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Guide: How to Show Instant Info about Any Media File on the Web with LoadScout?

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I. Introduction of LoadScout:

Description:

LoadScout - Show instant info about any media file on the web You can quickly get information about any MP3 or AVI file on a remote web or FTP server. LoadScout will show artist and song name, genre, bit rate and other quality parameters as well as any comments located in the file. You can get this information right from the Internet Explorer window without downloading the file.

Key Features:

Play snatches of remote MP3 and AVI files
LoadScout can download and play any part of a remote media file. You specify the time frame that is of interest for you and the program downloads and plays it. This can be useful if you are not sure if the whole file is worth downloading and you need to test it first.
Browse remote archives without downloadingYou can open a remote ZIP and RAR files located on the web or FTP and browse the content without downloading the file.
Extract individual files from remote archives
When you browse a remote archive you can select any files in it and extract them right from the remote location. LoadScout will only download the required parts of the archive saving your time and network traffic.
Powerful download engine
LoadScout includes a powerful download engine. All processed files can be downloaded simultaneously. It supports HTTP and SOCKS proxy and can complete unfinished downloads.
Internet Explorer integrationLoadScout integrates with Internet Explorer to provide instant access to its functionality. You can launch LoadScout right from the IE window. To do this you only need to right-click on a link to a file that is of interest for you and choose corresponding command from the menu.
LoadScout will open the file URL and will let you work with it.

II. How to Show Instant Info about Any Media File on the Web :

LoadScout-Step1: If you want to browse an FTP site or if you have an URL of a particular file on the Web and want to retrieve information about it, in all cases the first thing you should do in LoadScout is to open some URL. It can be URL of a remote file or a directory, or just a site name.

LoadScout-Step2: Click hte "Open URL" button in the toolbar to connect a site OR right click on a file in your browser window and choose "Open wiht LoadScout...".

LoadScout-Step3: Give the program some time to connect to the site and receive information from it. It will take couple seconds, if you have a good Internet connection.

LoadScout-Step4: You can switch between remote and local files using the "Local View/Remote View" button in the toolbar. When you browse local files and folders you can operate with this view just like you operate with standard Windows Explorer.

LoadScout-Step5: Click the "Favorites" and "AVI movies" from the Tools menu, you can get these files.

LoadScout-Step6: Click the "GetInfo" button in the toolbar to get information about selected file(s). The information will appear in this window. You will be albe to extract data after that.