SimpleSplash

SimpleSplash is a multithreaded, SDL2-based splash screen and media viewer that displays images, GIFs, or videos.

Features

• Displays images, GIFs, and videos (MP4, WebM, MKV, AVI, MOV)
• Multithreaded media loading for improved startup performance
• Supports positional rendering (specify X, Y, width, height)
• Automatic fallback for single-frame GIFs

Usage

Basic Syntax

simplesplash PATH DURATION X Y WIDTH HEIGHT [PATH DURATION X Y WIDTH HEIGHT ...]

Parameters

• PATH: File or directory path containing media files
• DURATION: The duration of the splash
• X Y: Position coordinates on screen
• WIDTH HEIGHT: Dimensions of the media view

Examples

Single Splash:

simplesplash /path/to/video.mp4 1 0 0 1920 1080

Multiple different splashes on different screens:

simplesplash \
    /path/to/video.mp4 2 0 0 1920 1080 \
    /path/to/animation.gif 1 1920 0 2560 1440 \
    /path/to/image.png 1 4480 0 1920 1080