Count Frames

Windows keeps count of dropped frames during video playback. To display this feature, after you have played a video clip, hold Ctrl and press F5. A box called "Send MCI String Command" will appear on the screen. In the Command box type "Status Frames Skipped" and click Send. Windows will tell you how many total frames were displayed.

NOTICE: You need to use Mplayer.exe (located in your Windows folder), the default Windows (multi) Media Player to access the frame rate options. Mplayer.exe can play (among other media file formats): .AVI, MOV, MMV, .MPG, .MPEG, .MPE, .MID, .RMI, .WAV, .FLI, .FLC etc. Don't use it on the Windows Media Player (Wmplayer.exe) in Windows Millennium, since this tip will not work.