It just struck me that I've never mentioned the Media Player Classic here, and I've meant to for some time.
Why it's interesting is it allows you to make up shaders and apply them to the video you're playing. It might be an interesting way to play with shaders and experiment. From the new features list (a version or two ago):
"Pixel shader effects and a little editor with basic autocomplete abilities. Requirements: dx9 renderless output mode + textured 3d blending + video card with pixel shader support (v2.0+ prefered). Besides the fun it can be used as a little sandbox to experiment with shaders in real-time. The code you write gets compiled on-the-fly and applied onto the video. Disassembled code and other compiler messages can be viewed in the output window. Even if you can't program in any language, there are a few samples to get you started."
Available here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/guliverkli/
or more directly:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/g...4.zip?download
Jim - any use?