Kids Movie Player - Setup Guide

Kids Movie Player shows your children only the videos you choose. There are no ads, no "up next" suggestions, and

no surprise videos. Everything plays from your own computer, over your home Wi-Fi.

Setup takes about 15 minutes. You need:

a Roku (any recent model)
a Windows computer that stays on while the kids watch (a desktop, laptop or mini PC)
your kids' videos as files (MP4, M4V, MOV or MKV)

Step 1 - Put the videos in a folder

On your computer, open File Explorer (the yellow folder on the taskbar) and go to Documents. Make a new folder there called Kids Videos (right-click an empty spot → New → Folder).

Then make folders inside it, like this:

● ● ● Documents › Kids Videos

Movies

TV Shows

Dance Songs

1. Inside Kids Videos, make Movies and TV Shows. Any other folder you add, like Dance Songs or Bedtime Stories, becomes its own button in the app.

● ● ● Kids Videos › Movies

Frozen.mp4

Moana.mp4

Toy Story.mp4

2. Drop your movies into Movies.

● ● ● Kids Videos › TV Shows

Bluey

Peppa Pig

3. In TV Shows, make one folder for each show.

● ● ● TV Shows › Peppa Pig

01 Muddy Puddles.mp4

02 Mr Dinosaur Is Lost.mp4

03 Best Friend.mp4

4. Put the episodes in the show's folder. Start each name with its number (01, 02, 03...) so they play in order.

● ● ● TV Shows › Bluey

Season 1

Season 2

Optional: if a show has seasons, make a folder for each season and put its episodes inside.

Tips:

Episodes play in order by the number at the start of the name (01, 02...). When one ends, the next

one starts by itself.

Pictures: put a picture with the same name next to a video (Frozen.jpg) to use it as that video's picture.

Put cover.jpg in a folder to use it for the folder or show. If you don't, the program takes a picture from the

video itself.

Videos in other formats (AVI, WMV, etc.) won't play on a Roku. The program lists them so you can convert them to MP4.

Step 2 - Install the library program on the computer

Run Kids Movie Player Library Setup.exe and click through the installer.
When it starts, it asks for your video folder. Pick the Kids Videos folder from Step 1.
A page opens in your web browser showing two things. Keep this page open, you'll need it in Step 3:

Library address, for example 192.168.1.50:8765
Access code, for example 482915

The program starts by itself whenever the computer starts. To see the page again, open Kids Movie Player Library

from the Start menu.

If Windows asks whether to allow the program on networks, choose Private networks and click Allow.

Otherwise the Roku can't reach it.

Step 3 - Add the app to your Roku

On the Roku, go to Streaming Store (or Apps), search for Kids Movie Player, and add it.
Open it. The setup screen appears:

Name: your child's name. The title becomes "Emma's Movie Player". Leave it empty for "My Movie Player".
Library address: type the address from Step 2.
Access code: type the code from Step 2.
Pick Save and start.

Your videos appear. To change these settings later, press the \* button on the Roku remote.

Typing on a TV is slow. When the keyboard is open, scan the code in the corner with your phone to type on your phone.

Using it

Left / Right on the top row picks a circle (★ Recently watched, your folders, Movies, TV Shows).
Down goes into the pictures. OK plays a video or opens a show.
A show opens to Keep watching, where your child left off. Press Play on the remote to continue.
Back goes back one step.
Pausing dims the screen and shows a gentle "Paused" note.

Your Roku remembers where each video was stopped and what was watched recently.

Adding more videos later

Copy new videos into the folders. They appear in the app within about a minute. If not, press \* and then

Save and start.

Something's not working?

Problem	Fix
"Can't reach the library"	Make sure the computer is on and awake, and the program is running. Check the address on the program's page and type it again (press *). The Roku and the computer must be on the same Wi-Fi.
The computer goes to sleep	Windows Settings → System → Power → Screen and sleep: set "When plugged in, put my device to sleep after" to Never.
A video won't play	Convert it to MP4 (H.264 video, AAC audio). Free tools like HandBrake can do this.
A video plays but has no sound	Its sound is in a format the Roku doesn't support (DTS). Convert it with AAC sound.
No pictures	Wait a few minutes after adding videos, since pictures are made in the background. Or add your own `.jpg` files.
The address changed	Your router gave the computer a new address. Type the new one in the app (press *). Your router's settings can give the computer a fixed address.

Privacy

Kids Movie Player doesn't collect anything. Your videos, your child's name and what they watch stay on your own

computer and your own Roku. Nothing is sent to us or anyone else.

Still stuck?

Email kidsmovieplayer@gmail.com and we'll help.

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