Moderro NMP012 User Guide
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Contents 1. Introduction 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Scope......................................................................................... 1 Terminology................................................................................ 1 Overview of Moderro VideoWall Solution................................... 1 Workflow..................................................................................... 3 2. Setting Up the Video Wall 2.1 Connecting the Hardware..................................................
Configuring Video Wall 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 5 Video Wall Composition 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 6 Identify All Devices in Video Wall.............................................. 20 Reboot All Devices in Video Wall.............................................. 20 Delete Video Wall..................................................................... 21 Upgrade All Devices in the Wall at Once.................................. 21 Change the Measurement Units...............................................
10.1 Moving Video Wall to Cloud Portal........................................... 45 10.2 Monitoring from Cloud.............................................................. 45 10.3 Controlling from Cloud.............................................................. 45 11 Device and Video Wall Status 12 Preferences 13 Upgrading VideoWall Manager 14. Other Information Customer Support.............................................................................
1. Introduction This chapter explains the scope of the user guide and provides an overview of the Moderro VideoWall solution. 1.1 Scope The document describes how to install, configure and operate Moderro VideoWall Manager 2.0.24 with the Moderro Xpack Media Player and covers the basics of VideoWall Management Service on the cloud. 1.2 Terminology The following terms are used interchangeably in this user guide. They all refer to Moderro video wall controller.
Highly-Efficient Cloud Based Service Xpack Media Players and video walls can be monitored and managed with our cloud-based service from a computer, anywhere, at any time. You can see the content being played on each video wall by checking the screenshots sent from each player. Status reports and detailed information about the player and video wall are available for better monitoring. Simple and Easy Installation and Operation The setup of the Moderro VideoWall solution is easy.
1.4 Workflow Here is the workflow that describes the most common steps you would take to play video on your video wall. Video File - If the video stream is not compatible, the VideoWall Manager will split and separately re-encode streams, and then transfer the cropped portions of the video to each device.
2. Setting Up the Video Wall This chapter explains how to set up the equipment and start the video wall application. 2.1 Connecting the Hardware Refer to the Quick User Guide for the Moderro Xpack Media Player for easy hardware installation instructions. 2.2 Downloading, Installing and Launching the VideoWall Application on Windows Refer to the Quick User Guide for the Moderro Xpack Media Player for easy hardware ins 2.2.1 Create an Account on Cloud Portal 1.
4. Click Sign Up. 5. A verification email will be sent to your email address. 6. Click the link in the email to activate your account. 2.2.2 Log in and Download the VideoWall Application from the Cloud You must first login to download the VideoWall Manager. 1. Navigate to https://videowall.moderro.com. 2. Click Log In on the top menu. 3. Enter your username and password and click Log In. 4. Click Windows to download the Windows version of the VideoWall application. 5.
2.2.3 Install and launch the VideoWall Application 1. Double click on the saved *.exe file to start the installation process. 2. When Open File – Security Warning appears, click the Run button to run the software. 3. When the warning Do you want to allow this app from an unknown publisher to make changes to your device pops up, click Yes. 4. Select the language to use during the installation. Click OK. 5. Select Destination Location and click Next. 6. Select Start Menu Folder. 7.
2.3 Creating Video Wall and Adding Devices 1. Click New VideoWall button on the bottom of the Walls and Devices pane. 2. Enter the name of the wall. 3. Click Add. 4. Add Devices to Wall window appears. If there are no unmanaged devices in the application: 1. Click Discover… button in the Add Devices to Wall window. 2. Discovered devices are listed under Discovered Devices. The grayed-out devices are the devices managed by the cloud and can’t be added. 3.
2.4 Discovering and Adding Device Devices can be discovered and added to the application first, and then add them to the videowall later. 1. Click Discover Devices button on the top of the Walls and Devices pane to discover all devices in the same network. The grayed-out devices are the devices managed by the cloud and can’t be added. 2. Select the devices you want to add from the Discovered Devices list and click Add Selected Devices. 3. Added devices appear in Walls and Devices pane.
2.5 Adding Device Manually 1. Click Discover Devices button to discover all devices in the same network. 2. Click Add Device Manually. 3. Enter IP address and give a name to the device. 4. Click Add. 5. Added device appears under Walls and Devices. 6. To close the Discover Devices window, click Cancel.
3. Configuring Device This chapter explains how to configure the Xpack Media Player settings. The area surrounded by a red box is called the Walls and Devices pane. 3.1 Identify Device 1. Select the device from the Walls and Devices pane. 2. Click the Identify button from the Device Control pane to display the following information about the device on the screen.
3.2 Rename Device 1. To rename the device, select the device from the Walls and Devices pane. 2. Click Rename button in the General tab. 3. Enter a new device name and click OK. Note: The name of the device should not exceed 30 characters and only allows alphanumeric characters and spaces. 3.3 Manage Storage This section describes how to delete assets from each device. An asset is a collection of video files and can be thought of as a playlist.
3.4 Unregister Device When the device in the video wall is unregistered, any active playback on the device will be stopped. When a device that’s managed by the Cloud is unregistered, any active playback on the device will be stopped and the device’s cloud-enable property becomes false. There are two ways to unregister a device from the application. Method 1: 1. Select the device from the Walls and Devices pane. 2. Click Unregister button in the General tab. A confirmation dialog appears. 3.
3.7 Manage Network and Time Since the device doesn’t have a real-time clock that keeps track of the current time, it needs to get current time from an external source. The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used to synchronize the time of a device to NTP server time. The Precision Time Protocol (PTP) is a protocol used to synchronize slave clocks to a master clock to ensure that event timestamps in all devices use the same time base. We recommend users setup devices as follows.
3.7.1 NTP (Network Time Protocol) Enable NTP: When NTP is enabled, the device will get time from the NTP server. Every 5 minutes, the device synchronizes with the server. When a change in the configuration is made, it requires a reboot to take effect. 1. Select the device from the Walls and Devices pane. 2. Click the Network tab. 3. Check NTP Enabled to enable NTP. Configure NTP Server: 1. Select the device from the Walls and Devices pane. 2. Click the Network tab. 3. Click Edit. Edit window appears. 4.
3.7.2 PTP (Precision Time Protocol) After a configuration change, reboot the player to take effect. 1. Select the device from the Walls and Devices pane. 2. Click the Network tab. 3. Click on the PTP drop down list and select the mode. PTP Master: Device will act as PTP master. Make sure only one PTP master exists in the same subnet. If there are more than one PTP master running in the same subnet, PTP slave devices may not synchronize correctly.
3.8 AV Output 3.8.1 Brightness, Contrast, Saturation The brightness, contrast, and saturation of the video output are configurable. By default, brightness is 0%, contrast and saturation is 100%. 1. Select the device from the Walls and Devices pane. 2. Click the Output tab. 3. In the Video section, change the values as desired. The changes will take effect immediately. 3.8.2 Volume By default, the value of audio is 0% so you can’t hear audio. The volume of device audio can be adjusted by: 1.
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3.9.1 HDMI Connection User can select either HDMI or Analog as audio output. By default, it uses HDMI. To use analog audio output, connect a 3.5 mm mini-jack audio cable to the AV interface of the device. 1. Select the device from the Walls and Devices pane. 2. Click the Display tab. 3. Check for HDMI Connected. If it shows No, it might be due to one of the following: • Display is off • HDMI cable is not connected • Video adapter is used 3.9.
3.10 Upgrade Device Individually Follow the procedure below to upgrade a device individually. 1. Select the device from the Walls and Devices pane. 2. Click the Upgrade tab. 3. Click Select Firmware. It will list all available firmware. 4. Select one from the list and click OK. A confirmation dialog appears. 5. Check or uncheck the Reboot after upgrade checkbox. 6. Click Upgrade. Check the progress bar to monitor the upgrade progress. 7.
4 Configuring Video Wall This chapter explains how to configure the video wall. 4.1 Identify All Devices in Video Wall 1. Select the wall from the Walls and Devices pane. 2. Click Identify from the Wall Control pane to learn the following information about the devices which will be displayed on each screen. • Date • Name • IP • Uptime • Product • Version • Build • NTP • PTP Mode/Source 4.2 Reboot All Devices in Video Wall You can reboot all devices in the video wall at once. 1.
4.3 Delete Video Wall When a video wall is deleted, wall composition will be lost and any active playback will be stopped. Devices in the video wall will remain listed in the Walls and Devices pane as unassigned devices. When a video wall that’s being managed by the Cloud is deleted, the video wall will be removed from both Cloud and VideoWall Manager. There are two ways to delete a video wall: Method 1: 1. Select the wall from the Walls and Devices pane. 2.
5 Video Wall Composition This chapter explains how to create a video wall composition. 5.1 Change the Measurement Units By default, the VideoWall Manager uses inches as its unit of measurement used in composition and display profiles. You can change the measurement units to centimeters. 1. Go to File > Preferences. 2. Click on the drop down list next to Units in the Measurement units section. 3. Select Centimeters or Inches. 4. Click Close to close the window. 5.
5.3 Grid Layout Mode The grid Layout Mode allows users to configure the video wall in a traditional grid or matrix pattern using identical displays with uniform spacing. This mode allows users to adjust the video wall size (number and size of displays), device assignment, bezels of display, spacing between displays and video wall rotation. Follow the procedures below to configure a video wall composition in Grid mode. 1. Select the wall from the Walls and Devices pane. 2.
Use the Show Device Positions button to display the position names (e.g. A0, A1, B0, etc) on the physical displays. There are 2 ways to configure display settings, custom settings or defined display profiles. Click the drop-down list of Display Profile option and then select custom or defined profile. - Custom setting allows user to manually define display’s diagonal length, aspect ratio, and bezel widths.
Bezels –Specifies the distance between the visible portion and the outer edge of the display. Horizontal and vertical spacing - Specifies the space between screens. Rotation – The video wall will be rotated to the given angle.
5.4 Artistic Layout Mode Artistic layout mode allows users to configure the video wall in free layout and create more visually appealing arrangements of the displays. Artistic mode allows you to: • Use a mix of different displays. Users can mix and match displays of different brand, sizes and aspect ratio. • Move each display to a desired position. • Rotate the selected display at any angle. • Specify the display panel size. Follow the procedures below to configure a video wall composition in Artistic mode.
Canvas size and position get dynamically adjusted when the device is moved or the size/angle of display is changed, if the Auto-resize Canvas option is enabled. The canvas size/position/angle can also be manually adjusted by disabling the Autoresize Canvas option and changing the size/position/angle parameters. Use the Show Device Positions button to display the device names on the physical displays.
Options in the Composition Work Area Zoom – Specifies zoom level. Auto-resize Canvas – When checked, canvas size and position automatically get optimized when the display position, size, or angle is changed. Enable Docking – When checked, the display object will snap to the nearest intersection in the grid (if the grid is visible) or snap to another display object. Enable Grid – When checked, the grid becomes visible. Grid Setting – Clicking the wheel button displays the grid setting box.
6 Selecting and Configuring Content This chapter explains how to locate and add video and still image files as the source contents. 6.1 Video File This section describes how to add a video file, such as mp4, mkv, and ts, to the content. Audio only files, such as mp2, mp3, and aac can also be added. 1. Select the wall from the Walls and Devices pane. 2. Click the Content tab. 3. Click Add Files. Add File dialog appears. 4. Select a video file and click Open.
6.2 Slideshow This section describes how to create a video slideshow from still images, such as jpeg, png, and bmp. Follow these steps to create a video slideshow. 1. Select the wall from the Walls and Devices pane. 2. Click the Content tab. 3. Click Add Slideshow. Add File dialog appears. 4. Select still images and click Open. Slideshow configuration window opens. 5. Configure the slideshow. The slideshow parameters are explained in the section 6.2.1. 6. Click Save and close.
6.2.1 Slideshow Parameters Slideshow Name - Short name of the slideshow to display in content lists. ramerate – The number of frames for each second of video generated. The tool will F generate video at the framerate selected. 29.97fps & 59.94fps are recommended if you are using common 60Hz displays. ideo resolution - Clarity and sharpness of the output video.
Picture train settings Orientation - Choose to build either a vertical or a horizontal stripe of pictures. Speed – The stripe of pictures will be shifted by this length each frame. Use positive values to scroll right-to-left/up-to-down and negative for the opposite direction. Slide spacing – The spacing between slides. Background texture – The background texture to use. The texture will scroll along with slide stripe. Background distance (parallax) – The background scrolling speed settings.
6.3 YouTube and Vimeo This section explains how to add YouTube and Vimeo videos as the source content. Note: Add YouTube and Add Vimeo buttons become active only when you are connected to the Cloud. In VideoWall Manager 2.0.24, there are some limitations in downloading YouTube and Vimeo videos: 1. You may not be able to download the best quality video from YouTube. YouTube often provides multiple streams for each file in several formats.
7 C onfiguring and Building Compatible Video This chapter explains how to configure and build compatible videos. Before building videos from video files and still images, make sure the video wall composition is configured and the source contents are added.
Follow the steps below to build videos. 1. Select the wall from the Walls and Devices pane. 2. Click the Build tab. 3. Configure Settings. Details of the settings are described in the section 7.1. 4. Click the Build button to start building video. Estimated encoding time is shown. If the contents are modified from the previous build, the button to start build is renamed to Rebuild. 5. When successfully completed, it shows the message Build up to date.
7.1 Transcoder Settings Transcoding is the process of converting one digital format to another. 7.1.1 Video Scaling The video scaling option allows you to determine how videos will be scaled to fit in a video wall. This option has no effect if the video and the video wall have the same aspect ratio. Also, this option has no effect on the video slideshow. Stretch to fit wall: Scales the video to fill the video wall.
Rules that determine video stream compatibility are: • None of the output streams (and canvas) requires rotation. • Video codec is h264 (AVC). • Video width is not greater than 1920px AND video height is not greater than 1080px. • H264 profile level is not greater than 4.2. • Frame rate is not greater than 60.0fps. If all criteria are met, the video is treated as a compatible video. Max. Compatibility: Always re-encode video and audio streams to guarantee maximum compatibility.
7.1.3 Transcoding Mode Sets the transcoding mode. Increasing the picture quality level leads to a more precise analysis of the original picture, and makes the encoding engine’s internal settings finer. Custom Settings: Give users more control over compatibility settings. Video Encoder Mode: Sets the transcoding mode. As the precision of picture analysis and quality of picture increases, the output speed decreases.
7.2 Save Built Content to Local Storage VideoWall Manager allows you to save the generated video to your computer to use it in the future. 1. When the video is built successfully, Click Save. A window appears. 2. Specify the location to save the contents, enter folder name and click Save. 3. When saved successfully, Save complete message appears under the progress bar.
8 Publishing Generated Video to Device Once the videos are built successfully, transfer them to the devices to play them locally. 1. Select the wall from the Walls and Devices pane. 2. Click the Publishing tab. 3. Set Build to Publish. Specify the location of videos that will be transferred to the devices. - Wall’s current build: Set to this if you want to choose the videos that you just built. - Browse: Find saved videos in your local storage. Recently saved videos: List of recently saved videos. 4.
5. Click Start. A confirmation dialog appears. 6. Click OK to start transferring videos. Videos will be transferred to the devices and stored under the asset name specified in the step 4. Any devices that are playing the asset will be stopped. 7. When the transfer is done successfully, it shows Done in the Progress column.
9 Playing Back Video 9.1 Play Published Content Videos will play continuously until you stop the playback or delete the wall/device. If the device is rebooted while playing the video, it will automatically start playing the video by calculating the start time and current time. 1. Select the wall from the Walls and Devices pane. 2. Click the Playback tab. 3. Click on the Asset drop down list. 4. Select the asset you want to play. Asset Status gets updated and informs the user if it’s valid. 5. Click Play.
9.2 Delete Asset from All Devices in the Wall 1. Select the wall from the Walls and Devices pane. 2. Click the Playback tab. 3. Click on the Asset drop down list. 4. Select the asset you want to delete. 5. Click Delete Asset. If the selected asset name exists in the device, it will be deleted from the storage of each device. 9.3 Play Multicast Stream Playback of UDP multicast is supported with some limitations. • Composition should not contain rotation in display or canvas.
9.4 Wall View and Proof of Play The wall view starts to show snapshots of the video that’s currently playing on the video wall when the capture feature is enabled. Note: This feature becomes unavailable when you connect to the Cloud. To enable the capture, follow these steps: 1. Select the wall from the Walls and Devices pane. 2. Click the Playback tab. 3. Select the asset you want to play and click Play. 4. Check the Enabled checkbox and set the snapshot update Interval in sec.
10 Monitoring and Controlling from the Cloud Portal Moderro VideoWall Management Service on the Cloud has not been completely implemented, however basic features such as status monitoring and rebooting devices are available. If you haven’t created an account on Moderro VideoWall Management Service on Cloud, refer to section 2.2.1 and create an account. 10.1 Moving Video Wall to Cloud Portal 1. Click Connect on Cloud option. A login dialog appears. 2.
11 Device and Video Wall Status Status Device/Wall Green dot Device Red dot Device White cloud Wall Device Wall Red cloud with exclamation mark Device Description Network connection between the device and VideoWall Manager is good. No network connection between the device and VideoWall Manager. The wall is managed by cloud without issue. The device is managed by cloud without issue. The device is managed by cloud, but does not belong to a wall that is managed by the cloud.
12 Preferences The Settings pane manages the VideoWall Manager preferences settings. General Check for updates on startup – If checked, every time the application is launched, it will access the server and check for any updates. If unchecked, the application will not access the server for updates. Measurement Units - By default, VideoWall Manager uses inches as its unit of measurement used in composition and display profiles. You can change measurement units to centimeters.
Logs: Creates a new log file every time the application starts. Log to file – If checked, log will be filed to the location specified by Save logs to. If unchecked, no log will be filed. Save logs to – Specifies the location to save logs. Delete old logs on start – If checked, old logs will be deleted. Number of files to keep – Specifies the number of log files to keep. Display Profiles – Refer to section 5.2 for details. Close – Closes the preferences settings window.
13 Upgrading VideoWall Manager This chapter explains how to upgrade VideoWall Manager. The application will check the server every time it’s launched and notify user when a new update is available. Check for updates on startup – Uncheck the box to disable application from automatically looking for updates on startup. You can enable it again by selecting Check for updates on startup in File > General. Get Update – Downloads the latest version of VideoWall Manager. Refer to section 2.2.3 for installation.
14. Other Information Customer Support For technical support or product service, see the table below or contact your reseller. NOTE: You will need to provide the product serial number. Country/Region Website T= Telephone C = CHAT ONLINE Email Australia New Zealand www.viewsonic.com.au AUS= 1800 880 818 NZ= 0800 008 822 service@au.viewsonic.com Canada www.viewsonic.com T= 1-866-463-4775 service.ca@viewsonic.com Europe www.viewsoniceurope.com http://www.viewsoniceurope.
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