Try 2

openlp/core/ui/media/mediacontroller.py

@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ class MediaController(object):
         """
         player.resize(display)
 
-    def video(self, controller, file, muted, isBackground):
+    def video(self, controller, file, muted, isBackground, hidden=False):
         """
         Loads and starts a video to run with the option of sound
         """
@@ -333,17 +333,26 @@ class MediaController(object):
         if controller.isLive and not controller.media_info.is_background:
             display.frame.evaluateJavaScript(u'show_video( \
             "setBackBoard", null, null, null,"visible");')
-        # now start playing
-        if controller.isLive and \
-            (Settings().value(u'general/auto unblank',
-            QtCore.QVariant(False)).toBool() or \
-            controller.media_info.is_background) or not controller.isLive:
+        # now start playing - Preview is autoplay!
+        autoplay = False
+        # Preview requested
+        if not controller.isLive:
+            autoplay = True
+        # Visible or background requested
+        elif not hidden or controller.media_info.is_background:
+            autoplay = True
+        # Unblank on load set
+        elif Settings().value(u'general/auto unblank',
+            QtCore.QVariant(False)).toBool():
+            autoplay = True
+        if autoplay:
             if not self.video_play([controller]):
-                critical_error_message_box(
-                    translate('MediaPlugin.MediaItem', 'Unsupported File'),
-                    unicode(translate('MediaPlugin.MediaItem',
-                    'Unsupported File')))
-                return False
+                if not self.video_play([controller]):
+                    critical_error_message_box(
+                        translate('MediaPlugin.MediaItem', 'Unsupported File'),
+                        unicode(translate('MediaPlugin.MediaItem',
+                            'Unsupported File')))
+                    return False
         self.set_controls_visible(controller, True)
         log.debug(u'use %s controller' % self.curDisplayMediaPlayer[display])
         return True

openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py

@@ -889,8 +889,6 @@ class SlideController(Controller):
             self.display.buildHtml(self.serviceItem)
         if serviceItem.is_media():
             self.onMediaStart(serviceItem)
-            if self.isLive:
-                Receiver.send_message('playbackPlay', [self, u'(False,)'])
         self.slideSelected(True)
         self.previewListWidget.setFocus()
         if old_item:
@@ -1349,7 +1347,7 @@ class SlideController(Controller):
         """
         log.debug(u'SlideController onMediaStart')
         file = os.path.join(item.get_frame_path(), item.get_frame_title())
-        self.mediaController.video(self, file, False, False)
+        self.mediaController.video(self, file, False, False, self.hideMode())
         if not self.isLive or self.mediaController.withLivePreview:
             self.previewDisplay.show()
             self.slidePreview.hide()