User manual

Introduction

This document covers the technical aspects of the configuration of a dCine Media Player. This

includes configuration of enterprise features and integration with other systems and technologies.

This document is for service engineers and custom installers. This document covers low level

configuration options that only a trained engineer should use or need to use. For genral operation,

please refer to the user manual.

Basic architecture

The dCine runs on windows based operating systems. It is made up of three executables.

1. Bootstrap.exe

2. GUIapp.exe

3. MediaPlayer.exe

A typical install has a hard disk with two partitions - (1) The system partition containing the

operating system, and (2) the video/data partition including the dCine software and video content

files. This partition is usually defined as drive “V” under the operating system. Having separate

system/application partitions allows for the system partition to be restored from an image/backup

without destroying the dCine install and all the media loaded onto the system.

The system will have a user called “player” with administrator privileges. This user account is set

with a password of “player” and will auto login when the system boots.

BootStrap.exe

Bootstrap is the initial process run when starting the system. It should have a link to it from the

special “startup” folder in the start menu. It will start the dCine software after auto login. This

ensures the software is started when the system is booted.

Bootstrap performs a number of setup tasks to ensure the system is operating correctly.

1. It will check to see if a more up to date release package is in the channel directory. If it finds

a newer version, it will install that version.

2. It will check the licenses and if need be, download a VPN configuration that goes with that