![]() ![]() New Title: “23b) Heavenly Father, While I Pray” Original Title: “Heavenly Father, While I Pray” In the Children’s Songbook we did similarly changing:įilename: “CS_023b_HeavenlyFatherWhileIPray_music_eng.mp3” We used a free program called Mp3tag to extract the tags and filenames, then imported csv files into Excel, and manipulated from:įilename: “Hymns_331_OhSayWhatIsTruth_music_eng.mp3” We wanted them organized by Hymn number / Songbook page number to make it easier to locate the desired song. The Roku USB Media Player displays songs by the tagged title when provided. We created folder icons for each group (Hymns – Music Only, Hymns – With Vocals, Childrens – Music Only, Childrens – with Vocals). We also downloaded the Hymns (music only and vocals) Children’s Songbook (music and vocals) (580 MB total). If anyone wants the artwork, send me a PM. We are using 16GB USB Flash drives, so the whole year easily fits. With 3 months of videos and artwork the total Flash contents is about 3.5 GB in 1080P resolution. We created folders for every month, but only downloaded the first 3 months of videos using the zip files on the website. I won’t claim our artwork is professional or perfect, but it is very intuitive and easy to use. The most time consuming part was viewing all the videos, deciding on a representative portion of the video for a screen grab, using Widows Snipping Tool to grab the screenshot at the right point and saving it with the name to match the video. After we had them all in PowerPoint, we used screen captures of PowerPoint at a consistent size to create each piece of folder artwork.įor the media files themselves, we extracted artwork for each video with a screen grab. For the small circular pictures we did some basic graphical editing (in Windows Paint) then placed them on a matching color background. These were placed into PowerPoint where we could add text as needed. For the folders, we started with pictures from the website, or the pdf documents. This is how we created the artwork – I’m sure those with professional graphics tools would find a better way, but it worked using tools I know. The black text below each image is what the Roku inserts from the folder/file name:Įxample of artwork for Roku USB Flash with Come Follow Me training videos training folder artwork example.JPG (46.98 KiB) Viewed 19628 times These filenames are displayed by the Roku USB Media Player below the artwork, so we wanted them to be easily recognized.Īttached are a two jpeg diagrams showing the folder hierarchy and some representative artwork. We renamed the media files from “7-invite-us-to-testify-1000k-eng.mp4” to “invite-us-to-testify”. Below that level are the media files with an artwork file for each video. The artwork is color coded to match the top level colors for the each program (YM, YW, Sunday School, Training), and has text with the month abbreviated (“Jan”, “Feb”…) and the program (IE Young Men) on the artwork. We created artwork for each of these months and saved it as a “folder.jpg” file within each months folder. To resolve this we named them “a January”, “b February”. If you name the folders January, February, … they will be sorted alphabetically rather than in chronological sequence. Below YM, YW & SS folder, there are folders for each month. ![]() JPG file with the same name alongside the folder, or place a file “folder.jpg” within the folder. To create graphics for folders, you can either place a. We organized the videos in 4 top level folders: Young Men, Young Women, Sunday School, and Training. JPG files for each folder and video to provide this artwork. We tried a bunch of things based on what similar media players use. There is very little documentation on how to organize files and provide cover “artwork” for videos. This “channel” is free and easy to install. You need to install the Roku USB Media Player to actually use the USB port. The Roku 2 XS is the model that has a USB connector. This post will answer that question and I’m hoping that anyone else who has input can chime in on the topic here too. A YouTube video ( ) prompted a private message asking how we created the graphical icons for the videos and folders. While the Roku is capable of streaming video over the internet, playing media from the USB Flash drive is standalone without any requirement for a wireless connection. In our stake we are using Roku boxes to play Come Follow Me videos from a USB Flash drive connected to the Roku. ![]()
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