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mezzmo_android_settings [2020/02/17 23:46]
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 ==== Use hardware acceleration ==== ==== Use hardware acceleration ====
  
-Select this setting to use your device'​s hardware acceleration features when playing videos using Mezzmo'​s built-in video player. ​ Using hardware acceleration can provide better playback performance (for example, less stuttering on high bitrate video files). ​ However, if you notice audio sync issues or other playback issues, try turning hardware acceleration off.+Select this setting to use your Android ​device'​s hardware acceleration features ​(if available) ​when playing videos using Mezzmo'​s built-in video player. ​ Using hardware acceleration can provide better playback performance (for example, less stuttering on high bitrate video files). ​ However, if you notice audio sync issues or other playback issues, try turning hardware acceleration off.
  
 ==== Use audio passthrough ==== ==== Use audio passthrough ====
  
-Select this setting to turn on audio passthrough. When turned on, the audio channels from your videos will not be converted for playback in Mezzmo'​s video player. ​ This is useful if you wish to deliver the original audio channels to your home theater'​s audio receiver for 7.1 or 5.1 sound.+Select this setting to turn on HDMI audio passthrough. When turned on, the audio channels from your videos will not be converted for playback in Mezzmo'​s video player ​and will be kept in their original form.  This is useful if you wish to deliver the original audio channels to your home theater'​s audio receiver for 7.1 or 5.1 sound via HDMI from your Android device.
  
 ==== Queue all videos in current folder when playing==== ==== Queue all videos in current folder when playing====
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 When Mezzmo Android displays subtitles using it's built-in video player, you can customize how to display the subtitles using the following settings. When Mezzmo Android displays subtitles using it's built-in video player, you can customize how to display the subtitles using the following settings.
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-=== Text Color === 
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-Select the text color of the subtitles. 
  
 === Show subtitles if available === === Show subtitles if available ===
  
 Select this setting to automatically display subtitles if present in a video when playing the video. Select this setting to automatically display subtitles if present in a video when playing the video.
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 +=== Text Color ===
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 +Select the text color of the subtitles.
  
 === Text Color === === Text Color ===
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 ==== Keep device awake ==== ==== Keep device awake ====
  
-Select this setting to force your device to stay awake when playing music, video and photos. ​ This can be useful to stop if your device enters sleep mode and stops playing your files.+Select this setting to force your Android ​device to stay awake when playing music, video and photos. ​ This can be useful to stop if your Android ​device enters sleep mode after a period of time and stops playing your files.
  
 ==== Enable logging ​ ==== ==== Enable logging ​ ====
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 When selected, Mezzmo Android'​s own media server will auto rotate images that have rotation metadata embedded in their files before streaming them to devices. When selected, Mezzmo Android'​s own media server will auto rotate images that have rotation metadata embedded in their files before streaming them to devices.
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 +==== Scale images for local files ====
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 +Select whether you wish to scale images stored on your Android device to a certain size.  This is useful if you wish to stream photos from your Android device to other devices in your home (such as a TV) and these devices cannot display large sized images.
  
 ==== Start Local Server / Stop Local Server ==== ==== Start Local Server / Stop Local Server ====
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 Touch or click to change the attributes that you want to use when searching a Mezzmo server for files to play. Touch or click to change the attributes that you want to use when searching a Mezzmo server for files to play.
  
-==== Version ====+==== Build & Version ====
  
-The version number of Mezzmo Android installed on your Android device.+The build and version number of Mezzmo Android installed on your Android device.