General Format

The format and syntax below will be used to create the slideshow file (simple ascii text) with the extension .alb (.ALB)

Examples: slshow1.alb, summer_holiday_2004.ALB, test.alb, …

The following syntax should be used to create the text file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-885h9-1" ?> <philips-slideshow version="1.0" >

<title>Title of the slideshow</title> <audio>audio_url</audio> <slide-duration>30</slide-duration> <slides>

<slide>slide_1_url</slide> <slide>slide_2_url</slide> <slide>slide_3_url</slide> <slide>slide_4_url</slide> <slide>slide_5_url</slide> <slide>slide_6_url</slide>

...

<slide>slide_N-1_url</slide> <slide>slide_N_url</slide>

</slides> </philips-slideshow>

Supported XML-tags

The following table gives a description of the XML syntax.

Tag Name

Use

Description

 

 

 

philips-slideshow

mandatory

Philips slideshow signature including the version.

 

 

 

title

optional

The title of the playlist.

 

 

 

audio

optional

The audio-URL following this tag will define the music playing

 

 

in the background during the slideshow.

 

 

A single song or playlist (.m3u & .pls) are the only valid audio

 

 

references. Other reference will not result in any audio

 

 

playback. If a single song is referenced the song will be

 

 

repeated forever. If a playlist is referenced the playlist will be

 

 

played in sequence with a repeat at the end of the playlist.

 

 

 

slide-duration

optional

The default display time (in 0,1 second) of a slide. The TV

 

 

application isn’t obliged to support this tag. The TV application

 

 

can force the use of one or multiple predefined display times.

 

 

(Not supported by the 32PF9956/12 TV set)

 

 

 

slides

mandatory

Identifies the slides to show.

 

 

 

slide

optional

Identifies the URL of the individual slide.

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Philips 32PF9956 manual General Format, Supported XML-tags, Tag Name Use Description