@fhwofjow51260: Recommends an open-source project, DashPlayer, a video player designed for English learning. Unlike ordinary players, it combines watching videos and learning English. American dramas, YouTube, course videos can all become English learning materials. If you usually like using American dramas, movies, or YouTube to learn English, this player…

Recommend an open-source project DashPlayer, a video player designed specifically for English learning. Unlike ordinary players, it combines watching videos with learning English, turning TV series, YouTube videos, and course videos into English learning materials. If you usually learn English through TV series, movies, or YouTube, this player is worth bookmarking. GitHub: https://t.co/NMemPKdfWK — # solidSpoon/DashPlayer Source: https://github.com/solidSpoon/DashPlayer > For installation and usage guide, see Wiki (https://solidspoon.xyz/DashPlayer/home.html), official website (https://dash-player.solidspoon.xyz) # DashPlayer > A video player designed specifically for English learning ## Why DashPlayer? In short, I want to use English to learn topics I’m interested in. In the classroom, I was always studying English for exams, memorizing words I could never remember, and reading articles that were boring even when translated into Chinese. After finishing all the English courses in school, I started looking for ways to combine English learning with entertainment and skill acquisition. For example, reading interesting English books is a great method. But inspired by bloggers like Tinyfool (https://www.youtube.com/@tinyEnglish) and Steve Kaufmann (https://www.youtube.com/@Thelinguist), I realized that watching large amounts of videos made by native speakers might be a better way to learn English. So I developed this English video player. I’ve used it to watch thousands of hours of videos. With its help, my English level has become good enough to learn various knowledge through English without difficulty. To help more friends like me who want to improve their English, I decided to open-source this player. Hope it helps you too! ## Main Features DashPlayer’s goal is to make it easy for you to watch English videos. Whether you want to listen casually, listen sentence by sentence intensively, or look up unfamiliar words, DashPlayer’s carefully polished experience keeps you in a good mood. - Bilingual subtitles: Support machine-translated subtitles. Show only Chinese/English, or hide all. - Jump by subtitle: Repeat the current sentence, or jump to the previous one – however you like. - Word lookup: Hover over an unfamiliar word to quickly look it up without interrupting your learning. - Adjustable interface size: The interface size can be adjusted to suit different screens and learning scenarios. - Remember playback position: Automatically remembers the last playback position for easy continuation. - Bluetooth remote control: Supports Bluetooth remote control, letting you adjust volume, skip videos, and learn more easily! - Night mode: Built-in dark/light themes to match your learning environment. - AI subtitles: Use AI to generate subtitles for videos. - Long video splitting: Watch a segment, delete it, no pressure. - Video download: Paste a video link to download the video. ## Screenshots Home page showing playback history: image Jump by subtitle, repeat the current sentence, and speed playback https://github.com/solidSpoon/DashPlayer/assets/39454841/d36a0701-3cd1-42df-9012-4f4d81779daf Fast word lookup, click to hear pronunciation https://github.com/solidSpoon/DashPlayer/assets/39454841/66f2be0a-7098-4899-a237-f2951094b921 Built-in video download, video cutting, subtitle generation, and more: image AI sentence learning feature: image Sentence learning feature demo https://github.com/solidSpoon/DashPlayer/assets/39454841/c243796b-7a4c-400c-99c9-817972238663 Right-click for common features https://github.com/solidSpoon/DashPlayer/assets/39454841/55956719-306f-4046-a8b4-243f79029d26 Click and slide on subtitles to loop multiple subtitle lines https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/82b2cb36-a44b-4729-9b4f-3a440c6deb40 — # Installation Guide DashPlayer is currently not signed, so you may receive warnings from the operating system during installation. Please read the guide below if you encounter installation issues. ## Windows 1. Download the installation package ending with .exe from the Latest Release page (https://github.com/solidSpoon/DashPlayer/releases/latest) 2. After downloading, double-click the installer to install. 3. If a security warning appears, click More info -> Run anyway to install. 4. Start using it! ## MacOS ### Manual Installation 1. Go to the Latest Release page (https://github.com/solidSpoon/DashPlayer/releases/latest) and download the .dmg package for your chip. 2. After downloading, double-click the installer, then drag DashPlayer into the Applications folder. 3. Start using it! ### Troubleshooting #### “DashPlayer” can’t be opened because the developer cannot be verified. Click the Cancel button, then go to System Settings -> Privacy & Security, click Open Anyway, then click Open in the popup. After that, opening DashPlayer will no longer show any warnings 🎉 #### XYZ is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the Trash. Run the following command in Terminal: bash xattr -c Example: bash xattr -c /Applications/DashPlayer.app — # Usage Guide > On first use, you need to configure a few APIs: Youdao (for word lookup), Tencent (for subtitle translation), OpenAI (for generating subtitles for videos without subtitles, and sentence learning). For specific methods and detailed guide, see the Wiki (https://solidspoon.xyz/DashPlayer/home.html) ## How to Play Videos DashPlayer supports common video and audio formats, as well as srt subtitle format. - Use Open File to select video and subtitle files. - Use Open Folder to select the folder containing the video. ### Want to play online videos? DashPlayer only supports local video files. You can use the built-in video download feature to download videos locally. Video download is currently in Beta. If the effect is not ideal, you can use video download tools: - Windows: Internet Download Manager (IDM) (https://www.internetdownloadmanager.com/) - macOS: Downie (https://software.charliemonroe.net/downie/) ### What if there are no subtitle files? You can use AI to generate subtitles. OpenAI’s Whisper model (https://openai.com/research/whisper) works well for generating subtitles. After configuring the OpenAI API according to the documentation, you can use DashPlayer’s built-in subtitle generation feature. Below are some recommended subtitle generation software you can also use: - Memo (https://memo.ac/) Windows/macOS - MacWhisper (https://goodsnooze.gumroad.com/l/macwhisper) macOS ## How to Control Playback ### Control via Mouse/Keyboard Shortcuts Default shortcuts for DashPlayer: - Previous sentence: “←” or “a” - Next sentence: “→” or “d” - Repeat current sentence: “↓” or “s” - Pause/Play: “↑” or “w” or “space” - Single sentence repeat: “r” (repeat) - Show/Hide English subtitles: “e” (english) - Show/Hide Chinese subtitles: “c” (chinese) - Show/Hide both subtitles: “b” (both) - Switch theme: “t” (theme) - Adjust current sentence start time earlier by 0.2 seconds: “z” - Adjust current sentence start time later by 0.2 seconds: “x” - Open sentence learning panel: “?” You can view specific shortcuts in the settings interface. ### Control via Bluetooth Gamepad #### Principle of Bluetooth Gamepad Control 8BitDo’s Micro (https://www.8bitdo.cn/micro/) and Zero2 (https://www.8bitdo.cn/zero2/) Bluetooth gamepads can be used as Bluetooth keyboards. They are very small and comfortable to hold in one hand, making them ideal for controlling DashPlayer. - Connect the gamepad to your computer via keyboard mode. - Open DashPlayer settings, go to shortcut settings, and assign the gamepad buttons as shortcuts. Product Name Image Micro Bluetooth Gamepad Zero2 Bluetooth Gamepad ## Machine Translation DashPlayer currently supports: - Tencent Cloud subtitle translation - Youdao word translation (hover the mouse over a word in the subtitle line below the video) - OpenAI subtitle recognition and sentence learning. In practice, the costs are relatively low. See the documentation for specific configuration.