Video Playlist - Enable Looping - Revision history

Dale K at 23:37, 10 February 2009

2009-02-10T23:37:32Z

←Older revision		Revision as of 23:37, 10 February 2009
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	if ( m_iPK_MediaType == MEDIATYPE_pluto_StoredVideo_CONST && m_iRepeat != -1)		if ( m_iPK_MediaType == MEDIATYPE_pluto_StoredVideo_CONST && m_iRepeat != -1)
	return true;		return true;

			if ( m_iPK_MediaType == MEDIATYPE_pluto_DVD_CONST && m_iRepeat != -1)
			return true;


	~~if ( m_iPK_MediaType == MEDIATYPE_pluto_DVD_CONST && m_iRepeat != -1)~~		return MediaStream::CanPlayMore();
	~~return true;~~


	return MediaStream::CanPlayMore();
	}		}

Dale K at 23:36, 10 February 2009

2009-02-10T23:36:43Z

←Older revision		Revision as of 23:36, 10 February 2009
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	return true;		return true;

	if ( m_iPK_MediaType == MEDIATYPE_pluto_StoredVideo_CONST && m_iRepeat != -1)		if ( m_iPK_MediaType == MEDIATYPE_pluto_StoredVideo_CONST && m_iRepeat != -1)
	return true;		return true;

	if ( m_iPK_MediaType == MEDIATYPE_pluto_DVD_CONST && m_iRepeat != -1)		if ( m_iPK_MediaType == MEDIATYPE_pluto_DVD_CONST && m_iRepeat != -1)
	return true;		return true;

Dale K at 23:36, 10 February 2009

2009-02-10T23:36:10Z

←Older revision		Revision as of 23:36, 10 February 2009
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	if ( m_iPK_MediaType == MEDIATYPE_pluto_StoredVideo_CONST && m_iRepeat != -1)		if ( m_iPK_MediaType == MEDIATYPE_pluto_StoredVideo_CONST && m_iRepeat != -1)
	return true;		return true;

			if ( m_iPK_MediaType == MEDIATYPE_pluto_DVD_CONST && m_iRepeat != -1)
			return true;


	return MediaStream::CanPlayMore();		return MediaStream::CanPlayMore();
	}		}

	Notice that all we did is duplicate the if statement and changed StoredAudio to StoredVideo.		Notice that all we did is duplicate the if statement and changed StoredAudio to StoredVideo and DVD.

	Save the file		Save the file

Dale K: /* Modifying the Xine Plugin */

2009-02-07T20:16:49Z

Modifying the Xine Plugin

←Older revision		Revision as of 20:16, 7 February 2009
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	Save the file		Save the file

	Run as root:		Run as root:
	make so		make so

Dale K: New page: Category: Tutorials ==Introduction== When playing an audio playlist it automatically 'loops'. Meaning when it reaches the end of the playlist it will automatically begin playing it ...

2009-02-07T20:08:55Z

New page: Category: Tutorials ==Introduction== When playing an audio playlist it automatically 'loops'. Meaning when it reaches the end of the playlist it will automatically begin playing it ...

New page

[[Category: Tutorials]]

==Introduction==

When playing an audio playlist it automatically 'loops'. Meaning when it reaches the end of the playlist it will automatically begin playing it from the beginning. However, video playlists do not act in this way. When a video playlist reaches the end it simply stops playing and returns you to the screen saver. This article is the instruction to change this default behavior for video playlists so they loop as the audio does.

==Disclaimer==
This process involves changing pluto system files and as with anytime you're doing that, you could break your installation with a misstep. If you do, don't say I didn't warn you.

==Setting up the development environment==

Run the following as root:

apt-get install subversion build-essential ccache libmysqlclient15-dev libattr1-dev
cd ~/
svn co http://svn.linuxmce.org/svn/branches/LinuxMCE-0710/
cd LinuxMCE-0710
cp /usr/pluto/lib/* src/lib
find . -iname Makefile -exec sed -e 's/<-mkr_t_compile_defines->/-DKDE_LMCE -DDEBUG -DTHREAD_LOG -DLOG_ALL_QUERIES -I\/opt\/libxine1-pluto\/include -I\/opt\/libsdl1.2-1.2.7+1.2.8cvs20041007\/include -I\/opt\/libsdl1.2-1.2.7+1.2.8cvs20041007\/include\/SD/' -i '{}' \;
find . -iname Makefile -exec sed -e 's/<-mkr_t_compile_libs->/-L\/opt\/libxine1-pluto\/lib -L\/opt\/libsdl1.2-1.2.7+1.2.8cvs20041007\/lib/' -i '{}' \;

You now have a development environment setup.

==Modifying the Xine Plugin==

cd ~/LinuxMCE-0710/src/Xine_Plugin

With whatever editor you like, open the file called: XineMediaStream.cpp

You will see this at the bottom of the file:

{
// do not remove the playlist when we are playing stored audio. (it will just confuse the user)
if ( m_iPK_MediaType == MEDIATYPE_pluto_StoredAudio_CONST && m_iRepeat != -1)
return true;

return MediaStream::CanPlayMore();
}

Change it to look like this:

{
// do not remove the playlist when we are playing stored audio. (it will just confuse the user)
if ( m_iPK_MediaType == MEDIATYPE_pluto_StoredAudio_CONST && m_iRepeat != -1)
return true;

if ( m_iPK_MediaType == MEDIATYPE_pluto_StoredVideo_CONST && m_iRepeat != -1)
return true;

return MediaStream::CanPlayMore();
}

Notice that all we did is duplicate the if statement and changed StoredAudio to StoredVideo.

Save the file
Run as root:
make so
cp XineMediaStream.so /usr/pluto/bin

Do a reload of your router and your video playlists now automatically loop.