Windows Media Player 12播放视频剪辑和DVD^(DVDs)以及播放音频文件。您库中的视频^(Video)剪辑将自动为您整理好，只需单击一个按钮即可轻松播放。在本教程中，我将展示如何播放导入和下载的视频剪辑和DVD^(DVDs)。

播放库中的视频

从Windows Media Player 12^{(Windows Media Player 12)}播放视频与播放音频文件没有太大区别。如果您忘记了这一切，我建议您继续阅读我们的第一个Windows Media Player 12教程：Windows Media Player 12 -新功能及其^{(New and How)}工作原理。

要查看您的视频，只需单击导航窗格^{(Navigation Pane)}中的视频^(Videos)。它们会像您的音频文件一样弹出在播放器库中。^{(Player Library)}双击一个文件来播放它，或者选择它并点击播放^(Play)控件^{(Playback Controls)}上的播放来查看它。

视频以“正在播放模式”播放^{('Now Playing Mode')}。您可以像使用音频文件^{(audio file)}一样播放/暂停、跳过、查找和倒带。您还可以通过单击右下角的按钮全屏查看视频。完成后，您可以通过单击右上角的按钮返回播放器库。^{(Player Library)}

在Windows Media Player 12中播放DVD^(DVDs)

Windows Media Player 12也可以处理DVD 视频^{(DVD videos)}。要观看DVD，请将其插入机器并等待^{(machine and wait)}DVD图标^{(DVD icon)}出现在导航窗格^{(Navigation Pane)}中。点击它。

从这里，您可以查看所有章节和标题。右键单击任何章节并单击^{(chapter and click)} “全部播放”^{('Play all')}以从头开始（就像您将其弹出到DVD 播放器中并点击^{(DVD player and hit)} Play一样）或单击Play仅播放一章。

当您选择“全部播放”^{('Play all')}时，在进入主菜单之前，您将看到典型的FBI警告、预览和介绍性视频。^(FBI)虽然您是在Windows Media Player 12的“正在播放^{(Now Playing)}”模式中观看 DVD，但您可以像在电视机上一样浏览^{(television set)}DVD 菜单^{(DVD menu)}。单击菜单项以选择它们。

除此之外，您会注意到播放控件^{(Playback Controls)}中添加了一个DVD 按钮^{(DVD button)}。单击单词DVD将带您回到标题菜单^{(title menu)}。单击右侧的小箭头会显示更多选项。

以下是单击DVD 菜单^{(DVD menu)}旁边的箭头时出现的选项。大多数都是不言自明的——但您可能想查看“特殊功能”^{('Special Features')}选项。

在“特殊功能”^{('Special Features')}选项中，您可以即时更改音轨和字幕^{(Audio track and Captions)}（如果可用）。例如，您可以激活导演的评论并更改字幕的语言。如果有多个视图可用，您还可以更改摄像机角度

返回第一个菜单，您还可以更改视频大小^{(video size)}。您可以使用这些选项，也可以简单地拖动并调整整个“正在播放”^{(Now Playing)}窗口的大小。

结论

Windows Media Player 12可以方便地播放下载或导入的视频剪辑以及DVD^(DVDs)。它唯一的缺点是缺乏基本的编辑功能，但是您可以找到一些涵盖该功能的免费工具（更多内容将在我们以后的文章中介绍）。在手机^{(cell phone)}相机、翻转^(Flip)摄像机和YouTube时代，Windows Media Player 12非常适合组织和播放视频剪辑。

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How to Play Videos and DVDs in Windows Media Player 12

Windows Media Player 12 plays video clips and DVDs as well as it does audio fіles. Video clips in your library will autоmatiсallу be organized for you and can be played easily with a click of a button. In this tutorial, I'll show how to play imported and downloaded video clips and DVDs.

Playing Videos from Your Library

Playing videos from your Windows Media Player 12 isn't much different from playing audio files. If you've forgotten what that's all about, I recommend hopping on over to our first Windows Media Player 12 tutorial: Windows Media Player 12 - What's New and How it Works.

To view your videos, simply click Videos in the Navigation Pane. They'll pop up in the Player Library just like your audio files. Double-click a file to play it or, select it and hit Play on the Playback Controls to view it.

Videos play in 'Now Playing Mode'. You can Play/Pause, skip, seek and rewind just like you would with an audio file. You can also view your video in full screen by clicking the button in the bottom-right. When you're done, you can return to the Player Library by clicking the button in the top-right.

Playing DVDs in Windows Media Player 12

Windows Media Player 12 also handles DVD videos. To watch a DVD, insert it into your machine and wait for the DVD icon to appear in the Navigation Pane. Click it.

From here, you can view all of the chapters and titles. Right-click any chapter and click 'Play all' to start from the very beginning (just like as if you'd popped it into a DVD player and hit Play) or click Play to play just one chapter.

When you choose 'Play all', you'll be treated to whatever FBI warnings, previews and introductory videos that typical ensue before being brought to the main menu. Although you're viewing your DVD from within Windows Media Player 12's Now Playing mode, you can navigate the DVD menu just like you would on a television set. Click the menu items to select them.

Aside from this, you will notice that a DVD button is added to the Playback Controls. Clicking the word DVD brings you back to the title menu. Clicking the little arrow to the right brings up more options.

Below are the options that appear when you click on the arrow next to DVD menu. Most are self-explanatory--but you may want to check out the 'Special Features' options.

In the 'Special Features' options, you can change the Audio track and Captions (if available) on the fly. For example, you can activate the director's commentary and change the language of the captions. You can also alter the camera angles, if multiple views are available

Back in the first menu, you can also change the video size. You can use these options or you can simply drag and resize the entire Now Playing window.

Conclusion

Windows Media Player 12 is handy for playing downloaded or imported video clips as well as DVDs. Its only shortcoming is its lack of basic editing features, but you can find some free tools which cover that (more to come in our future articles). In the age of cell phone cameras, Flip camcorders and YouTube, Windows Media Player 12 works well for organizing and playing video clips.

As always, if you have any questions or comments, let us know via the comments forms below.

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