You might be attracted by Media Commands's stunning features we told you and have downloaded the most updated version. Now, you are eager to find out how well we have done our job. But before you do anything, you have to install Media Commands by executing the downloaded file "MCV100.exe", and then you will see the skin of the Main module as shown at the right when you run Media Commands after installation.

There are 3 basic rules that user should be aware when using Media Commands:

Rule 1: Function that is accessible by skin button is also accessible by popup menu. That's why there is a popup menu for each skinned module of Media Commands (e.g. Playlist, Equalizer, ...). So, if you are not familiar with the skin buttons, you can always right-click on the module's skin and use its popup menu instead.

Rule 2: For each skin button, there is a hint showing its associated function. Just move the mouse cursor over any skin button, A hint will appear on the skin if you wait long enough. You can reset the hint's waiting and showing time in "Preferences" when you become a more experienced user.

Rule 3: If you mess up something, just press the "Default" button to save you from troubles. There are a number of "Default" buttons implemented in places where operation may be a little bit complicated for beginners to restore the system back to default configuration.

It is very easy to re-arrange the order of media files in the playlist. Just drag a media title and move it up/down to any location in the playlist and then drop it.

Now, you may want to know what makes Media Commands distinguish itself from other players, and surpass all its competitors in the global market. So, let's try the stunning core of Media Commands - the Theatre.

The Theatre (also called Dream Theatre / Karaoke Emulator) is a sub-module of Media Commands for showing images, videos, animations, text, lyrics and resized visual effects.

Add an audio file into the playlist, drag & drop the audio file to the top of the playlist (or double-click to play it), and then open the Theatre using the button on the Main panel (you can also select from the Main popup menu or just press ).

Since you haven't attached any image (video / animation) and lyrics to your audio file, what you will see is the default logo image and the introductory "lyrics".

Now, you may want to see how real lyrics is displayed in the Theatre (Karaoke Emulator). Media Commands has released some professionally-synchronized demo lyrics files of popular songs by famous singers like Celine Dion, Madonna, Air Supply, Beatles, Elvis Presley, ... If you have the corresponding audio files (Audio CD / MP3 / OGG / WMA / Wave / Midi), download your favourite lyrics from here. You may also try our demo media file (with lyrics embedded) - Let's Twist Again by Chubby Checker. For those who want to see how Lyrics Remarks are displayed, please also try another sample LRC lyrics (with guitar chords) for the demo media file.

The Media File Settings Editor as shown below is an editor for user to define the "environment" when playing a specific media file. One of its main functions is to attach different media formats (audio, image, video, animation, text, lyrics) together so that they can be played simultaneously.

Select an audio file in the playlist and then open the Media File Settings Editor using the button on the Playlist panel (you can also select from the Playlist popup menu).

In the Image page of the Media File Settings Editor as shown below, use the Browse button to select an image from your hard disk or from the CDMI Image Library to attach to your audio file.

If lyrics is not embedded in your audio file, then in the Lyrics page of the Media File Settings Editor as shown below, use the Browse button to select a LRC lyrics file to attach to your audio file.

In the Execute page of the Media File Settings Editor as shown in below, set the Theatre (Karaoke Emulator) to open automatically before playing the audio file (If the image is from CDMI Image Library, the Theatre will be set to open by default).

Press the Confirm button in the Media File Settings Editor, and then double-click the audio file in the playlist to start your own karaoke show.

Double-click on the image of the Theatre (or just press ) to set your karaoke show to full-screen, do it again and it will be back to normal.