Your favorite editor for Avisynth?

[lisztfr9]

Mine is Vim, i'm used to it. There is a way to install the syntax highlighting file properly, and update the language menu.

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[Andouille]

Notepad.

[Guest]

Notepad++

[bxyhxyh]

I work frame by frame sometimes, so AvsPmod.

[johnmeyer]

Notepad.

[lisztfr9]

No emacs user ? so no antic flame war ;)

Vim is also most antic, it has it flaws, when in comes to scroll smoothly through long paragraphs, but think the look & feel is nice. I use colorscheme darkblue. Just had a look in Notepad ++, it's another world, at least another font : So far, so good.

[StainlessS]

I recently dumped the infuriating AVSEdit, installed PSPad, NotePad++ and ConText.
NotePad++ I quite liked but did not get Mplayer to properly set the "Start In" directory, so although
it plays scripts OK, any script writing to a text file will send it to the Mplayer Directory rather than
current script dir (I probably did something wrong, and gave up).
I'm currently using PSPad, although I dont like a few things about it (I really dont like any kind of auto completion
and might well decide to remove the slightly annoying script syntax hiliting stuff).
Of all three I think I actually preferred ConText, dont know why, I guess I chose PSPad because I have already been
using it on and off for quite some time (not for avs scripting).

EDIT:
ConText, I managed to set up with proper MPlayer access and Start-In dir via F9, and access to Compressed hmtl help file via F1 key.
NotePad++, Help via F1 key, Mplayer as already stated, via F9.
PSPAd, Mplayer fine via F9, Help via ALT-F1 (a bit annoying as PSPad help via F1).

EDIT: I also yesterday downloaded the latest AVSPmod, but am yet to set it up.

[Emulgator]

AvsPmod.
Beautiful Work.

[Reel.Deel]

Mainly Notepad2-mod (downside is the syntax for Avisynth plugins have not been updated in a while so it doesn't work well with any of the newer plugins) but I also use AvsPmod.

Might have to try out Notepad++.

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Edit: Did not know about Vim untill now, looks pretty cool (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_xf9Ytav1Ic/U2oM8-5HmDI/AAAAAAAAAZM/RlNwCqVozJU/s1600/ss0505.png).:cool:

[creaothceann]

AvsPmod (http://i.imgur.com/ioYyc42.png)

(old project)

[Sparktank]

AvsPmod and Notepad++

i like AvsPmod for it's colorful syntax capabilities.
Notepad++ has a plugin somewhere but I haven't used it yet.

If I can get Notepad++ to be colorful and do auto-syntax like AvsPmod does, I would be soooo happy.

[lisztfr9]

http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/154034Vim.jpg

Interesting, Stainless.... I'm using PSpad sometime to compare files, comes very handy. I didn't know that MPlayer can launch scripts via an editor, making it part of an IDE.

http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/592699Vim.png

Png seems more suitable for some kind of images, 15 times smaller and better color saturation, for text or abstract...

[creaothceann]

If I can get Notepad++ to be colorful and do auto-syntax like AvsPmod does, I would be soooo happy.

Change "Notepad++\themes\userDefineLang.xml" so that it looks like this:

<NotepadPlus>
<UserLang name="AVISynth" ext="avs">
<Settings>
<Global caseIgnored="yes" />
<TreatAsSymbol comment="no" commentLine="yes" />
<Prefix words1="no" words2="no" words3="no" words4="no" />
</Settings>
<KeywordLists>
<Keywords name="Delimiters">&quot;00&quot;00</Keywords>
<Keywords name="Folder+">{</Keywords>
<Keywords name="Folder-">}</Keywords>
<Keywords name="Operators">- ! $ % ( ) * , . / : ? ^ | + &lt; = &gt;</Keywords>
<Keywords name="Comment">1 2 0#</Keywords>
<Keywords name="Words1">Try Catch Last True False Return Bool Clip Function Float Int String Val Global</Keywords>
<Keywords name="Words2">MulDiv Floor Ceil Round Frac Abs Sign HexValue Sin Cos Pi Log Exp Pow Sqrt Rand Spline UCase LCase RevStr StrLen Findstr LeftStr MidStr VersionNumber VersionString Chr Time Value String IsBool IsInt IsFloat IsString IsClip Select Defined Default Exist NOP Eval Apply Import Assert SetMemoryMax SetWorkingDir Width Height Framecount Framerate FramerateNumerator FramerateDenominator Audiorate Audiolength AudiolengthF Audiochannels Audiobits IsAudioFloat IsAudioInt IsRGB IsRGB24 IsRGB32 IsYUY2 IsYV12 IsYUV IsPlanar IsInterleaved IsFieldBased IsFrameBased GetParity HasAudio HasVideo LoadPlugin LoadVirtualDubPlugin LoadVFAPIPlugin LoadCPlugin Load_Stdcall_Plugin</Keywords>
<Keywords name="Words3">AverageLuma AverageChromaU AverageChromaV RGBDifference LumaDifference ChromaUDifference ChromaVDifference RGBDifferenceFromPrevious YDifferenceFromPrevious UDifferenceFromPrevious VDifferenceFromPrevious RGBDifferenceToNext YDifferenceToNext UDifferenceToNext VDifferenceToNext YPlaneMax UPlaneMax VPlaneMax YPlaneMin UPlaneMin VPlaneMin YPlaneMedian UPlaneMedian VPlaneMedian YPlaneMinMaxDifference UPlaneMinMaxDifference VPlaneMinMaxDifference</Keywords>
<Keywords name="Words4">AVISource OpenDMLSource AVIFileSource WAVSource DirectShowSource SegmentedAVISource SegmentedDirectShowSource BlankClip Blackness ImageReader ImageSource Import AddBorders Blur Sharpen ColorYUV ConvertToRGB ConvertToRGB24 ConvertToRGB32 ConvertToYUY2 ConvertToYV12 ConvertBackToYUY2 Crop CropBottom GeneralConvolution Greyscale Invert Layer Mask ResetMask ColorKeyMask Letterbox Levels Limiter Overlay MergeARGB MergeRGB Merge MergeChroma MergeLuma ReduceBy2 HorizontalReduceBy2 VerticalReduceBy2 BilinearResize BicubicResize LanczosResize Lanczos4Resize PointResize RGBAdjust ShowAlpha ShowRed ShowGreen ShowBlue SpatialSoften TemporalSoften SwapUV UToY VToY YToUV Tweak AlignedSplice UnalignedSplice AssumeFPS ChangeFPS ConvertFPS DeleteFrame Dissolve DuplicateFrame FadeIn0 FadeOut0 FadeIn FadeOut FadeIn2 FadeOut2 FadeIO0 FadeIO FadeIO2 FreezeFrame Loop SelectEven SelectOdd SelectEvery SelectRangeEvery Trim AssumeFrameBased AssumeFieldBased AssumeTFF AssumeBFF ComplementParity Bob DoubleWeave Interleave Pulldown SeparateFields SwapFields Weave Amplify AmplifydB AssumeSampleRate AudioDub AudioDubEx ConvertToMono ConvertAudioTo8bit ConvertAudioTo16bit ConvertAudioTo24bit ConvertAudioTo32bit ConvertAudioToFloat DelayAudio EnsureVBRMP3Sync GetChannel KillAudio KillVideo MergeChannels MixAudio Normalize ResampleAudio SSRC SuperEQ TimeStretch Tone Animate ApplyRange ConditionalFilter FrameEvaluate ScriptClip ConditionalReader FixBrokenChromaUpsampling FixLuminance FlipHorizontal FlipVertical Imagewriter PeculiarBlend Reverse Subtitle TCPDeliver TurnLeft TurnRight Turn180 WriteFile WriteFileIf WriteFileStart WriteFileEnd ColorBars Compare Histogram Info MessageClip ShowFiveVersions ShowFrameNumber ShowSMPTE StackHorizontal StackVertical Subtract Version</Keywords>
</KeywordLists>
<Styles>
<WordsStyle name="DEFAULT" styleID="11" fgColor="000000" bgColor="FFFFFF" fontName="" fontStyle="0" />
<WordsStyle name="FOLDEROPEN" styleID="12" fgColor="0000FF" bgColor="FFFFFF" fontName="" fontStyle="1" />
<WordsStyle name="FOLDERCLOSE" styleID="13" fgColor="0000FF" bgColor="FFFFFF" fontName="" fontStyle="1" />
<WordsStyle name="KEYWORD1" styleID="5" fgColor="0000FF" bgColor="FFFFFF" fontName="" fontStyle="1" />
<WordsStyle name="KEYWORD2" styleID="6" fgColor="8000FF" bgColor="FFFFFF" fontName="" fontStyle="1" />
<WordsStyle name="KEYWORD3" styleID="7" fgColor="000080" bgColor="FFFFFF" fontName="" fontStyle="0" />
<WordsStyle name="KEYWORD4" styleID="8" fgColor="0080C0" bgColor="FFFFFF" fontName="" fontStyle="1" />
<WordsStyle name="COMMENT" styleID="1" fgColor="000000" bgColor="FFFFFF" fontName="" fontStyle="0" />
<WordsStyle name="COMMENT LINE" styleID="2" fgColor="11AA11" bgColor="FFFFFF" fontName="" fontStyle="2" />
<WordsStyle name="NUMBER" styleID="4" fgColor="FF8000" bgColor="FFFFFF" fontName="" fontStyle="0" />
<WordsStyle name="OPERATOR" styleID="10" fgColor="C00000" bgColor="FFFFFF" fontName="" fontStyle="1" />
<WordsStyle name="DELIMINER1" styleID="14" fgColor="0000FF" bgColor="FFFFFF" fontName="" fontStyle="2" />
<WordsStyle name="DELIMINER2" styleID="15" fgColor="FF0000" bgColor="FFFFFF" fontName="" fontStyle="0" />
<WordsStyle name="DELIMINER3" styleID="16" fgColor="000000" bgColor="FFFFFF" fontName="" fontStyle="0" />
</Styles>
</UserLang>
</NotepadPlus>

Avisynth will appear at the end of the "Language" menu.

[StainlessS]

lisztfr9,
How my PsPad is set up.

Menu/Settings/Hilighters Settings/
Tab/Specification/
Help File:- C:\NON-INSTALL\Avisynth_Help\engsdk26.chm

File Masks:- *.avs
*.avsi

Tab Width:- 4

Tab/External Applications/
Application List:- "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\mplayer2.exe" "%File%"

The help file I use can be found at MediaFire link in sig below.

GVim looks quite nice, gonna give it a try (I tend to keep getting 'snow blind' staring at a brilliant white monitor in dim lighting through the night).

EDIT: Installed AvsPMod and switched to using that, although I'm a bit of a stick-in-the-mud luddite and dont like
fancy stuff, so dont know how long I will be using it (time will tell). Also for pretty much the 1st time I messed with
the color theme stuff, set Solarized Dark, its quite nice not being snow blind.

[Sparktank]

Change "Notepad++\themes\userDefineLang.xml"

Thanks a bunch! This looks brilliant!

[creaothceann]

Found it here (tasvideos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13082). :)

[lisztfr9]

http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/681546Csyntax.png

Of course i mixed up Pspad and Notepad ++, installing PSpad files into notepad++ ! However, i would use C-syntax in notepad ++. Here, you can even clip the comments (see red arrow). I wasn't happy with any user-defined syntax in notepad ++ it turns out white, i guess it's for the defaul theme. I rather like dark themes...

[StainlessS]

In PsPad 'Use Highliter', you can tick both '#' and '/*...*/ to have both types of comments (usually only '#' is ticked).
EDIT: Dont forget to click on SAVE.

[aldix]

Avspmod all the way.

[StainlessS]

Setting up PSPad for Avisynth use:-
http://www.pspad.com/

Get Avisynth.ini for PSPAD, See MediaFire in my sig, DATA folder (better than Avisynth.ini on PSPad site)
Copy Avisynth.ini into eg "C:\Program Files\PSPad\Syntax"


Menu/Settings/Hilighters Settings/
Click on a <not assigned> entry and choose Avisynth from list.

Set to use Avisynth help + SDK docs Compressed CHM file (see MediaFire\DATA\ in my sig)
Tab/Specification/
Help File:- C:\NON-INSTALL\Avisynth_Help\engsdk26.chm

File Masks:- *.avs
*.avsi

Tab Width:- 4

Tab/External Applications/
Application List:-
NAME:- "MPC-HC" APPLICATION:- "C:\Program Files\MPC-HC\mpc-hc.exe" "%File%"
NAME:- "MPLAYER2" APPLICATION:- "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\mplayer2.exe" "%File%"


Of course choose the correct path to files on YOUR system.
Help available via ALT-F1.
MPC-HC runs via F9 key # EDIT: These could be set to x86 or x64 via path, your choice, see above.
MPLAYER2 runs via ALT-F9

In PsPad 'Use Highliter', you can tick both '#' and '/*...*/ to have both types of comments (usually only '#' is ticked).
Dont forget to click on SAVE.

Also might want to access "Program Settings..." menu to set eg TAB size = 4 etc.

[StainlessS]

Old thread but, for anyone suffering from 'Snow Blindness' [EDIT: constant viewing bright screen in dark], see here (Any editor),

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=171949&highlight=snow+blind

Specifically this post: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1714248#post1714248

EDIT: I imagine it works just fine on post XP OS. (say if it dont, I'm not aware of it having problems on any machine, and it
dont cost $20.0 either)#

EDIT: Works fine on W7. [EDIT: and Win10]

[martin53]

AvsPmod and Notepad++

i like AvsPmod for it's colorful syntax capabilities.
Notepad++ has a plugin somewhere but I haven't used it yet.

If I can get Notepad++ to be colorful and do auto-syntax like AvsPmod does, I would be soooo happy.

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=864973#post864973

(EDIT: old, old, maybe not of interest any more. Sorry StainlessS, was trapped by your recent post and didn't look at the date of the post I quoted)

[StainlessS]

Busy setting up XP64 and wanting to have several Avs editors available so here is ConTEXT Programmer Editor for editing avs files.

ConTextSetUp.txt [EDIT: Also in the highlighter zip]

ConText Programmers Editor v0.98.6 (No Longer Developed)
SetUp for Avisynth Script Edit & Play. [on x64, keypress access to MPC-HC/VDub2 using both Avisynth x86 OR x64]

Download (~1.57MB) :- http://www.contexteditor.org/downloads/
Avisynth Highlighter, by LigH :- http://www.contexteditor.org/highlighters/ {Alternative at bottom of THIS page)

Execute Setup (Best Not 'Replace Windows NotePad', you will no longer be able to access it easily)

Run Context at least once.

Copy highlighter (avisynth.chl) to eg C:\Program Files\ConTEXT\Highlighters\

Create "Test.avs" containing single line "Return Version", and save somewhere.

Right Click Text.avs and select OpenWith "Context Programmers Editor" (or navigate to exe).

Check Menu/Tools/Set Highlighter/Avisynth is ticked.

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Setup Keys F9 -> F12 for play of script in some player or VDub2.
Menu/Options/Environment Options/Execute Keys/User Exec Keys
Click 'Add', and add 'avs'

Select F9, (Set F9 to execute player with current avs script)
Execute = C:\Program Files (x86)\MPC-HC\mpc-hc.exe (or in 'Program Files' on XP32)
Start In = (ie nothing EDIT: means folder containing script)
Parameters = %n [EDIT:- %n Means script FullPathName]
Hint = MPC-HC_x86 (Displayed in Menu/Tools/User Commands)

Select F10,
Execute = C:\Program Files\MPC-HC\mpc-hc64.exe (Assumes both 32 & 64 bit MPC-HC separate installs)
Start In = (or something else eg MPlayer2 on XP32)
Parameters = %n
Hint = MPC-HC_x64

Select F11,
Execute = C:\TOOLS\VirtualDub2\VirtualDub.exe (x86 & x64 both in same directory)
Start In =
Parameters = %n
Hint = VDub2_x86

Select F12,
Execute = C:\TOOLS\VirtualDub2\VirtualDub64.exe
Start In =
Parameters = %n
Hint = VDub2_x64

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Setup Avisynth compressed help file to open on F1 Key Press. (I Prefer setup via [EDIT: Global] shortcut HotKey on CTRL/ALT/H)
Menu/Options/Environment Options/Execute Keys/Miscellaneous
File Type = Avisynth
HelpFile = C:\TOOLS\AVS\english.chm (or eg AvisynthEngHelp+SDK26_FINAL-2015-05-31.chm)

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Alternative highlighter, based on LigH ver$ (Added functions etc new in v2.60 Standard)
via Doom9 User, StainlessS MediaFire account (link in sig below any post), DATA folder.
Avisynth docs, compressed HTML file in same folder as above highlighter, AvisynthEngHelp+SDK26_FINAL-2015-05-31.chm


Both Alternative Hightlighter [EDIT: ContextTextEditor_AvisynthHighlighter_ssS.7z] & Compressed Help files available via MediaFire/DATA folder, from sig below this post.

More Editor stuff here:- http://avisynth.nl/index.php/Syntax_Highlighting#Notepad.2B.2B_Avisynth_Syntax_Highlighting

VDub2 here:- https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=172021

EDIT: I'm using latest Pinterf Avs+ from here (r2728):- https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1845734#post1845734
Seems to have installed both simultaneously OK (unless I did something I'm not aware of).
Not sure if Universal Installer will only install one at once.

EDIT: There is also a Portable version of ConTEXT from first link at top of post, runs from USB stick, dont know if easy to
setup for AVS+ @ x86 and x64, post something if you get it working OK, I'm sure others will appreciate (probably need Admin access).

EDIT: By the way, VirtualDub2, also has a builtin basic script editor, similarish to VDubMod, but better [Menu/tools/]. Can eg edit out commercials, and on simple keypress insert entire trimset into the script, and without VDubMod off by 1 frame errors that are present in many/most versions of VDMod. Also much better than VDMod, and believe it or not also better than VDub Official latest v1.10.xx,
and is also 100.0% vegan :)

EDIT: ConText is as supplied a Light Theme Only, not good for those that prefer dark theme unless you change all the colors yourself
(about 10 or 12 colors).

EDIT: From x86_Assembler.chl in highlighter folder, (can change from within the editor using mouse and color picker, or copy/paste names).

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// colors
// note: first value is foreground, second is background color
// and third (optional) represents font attribute:
// B - bold
// I - italic
// U - underline
// S - strike out
// attributes can be combined: eg. B or BI
// as value, it could be used any standard windows color:
// clBlack, clMaroon, clGreen, clOlive, clNavy,
// clPurple, clTeal, clGray, clSilver, clRed, clLime,
// clYellow, clBlue, clFuchsia, clAqua, clLtGray,
// clDkGray, clWhite, clScrollBar, clBackground,
// clActiveCaption, clInactiveCaption, clMenu, clWindow,
// clWindowFrame, clMenuText, clWindowText, clCaptionText,
// clActiveBorder, clInactiveBorder, clAppWorkSpace,
// clHighlight, clHighlightText, clBtnFace, clBtnShadow,
// clGrayText, clBtnText, clInactiveCaptionText,
// clBtnHighlight, cl3DDkShadow, cl3DLight, clInfoText,
// clInfoBk
// as value, it could be used hex numeric constant too:
// $BBGGRR - BB: blue, GG: green, RR: red, eg: $FF6A00

SpaceCol: clWindowText clWindow
Keyword1Col: clNavy clWindow
Keyword2Col: clPurple clWindow
Keyword3Col: clBlue clWindow
Keyword4Col: clBlue clWindow
Keyword5Col: clBlue clWindow
IdentifierCol: clWindowText clWindow
CommentCol: clGray clWindow
NumberCol: clRed clWindow
StringCol: clMaroon clWindow
SymbolCol: clGray clWindow
PreprocessorCol: clBlue clWindow
SelectionCol: clWhite clNavy
CurrentLineCol: clBlack clYellow

EDIT: Above is not intended to be a dark theme (no idea if it is), is only info not contained in other highlighter files.

[kuchikirukia]

Notepad

[Groucho2004]

Busy setting up XP64Any reason why you're not going for Win7x64? You can buy a license for Win7 Professional x64 for 10 bucks nowadays.

[StainlessS]

Any reason why

No not really, just awkward I guess.
W7 tastes just a tad too similar to Vista crud, and I detested that big time (cost me £160.00 for XP->Vista upgrade that I bought 2 days after released, and booted up no more than about 12 times after setup, totally disgusted with M$ due to that W7 'work in progress' con trick).
Cant say I've ever tried W8/8.1 (probably have but dont recall), W10 is not really any favorite of mine but dont taste remotely like Vista, so +1 for that.

Likely soon switch to Linux (about to set up some yet to be decided distro), but will keep both XP32/64 partitiions active.
Linux distro probably Ubuntu v18.04 (October, v18.10) or Fedora, really because of also being able to setup 64bit (on USB stick EDIT: 64GB Sandisk Ultra Fit, tiny little stick that is about same size as little finger nail with only a couple of millimeters protruding) for my Baytrail W10 tablet/laptop with 32bit EFI (32bit W10).

EDIT:
First look at Ubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish) with Communitheme:- http://linuxiumcomau.blogspot.com/

64 bit on baytrail, (modifies ISO for ubuntu/fedora on Baytrail/CherryTrail, + touchscreen drivers etc), see isorespin.sh stuff via above link.

[Groucho2004]

Cant say I've ever tried W8/8.1 (probably have but dont recall), W10 is not really any favorite of mineI wouldn't touch W8/8.1/10 with a 10 foot pole. The last proper desktop OS was W7, without the horrible Metro nonsense. Mixing a Desktop OS with a mobile OS is just idiotic.
With Classic Shell and a few more interface tweaks I like W7 and I can run a number of things that won't work on XP64 (LAV Filters, Subtitle Editor, just to name some video related sw).
XP64 and/or Server 2003 x64 are still my favourites but the shortcomings regarding supported software are getting annoying.

[StainlessS]

I wouldn't touch W8/8.1/10 with a 10 foot pole
Actually, I dont find W10 too bad, apart from the annoying update stuff (and the gazillion new ways to obfuscate access to old system type property doofers), but I am using it on a 10" tablet/laptop thing. I will probably get a W7 m/c within a few months, but in no big hurry.
I finally added a bit more RAM to my main m/c, now got 8GB, up from 4GB, should have done that a long time ago.

My main machine is kinda like TV series "Only Fools & Horses", "Trigger's Broom", it cost me £10.00 at a car boot about 5 years ago, but has had several ram replacements/upgrades, about 3 CPU upgrades + cooler, lots of Hard drives replaced [currently 4 internal, 1xPata ATA7, 2xSata 2, 1xSata SSD+ 2x permanently connected externals], New PSU, PCI express graphics card + probably more.

Trigger's Broom:- http://foolsandhorses.weebly.com/triggers-broom.html

EDIT: I did once try W7 with 'Classic Shell' (no longer developed) and quite liked it, think I could easily tolerate some of that.
ReacTOS with NTFS write access is only a few months away, really looking forward to trying that out, hope they can get the Shorthorn stuff added (Vista+ API's on XP like OS, so non-XP softwares can run).
ShortHorn:- http://shorthornproject.com/
EDIT: Main inspiration for Shorthorn seems to be to get XP like OS to look like Vista+, just hopin' that can also go retro back to W95 type look, without all of that ghastly plastic/metalic glow type crap.

[magiblot]

I use both AvsPmod and VirtualDub2:


With AvsPmod, it's easier to work with several scripts at the same time, create draft scripts or try new functions whose arguments you are still not familiar with.
When working on a CPU/Memory-intensive script, VirtualDub2 feels much safer, because it doesn't become unresponsive during video playback, and the script is saved on each refresh (I have found myself several times searching unsaved code in the memory dump of a crashed AvsPmod).

In addition, the default setting in AvsPmod is that moving the frame slider refreshes the script automatically, which can be uncomfortable in some cases (e.g. when looking for frame numbers to use with Trim or RemapFrames and its derivatives). I have this disabled. I also chose to have the slider window hidden by default and not to preview the video when loading a session.

PS.: W8.1, with the "Classic Shell" Start Menu (I haven't ever used the default one), and the Windows Update and Superfetch services disabled, is pretty much usable for me. There are some improved details compared to W7, e.g. more information in the Task Manager and the File Transfer window, an advanced Boot menu... And if you don't use a touchpad, you won't have to deal with the side menu.