Video Controller

Quickly zapping through large collections of videos across multiple directories.

Key Benefits

Lightning-fast video zapping - Navigate through hundreds of videos with simple arrow keys
Seamless folder traversal - Jump between folders without losing your viewing context
Direct manipulation - Drag, zoom, and control videos intuitively

Features

Basic Functions

• Display video files (MP4, AVI, MOV, MKV, WebM, FLV, WMV, M4V, 3GP, OGV) in the editor
• Fast video loading and display with built-in player controls

Navigation

• Ctrl+Right: Instantly jump to next video in the same folder
• Ctrl+Left: Instantly jump to previous video in the same folder
• Ctrl+Up: Move to previous folder and show its first video
• Ctrl+Down: Move to next folder and show its first video
• Rapid zapping: Navigate through entire video collections with Ctrl+arrow keys

Video Operations

• Mouse Drag: Move video
• Mouse Wheel: Zoom in/out
• Space: Play/pause video
• Left/Right Arrow: Skip backward/forward 10 seconds
• Reset: Reset zoom and position
• Built-in video controls for playback, volume, and seeking

File Operations

• Delete Key: Delete video (with confirmation dialog)
• Ctrl+C: Copy video path

Toolbar

Toolbar displayed at the top-right of the video allows all operations via button clicks:

• ⬅️➡️ Navigate to previous/next video
• ⬆️⬇️ Navigate to previous/next folder
• ⏪ Skip backward 10 seconds
• ⏸ Play/pause
• ⏩ Skip forward 10 seconds
• 🔄 Reset
• 📋 Copy
• 🗑 Delete

Usage

1. Right-click on any video file in your project
2. Select "Open With" → "Video Controller"
3. Start zapping! Use Ctrl+arrow keys to rapidly browse through your entire video collection
4. Use Ctrl+Up/Down to seamlessly move between different folders

Perfect for:

• 🎬 Movie collections - Browse movie files across multiple folders
• 📺 TV series - Review episodes and seasons quickly
• 🎥 Video projects - Page through video assets and footage effortlessly
• 🎞️ Media libraries - Curate and review video collections
• 🔍 Video comparison - Quickly switch between similar videos

Settings

• videoController.zoomStep: Zoom step when using mouse wheel (default: 0.1)
• videoController.maxZoom: Maximum zoom level (default: 10)
• videoController.minZoom: Minimum zoom level (default: 0.1)

Keyboard Shortcuts

Requirements

• Visual Studio Code 1.74.0 or higher

License

This extension is released under the MIT License.