Custom Playback Channel

SceneGraph Roku SDK2 example of how to display video with a playlist of content

Use Cases

If you want to have a channel that plays a video and allows the user to browse other content on a list that's displayed without stopping the video.

How to run this sample

• The file to upload/side-load on your Roku device is custom-playback-channel.zip, located in the sample repository: https://github.com/rokudev/samples/blob/master/channel%20templates/custom-playback-channel-master.zip
• If you have trouble side-loading the channel, follow the developer set-up guide here for a quick guide on how to do so: https://blog.roku.com/developer/2016/02/04/developer-setup-guide/
• Alternatively, open up this project in Eclipse or Atom and use the corresponding plugin/package to export/deploy the channel.
  • Eclipse plugin documentation in the SDK docs: https://developer.roku.com/docs/developer-program/getting-started/ide-support.md
  • The blog post for the Eclipse plugin: https://blog.roku.com/developer/2016/04/20/roku-eclipse-plugin/
  • Roku Deploy package for Atom: https://atom.io/packages/roku-deploy

FAQ

• How do I make the list visible on channel start?
  • Set the visible field to true for the labellist in MainScene.xml. (e.g. visible="true")
• How do I set the opacity of the list?
  • Set the opacity field of the labellist in MainScene.xml. (e.g. opacity=".5")

Issues or Feature Requests

• Please submit an issue on this repository or post on the Roku forums about this channel.
• To create an issue: https://help.github.com/articles/creating-an-issue/
• The Roku forum: https://forums.roku.com/
• If you have features that you have implemented and want to contribute to this channel's development, submit a pull request!
• To create a pull request: https://help.github.com/articles/creating-a-pull-request/
• What is a pull request? https://help.github.com/articles/about-pull-requests/