How can I loop just part of a video clip using Windows Media Player?

Factual Questions
1

I could be wrong, but I swear I used to be able to loop just a portion of a video clip with an older version of WMP. Now I have Windows Media Player 10 and I can’t find an option that allows me to do it.

Anyone know how? Is there a plug-in or maybe another player that can do it with ease?

2

If the clip in question is in .WMV format and you’re using Windows XP, see if you have Windows Movie Maker (in Start…All Programs…Accessories…Entertainment).

Use it on a copy of your clip and trim it down to just the desired looping part, which you can then set media player to repeat.

3

You could install AviSynth and then use a simple script like this:


# this will repeat frames 100 to 500 fifty times
DirectShowSource("c:\path	o\your\file.wmv")
Trim(100, 500)
Loop(50)

Save that to an .avs file, and you can open it in any player that supports AVI files, including Windows Media Player.