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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. | ||
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+ | <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> | ||
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+ | {{:applications-mediaplayer-01a.jpg?nolink|}} | ||
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+ | ===== 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). | | ||
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+ | ===== 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. | ||
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+ | ==== 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|}} | ||
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+ | ==== 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|}} | ||
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+ | ==== 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|}} | ||
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+ | ==== 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|}} | ||
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+ | ===== 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. | ||
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+ | ^ 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. | | ||
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+ | ==== Selecting items ==== | ||
+ | To select multiple items, you can: | ||
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+ | * **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. | ||
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+ | ==== 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. | ||
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+ | {{:applications-mediaplayer-09a.jpg?nolink|}} | ||
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+ | ^ 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. | | ||