Lee M

Hi all,

a bit late and maybe slightly off-topic, but I hope this still fits into the context. For those where the keep-alive option does not work as expected or who don't have it at all, there is a little workaround if you can run a program on the remote computer. This works for all remote viewers as far as I can tell.

Download the PortableApp version of VLC to the remote computer so you don't have to install anything. Open "Preferences" and switch to "Show All". Under "Video", check "Disable screensaver". All you need to do now is to open a video file in VLC, activate the loop button and click on the play button.

The more advanced version would be to use the A-B selection, press CTRL-H for minimal view, resize the window so that you only see the top bar of the window and then drag that to the bottom of your screen. The simple loop button does not do the trick here because the VLC window comes up into the foreground after every full loop, but not in an A-B loop.

If you play with the speed settings, you can even define how long it takes to lock again. For instance, a ten minute video played at 1/6th speed without any loop activated will end after an hour.

Best regards!