Serials Shuffler1.0.0.0

For those who have multiple videos on their computers, having to load them into a specific player and creating a playlist just to play them at random can be tedious. Serials Shuffler is an application that can select and play videos at random from a user-defined player, without any prior organization or the need of any other media playing device.

An extremely minimal interface that presents only two buttons and a custom name list

The design of Serial Shuffler is simplistic, so much so that a young child could quite easily use it, since the application is almost blank in its layout. Users select a folder that contains the various videos they want to watch, they can edit the folder with a custom name in the program, such as the name of a particular series or season from a show.Once the application is set up, the only remaining option is to press play. Serial Shuffler can store multiple folders, but it cannot be resized, so, once the space is filled up, it no longer works exceptionally well. 

A complete lack of features that means the program features no other use save as a shuffle device

Serial Shuffler provides no features other than a random file selection, it cannot actually play the video files either. One of the several major problems with the software is that it needs to open a separate media player to run the files. Given that most media players have a shuffle button, there is no reason not to just load the videos into the media player Serial Shuffler uses to run them.Another major issue with the application is the inability to refine or edit the shuffle in any way, or even create a playlist to shuffle from. The selection process is based on directories and folders, meaning that users must dedicate time to setting up specific folders and subfolders. Other media players do the same in a more efficient fashion with just custom playlists and a shuffle button.

Serial Shuffler is overly simple and can be surpassed by any robust media player

While Serial Shuffler performs a semi useful function, it comes across as more of an amusing distraction than a real program. There are many media players that can do what it does to a greater degree, allowing for more user control and greater customization. In short, Serial Shuffler might be nice for a child, but anyone else will probably be severely dissapointed.