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4. WorkingwithSMIL
TheCD‐1010usesopencommunicationsprotocolsforhighlyflexiblecontentpresentationand
playbackcontrol.SMIL‐compliancemeanspredictableresultsacrossmultipledevices,andSMIL’snon‐
proprietarynaturemeansthatyourinvestmentsareneverobsolete.
4.1. Introduction
UsingSMIL(pronounced“smile”),thelanguagecreatedbyW3Cformultimediacommunications,the
mediaplayerunderstandsthelanguage“spoken”byprofessionaltoolsfromcompaniessuchas
Adobe,Apple,Microsoft,andRealNetworks.Whatthismeansisquicker,easier,andbetter
integrationofyourplayersintoyourdigitalsignagenetworks,openingupavenues
ofsoftware
controlsandrealizingthefullpotentialofyourplayerhardwaredowntheroad.
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4.2. PlayingaSMILdemo
ThedemonstrationfilescanbefoundintheSoftwareandDocumentationCD.
Step1:PreparecontentsusingaPC
PrepareaformattedUSBdrive(usingthe“FAT32”filesystem
option).CopytheentiresampleSMILdirectorywithallitscontent
filesfromSoftwareandDocumentationCDtotheUSBdrive.Make
suretheSMILdirectoryshows
upintherootdirectoryoftheUSB
drive.
Step2:Uploadcontentstoplayer
PoweruptheCD‐1010.Bootingtakesabout90seconds.
Whentheorangebootindicatorlampgoesout,insert
USBdriveintotheUSBporttobeginupload.Allfiles
undertheSMILdirectorywillbecopiedtotheplayer
and
thesamplecontentswillbegintoplay.
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4.3. www.asmil.orgforDevelopers
ThemediaplayerutilizesW3CSMILopenstandard,makingiteasiertocustomizetoyourproject
managementneeds.Forresources,downloads,andcommunitysupport,pleasevisitwww.a‐smil.org
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