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Configuring the Media Player (Parole) on IGEL OS

Configuring the Session-Specific Settings

  1. In the profile configurator, go to Apps > Media Player > Media Player Sessions > [session name] > Settings.

  2. Edit the settings according to your needs. The parameters are described in the following.

Medium / filename

Path to the audio data or video data that are to be played back when the media player session starts. This can be a local path or a URL.

Use default fullscreen mode configuration

  •  The global setting Apps > Media Player > Settings > Display > Full-screen will be used. (Default)
  • The session-specific setting Play video in full-screen will be used. 


Play video in full-screen

Only available if Use default fullscreen mode configuration is deactivated.

  • The video will be shown in full-screen mode.
  • The video will be shown in a standard window. (Default) 

Use default controls configuration

  •  The global setting Apps > Media Player > Settings > Display > Show controls will be used. (Default)
  •  The session-specific setting Show controls will be used.

Show controls

Only available if Use default controls configuration is deactivated.

  • The media player's controls will be shown.  (Default)
  • The media player's controls will not be shown; only the playback window is visible.

  

Configuring the Display (Global)

  1. In the profile configurator, go to Apps > Media Player > Settings > Display.

  2. Edit the settings according to your needs. The parameters are described in the following.

Video output

Specifies the video output method.

Possible options:

  • Auto: The video output method will be set depending on availability. (Default)
    The other options will be queried in the given order: If available, hardware acceleration will be used. If hardware acceleration is not available but the X video extension is, the X video extension will be used.

  • Hardware accelerated: Hardware acceleration will be used.

  • X video extension: The images will be written to the graphics card memory using shared memory. Hardware acceleration will be used.

  • X Window System: Video will be output via the X11 protocol. Hardware acceleration will not be used.

Full-screen

  • The media player will be shown in full-screen mode.
  • The media player will be shown in a standard window. (Default) 

Automatically resize the player window when a new video is loaded

  • The window size will adapt to the video being played.
  • The window size will not change. (Default)

 

Aspect ratio

Aspect ratio for video playback

Possible values:

  • Auto: The aspect ratio of the playback window will adapt to the video being played.

  • Square

  • 4:3 (TV)

  • 16:9 (widescreen)

  • 2.11:1 (DVB)

Main window should stay on top

  • The media player window will always remain in the foreground. Other windows cannot be placed on top of the media player window.
  • The media player window will behave like a standard window. Other windows can be placed on top of the media player window. (Default)

 

Show controls

  •  The media player's controls will be shown. (Default)
  •  The media player's controls will not be shown; only the playback window is visible.

Configuring General Playback Settings (Global)

  1. In the profile configurator, go to Apps > Media Player > Settings > General.

  2. Edit the settings according to your needs. The parameters are described in the following.


Disable screensaver when playing a video

  • As long as a video is played, the screensaver will not be started. (Default)
  • The screensaver will start after the configured idle time, even when a video is played, 

 

Show visual effects when an audio file is played

  • Visual effects will be shown when playing back audio data.
  • No visual effects will be shown. (Default) 


Repeat mode

  • The playlist will be repeated until the user stops the playback.
  • The playlist will be played back once only. (Default) 

Shuffle mode

  • The playlist will be played back in random order.
  •  The playlist will be played back in the set order. (Default)

Network connection speed

Possible values:

  • 56 kBps modem/ISDN

  • 112 kBps dual ISDN/DSL

  • 256 kBps DSL/cable

  • 384 kBps DSL/cable

  • 512 kBps DSL/cable

  • 1.5 MBps T1/Intranet/LAN (default)

  • Intranet/LAN

Default location for the "Open..." dialogs

Defines the file location that is preset in the Open...  dialog. Default: /userhome

Configuring the Subtitles

  1. In the profile configurator, go to Apps > Media Player > Settings > Subtitles.

  2. Edit the settings according to your needs. The parameters are described in the following.

Autoload subtitle

  • Subtitles contained in the video will be shown. (Default)
  • Subtitles contained in the video will only be shown if the user has enabled them via Video > Subtitles.

 

Subtitle encoding

Character coding for the subtitles. The value is set to UTF-8.

Font name

The font that is used for the subtitles.

Possible values:

  • Sans

  • Sans Bold (default)

  • Serif

  • Serif Bold

Font size

Size of the font that is used for the subtitles. (Default: 20)

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