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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 * 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:
6 * Firmware x64 11.00 Build 338
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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10 = Providing Video/Image Files =
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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 [[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 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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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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29 = Starting a VLC Connection with Command-Line Options =
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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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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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