# Default Backgrounds

You can customize the default background shown in each window, using either videos or static images. The default background in a window is shown any time the game currently selected in the wheel doesn't have its own media file for that window.

If you supply both a video and a static image file for a given window, the video takes precedence. The exception is when you disable all video playback in the option settings, in which case the video is ignored and the still image is used instead.

## Folder location

Default background images go in the Images subfolder within your main Media folder.

Default background videos go in the Videos subfolder.

See Media folder location for more on where that folder is located.

## File names

The window used for each video or image file is determined by the file's name.

Window | Filename
--- | ---
Playfield | Default Playfield.ext
Backglass | Default Backglass.ext
DMD (video window) | Default DMD.ext
Real DMD device (full color) | Default Real DMD (color).ext
Real DMD device (monochrome) | Default Real DMD.ext
Instruction Card | Default Instruction Card.ext
Topper | Default Topper.ext

## File types

For the default image files, the extension .ext can be any of the supported image suffixes: .png, .jpg, or .jpeg.

For the default video files, you can use any of the supported video file format extensions: .mpg, .f4v, .mkv, .wmv, .m4v, or .avi.

## Real DMD search order

If you have a real DMD device, the search is a little more complicated than for the other windows, because of the differing color capabilities of the devices.

If your DMD device supports full color, the search prioritizes color source material ahead of monochrome source material, and prioritizes video ahead of a still image. The exact search order is:

- Color Video
- Monochrome Video
- Color Image
- Monochrome Image

If your device is monochrome, the search order prioritizes monochrome source material instead. The reasoning is that monochrome source material will always look better on a physical monochrome display than color source material would, since the monochrome source material has been optimized for grayscale displays. But the color material will still be used as a fallback. The exact search order for monochrome devices is:

- Monochrome Video
- Color Video
- Monochrome Image
- Color Image

In either case, if video playback is disabled globally in the option settings, video files are ignored and a still image is used instead, if available.