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Contents Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Display Content Manager Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minimum System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Software Prerequisites .
Contents DCM Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 DCM Console Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Configure FTP Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Configure Environment Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Configure Default Settings . . . .
Contents Edit or Delete Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Create a Display Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Define Layout Display Grid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Create a Display Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copy and Paste a Region . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents 12 Assign Commands to a Command Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bin Window Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edit a Channel Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjust Playlist Start Time and Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repeat a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Preface About This Manual This manual describes the installation and operation of the Display Content Manager (DCM) software only. It is not a comprehensive MediaEdge system manual. Other components of a MediaEdge system such as the MediaEdge-SVS4 server software, set top box hardware, SWT4 software playout application, encoders, etc. are discussed in manuals specific to those products.
Preface • RAM: • 1 GB or more with Windows® XP • 2 GB or more with Windows® Vista • 40 GB or more available hard drive space. • Windows® Vista Business/Enterprise/Ultimate (Service Pack 1 or later), Windows® XP (Service Pack 3) • Internet Explorer 6.x or above • Graphics card with hardware-based DirectDraw overlay • Display resolution of 800x600 (SVGA) Note The recommended resolution is 1920x1080 or1920x1200 (WUXGA) for viewing HD content and for playlist preview.
Preface See Server Software on page 24 for more information on installing and configuring IIS and the FTP server. If not already installed, SQL Server 2005 Express Edition will be installed by the MediaEdge-SVS4 or Display Content Manager installers.
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Section 1 MediaEdge DCM Overview and Prerequisites MediaEdge Overview MediaEdge is a multi-channel, multi-location video delivery system using standard TCP/IP networks and display devices. The flexible, modular design of the MediaEdge System offers a cost-effective method for distributing video content to multiple PC and set-top box clients. Content delivery capabilities include pre-programmed playback, live streaming of video broadcasts and full-featured interactive video-on-demand services.
Section 1 — MediaEdge DCM Overview and Prerequisites Figure 1. Single Server MediaEdge Network Set-top-box client Set-top-box client Set-top-box client Live Encoder (MVRD4000) Live Encoder (MVRD4000) MediaEdge Server DCM Control PC Live Encoder (LEB) Live Encoder (LEB) Software client Software client Content Storage and Registration Pre-encoded MPEG-2 (including HD) and MPEG-4 (H.264) content is stored and registered on a MediaEdge server running MediaEdge-SVS4 server software.
MediaEdge Overview instance of the DCM can manage content and digital signage layouts for all MediaEdge servers and playout devices in the MediaEdge system Figure 2. Multi-Site MediaEdge System MediaEdge Streaming Capabilities MediaEdge facilitates content delivery in the following three modes: Video-on-Demand (VOD) VOD client users may select video clips stored on the server for viewing, either from a dynamically updating menu, or through direct channel number selection via the remote control.
Section 1 — MediaEdge DCM Overview and Prerequisites Scheduled Playback Scheduled playback allows an unlimited number of users to view a pre programmed arrangement of multiple video clips. The MediaEdge server can have multiple scheduled “channels” running simultaneously, with set program times scheduled to run hourly, daily or monthly. MediaEdge settop box users can surf channels by simply using the remote control. MediaEdge software clients have the same functionality from within a Web browser.
Display Content Manager DCM Overview Note Although the region labels in this example indicate the support for scrolling text (Ticker) and Flash animated video, both are not supported simultaneously during playout. See Appendix A-Limitations for more information concerning playback, scheduling and other DCM limitations. Figure 3. Display Content Manager Sample Layout As illustrated in Figure 4, multiple layouts can be defined and maintained within the Display Content Manager application.
Section 1 — MediaEdge DCM Overview and Prerequisites Figure 4. DCM Layout List Layouts are organized by user-defined categories and playout devices (product). Supported Content Types The following content types and formats may be displayed on layout regions defined for a display monitor: Video MPEG-2 transport stream, MPEG-2 program stream and MPEG-4 (H.264) (.MPG, .MPEG, M2P, .M2T, .MTS, M2TS). Still Images JPEG, BMP, GIF (transparent GIF supported), PNG (transparent PNG supported).
Display Content Manager DCM Overview Flash SWF Note Animated Flash files up to version 7 are supported on hardware playout devices. QuickTime MOV, QT, MPV, 3GP, 3GPP, 3G2. Note Supported by MEDIAEDGE-SWT4 software client only. HTML HTML, HTM. Audio WAV (PCM: 8/16/24 bit, 1/2/5.1 ch.
Section 1 — MediaEdge DCM Overview and Prerequisites Other Notable DCM Features Automatic Update The DCM may be configured to update program content and schedules at specified dates and times. Manual update is possible any time. Change Only Updates When updating content, only the content that has changed is updated. This minimizes the amount of data sent over the network and reduces the time required to finish the updates.
DCM Installation Prerequisites Internet Information Services (IIS) IIS 6.0 or above is recommended. Version 6.0 or above of IIS can be installed on a computer running Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2. Note It is recommended that IIS 7.0 and FTP Services 7.5 be installed on Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2. Note The operating system installation disc may be required.
Section 1 — MediaEdge DCM Overview and Prerequisites Installing IIS and the FTP Server Prior to installing IIS 7.0 and FTP Services 7.5 on a Windows 2008 or Windows 2008 R2 server, verify that the Windows Firewall is disabled on all profiles by following these steps: 1. From the Start menu, select Administrative Tools>Windows Firewall with Advanced Security. The Windows Firewall with Advanced Security dialog illustrated in Figure 5 appears. Figure 5. Windows Firewall with Advanced Security Dialog 2.
DCM Installation Prerequisites Figure 6. Windows Firewall Properties Dialog 3. On the Domain Profile tab select Off from the Firewall state drop-down list (see Figure 6) and click the Apply button. 4. Repeat the same steps on the Private Profile and Public Profile tabs. 5. When the Firewall state has been set to Off on all profiles, click the OK button to close the Firewall Properties dialog. 6.
Section 1 — MediaEdge DCM Overview and Prerequisites Figure 7. Windows Firewall with Advanced Security Dialog 7. If the firewall is not off on any profile, repeat Step 2 and Step 3 above on the appropriate profile tab. With the firewall turned off on all profiles, IIS and FTP Services may be installed and configured. To install Internet Information Services (IIS) and FTP Services, do the following: Note These instructions apply when installing IIS 7.0 on the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system.
DCM Installation Prerequisites Figure 8. Server 2008 R2 - Server Manager - Roles 3. From the Roles dialog, click the Add Roles link as shown in Figure 8. 4. The Before you Begin dialog illustrated in Figure 9 appears.
Section 1 — MediaEdge DCM Overview and Prerequisites Figure 9. Before You Begin Dialog Note If the Skip this page by default option was selected during a previous role installation, this dialog may not appear. 5. Click the Next button to continue. 6. The Select Server Roles dialog illustrated in Figure 10 appears.
DCM Installation Prerequisites Figure 10. Server 2008 R2 - Server Roles 7. Select the Web Server (IIS) role. If installing IIS on Server 2008, the Add features required for Web Server (IIS) dialog depicted in Add Features Required for Web Server (IIS) DialogFigure 11 may appear. If it does, click the Add Required Features button. Figure 11.
Section 1 — MediaEdge DCM Overview and Prerequisites 8. Click the Next button. The Web Server (IIS) dialog illustrated in Figure 12 appears. Figure 12. Server 2008 R2 - Web Server (IIS) 9. Click the Next button. The Select Role Services dialog shown in Figure 13 appears.
DCM Installation Prerequisites Figure 13. Server 2008 R2 Server Manager - Select Role Services 10. In the Application Development section, select ASP. The Add role services required for ASP? dialog illustrated in Figure 14 appears. Figure 14.
Section 1 — MediaEdge DCM Overview and Prerequisites 11. Click the Add Required Role Services button to add the required ASP services. 12. From the Select Role Services dialog, select the following additional services: • Windows Authentication in the Security section (see Figure 15). Figure 15. Server 2008 R2 Server Manager - Select Role Services - Security 34 • IIS Management Console in the Management Tools section (see Figure 16). • FTP Server if installing IIS 7.
DCM Installation Prerequisites Figure 16. Server 2008 R2 Server Manager - Select Role Services - Management Tools and FTP 13. Click the Next button to proceed when all the necessary services have been selected. The Confirm Installation Selections dialog shown in Figure 17 appears.
Section 1 — MediaEdge DCM Overview and Prerequisites Figure 17. Server 2008 R2 Server Manager - Confirm Installation Selections 14. Review the selections and click the Install button to proceed with the installation of the selected server role services. 15. When installation is complete, the Installation Results dialog illustrated in Figure 18 appears.
DCM Installation Prerequisites Figure 18. Server 2008 R2 Server Manager - Installation Results 16. Click the Close button on the Installation Results dialog. IIS 7.0 and FTP Services version 7.5 have been installed on Windows Server 2008 R2. Proceed to FTP Server Setup on page 41. Install FTP Services 7.5 for IIS 7.0 on Windows Server 2008 FTP Services 7.5 for IIS 7.0 may be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads.
Section 1 — MediaEdge DCM Overview and Prerequisites To install FTP Service 7.5 for IIS 7.0 on Windows Server 2008, do the following: 1. Double click the downloaded FTP Services installation file to begin the installation. The Welcome screen illustrated in Figure 19 appears. Figure 19. FTP Service 7.5 Install Welcome Screen 2. Click the Next button on the Welcome screen. The License Agreement screen shown in Figure 20 appears.
DCM Installation Prerequisites Figure 20. FTP Service 7.5 License Agreement Screen 3. On the End-User Licence Agreement screen, check the I accept the terms of the License Agreement box and click the Next button. The Custom Setup screen depicted in Figure 21 appears. Figure 21. FTP Service 7.5 Custom Setup Screen 4. On the Custom Setup screen, click the Next button without changing any of the default installation settings.
Section 1 — MediaEdge DCM Overview and Prerequisites The Ready to Install screen illustrated in Figure 22 appears. Figure 22. FTP Service 7.5 Ready to Install Screen 5. On the Ready to Install FTP Service screen, click the Install button. When the installation is complete, the Completed screen shown in Figure 23 appears. Figure 23. FTP Service 7.
DCM Installation Prerequisites 6. Click the Finish button to exit the Setup Wizard. FTP Services 7.5 for IIS 7.0 is now installed on Server 2008. Proceed to FTP Server Setup. FTP Server Setup The instructions which follow document the process of configuring the FTP Server to work with the DCM. Note The FTP server configuration procedures documented in this section may differ depending upon the installed operating system. The instructions here depict Windows Server 2008 R2 screens.
Section 1 — MediaEdge DCM Overview and Prerequisites Figure 24. Services Dialog. 2. If the Microsoft FTP Service startup type is not Automatic, right click on the service and select Properties from the menu as illustrated in Figure 25.
DCM Installation Prerequisites Figure 25. Services Right-Click Menu - Properties 3. Select Automatic from the Startup Type drop-down list as shown in Figure 26.
Section 1 — MediaEdge DCM Overview and Prerequisites Figure 26. Microsoft FTP Service Startup Type Selection 4. If the FTP Service is not started, click the Start button to start the service. 5. Click the OK button to close the dialog and set the Microsoft FTP Service startup type to automatic. Configure the FTP Server To configure the FTP server, do the following. 1.
DCM Installation Prerequisites Figure 27. Internet Information Services Manager 2. Click on the computer name to expand the tree. 3. Right click on Sites and select Add FTP Site from the menu as illustrated in Figure 28.
Section 1 — MediaEdge DCM Overview and Prerequisites Figure 28. IIS Manager - Add FTP Site The Site Information dialog shown in Figure 29 appears.
DCM Installation Prerequisites Figure 29. IIS - Add FTP Site - Site Information 4. Enter the desired FTP site name (for example: Default FTP Site). 5. Click the ... button to browse for or create a folder for FTP site content directory. 6. Select an existing folder or click the Make New Folder button to create a folder for the DCM FTP content directory as illustrated in Figure 30.
Section 1 — MediaEdge DCM Overview and Prerequisites Figure 30. IIS Manager -Add FTP Site - Make New Folder Note If you wish to create an FTP upload directory specifically for the DCM, create the folder under the ftproot folder. 7. Click the OK button to select the specified folder as the FTP content directory. The FTP Site Information dialog appears with the specified FTP site name and content directory path as shown in Figure 31.
DCM Installation Prerequisites Figure 31. IIS Manager - Add FTP Site - Site Information 8. Click the Next button to continue. The Binding and SSL Settings dialog illustrated in Figure 32 appears.
Section 1 — MediaEdge DCM Overview and Prerequisites Figure 32. IIS Manager - Add FTP Site - Bindings and SSL Settings Dialog 9. Specify the Binding and SSL information as follows: • Desired IP address for the FTP server from the drop-down list • FTP port number (default = 21) • Enable Virtual Host Names: not selected • Start FTP site automatically: selected • SSL: No SSL 10. Click the Next button to continue.
DCM Installation Prerequisites Figure 33. IIS Manager - Add FTP Site - Authentication and Authorization Dialog 11. Select the following Authentication and Authorization settings: • Authentication: Basic • Authorization: All users • Permissions: Read and Write selected. 12. Click the Finish button to create the FTP site with the specified settings. As shown in Figure 34, the new FTP site appears in the IIS Manager.
Section 1 — MediaEdge DCM Overview and Prerequisites Figure 34. Virtual Directory Access Permissions Dialog 13. Close the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager. FTP Server setup is complete.
Section 2 DCM Software Installation This section describes the installation of the MediaEdge Display Content Manager (DCM) software only. For detailed information regarding the installation of MediaEdge-SVS4 Server software, see the MediaEdge-SVS4 User’s Guide. Note The Status Monitor application is installed with the DCM. Configuration and use of the Status Monitor is not covered in this documentation.
Section 2 — DCM Software Installation Other Software Before proceeding with the DCM software installation, verify that Internet Information Services (IIS) and an FTP server are properly installed and configured on your MediaEdge server or desktop PCs. See Server Software on page 24 for more information on installing and configuring IIS and the FTP server. If needed, SQL Server 2005 Express Edition will be installed by the MediaEdge-SVS4 or Display Content Manager installers.
Configurations Without MEDIAEDGE-SVS4 Figure 35.
Section 2 — DCM Software Installation Figure 36. DCM Installation Welcome Screen Note If the installation program does not start automatically, in Windows Explorer double click the drive letter of the DVD drive (e.g. D:), open the DCM Install folder and double click setup.exe. Alternatively, you may select Start>Run and enter the following: D:\DCM Install\setup.exe where D: is replaced by the actually drive letter of the DVD drive containing the DCM installation disc. 2.
Configurations Without MEDIAEDGE-SVS4 Figure 37. Choose Destination Location Dialog A default installation location (C:\Program Files\Canopus\DisplayContentManager) is suggested. If you wish to accept this installation location, proceed to Step 6. 4. If desired, click the Change button to select an installation folder other than the default. The Choose Folder dialog illustrated in Figure 38 appears. Figure 38. Choose Folder Dialog 5.
Section 2 — DCM Software Installation Note A new folder cannot be created from this dialog. If you wish to install the DCM in a folder other than the default, the folder must be created before opening the Choose Folder dialog. 6. Click the Next button. The Select Features Dialog shown in Figure 39 appears. Note By default, all DCM features are selected. Figure 39. Select Features Dialog 7. Deselect the MEDIAEDGE-DS Feature Expansion and click the Next button.
Configurations Without MEDIAEDGE-SVS4 Figure 40. SQL Server Instance Selection Dialog 8. Click Next to install SQL Server 2005 Express Edition. The SQL Server Installation dialog shown in Figure 41 appears. Figure 41. SQL Server Installation Dialog 9. Enter the desired SQL Server Instance Name and login password as illustrated in Figure 41.
Section 2 — DCM Software Installation Note Generally, in a Windows authenticated network, the sa login password is not needed; however, in small networks without a domain controller and Windows authentication to all networked computers, the sa login password may be needed to access the DCM database. 10. Click Next to begin the SQL Server installation and instance creation process.
Configurations Without MEDIAEDGE-SVS4 Figure 43. SQL Server Setup Progress Dialog When the SQL Server 2005 Express Edition setup is complete, the Select Materials Path dialog illustrated in Figure 44 appears. Figure 44.
Section 2 — DCM Software Installation 11. Enter the folder path or click on the Browse button to browse for the desired folder in which MediaEdge material (assets, content) are stored on the server. These are the assets to be managed by the DCM. Note In order to save disk space, it is recommended that the material (asset) path be the same as the folder specified as the FTP content directory. See Configure the FTP Server on page 44 for more information.
Configurations Without MEDIAEDGE-SVS4 Figure 46. FTP Server Connection Succeeded If the FTP Server connection fails, the information dialog in Figure 47 appears. Figure 47. FTP Server Connection Failed If the connection fails, verify the server name, IP address and FTP directory alias and check the connection again until the FTP connection is successful. 15. Click the OK button to close the information dialog. 16. Click the Next button. The Ready to Install dialog shown in Figure 48 appears.
Section 2 — DCM Software Installation Figure 48. Ready to Install the Program Dialog 17. Click the Install button to install the selected features. Various status messages will appear during the installation. When installation is complete, the dialog in Figure 49 appears. Figure 49. Installation Complete Dialog 18. Click the Finish button to finish the installation.
Configurations Using MEDIAEDGE-SVS4 Configurations Using MEDIAEDGE-SVS4 The Display Content Manager (DCM) software may be installed on the same computer as the MediaEdge server software or on a separate client machine. The choice as to where to install DCM components depends upon your MediaEdge network topology and usage requirements. Note A single instance of the DCM software can manage the content for one or more MediaEdge servers. A separate DCM instance is not needed for each MediaEdge server.
Section 2 — DCM Software Installation Figure 50.
Configurations Using MEDIAEDGE-SVS4 Figure 51. DCM Installation Welcome Screen Note If the installation program does not start automatically, in Windows Explorer double click the drive letter of the DVD drive (e.g. D:), open the DCM Install folder and double click setup.exe. Alternatively, you may select Start>Run and enter the following: D:\DCM Install\setup.exe where D: is replaced by the actually drive letter of the DVD drive containing the DCM installation disc. 2.
Section 2 — DCM Software Installation Figure 52. Choose Destination Location Dialog A default installation location (C:\Program Files\Canopus\DisplayContentManager) is suggested. If you wish to accept this installation location, proceed to Step 6. 4. If desired, click the Change button to select an installation folder other than the default. The Choose Folder dialog illustrated in Figure 53 appears. Figure 53. Choose Folder Dialog 5.
Configurations Using MEDIAEDGE-SVS4 Note A new folder cannot be created from this dialog. If you wish to install the DCM in a folder other than the default, the folder must be created before opening the Choose Folder dialog. 6. Click the Next button. The Select Features Dialog shown in Figure 54 appears. Figure 54. Select Features Dialog By default, all DCM features are selected.
Section 2 — DCM Software Installation Note Deselect the DCM Application (this deselects the DCM Console and Status Monitor). Figure 55. DCM Software Installation on MediaEdge Server 2. Install the DCM Application only on the Control PC. Deselect the Digital Signage Database and MEDIAEDGE-DS Feature Expansion as illustrated in Figure 56. See Installation of DCM Client on Control PC on page 76. Figure 56.
Configurations Using MEDIAEDGE-SVS4 Partial DCM Installation on Server After beginning the installation by following the Common Installation Procedures on page 66, follow these steps to continue with the installation of the Digital Signage Database and MEDIAEDGE-DS Feature Expansion on the MediaEdge server: 1. Deselect the DCM Application in the Select Features dialog as shown in Figure 57. Figure 57. DCM Software Installation on MediaEdge Server 2. Click the Next button to continue with the installation.
Section 2 — DCM Software Installation Figure 58. SQL Server Instance Selection Dialog The SQL instance created during installation of the server software will be highlighted and the “use installed SQL Server instance” radio button is selected. 3. Click the Next button to proceed with the installation using the installed SQL Server instance. The Initialize Database dialog illustrated in Figure 59 appears. Figure 59.
Configurations Using MEDIAEDGE-SVS4 4. Click the Yes button to initialize the database for the DCM and continue the installation. The Configure FTP Access dialog shown in Figure 60 appears. Figure 60. Configure FTP Access Dialog The FTP Server Name field will display the name of the MediaEdge server. 5. Enter the FTP Server IP address in the IP Address field 6.
Section 2 — DCM Software Installation Figure 62. FTP Server Connection Failed If the connection fails, very the server name, IP address and FTP directory alias and check the connection again until the FTP connection is successful. 8. Click the OK button to close the information dialog. 9. Click the Next button. The Select Materials Path dialog illustrated in Figure 63 appears. Figure 63. Select Materials Path Dialog 10.
Configurations Using MEDIAEDGE-SVS4 Figure 64. Ready to Install the Program Dialog 12. Click the Install button to install the selected features. Various status messages such as those illustrated in Figure 65 may appear during the installation process. Figure 65. Installation Status Messages When installation is complete, the dialog in Figure 66 appears.
Section 2 — DCM Software Installation Figure 66. Installation Complete Dialog 13. Click the Finish button to finish the installation. 14. Proceed to the next section to install the DCM client software on the Control PC. Installation of DCM Client on Control PC The DCM client software is installed on the Control PC after installing the Digital Signage Database and MEDIAEDGE-DS Feature Expansion on the MediaEdge SVS4 server(s).
Configurations Using MEDIAEDGE-SVS4 Figure 67. Select Features Dialog -DCM Application Only 3. Click the Next button. The Select Database Server dialog illustrated in Figure 68 appears. Figure 68. Select Database Server Dialog 4. Enter the name of the desired database server or use the Browse button to locate all available database server. 5. Click the Next button to continue.
Section 2 — DCM Software Installation The Select Materials Path dialog illustrated in Figure 69 appears. Figure 69. Select Materials Path Dialog Enter the folder path or click on the Browse button to browse for the desired folder in which MediaEdge material (assets, content) are stored on the server. These are the assets to be managed by the DCM. 6. Click the Next button to continue. The Ready to Install dialog shown in Figure 70 appears.
Configurations Using MEDIAEDGE-SVS4 Figure 70. Ready to Install the Program Dialog 7. Click the Install button to install the selected features. Status messages such as those shown in Figure 71 may appear during the installation. Figure 71. Installation Status Messages When installation is complete, the dialog in Figure 72 appears.
Section 2 — DCM Software Installation Figure 72. Installation Complete Dialog 8. Click the Finish button to finish the installation of the DCM Client software on the Control PC. Installation of All DCM Components on MediaEdge Server If desired, all DCM components may be installed on the computer hosting the MediaEdge SVS4 Server; although, typically, it is preferable to install the DCM on a separate Control PC. To install the DCM on the MediaEdge SVS4 Server, do the following: 1.
Configurations Using MEDIAEDGE-SVS4 Figure 73. DCM Select Features Dialog 2. As shown in Figure 73, select for installation all DCM Application options, the Digital Signage Database and the MediaEdge-DS Feature Expansion. 3. Click the Next button to continue. 4. The Instance Selection dialog illustrated in Figure 74 appears. Figure 74.
Section 2 — DCM Software Installation Usually, there will already be an SQL Server instance for MediaEdge installed as illustrated in Figure 74. If this is the case, click the Next button and proceed to Step 8 when the Select Materials Path dialog appears. If no SQL Server Instance is installed, select the Instal SQL Server 2005 Express Edition now option as shown in Figure 75 and proceed to Step 5. Figure 75. SQL Server Instance Selection Dialog 5. Click Next to install SQL Server 2005 Express Edition.
Configurations Using MEDIAEDGE-SVS4 Figure 76. SQL Server Installation Dialog 6. Enter the desired SQL Server Instance Name and login password as illustrated in Figure 76. Note Generally, in a Windows authenticated network, the sa login password is not needed; however, in small networks without a domain controller and Windows authentication to all networked computers, the sa login password may be needed to access the DCM database. 7.
Section 2 — DCM Software Installation Figure 77. SQL Server Installing Prerequisites Dialog Figure 78. SQL Server Setup Progress Dialog When the SQL Server 2005 Express Edition setup is complete, the Select Materials Path dialog illustrated in Figure 79 appears.
Configurations Using MEDIAEDGE-SVS4 Figure 79. Select Materials Path Dialog 8. Enter the desired folder path or click on the Browse button to browse for the desired folder in which MediaEdge material (assets, content) are stored on the server. These are the assets to be managed by the DCM. Note In order to save disk space, it is recommended that the material (asset) path be the same as the folder specified as the FTP content directory. See Configure the FTP Server on page 44 for more information. 9.
Section 2 — DCM Software Installation Figure 80. Select Video Standard Dialog 10. Select the desired video standard and click the Next button. The Specify Working Directory dialog illustrated in Figure 81 appears. Figure 81. Specify Working Directory Dialog 11. Enter the desired directory path for storing material and log files. The Ready to Install dialog shown in Figure 82 appears.
Configurations Using MEDIAEDGE-SVS4 Figure 82. Ready to Install the Program Dialog 12. Click the Install button to install the selected features. Various status messages will appear during the installation including the dialog illustrated in Figure 83 appears. Figure 83. Setup Status Dialog When installation is complete, the dialog in Figure 84 appears.
Section 2 — DCM Software Installation Figure 84. Installation Complete Dialog 13. Click the Finish button to finish the installation.
Section 3 Getting Started with the DCM After installation of the Display Content Manager, the DCMConsole application may be used to manage, distribute and schedule playout of MediaEdge content. This section contains information concerning the basic operation and configuration of the DCMConsole application. Note Other aspects of a MediaEdge system such as the MediaEdge server software, set-top-box or software playout client, content recording devices, etc.
Section 3 — Getting Started with the DCM After starting the DCMConsole, the application screen shown in Figure 86 appears. Figure 86. DCMConsole Application Note The default navigation bar selection is Material with the Video material type selected. When the DCMConsole is launched, or when the material type is changed, registered material is loaded into the application. For a few seconds, the Loading dialog illustrated in Figure 87 will appear as the registered content is loaded. Figure 87.
DCM Console Overview DCM Console Overview The DCM Console consists of five (5) primary screens and their associated functions. Access to these screens and functions is through the Navigation Bar shown in Figure 88. Figure 88. DCM Console Navigation Bar Selecting one of these five buttons causes the associated function screens, tool bar and menu bar to be displayed. Material Button Opens the Material screen in which content to be managed by the DCM is registered and transferred to the FTP Server.
Section 3 — Getting Started with the DCM Playlist Button Opens the Playlist screen in which content playlists are created and managed. See Section 6-Playlist Screen for detailed information concerning the Playlist screen. Schedule Button Opens the Schedule screen in which playout channels and schedules are created and managed. See Section 7-Schedule Screen for detailed information regarding the Schedule screen.
DCM Console Overview you wish to enable or disable. If a check mark is present by the item, it is enabled; if there is no check mark, it is disabled (see Figure 89). Note The Navigation bar, Go menu options and Tool Bar and Status bar toggles are available from all five of the main function screens. Figure 89. DCM Console View Menu DCM Console Icon Menu Clicking on the DCM Console Icon (highlighted in red) in the upper left corner of the application window displays the menu illustrated in Figure 90.
Section 3 — Getting Started with the DCM DCM Workflow As illustrated in Figure 91, the five primary function screens are interdependent. Material must be registered and display layouts defined before playlists can be created. Playlists must exist before playout and command channels can have schedules created for them. Channels and schedules must be defined before targets can be fully configured.
DCM Workflow Figure 91. DCM Workflow Diagram DCM Workflow 2. Layout Screen 1. Material Screen Register Content Video Still Image Flash QuickTime HTML Audio URI Create Content Ticker Command Volume Create MultiRegion Display Layouts Video Still Image Ticker 3. Playlist Screen Combine material and layouts into playlists for playout devices 4. Schedule Screen Create playout and command channels for playout devices; assign playlists to channels to create schedules Playout Display Playout Device 5.
Section 3 — Getting Started with the DCM DCM Console Configuration The DCM Console was configured during the installation process and, usually, this configuration does not need to be changed. However, if the network is reconfigured, server names and IP addresses are changed, or, FTP servers are added or removed from the system, the DCM configuration may need to be updated to reflect these changes in order for it to continue functioning properly.
DCM Console Configuration Figure 93. DCM Console FTP Server Delete Confirmation Dialog 3. Click the Yes button to confirm deletion of the selected FTP Server and return to the FTP Server list dialog. 4. To add a new FTP Server, click the New button; to edit an existing FTP Server definition, select the desired FTP Server and click the Edit button. The FTP Server Settings dialog shown in Figure 94 appears. Figure 94. FTP Server Settings Dialog 5.
Section 3 — Getting Started with the DCM 7. If the DCM Console FTP server connection succeeded, the dialog shown in Figure 96 appears, click the OK button to close the dialog and return to the FTP Server Settings dialog. Figure 96. FTP Server Connection Succeeded 8. Click the OK button to close the FTP Server Settings dialog. 9. Return to Step 2 and perform additional FTP Server configuration procedures as needed. Proceed to Step 10 when finished with FTP Server configuration. 10.
DCM Console Configuration Figure 97. DCM Console Environment Settings Dialog 2. Edit any of the information as needed. • The IP address of the local machine is generally not needed unless there are multiple NICs in the machine and you need to specify an IP address other than the one specified during installation. • To browse for a new material folder on the local machine, click the Settings... button next to the Folder: field.
Section 3 — Getting Started with the DCM Figure 98. DCM Console Material Default Settings Dialog Note The Default button in the lower left corner of the Material tab may be used to return all Material default values to the original values set by the DCM installation process. The Material tab defaults are divided into three sections: 3. For each item, select the desired default value as explained below: Length Defaults Set defaults for the length of Still, Ticker, Flash, HTML and URI assets.
DCM Console Configuration Length is a numeric value and is adjusted by entering the desired length with the keyboard or clicking the arrows to increment or decrement the selected value. Length is expressed in hours:minutes:seconds (HH:MM:SS). Still Image Defaults These defaults apply to Still Image assets only when they are registered in the DCM. Rotation A still image may be rotated with respect to its current orientation.
Section 3 — Getting Started with the DCM Text Color and Background (BG) Color The default ticker text color and background color are selected by clicking on the Text Color... and BG Color... buttons and using the Color dialog illustrated in Figure 101. Figure 101. Ticker Color Dialog Select the desired color through any of the methods available in the dialog and click the OK button to close the dialog. Opacity Ticker background color opacity is adjusted with a slider as illustrated in Figure 102.
DCM Console Configuration Font Size The default font size is adjusted with a slider as shown in Figure 103. The slider scale is from 10 point to 200 point font size. Figure 103. Ticker Font Size Selection Move the slider to the desired font size setting. Note The font size may also be set by entering the desired numeric font size value directly in the numeric entry box. Direction The Direction setting determines the direction in which Ticker text will scroll.
Section 3 — Getting Started with the DCM Rotation The Rotation changes the orientation of the Ticker text with respect to its current orientation. To set a rotation default, click the list button [V] on the Rotation drop-down and select the desired value from the list of choices. See Figure 106 for Ticker Rotation choices. Figure 106. Ticker Rotation Selection Note 90-deg.(CW) is a clockwise rotation. 90-deg.(CCW) is a counter-clockwise rotation.
DCM Console Configuration Note The font size setting in this dialog is ignored. The default Ticker font size is set using the Font Size slider. 4. Click the Apply button to apply the Material defaults. 5. After setting the Material defaults, click on the Playlist tab in the Default Settings dialog. The dialog illustrated in Figure 108 appears. Figure 108.
Section 3 — Getting Started with the DCM 7. Click the OK button to apply all current default settings and close the Default Settings dialog. Close/Exit the DCM Console To close the DCM Console application, do one of the following: 106 • Select File>Exit from the Menu bar. • Click the Close tion window. • Press the [ALT]+[F4] keys on the keyboard.
Section 4 Material Screen The Material screen is where content to be managed by the DCM is registered and transferred to the FTP Server. When the Material button is selected from the Navigation bar, or, one of the methods explained in Alternative Function Screen Access Methods on page 92 is used, the Material Screen appears with its associated display areas and function bars as illustrated in Figure 109. These elements are used in the management of assets recorded in the DCM database. Figure 109.
Section 4 — Material Screen Material Details Material in the DCM database is organized by material type. The supported material types include the following: Video MPEG-2 transport stream, MPEG-2 program stream and MPEG-4 (H.264) (.MPG, .MPEG, M2P, .M2T, .MTS, M2TS). See Add a Video Asset on page 124. Still Images JPEG, BMP, GIF (transparent GIF supported), PNG (transparent PNG supported). See Add a Still Image Asset on page 127.
Material Type Display Volume Volume settings managed by the DCM. See Create a Volume Asset on page 159. Installing the DCM loads sample files of the Video, Still Image, Text/Ticker, Flash, QuickTime, HTML, Audio and Volume content types into the DCM database. This content may be used while learning how to work with the DCM Console. Material Type Display When the DCM Console is launched for the first time, the Material screen appears and content of the Video type is displayed.
Section 4 — Material Screen Note The information displayed in the Properties Window and Information Window varies based on the selected material type. Figure 111.
Adjust Column Widths • Audio Type • Audio bitrate • Audio sample rate Adjust Column Widths All column widths in the Material Display Area may be adjusted by dragging the column separator to the left or right until the desired column width is displayed. To adjust the column width, place the cursor on the separator between column headers as illustrated in Figure 112 and drag to adjust the width as desired. Figure 112.
Section 4 — Material Screen Figure 114. Material Type Selection Buttons The currently-selected material type is highlighted in light blue. In the example above, the Video material type is selected. To change the material type display to a different type, click the button icon that corresponds to the desired material type as illustrated in Table 1. Alternatively, you may use the listed Menu bar method. Table 1.
Change Display Style Change Display Style The Material Screen Tool bar provides a convenient way to change the display style of the Material Display Area. The Tool bar display style selection buttons are shown in Figure 115. Figure 115. Display Style Selection Buttons The currently-selected display style is highlighted in light blue. In the example above, the Details display style is selected.
Section 4 — Material Screen Manage Content Categories Usually, when material of a certain type is displayed, all assets belonging to that type are displayed in the Material Display Area. However, it is possible to limit the display of material to only those assets that correspond to a specified category. The default content categories are: • All (displays all content regardless of category) • None (a category to which content not belonging to any other category may be assigned.
Manage Content Categories Create a New Material Category New material categories can be created to which content managed by the DCM may be assigned. Note Categories are not material type specific. All categories are available regardless of the displayed material type. If a category is created while viewing the Video material type, that category is also available for the assignment and display of all other material types. Follow these steps to create a new material category: 1.
Section 4 — Material Screen Figure 119. Category Settings Dialog 3. Enter the desired category name and click the OK button. The Category List dialog reappears with the new category added to the category list (see Figure 120). Figure 120. New Category Added 4. If desired, repeat Step 2 and Step 3 to add more categories. Note See the next section for instructions on editing or deleting categories. 5. Click the Close button to exit the Category List dialog.
Manage Content Categories Edit or Delete Categories To edit or delete a category, follow these steps: 1. Do one of the following: • Click the Category button on the Tool bar. • Select File>Category... from the Menu bar. Either action opens the Category List dialog box (see Figure 121) from which you can create, edit and delete content categories. Note The default categories “All” and “None” cannot be edited or deleted and, therefore, do not appear in the Category List dialog. Figure 121.
Section 4 — Material Screen Figure 122. Category Settings Dialog 4. Edit the category name as desired and click the OK button. The category name is changed. Note Categories to which material has been assigned may be edited. The new category name will automatically appear in the properties window for any material assigned to that category. If Delete was selected, the error message illustrated in Figure 123 appears if attempting to delete a category to which material is currently assigned. Figure 123.
Manage Content Categories Figure 124. Category Delete Confirmation 5. Click Yes to confirm deletion of the category. 6. Click the Close button to exit the Category List dialog. Assign Content to a Category Content managed by the DCM may be added to categories for display and management purposes. To add material to a category, do the following: 1. In the Material Display Area, select the asset to be assigned to a category.
Section 4 — Material Screen Figure 125. Properties Window 2. Click in the Category field. The Category field is highlighted in blue and a list button appears on the current category name. 3. Click the list button [V] on the category name to display the category drop-down list as shown in Figure 126.
Manage Content Categories Figure 126. Category List in Properties Window 4. Highlight the desired category from the drop-down list and click on the category name. The asset is assigned to the selected category as illustrated in Figure 127.
Section 4 — Material Screen Figure 127. Asset Assigned to New Category Register Material Content managed by the DCM is called "registered material.” Registered material is stored in a folder structure managed by the DCM and the appropriate records are added to the DCM database. The DCM folder structure on the Control PC is illustrated in Figure 128. Figure 128.
Register Material If an existing file (video, still image, audio, etc.) stored in a folder outside this structure is registered in the DCM, it is copied to the appropriate folder in the DCM folder structure and records are created in the DCM database. If the added file is already stored in the DCM folder structure, the original file is simply registered in the DCM database. Content of the same material type as the content displayed in the Material Display Area may be added to the DCM.
Section 4 — Material Screen Add a Video Asset After switching the Material Display Area (see Change Material Type Display on page 111 for more information) to the Video material type, follow these steps to add new video content to the DCM: 1. Do one of the following: • Click the New button on the Tool bar. • Select File>New from the Menu bar. • Press the [CTRL]+[N] keys on the keyboard. The Select Video File dialog shown in Figure 129 appears. Figure 129.
Register Material As illustrated in Figure 130, the selected asset is added and is displayed in the Material Display Area. Figure 130. Video Asset Added to DCM The Properties and Information Areas display the attributes of the newly added video file. Edit Video Properties All of the properties of a video asset may be set to a value other than the original value.
Section 4 — Material Screen Name Click in the name field and enter the desired video file name (see Figure 131). Figure 131. Video Name Entry Category Click in the Category field and then click the list button [V] that appears in the field to see the list of choices for that value. Select the desired value from the list of choices. See Figure 132 for an example. The choices that appear in this list are dependent upon the Category names that have been created.
Register Material Note Only files not already registered in the DCM may be associated with an existing DCM entry. Volume Volume with a slider as illustrated in Figure 134. The slider scale is from 0% to 50%. Each tick mark represents a 5% change in volume. Figure 134. Video Volume Slider Move the slider to the desired volume setting.
Section 4 — Material Screen Figure 135. Select Still Image File Dialog Note When a still image asset is selected, a thumbnail and file attributes are displayed. 2. Browse to the folder containing the still image asset you wish to add and select that asset. 3. Click the Open button. 128 Note The asset may also be added to the DCM by double clicking the desired asset.
Register Material Figure 136. DCM Console Image Too Big Error If the selected image is within the resolution limitations, the asset is added to the DCM, as illustrated in Figure 137, and is displayed in the Material Display Area. Figure 137. Still Image File Added to DCM The Properties and Information Areas display the attributes of the newly added still image file.
Section 4 — Material Screen Edit Still Image Properties All of the properties of a still image asset may be set to a value other than the original value. To change the values associated with a still image asset, click on the value(s) you wish to change and enter the desired value via the methods explained below: Name Click in the name field and enter the desired still image asset name (see Figure 138). Figure 138.
Register Material File If desired, the file associated with a DCM database record may be changed by browsing for a different file. Note Only files not already registered in the DCM may be associated with an existing DCM entry. Rotation A still image may be rotated with respect to its current orientation. Click in the Rotation field and then click the list button [V] that appears in the field to see the list of choices for that value. Select the desired value from the list of choices.
Section 4 — Material Screen Create a New Ticker Asset Content of the same material type as the content displayed in the Material Display Area may be added to the DCM. Available material types are video, still image, ticker, QuickTime, Flash, HTML, audio, URI, command and volume. Note Ticker, URI, command and volume files are created in the DCM rather than adding existing files as with the other material types.
Register Material Figure 144. Default Ticker Properties Edit Ticker Properties All of the properties of a ticker asset may be set to a value other than the defaults. To change the values associated with a ticker asset, click on the value(s) you wish to change and enter the desired value via the methods explained below: Text For text fields, just click in the field and enter the desired text.
Section 4 — Material Screen String Click in the String field and enter the desired ticker text into the Edit Ticker dialog. Click the OK button when finished (see Figure 146). Figure 146. Ticker String Entry Drop-Down Lists For drop-down lists, click in the desired value field and then click the list button [V] that appears in the field to see the list of choices for that value. Select the desired value from the list of choices. Category See Figure 147 for an example.
Register Material Figure 148. Ticker Direction Selection Speed The Speed setting determines the speed at which ticker text will scroll. See Figure 149 for Ticker Speed choices. Figure 149. Ticker Speed Selection Rotation The Rotation setting changes the orientation of the Ticker text with respect to its current orientation. See Figure 150 for Ticker Rotation choices. Figure 150. Ticker Rotation Selection Note 90-deg.(CW) is a clockwise rotation. 90-deg.(CCW) is a counter-clockwise rotation.
Section 4 — Material Screen Length Length (running time) is a numeric value and is adjusted by clicking the Length field and entering the desired length by using the keyboard or the arrows to increment or decrement the selected value. Length is expressed in hours:minutes:seconds (HH:MM:SS). See Figure 151 for an example. Figure 151. Ticker Length Entry Text/Background Color The text color and background color are selected using the Color dialog illustrated in Figure 152. Figure 152.
Register Material Figure 153. Ticker Opacity Slider Move the slider to the desired opacity setting. For a completely opaque background (nothing shows through), set the opacity to 100%. Font Size The font size is adjusted with a slider as shown in Figure 154. The slider scale is from 10 point to 200 point font size. Move the slider to the desired font size. Figure 154. Ticker Font Size Selection Font The font for the ticker is selected using the Font dialog illustrated in Figure 155. Figure 155.
Section 4 — Material Screen Note The font size setting in this dialog is ignored. The Ticker font size is set using the Font Size slider. Add a Flash Asset After switching the Material Display Area (see Change Material Type Display on page 111 for more information) to the Flash material type, follow these steps to add new Flash content to the DCM: 1. Do one of the following: • Click the New button on the Tool bar. • Select File>New from the Menu bar. • Press the [CTRL]+[N] keys on the keyboard.
Register Material 3. Click the Open button. Note The asset may also be added to the DCM by double clicking the desired asset. As illustrated in Figure 157, the selected asset is added and is displayed in the Material Display Area. Figure 157. Flash Asset Added to DCM The Properties and Information Areas display the attributes of the newly added Flash file. Edit Flash Properties All of the properties of a Flash asset may be set to a value other than the original value.
Section 4 — Material Screen See Figure 159 for an example. The choices that appear in this list are dependent upon the Category names that have been created. See Create a New Material Category on page 115 for more information. Figure 159. Flash Category Selection Length Length is a numeric value and is adjusted by clicking the Length field and entering the desired length by using the keyboard or the arrows to increment or decrement the selected value.
Register Material Figure 161. Select QuickTime File Dialog Note When a QuickTime asset is selected, a thumbnail and file attributes are displayed. 2. Browse to the folder containing the QuickTime asset you wish to add and select that asset. 3. Click the Open button. Note The asset may also be added to the DCM by double clicking the desired asset. As illustrated in Figure 162, the selected asset is added and is displayed in the Material Display Area. Figure 162.
Section 4 — Material Screen The Properties and Information Areas display the attributes of the newly added QuickTime file. Edit QuickTime Properties All of the properties of a QuickTime asset may be set to a value other than the original value. To change the values associated with a QuickTime asset, click on the value(s) you wish to change and enter the desired value via the methods explained below: Name Click in the name field and enter the desired QuickTime asset name (see Figure 163). Figure 163.
Register Material Figure 165. QuickTime Length Entry File If desired, the file associated with a DCM database record may be changed by browsing for a different file. Note Only files not already registered in the DCM may be associated with an existing DCM entry. Add an HTML Asset After switching the Material Display Area (see Change Material Type Display on page 111 for more information) to the HTML material type, follow these steps to add new HTML content to the DCM: 1.
Section 4 — Material Screen Figure 166. Select HTML File Dialog Note A web page usually consists of HTML text files and linked objects (pictures, graphics, etc.) referenced within the HTML text. To register an HTML file in the DCM, add the HTML file(s) first and then add the referenced objects as child materials in the Properties Window. URIs for child materials must be registered as relative paths. 2. Browse to the folder containing the HTML asset you wish to add and select that asset. 3.
Register Material Figure 167. HTML Asset Added to DCM The Properties and Information Areas display the attributes of the newly added HTML file. Edit HTML Properties All of the properties of an HTML asset may be set to a value other than the original value. To change the values associated with an HTML asset, click on the value(s) you wish to change and enter the desired value via the methods explained below: Name Click in the name field and enter the desired HTML asset name (see Figure 168). Figure 168.
Section 4 — Material Screen Length Length is a numeric value and is adjusted by clicking the Length field and entering the desired length by using the keyboard or the arrows to increment or decrement the selected value. Length is expressed in hours:minutes:seconds (HH:MM:SS). See Figure 170 for an example. Figure 170. HTML Length Entry File If desired, the file associated with a DCM database record may be changed by browsing for a different file.
Register Material 2. Click the New button and browse to the folder location which contains the child files for the selected parent HTML file. 3. Select all of the child files which you wish to associate with the parent HTML file. Note In the Files of type: drop-down list, select All Files(*) in order to see the files of all types that may exist in the child file folder. 4. Click the Open button to add all selected files. 5.
Section 4 — Material Screen Figure 173. Select Audio File Dialog Note When an audio asset is selected, audio file attributes are displayed. 2. Browse to the folder containing the audio asset you wish to add and select that asset. 3. Click the Open button. Note The asset may also be added to the DCM by double clicking the desired asset. As illustrated in Figure 174, the selected asset is added and is displayed in the Material Display Area. Figure 174.
Register Material Note Audio may be imbedded in a video file or played out as a separate file; However, there is only one audio decoder in the MediaEdge hardware playout devices. Audio from a video asset may be played or audio from a separate audio asset may be played, but, both cannot be played simultaneously. The Properties and Information Areas display the attributes of the newly added Audio asset.
Section 4 — Material Screen Note In the case of an audio file which has an original playback time based on the length of the audio file, the playback time may only be shortened. The specified playback time cannot exceed the original playback time. See Figure 177 for an example. Figure 177. Audio Playback Time Entry File If desired, the file associated with a DCM database record may be changed by browsing for a different file.
Register Material Figure 179. URI Asset Added to the DCM Edit URI Properties All of the properties of a URI asset may be set to a value other than the original value. To change the values associated with a URI asset, click on the value(s) you wish to change and enter the desired value via the methods explained below: Name Click in the name field and enter the desired URI asset name (see Figure 180). Figure 180.
Section 4 — Material Screen Length Length is a numeric value and is adjusted by clicking the Length field and entering the desired length by using the keyboard or the arrows to increment or decrement the selected value. Length is expressed in hours:minutes:seconds (HH:MM:SS). See Figure 182 for an example. Figure 182. URI Length Entry URI The Uniform Resource Identifier can be any standard Internet resource reference such as a web page URL, RSS feed, UNC path, etc.
Register Material Figure 184. URI Displayed in Browser Previewing the URI within the DCM results in the image display illustrated in Figure 185. Figure 185.
Section 4 — Material Screen Create a Serial Command A command is a string of ASCII or HEX characters that can be issued through a serial connection to control a device. Serial commands are built by specifying the device vendor, the device model and the ASCII or HEX commands to control the device in the desired manner.
Register Material Figure 187. Vendor Added to DCM 3. With the Vendor name selected, click the New bar. button on the Tool The Create a new command dialog again appears. 4. Click on the Model radio button and enter the name of the device model you wish to create as shown in Figure 188. Figure 188. Create a New Command - Model Dialog 5. Click the OK button the add the model to the DCM and close the dialog.
Section 4 — Material Screen 6. With the Model name selected, click the New button on the Tool bar. The Create a new command dialog again appears. 7. Click on the Command radio button and enter a name for the command as shown in Figure 190. Figure 190. Create a New Command Dialog 8. Click the OK button the add the Command to the DCM and close the dialog. A blank command entry is created in the Command Material Display Area as shown in Figure 191. Figure 191. Serial Command Added to DCM 9.
Register Material you wish to change in the Properties Window and enter the desired value via the methods explained below: Name Click in the name field and enter the desired Serial Command name (see Figure 192) if you wish to change the name previously entered. Figure 192. Serial Command Name Entry Model Click in the Model field and then click the list button [V] that appears in the field to see the list of choices for that value. Select the desired value from the list of choices.
Section 4 — Material Screen Figure 194. Serial Command Edit Command Dialog Enter the following information: • Command The sequence of control characters that are issued to the device to cause it to perform the desired action. Note • Consult the documentation for the designated device to learn what command sequences, formats and terminators are accepted for control of the device.
Register Material Figure 195. Serial Command Properties Window Create a Volume Asset Volume assets are used to apply volume settings to material distributed through the DCM. By default, the DCM contains the following volume assets: Volume 50 Sets volume of left and right channels at 50%. Note Volume settings are cumulative; 50% to the left channel and 50% to the right channel is a 100% (maximum) volume setting. Volume 40 Sets volume of left and right channels at 40%.
Section 4 — Material Screen Volume Mute Mutes volume on both left and right channels. Volume Mute Cancel Cancels the mute and restores volume to the previous level. The manner in which volume settings affect the volume level is determined by the playout device as follows: STB3-DS/STB4/STB4H/HDMA-4000/HDMA-4100 The volume setting specifies the decibel level of gain.
Register Material Figure 196. Volume Settings Dialog 2. Enter the desired volume setting name. Note Unless the default Mute and Mute Cancel volume assets have been deleted, there is no need to create volume assets of these types. 3. Set the volume level as desired for each channel. Note Left and Right channels can be adjusted independently by clicking on the Adjust simultaneously checkbox to deselect this option. If this option remains selected, adjusting one channel adjusts the other to the same level.
Section 4 — Material Screen Edit Volume Properties All of the properties of a Volume asset may be set to a value other than the original value.
Preview Material Preview Material After making changes to the Properties of an asset, it is often useful to preview that asset to verify the changes. Of course, any asset of most material types can be previewed at any time. Assets may be previewed be selecting Action>Preview... from the Menu bar or by right clicking on the desired asset and selecting Preview... from the menu or pressing the [P] key on the keyboard (see Figure 200). Figure 200.
Section 4 — Material Screen Figure 202. Ticker Preview Window Delete Material To delete material of any type from the DCM, do the following: 1. Change the Material Type Display to the material type containing the asset you wish to delete. See Change Material Type Display on page 111 for more information. 2. From the Material Type Display, select the asset you wish to delete. 3. Do any of the following to delete the asset: 164 • Click the Delete button on the Tool bar.
Upload Registered Material to FTP Server Figure 203. Right Click Menu - Delete If the selected material can be deleted, the DCM Console delete confirmation dialog shown in Figure 204 appears. Figure 204. DCM Console Delete Confirmation Dialog 4. Click the Yes button to confirm deletion of the selected asset. Note If the asset selected for deletion is used in a playlist, the error dialog illustrated in Figure 205 appears. Click the OK button to close the message.
Section 4 — Material Screen To upload registered material to an FTP server, follow these steps: 1. Select File>FTP>Upload from the Menu bar. The FTP Server dialog shown in Figure 206 appears. Figure 206. FTP Server Dialog 2. From the list of available FTP servers, select the FTP server(s) to which to upload registered content and click the OK button. Note If more than one FTP server is displayed in the FTP Server dialog, all should be selected in order to ensure that all content is properly uploaded.
Upload Registered Material to FTP Server Figure 208. Uploading Process Information Dialogs When the upload of registered content is complete, the Upload Result dialog illustrated in Figure 209 appears. Note Depending upon the speed of the network and the amount and size of material to be uploaded, the upload process could take several minutes or several hours.
Section 4 — Material Screen Figure 209. FTP Upload Results Dialog 4. Review the results and verify that all content uploaded successfully, then click the OK button to close the Upload Result dialog, Content that has been successfully uploaded to an FTP Server will display 100% in the Upload Status column in the Material Display Area details view as illustrated in Figure 210.
Upload Registered Material to FTP Server Figure 210. DCM Material Upload Status Reset Upload Status If you want to force selected asset(s) to be uploaded again during the next FTP upload session, the upload status of a particular asset may be reset. This may be desirable if you know the original content has changed on disk storage since it was last uploaded to an FTP server. To reset the upload status of an asset, do the following: 1.
Section 4 — Material Screen Figure 211. Select Asset to Change Upload Status 3. Select Edit>Reset Upload Status from the Menu bar or right click on the asset and select Reset Upload Status from the menu or press the [R] key on the keyboard (see Figure 212). Figure 212. Right Click Menu - Reset Upload Status The DCM Console reset upload status confirmation dialog illustrated in Figure 213 appears. Figure 213. DCM Console Reset Upload Status Confirmation Dialog 4.
Download Material from FTP Server Figure 214. Upload Status Reset Download Material from FTP Server Registered Material stored on an FTP server in the DCM folder structure may also be downloaded to the local DCM folder structure on the DCM Control PC. This may become necessary if files in the local DCM folder structure are accidentally deleted. Downloading from the FTP server will restore these files. In order to preview assets, they must exist in the local DCM database and on the local hard drive.
Section 4 — Material Screen 2. From the list of available FTP servers, select the FTP server(s) from which you wish to download content and click the OK button. The DCM Console download confirmation dialog illustrated in Figure 216 appears. Figure 216. DCM Console Download Confirmation 3. Click the Yes button to begin the download of content from the selected FTP server(s). A Downloading progress dialog appears during the download process.
Section 5 Layout Screen The Layout screen is where multi-region digital signage display layouts are created and managed. When the Layout button is selected from the Navigation bar, or, one of the methods explained in Alternative Function Screen Access Methods on page 92 is used, the Layout Screen with its associated display areas and function bars appears as illustrated in Figure 218.
Section 5 — Layout Screen Layout Details Layouts are comprised of one or more regions in which content may be displayed. When a new layout is created, the overall dimensions of the display area and of each content region are defined. Figure 219 shows a display layout and the corresponding details that define this layout. Figure 219. Layout Detail Layout Name The name assigned to the layout when it is created. The name can be modified at any time.
Manage Layout Categories Region Number A sequential number that represents the selected region within the layout. This number can be changed. Region Position The position of the upper left corner of the selected region within the defined layout dimensions. In the example above, the upper left corner of the Ticker region begins at a point 0 pixels horizontally from the left edge and 930 pixels vertically from the top of the layout.
Section 5 — Layout Screen Open/Display Layouts by Category To display only the layouts that are assigned to a specific category for a particular playout device, follow these steps. 1. Do one of the following: • Click the Open button on the Tool bar. • Select File>Open... from the Menu bar. The Layout List dialog illustrated in Figure 220 appears. Figure 220. Layout List Dialog 2. Click the list button [V] on the Category selection drop-down and select the desired category from the list.
Manage Layout Categories 4. Select the desired layout from the Layout list and click the OK button to open that layout. Region Color Coding Layout regions are color coded. Selected Region The selected region on all layouts, regardless of product type, is blue. See Table 3. Non-Selected Regions The color of non-selected regions depends upon the Product (playout device) to which the layout is assigned. See Table 3 for details.
Section 5 — Layout Screen Figure 221. Region Color Coding Note 178 Color coding applies to the layout thumbnails in the Layout List dialog as well. The layout thumbnail color for each product is the same as the color for that product’s non-selected, non-video regions.
Manage Layout Categories Create a New Layout Category New layout categories can be created to which layouts managed by the DCM can be assigned. Follow these steps to create a new layout category: 1. Do one of the following: • Click the Category button on the Tool bar. • Select File>Category... from the Menu bar. Either action opens the Category List dialog box (see Figure 222) from which you can create, edit and delete layout categories.
Section 5 — Layout Screen Figure 223. Category Settings Dialog 3. Enter the desired category name and click the OK button. The Category List dialog reappears with the new category added to the category list (see Figure 224). Figure 224. New Category Added 4. If desired, repeat Step 2 and Step 3 to add more categories. Note See the next section for instructions on editing or deleting categories. 5. Click the Close button to exit the Category List dialog.
Manage Layout Categories Edit or Delete Categories To edit or delete a category, follow these steps: 1. Do one of the following: • Click the Category button on the Tool bar. • Select File>Category... from the Menu bar. Either action opens the Category List dialog box (see Figure 225) from which you can create, edit and delete content categories. Note The default categories “All” and “None” cannot be edited or deleted and, therefore, do not appear in the Category List dialog. Figure 225.
Section 5 — Layout Screen Figure 226. Category Settings Dialog 4. Edit the category name as desired and click the OK button. The category name is changed. Note Categories to which layouts have been assigned may be edited. The new category name will automatically appear in the Layout Details for any layout assigned to that category. If Delete was selected, the error message illustrated in Figure 227 appears if attempting to delete a category to which layouts are currently assigned. Figure 227.
Create a Display Layout Figure 228. Layout Delete Confirmation 5. Click Yes to confirm deletion of the category. 6. Click the Close button to exit the Category List dialog. Create a Display Layout After switching to the Layout screen, follow these steps to create a new display layout: CAUTION All actions involved with creating or modifying a layout are automatically saved. There is no “save” action in the DCM.
Section 5 — Layout Screen Figure 229. Create a New Layout Dialog 2. Enter the desired name for the new layout. 3. Click the list button [V] on the Category selection drop-down and select the desired category from the list. See Figure 230. Figure 230. Layout Category Drop-Down List 4. Click the list button [V] on the Product selection drop-down and select the desired product (playout device) from the list. See Figure 231.
Create a Display Layout Figure 231. Layout Product (Playout Device) Drop-Down List 5. If the MEDIAEDGE-SWT3-DS or MEDIAEDGE-SWT4 is the selected product, click the Preset radio button if you wish to select from a list of predefined size presets or the Size radio button if you wish to specify the layout dimensions. If a hardware playout device is selected, proceed to Step 7. 6.
Section 5 — Layout Screen Note The hardware playout devices (HDMA-4000/HDMA-4100/STB3/STB4/ STB4H) have a fixed layout size of 1920x1080. Layouts for the SWT3/SWT4 may be any size from 480x480 to 1920x1920. Layout size is expressed in horizontal pixels x vertical pixels. 7. Click the OK button to close the Create a New Layout dialog. A blank white rectangle representing the new layout appears in the Layout Display Area as shown in Figure 233. Figure 233.
Create a Display Layout Figure 234. Layout Display Grid Enable/Disable Grid To enable or disable the layout grid display, select View>Show Grid from the Menu bar (see Figure 235). This action toggles the display On or Off depending on its current setting. Figure 235. Show Grid Settings If a check mark is displayed by Show Grid, the grid display is enabled; if no check mark is present, grid display is disabled. Change Grid Settings The default grid settings display a 5x5 grid.
Section 5 — Layout Screen To change the grid settings, Select View>Grid Settings... from the Menu bar. The Grid Settings dialog shown in Figure 236 appears. Figure 236. Grid Settings Dialog Set the width and height to the desired settings and click the OK button to close the dialog. Create a Display Region Display regions are defined areas within the layout in which content of a particular type may be displayed.
Create a Display Layout Figure 237. Ticker and Still Regions Over Full-Screen Video To create a region within a display layout follow these steps: 1. Do one of the following: • Click the New Region • Select File>New...>Region from the Menu bar. • Right click on a blank area within the layout and select New Region from the menu or press the [R] key on the keyboard (see Figure 238). Note button on the Tool bar.
Section 5 — Layout Screen A new region is created and its details appear in the Region Detail Area as shown in Figure 238. Figure 239. New Region and Settings 2.
Create a Display Layout • Position the cursor at the horizontal or vertical edge of the region. When the cursor changes to the resize cursor, drag the region frame until the desired size is reached (see Figure 241). Note If an aspect ratio has been assigned to a region, increasing or decreasing one dimension of the region will automatically adjust the other region in order to maintain the selected aspect ratio. Figure 241.
Section 5 — Layout Screen Note If an aspect ratio has been assigned to a region, increasing or decreasing the horizontal dimension of the region will automatically adjust the vertical dimension of the region in order to maintain the selected aspect ratio. 3. Adjust the region position as desired using one of the following methods: • Place the cursor over the region and hold down the left mouse button.
Create a Display Layout Note The position numbers are relative to the upper left corner of the layout (position 0,0) and specify the position of the upper left corner of the region area. In this example, with a 1920x1080 pixel layout, moving the 720x480 region to position 1200, 600 moves the region from the upper left corner to the lower right corner of the layout as illustrated in Figure 245. Figure 245. Region Positioning Details 4.
Section 5 — Layout Screen Figure 246. Layout Region Name 5. If the region is one in which video material may be displayed, select the Use video material option. Note Layouts for the HDMA-4000/MEDIAEDGE-STB3 and HDMA-4100/MEDIAEDGE-STB4/MEDIAEDGE-STB4H product type may contain only one video region. Layouts for the MEDIAEDGE-SWT3-DS and MEDIAEDGE-SWT4 may contain up to four video regions.
Create a Display Layout 2. Do one of the following: • Click the Copy button on the Tool bar. • Select Edit>Copy from the Menu bar. • Press the [CTRL]+ [C] keys on the keyboard. • Right click on the region and select Copy from the menu or press the [C] key on the keyboard. 3. To paste the copy on the layout, do one of the following: • Click the Paste • Select Edit>Paste from the Menu bar. • Press the [CTRL]+ [V] keys on the keyboard.
Section 5 — Layout Screen Figure 247. Layout with Multiple Regions to Reorder To change the order of a region, 1. Select the region you wish to reorder (the selected region will be blue). 2. Do one of the following: • Select Edit>Order>[reorder selection] from the menu bar (see Figure 248). Figure 248.
Create a Display Layout Figure 249. Region Right Click Menu - Order Select from the following choices to reorder the selected region: • Move to the Top - designate the region as region number 1 • Move to the Bottom - Designate the region as the lowest numbered region. • Move to the Front - Make the region number one higher than its current number. • Move to the Back - Make the region number one less than its current number.
Section 5 — Layout Screen Figure 250. Region Detail Before and After Reordering Regions Note In this example the four Still/Flash region names were also changed to reflect their new order. Note Removing the check mark next to a region number removes that region from the layout display. The region is not deleted, it is simply not displayed and the area it occupies in the layout is available for creating another region.
Copy a Display Layout Figure 251. Region Right Click Menu - Delete The DCM Console delete confirmation dialog shown in Figure 252 appears. Figure 252. DCM Console Delete Region Confirmation Dialog 2. Click the Yes button to confirm deletion of the selected region. Undo a Region Operation If you perform an operation such as deleting a region, pasting a copy of a region, reordering a region, etc. in error, it is possible to undo these operations.
Section 5 — Layout Screen To copy an exiting layout, do the following: 1. Open the layout you wish to copy (see Open/Display Layouts by Category on page 176 for more information). 2. Select Action>Copy Layout... from the Menu bar. The Copy Layout dialog illustrated in Figure 253 appears. Figure 253. Copy Layout Dialog 3. Enter the desired name for the new layout and click the OK button. The new layout appears in the display area.
Close a Layout Figure 254. New Layout Details 4. Make any desired changes to the new layout. Close a Layout Opening a new layout closes the previously opened layout. Alternatively, you may select File>Close from the Menu bar to close the open layout and display a blank Layout Display Area. Delete a Display Layout To delete a display layout from the DCM, follow these steps: 1. Open the display layout you wish to delete.
Section 5 — Layout Screen 2. Do one of the following: • Click the Delete Layout button on the Tool bar. • Select Edit>Delete>Layout from the Menu bar. The DCM Console delete layout confirmation dialog illustrated in Figure 255 appears. Figure 255. DCM Console Delete Layout Confirmation Dialog 3. Click the Yes button to confirm deletion of the selected layout. CAUTION Deletion of a Layout cannot be undone. If you delete a layout and wish to restore it, the layout will need to be recreated.
Section 6 Playlist Screen The Playlist screen is where material and layouts are used to make playlists for playout devices. When the Playlist button is selected from the Navigation bar, or, one of the methods explained in Alternative Function Screen Access Methods on page 92 is used, the Playlist Screen with its associated display areas and function bars appears as illustrated in Figure 256.
Section 6 — Playlist Screen Playlist Details The playlist is where the material registered in the DCM and the screen layouts that have been created come together to determine what content will be displayed and how it will be displayed. Figure 257 shows a playlist and the corresponding details that define this playlist. Figure 257. Playlist Detail Playlist Name The name assigned to the playlist when it is created. The name can be modified at any time.
Playlist Details Playlist Length The overall length of the entire playlist. Length is expressed in Hours:Minutes:Seconds (HH:MM:SS) Playlist Layout The name of the display layout assigned to the playlist. The layout is assigned at the time the playlist is created. A layout thumbnail is also displayed. Note Layout thumbnails are color coded by product. Non-selected regions in layouts for the HDMA-4000/MEDIAEDGE-STB3 product are green. Nonselected regions in layouts for the MEDIAEDGE-SWT-DS are orange.
Section 6 — Playlist Screen Region Components The list of material files assigned to the layout region selected in the open playlist. Manage Playlist Categories When opening a playlist for editing, it is possible to limit the playlist list to only those playlists that correspond to a specific playlist category as well as a specific playout device.
Manage Playlist Categories Figure 258. Playlist List Dialog Note Playlist thumbnails are color coded based on the selected Product (playout device). Playlist thumbnails for the HDMA-4000/MEDIAEDGE-STB3 product are green. Playlist thumbnails for the HDMA-4100/MEDIAEDGE-STB4/MEDIAEDGE-STB4H are light gold. Playlist thumbnails for the MEDIAEDGE-SWTDS product are orange. Playlist thumbnails for the MEDIAEDGE-SWT4 are pink. 2.
Section 6 — Playlist Screen Create a New Playlist Category New playlist categories can be created to which playlists managed by the DCM can be assigned. Follow these steps to create a new playlist category: 1. Do one of the following: • Click the Category button on the Tool bar. • Select File>Category... from the Menu bar. Either action opens the Category List dialog box (see Figure 259) from which you can create, edit and delete playlist categories.
Manage Playlist Categories Figure 260. Category Settings Dialog 3. Enter the desired category name and click the OK button. The Category List dialog reappears with the new category added to the category list (see Figure 261). Figure 261. New Category Added 4. If desired, repeat Step 2 and Step 3 to add more categories. Note See the next section for instructions on editing or deleting categories. 5. Click the Close button to exit the Category List dialog.
Section 6 — Playlist Screen Edit or Delete Categories To edit or delete a category, follow these steps: 1. Do one of the following: • Click the Category button on the Tool bar. • Select File>Category... from the Menu bar. Either action opens the Category List dialog box (see Figure 262) from which you can create, edit and delete content categories. Note The default categories “All” and “None” cannot be edited or deleted and, therefore, do not appear in the Category List dialog. Figure 262.
Manage Playlist Categories Figure 263. Category Settings Dialog 4. Edit the category name as desired and click the OK button. The category name is changed. Note Categories to which playlists have been assigned may be edited. The new category name will automatically appear in the Playlist Details for any playlist assigned to that category. If Delete was selected, the error message illustrated in Figure 264 appears if attempting to delete a category to which playlists are currently assigned. Figure 264.
Section 6 — Playlist Screen Figure 265. Playlist Delete Confirmation 5. Click Yes to confirm deletion of the category. 6. Click the Close button to exit the Category List dialog. Create a Playlist After switching to the Playlist screen, follow these steps to create a new playlist: CAUTION All actions involved with creating or modifying a playlist are automatically saved. There is no “save” action in the DCM.
Create a Playlist Figure 266. Create a New Playlist Dialog 2. Enter the desired name for the new playlist. Note Spaces are not allowed in Playlist names. 3. Click the list button [V] on the Category selection drop-down and select the desired category from the list. See Figure 267.
Section 6 — Playlist Screen Figure 267. Playlist Category Drop-Down List 4. Set the desired length for the playlist by entering the desired running time in Hours:Minutes:Seconds (HH:MM:SS) Note The length is the total running time for this playlist. When playlist has finished, a new playlist will be run if scheduled. 5. Click the list button [V] on the Product selection drop-down and select the desired product (playout device) from the list. See Figure 268.
Create a Playlist Figure 268. Playlist Product Drop-Down List 6. From the list of available layouts for the selected category and product, select the desired layout for this playlist. See Figure 269.
Section 6 — Playlist Screen Figure 269. Playlist Layout Selection 7. Click the OK button to close the dialog and create the new playlist. If you have a space in the playlist name, the error dialog in Figure 270 appears, Figure 270. Space in Name Error Dialog 8. Click the OK button to remove the space(s) in the name and create the playlist. The new empty playlist appears in the Playlist Display Area as illustrated in Figure 271.
Create a Playlist Figure 271. New Empty Playlist Adjust the Playlist Time Scale When a new playlist is created, the DCM assigns the last selected time scale increment to the Playlist Display Area. If you wish to change the time scale increment in the Playlist Display Area, use the Tool Bar Time Scale selection buttons illustrated in Figure 272. Figure 272. Playlist Tool Bar - Time Scale Buttons The currently-selected time scale increment is highlighted in light blue.
Section 6 — Playlist Screen To change the time scale increment, click the button icon that corresponds to the desired increment as illustrated in Table 4. Alternatively, you may use the listed Menu bar method or keyboard shortcut. Table 4. Material Type Display Icons and Menu Alternatives Icon Increment Menu Bar Method Keyboard Shortcut 1 Second View>Time Scale>1Sec. [SHIFT]+[1] 5 Seconds View>Time Scale>5Sec. [SHIFT]+[2] 10 Seconds View>Time Scale>10Sec.
Assign Material to Playlist Figure 273. New Playlist with 30 Sec. Time Scale Increment Assign Material to Playlist Playlists are linked to display layouts which determine the regions to which material needs to be assigned for playout. In the example illustrated in Figure 274, the layout assigned to the playlist has three regions; Video, Still/Flash and Ticker. A column is created in the playlist that corresponds to each layout region. Figure 274.
Section 6 — Playlist Screen Content is assigned to the playlist by following these steps: 1. Do one of the following: • Click the Show bin window button on the Tool bar. • Select View>Bin Window from the Menu bar. • Right click on the Playlist Display Area and select Bin Window from the menu or press the [B] key on the keyboard. • Press the [CTRL]+[B] keys on the keyboard. The Material Bin Window shown in Figure 275 appears. Figure 275.
Assign Material to Playlist 2. Select the desired material view by using the Thumbnail button in the Material Bin Window. the Details button and 3. Click the tab that represents the type of material you wish to assign to a layout region in the playlist. Note Only region(s) for which the Use Video Material option has been enabled can accept video material; however, content of any type can be assigned to these regions. They are not limited to only video material. 4.
Section 6 — Playlist Screen Figure 277. Material Added to Playlist Material Color Coding For easy identification of the type of assets in the playlist, each asset type is represented by a specific color as indicated in Table 5. Table 5.
Adjust Region Column Width Table 5. Material Type Color Coding Color Note Material Type Color Name Audio Dark Pink URI Turquoise The material types Serial Command and Volume are not added to playlists. See Assign Commands to a Command Channel on page 259 for more information on the use of these material types. Adjust Region Column Width By default, the region columns have a fixed width which is automatically set based on the number of region columns to be displayed.
Section 6 — Playlist Screen Figure 279. Adjust Column Width 3. Drag the cursor to the left or right to decrease or increase the width of the column to the left of the cursor. Note In the example above, dragging the cursor to the left decreases the width of the Video column; dragging the cursor to the right increases its width. This operation does not change the width of the Still/Flash column.
Copy a Playlist Display Bin Window on Top When the Material Bin Window is minimized and not visible, selecting this option displays the Material Bin Window on top of the Playlist but does not keep it on top. Keep Bin Window on Top This selection keeps the Material Bin Window on top of the Playlist while positioning assets on the playlist. The Material Bin Window may be moved if it is in the way.
Section 6 — Playlist Screen To copy an existing playlist, do the following: 1. Open the playlist you wish to copy (see Open/Display Playlist by Category on page 206 for more information). 2. Select Action>Copy Playlist... from the Menu bar. The Copy Playlist dialog illustrated in Figure 282 appears. Figure 282. Copy Playlist Dialog 3. Enter the desired name for the new layout and click the OK button. The new playlist appears in the display area.
Edit a Playlist Figure 283. New Playlist Details 4. Make any desired changes to the new playlist as explained in the next section - Edit a Playlist. Edit a Playlist After assigning material to a playlist, it may be necessary to adjust the length of one or more assets or even the playlist itself. It may be desirable to have some assets play repeatedly until the end of the playlist is reached or to play an asset, for example, three times before playing the next asset in the list.
Section 6 — Playlist Screen Adjust Material Start Time and Length To increase or decrease the length of an asset in the playlist, do the following: 1. Click on a component for which you wish to adjust the length. All of the components (assets) that exist in the selected region columns appear in the Components Detail Area as illustrated in Figure 284. Figure 284.
Edit a Playlist Figure 285. Adjust Component Length Note You cannot increase the length beyond the original creation playback time on assets such as video, Flash and audio files. However, you can decrease the length of these assets as illustrated in the example above. 5. Press the [ENTER] key to set the new length for the selected region component. As shown in Figure 286, the length of the selected Audio asset was reduced from 00:01:00 (1 minute) to 00:00:45 (45 seconds). Figure 286.
Section 6 — Playlist Screen Alternative Methods • To change the start time, material objects can be dragged and dropped to a new location in the playlist. Note • If an asset is dropped in a location that overlaps another asset t, it will automatically be repositioned at the end of the overlapped asset. To change the length of an asset, the top or bottom border of the selected asset can be dragged to increase or decrease the length.
Edit a Playlist 3. Select the desired repeat value from the list as explained below: None Default repeat value assigned to all components when they are added to the channel playlist. The component will play once and then the next component in the playlist is played. For number of times and for duration settings determine the manner in which the dragged lower border on the component object behaves as illustrated in Figure 288. Figure 288. Adjust Component Object End Time by Dragging.
Section 6 — Playlist Screen position, the end time will snap back to 45 minutes beyond the current end time since that is the closest full 15-minute increment. If the component length is reduced by dragging, the component end time will also snap to the nearest full 15-minute increment. For duration Plays the component until the end of the one-day schedule or wherever the end point is set based on dragging the component lower object border. Note The exact end time is based on the time scale increment.
Edit a Playlist Figure 290. Adjust Playlist Length The warning dialog illustrated in Figure 291 appears. Note This warning appears anytime the playlist length is adjusted, even if the playlist length is increased. Figure 291. Shorten Playlist Warning This warning indicates that any material that runs past the new end of the playlist will be deleted, not simply shortened. 2. Click the Yes button to close the dialog and shorten the playlist length.
Section 6 — Playlist Screen Figure 292. Playlist Shortened to 00:04:15 Note If you add any asset to the playlist that exceeds the length of the playlist, it will be truncated to fit the available time. For example, 55 seconds remain in the Video column from the end of the HD-Content02 video to the end of the playlist. If the Cooking video asset is added (total original length 1 minute) it will be shortened to 55 seconds.
Edit a Playlist Cut, Copy and Paste Playlist Components When building a playlist, it is often desirable to copy an existing component to another location in the playlist, or to remove a component from its current location and place it elsewhere in the playlist. The Cut, Copy and Paste operations allow you to do this. To cut or copy an existing component and paste it in another location in the playlist, do the following: 1. Select the component to be copied. 2.
Section 6 — Playlist Screen Delete a Component To delete a component from a playlist, select the component to be deleted and follow these steps: Do one of the following: button on the Tool bar. • Click the Delete • Select Edit>Delete>Component from the Menu bar. • Press the [DEL] key on the keyboard. • Right click on the component and select Delete from the menu or press the [D] key on the keyboard (see Figure 295). Figure 295.
Delete a Playlist Delete a Playlist To delete a display layout from the DCM, follow these steps: 1. Open the playlist you wish to delete. 2. Do one of the following: • Click the Delete Playlist button on the Tool bar. • Select Edit>Delete>Playlist from the Menu bar. The DCM Console delete playlist confirmation dialog illustrated in Figure 296 appears. Figure 296. DCM Console Delete Playlist Confirmation Dialog 3. Click the Yes button to confirm deletion of the selected playlist.
Section 6 — Playlist Screen Figure 297. Playlist Preview Dialog 2. Enter the desired start time for the preview and click the OK button to begin the preview. As shown in Figure 298, the preview is displayed on your monitor. Figure 298. Playlist Preview To stop the playlist preview before the end of the playlist, press the [ESC] key on the keyboard.
Section 7 Schedule Screen The Schedule screen is where channels are defined for playout devices and playlist assigned to those channels to create playout schedules. When the Schedule button is selected from the Navigation bar, or, one of the methods explained in Alternative Function Screen Access Methods on page 92 is used, the Schedule Screen with its associated display areas and function bars appears as illustrated in Figure 299.
Section 7 — Schedule Screen Schedule Details The schedule is where playlists which contain material are assigned to playout channels which are assigned to playout devices. Command channels may also be created for sending serial commands and volume settings to devices in the MediaEdge system. Figure 300 shows a schedule for three playout channels and the corresponding detail that defines this schedule. Figure 300.
Adjust the Schedule Time Scale Playlist Start Time The start time of the playlist selected in the list of playlists assigned to the selected channel schedule. Playlist Length The length in Hours:Minutes:Seconds (HH:MM:SS) of the playlist selected in the list of playlists assigned to the selected channel schedule. Playlist Repeat The repeat setting of the playlist selected in the list of playlists assigned to the selected channel schedule.
Section 7 — Schedule Screen Figure 302. Schedule Tool Bar - Time Scale Buttons The currently-selected time scale increment is highlighted in light blue. In the example above, the 1m (one minute) increment is selected. To change the time scale increment, click the button that corresponds to the desired increment as illustrated in Table 6. Alternatively, you may use the listed Menu bar method or keyboard shortcut. Table 6.
Select Schedule Date Select Schedule Date Channel schedules are created for one 24-hour period at a time. Schedules do not span multiple days. However, a daily schedule can be copied to as many as 30 days, if desired. See Copy a Schedule on page 270 for more information. In the Schedule Details area, select the desired date for the schedule by selecting it from the calendar. See Figure 303. Figure 303.
Section 7 — Schedule Screen The Schedule Display Window timeline is also reset with the current time at the top of the time scale. Select Current Time To set the schedule to the current time, click the Move to the current time button on the Tool bar. Alternatively, you can select Go>Current time from the Menu bar. Note Moving to the current time adjusts the time scale to begin at the current time on whatever date is currently displayed.
Channel Management nels can be created for a playout device; however, at least one channel must exist before a schedule can be created. To create a new channel, follow these steps: 1. Set the schedule view to Channel by selecting View>Channel Type>Channel from the Menu bar (this is the default view). 2. Do one of the following: • Click the New button on the Tool bar. • Select File>New... from the Menu bar. The Create a New Channel dialog shown in Figure 306 appears: Figure 306.
Section 7 — Schedule Screen The new channel name appears at the top of the Schedule Display Area as shown in Figure 308. Figure 308. Channel Name in Schedule 6. Repeat Step 1 through Step 5 for any additional channels you wish to create. Note With a channel created and open, a new channel can also be created by rightclicking on the channel name in the Schedule Display Area and selecting New... from the menu or pressing the [N] key on the keyboard. See Figure 309. Figure 309.
Channel Management Figure 310. Select Command Channel View 3. Do one of the following: • Click the New button on the Tool bar. • Select File>New... from the Menu bar. The Create a New Command Channel dialog shown in Figure 311 appears: Figure 311. Create a New Command Channel Dialog 4. Enter the desired name for the new channel. Note Spaces are not allowed in command channel names. 5.
Section 7 — Schedule Screen Figure 312. Command Channel Name in Schedule 7. Repeat Step 1 through Step 5 for any additional command channels you wish to create. Note With a command channel created and open, a new command channel can also be created by right-clicking on the channel name in the Schedule Display Area and selecting Create New Command Channel... from the menu or pressing the [N] key on the keyboard.
Channel Management Note If the Schedule Display is in the Command Channel view, the Command Channel List dialog will open to display available Command Channels. 2. Select any channels you wish to open. 3. Click the OK button to open the selected channel(s). Note If at least one channel is already open, additional channels can also be opened by right clicking on the column header of an open channel, selecting Open...
Section 7 — Schedule Screen Figure 315. Schedule Channel Width Menu 2. Place the cursor on the channel separator in the column header. The cursor changes to a resize cursor as shown in Figure 316. Figure 316. Adjust Channel Column Width 3. Drag the cursor to the left or right to decrease or increase the width of the channel column to the left of the cursor. Note In the example above, dragging the cursor to the left decreases the width of the HotelLobbyDisplays channel column.
Channel Management Delete a Channel If you wish to delete a channel, do the following: 1. Right-Click on the Channel name at the top of the channel column. 2. Select Delete from the menu or press the [D] key on the keyboard (see Figure 317). Figure 317. Channel Right Click Menu - Delete The DCM Console channel delete confirmation dialog shown in Figure 318 appears. Figure 318. DCM Console Delete Channel Confirmation Dialog 3. Click the Yes button to confirm deletion of the channel.
Section 7 — Schedule Screen need to be updated before the scheduled time, a manual update can be initiated. Note Manual updates do not cancel any scheduled automatic channel updates. These will still take place at the scheduled time. To perform a manual channel update, do the following: 1. Select File>Update... from the Menu bar. The Update Channel dialog illustrated in Figure 319 appears. Figure 319. Update Channel Dialog 2. Select the playout and command channels which you wish to manually update. 3.
Channel Management Figure 320. DCM Console Update Confirmation Dialog 5. Click the Yes button to confirm the channel update. When updates are complete, the DCM Console update finished dialog shown in Figure 321 appears. Figure 321. DCM Console Update Finished Dialog 6. Click the OK button to close the dialog.
Section 7 — Schedule Screen View Channel Information To view group assignment information for the selected channel do one of the following: • Select View>Information from the Menu bar. • Right click on the desired channel column header and select Information from the menu or press the [I] key on the keyboard (see Figure 322). Figure 322. Channel Right Click Menu - Information The Channel Information dialog illustrated in Figure 323 appears. Figure 323.
Schedule Management Schedule Management The operations described in this section deal with the management of schedules assigned to playout channels and command channels. Assign Playlists to Playout Channel One or more playout channels need to be opened or created before creating a schedule. A schedule may by created for multiple channels simultaneously by opening the desired channels. After opening or creating all desired channels, playlists are assigned to a channel by following these steps: 1.
Section 7 — Schedule Screen Figure 324. Playlist Bin Window The view style can be toggled between the details view shown in Figure 324 and the thumbnails view. 2. Select the desired playlist view by using the Thumbnail the Details button in the Playlist Bin Window. button and 3. If you wish to change the playlist category display, click the list button [V] on the playlist category drop-down and select the desired category from the list.
Schedule Management Figure 325. Playlist Bin - Playlists by Category Note Figure 325 shows the thumbnail view in the Playlist Bin Window. 4. Click and drag the desired playlist from the Playlist Bin Window to the desired start time in the desired channel on the schedule. Note If you try to place a playlist that is assigned to a product (playout device) other than the one to which the channel is assigned, the error dialog illustrated in Figure 326 appears.
Section 7 — Schedule Screen Figure 326. Playlist Placement Error 5. When the playlist is positioned at the desired location in the schedule, click the left mouse button to anchor it at that point. 6. Click the Playlist Bin Window task bar item to reopen the window and repeat Step 2 through Step 5 to add additional playlists to the schedule.
Schedule Management Note This schedule consists of a single channel. Multiple channels can be opened simultaneously when adding playlists to the schedule as illustrated in Figure 328. Figure 328. Multi-Channel Schedule Assign Commands to a Command Channel One or more command channels need to be opened or created before creating a command schedule. Schedules for multiple command channels may be created simultaneously by opening the desired channels.
Section 7 — Schedule Screen Figure 329. Command Bin Window - Command Tab 2. Select the Volume tab if you wish to assign a volume command to the command channel schedule or the Serial Command tab if you wish to assign a serial command to the command channel. Figure 330 shows the Volume tab open in the Command Bin Window.
Schedule Management Figure 330. Command Bin - Volume Tab 3. Click and drag the desired serial command or volume command from the Command Bin Window to the desired start time in the desired channel on the schedule. 4. When the command is positioned at the desired location in the schedule, click the left mouse button to anchor it at that point. 5. Click the Command Bin Window task bar item to reopen the window and repeat Step 2 through Step 5 to add additional playlists to the schedule.
Section 7 — Schedule Screen When finished assigning command to the command channel schedule, it may resemble the example shown in Figure 331. Figure 331. Playlists Added to Schedule Note A command occupies one (1) second on the timeline. The time scale must be set to 1Sec in order to see the command names in the schedule as illustrated in Figure 331. Figure 332 shows what the details area may show after assigning commands to the command channel schedule. Figure 332.
Schedule Management Bin Window Display Settings To change the way in which the Bin Window is displayed when assigning playlists or serial commands and volume settings to a schedule, select the desired display setting from the view menu (see Figure 333) while the Playlist Bin Window is open. Figure 333.
Section 7 — Schedule Screen Figure 334. Transparent Playlist Bin Window Edit a Channel Schedule After assigning playlists to channel, it may be necessary to adjust the length of one or more playlists. It may be desirable to have some playlists play repeatedly until the end of the schedule is reached or to play a playlist, for example, three times before moving to the next playlist in the schedule. You may wish to delete a playlist or assign additional playlists to the schedule.
Schedule Management Figure 335. Selected Channel Playlists The current start time (24-hour clock) and length in Hours:Minutes:Seconds (HH:MM:SS) of each playlist is listed in the Start and Length columns. 2. In the Start: field of the Playlist Details area, enter the desired start time for the playlist or use the Up/Down arrow keys to increase or decrease the start time. Note Clock times are in a 24-hour format in which 1:00pm is 13:00, 2:00pm is 14:00, etc. 3.
Section 7 — Schedule Screen 5. Press the [ENTER] key to set the new length for the selected playlist. As shown in Figure 337, the start time of the selected playlist was changed from 08:25:00 to 08:30:00 and its length was changed to 20 minutes (00:20:00) from its original 10 minutes (00:10:00). Figure 337. Playlist Start and Length Adjusted CAUTION Start time and length adjustments may leave gaps between playlists. These gaps will result in a black display in the channel for the length of the gap.
Schedule Management To repeat a playlist in the channel schedule, do the following: 1. Click on the playlist for which you wish to assign a repeat value. 2. In the Playlist Details Area, click the list button [V] on the Repeat dropdown to see the list of choices for that value (see Figure 338). Figure 338. Playlist Component Repeat Drop-Down List 3.
Section 7 — Schedule Screen Figure 339. Adjust Playlist Object End Time by Dragging. Note The 20-minute increment in the “for number of times” setting above is a function of the original 20-minute length of the playlist. The playlist is repeated in its entirety as many times as possible. Note The 30-minute increment in the “for duration” example above is a function of the time scale setting of 30M. If the time scale increment is 5M, the length of the playlist can be increased in five-minute increments.
Schedule Management Note The exact end time is based on the time scale increment. The end time border snaps to the nearest increment (up to the end of the one-day schedule) when the mouse button is released. Cut, Copy and Paste Playlists and Commands When building a schedule, it is often desirable to copy an existing playlist or command to another location in the schedule, or to remove a playlist or command from its current location and place it elsewhere in the schedule.
Section 7 — Schedule Screen Do one of the following: button on the Tool bar. • Click the Delete • Select Edit>Delete>Schedule from the Menu bar. Note This option is not available for commands in a Command Channel. • Press the [DEL] key on the keyboard. • Right click on the playlist and select Delete from the menu or press the [D] key on the keyboard (see Figure 340). Figure 340.
Schedule Management To copy the daily schedule for a playout or command channel to other calendar dates, do the following: 1. From the Schedule Display Window on the date you wish to copy, select the desired channel. 2. Select Action>Copy 1 day’s Schedule... from the Menu bar. The Copy Schedule dialog illustrated in Figure 341 appears. Figure 341. Copy Schedule Dialog The selected channel name appears in the title of this dialog. 3.
Section 7 — Schedule Screen Figure 342. Schedule Copy Destination Dates Selected 5. Click the OK button. The DCM Console copy confirmation dialog shown in Figure 343 appears Figure 343. DCM Console Copy Schedule Confirmation Dialog 6. Click the Yes button to copy the currently displayed schedule to the selected date(s). WARNING Any schedules that exist for the selected copy destination date(s) will be overwritten with the copied schedule. The prior schedule for that date can not be recovered.
Schedule Management Figure 344. August 25 Schedule Copied to August 278 Delete a Schedule Channel schedules are created for a single 24-hour period. They do not span multiple days; however, an existing daily channel schedule may be deleted for any date range on the calendar. To delete the daily schedule for a playout or command channel for specific calendar dates, do the following: 1. In the Schedule Display Area, select the channel for which you wish to delete a schedule. 2.
Section 7 — Schedule Screen Figure 345. Action Menu - Delete 1 Day’s Schedule The Delete 1 Day’s Schedule dialog illustrated in Figure 346 appears. The name of the selected channel appears in the dialog title. Figure 346. Delete 1 Day’s Schedule Dialog 3. If you wish to delete all channel schedules for the selected date, select the All channels option. 4. Select the date range by specifying the Start and End dates for which you wish to delete the daily schedule for the selected channel(s).
Schedule Management The DCM Console delete schedule confirmation dialog shown in Figure 348 appears. Figure 348. DCM Console Delete Schedule Confirmation Dialog 5. Click the Yes button to confirm deletion of the selected schedule(s) for the selected date range. Export a Schedule Schedule information can be exported from the DCM and copied directly to the HDMA-4000/HDMA-4100 playout device. To export a schedule from the DCM, do the following: 1. Select File>Export Schedule... from the Menu bar. 2.
Section 7 — Schedule Screen Figure 349. Export Schedule Dialog Both Playout Channels and Command Channels are listed in the dialog. Those channels which are currently open and selected in the appropriate Channel Type view have a check mark by their name. 3. If you wish to export a playout or command channel other than the one selected, select the desired channel. Note A maximum of one playout and one command channel may be selected simultaneously.
Schedule Management Figure 350. Browse for Folder Dialog Note If you wish to create a new folder for the exported schedule, click the Make New Folder button and create the desired folder. 5. Select the Repeat option if you wish to repeat the schedule for the selected Start Date on all subsequent days. The selected daily schedule will be repeated each day until the schedule is updated. Note End Date selection is disabled when the Repeat option is selected as the End Date s not used. 6.
Section 7 — Schedule Screen Figure 351. Export Dates Calendar 8. Click the OK button. The DCM Console export confirmation dialog shown in Figure 352 appears. Figure 352.
Schedule Management 9. Click the Yes button to begin the export of the selected channels schedules and, if applicable, associated material. When the schedule has been exported, the confirmation dialog illustrated in appears. Figure 353. Export Finished Confirmation 10. Click the OK button to close the dialog. A .txt file named schedule.txt (see Figure 354 for an example) is created in the specified folder location.
Section 7 — Schedule Screen Figure 354. Schedule.txt Example If the Export Material Option was selected, folders containing the exported material are also created in the designated export location. Copy Exported Schedule and Material Exported schedules and material may be copied directly to an HDMA-4000 or HDMA-4100 for playout. See the appropriate playout device manual for the location and settings for copying schedules and material exported from the DCM.
Section 8 Target Screen The Target screen is where devices are defined to which schedules and content will be distributed for playout. When the Target button is selected from the Navigation bar, or, one of the methods explained in Alternative Function Screen Access Methods on page 92 is used, the Target Screen with its associated display areas and function bars appears as illustrated in Figure 355.
Section 8 — Target Screen Note Figure 355 depicts the Target Display Area with servers, groups and clients added and a group selected. The Target Object Display Area will be blank when it is first accessed. Target Object Details The physical components that comprise the MediaEdge system are defined in the Target screen. The information that appears in the Target Object Display Area and the Target Object Details Area depends upon the type of target object that is selected in the Target Object Tree.
Target Object Details Click the “-” to collapse a portion of the tree that is expanded. Click the “+” to expand a portion of the tree that is collapsed. The Target Object Tree is organized with server objects at the top level, group objects on the next level(s) and client objects at the lowest levels. The object icons are illustrated in Table 7. Table 7.
Section 8 — Target Screen Figure 357. Server Object Selected in Target Object Tree If a group object is selected, all subgroups and clients associated with that group are displayed (see Figure 358). Figure 358. Group Object Selected in Target Object Tree If a client object is selected, nothing is displayed in the Target Object Display Area as nothing is associated with a client (see Figure 359). Figure 359.
Target Object Details Product The product (playout device) type associated with the object. Channel The playout channel (if any) assigned to the object. Note A Parent Group and its child groups may have different playout channel assignments. Command Channel The command channel (if any) assigned to the object. Note Groups may or may not have an assigned command channel depending on system configuration. IP Address The IP address assigned to the object.
Section 8 — Target Screen Figure 360. Server Target Object Details Name The server object name. IP Address The IP address assigned to the server. Shared Directory The alias assigned to the shared content directory when the MediaEdge server was installed. Account A Windows user account used to access the server. Password The password associated with the Windows user account. Update Start Time The time of day at which content, playlist and schedule updates will take place on the scheduled day(s).
Target Object Details Update Pattern The scheduled update interval for the server. Group Object Details A group is a user-defined container for MediaEdge clients and provides a way of organizing clients based on similar attributes. Figure 361 shows the details in the Target Object Details Area when a group object is selected. This information is entered when a group object is created (see Create a Group Object on page 293). This information can be edited at any time (see Edit a Group Object on page 299).
Section 8 — Target Screen Delivery The selected method of delivering content to playout devices. Client Object Details A client is a specific playout device in the MediaEdge system. Figure 362 shows the details in the Target Object Details Area when a client object is selected. This information is entered when a client object is created (see Create a Client Object on page 301). This information can be edited at any time (see Edit a Client Object on page 303). Figure 362.
Create a Server Object To define a MediaEdge server, follow these steps: 1. Do one of the following: • Click the New server button on the Tool bar. • Select File>New... >Server... from the Menu bar. • Right-Click on an existing target object in the Target Object Tree and select New>Server... from the menu or press the [S] key on the keyboard (see Figure 363). Figure 363. Right-Click New Object Menu The Create a New Server dialog shown in Figure 364 appears: Figure 364.
Section 8 — Target Screen 4. Enter the folder alias assigned to the shared content/FTP directory at the time the MediaEdge server was installed. See FTP Server Setup on page 41 for more information. 5. Enter the account name and password on the server that has access to the shared content/FTP folder. Note Enter the account name as either [computer name]\[user name] or [domain name]\[user name]. Note The account name password cannot be blank.
Edit a Server Object 11. Repeat Step 1 through Step 10 for any additional servers you wish to create. Edit a Server Object All of the details of a server object may be set to a value other than the original value. To change the values associated with a server object, click on the value(s) you wish to change in the Target Object Details Area and enter the desired value as explained below: Name Click in the name field and enter the desired server name (see Figure 366). Figure 366.
Section 8 — Target Screen Account Click in the Account field and enter the desired Windows user name used to access the server (see Figure 369). Figure 369. Server Account Name Entry Note The specified user name must have full administrative rights on the server. Password Click in the Password field and enter the password associated with the account specified for server access (see Figure 370). Figure 370.
Create a Group Object Figure 373. Server Update Pattern Settings Dialog Select the desired server update pattern and click the OK button. The selected update pattern appears in the Update Pattern Setting field as shown in Figure 374. Figure 374. Server Update Pattern Settings Create a Group Object A group is a target to which channel schedules are delivered. There is a direct relationship between channels and groups.
Section 8 — Target Screen Figure 375. Right-Click New Object Menu The Group Settings dialog shown in Figure 376 appears: Figure 376. Group Settings Dialog 2. Enter the desired name for the new group. 3. Click the list button [V] on the Product selection drop-down and select the desired product (playout device) from the list. The new group will be associated with this type of playout device only. See Figure 377.
Create a Group Object Figure 377. Group Product Drop-Down List 4. Click the list button [V] on the Server selection drop-down and select from the list the server with which the group will be associated. See Figure 378. Figure 378. Group Server Drop-Down List In the next step, the parent group is selected. Groups can be nested within other groups, if desired, allowing for the grouping of similar clients under a common parent group.
Section 8 — Target Screen Figure 379. Group Parent Group Drop-Down List 6. If you wish to associate a playout channel with this group, click the list button [V] on the Channel selection drop-down and select from the list the playout channel associated with this group. See Figure 380. Note Only the channels associated with the selected product type will be displayed. Figure 380. Group Channel Drop-Down List 7.
Create a Group Object Video on Demand (VOD) Content is downloaded on request in real time to the client (set-top box or computer) requesting the content. VOD client users may select video clips stored on the server for viewing, either from a dynamically updating menu, or through direct channel number selection via the remote control. The user can pause, stop and resume viewing content at any time.
Section 8 — Target Screen between the clients and a MediaEdge server. The MediaEdge server generates a multicast file when the multicast session is first created. This file contains information that the client(s) need to listen for the multicast. This is similar to tuning into a station on a radio. Each client that listens to the multicast adds no additional overhead on the server. In fact, the server sends out only one stream per multicast station.
Edit a Group Object The Update Pattern Settings dialog shown in Figure 385 appears. Figure 385. Update Pattern Settings Dialog The Daily setting allows selection of a daily interval (e.g.every 2 days, every 4 days, etc.) or an update every weekday (Monday through Friday) which will take place at the time scheduled in Step 6. The Weekly update settings allows the selection of the day each week on which the update will take place at the time scheduled in Step 6. 12.
Section 8 — Target Screen Server Click in the Server field and then click the list button [V] that appears in the field to see the list of defined MediaEdge servers. Select the desired server association from the list of choices (see Figure 387). Figure 387. Group Server Association Selection List Parent Group If the selected group is a child group assigned a parent group, the parent group association may be changed.
Create a Client Object Command Channel If a command channel is assigned to the selected group, the associated command channel may be changed. Click in the Command Channel field and then click the list button [V] that appears in the field to see the list of available command channels. Select the desired command channel association from the list of choices (see Figure 390). Figure 390.
Section 8 — Target Screen 2. Do one of the following: • Click the New client button on the Tool bar. • Select File>New... >Client... from the Menu bar. • Right-Click on an existing server or group object in the Target Object Tree and select New>Client... from the menu or press the [C] key on the keyboard (see Figure 392). Figure 392. Right-Click New Object Menu The Create a New Client dialog shown in Figure 393 appears: Figure 393. Create a New Client Dialog 3.
Edit a Client Object Edit a Client Object All of the details of a client object may be set to a value other than the original value. To change the values associated with a client object, click on the value(s) you wish to change in the Target Object Details Area and enter the desired value as explained below: Name Click in the name field and enter the desired client name (see Figure 394). Figure 394.
Section 8 — Target Screen Delete a Target Object To delete a target object from the Target Object Tree, do the following: 1. Select the object you wish to delete in the Target Object Tree. Note If you delete a server object, all groups and clients associated with that server object will also be deleted. If you delete a group, all child groups and clients associated with the selected group will also deleted. 2. Do one of the following: • Click the Delete button on the Tool bar.
Manually Update Servers and Groups length, etc.) which need to be updated before the scheduled time, a manual update can be initiated. Note Manual updates do not cancel any scheduled automatic updates. These will still take place at the scheduled time. To perform a manual update, do the following: 1. Select File>Update... from the Menu bar. The Update Settings dialog illustrated in Figure 399 appears. Figure 399. Update Channel Dialog Note Not all groups appear in the Group section of this dialog.
Section 8 — Target Screen 2. Select the server(s) and group(s) for which you wish to initiate a manual update. 3. Click the OK button. 4. The DCM Console update confirmation dialog shown in Figure 400 appears. Figure 400. DCM Console Update Confirmation Dialog 5. Click the Yes button to confirm the server/group update. The DCM Console update started dialog shown in Figure 401 appears.
Manually Update Servers and Groups Figure 401. DCM Console Update Started Dialog 6. Click the OK button to close the dialog. CAUTION If significant changes have been made to content, playlist or channels, such as adding large content files, the manual update must be performed with sufficient time in advance of the schedule playlist start time to allow the content to be uploaded to playout devices. Numerous large files could take some time to upload.
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Appendix A Limitations This section documents the various limitations inherent in MediaEdge playout devices and the Display Content Manager. Simultaneous Playback Limitations The number in () indicates the maximum number of files of the specified type that can be played simultaneously on the indicated playout device. HDMA-4000/HDMA-4100/STB3/STB4/STB4H • Video - (1) • Still Image - (1) Note Still images are limited to a maximum resolution of 2000x2000 pixels.
Appendix A — Limitations SWT3-DS/SWT4 • Video - (4) • Still Image - (16) • Ticker - (2) • Flash - (4) • HTML - (4) • Audio - (4) • QuickTime - (4) Note QuickTime material is supported by SWT4 only. Overlapping Playlist Content Material can be registered in a playlist even if playback times overlap. For example, even though a Ticker and a Flash animation cannot be played simultaneously, they can exist in a playlist with overlapping times.
Playlist Limitations SWT3/SWT4 Any layout size between 480x480 and 1920x1920 may be specified. Layout Regions • Up to 20 content regions may be defined per layout. • One video-enabled region may be defined for HDMA-4000/HDMA4100/STB3-DS/STB4/STB4H layouts. • Up to four video-enabled regions may be defined for SWT3/SWT4 layouts. Playlist Limitations • The minimum playlist duration is 15 seconds. • The maximum playlist duration is 23 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds.
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Index A add content audio 147 Flash 138 HTML 143 QuickTime 140 serial command 154 still image 127 ticker 132 URI 150 video 124 volume 159 adjust column width channel 249 material screen 111 playlist region 223 audio add material 147 edit properties 149 supported file types 23, 108 B bin window display settings playlist 224 schedule 263 C categories layout 175 material 114 playlist 206 channel assign playlists to 255 command assign commands to 259 create 246 delete 251 edit schedule 264 open 248 playout c
Index launch application 89 material screen 107 overview 20 package contents 13 partial installation on server 71 playout devices 23 server software 24 supported content types 22 workflow 94 delete channel 251 command from schedule 269 layout 201 material 164 playlist 237 playlist components 236 playlist from schedule 269 schedule 273 target object 304 display layouts by category 176 material by category 114 material type 109 playlists by category 206 target objects 283 display grid, layout 186 documentatio
Index create 183 create region 188 delete 201 delete region 198 display grid 186 paste region 194 region color coding 177 undo operations 199 layout screen 91, 173 categories 175 create categories 179 create layout 183 delete categories 181 details 174 edit categories 181 limitations 309 layout 310 overlapping playlist content 310 playlist 311 schedule 311 simultaneous playback 309 edit ticker properties 133 edit URI properties 151 edit video properties 125 edit volume properties 162 manage categories 114
Index edit 227 preview 237 repeat settings 230 undo operations 236 playlist screen 92, 203 create categories 208 delete categories 210 details 204 edit categories 210 playout devices 23 preview playlist 237 preview material 163 update channel 251 view channel information 254 serial command create material 154 edit properties 156 server object create 288 details 285 edit 291 software download from web 7 software package contents 13 still image add material 127 edit properties 130 supported file types 22, 10
Index U undo 199, 236, 270 upload material 165 URI create material 150 edit properties 151 V video add material 124 edit properties 125 supported file types 22, 108 volume create material 159 edit properties 162 W web site documentation 7 web site FAQ database 7 web site Grass Valley 7 web site software download 7 workflow diagram 95 Display Content Manager — Installation and User Guide 317
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