Theocratic ASL Library
Operating Instructions
Click on a section of this screen shot for information on each.
The Theocratic ASL Library is one means to organize and play parts of our Sign-Language DVDs. Click here for a Summary of its benefits.
The documentation has just now started..sorry it's so sketchy.
Brief Overview
There are three parts to the system:
- DVDs Each DVD that the branch sends out is copied in full to a hard drive. This can be an internal hard drive or an external hard drive connected via USB. They can be scattered about on different drives.
- The Database stores information about the DVDs in your library in an organized fashion. This includes DVD locations on the hard drive, where scriptures are found on individual DVDs, Bible book names, etc. It may be overkill, but we are using Microsoft's SQL Server Express 2005. There is no excuse for a slow response when you ask for a scripture ;)
- The Program which you see a screen shot of above. The program interacts with the database, you, and the Microsoft Media Player. This program is built in ".NET". Presently it cannot run on Linux.
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System Requirements
Seems to run fine on either XP and Vista. It has been installed on a number of netbooks, with 1Gig RAM and as little as a 4Gig Hard Drive. Things do run faster (up to twice as fast) if you install 2Gig RAM.
Our personal netbook has a 170Gig internal HD, which we've put Bible Teach and Matthew thru Acts. For anything else, we plug in our little 640Gig passport HD and have access to absolutely everything else produced.
Troubleshooting
When trying to play a clip, the program says something about not being able to play the media. This can be caused by
- The database thinks the DVD is at a location that doesn't exist. Try the "Video/Edit Locations" menu, and turning on the "Show Directory Existence" checkbox.
- The media player took too long to get to it's destination. If the hard drive was waking up from inactivity, this can happen. Just try again.
- Worse case scenario: Windows Media Player thinks this DVD doesn't match the region code of the computer. The only way around it is to 1) "share" the hard drive or a folder within and then 2) map that shared location to a new drive letter. The media is now on your "network", and the media player ignores the region code stuff. This is done by going to the Windows Explorer, the "Tools/Map Network Drive" menu, and filling in that form. Email for more help.
