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Advanced content types ​

Obscreen supports the following advanced content types:

Youtube Embed ​

Display a Youtube video. This is not an api integration so you need to manually set a duration for the video in slide settings.

External Storage ​

Let imagine you have a 1000 pictures folder on your USB stick under a specific directory. You can setup an external storage content type targeting that directory and let Obscreen play content from this folder when USB flashdrive is inserted in the player.

Composition ​

A complete content disposition system which can be used to create complex content scenarios. You can use almost any content type as a composition item.

Playlist Embed ​

Basically a symbolic link to an existing playlist which can be used to control scheduling at a playlist level.

Text ​

Display a text. Supported customizations are:

  • Text
  • Font size
  • Font color
  • Font bold
  • Font italic
  • Font underline
  • Text alignment
  • Background color
  • Scrolling effect activation
  • Scrolling speed
  • Scrolling direction (left or right)
  • Scroll speed
  • Single line mode
  • Text margins