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# Highlights Page 4

Previous: [Opus 13 Highlights - Page 3](/directory-opus/manual/release_history/opus13/page3.md) # Directory Opus 13 - Highlights - Page 4

### Viewer

New movie player based on modern APIs:

![](https://3597805814-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3XSZSwWow0fDf6fQJobd%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-852a07c6743a49a3c4e95a1100273603cd116951%2Fviewer_video.png?alt=media)

If you don't see the new player for a video, grab the appropriate codec from Microsoft:

* [AV1 Video Extension](https://www.microsoft.com/store/productid/9MVZQVXJBQ9V?ocid=pdpshare)
* [HEVC Video Extensions from the Device Manufacturer](https://www.microsoft.com/store/productid/9N4WGH0Z6VHQ?ocid=pdpshare)
* [HEVC Video Extensions](https://www.microsoft.com/store/productid/9NMZLZ57R3T7?ocid=pdpshare) (only use if above not available)
* [MPEG-2 Video Extension](https://www.microsoft.com/store/productid/9N95Q1ZZPMH4?ocid=pdpshare)
* [VP9 Video Extensions](https://www.microsoft.com/store/productid/9N4D0MSMP0PT?ocid=pdpshare)
* [Web Media Extensions](https://www.microsoft.com/store/productid/9N5TDP8VCMHS?ocid=pdpshare)
* Alternatively, DirectShow codecs like [LAV Filters](https://github.com/Nevcairiel/LAVFilters/releases) are also supported

Can go full-screen from preview pane, and also plays audio files with cover art:

![](https://3597805814-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3XSZSwWow0fDf6fQJobd%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-c7fe942a2ce5266f681f36d91724ba231ed02a13%2Fviewer_audio.png?alt=media)\
Separate options to auto-play/mute video and audio files:

![](https://3597805814-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3XSZSwWow0fDf6fQJobd%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-1c8e17baa6d73e03847d45497fe685c712af4d2a%2Fviewer_vidopts.png?alt=media)\
Microsoft Edge can be used for Web and SVG content in the preview pane:

![](https://3597805814-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3XSZSwWow0fDf6fQJobd%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-ecd237e421528515b23ad6cb7795ae856ef3081a%2Fviewer_edge_web.png?alt=media)\
Edge (and other viewers) can also be used for PDF:

![](https://3597805814-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3XSZSwWow0fDf6fQJobd%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-50e9af865ca0275710b7f25cce1aaf18f864519e%2Fviewer_edge_pdf.png?alt=media)\
Turn a second monitor into a full-screen preview pane, with Lister-Linked viewers:

![](https://3597805814-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3XSZSwWow0fDf6fQJobd%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-c7b5ace294b29517d0e65f23d89f234a281bf54a%2Fviewer_listerlinked.gif?alt=media)\
Full-screen viewer includes buttons to move to another monitor (click top of screen for toolbar):

![](https://3597805814-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3XSZSwWow0fDf6fQJobd%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-83c93c21affe7947629b5324c40ccae340c13ec5%2Fviewer_nextmon.png?alt=media)\
Push F3 to cycle black and white backgrounds:

![](https://3597805814-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3XSZSwWow0fDf6fQJobd%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-4ea009ed4977eed55807786aa9f6293dbe51aa9d%2Fviewer_bgcol.gif?alt=media)\
Go to image GPS coordinates via configurable mapping services:

![](https://3597805814-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3XSZSwWow0fDf6fQJobd%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-db2a036f53b16447004f4af6f168d092ec039b5b%2Fviewer_gps.png?alt=media)\
Hold Space while selecting to move the start point:

![](https://3597805814-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3XSZSwWow0fDf6fQJobd%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-d9c6798d14dab4f386ade0a6d42668d05f8bceb8%2Fviewer_selorig.gif?alt=media)\
Support for DirectDraw Surface (DDS) images:

![](https://3597805814-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3XSZSwWow0fDf6fQJobd%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-9b076c9ef426b3f91c6a75036616286f8b939d52%2Fviewer_dds.png?alt=media)\
Support for AVIF (AV1) images:

![](https://3597805814-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3XSZSwWow0fDf6fQJobd%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-592e2624c159e910e4cc93bceb2deb032e9ddc76%2Fviewer_avif.png?alt=media)

(Check your AVIF works in Windows Photos first, as it may need to download a codec from Microsoft.)

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### Image Converter

New UI, with support for presets, which save the whole dialog's setup:

![](https://3597805814-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3XSZSwWow0fDf6fQJobd%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-fe0ab5fed6c2e3f40674254be2ccfd1c38316427%2Fimgconv_ui.png?alt=media)\
Access presets directly from the file display:

![](https://3597805814-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3XSZSwWow0fDf6fQJobd%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-03767d6f3d87988594147ad8b2bfb50e3ba27d8b%2Fimageconf_presetctx.png?alt=media)\
Custom sizes can be added so you don't have to type them each time:

![](https://3597805814-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3XSZSwWow0fDf6fQJobd%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-b0b80dad6b787f6437284c8fe056329d8bba1d9f%2Fimageconf_resize_presets.png?alt=media)\
Crop batches of files:

![](https://3597805814-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3XSZSwWow0fDf6fQJobd%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-b3810379560facff0c14929bdc00abd8f53d6e59%2Fimgconv_crop.png?alt=media)\
Lossless JPEG rotation isn't new, but can now be turned off in the UI, allowing you to force recompression (e.g. for smaller files):

![](https://3597805814-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3XSZSwWow0fDf6fQJobd%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-c46708a4f74ecdbe22e78e739a9fbb095753ed16%2Fimgconv_losslessjpg.png?alt=media)

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### Metadata Display

Overhauled display of video metadata, now using MediaInfo:

![](https://3597805814-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3XSZSwWow0fDf6fQJobd%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-49320ac131463a98a2db2a347bf84092a7be4a67%2Fmeta_video.png?alt=media)\
Selected and total duration now on the default status bar when similar columns in use, without triggering calculation when not.

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### Metadata Editing

Support for ID3v2 tags in WAV files:

![](https://3597805814-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3XSZSwWow0fDf6fQJobd%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-7bd6758e5b59967dea5ff7cbc0178ad95149a58c%2Fmeta_wav_id3.png?alt=media)\
Option for decimal GPS input:

![](https://3597805814-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3XSZSwWow0fDf6fQJobd%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-e96327e5e603dc6857e4afa9bac99886da49d480%2Fmeta_decgps.png?alt=media)\
Options for handling of changes to multi-value fields, and pop-up suggestions based on previous tags:

![](https://3597805814-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3XSZSwWow0fDf6fQJobd%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-e4395ec77b957f39d5a2eb01f02e428de58a27c5%2Fmetaedit_prefs.png?alt=media)\
Music Genre list can be edited:

![](https://3597805814-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3XSZSwWow0fDf6fQJobd%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-baddffa41c546d1582e8a5fcb0e0a566a12509b0%2Fmetaedit_genres.png?alt=media)

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Next: [Opus 13 Highlights - Page 5](/directory-opus/manual/release_history/opus13/page5.md)
