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5.3 Decoding Locally Stored Files
If the user wishes to play a file from local storage (regardless of whether
multicast streams are available or not) then the “Play from File” button
on the main application window should be pressed.
This opens a standard Windows “Open File” dialog box to make the
selection.
Note - the default file extension is
*.mpg.
The application will scan through the selected file for any services
available. If the stream contains only one service the application will
select this automatically and operation will be as described in the
preceding sections after a service is selected.
If there are multiple services in the file the application will present a pop-
up window with a list of the services in:
The user should “double-click” the service they wish to decode.
Thereafter, operation is as described in the preceding sections.
5.4 Miscellaneous application options
The main application window has a menu-bar with an
Options
drop-
down menu. This presents the following selections:
