Tutorial: How to Install Video Kiosk

1. On your computer, create a Video Kiosk folder to contain your Media Files and any required Configuration Files and put your files in the appropriate folder on your computer. (See below for details)
2. Move the Video Kiosk Folder onto your Android Device
   – using the Video Kiosk Remote Update Feature, or
   – using Android File Transfer
3. Launch Video Kiosk.

Option 1 – Use the Media Sample KIt

We’ve created a Media Sample Kit for you which contains a Video Kiosk Folder and contains some sample media files. All you need to do is move it to the device. Once you have the sample playing, replace the sample media files with your media files.

1. Download the Media Sample Kit from:
   https://burningthumb.com/wp-content/uploads/video-kiosk-media-sample-pack.zip
2. Unzip it. Inside, you’ll find a “videokiosk” folder with the Standard Folder Layout.
3. Move the videokiosk folder onto your Android Device
   – using the Video Kiosk Remote Update Feature, or
   – using Android File Transfer

Option 2 – Create the Folder on your computer

Create a Video Kiosk Folder on your computer and move your media and configuration files into it. Then move it to your Android device.

1. On your computer, create a Video Kiosk Folder (videokiosk) using one of the three layouts. Move your media files to the appropriate folder.
2. Move the videokiosk folder onto your Android Device
   – using the Video Kiosk Remote Update Feature, or
   – using Android File Transfer

Option 3 – Create the Folder Layout on your device

In addition, you can also create a folder on your Android device. Here are a couple of methods.

• You could create a folder using the Android File Manager (File Browser | File Explorer) on your device or using Video Kiosk. For instructions on how to use your Android File Manager, refer to the documentation for your device.

You can also create a folder using Video Kiosk. To do so, follow these instructions:

1. Display the Video Kiosk Button Bar. To display the Button Bar, tap the screen, swipe down, swipe up, or press the down arrow on a controller or remote control.
2. Pick the Folder Icon. This will display the Media Folder.
3. Navigate to the location where you want to create the new folder and click the “Create Folder” button.
4. Enter the folder name and click “Confirm”.

Option 1: Standard Folder Layout

When you are using all the features of Video Kiosk, you will have a number of Media files and Configuration files to manage, which may be cumbersome if they’re all in one folder. For this reason, we recommend you use the Standard Folder Layout below, putting the different file types in the different sub-folders. By adopting this structure from the very beginning of your project, you will find it easier to manage your Video Kiosk files as you add more features to your projects. In addition, if you use the Standard folder layout, there is no need to configure the settings with configuration file locations since Video Kiosk will automatically find files in these locations.

Note: The Media Sample Kit uses the Standard Folder Layout

The Standard Folder Layout is:

/sdcard

/videokiosk

/background
/location
/media
/overlay
/playlist
/schedule
/settings
/widget

You’ll put your media files in  /sdcard/videokiosk/media

Option 2: One Folder Layout

You could create a one folder layout instead. In this case, you put all your Media files and all your Configuration files in a single folder. We recommend you only use this layout when you have a very simple installation. For example, this layout would be fine when you only play a few slides or videos and don’t use configuration files to control backgrounds, overlays, schedules, playlists, etc.

The Standard Folder Layout is:

/sdcard

/videokiosk

You’ll put your media files in  /sdcard/videokiosk

Option 3: Custom Folder layout

When you put the files in the default location, as above, Video Kiosk finds the files automatically. But, you can also create your own file layout for the Configuration Files. If you use your own layout, you’ll need to configures Video Kiosk with the location of your Video Kiosk Folder and with the location of any configuration files

For more information on how to do this, refer to the Video Kiosk User’s Manual.