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XineNet Desktop should be installed on | '''''XineNet Desktop''''' should be installed on edit1, edit2, gfxpc and OffPC, along with a few laptops. It's designed to be very easy to use. | ||
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# When it starts up, look in the bottom right, it should say "Connected to ystvvidsrv". | |||
# If it doesn't, go to ''File'' > ''Settings'', change ''Host'' to '''[[ystvvtsrv]]''' (and the port to '''9815'''). | |||
# Hit OK and restart the program. | |||
::* If it still won't connect, that PC probably has network issues. | |||
::* On OBs these settings will be different. | |||
Remember | The main controls are ''File'' > ''Open Playlist'', ''Play'', and ''Stop''. You can work out the rest. | ||
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 ''Edit with Notepad++'' (or ''Edit'' if [http://notepad-plus-plus.org/ Notepad++] isn't installed). | ||
Hopefully you have a sample playlist kicking around somewhere, if so right click it and select | |||
Otherwise, open | Otherwise, open Notepad++ and paste this in: | ||
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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"''). | ||
For each file you want to add, you need to add this between the two playlist tags, in the correct order: | 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. | ||
===Adding VTs=== | |||
For each file you want to add to the playlist, you need to add this between the two <code><playlist></code> tags, in the correct order: | |||
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If your video is in a folder in ''videos'', you need to include this, for example: | |||
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Length should be set to something very short | Length should be set to something very short; if your VT is less than 5 seconds, set it lower. Don't worry about setting it to the exact length of the VT - we'll fix this later. | ||
A playlist file must start: | A playlist file must always start: | ||
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===Example=== | |||
YSTV Spotlight S1E1 Playlist file, for reference: | |||
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</playlist> | </playlist> | ||
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