Barco SOperate User guide

MEDIA

SIGNAGE

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USER GUIDE

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Table of contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction..........................................................................................5

1.1General Introduction.............................................................................................. 5

1.2Required resolution ............................................................................................... 5

2. Conceptof Signage................................................................................7

2.1Concept ............................................................................................................ 7

2.2Short Description.................................................................................................. 8

2.3Starting up the software .......................................................................................... 8

2.4Signage menu bar ................................................................................................ 9

2.5Folder structure ................................................................................................... 9

2.6Creating your own folders.......................................................................................10

2.7Deleting a folder or sub folder ..................................................................................11

2.8Moving content, playlist and layouts ...........................................................................11

2.9Icons used in the folder pane...................................................................................11

3. ContentHandling.................................................................................13

3.1Available file formats.............................................................................................14

3.2Supported Video codecs on S! Play ...........................................................................15

3.3Side remarks for content creation..............................................................................15

3.4Create new Content .............................................................................................15

3.4.1Select content selection wizard...........................................................................16

3.4.2Add content to the location list............................................................................17

3.4.3Add URL content to the location list......................................................................18

3.4.4Showing information about a selection ..................................................................20

3.4.5Removing content from the location list..................................................................21

3.4.6Loading the selected content .............................................................................22

3.5Delete Content ...................................................................................................23

3.6Edit Content ......................................................................................................23

4. Playlist...............................................................................................25

4.1Create a Playlist..................................................................................................25

4.2Add Content to a Playlist........................................................................................27

4.3Changing the duration...........................................................................................28

4.4Edit a specific Playlist............................................................................................29

4.4.1Add content to a Playlist...................................................................................29

4.4.2Removing a Content.......................................................................................30

4.4.3Changing the position of a content in a Playlist.........................................................30

4.4.4Changing the name of a Playlist..........................................................................32

4.5Delete a Playlist..................................................................................................32

5. Layouts..............................................................................................35

5.1What are layouts .................................................................................................35

5.2Create a Layout ..................................................................................................35

5.3Moving Channels in a layout....................................................................................38

5.4Resizing channels in a layout...................................................................................40

5.5Z-ordering of channels...........................................................................................41

5.6Zoom in, zoom out of the layout preview ......................................................................42

5.7Edit an existing Layout ..........................................................................................43

5.8Save layout after edit ............................................................................................43

5.8.1Save the layout with ’Save’ ...............................................................................43

5.8.2Save the layout with ’Save as’............................................................................44

5.9Delete a layout ...................................................................................................44

6. Locations...........................................................................................45

6.1Single display functions .........................................................................................45

6.1.1Create a Display............................................................................................45

6.1.2Edit a specific Display .....................................................................................48

6.1.3Delete a specific Display ..................................................................................49

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6.2Display Cluster Functions.......................................................................................49

6.2.1Create a Display Cluster ..................................................................................49

6.2.2Edit a Specific Cluster .....................................................................................51

6.2.3Delete a Specific Cluster ..................................................................................53

6.2.4Expanding/Collapsing clusters............................................................................54

6.3Show properties of a display or cluster ........................................................................54

6.4Get an view of the applied layout...............................................................................55

6.5Get an overview of the scheduled content ....................................................................57

6.6Get an overview of the OSD properties........................................................................58

7. Scheduling .........................................................................................61

7.1Scheduling overview.............................................................................................61

7.2Scheduling content ..............................................................................................61

7.3From and Until time..............................................................................................62

8. Remote control of thedisplay..................................................................65

8.1Play a local saved content ......................................................................................65

8.2Stop a local playing content.....................................................................................66

8.3Delete a local content............................................................................................68

8.4Refresh content overview .......................................................................................69

8.5Clear schedule on display.......................................................................................70

8.6Switch orientation of the display................................................................................71

9. Reporting...........................................................................................73

9.1Display report.....................................................................................................73

9.2Payload report....................................................................................................74

10.Data Feed ..........................................................................................77

10.1Create a Data Feed ............................................................................................77

10.2Overview of the Data Feed creation window ................................................................78

10.3Change the background .......................................................................................80

10.4Change the background image of the data feed ............................................................83

10.5Text item, creation and manipulation .........................................................................83

10.5.1Creation of a Text item ...................................................................................83

10.5.2Alignment of the text......................................................................................85

10.5.3Movement of the text.....................................................................................86

10.5.4Font set up ................................................................................................87

10.5.5Color set up ...............................................................................................88

10.5.6Set tag .....................................................................................................90

10.5.7Edit a Text item............................................................................................91

10.5.8Changing the position of the Text item .................................................................91

10.5.9Re-sizing a Text item area...............................................................................92

10.6Image item, creation and manipulation.......................................................................92

10.6.1Creation of a Image item.................................................................................93

10.6.2Change the color .........................................................................................93

10.6.3Change the image........................................................................................95

10.6.4Change position of the Image item area ...............................................................96

10.6.5Re-sizing of the Image item area .......................................................................96

10.7Ordering of Text and Image items ............................................................................96

10.8Re-sizing a Data feed ..........................................................................................96

10.9Using grids ......................................................................................................97

11.Package Management...........................................................................99

11.1Package Management Overview..............................................................................99

11.2Package Management module start up ......................................................................99

11.3Sending a package to display ............................................................................... 100

A. Action Management.............................................................................101

A.1Features of the Action Management module ............................................................... 101

A.2Start up of the Action Manager............................................................................... 101

A.3Assigning actions to a display................................................................................ 101

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A.4Organise Actions............................................................................................... 102

A.4.1Start up Organise Actions............................................................................... 102

A.4.2Creating a new action group............................................................................ 103

A.4.3Properties of an Action Group.......................................................................... 103

A.4.4Adding actions to an Action group ..................................................................... 104

A.4.5Removing an action from an Action group ............................................................ 104

A.4.6Deleting an Action group................................................................................ 105

A.4.7Associating an icon to an Action group................................................................ 105

Glossary...............................................................................................107

Index ...................................................................................................109

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1. Introduction

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 General Introduction

About this manu al

This User Guide provides detailed information about the Signage features. This guide is designed to be

a reference tool in your everyday work with Signage.

Software buttons will be printed in bold.

Menu items and menu names will be printed in italic.

1.2 Required resolution

Minimum required PC resolution

Minimum required resolution : 1024 x 768

Recommended resolution : 1280 x 1024

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2. Concept of Signage

2. CONCEPT OF SIGNAGE

2.1 Concept

Schematic Overview

Repository

Local Content

1

2

Content Collection

3

Playlist Creation

Layouts

TEXT SCROLL

Data feed

Direct scheduling of content, data feed

playlist on the display

Multimedia

Graphic

Text

Image 2-1

Concept

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2.2 Short Description

Collecting Content

Locally stored content or locally created content can be uploaded to the central repository. Where it is

available for further use in playlists.

Playlist creation

Content stored in the central repository can be combined in a playlist. This playlist can be stored in the

repository and further used as single content.

Data feed creation (only with optional module)

Character information can be displayed in a text box. This information can be moved in any direction. A

background image can be added.

Scheduling

Any content or playlist can be directly dropped on a display and overruled an actually displayed content

of playlist. The display will show the content according the applied mask.

Layout

Is a template how the content will be shown on the display.

2.3 Starting up the software

How to start up

1. Go to Start → Programs and select Signage.

The software will be loaded and the general start up screen will be displaye

d. (image 2-2)

Or,

double click on the desktop icon.

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Image 2-2

Start up

2.4 Signage menu bar

Overview

The menu bar contains 2 icons :

Image 2-3

1

Content button, content pane active

2 Location button, location pane active

Table 2-1

2.5 Folder structure

Overview

The start up page contains on the left side a folder structure called My workspace.

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2. Concept of Signage

The operator has the possibility to create his own folders and sub folders in which he can store his own

information such as content, playlists or masks.

2.6 Creating your own folders

Howtocreateanewfolder

1. Right click in the left pane (folder pane)

A create pop up menu appears. (image 2-4)

2. Select Create Folder.

The folder input fields appear. (image 2-5)

3. Click in the Name input field and enter a name for your folder.

If you want to enter a description, click in the Description input field and enter a description for your new

folder.

4. Click on OK.

The new folder will be created and added to the folder pane.

Image 2-4

Create new folder

Image 2-5

Folder creation, input fields

How to create a su b fo

lder

1. Right click on a folder in the left pane (folder pane)

A pop up menu New appear

s. (image 2-6)

2. Move your mouse to the right and select Create Folder.

The folder input field

s appear. (image 2-7)

3. Click in the Name input field and enter a name for your folder.

If you want to enter a description, click in the Description input field and enter a description for your new

folder.

4. Click on OK.

The new sub folder will be created and added to the parent folder in the folder pane.

Image 2-6

Image 2-7

Folder creation, input fields

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2.7 Deleting a folder or sub folder

How to delete

1. Right click on the folder you want to delete.

A pop window appears. (image 2-8)

2. Select Delete.

A message window opens with the following message : “This will delete all contents and sub folders as

well. (image 2-9)

3. If you want to continue, click on Yes, otherwise on No.

Image 2-8

Delete folder

Image 2-9

Folder delete message

2.8 Moving content, playlist and layouts

How to move

1. Click on a content, layout, playlist.

2. Hold down your mouse button and drag the selected item to the desired location in the folder structure.

2.9 Icons used in the fo

lder pane

Overview

The following icons are used in the folder structure for the different items :

My workspace

folder, sub folde

r

content, data feed

playlist

layout

display

cluster display

display (lost connecti

on)

action

action group

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Table 2-2

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3. Content Handling

3. CONTENT HANDLING

Content

Content is a combination of displayable data (e.g. JPEG, MPEG, etc.) and the information

required by Signage to handle the displayable data.

Overview

• Available file formats

• Supported Video codecs on S! Play

• Side remarks for content creation

• Create new Content

• Delete Content

• Edit Content

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3. Content Handling

3.1 Available file formats

Overview

The following file formats can be used to create layouts:

• Storable formats

-SWF

- JPEG/JPG

-BMP

-PNG

-PCX

-PCT

-PICT

-PIC

-TGA

- TIF/TIFF

-WMF

-AVI

-MPEG

-MPG

-MPE

-WMV

-HTML

-HTM

-PPT

-PPS

• Non-storable formats

-SWF(flash)

-WMV

-MPG

-MPEG

-MPE

- All possible web pages which can be entered in a browser (e.g. asp, jsp, etc.)

Storable formats

Content created on the normal way, Add new content –> Add

Non-storable formats

Content created via a URL, Add new content –> Add URL

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3.2 Supported Video codecs on S! Play

Overview

• Cinepak codec version 1.10.0.6

• Intel indeo video version 5.10

• Intel indeo video R32 version 3.24.15.03

• Microsoft Windows Media Video 9 VCM

• MS MPEG-4 v1.2.3 version 4.00.0.3688

• Elecard mpeg-2 decoder version 1.35

3.3 Side remarks for content creation

Overview

• A streaming video will only initialize when ready and not on scheduled time, this depends highly on

available bandwidth. It is recommended only to use streaming video on LAN.

• Scheduling streaming videos in playlist can cause system to block because files cannot initialize

quickly (This depends highly on the available bandwidth, advised 10 mbps , LAN usage only).

• Avoid scheduling multimedia files that render on 100% CPU usage such as Flash files with AVI en-

coded, AVI mpeg-1/2/4 that are scaled too much or scaled a lot different from their original aspe

ct

ratio.

• Avoid scheduling multimedia files that use too much memory, Flash files with heavy 3D processing

can use too much system memory.

• The playback software will automatically scale. The more contents are scaled, the more CPU could

be used (this depends highly on which content format)

• For datafeed contents, text does not scale in OpenGL mode. In LCD mode, text is scaled according

resolution.

• It is possible with some dynamic HTML content that popups are not blocked. Normally this is prevented

through the software but there are still cases where it can fail. Try to avoid t

o schedule this content.

• Datafeed content (except on Compact PC for Solaris hardware platform) relies on OpenGL, especially

for the scrolling feature. Therefore, it is important that when using the scrolling on an S! Play, the

playback hardware supports fully OpenGL. Preferably, the chipset is Nvidia / ATI. There are known

reliability problems on SIS chipset due to it’s opengl driver.

• For HTML in general it is advised to preview the pages on the S! Operate. Check whether there are

no script errors

3.4 Create new Content

Overview

• Select content selection wizard

• Add content to the location list

• Add URL content to the location list

• Showing information about a selection

• Removing content from the location list

• Loading the selected content

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3. Content Handling

3.4.1 Select content selection wizard

How to select via the right mouse button

1. Select first a folder in which you want to create content.

2. Right click on the folder.

A pop up menu New appears. (image 3-1)

3. Move your mouse to the right and select Create Content.

The Content Creation window opens. (image 3-2)

Image 3-1

Create new content

Image 3-2

Content creation window

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