MediaViewer - A Simple Media Browser and Viewer

MediaViewer is a lightweight, web-based application built with Flask that allows users to explore, view, and download media files from a structured directory. Whether you're working with images, videos, or both, MediaViewer provides an easy-to-navigate interface to browse and preview media in your collection.

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Features

• Media Exploration: Browse through folders and subdirectories of media files, including images (JPEG, PNG, GIF) and videos (MP4, AVI, MOV, MKV).
• Thumbnail Generation: Automatically generates thumbnails for images and video previews for quick browsing.
• Image Viewer: View images in full-screen mode with easy navigation between adjacent images.
• Video Playback: Play videos directly in the browser with built-in controls (play, pause, volume).
• Download Support: Download individual media files directly to your computer.
• Responsive Design: Clean, user-friendly interface that adapts to different screen sizes (desktop and mobile).
• Pagination: Efficient file listing with pagination support for large media collections.
• Customizable Navigation: Intuitive next/previous controls for image and video browsing.

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Technologies Used

• Flask: A Python-based micro web framework for building the backend.
• Pillow (PIL): Python Imaging Library used for generating image thumbnails.
• FFmpeg: A multimedia framework used for generating video thumbnails.
• HTML5 & CSS3: Frontend technologies for rendering media files and styling the interface.
• JavaScript: For interactive elements and media controls (if needed).

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Installation

Prerequisites

1. Python 3.6+ installed on your machine.
2. FFmpeg installed and added to your system’s PATH (required for generating video thumbnails).

Steps to Run the Application:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/MediaViewer.git