documentation/manual/source/mediamanager.rst

Media Manager

Once you get your system set up for OpenLP you will be ready to add content to your g-service-manager. This will all happen through the g-media-manager. The g-media-manager contains all the Bibles, Songs, Presentations, Media, and Custom Slides that you will project through OpenLP.

If you don't see the "Songs", "Bibles" and other media items in the g-media-manager, then refer to t-no-media-items in the troubleshooting guide.

Songs

Clicking on Songs in the g-media-manager will display the songs media item. The songs media item shows a list of all the songs in the songs database.

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Add song

Open the song edit dialog to add a new song.

Edit song

Open the song edit dialog to make changes to the selected song.

Delete song

Remove the selected song(s) from the song list.

Preview song

Send the selected song to the g-preview-slide-controller.

Send song live

Send the selected song to the g-live-slide-controller to be shown on the display screen.

Add song to service

Add the selected song(s) to the g-service-manager. Songs can also be added to the g-service-manager by means of drag and drop from the g-media-manager.

Maintain authors, topics and books

Open the song maintenance dialog to add, edit or delete authors, topics or song books.

Note: Right-clicking on a song in the list will display some of the same options.

Search

Clicking on the icon in the search box displays a list of search options. The following options are available:

Entire Song

Search the title, lyrics and comments fields.

Titles

Search the title field only.

Lyrics

Search the lyrics field only.

Authors

Search the associated authors.

Themes

Search the assigned themes.

Click the Search button to perform a search and display the results in the song list.

Bibles

Clicking on Bibles in the g-media-manager will display the Bibles media item. The Bibles media item shows Bible verses and provides a search function to find Bible verses and add them to the g-service-manager.

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Import Bible

Import Bibles from a number of formats. This is discussed in detail on the bibles-import page.

Preview verses

Send the selected verses to the g-preview-slide-controller.

Send verses live

Send the selected verses to the g-live-slide-controller to be shown on the display screen.

Add verses to service

Add the selected verses to the g-service-manager. Verses can also be added to the g-service-manager by means of drag and drop from the g-media-manager.

Note: Right-clicking on a selection of verses will display some of the same options.

Quick Search Tab

The following options are available on the quick search tab:

Find

Clicking the icon in the Find box displays a list of search options. The following options are available:

Scripture Reference

Search for a specific verse using a scripture reference format. The following formats are supported:

• Book Chapter
• Book Chapter-Chapter
• Book Chapter:Verse-Verse
• Book Chapter:Verse-End (this will display verses to the end of the chapter)
• Book Chapter:Verse-Verse, Verse-Verse
• Book Chapter:Verse-Verse, Chapter:Verse-Verse
• Book Chapter:Verse-Chapter:Verse

Text Search

Search by a keyword or words. Use more words to narrow down the list of results. If you search for "Jesus God" it searches sentences which contain both words, Jesus and God. If you search for "Jesus, God" separated by a comma, it searches for sentences which contain at least one of the words, Jesus or God.

Version

Once a Bible has been imported, it will be displayed in the drop down box. Select a version from the list of the Bibles.

Second

If Display second Bible verses has been selected in the Bibles configuration, this option will be available. This is used to display another version of the Bible for comparison. Both versions will be displayed. If there is not enough space on one slide, the Second verses will be displayed on the next slide.

Layout Style

The following options are available to set how Bible verses are displayed:

Verse Per Slide

Display one verse per slide.

Verse Per Line

Start each verse on a new line until the slide is full.

Continuous

Verses flow together, separated by verse number and chapter if chapter is selected to show above.

This setting is also accessible in Setttings --> Configure OpenLP on the Bibles tab.

Note: Changes to layout style do not affect verses already in the g-service-manager.

Keep/Clear Results

Normally, when a search is run, the previous verses are cleared. To retain the previous set of verses, toggle this button.

Click the Search button to perform a search and display the results in the verse list.

Advanced Tab

The Advanced tab is convenient for selecting Bible verses by book, chapter and verse from a set of drop down boxes.

Book

Click on the drop down box and select a book from the list.

Chapter/Verse

Select the From chapter and verse, and the To chapter and verse.

Version, Second and Layout Style are the same as in the Quick search tab.

Click the Search button to perform a search and display the results in the verse list.

Presentations

Clicking on Presentations in the g-media-manager will display the presentations media item. The presentations media item shows a list of imported presentations.

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Load presentation

Import a presentation. Presentations need to be imported in order to control them from within OpenLP.

Delete presentation

Removes the selected presentation from the list. Note that this does not delete the original presentation from the disk.

Preview presentation

Send the selected presentation to the g-preview-slide-controller.

Send presentation live

Send the selected presentation to the g-live-slide-controller to be shown on the display screen.

Add presentation to service

Add the selected presentation to the g-service-manager. Presentations can also be added to the g-service-manager by means of drag and drop from the g-media-manager.

Notes: Right-clicking on a presentation will display some of the same options.

Presentation items can be dragged from the desktop (or any folder) into the Presentation media manager plugin. This allows the selected items to be loaded more quickly. If a folder is selected, all the contacts of the folder will be added. When the items are added, only items with the correct file suffix for the plugin will be loaded. If you try to drop a presentation into the images folder, an error message will be generated.

Images

Clicking on Images in the g-media-manager will display the images media item. The images media item shows a list of imported images.

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Load image

Import one or more images. Images need to be imported in order to be used in OpenLP.

Delete images

Removes the selected image(s) from the list. Note that this does not delete the original image(s) from the disk.

Preview image

Send the selected image(s) to the g-preview-slide-controller.

Send image live

Send the selected image(s) to the g-live-slide-controller to be shown on the display screen.

Add image to service

Add the selected image(s) to the g-service-manager. Images can also be added to the g-service-manager by means of drag and drop from the g-media-manager.

Replace live background

Replace the current live theme background with the selected image. This has effect until the theme changes, or the Remove Backgound button is clicked.

Notes: Right-clicking on an image will display some of the same options.

Images can be dragged from the desktop (or any folder) into the Images manager plugin. This allows the selected items to be loaded more quickly. If a folder is selected, all the contacts of the folder will be added. When the items are added, only items with the correct file suffix for the plugin will be loaded. If you try to drop a presentation into the images folder, an error message will be generated.

Media

Clicking on Media in the g-media-manager will display the media item for media. The media item shows a list of imported audio or video files.

Note: On some computers OpenLP has trouble displaying videos. Please read the Frequently Asked Questions for tips on how to resolve these issues.

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Load media

Import one or more media files. Media files need to be imported in order to be used in OpenLP.

Delete media

Removes the selected media file(s) from the list. Note that this does not delete the original media file(s) from the disk.

Preview media

Send the selected media to the g-preview-slide-controller.

Send media live

Send the selected media to the g-live-slide-controller to be shown on the display screen.

Add media to service

Add the selected media to the g-service-manager. Media can also be added to the g-service-manager by means of drag and drop from the g-media-manager.

Replace live background

Replace the current live theme background with the selected media. This has effect until the theme changes, or the Remove Background button is clicked.

Notes: Right-clicking on a media file will display some of the same options.

Media items can be dragged from the desktop (or any folder) into the Media manager plugin. This allows the selected items to be loaded more quickly. If a folder is selected, all the contacts of the folder will be added. When the items are added, only items with the correct file suffix for the plugin will be loaded. If you try to drop a presentation into the images folder, an error message will be generated.

Custom Slides

Clicking on Custom Slides in the g-media-manager will display the custom slides media item. The custom slides media item shows a list of custom textual items. Custom slides are useful for creating unstructured text items, such as liturgy or prayers.

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Add custom slide

Open the song edit dialog to add a new custom slide.

Edit custom slide

Open the song edit dialog to make changed to the selected new custom slide.

Delete custom slide

Remove the selected custom slide(s) from the list.

Preview custom slide

Send the selected custom slide to the g-preview-slide-controller.

Send custom slide live

Send the selected custom slide to the g-live-slide-controller to be shown on the display screen.

Add custom slide to service

Add the selected custom slide(s) to the g-service-manager. Custom slides can also be added to the g-service-manager by means of drag and drop from the g-media-manager.

Note: Right-clicking on a custom slide in the list will display some of the same options.