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1 -VLC - Store Video or Diashow on the client and play in continously
1 +VLC - Video oder Bildershow auf dem Client ablegen und in Dauerschleife spielen
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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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4 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:
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:
6 6  * Firmware x64 11.00 Build 338
7 7  * VLC 3.0 x64 11.00 Build 003
8 -* Scripts x64 11.00 Build 005 (Script module included in RangeeOS 13 firmware){{/info}}
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9 +* Scripts x64 11.00 Build 005 (Script module included in RangeeOS 13 firmware)
10 +{{/info}}
10 10  = 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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15 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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17 17  1. Using a storage device connected to the Thin Client (USB stick/SD card):
18 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 19  1. Using a network drive:
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25 25  The FTP server on RangeeOS supports only the "Unencrypted" connection method. This must be accounted for in the configuration of your FTP client.
26 26  {{/warning}}
27 27  )))
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29 29  = Starting a VLC Connection with Command-Line Options =
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31 31  Navigate to {{status title="Tools"/}} -> {{status title="Scripts"/}} and create a {{status title="New Connection"/}}.
32 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#/* }}}
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 +}}}
34 34  Replace:
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36 36  * #ShareName# | with the name of the share shown in {{status title="Drive Mapping Configuration"/}}.
37 37  * #VideoName# | with the name/path of the video file on the storage device.
38 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"]]
40 +[[Example of a VLC script connection definition>>image:VLC-Skript.png||alt="Example of a VLC script connection definition" height="474" width="800"]]
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