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iCOMPEL EDS: Content Control
TheiCOMPELEDSManagersoftwaregivesyouanintuitiveplatformfor
creatingdynamic,attention-gettingsignagepresentations,schedulingplayout,
and grouping players.
Simple to control.
Fullymanageyoursignagepresentationsusingplaylistsandtools,which
provideyouwitheasy,drag-and-dropcontrolfromanysupportedWebbrowser
runningaFlash
®
plug-in.
FromthePlaylistManagementscreen,youcanbebuildingscreensin
minutes,droppingvariousmediaintozoneswithinanewtemplate.Addtext,
tickers,images,videos,multicaststreams,Flash,andaudiowithease.Itsupports
1080pvideodecodingaswellasFlashandHTMLmedianatively.
RSStickertextiseasytoaddwithiCOMPELEDS.Tickerscanbehorizontal,
vertical,orblockstyle—greatforspeedyreadersannoyedbytickercrawls.
Onceyou’vedroppedmediafilesintoaplaylistandsavedit,you’llbeable
to access a live preview of the playlist simply by moving your mouse over the
preview thumbnail.
Full-screen or mulitzone layouts.
Thesoftwaresupportsfull-screenandmultizonelayouts,andenablesyou
to optimize resolutions for maximum display performance. Screens can be set
upin90ºrotatedportraitmodeorlandscapeconfigurations.
What’smore,screenscanbeinakioskorinatouchscreenapplicationfor
maximum customer interaction — no extra touch licenses need to be purchased;
thissupportisbuiltintotheplatform.Stream-infunctionalitydoesn’trequire
a license either.
Zone,composer,orfull-screenplaylistsoraqueueofplaylistscanbescheduled
for playout at specific times. Every zone in the display layout can play content
independentlyfromeachother.TheiCOMPELEDSSubscriberautomatically
synchronizes content and starts playout of scheduled playlists.
Optimized for commercial ad networks.
Thesystemsupportsaggregatesfromadnetworks,soyoucansubscribetoa
networkandsetupyouriCOMPELEDSsystemtoplayadsatcertainintervalsin
yoursignage.Or,ifyoulike,youcancreatezonestodisplayadsdirectlyfrom
advertisers.
Inadditiontoplayeralertreportingforsmooth24/7operation,the
iCOMPELEDSsupportsadvancedplayout(proofofperformance)reporting
for customer billing in digital out-of-home advertising networks. Plus through
playergroupingormetatagging(licenserequired),youcangivemediabuyersthe
flexibility to choose where and when their ad is shown. This dynamic function
ensures that advertisers get maximum attention at the point of sale.
Change messaging right at the screens.
TheSimpleUserInterfacefunctionmakesiteasyforofficestaffandlocation
managerstomake“ad-hoc”changestospecificplaylistsbyusingasimple
forms-driven interface. This is ideal for welcome screens or meeting room
information boards.
Evenbetter,youcansetlimitsonwhichfieldstheseuserscanchange,
so they don’t inadvertently make a mess of your digital presentations.
From the welcome screen, choose from a library of screen templates.
Get up and running quickly with the intuitive iCOMPEL management software.
From the first screen,
click on an icon to
begin managing your
digital signage system.
Typical iCOMPEL EDS workflow:
Content Upload
Content Elements
Video
Content elements
for selected zone
in sequential
order in Zone 1
Content elements
for selected zone
in sequential
order in Zone 2
Create Schedule B
for Group X with
Playlist A
Group X loops Playlist A during Schedule B
Player 1 of Group X Player 2 of Group X Player (n) of Group X
Download of
Schedule B for
Group X and
related playlist
and content
Selected zone
layout template
for Playlist A
Pictures Flash
iCOMPEL EDS Manager Software
Hosted on a Server
Video 1
Video 2
Video 3
Picture 1
Flash 1
Picture 2
Upload
content
Manage
playlists
See
playlists
in weekly...
…or in
monthly
rotations
Manage
subscriber
players
Manage
groups of
subscriber
players
Compile
logs for
playout
verification
Compile
reports
Manage
accounts
Manage
FTP users
Assign or
change user
information
Fine-tune
resolution
for remote
display
Read all
about the
software
Manage
metatag
events
Manage
meta words