User guide

Composer Pro User Guide

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5.4.1.1.4 Media Storage

Audio and video files can be stored on one or more of the following devices:

• Home Controller disk space. Home Controllers with disk space can host audio and video

content. Note: Dealers must provide their own backup solution or use a NAS with

mirror/recovery capabilities.

• USB-attached storage. Both audio and video can be stored on these devices, although

Control4 does not recommend it due to poor performance.

• Network-attached storage (Samba-mounted). Control4 recommends this solution for audio

and video files due to better performance and backup/recovery capabilities.

As with previous releases, all media storage devices must be added and configured in the Composer

Pro project. Composer Pro does not automatically discover new media storage devices. Also, the

storage locations are not available in the Navigators until the device is scanned.

5.4.1.1.5 Media Lookup service

• Control4 uses Gracenote

for its lookup services.

• Media lookup is optional. See the Media view in Composer Pro Getting Started to disable

lookup (set to Never in scheduling).

• Media lookup requires that the Home Controller be registered at my.control4.com.

5.4.2 Configure Video Scanning of Network File Storage Devices

Use the Control4

Composer Pro System Design view to set up scanning of video devices, such as

Disc Changers or Media Players to play video files from network-attached storage. Scanning can

occur for devices or extensions.

Prerequisites

1. Ensure that the video device is installed as directed in the Control4 Installation and Setup Guide

for the device.

2. Ensure that the Network File Storage driver is added to the room in the Composer Pro project.

To configure video scanning:

1. Start Composer and connect to a Director.

2. Click System Design.

3. In the project tree, select Network File Storage.

4. (Optional) To access the files in the storage, if you have password protection enter your user

name, password, and workgroup in the Properties pane. If you do not have password protection,

go to Step 6. Click the browse button to locate the path if you don't know it.

5. Click the Search button to locate the storage.

6. Click Connect.