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)