Animated Frames

AnimatedFrames — v1.8

Display images, GIFs, videos, audio and YouTube links on players' screens — or on Screen blocks inside the world!

AnimatedFrames lets you show PNG, JPG, GIF, MP4, WEBM, audio files and YouTube videos within Minecraft using simple commands.

Requirements

• Loader support: Fabric • Forge • NeoForge • Paper • Spigot • Purpur • & forks
• Minecraft: 1.20.1 • 1.21 – 1.21.1 • 1.21.4 • 1.21.11 • 26.1.2 • 26.2 • 26.3
• No dependencies. WaterMedia is no longer needed.
• Optional: AnimatedFrames Stream Add-on — makes YouTube links load in about 1 second.

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What's new in 1.8

• No WaterMedia — AnimatedFrames has its own video engine.
• New versions: 1.21.11, 26.1.2, 26.2 and 26.3.
• YouTube: videos, Shorts, live streams and YouTube Music, up to 1080p.
• Screen block: play videos inside the world.
• Options: loop, fades, free position x/y and size w/h.
• Queue: play media one after another with /medias queue and /medias skip.
• New formats: WEBM (also with transparency) and MP3, OGG, WAV, FLAC, M4A, AAC and OPUS audio.
• Much faster and optimized.
• Singleplayer and LAN: /medias and Screen blocks also work in your own world.

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Commands

Server-side commands (/medias) — OP, console, command blocks and functions

• /medias show <players> <file|"link"> [time] [position] [scale] [volume] [options] Send a server file or a link to the players and play it. Example: /medias show @a intro.mp4 0 fullscreen 80
• /medias showlocal <players> <file> [time] [position] [scale] [volume] [options] Play a file each player already has in their own folder.
• /medias queue <players> <file|"link"> ... Same as show, but plays after the current media ends.
• /medias skip <players> Skip to the next item in the queue.
• /medias stop <players> Stop everything and clear the queue.
• /medias preload <players> <file|all|"link"> Send files or prepare a link ahead of time, so the next show is instant.
• /medias test "link" Test a link on every player with the mod and see who can play it.
• /medias screen <x y z> show|stop|pause|resume|lock|unlock Control a Screen block.
• /medias list · /medias lang <auto|es|en> · /medias help

Client-side commands (/mediac) — only you see them

• /mediac show <file|"link"> [time] [position] [scale] [volume] [options] Example: /mediac show sunny.gif 10 center 1.0 80
• /mediac stop · /mediac list · /mediac lang <en|es>

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Options

Add them at the end of show, showlocal, queue or /mediac show:

Option	What it does
loop	Repeats the video or audio until the time runs out or stop.
fade:0	Turns the fade off. Images fade in and out by default; videos appear instantly and fade out.
fade:2, fadein:1, fadeout:3	Custom fades, in seconds.
x:0 y:0	Position from the center, -100 to 100.
w:40 h:30	Width and height in % of the screen.

Positions: center topleft topright bottomleft bottomright topcenter bottomcenter leftcenter rightcenter fullscreen

fullscreen fills the whole screen and blocks every menu except the chat. Omit the scale and enter the volume right after fullscreen.

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Screen block

• Place several next to each other and they join into one big screen (up to 32×32).
• Right-click to choose a file or link, volume and loop, and to play, stop, pause or resume.
• 3D audio, synced for every player. YouTube starts at second 0 for everyone.
• Any player can use it unless an OP locks it.
• Break a block and the video resizes to fit what's left.
• Crafting: iron ingots, glass panes and black dye (gives 4). Own Animated Frames creative tab.
• Off by default on servers: set pantallas: true in config/animatedframes/config.yml.

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YouTube

• Links go in quotes: /medias show @a "https://youtu.be/XXXX" 0 fullscreen 80
• Videos, Shorts, live streams, YouTube Music and mobile links. Up to 1080p.
• Install the Stream Add-on on the client to load links in about 1 second.

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File Location

Client folder: .minecraft/config/animatedframes/media/

Server folder with the mod: config/animatedframes/media/

Server folder with the plugin: plugins/AnimatedFramesPL/media/

• Supported files: .png, .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .mp4, .webm, .mp3, .ogg, .wav, .flac, .m4a, .aac, .opus
• Files sent by the server start playing while they are still downloading.

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🔌 Plugin Support

AnimatedFrames also has a Paper/Spigot/Purpur plugin (1.20.1 to 26.3) with the same commands, YouTube and options. Players need the mod 1.8. The plugin uses the animatedframes.admin permission (OP by default). The Screen block is only in the mod.

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Showcase

• Screen block

  

• YouTube

  

• Free position and size

  

• Queue

  

• Image sent to players (server)

  

• Image displayed locally (client)

  

• Image sent to players (plugin)

  

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Credits

• Created by @SunnyAim_
• 🎬 MP4 integration made possible with the help of @SoyKatto1
• Support: Contact @SunnyAim_ for help or questions.