Mood Media

*Note: this user guide applies only to the Video on Demand feature available on the Android devices. VoD is also available on the Windows devices, however please contact Mood Media for further information

Video on Demand definition

Video on Demand (or VoD) is a platform that allows the user to play specific media types (e.g. video and image files) on demand by simply selecting the corresponding file using the remote control, the mouse, the keyboard or the touchscreen.

Add the video on demand content

Step 1. Select the VOD channel

Step 2. Drag and drop the video on demand content inside the channel

Optional: organize your VoD content using folders or set it using scheduling

If the user adds playlists or tags to the VOD channel, these will be seen as folders on the screen. The user can access the content included in the playlists/tags by opening the folder in the VoD library. 

Furthermore, the scheduling is taken into account by the VoD application which means that if a media, a playlist or a tag is not scheduled to play at a given time, it will not appear. However, if VoD is running and a media, a playlist or a tag expired, it will not be automatically removed.

Step by step instructions for using VoD on the Android player

A Few Words About the Remote Control

The following steps describe how a viewer can use the VoD feature to play content on demand. This guide assumes the user has a compatible remote control. All MVision Android players come with an InfraRed remote control that can be used to access VoD content. Similarly to most TV remote controls, the included InfraRed remote control needs direct “line of site” of the media player in order to work properly. If the media player is installed behind the screen or in a remote location, it may be best to use a compatible RF remote control instead. Several models can be found online (e.g. http://amzn.com/B012S1IMA8) or feel free to contact Mood Media for assistance.

Step 1. Select the “Video on demand” from the player menu

(Hit home on the remote control to exit playback)

If no custom background or thumbnail sizes were defined in the player’s VoD configuration file, then the the application will appear as below:

Step 2. Navigate between the media files

Navigating between the media files can be done by using the remote control, the mouse, the keyboard or the touchscreen. The following instructions describe how to use the VoD module with the remote control. are focused only on the remote control usage.

Step 3. Navigate into a folder

Navigating into a folder only requires to select it using the remote control or the keyboard and click the OK button. When a folder is opened, the very first item from the list will be the “Back” icon. The “Back” icon is used to navigate upwards, thus exiting the folder and returning to its parent.

Step 4. Play an image file

When opening an image, some of the remote control functions will be changed: the navigation buttons will become previous/next image navigation and the back button will close the image viewer and return the parent folder.

Step 5. Play a video file

When opening a video, some of the remote control functions will be changed: the navigation buttons will become next video/previous video and rewind/fast forward.

Remote control commands:

Step by step instructions for creating a VoD channel

In order to display VoD content, there are a few settings that must be made in MVision CMS:

Step 1. Prepare the channel that will play VoD content

1. Open MVision Admin

2. Open the Channels menu and create a new channel that has the [VOD] Prefix. It is critical for future updates that the channel has the same name as another non-vod channel. For instance, if the workgroup has a channel called Channel 01, I should create a VOD channel called [VOD] Channel 01. This will allow us to combine the channels in upcoming releases.

Two channels with the same name, except one having the [VOD] prefix

3. Open the Hardware menu and select the player where you wish to display video on demand

4. Navigate to the streams section of the selected hardware, create a new stream and assign it to the corresponding [VOD] Channel. The name, size and position of the VOD stream do not matter. VOD will always play “fullscreen”. 

Note: You can also use an existing “non-vod” channel by adding the same [VOD] prefix to the stream name itself - however this is not recommended and may not be supported in future releases.

That’s it, now the player is ready to show video on demand.