Video and Audio on the Metro Interface

As the main product of Microsoft's move to the mobile end, the Win8 system has a small mission. Bill Gates once said: "Windows 8 system is the best combination of tablet PC and PC. Body”. Of course, the achievement of this mission is naturally inseparable from the innovative and innovative Metro UI.

With the continuous exposure of various versions of Win8 system, more and more users are interested in the application under the Metro interface. Below I will introduce the native video and music application under the Metro interface.

Win8 Encyclopedia 02: Video and Audio on Metro Interface

Win8 Audio and Video Application Operation Method

Because the positioning of the Metro interface of Win8 system is "Open PC" And the mobile side, so in order to adapt to the tablet's operating habits, the video and music applications of the Metro interface are full-screen operation. The interface structure of these two applications is also very similar, which consists of a “three-layer interface” of “Worklist”, “Selection Interface” and “Play Interface”.

List of works

Quick play bar

After entering the video and music application, the user enters the work list, which will display the classified content in the Windows library. Clicking on the right button of the screen will bring up the black shortcut play bar. Here, users can perform regular operations such as “pause”, “next” and “duplicate”.

Select interface

In the list of works, the user clicks “opens the file"> enters “select interface”. Here, in addition to the ability to select video and audio files anywhere on the computer, we can also select files from the cloud through Skydrive's cloud storage function. It should be noted that audio files can be selected multiple times, and only one video can be selected.

When the media file to be played is selected, the music player interface will display the relevant information of the song, as well as the necessary buttons such as progress bar, play (stop), loop, etc. When the user selects multiple songs, the interface can The playlist is displayed; the video playback interface is more simple —— the video content is presented in full screen, and the function buttons only have a progress bar and a play (stop) button.

Video Playback Interface

Audio Playback Interface

Generally speaking, the video and audio applications under the Metro interface of Win8 system are consistent with the big interface style: the buttons on the UI are not More, just keep the necessary features, close contact with the cloud service, suitable for operation on the tablet.