Gapless Playback

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Gapless Playback

Gapless Playback is supported in webOS from v4 R407, however it should be noted that gapless playback capabilities between Widgets will vary when:

  • Widgets are added to play in a sequence.

    or

  • Widgets are added to different Layouts to play one after the other when either scheduled as separate Layouts or included as part of a Campaign.

Widgets set in Sequence

Widgets should be added after a Widget of the same type for best results:

  • HTML
  • HTML Package
  • Image
  • Local Video
  • Video
  • Video-In

However, there are still sequences where certain Widgets will show black frames as shown in the matrix below:

Sequence Matrix

Widgets HTML HTML Package Image Local Video Video Video-In
HTML ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
HTML Package ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ✅
Image ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Local Video ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ✅ ❌
Video ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Video-In ✅ ❌ ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌

The 1st column represents the Widget that is currently playing. The rows represent the next Widget to play in sequence.

✅- Successful transition expected for the Widget type in sequence.

❌- Black frames expected for this Widget type in sequence.

Widgets added to Layouts

Different Widgets added to separate Layouts when scheduled to play one after the other or added to a Campaign will give best results if ordered to play after a Widget of the same Widget type.

There are still limitations to this which are detailed in the matrix below:

Layout Matrix

Widgets HTML HTML package Image Local Video Video Video-In
HTML ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ✅ ❌
HTML Package ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ✅ ❌
Image ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌ ✅ ❌
Local Video ✅ ❌ ✅ ❌ ✅ ✅
Video ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ✅ ❌
Video-In ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌

The first column represents the Widget in a Layout that is currently playing . The first row represents the next Widget to play in the next Layout.

✅- Successful transition expected for the Widget type to play next .

❌- Black frames expected for this Widget type to play next.