Card Effects

Card Display and Animation Effects

To apply an effect or behavior to a card, enter appropriate card codes into the upper green entry field of the card edit box. 

Card Group Definition

A card group is a consecutive number of cards for which an effect or behavior has been assigned by a group card code. The group starts with the card where the starting card code is entered. The group ends with the card where the stopping card code is entered.

General Rules for Card Codes

• A single card code generates the corresponding effect only for the card for which the code was entered.
• A single card code (within the group) is always above a group card code and generates an exception to an effect applied to a card group.
• A group card code generates the corresponding effect from the card into which the start code is entered to the card into which the stop code is entered.
• Card codes can be combined as desired. There is no order that needs to be adhered to.
• The effect is only visible or only generated if the card code has been entered in the specified format and is also supported by the card or file.

Card Animation Effects

E.g. fade, pulse

• Animation effects are performed only when there are at least 3 cards in a category.
• Animation effects are paused while in Edit Mode or Sort Mode.
• Animation effects are paused when a background video is playing.

Card Code Examples

How to use the Hide Multiple Preview Images effect for a group of cards.

Suppose 25 cards are displayed :

1. Card number 1 contains the group card code thumbsOFF (start).
   Starting with card 1, the preview images for the following cards 2,3 … are not displayed. This applies up to the last card No. 25 or until the stop code was found.
2. Card number 10 contains the group card code thumbsON (stop).
   From card 10, the thumbnails for the following cards 11,12 … are displayed again. This applies until the last card No. 25 or until a start code has been found again.

How to use the Hide Single Preview Image effect within a group of cards.

Suppose you want to show two pictures inside the card group where the thumbnails are hidden (here card 1 to card 10). 

1. Card 3 and Card 6 should show their thumbnails:
2. Enter the code thumbON (single card code without s) in card 3 and card 6.
3. This creates an exception to the group card code.

Footnotes

1. bsound: You can set the number of repeats and volume by adding the values to the card code separated by a slash. E.g. bsound5/50 means to play a background sound repeated 5 times at 50% of the volume.
2. cfontsxx:  E.g. cfontsArial or cfontsArial-Black. Spaces in font names must be replaced by a hyphen. The font must be available on the system where Mediaboard runs.
3. If you are unsure that the custom font is available you can deliver the font using a card by attaching the font file from the Windows fonts folder, which can then be installed on the target system.
4. count, iniforce:  All card codes for initials will not make card initials automatically visible. This means when you want to apply card codes to initials you must combine them with iniforce.  e.g. count will not work as a standalone code when preview images are displayed. Use count and inforce to display initials and preview images.
5. ctrlYES: With this card code you can exclusively activate the controller for a card, where you want to close the video or PDF quickly from the Mediaboard screen e.g. if you have a dual screen setup or on a touch screen where you do not use the mouse. By default, the Mediaboard controller (quickly exit a video or PDF on a touch screen) is not active.
   ctrlNO: The Mediaboard controller is activated for the category via the Quick Controls.
6. datexx/xx/xx: e.g. date25/12/18, this card is locked until Christmas Day.
7. fadex/x/x:
   • First x is the delay between the animations
   • Second x is the animation speed
   • Third x is the transparency
   • E.g. fade1/0.5/50 This will give a fade animation that has a delay of 1 second until the next card animation, the fade in is ½ second and the fade out is ½ second and the image will be faded from its original to the given transparency and back.
   • The animation effect duration must be half or less than half of the delay to give it time to execute the animation fully.
8. inicolor: We recommend using this code whenever you have busy or mixed colours on pictures to help the initials standout more.
9. open:If no time is specified, the card opens at 00:00 am.
10. outx/x: E.g. out5/#ff0000 generates a card outline of 5 pixel in red. If no values ​​are specified, a 3 pixel outline is generated in white.
    outx/x/p: E.g. out5/#ff0000/p generates a card outline of 5 pixel in red for card type poster only. (If no values ​​are specified, a 3 pixel outline is generated in white).
    outx/x/c: E.g. out5/#ff0000/c generates a card outline of 5 pixel in red for card type classic only. (If no values ​​are specified, a 3 pixel outline is generated in white).
11. pulsex/x/x:
    • First x is the delay between the animations
    • Second x is the animation speed
    • Third x is the image enlargement size
    • E.g. pulse1/0.5/1.5. This will give a pulse animation that has a delay of 1 second until the next card animation, the pulse speed is half a second long, the preview image will be enlarged by 1.5 times of its original size.
    • The animation effect duration must be half or less than half of the delay to give it time to execute the animation fully.
12. rotxx: E.g. rot10 = rotate a single preview image by 10% clockwise.
13. startxx/xx/xx: E.g. start00/01/16 – The video starts at 1 minute and 16 seconds.
    stopxx/xx/xx: E.g. stop00/02/16 – The video is stopped at 2 minutes and 16 seconds. This corresponds to the playing time of one minute. *stopxx/xx/xx available only in connection with the VLC player.
14. transxx: xx can be any other value between 0 (fully visible) and 100 (invisible). Applies to the card type Poster. Overrides the general card transparency settings. E.g. trans50 is equal to 50% transparency of the preview image.
15. videoxl: YouTube may not allow playback in this view for advertising reasons.
16. vlcYES: When the card is opened, the card attachment will be opened with the VLC player.
    vlcNO: The VLC player is activated for the category via the Quick Controls.