Control/select media features

These are the runtime controls to use when a file has been loaded from either “Open File” or from the playlist.

Start by selecting an audio track . You can switch the audio track even when the video is loaded and playing (though it is recommended to pause first, to preserve good sync between audio and image.)

Audio

“Note: In the Audio Settings, you can enable loading all external audio tracks alongside the video file. Embedded tracks are always loaded.”

Video/image mapping

If the video or image is not correctly mapped, the correct media mapping most likely has not been set for that particular media.

First make sure to select what type of stereoscopic mode your content uses, and then specify which type of grid your content should be mapped onto.

These are the grid mappings for specific content:

  1. None : For pre-split movies, meaning content is prepared in advance to look correct on every client. Every client normally has different video content, but still the same file names.
  2. Plane : For regular flat media, to map it onto a plane in 3D space.
  3. Dome : For fulldome/fisheye video/image content (1:1 aspect ratio).
  4. Sphere EQR : 360 equi-rectangular content (2:1 aspect ratio).
  5. Sphere EAC : 360 equi-angular cubemap (preferred by Google/YouTube).

The grid mapping button and stereoscopic mode button (2D) / (3D) are shown in the header taskbar.

Stereoscopic Mode Control     Stereoscopic Mode Force 2D              Grid Mode Control

Note: You can force 3D content to be displayed as 2D by selecting the setting below in the stereoscopic mode drop-down menu.

Control what happens at “End of file”

When your video/audio has finished playing, you can set what happens at the “end of file”. The different modes are:

  1. EOF - Pause : Pause when the media has reached its end.
  2. EOF - Next : Go to next file in the playlist automatically.
  3. EOF - Loop : Loop the media file (infinite).

End of File Mode Control     Stop instead of Pause

Note: As seen above, you can choose to replace all end-of-file “Pause” triggers with “Stop” instead. Then your video will stop and rewind to the start instead of pausing at the end. In the settings, you can also trigger a “media visibility fade down” when a Stop/Rewind occurs.