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 +====== Media Player ======
 +The media player application allows you to play digital audio and video files that are stored on the network drive directly in the web interface. Simply double-click the files in the file explorer and the media player opens automatically to start playback.
 +
 +<​note>​The media player (flash player) supports following file formats natively: ***.mp3**, ***.flv** and ***.swf**. For other file formats, media playback is handled by the available plug-ins of the web browser (e.g. Quicktime for *.mov videos).</​note>​
 +
 +{{:​applications-mediaplayer-01a.jpg?​nolink|}}
 +
 +===== Toolbar =====
 +^ Button ^ Function ^ Description ^
 +| {{:​mediaplayer_refresh.png?​nolink|}} | **Refresh** | Refresh the content window. |
 +| {{:​mediaplayer_showplayer.png?​nolink|}} | **Show Player** | Show or hide the player screen. You can also double-click on a media file to open the player screen. |
 +| {{:​mediaplayer_previous.png?​nolink|}}| **Previous** | Go to previous file in the list. This button is not available if you have only selected a single file for playback. |
 +| {{:​mediaplayer_play.png?​nolink|}} | **Play** | Play the selected file or if no files are selected in the track list, start playback at the beginning of the current playlist. |
 +| {{:​mediaplayer_next.png?​nolink|}}| **Next** | Go to the next file in the list. This button is not available if you have only selected a single file for playback. |
 +| {{:​mediaplayer_addlist.png?​nolink|}} | **Add List ** | Add a new playlist. |
 +| {{:​mediaplayer_renamelist.png?​nolink|}}| **Rename List** | Rename the selected playlist. |
 +| {{:​mediaplayer_deletelist.png?​nolink|}} | **Delete List** | Delete the selected playlist. |
 +| {{:​mediaplayer_additems.png?​nolink|}} | **Add Items** | Add new items to selected playlist. |
 +| {{:​mediaplayer_copy.png?​nolink|}} | **Copy** | Copy the selected file(s) to the clipboard. |
 +| {{:​mediaplayer_cut.png?​nolink|}} | **Cut** | Move the selected files(s). |
 +| {{:​mediaplayer_paste.png?​nolink|}} | **Paste** | Paste the file(s) from the clipboard or move the files to the selected playlist. |
 +| {{:​mediaplayer_delete.png?​nolink|}} | **Delete** | Delete the selected files(s). |
 +
 +
 +===== Playlists =====
 +In the panel on the left side, you can access your custom playlists. The playlist **Recent** is created by default and shows all the files that were recently played in the media player. ​
 +
 +==== Add Playlist ====
 +  - To create a new playlist, click **Add List** {{:​mediaplayer_addlist.png?​nolink|}}
 +  - Enter a name for the new playlist and click **OK**.\\ {{:​applications-mediaplayer-02a.png?​nolink|}}
 +  - The new playlist is now available under **PLAYLISTS**.\\ ​ {{:​applications-mediaplayer-05a.jpg?​nolink|}}
 +
 +==== Rename Playlist ====
 +  - To rename a playlist, select the list that you would like to rename and then click **Rename List** {{:​mediaplayer_renamelist.png?​nolink|}}
 +  - Change the name and click **OK** to save it.\\ {{:​applications-mediaplayer-03a.png?​nolink|}}
 +
 +==== Delete Playlist ====
 +  - To delete a playlist, select the list that you would like to delete and then click **Delete List** {{:​mediaplayer_deletelist.png?​nolink|}}
 +  - Click **OK** to confirm it.\\ {{:​applications-mediaplayer-04a.png?​nolink|}}
 +
 +====  Adding new files to a playlist ====
 +  - Select the playlist where you would like to add the new files.
 +  - Click **Add Items** {{:​mediaplayer_additems.png?​nolink|}}
 +  - Locate the folder where your media files are stored.\\ {{:​applications-mediaplayer-06.jpg?​nolink|}}
 +  - Control (Ctrl) or shift (Shift) click to select the files that you would like to add to the playlist and then click **Open**.\\ {{:​applications-mediaplayer-07a.jpg?​nolink|}}
 +  - The files are now added to your custom playlist.\\ {{:​applications-mediaplayer-08.jpg?​nolink|}} ​
 +
 +
 +===== Track List =====
 +In the main window you can view and manage the files in your playlists. Use the buttons in the toolbar or the context menu to edit the files. Double-click on any item to start playback or make sure no files are selected and then click **Play** to start playing the whole playlist.
 +
 +^ Field ^ Description ^
 +| **Name** | Shows the name of the file. |
 +| **Location** | Shows the path where the file is stored on the network drive. |
 +| **Duration** | Shows the playback time of the file. |
 +| **Artist ** | Shows the name of the artist. |
 +| **Album** | Shows the name of the album which the file belongs to. |
 +| **Comments ** | Shows additional comments about the files. |
 +
 +==== Selecting items ====
 +To select multiple items, you can:
 +
 +    * **Control (Ctrl) click**: Press and hold the control key to select multiple files in random order.
 +    * **Shift (Shift) click**: Select the first file in a sequence, press and hold the shift key and then click on then the last item to select a range of files in order. ​  
 +    * **Select All**: Right-click to open the context menu and use the select all command to select all files in the current playlist.
 +
 +==== Context menu ====
 +To edit the files in the playlist, you can also use the context menu by right-clicking on a file in the track list. 
 +
 +{{:​applications-mediaplayer-09a.jpg?​nolink|}}
 +
 +^ Command ^ Description ^
 +| **Select All** | Select all files in the current playlist. |
 +| **Select None** | Deselect all files. |
 +| **Play** | Play the selected file. |
 +| **Add Items** | Add new items to selected playlist. |
 +| **Copy** | Copy the selected file(s) to the clipboard. |
 +| **Cut** | Move the selected files(s). |
 +| **Paste** | Paste the file(s) from the clipboard or move the files to the selected playlist. |
 +| **Delete** | Delete the selected files(s). |
 +| **Refresh** | Refresh the content window. |
  

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