Configuring the Media Player (Parole) on IGEL OS
Configuring the Session-Specific Settings
In the profile configurator, go to Apps > Media Player > Media Player Sessions > [session name] > Settings.
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)
In the profile configurator, go to Apps > Media Player > Settings > Display.
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)
In the profile configurator, go to Apps > Media Player > Settings > General.
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
In the profile configurator, go to Apps > Media Player > Settings > Subtitles.
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)