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slide show and video clips viewers

... once in the evening I wanted to see old photos arranged in folders, by years and in nested (sub-) folders, by months, etc.
But ... there was no suitable program. A slideshow from one folder - sure! but a little deeper ... nothing 😒
So, the idea was born to write new "viewer".

vmViewer (photos slideshow)

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Source code

vmClip (video clips viewer)

Source code

vmViewer (photos slideshow)

Notes

Video demonstration of the program

Screencast from 07-17-2021 03_30_43 PM.mp4

Screencast from 07-17-2021 03_33_11 PM.mp4

Screencast from 07-17-2021 03_33_54 PM.mp4

Here's what was accomplished:

1. select a folder
2. click the Start slideshow button
3. open beer and enjoy the endless (looped) slideshow

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The order in which images are displayed (show direction) can be switched.
If there are too many images, the show can be quickly rewound to the desired position.
If you want to look at one or several pictures in more detail, for a longer time, then the show can be stopped and switched manually (with the mouse and / or using the Ctrl +, Ctrl- or arrow-keys)

And then resume/continue the show ...

Testing with many subfolders and a total of over 70,000 image files satisfied my expectations 😁

The program is written using Qt 5.12.2. This makes the code portable to (almost) any operating system. All you need is the appropriate Qt and C ++ compiler.
The source code can be downloaded as a zip archive below.

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In the 2nd version:

"Playlist" added as a list of files for the slideshow.
The list can be edited (by deleting entries).
You can select a file to be shown "out-of-order" (by double-click).There were also some "cosmetic" changes.

Source code

Download vmViewer (version 1)

Download vmViewer (version 2)

vmClip (video clips viewer)

By analogy with the previous Slideshow, an application for displaying video clips was implemented.

Usage:

1. 1. select a folder
  2. click the Start show button
  3. open the beer and enjoy the endless (looped) video ...

If there are too many clips, you can quickly rewind the show to the desired position. Or select a clip from the Playlist. And then resume the show ...