File Types
File Type Association:
The audio formats CometPlayer supports are all listed here. You can set CometPlayer as default player for particular audio files by ticking the boxes here.
mp3 Audio: .mp3, .mpa, .mp2
Windows media audio: .wma
Other audio: .ogg, .ape, .flac, .wav
HotKeys
Hotkey configuration allows users to set their own keyboard shortcuts.
Double-click the action name to edit hotkey, press Esc to cancel input. Click “OK” to save the change.
1st and 2nd Hotkeys: The 1st and 2nd hotkeys work the same way, they are only enabled when the CometPlayer window is activated.
Global Hotkeys: Multimedia keys are global keys in default. Global hotkeys are enabled even the CometPlayer window is inactivated.
Reset hotkeys for this action: cancel your own setting for ONE action, and resume the default.
Reset hotkeys for all actions: cancel your own setting for ALL actions, and resume the default.
Play
Playing Control:
Audio fade in/out
Audio fade in/out means the sound comes out/stops gradually in terms of volume. The numbers indicate the time range of fade in and fade out. Checking the boxes will enable volume fade in and out when music starts and stops.
Play: 300ms as default. (range: 100-10000ms)
Seek:100ms as default. (range: 100-10000ms)
Pause: 500ms as default. (range: 100-10000ms)
Stop: 800ms as default. (range: 100-10000ms)
Playlist
Save the playlist when exit: Every playlist will be saved when exiting CometPlayer, so users won't need to repeatedly create playlist everytime they use CometPlayer.
Add similar files to the playlist when opening file: When adding files to playlist, similar files (the first 2 letters in the name are same with object files) in the folder will be recognised and automatically added.
Lyrics
Colour and font
Background colour: To change the background colour of lyrics panel.
Text normal colour: To change the text colour of lyrics.
Text highlight colour: To change the highlight colour of lyrics. As few lyrics files have the function to synchronise certain lines in highlight, hence users will easily find out which part of the lyrics is being sung.
Text font: To change the text font, size and colour.
Appearance
Tray Icon
Program Startup
Privacy
Auto Updates
Check for updates every week: CometPlayer will automatically search for updates and new version every week; a pop-up dialog will appear to notify updates or upgraded versions.
Download updates: Allows CometPlayer to download updates automatically.
Auto Report
Skins
This option enables users to select the player skin they prefer by double-clicking the skin name.
Click “Apply” will provide a preview of the new skin.
The button “Edit” and “New” are complicated and advanced settings of skin, which are more developer oriented. Simpler skin editor is under development and hope to be added in future versions.
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