File Playback

đŸŽŦ Select file

You can select a file for playback by clicking New File Session on the StPlayer toolbar and choosing your media.
Alternatively, simply drag and drop files directly into the player window.

  • Supported media formats: TS and MPG
  • You can also drag and drop multiple GeoJSON files (.json extension), which will be imported as annotations.

For more information on annotations, see the Annotations section.

File Playback

🔗 TS and M3U8 Extension Association

StPlayer can be launched with a file name argument (.ts or .m3u8), enabling support for: - "Open with..." functionality in Windows Explorer - File extension association for .ts and .m3u8 types

See more in the HLS Playback section.

📁 File Selection

Select a STANAG file by either: - Clicking New File Session - Editing the file path on the Config page

ℹī¸ File Info Detection

When a new file is selected, detection starts automatically.
Click the Info button to view detailed information about:

  • The file container
    File Container Info

  • The elementary video/audio streams
    Video Info

Note: Some metadata is only available after ingest completes. For example: - KLV type (SYNC/ASYNC) - Start/end times per KLV PID - Duration calculated from KLV packet timestamps

KLV Info

🕒 GoTo KLV Time

StPlayer ingests all available KLV metadata, even across multiple PID streams.
When using features like Go To Time, be aware:

  • If discrepancies exist between metadata streams, the currently active PID will be used.

Go To Time

⏎ī¸â­ī¸ Step Forward / Backward

While in Pause mode, you can step forward or backward through the file with frame-accurate synchronization to the KLV metadata.

Step Forward / Backward

⏊âĒ Fast Forward / Reverse Playback

StPlayer supports playback rate control, allowing you to fast forward or reverse playback smoothly.

Fast Forward / Reverse