VIDEO WALL
(Requires V4 Firmware)
The Mede8er Video Wall enables you to consolidate your shares from USB Drive, Samba Network and NFS
Network onto one convenient launch screen. Once you have mapped your shares and launch the Genre
shortcut you will then be able to view your video collection by cover art rather than the traditional File View.
The Video Wall does have some limitations so it is very important that you read these instructions before
using this feature.
1) All shared folders to the Video Wall can only be 2 levels deep.
2) If using NFS then the main Genre folders must be in the root of the NFS share.
example for Local HDD, USB Drive and Samba
root of disk or share > movies > genre foldername > each movie (and its images and other associated files)
must be in separate folders.
example for NFS
mountpoint > genre folder > each movie (and its images and other associated files) must be in 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.
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 “Folder View” icon on the Menu to add the folder to the Video Wall page
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) Go To Mede8er Home Page
14) Select “Video Wall”
15) “Video Wall” page will open
16) A Default Folder icon displaying a folder image will be added to the next available window
16) Focus on the folder that has just been added
17) The Path of the folder will be shown on the top of the page
18) The folder name will be shown at the bottom of the page
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