您将正在收听的歌曲的名称显示为您的聊天状态。这些插件没有用户界面。
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视频 DSP 插件(Video DSP plug-ins)- 为视频添加效果，例如改变颜色饱和度。
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音频 DSP 插件(Audio DSP plug-ins)- 执行音频效果，例如低音增强或标准化。
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其他 DSP 插件(Other DSP plug-ins)- 为视频和音频播放添加其他效果。
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渲染器插件(Renderer plug-ins)- 播放通常不由 Windows Media Player 12 处理的内容（即音频或视频编解码器）
查看和配置(Configuring)已安装的插件
Windows Media Player 12已经安装了几个插件。您可以通过单击工具(Tools)菜单并单击插件(Plug-ins)并选择选项...(Options...)来查看和配置已安装的插件。
注意：(Note:)如果您没有看到菜单栏(Menu Bar)，请按CTRL-M以显示它。
在下一个窗口中，您将在左侧看到插件类别列表。单击一个类别可查看该类别中已安装的插件。在右侧的框中选择一个插件以查看下面框中的说明。
单击属性(Properties)以显示所选插件的配置选项。
下面(Below)是插件属性窗口的示例。这些将因插件而异。
注意：(Note:)并非所有插件都具有可配置的属性，因此没有可供编辑的选项。
下载Windows Media Player 12插件
您可以通过单击工具(Tools)并选择插件(Plug-ins)并单击下载插件来下载插件(Download plug-ins)。
或者，您可以单击Tools，选择Download并选择Plug-ins。从此菜单中，您还可以选择下载可视化。
这将在您的默认 Web 浏览器中显示 Windows Media Player 插件(Plug-ins for Windows Media Player)网页。在这里，您可以像从Internet(Internet)下载的任何其他程序一样浏览、下载并安装它们。
注意：您可能需要确保插件与Windows Media Player 12兼容。大多数为以前版本的Windows Media Player(Windows Media Player)设计的插件都可以与Windows Media Player 12一起使用。此外，在从Windows Media Player 12(Windows Media Player 12)访问的Microsoft 页面(Microsoft page)以外的网站下载和安装插件时要小心。
安装插件后，它将显示在我们在上一节中访问的插件选项窗口中。
禁用和启用插件
从Internet(Internet)下载的插件可以在插件选项窗口中禁用、启用和删除。
或者，您可以选择工具(Tools)并选择插件(Plug-ins)，然后单击插件以直接从Player Library启用或禁用它。
在此屏幕截图中，您可以看到我们启用了DFX 音频增强插件(DFX Audio Enhancement plug-in)。对于此插件，用户界面(user interface)显示在其自己的窗口中。如前所述，有些插件没有用户界面(user interface)。
查看可视化
可视化的激活方式与其他插件略有不同。只能从“正在播放”模式(Now Playing mode)查看可视化。点击(Click)右下角的图标进入正在播放模式(Now Playing mode)。
默认情况下，“正在播放”模式(Now Playing mode)的可视化设置为显示专辑封面。
右键单击(Right-click)窗口中的任意位置并选择Visualizations。在这里，您将看到已安装的所有可视化。(Visualizations)选择一个可视化以查看该可视化的不同模式和预设。选择一个来激活它。
在这里，您会看到专辑封面被您选择的可视化所取代。
结论
安装插件和可视化是一个简单的点击操作。但插件引入Windows Media Player 12的潜力几乎是无限的。下载Microsoft Windows Media Player Plug-in(Microsoft Windows Media Player Plug-in)网站上的几个插件并试用。既然您知道如何启用和禁用它们，那么通过试验就没有什么可失去的了。
How to Install and Use Windows Media Player 12 Plug-ins
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Types of Windows Media Player 12 Plug-ins
There are eight different kinds of Windows Media Player 12 plug-ins, each of which affects your media experience in a different way. They are:
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Visualization plug-ins - Display colors, shapes and other animations that change according to the beat of the audio playing.
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Now Playing plug-ins - Enhance the Now Playing mode by adding functionality.
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Window plug-ins - Add functionality in a window separate from the Player window.
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Background plug-ins - Add functionality to Windows Media Player 12's backend. For example, WMP Keys adds hot keys to Windows Media Player 12 while the Google Talk Music Plugin allows you to display the name of the song your are listening to as your chat status. These plug-ins do not have a user interface.
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Video DSP plug-ins - Add effects to videos, such as changing color saturation.
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Audio DSP plug-ins - Perform audio effects, such as bass boost or normalization.
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Other DSP plug-ins - Adds other effects to video and audio playback.
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Renderer plug-ins - Plays content that isn't normally handled by Windows Media Player 12 (i.e. an audio or video codec)
Viewing and Configuring Installed Plug-ins
Windows Media Player 12 comes with several plug-ins already installed. You can view and configure plug-ins that are already installed by clicking the Tools menu and clicking Plug-ins and choosing Options....
Note: If you do not see the Menu Bar, press CTRL-M to reveal it.
In the next window, you'll see a list of plug-in categories on the left. Click a category to view the installed plug-ins in that category. Select a plug-in in the box to the right to see a description in the box below.
Click Properties to show configuration options for the selected plug-in.
Below is an example of a properties window for a plug-in. These will vary depending on the plug-in.
Note: not all plug-ins have configurable properties so there will be no option available for editing.
Downloading Windows Media Player 12 plug-ins
You can download plug-ins by clicking Tools and choosing Plug-ins and clicking Download plug-ins.
Alternately, you can click Tools, choosing Download and choose Plug-ins. From this menu, you can also choose to download visualizations.
This will bring up the Plug-ins for Windows Media Player webpage in your default web browser. Here, you can browse through the plug-ins, download them and install them just like you would any other program downloaded from the Internet.
Note: You might want to ensure that the plug-in is compatible with Windows Media Player 12. Most plug-ins designed for previous versions of Windows Media Player will work with Windows Media Player 12. Also, be careful when downloading and installing plug-ins from websites other than the Microsoft page accessed from Windows Media Player 12.
Once you install your plug-in, it will show up in your plug-ins options window, which we accessed in the previous section.
Disabling and Enabling Plug-ins
Plug-ins downloaded from the Internet can be disabled, enabled and removed from the plug-ins options window.
Alternately, you can choose Tools and choose Plug-ins and click a plug-in to enable or disable it directly from the Player Library.
In this screenshot, you can see that we've enabled the DFX Audio Enhancement plug-in. For this plug-in, the user interface appears in its own window. As mentioned above, some plug-ins do not have user interfaces.
Viewing Visualizations
Visualizations are activated a bit differently from other plug-ins. Visualizations can only be viewed from the Now Playing mode. Click on the icon in the lower right to enter Now Playing mode.
By default, the visualization for Now Playing mode is set to display the album art.
Right-click anywhere in the window and choose Visualizations. Here, you'll see all the Visualizations you have installed. Select a visualization to see the different modes and presets for that visualization. Choose one to activate it.
Here, you'll see the album art replaced by the visualization you chose.
Conclusion
Installing plug-ins and visualizations is a simple point and click matter. But the potential that plug-ins introduce into Windows Media Player 12 is nearly limitless. Download a couple of the plug-ins found at the Microsoft Windows Media Player Plug-in website and try them out. Now that you know how to enable and disable them, there's nothing to lose by experimenting.
