HOW THE HI-DEF DIGITAL SIGNAGE MEDIA PLAYER WORKS
Directory and File Nomenclature
The
schedules, playlists, and media content. A major part of how the Media Player behaves is governed by a set of three files:
•schedule.gsh
•playlist.gpl
•settings.xml
The local USB drive also contains three (3) directories:
•/media
•/playlists
•/schedules
The illustration below provides a summary of each of the three files, the location of the file on the USB drive, and how the relate to one another.
<settings> <devConfig>
<name value=”Gefen Player” /> </devConfig>
<ipConfig>
<ipMode value=”manual” /> <automatic />
<manual>
<ip value=”192.168.2.238” />
settings.xml
Location: Root directory
This file contains the name of the active Schedule file to be executed.
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schedule.gsh
Location: /schedules directory Contains the name of the Playlist(s)
or media files to be executed.
<DefaultEvent> <DayOfWeek>1,1,1,1,1,1,1</DayOfWeek> <EventStart>00:00:00</EventStart> <EventEnd>23:59:59</EventEnd> <FileName>/playlists/playlist.gpl</File- Name>
</DefaultEvent>
<media>
<FileName>/media/2.mov</FileName>
</media>
<media>
<FileName>/media/7.mp4</FileName>
</media>
<media>
<FileName>/media/8.mp4</FileName>
</media>
playlist.gpl
Location: /playlists directory
Each playlist file contains a list of the media file(s) to be played.
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The /media directory is used to store your Digital Signage content.
An additional directory, /Logs, is automatically created by the Media Player. These log files provide a record of all events which have transpired and can be used to provide information during troubleshooting.
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