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Syncplay video streams install#
Note: You will need to also install youtube-dl for most streams if you don’t already have it (and you have to keep it up to date). Want to watch YouTube and other streams together? Use mpv for the best playback experience.Syncing playback with a large group of strangers? Consider using managed rooms so only certain people can seek, pause and unpause, and one person lagging won’t mess things up for everyone (see advanced section, below).It works best if everyone has it set up the same way! Discuss with your fellow viewers whether or not to use the “Pause on disconnect” options (see Synchronisation Settings, below).
However, Synclay does have a chat feature and this works best with mpv (see tip #2 above). We use Mumble, but other options are available such as Skype.
It is best to use Syncplay alongside a VoIP client, especially when watching something that is subtitled. However, for the shared playlist feature to work you need to all have the same filename for a given file, so you may need to rename your files to ensure consistency between everyone in the viewing session. If the file has the same duration then it is probably fine. You do not need to all be playing the exact same file. Various configuration options are in the ‘Chat’ tab of the Syncplay configuration window (accessible after you tick the ‘Show more settings’ checkbox). By default you have to press ‘enter’ to input a message, then press ‘enter’ again to send the message. You can input and see chat messages straight from the mpv player window – this feature is great for those who like text-based chat, but it is not currently supported by other media players. right clicking in the Shared Playlist area and selecting ‘Set trusted domains.). The Shared Playlist will only switch to URLs that are on ‘trusted domains’ such as by default, but you can add trusted domains (e.g. for a file hosted on a web server or a Youtube video) but you for this to sync you will need to ensure that everyone has a media player that supports the stream. You can add URLs to the playlist too (e.g. Please ensure the media directories you specify do not have way too many files in them or it will take too long to scan. by selecting File-> ‘Set Media Directories’ in the main Syncplay window). To use this feature you will need to tell Syncplay the directories where it should try to find the files (e.g. The Shared Playlist feature means anyone can add a file to a joint queue, and when you get to the end of one file it will automatically load the next one and rewind. Alternatively, you can just open Syncplay and select the file later (e.g. 
Opening a file with Syncplay will run the client and load the file through your chosen media player (MPC-HC, MPC-BE, VLC or mpv).
You may also be interested in reading the Installation Guide, the Client Troubleshooting Guide and the Server Guide. This guide explains how you can use the Syncplay Client.
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