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iCOMPEL EDS: Content Creation
Key productivity tools of the iCOMPEL EDS software:
» Drag-and-droplayout,design,andzonemanipulationtools.
» Playlist folders for organizing content.
» An interface for monitoring remotely over an IP network.
» Adirectlinktoexternalinfo,suchasHTMLcontentandRSSfeeds.
» Auto-Video/Auto-Picturefunctionsforeasierexternalcontentupdates.
» “Adhoc”function.Quicklyupdatemessagesrightatascreentoissue
announcements,sendoutalerts,ormakealayoutchangeonthefly.
» Enables easy streaming of video channels into playlists and zones.
» Supportsquicktilingofapresentationacrossscreensinvideowalls*.
» Supports IPTV content streamed from an external streaming device.
» Enables you to e-mail a presentation to another user right from the
software interface — a real time-saver in collaborative workflows.
» Kioskmodemakesiteasytocreateinteractivemenus,eitherfromthe
composerorzone-basedHTMLpages.
» Grid and guidelines for content positioning without gaps between zones.
» Choosealanguage:English,French,Spanish,Portuguese,German,Italian,
Danish,Swedish,Norwegian,Polish,Czech,Russian,Arabic,Greek,
andSimplifiedorTraditionalChinese.
» Showshowmanyplayersareon-line,offline,andorinanerrorstate,
and can send e-mail error notifications to a system administrator.
Sophisticated content creation and authoring tools.
TheiCOMPELEDSsystemalsofeaturesacontent-centricinterfaceforcreating
screenlayoutsinasnap.Thisuniquecomposertoolnotonlyenablescontent
authoringandcontentcreation,butyoucanalsocreatespecialeffectswithout
workingwithinFlash!
Intuitive layout and design tools make it easy to:
•Setupeye-catchingeffectsforpagetransitions,objectanimations,
imagereflection,shadowing,roundedcornersonobjects,andmore.
•Createimpressivetransparentlayersviaalphacolorbackgroundsettings.
•Adjust,resize,position,andlayerzoneswithasimpleclickanddrag.
•Setpixel-exactpositioningjustbykeyinginXandYcoordinatesand
the width and height of your image object.
•Setbackgroundcolororimages.
Loadingavideoisassimpleasopeningthesoftware’smediamanager
interface,selectingavideo,anddraggingittotheworkspace.Youcanthen
place it where you like and resize it by dragging a handle on the bottom corner.
Youcanalsoformattextsoit’sconsistentwiththelookandfeelofyour
branding.TheiCOMPELEDSenablesyoutosetthetype,size,style,weight,
and color of fonts as well as control their scroll speed across the screen and
theiralignmentonthedisplay.What’smore,objectscanbeanimatedinor
out of a page based on comprehensive animation.
Guidelineshelpyoualigncontentwhereyouwantit.Plus,itgivesyou
animmediatepreviewofyourscreen,showingyouresultsinrealtime.
Build your digital screen
presentation using the
iCOMPEL EDS’s composer
tool. It features a grid-
based palette and
sophisticated design tools.
Use the unique composer tools to create professional effects .
Click on an icon
to add a specific
type of media.
Add text
Add image Add video Add Flash Add audio
Add file
container
After a new playlist of screens is created and saved in the composer tool,
the system creates a window for easily managing that playlist:
Play/stop
instant playlist
Schedule
playlist
Instant play/stop
Move mouse over to
see a thumbnail
preview of the playlist
User permission
Publish playlist
Export playlist
Preview playlist
Copy playlist
Delete playlist
Double-click to open
composer and edit playlist
Double-click to edit
playlist properties
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