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- Page 1 Epson Projector Content Manager Operation Guide...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Introduction to the Epson Projector Content Manager Software ............5 Epson Projector Content Manager Features ..................5 Setting Up the Software for the First Time ....................7 Installing the Software .......................... 7 System Requirements ........................7 Installing the Epson Projector Content Manager Software (Windows/Mac)........8 Supported Projectors........................ - Page 4 Appendix ..............................56 Uninstalling the Software........................56 Uninstalling the Epson Projector Content Manager Software (Windows 7) ........56 Uninstalling the Epson Projector Content Manager Software (Windows 8.x/Windows 10).... 56 Uninstalling the Epson Projector Content Manager Software (Mac)..........57 Notices ............................... 57 Copyright Notice ..........................
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Page 5: Introduction To The Epson Projector Content Manager Software
Epson Projector Content Manager Features Epson Projector Content Manager Features The Epson Projector Content Manager software allows you to combine images and movies as a playlist on your computer and play them back from projectors. You can use one of the following methods to play back the playlist from the projector. - Page 6 You can play the same playlist at the same time on multiple projectors. Note: This function is available only for supported models. See your projector User's Guide for details. Parent topic: Introduction to the Epson Projector Content Manager Software Related references Preview Screen...
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Page 7: Setting Up The Software For The First Time
System Requirements Installing the Epson Projector Content Manager Software (Windows/Mac) Supported Projectors Parent topic: Setting Up the Software for the First Time System Requirements Your computer must meet the following system requirements to use the Epson Projector Content Manager software. -
Page 8: Installing The Epson Projector Content Manager Software (Windows/Mac)
Resolution between 1280 × 800 or 1366 × 768 (WXGA) and 1920 × 1200 (WUXGA) 32-bit color or greater Parent topic: Installing the Software Installing the Epson Projector Content Manager Software (Windows/Mac) Download and install the Epson Projector Content Manager software on your computer. -
Page 9: Supported Projectors
(Canada) and select your projector to download the latest version of Epson Projector Content Manager. You can download the latest version of the Epson Projector Content Manager software for Mac for free from the App Store. Note: • You need administrator authority to install the Epson Projector Content Manager software (Windows). -
Page 10: Editing And Exporting Playlists
Editing and Exporting Playlists Follow these instructions to edit playlists and export them to an external storage device. Playlist Editing Exporting a Project to an External Storage Device Playlist Editing You can create playlists that contain images, movies, or both. You can also add effects to the playlists and schedule when they should play. -
Page 11: Supported File Types For Playlists
Adding Effects to a Playlist Scheduling Playlists Parent topic: Editing and Exporting Playlists Supported File Types for Playlists You can use these types of files for playlists. Image file type Details (extension) .jpg Make sure the file is not: • Highly compressed •... - Page 12 Movie file type Details (extension) .avi (Motion Supports only AVI 1.0. JPEG) • Resolution: 1280 × 800 or less • Resolution: 320 × 240 or more • Size: 2 GB or less • Frame Rate: up to 30 fps • Audio Codec: LPCM •...
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Page 13: Creating A New Project
You need to create a project to combine and save playlists before creating playlists. 1. Start the Epson Projector Content Manager software. • Windows 7: Click Start, select Programs (or All Programs), EPSON Projector, and then click Epson Projector Content Manager Ver.X.XX. -
Page 14: Opening An Existing Project
• Windows 8.1: Navigate to the Apps screen and select Epson Projector Content Manager Ver.X.XX. • Windows 10: Select Start, EPSON Projector, and then select Epson Projector Content Manager Ver.X.XX. • Mac: Double-click Epson Projector Content Manager from the Applications folder. - Page 15 (SD/USB memory), or using the recently used project list. Note: If you select the project that was created by Epson Projector Content Manager Ver.1.10 or earlier, the conversion window is displayed and the project format will be converted into the format of Ver.1.20 or later on opening the project.
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Page 16: Creating Playlists
Related tasks Creating Playlists Creating Playlists You can create playlists and save them to a project that you can export to an external storage device. 1. Open the project screen. - Page 17 Note: If you open an existing project and want to add a new playlist, click the New button. 2. Select the folder containing the images or movie files you want to add to the playlist. • To add images, click in the Pictures tab in the Data list area and select the folder.
- Page 18 Note: • On the folder selection screen displayed after clicking , although you can see any files in the folders, note that you can select folders only. • To view information about the supported file types, click Available formats. All images or movies stored in the folder are displayed in the Data list area. 3.
- Page 19 • The selected files will be listed in the Imported tab of the Data list area after you click the OK button. • You can also add files to the playlist by dragging and dropping them from the Data list area or directly from a folder.
- Page 20 6. Edit the playlist name in the Detail area if necessary. 7. If you want to assign a specific number to the playlist, you can select it as the Remote favorite setting. This lets you start the playlist directly by pressing the corresponding numeric button on the projector's remote control.
- Page 21 8. Click the OK button to save the playlist. Note: If there are some movie files that need to be converted in the Detail area, the conversion starts. You can confirm the conversion status in the Conversion progress screen displayed. 9.
- Page 22 Note: You can also add effects to the playlist in the Effect settings screen. See the section in this guide covering adding effects to the playlist. 10. If you want to create multiple playlists and add them to the same project, click the New button to add a new playlist.
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Page 23: Adding Effects To A Playlist
11. When you finish adding and editing all the playlists in your project, click the Save button to save the project. The project is saved to the computer. Note: You can also schedule playlists in the Time table tab. See the section in this guide covering scheduling playlists. - Page 24 1. Open the project screen. 2. Select the playlist name that you want to add effects to from the List of playlists. Note: If there are not any playlists in the project, create a playlist before setting the effect.
- Page 25 3. Click the Preview button to open the Preview screen. 4. Click to open the Effect settings screen.
- Page 26 5. Select the Duration (secs.), Transition, Repeat, and Overlay Effect settings while checking the preview in the Preview screen. 6. When you want to use a shape effect filter, select the target filter name as the Shape Filter setting. • Circle 1 to Circle 3 or Rectangle 1 to Rectangle 3: These are standard filters. You can change the size and position of the shape effect filter by adjusting Preset shape filter position value.
- Page 27 • Custom 1 to Custom 4: You can customize these filters in the Shape Filter tab from the project screen. If you select the filter name other than Off, four types of image effects are displayed.
- Page 28 7. Select the image effect you want to use. 8. Click the OK button to close the Effect settings screen. 9. Close the Preview screen.
- Page 29 10. Click the OK button to apply the settings to your playlist. 11. Repeat steps 2 through 10 if you want to make effect settings to any other playlists. 12. Click the Save button to save the project.
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Page 30: Customizing Shape Effect Filters For A Playlist
Customizing Shape Effect Filters for a Playlist Parent topic: Playlist Editing Related references Effect Settings Screen Customizing Shape Effect Filters for a Playlist You can use your images as shape effect filters named Custom 1 to Custom 4 and add them to your playlists. - Page 31 2. Select the Shape filter tab. 3. Select one of the filters named Custom 1 to Custom 4 in the Filter list area. Note: You cannot edit standard filters such as Circle 1 to Circle 3 and Rectangle 1 to Rectangle 3.
- Page 32 4. Click the Browse button and select the image file which you want to use as a shape effect filter. The sample effects images are displayed. Note: • You can use jpeg, png, or bmp file format. • Images exceeding 8192 × 8192 pixels cannot be used. If the width of the image is larger than 1280 pixels or the height is larger than 800 pixels, it will be resized to fit in 1280 ×...
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Page 33: Scheduling Playlists
5. Click the OK button to save the shape effect filter settings as the Custom filter in the Filter list. Now you can use customized shape effect filters on the Effect settings screen. Parent topic: Adding Effects to a Playlist Related references Effect Settings Screen Project Screen - Shape Filter Tab... - Page 34 1. Open the project screen. 2. Select the Time table tab.
- Page 35 3. Double-click the date that you want to schedule events in the calendar. The New event screen is displayed. 4. Select the Playlist and Time settings, and then click the OK button. Note: • If you want to copy the event to another day, select the original date and click the Copy button. The Copy screen is displayed and you can set the target date.
- Page 36 6. When you are using multiple projectors, click the Synchronize settings button to share the scheduled events with the other projectors (supported models only). Note: The Synchronize settings setting applies to the entire project, not to individual playlists. The Register projector for synchronized playback screen is displayed. 7.
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Page 37: Exporting A Project To An External Storage Device
• Select the Export tab in the main screen, then select the project by browsing the folders or using the recently used project list. Note: If you select the project that was created by Epson Projector Content Manager Ver.1.10 or earlier, the conversion window is displayed and the project format will be converted into the format of Ver.1.20 or later on opening the project. -
Page 38: Exporting A Project To An External Storage Device On Networked Projector
• Select the Export tab in the main screen, then select the project by browsing the folders or using the recently used project list. Note: If you select the project that was created by Epson Projector Content Manager Ver.1.10 or earlier, the conversion window is displayed and the project format will be converted into the format of Ver.1.20 or later on opening the project. - Page 39 7. If the user authentication window is displayed, enter the user name and password set for the projector and click the Authentication button. Note: If you do not have the user name or password for the projector, contact your projector administrator.
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Page 40: Solving Problems
Solving Problems See the following section to check for solutions to problems you may have using the Epson Projector Content Manager software. Solving Epson Projector Content Manager Problems Solving Epson Projector Content Manager Problems Try these solutions if you experience any of these problems. - Page 41 Parent topic: Solving Problems Related references Supported File Types for Playlists Supported Projectors Related tasks Creating Playlists Customizing Shape Effect Filters for a Playlist Scheduling Playlists...
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Page 42: Screen Summary
See these sections for more information about the Epson Projector Content Manager screens. Main Screen Project Screen Main Screen When you start the Epson Projector Content Manager software, the main screen is displayed. Create project Creates a new project on your computer. Open project Opens an existing project. - Page 43 Settings Sets the movie file format for the project. Select the file format supported by your projector. When you do not know which movie file format is supported by the projector, select Auto Select or AVI Format. If you select Auto Select, the format suitable for the projector is automatically selected.
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Page 44: Project Screen
Project Screen When you create or open a project, the project screen is displayed. Returns to the main screen. Playlists, Shape filter, Switch to different project screen tabs. and Time table tabs Save Saves the project to your computer. Save as Duplicates and saves the project with a different name. -
Page 45: Project Screen - Playlists Tab
Project Screen - Time Table Tab Register Projector for Synchronized Playback Screen/Export Network Projector Screen Parent topic: Screen Summary Project Screen - Playlists Tab When you click the Playlists tab in the project screen, the following screen is displayed. List of playlists Displays the list of playlists in the project. - Page 46 Playlist name Lets you edit the playlist name. Time line area Displays the images or movies added to the playlist in playback order. The total playback time of the file registered to the playlist is also displayed. You can add up to 100 files to the playlist. Preview Opens the Preview screen and starts previewing playlists.
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Page 47: Preview Screen
Data list Displays the images or movies in the selected folder. The files can be listed up to 1000 in this area. • Pictures tab: You can display image files. • Videos tab: You can display movie files. • Imported tab: You can display the files you previously imported to playlists. -
Page 48: Effect Settings Screen
Full screen/Exit full screen Displays the preview at the full screen or exit the full screen. (Windows only) Parent topic: Project Screen - Playlists Tab Effect Settings Screen When you click in the Preview screen, the Effect settings screen is displayed. - Page 49 Note: You can also open the Effect settings screen from in the Detail area of the project screen. Duration (secs.) Selects the time that each file is displayed before switching to the next file automatically. You can enter 1 to 60. Apply (Only displayed when the Effect settings screen is opened in the Preview screen)
- Page 50 Transition Selects a transition effect from a list of available transitions. Repeat Selects whether to enable loop playback or not. Overlay Effect Selects whether to enable an overlay effect or not. Select On if you want to apply Color Filter, Lightness, and Shape Filter settings. Note: You can also select the Overlay Effect setting in your projector's menu so that you can adjust the settings while projecting images from the projector.
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Page 51: Project Screen - Shape Filter Tab
Project Screen - Shape Filter Tab When you click the Shape filter tab in the project screen, the following screen is displayed. Filter list Displays the list of the shape effect filters. When you click a filter name, images using that shape effect filter are displayed in the Edit filter area. - Page 52 When you select a Custom 1 to Custom 4 shape effect filter in the Filter list, the following functions are available. Clear Clears the settings for the selected shape effect filter. Saves the settings for the selected shape effect filter to the project. Cancel Discards the changes for the selected shape effect filter.
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Page 53: Project Screen - Time Table Tab
Project Screen - Time Table Tab When you click the Time table tab in the project screen, the following screen is displayed. Calendar Select to move to the previous month or select to the next month. To add a new event, double-click the day. To lock or unlock all events for the day, click the key icon. -
Page 54: Register Projector For Synchronized Playback Screen/Export Network Projector Screen
Lock Prevents adding to or editing events in the selected day. You can still delete events from a locked day in the calendar after confirming the operation at the prompt. You cannot copy an event to a locked day. Edit Changes the playlist or schedule for the selected event. - Page 55 Auto search Displays a list of available projectors on the same network as the search source device. Select of the target projector to select the projector. You can remove the projector name from the list by clearing the check box. If you want to update the list, click the Search again button.
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Page 56: Appendix
Appendix See these sections to learn more about the Epson Projector Content Manager software. Uninstalling the Software Notices Uninstalling the Software Follow these instructions to uninstall the Epson Projector Content Manager software. Uninstalling the Epson Projector Content Manager Software (Windows 7) Uninstalling the Epson Projector Content Manager Software (Windows 8.x/Windows 10) -
Page 57: Uninstalling The Epson Projector Content Manager Software (Mac)
Epson Projector Content Manager software. 4. Click and hold the Epson Projector Content Manager software icon until the icon jiggles. 5. Click the X button displayed on the icon to uninstall the software. -
Page 58: Copyright Notice
Neither Seiko Epson Corporation nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by the purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or (excluding the U.S.) failure to strictly comply with Seiko Epson Corporation's operating and... -
Page 59: General Notice
General Notice EPSON is a registered trademark, and EXCEED YOUR VISION and its logo is registered trademark or trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. Mac, macOS, and QuickTime are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Inc. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.