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1 -VLC - Video oder Bildershow auf dem Client ablegen und in Dauerschleife spielen
1 +VLC - Store Video or Diashow on the client and play in continously
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1 1  (% class="wikigeneratedid" %)
2 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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3 3  * Email: [[support@rangee.com>>mailto:support@rangee.com]]
4 -* Support form: [[https://rangee.com/support/>>url:https://rangee.com/support/]]
5 -{{info}}
6 -The procedure described here was last tested with the following configuration:
5 +* Support form: https://rangee.com/support/[[url:https://rangee.com/support/]]{{info}}The procedure described here was last tested with the following configuration:
7 7  * Firmware x64 11.00 Build 338
8 8  * VLC 3.0 x64 11.00 Build 003
9 -* Scripts x64 11.00 Build 005 (Script module included in RangeeOS 13 firmware)
10 -{{/info}}
8 +* Scripts x64 11.00 Build 005 (Script module included in RangeeOS 13 firmware){{/info}}
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11 11  = Providing Video/Image Files =
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12 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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14 14  [[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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15 15  1. Using a storage device connected to the Thin Client (USB stick/SD card):
16 16  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.
17 17  1. Using a network drive:
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23 23  The FTP server on RangeeOS supports only the "Unencrypted" connection method. This must be accounted for in the configuration of your FTP client.
24 24  {{/warning}}
25 25  )))
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26 26  = Starting a VLC Connection with Command-Line Options =
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27 27  Navigate to {{status title="Tools"/}} -> {{status title="Scripts"/}} and create a {{status title="New Connection"/}}.
28 28  Enter the following lines under "Script" (adjust to your environment). Remove unused example lines:
29 -{{{#Link VLC Profile to the appropriate folder - do not delete
30 -ln -sf /mnt/config/vlc/config ~/.config/vlc
31 -#Example 1: Start VLC in fullscreen with loop and without title display
32 -vlc --fullscreen --no-osd --no-video-title -q --qt-continue --loop /mnt/shares/all/#ShareName#/#VideoName#
33 -#Example 2: Start an image slideshow of all files in the directory in fullscreen with loop
34 -vlc --fullscreen --no-osd --no-video-title -q --qt-continue --loop --image-duration=60 /mnt/shares/all/#ShareName#/*
35 -}}}
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#/* }}}
36 36  Replace:
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37 37  * #ShareName# | with the name of the share shown in {{status title="Drive Mapping Configuration"/}}.
38 38  * #VideoName# | with the name/path of the video file on the storage device.
39 39  The remaining options can be freely configured. Commonly useful options are "Enable Autostart" or "Reconnect after connection ends".
40 -[[Example of a VLC script connection definition>>image:VLC-Skript.png||alt="Example of a VLC script connection definition" height="474" width="800"]]
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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