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FUN BILLBOARD DEMO USER MANUAL
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Right click on the file will show a list of all actions that can be performed on this file (play
mode, screen mode or remove from the list).
Visualization/Multimedia library is strongly correlated with another important feature of
the system; Playlists (described in the chapter below).
Fig. 34. The Media library tab with the list of multimedia files
8.3.10.Playlists (visualization)
This feature enables the system to automatically play text, music, pictures, video on the
big screen according to a schedule. This feature is especially useful when the system
rarely receives SMS messages from the audience.
A playlist consists of so-called events. An event is defined as one video clip, one piece of
music, one picture or one text message sent to the screen. Events follow each other. The
interval between events may be fixed or variable (random) depending on user’s settings.
A playlist is simply a set of several events that follow one after another in order to:
a. Draw the audience’s attention
b. Encourage the audience to send text messages
c. Make a presentation of a place, product or service
d. A, b and c
Optionally, when a playlist is being played, the audience may send text messages to the
screen and „interact” with the playlist.
Playlist can work from start to finish, or it can be “looped” and start from the beginning
after finish (when Play in the loop option is selected).
8.3.10.1.Description of the main playlist options
Name: The name should be descriptive and should uniquely identify the playlist, for
instance: „3 girls talking”.