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'''''XineNet Desktop''''' should be installed on (when I last checked) edit1, edit2, gfxpc and OffPC, along with a few laptops. | |||
XineNet Desktop should be installed on (when I last checked) edit1, edit2, | It's designed to be very easy to use. | ||
It | |||
# When it starts up, look in the bottom right, it should say "Connected to ystvvidsrv". | |||
# If it doesn't, go File->settings, change Host to '''ystvvidsrv''' (and the port to '''9815'''). | |||
# Hit OK and restart the software. | |||
:* If it still won't connect, that PC probably has network issues. NB: On OBs these settings will be different. | |||
The main controls are File->Open Playlist, Play, and Stop. You can work out the rest. | The main controls are File->Open Playlist, Play, and Stop. You can work out the rest. | ||
Remember | Remember, after starting XineNet and opening the playlist, '''play the whole thing once'''. It will update the ''Duration'' for each video as they play, so the countdown will be accurate next time the list is played. | ||
== Creating Playlists == | == Creating Playlists == | ||
This is the more important part of this How To. Creating playlists requires some manual editing of XML files, but fear not, | This is the more important part of this How To. Creating playlists requires some manual editing of XML files, but fear not, it's really easy. | ||
Hopefully you have a sample playlist kicking around somewhere, if so right click it and select | |||
Otherwise, open | Hopefully you have a sample playlist kicking around somewhere, if so right click it and select ''Edit with Notepad++'' (or ''Edit'' if [http://notepad-plus-plus.org/ Notepad++] isn't installed). | ||
Otherwise, open Notepad++ and paste this in: | |||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
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</pre> | </pre> | ||
Then save it as an XML file (after the filename put .xml then quotes around the whole thing as "filename.xml" | Then save it as an XML file (after the filename put ''.xml'' then quotes around the whole thing as ''"filename.xml"''). | ||
To make videos available, stick them somewhere in | To make videos available, stick them somewhere in ''videos'' (on ystvvtsrv, using WinSCP). Ensure you don't include spaces in the file name, use underscores ("_") instead. | ||
For each file you want to add, you need to add this between the two playlist tags, in the correct order: | For each file you want to add, you need to add this between the two playlist tags, in the correct order: | ||