Wiki source code of VLC - Video oder Bildershow auf dem Client ablegen und in Dauerschleife spielen
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11.1 | 2 | You can easily use RangeeOS to play a video in a continuous loop. For this, you will need the software modules "VLC" and "scripts". If you do not yet have access to these modules, please contact our support at: |
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11.1 | 4 | * Email: [[support@rangee.com>>mailto:support@rangee.com]] |
| 5 | * Support form: https://rangee.com/support/[[url:https://rangee.com/support/]]{{info}}The procedure described here was last tested with the following configuration: | ||
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4.1 | 6 | * Firmware x64 11.00 Build 338 |
| 7 | * VLC 3.0 x64 11.00 Build 003 | ||
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11.1 | 8 | * Scripts x64 11.00 Build 005 (Script module included in RangeeOS 13 firmware){{/info}} |
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11.1 | 10 | = Providing Video/Image Files = |
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11.1 | 12 | You can make video or image files accessible in different ways via the CommBox under {{status title="Peripherals"/}} -> {{status title="Drive Mapping Configuration"/}}: |
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11.1 | 15 | [[View of drive mapping configuration with created local drive, network drive, and local directory>>image:laufwerke.png||alt="View of drive mapping configuration with created local drive, network drive, and local directory" height="273" id="Ilaufwerke.png" width="800"]] |
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11.1 | 17 | 1. Using a storage device connected to the Thin Client (USB stick/SD card): |
| 18 | 1*. If the "Automatically mount local drives" option is activated in {{status title="Global Settings"/}}, no further action is required. If this option is deactivated, you can manually set up a local drive using the {{status title="New Local Drive"/}} option. | ||
| 19 | 1. Using a network drive: | ||
| 20 | 1*. Either select the {{status title="New Network Drive"/}} or {{status title="SMB Network Drive Wizard"/}} option and enter your network drive details. | ||
| 21 | 1*. After applying the settings, click {{status title="Start"/}} next to the newly displayed entry. | ||
| 22 | 1. Using a local directory directly on the Thin Client: | ||
| 23 | 1*. Use the {{status title="New Local Directory"/}} button to create a folder. You can optionally enable FTP or SMB sharing for the folder to upload the video. To use FTP sharing, you must activate the "Enable FTP Server" option in {{status title="Global Settings"/}}. For SMB sharing, enable the "Activate Samba (Windows Shares)" option.((( | ||
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4.1 | 24 | {{warning}} |
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11.1 | 25 | The FTP server on RangeeOS supports only the "Unencrypted" connection method. This must be accounted for in the configuration of your FTP client. |
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4.1 | 26 | {{/warning}} |
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11.1 | 29 | = Starting a VLC Connection with Command-Line Options = |
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11.1 | 31 | Navigate to {{status title="Tools"/}} -> {{status title="Scripts"/}} and create a {{status title="New Connection"/}}. |
| 32 | Enter the following lines under "Script" (adjust to your environment). Remove unused example lines: | ||
| 33 | {{{#Link VLC Profile to the appropriate folder - do not delete ln -sf /mnt/config/vlc/config ~/.config/vlc #Example 1: Start VLC in fullscreen with loop and without title display vlc --fullscreen --no-osd --no-video-title -q --qt-continue --loop /mnt/shares/all/#ShareName#/#VideoName# #Example 2: Start an image slideshow of all files in the directory in fullscreen with loop vlc --fullscreen --no-osd --no-video-title -q --qt-continue --loop --image-duration=60 /mnt/shares/all/#ShareName#/* }}} | ||
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11.1 | 36 | * #ShareName# | with the name of the share shown in {{status title="Drive Mapping Configuration"/}}. |
| 37 | * #VideoName# | with the name/path of the video file on the storage device. | ||
| 38 | The remaining options can be freely configured. Commonly useful options are "Enable Autostart" or "Reconnect after connection ends". | ||
| 39 | [[image:VLC-Skript.png||alt="Example of a VLC script connection definition" data-xwiki-image-label="Example of a VLC script connection definition" height="474" width="800"]] | ||
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