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diff --git a/signage_player/get_playlists.py b/signage_player/get_playlists.py
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+++ b/signage_player/get_playlists.py
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+import os
+import json
+import requests
+import bcrypt
+import re
+from logging_config import Logger
+
+def is_playlist_up_to_date(local_playlist_path, config):
+    """
+    Compare the version of the local playlist with the server playlist.
+    Returns True if up-to-date, False otherwise.
+    """
+    import json
+    if not os.path.exists(local_playlist_path):
+        Logger.info(f"Local playlist file not found: {local_playlist_path}")
+        return False
+    with open(local_playlist_path, 'r') as f:
+        local_data = json.load(f)
+    local_version = local_data.get('version', 0)
+    server_data = fetch_server_playlist(config)
+    server_version = server_data.get('version', 0)
+    Logger.info(f"Local playlist version: {local_version}, Server playlist version: {server_version}")
+    return local_version == server_version
+
+def fetch_server_playlist(config):
+    """Fetch the updated playlist from the server using a config dict."""
+    server = config.get("server_ip", "")
+    host = config.get("screen_name", "")
+    quick = config.get("quickconnect_key", "")
+    port = config.get("port", "")
+    try:
+        ip_pattern = r'^\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+$'
+        if re.match(ip_pattern, server):
+            server_url = f'http://{server}:{port}/api/playlists'
+        else:
+            server_url = f'http://{server}/api/playlists'
+        params = {
+            'hostname': host,
+            'quickconnect_code': quick
+        }
+        Logger.info(f"Fetching playlist from URL: {server_url} with params: {params}")
+        response = requests.get(server_url, params=params)
+        if response.status_code == 200:
+            response_data = response.json()
+            Logger.info(f"Server response: {response_data}")
+            playlist = response_data.get('playlist', [])
+            version = response_data.get('playlist_version', None)
+            hashed_quickconnect = response_data.get('hashed_quickconnect', None)
+            if version is not None and hashed_quickconnect is not None:
+                if bcrypt.checkpw(quick.encode('utf-8'), hashed_quickconnect.encode('utf-8')):
+                    Logger.info("Fetched updated playlist from server.")
+                    return {'playlist': playlist, 'version': version}
+                else:
+                    Logger.error("Quickconnect code validation failed.")
+            else:
+                Logger.error("Failed to retrieve playlist or hashed quickconnect from the response.")
+        else:
+            Logger.error(f"Failed to fetch playlist. Status Code: {response.status_code}")
+    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+        Logger.error(f"Failed to fetch playlist: {e}")
+    return {'playlist': [], 'version': 0}
+
+def save_playlist_with_version(playlist_data, playlist_dir):
+    version = playlist_data.get('version', 0)
+    playlist_file = os.path.join(playlist_dir, f'server_playlist_v{version}.json')
+    with open(playlist_file, 'w') as f:
+        json.dump(playlist_data, f, indent=2)
+    print(f"Playlist saved to {playlist_file}")
+    return playlist_file
+
+
+def download_media_files(playlist, media_dir):
+    """Download media files from the server and save them to media_dir."""
+    if not os.path.exists(media_dir):
+        os.makedirs(media_dir)
+        Logger.info(f"Created directory {media_dir} for media files.")
+
+    updated_playlist = []
+    for media in playlist:
+        file_name = media.get('file_name', '')
+        file_url = media.get('url', '')
+        duration = media.get('duration', 10)
+        local_path = os.path.join(media_dir, file_name)
+        Logger.info(f"Preparing to download {file_name} from {file_url}...")
+        if os.path.exists(local_path):
+            Logger.info(f"File {file_name} already exists. Skipping download.")
+        else:
+            try:
+                response = requests.get(file_url, timeout=10)
+                if response.status_code == 200:
+                    with open(local_path, 'wb') as file:
+                        file.write(response.content)
+                    Logger.info(f"Successfully downloaded {file_name} to {local_path}")
+                else:
+                    Logger.error(f"Failed to download {file_name}. Status Code: {response.status_code}")
+                    continue
+            except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+                Logger.error(f"Error downloading {file_name}: {e}")
+                continue
+        updated_media = {
+            'file_name': file_name,
+            'url': os.path.relpath(local_path, os.path.dirname(media_dir)),
+            'duration': duration
+        }
+        updated_playlist.append(updated_media)
+    return updated_playlist
+
+def update_playlist_if_needed(local_playlist_path, config, media_dir, playlist_dir):
+    """
+    Fetch the server playlist once, compare versions, and update if needed.
+    Returns True if updated, False if already up to date.
+    """
+    import json
+    server_data = fetch_server_playlist(config)
+    server_version = server_data.get('version', 0)
+    if not os.path.exists(local_playlist_path):
+        local_version = 0
+    else:
+        with open(local_playlist_path, 'r') as f:
+            local_data = json.load(f)
+        local_version = local_data.get('version', 0)
+    Logger.info(f"Local playlist version: {local_version}, Server playlist version: {server_version}")
+    if local_version != server_version:
+        if server_data and server_data.get('playlist'):
+            updated_playlist = download_media_files(server_data['playlist'], media_dir)
+            server_data['playlist'] = updated_playlist
+            save_playlist_with_version(server_data, playlist_dir)
+            return True
+        else:
+            Logger.warning("No playlist data fetched from server or playlist is empty.")
+            return False
+    else:
+        Logger.info("Local playlist is already up to date.")
+        return False
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/signage_player/logging_config.py b/signage_player/logging_config.py
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+++ b/signage_player/logging_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import logging
+import os
+
+# Path to the log file (in main_data for new app)
+LOG_FILE_PATH = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'main_data', 'log.txt')
+
+Logger = logging.getLogger('SignageApp')
+Logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
+file_handler = logging.FileHandler(LOG_FILE_PATH, mode='a')
+file_handler.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+formatter = logging.Formatter('[%(levelname)s] [%(name)s] %(message)s')
+file_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
+Logger.addHandler(file_handler)
+
+stream_handler = logging.StreamHandler()
+stream_handler.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+stream_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
+Logger.addHandler(stream_handler)
diff --git a/signage_player/main.py b/signage_player/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f20f1df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/signage_player/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import threading
+import time
+import os
+import json
+from get_playlists import update_playlist_if_needed
+
+CONFIG_PATH = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'main_data', 'app_config.txt')
+MEDIA_DATA_PATH = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'static_data', 'media')
+PLAYLIST_DIR = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'static_data', 'playlist')
+LOCAL_PLAYLIST_PATH = os.path.join(PLAYLIST_DIR, 'server_playlist.json')
+
+def playlist_update_loop(refresh_time, stop_event, config, local_playlist_path, media_dir, playlist_dir):
+    while not stop_event.is_set():
+        updated = update_playlist_if_needed(local_playlist_path, config, media_dir, playlist_dir)
+        if updated:
+            print(f"[REFRESH] Playlist updated from server at {time.strftime('%X')}")
+        else:
+            print(f"[REFRESH] Playlist already up to date at {time.strftime('%X')}")
+        time.sleep(refresh_time)
+
+def main():
+    with open(CONFIG_PATH, 'r') as f:
+        config = json.load(f)
+    refresh_time = int(config.get('refresh_time', 5)) * 60  # minutes
+    stop_event = threading.Event()
+    update_thread = threading.Thread(
+        target=playlist_update_loop,
+        args=(refresh_time, stop_event, config, LOCAL_PLAYLIST_PATH, MEDIA_DATA_PATH, PLAYLIST_DIR),
+        daemon=True
+    )
+    update_thread.start()
+    print("Playlist update thread started. Press Ctrl+C to exit.")
+    try:
+        while True:
+            time.sleep(1)
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        print("Exiting...")
+        stop_event.set()
+        update_thread.join()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/signage_player/main_data/app_config.txt b/signage_player/main_data/app_config.txt
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index 0000000..6639942
--- /dev/null
+++ b/signage_player/main_data/app_config.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+    "screen_orientation": "Landscape",
+    "screen_name": "tv-terasa",
+    "quickconnect_key": "8887779",
+    "server_ip": "digi-signage.moto-adv.com",
+    "port": "8880",
+    "screen_w": "1920",
+    "screen_h": "1080",
+     "refresh_time": "5"
+}
diff --git a/signage_player/main_data/log.txt b/signage_player/main_data/log.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f385ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/signage_player/main_data/log.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Fetching playlist from URL: http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/api/playlists with params: {'hostname': 'tv-terasa', 'quickconnect_code': '8887779'}
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Server response: {'hashed_quickconnect': '$2b$12$UQzlEHNWudAB4P08Le3YJeWHrZHJkWL44kRQpZ53kt.fDLTcrPzGm', 'playlist': [{'duration': 10, 'file_name': 'Cindrel_1.jpg', 'url': 'http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/media/Cindrel_1.jpg'}, {'duration': 10, 'file_name': 'trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'url': 'http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/media/trans_cindrel_4.jpg'}, {'duration': 14, 'file_name': '101394-video-1080.mp4', 'url': 'http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/media/101394-video-1080.mp4'}], 'playlist_version': 30}
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Fetched updated playlist from server.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Fetching playlist from URL: http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/api/playlists with params: {'hostname': 'tv-terasa', 'quickconnect_code': '8887779'}
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Server response: {'hashed_quickconnect': '$2b$12$UQzlEHNWudAB4P08Le3YJeWHrZHJkWL44kRQpZ53kt.fDLTcrPzGm', 'playlist': [{'duration': 10, 'file_name': 'Cindrel_1.jpg', 'url': 'http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/media/Cindrel_1.jpg'}, {'duration': 10, 'file_name': 'trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'url': 'http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/media/trans_cindrel_4.jpg'}, {'duration': 14, 'file_name': '101394-video-1080.mp4', 'url': 'http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/media/101394-video-1080.mp4'}], 'playlist_version': 30}
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Fetched updated playlist from server.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Preparing to download Cindrel_1.jpg from http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/media/Cindrel_1.jpg...
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Successfully downloaded Cindrel_1.jpg to /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/signage_player/static_data/media/Cindrel_1.jpg
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Preparing to download trans_cindrel_4.jpg from http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/media/trans_cindrel_4.jpg...
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Successfully downloaded trans_cindrel_4.jpg to /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/signage_player/static_data/media/trans_cindrel_4.jpg
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Preparing to download 101394-video-1080.mp4 from http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/media/101394-video-1080.mp4...
+[ERROR] [SignageApp] Failed to download 101394-video-1080.mp4. Status Code: 404
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Fetching playlist from URL: http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/api/playlists with params: {'hostname': 'tv-terasa', 'quickconnect_code': '8887779'}
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Server response: {'hashed_quickconnect': '$2b$12$UQzlEHNWudAB4P08Le3YJeWHrZHJkWL44kRQpZ53kt.fDLTcrPzGm', 'playlist': [{'duration': 10, 'file_name': 'Cindrel_1.jpg', 'url': 'http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/media/Cindrel_1.jpg'}, {'duration': 10, 'file_name': 'trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'url': 'http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/media/trans_cindrel_4.jpg'}, {'duration': 14, 'file_name': '101394-video-1080.mp4', 'url': 'http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/media/101394-video-1080.mp4'}], 'playlist_version': 30}
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Fetched updated playlist from server.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Local playlist version: 0, Server playlist version: 30
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Preparing to download Cindrel_1.jpg from http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/media/Cindrel_1.jpg...
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Successfully downloaded Cindrel_1.jpg to /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/signage_player/static_data/media/Cindrel_1.jpg
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Preparing to download trans_cindrel_4.jpg from http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/media/trans_cindrel_4.jpg...
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Successfully downloaded trans_cindrel_4.jpg to /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/signage_player/static_data/media/trans_cindrel_4.jpg
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Preparing to download 101394-video-1080.mp4 from http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/media/101394-video-1080.mp4...
+[ERROR] [SignageApp] Failed to download 101394-video-1080.mp4. Status Code: 404
diff --git a/signage_player/player.py b/signage_player/player.py
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index 0000000..57cf958
--- /dev/null
+++ b/signage_player/player.py
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+import os
+import json
+import tkinter as tk
+from PIL import Image, ImageTk
+
+CONFIG_PATH = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'main_data', 'app_config.txt')
+PLAYLIST_DIR = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'static_data', 'playlist')
+MEDIA_DATA_PATH = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'static_data', 'media')
+
+class SimpleTkPlayer:
+    def __init__(self, root, playlist):
+        self.root = root
+        self.playlist = playlist
+        self.current_index = 0
+        self.paused = False
+        self.pause_timer = None
+        self.label = tk.Label(root, bg='black')
+        self.label.pack(fill=tk.BOTH, expand=True)
+        self.create_controls()
+        self.hide_controls()
+        self.root.bind('<Motion>', self.on_activity)
+        self.root.bind('<Button-1>', self.on_activity)
+        self.show_current_media()
+        self.root.after(100, self.next_media_loop)
+
+    def create_controls(self):
+        self.controls_frame = tk.Frame(self.root, bg='#222')
+        self.controls_frame.place(relx=0.98, rely=0.98, anchor='se')
+        self.prev_btn = tk.Button(self.controls_frame, text='⏮ Prev', command=self.prev_media, width=8)
+        self.prev_btn.grid(row=0, column=0, padx=2)
+        self.pause_btn = tk.Button(self.controls_frame, text='⏸ Pause', command=self.toggle_pause, width=8)
+        self.pause_btn.grid(row=0, column=1, padx=2)
+        self.next_btn = tk.Button(self.controls_frame, text='Next ⏭', command=self.next_media, width=8)
+        self.next_btn.grid(row=0, column=2, padx=2)
+        self.settings_btn = tk.Button(self.controls_frame, text='⚙ Settings', command=self.open_settings, width=10)
+        self.settings_btn.grid(row=0, column=3, padx=2)
+        self.exit_btn = tk.Button(self.controls_frame, text='⏻ Exit', command=self.exit_app, width=8, fg='red')
+        self.exit_btn.grid(row=0, column=4, padx=2)
+
+    def show_controls(self):
+        self.controls_frame.place(relx=0.98, rely=0.98, anchor='se')
+        self.controls_frame.lift()
+        self.schedule_hide_controls()
+
+    def hide_controls(self):
+        self.controls_frame.place_forget()
+
+    def schedule_hide_controls(self):
+        if hasattr(self, 'hide_controls_timer') and self.hide_controls_timer:
+            self.root.after_cancel(self.hide_controls_timer)
+        self.hide_controls_timer = self.root.after(5000, self.hide_controls)
+
+    def on_activity(self, event=None):
+        self.show_controls()
+
+    def prev_media(self):
+        self.current_index = (self.current_index - 1) % len(self.playlist)
+        self.show_current_media()
+
+    def next_media(self):
+        self.current_index = (self.current_index + 1) % len(self.playlist)
+        self.show_current_media()
+
+    def toggle_pause(self):
+        if not self.paused:
+            self.paused = True
+            self.pause_btn.config(text='▶ Resume')
+            self.pause_timer = self.root.after(30000, self.resume_play)
+        else:
+            self.resume_play()
+
+    def resume_play(self):
+        self.paused = False
+        self.pause_btn.config(text='⏸ Pause')
+        if self.pause_timer:
+            self.root.after_cancel(self.pause_timer)
+            self.pause_timer = None
+
+    def show_current_media(self):
+        if not self.playlist:
+            self.label.config(text="No media available", fg='white', font=('Arial', 32))
+            return
+        media = self.playlist[self.current_index]
+        file_path = os.path.join(MEDIA_DATA_PATH, media['file_name'])
+        if file_path.lower().endswith(('.jpg', '.jpeg', '.png', '.bmp', '.gif')):
+            try:
+                img = Image.open(file_path)
+                # Fit to screen without crop or stretch
+                screen_w = self.root.winfo_screenwidth()
+                screen_h = self.root.winfo_screenheight()
+                img_w, img_h = img.size
+                scale = min(screen_w / img_w, screen_h / img_h)
+                new_w = int(img_w * scale)
+                new_h = int(img_h * scale)
+                img = img.resize((new_w, new_h), Image.LANCZOS)
+                bg = Image.new('RGB', (screen_w, screen_h), 'black')
+                x = (screen_w - new_w) // 2
+                y = (screen_h - new_h) // 2
+                bg.paste(img, (x, y))
+                photo = ImageTk.PhotoImage(bg)
+                self.label.config(image=photo, text='')
+                self.label.image = photo
+            except Exception as e:
+                self.label.config(text=f"Image error: {e}", fg='red')
+        else:
+            self.label.config(text=f"Unsupported: {media['file_name']}", fg='yellow')
+
+    def next_media_loop(self):
+        if not self.playlist or self.paused:
+            self.root.after(1000, self.next_media_loop)
+            return
+        duration = self.playlist[self.current_index].get('duration', 10)
+        self.current_index = (self.current_index + 1) % len(self.playlist)
+        self.show_current_media()
+        self.root.after(duration * 1000, self.next_media_loop)
+
+    def exit_app(self):
+        self.root.destroy()
+
+    def open_settings(self):
+        if self.paused is not True:
+            self.paused = True
+            self.pause_btn.config(text='▶ Resume')
+        settings_win = tk.Toplevel(self.root)
+        settings_win.title('Settings')
+        settings_win.geometry('400x300+100+100')
+        settings_win.transient(self.root)
+        settings_win.grab_set()
+        tk.Label(settings_win, text='Settings', font=('Arial', 18)).pack(pady=10)
+        # Example setting: close button
+        tk.Button(settings_win, text='Close', command=settings_win.destroy).pack(pady=20)
+        def on_close():
+            settings_win.grab_release()
+            settings_win.destroy()
+            self.resume_play()
+        settings_win.protocol('WM_DELETE_WINDOW', on_close)
+        settings_win.bind('<Destroy>', lambda e: self.resume_play() if not settings_win.winfo_exists() else None)
+
+def load_latest_playlist():
+    files = [f for f in os.listdir(PLAYLIST_DIR) if f.startswith('server_playlist_v') and f.endswith('.json')]
+    if not files:
+        return []
+    files.sort(key=lambda x: int(x.split('_v')[-1].split('.json')[0]), reverse=True)
+    with open(os.path.join(PLAYLIST_DIR, files[0]), 'r') as f:
+        data = json.load(f)
+    return data.get('playlist', [])
+
+def main():
+    root = tk.Tk()
+    root.title("Simple Tkinter Player")
+    root.configure(bg='black')
+    root.attributes('-fullscreen', True)
+    playlist = load_latest_playlist()
+    player = SimpleTkPlayer(root, playlist)
+    root.mainloop()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/signage_player/static_data/media/Cindrel_1.jpg b/signage_player/static_data/media/Cindrel_1.jpg
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diff --git a/signage_player/static_data/media/trans_cindrel_4.jpg b/signage_player/static_data/media/trans_cindrel_4.jpg
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diff --git a/signage_player/static_data/playlist/server_playlist_v30.json b/signage_player/static_data/playlist/server_playlist_v30.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..285da5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/signage_player/static_data/playlist/server_playlist_v30.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "playlist": [
+    {
+      "file_name": "Cindrel_1.jpg",
+      "url": "media/Cindrel_1.jpg",
+      "duration": 10
+    },
+    {
+      "file_name": "trans_cindrel_4.jpg",
+      "url": "media/trans_cindrel_4.jpg",
+      "duration": 10
+    }
+  ],
+  "version": 30
+}
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diff --git a/tkinter_app/resources/app_config.txt b/tkinter_app/resources/app_config.txt
index 32c4736..386e08f 100644
--- a/tkinter_app/resources/app_config.txt
+++ b/tkinter_app/resources/app_config.txt
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
     "port": "8880",
     "screen_w": "1920",
     "screen_h": "1080",
-    "playlist_version": 29
+    "playlist_version": 30
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tkinter_app/resources/local_playlist.json b/tkinter_app/resources/local_playlist.json
index 6c049f5..386b8a2 100644
--- a/tkinter_app/resources/local_playlist.json
+++ b/tkinter_app/resources/local_playlist.json
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@
             "duration": 10
         }
     ],
-    "version": 29
+    "version": 30
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tkinter_app/resources/log.txt b/tkinter_app/resources/log.txt
index 22db532..6a2bfbd 100644
--- a/tkinter_app/resources/log.txt
+++ b/tkinter_app/resources/log.txt
@@ -5458,3 +5458,245 @@
 [INFO] [SignageApp] Playing media: trans_cindrel_4.jpg from /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/src/static/resurse/trans_cindrel_4.jpg
 2025-08-24 00:06:56 - STARTED: trans_cindrel_4.jpg
 [INFO] [SignageApp] Successfully displayed image: trans_cindrel_4.jpg (Original: (4000, 3000), Screen: 1920x1018, Mode: fit, Offset: (281, 0))
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting load_config function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Configuration file loaded successfully.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Configuration loaded: server=digi-signage.moto-adv.com, host=tv-terasa, quick=8887779, port=8880
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting load_local_playlist function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [MAIN] About to show splash screen: /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/resources/intro1.mp4
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [SplashScreen] Running splash as standalone VLC subprocess: /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/resources/intro1.mp4
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Local playlist loaded: {'playlist': [{'file_name': 'Cindrel_1.jpg', 'url': 'static/resurse/Cindrel_1.jpg', 'duration': 10}, {'file_name': 'trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'url': 'static/resurse/trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'duration': 10}], 'version': 29}
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [SplashScreen] Launching: cvlc --fullscreen --no-osd --no-video-title-show --play-and-exit --quiet /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/resources/intro1.mp4
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Finished load_local_playlist function successfully.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Found fallback playlist with 2 items
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting load_config function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Configuration file loaded successfully.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Initializing with settings: server=digi-signage.moto-adv.com, host=tv-terasa, port=8880
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Attempting to connect to server...
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Fetching playlist from URL: http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/api/playlists with params: {'hostname': 'tv-terasa', 'quickconnect_code': '8887779'}
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Server response: {'hashed_quickconnect': '$2b$12$UQzlEHNWudAB4P08Le3YJeWHrZHJkWL44kRQpZ53kt.fDLTcrPzGm', 'playlist': [{'duration': 10, 'file_name': 'Cindrel_1.jpg', 'url': 'http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/media/Cindrel_1.jpg'}, {'duration': 10, 'file_name': 'trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'url': 'http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/media/trans_cindrel_4.jpg'}], 'playlist_version': 29}
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Fetched updated playlist from server.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Updated playlist version in app_config.txt to 29.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Server playlist found with 2 items, version 29
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting media file download...
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: File Cindrel_1.jpg already exists. Skipping download.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: File trans_cindrel_4.jpg already exists. Skipping download.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting save_local_playlist function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Updated local playlist with server data.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Finished save_local_playlist function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Finished media file download and updated local playlist.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Updated playlist version in app_config.txt to 29.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting load_local_playlist function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Local playlist loaded: {'playlist': [{'file_name': 'Cindrel_1.jpg', 'url': 'static/resurse/Cindrel_1.jpg', 'duration': 10}, {'file_name': 'trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'url': 'static/resurse/trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'duration': 10}], 'version': 29}
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Finished load_local_playlist function successfully.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Successfully loaded 2 items from server
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [SplashScreen] VLC splash finished.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [MAIN] splash.show() called, entering mainloop...
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [MAIN] Splash finished, waiting for playlist...
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [MAIN] Playlist loaded: [{'file_name': 'Cindrel_1.jpg', 'url': 'static/resurse/Cindrel_1.jpg', 'duration': 10}, {'file_name': 'trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'url': 'static/resurse/trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'duration': 10}]
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Playing media: Cindrel_1.jpg from /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/src/static/resurse/Cindrel_1.jpg
+2025-08-24 00:08:44 - STARTED: Cindrel_1.jpg
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Successfully displayed image: Cindrel_1.jpg (Original: (4096, 3072), Screen: 1920x1080, Mode: fit, Offset: (240, 0))
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [MAIN] Player UI and playback started.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Playing media: trans_cindrel_4.jpg from /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/src/static/resurse/trans_cindrel_4.jpg
+2025-08-24 00:08:55 - STARTED: trans_cindrel_4.jpg
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Successfully displayed image: trans_cindrel_4.jpg (Original: (4000, 3000), Screen: 1920x1018, Mode: fit, Offset: (281, 0))
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting load_config function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Configuration file loaded successfully.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Configuration loaded: server=digi-signage.moto-adv.com, host=tv-terasa, quick=8887779, port=8880
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting load_local_playlist function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [MAIN] About to show splash screen: /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/resources/intro1.mp4
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [SplashScreen] Running splash as standalone VLC subprocess: /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/resources/intro1.mp4
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [SplashScreen] Launching: cvlc --fullscreen --no-osd --no-video-title-show --play-and-exit --quiet /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/resources/intro1.mp4
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Local playlist loaded: {'playlist': [{'file_name': 'Cindrel_1.jpg', 'url': 'static/resurse/Cindrel_1.jpg', 'duration': 10}, {'file_name': 'trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'url': 'static/resurse/trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'duration': 10}], 'version': 29}
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Finished load_local_playlist function successfully.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Found fallback playlist with 2 items
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting load_config function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Configuration file loaded successfully.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Initializing with settings: server=digi-signage.moto-adv.com, host=tv-terasa, port=8880
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Attempting to connect to server...
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Fetching playlist from URL: http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/api/playlists with params: {'hostname': 'tv-terasa', 'quickconnect_code': '8887779'}
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Server response: {'hashed_quickconnect': '$2b$12$UQzlEHNWudAB4P08Le3YJeWHrZHJkWL44kRQpZ53kt.fDLTcrPzGm', 'playlist': [{'duration': 10, 'file_name': 'Cindrel_1.jpg', 'url': 'http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/media/Cindrel_1.jpg'}, {'duration': 10, 'file_name': 'trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'url': 'http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/media/trans_cindrel_4.jpg'}, {'duration': 14, 'file_name': '101394-video-1080.mp4', 'url': 'http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/media/101394-video-1080.mp4'}], 'playlist_version': 30}
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Fetched updated playlist from server.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Updated playlist version in app_config.txt to 30.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Server playlist found with 3 items, version 30
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting media file download...
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: File Cindrel_1.jpg already exists. Skipping download.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: File trans_cindrel_4.jpg already exists. Skipping download.
+[ERROR] [SignageApp] python_functions: Failed to download 101394-video-1080.mp4. Status Code: 404
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting save_local_playlist function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Updated local playlist with server data.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Finished save_local_playlist function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Finished media file download and updated local playlist.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Updated playlist version in app_config.txt to 30.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting load_local_playlist function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Local playlist loaded: {'playlist': [{'file_name': 'Cindrel_1.jpg', 'url': 'static/resurse/Cindrel_1.jpg', 'duration': 10}, {'file_name': 'trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'url': 'static/resurse/trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'duration': 10}], 'version': 30}
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Finished load_local_playlist function successfully.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Successfully loaded 2 items from server
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [SplashScreen] VLC splash finished.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [MAIN] splash.show() called, entering mainloop...
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [MAIN] Splash finished, waiting for playlist...
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [MAIN] Playlist loaded: [{'file_name': 'Cindrel_1.jpg', 'url': 'static/resurse/Cindrel_1.jpg', 'duration': 10}, {'file_name': 'trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'url': 'static/resurse/trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'duration': 10}]
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Playing media: Cindrel_1.jpg from /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/src/static/resurse/Cindrel_1.jpg
+2025-08-24 17:50:25 - STARTED: Cindrel_1.jpg
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Successfully displayed image: Cindrel_1.jpg (Original: (4096, 3072), Screen: 1920x1080, Mode: fit, Offset: (240, 0))
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [MAIN] Player UI and playback started.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Playing media: trans_cindrel_4.jpg from /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/src/static/resurse/trans_cindrel_4.jpg
+2025-08-24 17:50:36 - STARTED: trans_cindrel_4.jpg
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Successfully displayed image: trans_cindrel_4.jpg (Original: (4000, 3000), Screen: 1920x1018, Mode: fit, Offset: (281, 0))
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Playing media: Cindrel_1.jpg from /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/src/static/resurse/Cindrel_1.jpg
+2025-08-24 17:50:47 - STARTED: Cindrel_1.jpg
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Successfully displayed image: Cindrel_1.jpg (Original: (4096, 3072), Screen: 1920x1018, Mode: fit, Offset: (281, 0))
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Playing media: trans_cindrel_4.jpg from /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/src/static/resurse/trans_cindrel_4.jpg
+2025-08-24 17:50:58 - STARTED: trans_cindrel_4.jpg
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Successfully displayed image: trans_cindrel_4.jpg (Original: (4000, 3000), Screen: 1920x1018, Mode: fit, Offset: (281, 0))
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Playing media: Cindrel_1.jpg from /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/src/static/resurse/Cindrel_1.jpg
+2025-08-24 17:51:09 - STARTED: Cindrel_1.jpg
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Successfully displayed image: Cindrel_1.jpg (Original: (4096, 3072), Screen: 1920x1018, Mode: fit, Offset: (281, 0))
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting load_config function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Configuration file loaded successfully.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Configuration loaded: server=digi-signage.moto-adv.com, host=tv-terasa, quick=8887779, port=8880
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting load_local_playlist function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [MAIN] About to show splash screen: /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/resources/intro1.mp4
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Local playlist loaded: {'playlist': [{'file_name': 'Cindrel_1.jpg', 'url': 'static/resurse/Cindrel_1.jpg', 'duration': 10}, {'file_name': 'trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'url': 'static/resurse/trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'duration': 10}], 'version': 30}
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [SplashScreen] Running splash as standalone VLC subprocess: /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/resources/intro1.mp4
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [SplashScreen] Launching: cvlc --fullscreen --no-osd --no-video-title-show --play-and-exit --quiet /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/resources/intro1.mp4
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Finished load_local_playlist function successfully.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Found fallback playlist with 2 items
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting load_config function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Configuration file loaded successfully.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Initializing with settings: server=digi-signage.moto-adv.com, host=tv-terasa, port=8880
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Attempting to connect to server...
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Fetching playlist from URL: http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/api/playlists with params: {'hostname': 'tv-terasa', 'quickconnect_code': '8887779'}
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Server response: {'hashed_quickconnect': '$2b$12$UQzlEHNWudAB4P08Le3YJeWHrZHJkWL44kRQpZ53kt.fDLTcrPzGm', 'playlist': [{'duration': 10, 'file_name': 'Cindrel_1.jpg', 'url': 'http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/media/Cindrel_1.jpg'}, {'duration': 10, 'file_name': 'trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'url': 'http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/media/trans_cindrel_4.jpg'}, {'duration': 14, 'file_name': '101394-video-1080.mp4', 'url': 'http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/media/101394-video-1080.mp4'}], 'playlist_version': 30}
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Fetched updated playlist from server.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Updated playlist version in app_config.txt to 30.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Server playlist found with 3 items, version 30
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting media file download...
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: File Cindrel_1.jpg already exists. Skipping download.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: File trans_cindrel_4.jpg already exists. Skipping download.
+[ERROR] [SignageApp] python_functions: Failed to download 101394-video-1080.mp4. Status Code: 404
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting save_local_playlist function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Updated local playlist with server data.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Finished save_local_playlist function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Finished media file download and updated local playlist.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Updated playlist version in app_config.txt to 30.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting load_local_playlist function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Local playlist loaded: {'playlist': [{'file_name': 'Cindrel_1.jpg', 'url': 'static/resurse/Cindrel_1.jpg', 'duration': 10}, {'file_name': 'trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'url': 'static/resurse/trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'duration': 10}], 'version': 30}
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Finished load_local_playlist function successfully.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Successfully loaded 2 items from server
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [SplashScreen] VLC splash finished.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [MAIN] splash.show() called, entering mainloop...
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [MAIN] Splash finished, waiting for playlist...
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [MAIN] Playlist loaded: [{'file_name': 'Cindrel_1.jpg', 'url': 'static/resurse/Cindrel_1.jpg', 'duration': 10}, {'file_name': 'trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'url': 'static/resurse/trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'duration': 10}]
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Playing media: Cindrel_1.jpg from /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/src/static/resurse/Cindrel_1.jpg
+2025-08-24 17:52:11 - STARTED: Cindrel_1.jpg
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Successfully displayed image: Cindrel_1.jpg (Original: (4096, 3072), Screen: 1920x1080, Mode: fit, Offset: (240, 0))
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [MAIN] Player UI and playback started.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Playing media: trans_cindrel_4.jpg from /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/src/static/resurse/trans_cindrel_4.jpg
+2025-08-24 17:52:23 - STARTED: trans_cindrel_4.jpg
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Successfully displayed image: trans_cindrel_4.jpg (Original: (4000, 3000), Screen: 1920x1018, Mode: fit, Offset: (281, 0))
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting load_config function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Configuration file loaded successfully.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Configuration loaded: server=digi-signage.moto-adv.com, host=tv-terasa, quick=8887779, port=8880
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting load_local_playlist function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [MAIN] About to show splash screen: /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/resources/intro1.mp4
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [SplashScreen] Running splash as standalone VLC subprocess: /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/resources/intro1.mp4
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Local playlist loaded: {'playlist': [{'file_name': 'Cindrel_1.jpg', 'url': 'static/resurse/Cindrel_1.jpg', 'duration': 10}, {'file_name': 'trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'url': 'static/resurse/trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'duration': 10}], 'version': 30}
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Finished load_local_playlist function successfully.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [SplashScreen] Launching: cvlc --fullscreen --no-osd --no-video-title-show --play-and-exit --quiet /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/resources/intro1.mp4
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Found fallback playlist with 2 items
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting load_config function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Configuration file loaded successfully.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Initializing with settings: server=digi-signage.moto-adv.com, host=tv-terasa, port=8880
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Attempting to connect to server...
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Fetching playlist from URL: http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/api/playlists with params: {'hostname': 'tv-terasa', 'quickconnect_code': '8887779'}
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Server response: {'hashed_quickconnect': '$2b$12$UQzlEHNWudAB4P08Le3YJeWHrZHJkWL44kRQpZ53kt.fDLTcrPzGm', 'playlist': [{'duration': 10, 'file_name': 'Cindrel_1.jpg', 'url': 'http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/media/Cindrel_1.jpg'}, {'duration': 10, 'file_name': 'trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'url': 'http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/media/trans_cindrel_4.jpg'}, {'duration': 14, 'file_name': '101394-video-1080.mp4', 'url': 'http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/media/101394-video-1080.mp4'}], 'playlist_version': 30}
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Fetched updated playlist from server.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Updated playlist version in app_config.txt to 30.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Server playlist found with 3 items, version 30
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting media file download...
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: File Cindrel_1.jpg already exists. Skipping download.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: File trans_cindrel_4.jpg already exists. Skipping download.
+[ERROR] [SignageApp] python_functions: Failed to download 101394-video-1080.mp4. Status Code: 404
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting save_local_playlist function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Updated local playlist with server data.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Finished save_local_playlist function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Finished media file download and updated local playlist.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Updated playlist version in app_config.txt to 30.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting load_local_playlist function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Local playlist loaded: {'playlist': [{'file_name': 'Cindrel_1.jpg', 'url': 'static/resurse/Cindrel_1.jpg', 'duration': 10}, {'file_name': 'trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'url': 'static/resurse/trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'duration': 10}], 'version': 30}
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Finished load_local_playlist function successfully.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Successfully loaded 2 items from server
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [SplashScreen] VLC splash finished.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [MAIN] splash.show() called, entering mainloop...
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [MAIN] Splash finished, waiting for playlist...
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [MAIN] Playlist loaded: [{'file_name': 'Cindrel_1.jpg', 'url': 'static/resurse/Cindrel_1.jpg', 'duration': 10}, {'file_name': 'trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'url': 'static/resurse/trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'duration': 10}]
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting load_config function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Configuration file loaded successfully.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Playing media: Cindrel_1.jpg from /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/src/static/resurse/Cindrel_1.jpg
+2025-08-24 17:57:39 - STARTED: Cindrel_1.jpg
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Successfully displayed image: Cindrel_1.jpg (Original: (4096, 3072), Screen: 1920x1080, Mode: fit, Offset: (240, 0))
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [MAIN] Player UI and playback started.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Playing media: trans_cindrel_4.jpg from /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/src/static/resurse/trans_cindrel_4.jpg
+2025-08-24 17:57:50 - STARTED: trans_cindrel_4.jpg
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Successfully displayed image: trans_cindrel_4.jpg (Original: (4000, 3000), Screen: 1920x1080, Mode: fit, Offset: (240, 0))
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Playing media: Cindrel_1.jpg from /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/src/static/resurse/Cindrel_1.jpg
+2025-08-24 17:58:02 - STARTED: Cindrel_1.jpg
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Successfully displayed image: Cindrel_1.jpg (Original: (4096, 3072), Screen: 1920x1080, Mode: fit, Offset: (240, 0))
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Playing media: trans_cindrel_4.jpg from /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/src/static/resurse/trans_cindrel_4.jpg
+2025-08-24 17:58:13 - STARTED: trans_cindrel_4.jpg
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Successfully displayed image: trans_cindrel_4.jpg (Original: (4000, 3000), Screen: 1920x1080, Mode: fit, Offset: (240, 0))
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting load_config function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Configuration file loaded successfully.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Configuration loaded: server=digi-signage.moto-adv.com, host=tv-terasa, quick=8887779, port=8880
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting load_local_playlist function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [MAIN] About to show splash screen: /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/resources/intro1.mp4
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Local playlist loaded: {'playlist': [{'file_name': 'Cindrel_1.jpg', 'url': 'static/resurse/Cindrel_1.jpg', 'duration': 10}, {'file_name': 'trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'url': 'static/resurse/trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'duration': 10}], 'version': 30}
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [SplashScreen] Running splash as standalone VLC subprocess: /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/resources/intro1.mp4
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Finished load_local_playlist function successfully.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [SplashScreen] Launching: cvlc --fullscreen --no-osd --no-video-title-show --play-and-exit --quiet /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/resources/intro1.mp4
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Found fallback playlist with 2 items
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting load_config function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Configuration file loaded successfully.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Initializing with settings: server=digi-signage.moto-adv.com, host=tv-terasa, port=8880
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Attempting to connect to server...
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Fetching playlist from URL: http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/api/playlists with params: {'hostname': 'tv-terasa', 'quickconnect_code': '8887779'}
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Server response: {'hashed_quickconnect': '$2b$12$UQzlEHNWudAB4P08Le3YJeWHrZHJkWL44kRQpZ53kt.fDLTcrPzGm', 'playlist': [{'duration': 10, 'file_name': 'Cindrel_1.jpg', 'url': 'http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/media/Cindrel_1.jpg'}, {'duration': 10, 'file_name': 'trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'url': 'http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/media/trans_cindrel_4.jpg'}, {'duration': 14, 'file_name': '101394-video-1080.mp4', 'url': 'http://digi-signage.moto-adv.com/media/101394-video-1080.mp4'}], 'playlist_version': 30}
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Fetched updated playlist from server.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Updated playlist version in app_config.txt to 30.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Server playlist found with 3 items, version 30
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting media file download...
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: File Cindrel_1.jpg already exists. Skipping download.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: File trans_cindrel_4.jpg already exists. Skipping download.
+[ERROR] [SignageApp] python_functions: Failed to download 101394-video-1080.mp4. Status Code: 404
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting save_local_playlist function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Updated local playlist with server data.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Finished save_local_playlist function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Finished media file download and updated local playlist.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Updated playlist version in app_config.txt to 30.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting load_local_playlist function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Local playlist loaded: {'playlist': [{'file_name': 'Cindrel_1.jpg', 'url': 'static/resurse/Cindrel_1.jpg', 'duration': 10}, {'file_name': 'trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'url': 'static/resurse/trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'duration': 10}], 'version': 30}
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Finished load_local_playlist function successfully.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Successfully loaded 2 items from server
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [SplashScreen] VLC splash finished.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [MAIN] splash.show() called, entering mainloop...
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [MAIN] Splash finished, waiting for playlist...
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [MAIN] Playlist loaded: [{'file_name': 'Cindrel_1.jpg', 'url': 'static/resurse/Cindrel_1.jpg', 'duration': 10}, {'file_name': 'trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'url': 'static/resurse/trans_cindrel_4.jpg', 'duration': 10}]
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting load_config function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Configuration file loaded successfully.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Playing media: Cindrel_1.jpg from /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/src/static/resurse/Cindrel_1.jpg
+2025-08-24 18:10:56 - STARTED: Cindrel_1.jpg
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Successfully displayed image: Cindrel_1.jpg (Original: (4096, 3072), Screen: 1920x1080, Mode: fit, Offset: (240, 0))
+[INFO] [SignageApp] [MAIN] Player UI and playback started.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Starting load_config function.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] python_functions: Configuration file loaded successfully.
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Playing media: trans_cindrel_4.jpg from /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/src/static/resurse/trans_cindrel_4.jpg
+2025-08-24 18:11:09 - STARTED: trans_cindrel_4.jpg
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Successfully displayed image: trans_cindrel_4.jpg (Original: (4000, 3000), Screen: 1920x1018, Mode: fit, Offset: (281, 0))
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Playing media: Cindrel_1.jpg from /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/src/static/resurse/Cindrel_1.jpg
+2025-08-24 18:11:20 - STARTED: Cindrel_1.jpg
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Successfully displayed image: Cindrel_1.jpg (Original: (4096, 3072), Screen: 1920x1018, Mode: fit, Offset: (281, 0))
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Playing media: trans_cindrel_4.jpg from /home/pi/Desktop/tkinter_player/tkinter_app/src/static/resurse/trans_cindrel_4.jpg
+2025-08-24 18:11:25 - STARTED: trans_cindrel_4.jpg
+[INFO] [SignageApp] Successfully displayed image: trans_cindrel_4.jpg (Original: (4000, 3000), Screen: 1920x1018, Mode: fit, Offset: (281, 0))
+
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diff --git a/tkinter_app/src/__pycache__/player_ui.cpython-311.pyc b/tkinter_app/src/__pycache__/player_ui.cpython-311.pyc
index 180ce84..6053d66 100644
Binary files a/tkinter_app/src/__pycache__/player_ui.cpython-311.pyc and b/tkinter_app/src/__pycache__/player_ui.cpython-311.pyc differ
diff --git a/tkinter_app/src/main.py b/tkinter_app/src/main.py
index e573c59..96408c9 100644
--- a/tkinter_app/src/main.py
+++ b/tkinter_app/src/main.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from media_playback_controller import MediaPlaybackController
 from splash_screen import SplashScreen
 from playlist_manager import PlaylistManager
 from threading import Thread
+from settings_screen import SettingsWindow
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     import tkinter as tk
@@ -43,8 +44,23 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         playlist = playlist_manager.wait_for_playlist()
         Logger.info(f"[MAIN] Playlist loaded: {playlist}")
         Thread(target=preload_first_media, args=(playlist,), daemon=True).start()
-        ui = PlayerUI(root)
-        playback = MediaPlaybackController(app=None, ui=ui)
+        # Create playback first so we can reference its methods in callbacks
+        playback = MediaPlaybackController(app=None, ui=None)  # UI will be set after
+        def open_settings():
+            SettingsWindow(root, None)
+        def show_exit():
+            root.quit()
+        control_callbacks = {
+            'prev': playback.previous_media,
+            'play_pause': playback.toggle_play_pause,
+            'next': playback.next_media,
+            'settings': open_settings,
+            'exit': show_exit
+        }
+        ui = PlayerUI(root, control_callbacks=control_callbacks)
+        ui.setup_window()  # Ensure fullscreen and geometry
+        ui.bind_show_controls_on_activity()  # Bind activity to show controls
+        playback.ui = ui  # Set UI reference now that it's created
         playback.set_playlist(playlist or [])
         playback.play_current_media()
         Logger.info("[MAIN] Player UI and playback started.")
diff --git a/tkinter_app/src/player_ui.py b/tkinter_app/src/player_ui.py
index fa13be1..6d9b815 100644
--- a/tkinter_app/src/player_ui.py
+++ b/tkinter_app/src/player_ui.py
@@ -14,6 +14,25 @@ class PlayerUI:
         self.exit_btn = None
         self.settings_btn = None
         self.hide_controls_timer = None
+        # Set fullscreen and geometry before packing widgets
+        self.root.title("Simple Signage Player")
+        self.root.configure(bg='black')
+        try:
+            config = None
+            try:
+                from python_functions import load_config
+                config = load_config()
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+            width = int(config.get('screen_w', 1920)) if config else 1920
+            height = int(config.get('screen_h', 1080)) if config else 1080
+            self.scaling_mode = config.get('scaling_mode', 'fit') if config else 'fit'
+        except:
+            width, height = 1920, 1080
+            self.scaling_mode = 'fit'
+        self.root.geometry(f"{width}x{height}")
+        self.root.attributes('-fullscreen', True)
+        self.root.focus_set()
         self.setup_ui(control_callbacks)
 
     def setup_ui(self, control_callbacks=None):
@@ -160,3 +179,11 @@ class PlayerUI:
             y_offset = (screen_height - new_height) // 2
             final_img.paste(img_resized, (x_offset, y_offset))
             return final_img, (x_offset, y_offset)
+
+    def bind_show_controls_on_activity(self):
+        def on_activity(event=None):
+            self.show_controls()
+            self.schedule_hide_controls()
+        self.root.bind('<Button-1>', on_activity)
+        self.root.bind('<Motion>', on_activity)
+        self.root.bind('<Key>', on_activity)