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# SyncPlay for Group Watch Events (Windows)

By
guyman

Quick tutorial to get SyncPlay set up for Snackbox Group Watch Events

# Required

  1. SyncPlay - download the Windows Installer
  2. Visual C++ Redist - you need the x86 version, not the x64 version
  3. mpv media player - option 4 is a quick method
  4. .mkv of the release being group watched - a different encode of the same source should work

# Steps

  1. Download SyncPlay Windows Installer and install it.
  2. Download and install Visual C++ Redist.
  3. Download and unzip mpv to a known location. You may skip this step if mpv is already installed.
  4. Run SyncPlay from the Start Menu.

Example
Example

This is what you should see on your first startup.

  • In box 1, click the dropdown arrow on the far right. This will usually be announced alongside the name of the room.
  • In box 2, input a username.
  • In box 3, input the room name. This will usually be announced alongside the server to select.
  • In box 4, you need to click browse and select your copy of mpv.exe. This is wherever you the extracted the .zip.
  1. Click the button labeled 5 ("Store configuration and run Syncplay") to connect to the server.
  2. Drag the .mkv file from File Explorer into the newly created mpv window. Closing either window will disconnect you from the session.

Boxes 1 and 3 are subject to change per event, keep an eye on the announcements.