Looping videos without fade in/out effect

[fail2ban1337]

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I was wondering if there's a way to loop the videos played by AerialViews. Currently, the videos play once. I'd like them to loop seamlessly so that they continue to play in a loop without interruption.

Is there a setting or a way to implement this feature? If it's not currently supported, would it be possible to consider adding this feature in a future update?

Thank you for your time and consideration. Looking forward to your response!

[theothernt]

Aerial Views works by making a playlist of videos. This playlist does loop eventually but each video is only played once until it does.

Even if you have a playlist of 1 video, which would give you a looping video, you will see the video fade out when it ends only to fade back in again and start.

[fail2ban1337]

Thank you for clarifying how AerialViews currently handles video playback.

Would it be possible to consider implementing an option to loop a single video without the fade effects? I believe this feature would be a valuable addition for many users.

Thanks again for your explanation and consideration!

[theothernt]

Yes, that's possible and something I've been thinking about for a while. I was initially going to add options to change the fade speed (.5, 1.5, 2.5 seconds, etc) but I can also allow it to be disabled.

I assume you have videos that work well when looped, as the Apple video don't?

[fail2ban1337]

change the fade speed or disable it altogether would be a great addition to the customization features of AerialViews.

Yes, I do have some videos that loop seamlessly without any issues, and I believe many users might have similar videos they'd like to play continuously. Having the ability to disable the fade effects would allow for a smoother viewing experience for such videos.

I appreciate your consideration in implementing this feature.

[pkly]

It would be nice if you could allow looping videos until the closest time for the view to change if video is under X seconds maybe?

Something like maximum short video loop length: 1m (default), so then if the video is 53s and the view has to change in 3m it'd loop 3 times?

Also it'd be really nice if the fade time was customizable, I recently started using this app (didn't know it was possible to change on GoogleTV before), and it's lovely, but the fadeout time is very long and switching between images is rather slow. (Maybe consider preloading next item to load?)

[aSoaked]

This feature would be very helpful for me. I have a lot of smaller clips that loop seamlessly and would love to have each individual video repeat for 5min without fade until it switches to the next video or image.

[theothernt]

I have a beta ready, would some of you be willing to test it?

[aSoaked]

I would love to test it :)

[theothernt]

Ok, here is (link removed).

• Settings > Appearance > Transitions > Fade In + Fade Out timing can be changed or disabled
• For the "Loop short videos" feature, look in Settings > Playlist
• The "Play random segments of videos" doesn't work yet. It was suggested by someone via email.

Let me know if you spot anything out of the ordinary!

[aSoaked]

I did a short test and it worked well in my limited testing. Is it possible to configure it in such a way that short videos loop for example for a total of 5min, but a 7min would play in full?

[theothernt]

Ok, (link removed) with that option to ignore the video limit for 'longer' videos.

Also, if you get the chance, there is a new Now Playing overlay which need some testing.

[aSoaked]

Thanks, the video limit now works perfectly for my use case. I can have 30 second videos play for 3min and have 5min videos play for their full length ❤️

How can I test the now playing feature? Is it for music? I have no music on since my display is not connected to an audio output

[theothernt]

Thanks, the video limit now works perfectly for my use case. I can have 30 second videos play for 3min and have 5min videos play for their full length ❤️

Great, it'll be in the next release, which maybe in the next couple of weeks.

How can I test the now playing feature? Is it for music? I have no music on since my display is not connected to an audio output

It's for music, it should show the current song + artist from what ever music app is playing in the background. If you don't play music on your device, don't worry about it.

[theothernt]

Here is (link removed), which should be the last before a release next week.

Here is an overview of some of the new playback features...

• Adjust fade in/out times of photos/videos - including disabling the animation all together
• Short videos can be looped within a time limit (ie. 30sec video 4 times with a 2min limit set)
• With a limit set (eg. 2mins), a random piece of a long video can be played (ie. 6-8mins as not 0-2mins)
• GIF support
• Flexible button assignment - press and long press
• Hide overlays after a timeout or always hide - reveal with button press option.

Let me know if you have a) any questions or b) find any issues at all, any unexpected behaviour!

[theothernt]

v1.7.2 is now out, if you're running a beta - please update! thanks.