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Sophisticated layout tools.
The software that comes preloaded on the publisher and player units
includesanumberoffreelayouts,soyoucanbeupandrunning,displaying
your choice of content in a professionally designed format fast.
Or you can create your own. The intuitive layout and design tool makes it
easy.Adjust,resize,position,andlayerzoneswithasimpleclickanddrag!
Also,youcanmanuallysetpixelorpercentagemeasurementstoachieve
pixel-accuratealignmentorlockamoviezonetoadesiredaspectratio(16:9,
5:4,or4:3).
Set up one or more screen layouts containing one or more rectangular
zonesfordisplay,eitherinaportraitorlandscapescreenconfiguration.Every
zone in the display layout has its own playlist to which you can add multiple
stored media files.
You also get the flexibility to format text so it’s consistent with the look
andfeelofyourbusiness’branding.That’sbecausetheiCOMPELsupports
importingcustomfonts.Youcansettheirstyle,weight,andcolor,aswell
as control their scroll speed across the screen.
Schedule playlists for different times of the day.
AlliCOMPELpublisherscanproduceandcontrolmultiplecontentchannels.
Thisway,youcandeliverahigh-impactdisplaytotheparticularaudienceor
segmentofcustomersbeforeyou,whetheryouneedtoshowstoredmediaor
live media.
Every zone in the display layout can run on its own schedule. When you
activateaschedule,therelevantmediawillappear,aslaidout,onyourdisplay.
Different layouts can be scheduled to play at different times of the day. Each
playlist runs in a continuous loop per a preset schedule
YoucanshowavideofilestoredontheiCOMPEL’sinternaldisk(oron
modelswithavideocapturecard,showlivevideo),showtextfromaninternal
feed,andmore.UsingtheRSSsubscriberfeatures,youcanalsodisplaytext
feedsfromtheInternet—whichisgreatforstreamingnewsorstocktickers.
Plus,iCOMPELsupportsgeneral-purposeinput/output(GPIO)capabilities
so content playing can be triggered (or halted) by signals originating from
externaldeviceinputs.Attachamotionsensor,forexample,andprogramthe
systemtoactivateascreenwhenthesensordetectssomeoneapproaching—
greatforsavingenergyandextendingscreenlife.OrsetupiCOMPELto
provide emergency notification based on a signal sent when a secure door
is opened or when an environmental condition occurs.
Includes FREE layouts. Customize them how you like!
Resize and position items in precise increments or click and drag. Overlap and
make zones transparent. iCOMPEL supports unlimited zones for text or still
images, up to 15 zones for HTML, and either two or four zones for video
(depending on the series ordered).
Activate scheduled content delivery from the playlist interface.
iCOMPEL: Design and Publishing Tools
» HTML (set up one or more
zones as a Web page from
an existing Web server or
an intranet)
» XML feeds
» RSS subscriber feeds (to
automatically collect and
display dynamic textural feeds
from the Internet)
» Live video (on the
versions with
built-incapturecardsforHD
Video,ATSC/QAM,orDVB-T)
Media supported:
» JavaScript
» PowerPoint
» Flash11
» Real
™
1,2,3,4
» MPEG1,2,4(DivX
®
)
» QuickTime
» AVI
» MP3andWAV
» GIF,TIFF,JPEG,BMP,andPNG
still images
» Staticorscrollingtext—inany
direction or at various speeds
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