The Mede8er Video
Wall enables you to consolidate your shares from Local Hard
Drive, USB Drive, Samba Network and NFS Network onto one
convenient launch screen. Once you have mapped your shares and
launch the shortcut you will then be able to view your video
collection by Cover Art rather than the traditional File View.
The Video Wall is not a traditional Thumbnail Viewer and does
have a file system structure that must be adhered to. Please
read these instructions before using this feature.
1) All shared folders to the Video Wall can only be a maximum of
3 folder levels deep.
2) If using NFS then the main folder must be in the root of the
NFS share.
example for Local HDD, USB Drive and Samba (3 level)
root of disk or
share > movies collection > genre foldername > movie name folder
> each movie (and its images and other associated files) must be
in a separate folders
example for NFS (3level)
mountpoint > main folder > genre foldername > movie name folder
> each movie (and its images and other associated files) must be
in a separate folders
3) Each Movie or Video must have a cover art image in its folder
in order to display the image on the Video Wall. We suggest you
use thumbnail sized images for the folder.jpg and the ideal
pixel size is 156 x 232 pixel. At max the folder.jpg should be
no bigger than 250 pixel width for fast Video Wall navigation.
For users who have existing collections with larger pixel size
than recommended above we suggest you use a free program called
“Resize” to re sample you images. http://www.geocities.com/peter_bone_uk.
To use Resize just do a Windows search for folder.jpg on the
root of your video collection and then drag the searched files
into the Resize window. Remember to set the width in Resize to
156 pixel and change the Default save setting in the Setup menu
to overwrite the existing file.
IMPORTANT:
The Video Wall will filter any folder.jpg that is larger than
75k and show no image.
4) The full screen zoomed image that carries the detailed
information about the movie must be named about.jpg. The ideal
size of the about.jpg is 1280 x 720 pixels.
5) We suggest you use Y2M (YAMJ To Mede8er) or one of the many
free programs available to make your cover art
6) Move onto the next step once you have arranged your
collection according to the above instructions.
7)Navigate to either Local HDD, USB Drive, Samba Network or NFS
Network
8) Focus on any folder (subject to point 1&2 above)
9) Press “Menu”
button
10) Select the “Add to Video Wall” icon
11) Press “Enter” and confirmation icon will confirm that the
folder has been added to the Video Wall.
12) Repeat this process to add more shortcuts to the Video Wall
13) If you are
using a
NAS device
to store your content then
you will need to
create a Shortcut
before linking the folders to the Video Wall
a Navigate to Media Library
b Select "My Shortcuts"
c Press the "Menu" button on the remote
d Select "Add"
e Fill in the "User Name", "Password" and "IP Address" of
your NAS Device and select "ok"
f Now select the shortcut and navigate to the Folder that
you want to add to the Video Wall and follow steps from point 8
14) Go To Mede8er Home Page
15) Select “Video Wall”
16) “Video Wall” page will open
17) A Default Folder icon displaying a folder image will be
added to the next available window
18) Focus on the folder that has just been added
19) The Path of the folder will be shown on the top of the page
20) The folder name will be shown at the bottom of the page
21) Press the “Menu” button for options
22) You now have the option to Remove, Lock or apply Genre Cover
art to the Shortcut.
23) To apply Genre Cover art just select this option and a new
screen will open with a drop down list of available Genre
Covers. Choose the Cover and press “Enter” and the cover will be
assigned to the Shortcut on the Video Wall.
24) To apply custom artwork for the Genre covers you must create
artwork in PNG/JPG format to pixel size of 156 x 233 pixels.
Create a new folder in the root of your Local Hard Drive or USB
Stick called “videowall” and copy your images to this folder.
The Mede8er will now allow you to use your own custom images for
the Genre links on the Video Wall.
Mede8er Video Wall
Mede8er Synopsis info created by Y2M
Press enter to play movie
Series display on the Video Wall
Alpha Search on the Video Wall
The
Mede8er Video Wall is equipped with a built in Alpha Search
facility that simplifies searching on the Video Wall. To use the
Alpha Search just focus on the ABC icon on the top right of the
screen then press enter and the on-screen keyboard will open.
Enter the first character letter of the Video or Movie you are
looking for and the Mede8er Video Wall will jump to the fist
Video / Movie that starts with the character you entered.
Page Jump on the Video Wall
The
Mede8er Video Wall is equipped with a built in Page Jump
facility. Enter the page number on your remote control and this
will be displayed on the top left hand side of the screen. The
Video Wall will jump to the page number that you entered.
Folder Lock on the Video Wall
Network
shares must be write enabled for correct operation
The
Mede8er Video Wall fully supports parental control and allows
the user to lock
1) Main Genre Folders
2) Sub Folders
3) Individual Movies or Videos
To enable Folder Lock Protection please follow these simple
steps
1) Go to setup Menu then “Misc” Tab
2) Select “Password” to set your individual 4 pin code --
Default is “0000"
3) Set “Folder Protection” option to “on”
4) Navigate to the Video Wall and select a main Genre Folder,
Sub Folder or Individual Movie
5) Press the “Menu” button
6) A dialogue screen will open and select the “Lock” icon
7) Mede8er will prompt for your 4 digit pin code. Enter your
code and Mede8er will lock the folder.
8) To unlock the folder you will must repeat process from Step3
and select the “Unlock” icon.
Watched
Indicator on the Video Wall
Network shares must be write enabled for correct operation
The
Mede8er Video Wall supports the Watched Indicator function in
the same way as Media Library View
To enable Watched Indicator
1) Go to setup Menu then “Misc” Tab
2) Set the “Watched Indicator” to “on”
3) Navigate to the Video Wall and launch a Video or Movie file.
4) Watch at more than 10% of the Video
5) Mede8er will show a watched icon “eyes” on the bottom right
of the screen when the Video or Movie is selected.
6) The “watched icon can also be manually added or removed buy
focusing on a Folder, Video or Movie and pressing the “Menu”
button.
7) Select the add “Watched Indicator” or “Remove Watched
Indicator” icon
Series on
the Video Wall
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Shared Folder to
the Video Wall
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Shared Folder to
the Video Wall
2 level deep |
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Shared Folder to
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3 level deep |
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Series support for the Video Wall can be implemented by either 2
or 3 level deep folder structure. We suggest you use the 3 level
folder structure.
1) Create a folder called “Series” or whatever you like.
2) In the Series folder create folders with the Series Names and
you can add a folder.jpg image to each of these folders.
3) In the Series Names Folders create sub folders ie Season 1
Season2 etc and you can insert a folder.jpg image into these
folders as well. Copy your series video files to the Season
folders.
4) Link the Main folder “Series” to the Video Wall
Movies on the Video Wall
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Shared Folder to
the Video Wall
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Shared Folder to
the Video Wall
2 level deep |
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Shared Folder to
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3 level deep |
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Movie support for the Video Wall can be implemented by either 2
or 3 level deep folder structure. We suggest you use the 3 level
folder structure.
1) Create a folder called “Movie Collection” or whatever you
like.
2) In the Movie Collection folder create Genre Folders and you
can add a folder.jpg image to each of these folders.
3) In the Genre Folders create sub folders ie Movie 1 Movie 2
etc and you can insert a folder.jpg and about.jpg image into
these folders as well. Copy your movies to the Genre folders.
The Video Wall caters for movies that are split into partA and
partB so just copy both parts to the folder
4) Link the Main folder “Movie Collection” to the Video Wall
Movie support for the Video Wall can be implemented by either 2
or 3 level deep folder structure. We suggest you use the 3 level
folder structure.
1) Create a folder called “Movie Collection” or whatever you
like.
2) In the Movie Collection folder create Genre Folders and you
can add a folder.jpg image to each of these folders.
3) In the Genre Folders create sub folders ie Movie 1 Movie 2
etc and you can insert a folder.jpg and about.jpg image into
these folders as well. Copy your movies to the Genre folders.
The Video Wall caters for movies that are split into partA and
partB so just copy both parts to the folder
4) Link the Main folder “Movie Collection” to the Video Wall
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