PiVTDesktop is a client to control the PiVT video server available at https://github.com/YSTV/PiVT in order to use the VT server functionality.

Playlists can be created from within the client and played using the server, with a countdown of time remaining on the video and features to automatically play the list.

Binaries are available from http://ystv.co.uk/PiVT or get the source from:

git clone git://github.com/YSTV/PiVTDesktop.git

PiVTDesktop uses the wxPython widget framework and YAML for configuration files, however these are already included in the binaries.

The client was developed and tested on Windows, however should work on most other platforms where wxPython is available.

Fire up the client and hit Connect->Connection Options and fill in some details

Then click the Add button and add a few files which will appear in the playlist

Finally select one of the files, wait for it to load and hit play.

Rejoice!

A configuration file is provided and will be updated internally by the system

• Complete rewrite to use Python and cross-platform wxPython framework
• Countdown clock now adjusts to count accurately in step with server
• Play/Stop buttons will disable when action not possible (no video loaded/playing)
• Auto-play option simplified
• Loaded videos highlight green, playing red when not selected in playlist
• Countdown clock will be triggered even if playback started by another client
• Adding playlist items now much faster due to PiVT 2.0 improvements
• Playlist load/save logic improved