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==Custom thumbnails==
 
==Custom thumbnails==
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If your Movies share contain folder.jpg and filename.tbn files (image files used by XBMC for thumbnails), those will be used to display thumbnails for folders and video files.
 
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More details about thumbnails can be found on the [http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Thumbnails XBMC wiki].
 
  
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If you already use XBMC, and [http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Video_Library indexed all the videos on your Movies share] in it, you can export your library using Settings > Video > Library > Export video library. Then indicate you want to export 'separate' files, instead of a 'single file' export, and that you want to export thumbnails and fanart. This will generate filename.tbn files for all your movies, and folder.jpg for all your TV Shows folders.
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Details on how to display custom thumbnails for your videos and folders can be found in the [http://code.google.com/p/videos5/wiki/CustomThumbnails CustomThumbnails page on Videos5 wiki]
  
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If you don't use XBMC, you can manually create filename.tbn files (in JPG or PNG format) for your movies, and place folder.jpg files (in JPG or PNG format) in your folders.
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==Custom Videos Paths==
  
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You can also use applications that can catalog your videos, and export thumbnails in the proper format.
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If you store your videos somewhere else than the default /var/hda/files/movies, you'll need to change that path in the Videos5 settings.
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[http://www.billyad2000.co.uk/ Media Companion] and [http://www.24hourloop.com/projects/mediareader Media Reader] are such applications.
 
  
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==Custom Videos Paths==
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[http://code.google.com/p/videos5/wiki/CustomVideosPaths CustomVideosPaths page on Videos5 wiki]
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==Custom Videos Encoding Options==
  
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If you store your videos somewhere else than the default /var/hda/files/movies, you'll need to change that path in the Videos5 settings. Execute those two commands, from a terminal:
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You can change the default options used to encode videos in the same way you can change paths: by changing a MySQL entry.<br/>
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[http://code.google.com/p/videos5/wiki/CustomEncodingOptions CustomEncodingOptions page on Videos5 wiki]
  
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<div style="border: 1px solid #A3B1BF; padding: .5em 1em; color: #000; background-color: #E6F2FF; margin: 3px 3px 1em 3px; text-align: left">
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==Custom Refresh Rate==
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mysql -uvideos5 -pvideos5 -e "update settings set value='/path/to/your/videos' where name = 'paths'" videos5
 
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</div>
 
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<div style="border: 1px solid #A3B1BF; padding: .5em 1em; color: #000; background-color: #E6F2FF; margin: 3px 3px 1em 3px; text-align: left">
 
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/usr/bin/php /var/hda/web-apps/videos5/html/index.php find
 
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</div>
 
  
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If you want to scan multiple directories, separate each by \n in the above mysql command:
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You can change the daily 4am scan of your videos folder(s) to be more (or less) frequent.
  
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<div style="border: 1px solid #A3B1BF; padding: .5em 1em; color: #000; background-color: #E6F2FF; margin: 3px 3px 1em 3px; text-align: left">
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Details can be found on the [http://code.google.com/p/videos5/wiki/CustomRefresh CustomRefresh page on Videos5 wiki]
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mysql -uvideos5 -pvideos5 -e "update settings set value='/path/to/your/videos\n/other_path/to/your/other_videos' where name = 'paths'" videos5
 
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Latest revision as of 12:30, 30 July 2010

App page: http://www.amahi.org/apps/videos5

Logo: Videos5-logo.png

Screenshot: Videos5-screenshot.png

Description

Stream your videos to your iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad or browser.

Videos5 allows you to stream your MPEG-4 (H.264 only) videos using any HTML5-compliant browser that supports H.264: Safari (on computers and mobile devices) or Chrome (no Firefox / Opera).

To be available for streaming in this app, your video files needs to be MPEG-4 files, with the video stream encoded using the H.264 codec. You'll also want the audio stream to use a codec that your browser supports (most likely AAC). For each file that isn't compatible, Videos5 will allow you to create a new version that can be streamed on all devices.

Custom thumbnails

Details on how to display custom thumbnails for your videos and folders can be found in the CustomThumbnails page on Videos5 wiki

Custom Videos Paths

If you store your videos somewhere else than the default /var/hda/files/movies, you'll need to change that path in the Videos5 settings.

CustomVideosPaths page on Videos5 wiki

Custom Videos Encoding Options

You can change the default options used to encode videos in the same way you can change paths: by changing a MySQL entry.
CustomEncodingOptions page on Videos5 wiki

Custom Refresh Rate

You can change the daily 4am scan of your videos folder(s) to be more (or less) frequent.

Details can be found on the CustomRefresh page on Videos5 wiki

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