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VideoPoster-III
Industrial Full HD Media Player
PA-26-XXX
Version 1.2
20.07.2017
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- Page 1 Manual VideoPoster-III Industrial Full HD Media Player PA-26-XXX Version 1.2 20.07.2017 The information contained in this document has been carefully researched and is, to the best of our knowledge, accurate. However, we assume no liability for any product failures or damages, immediate or consequential, resulting from the use of the information provided herein.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Manual Table of Contents 1 Revision History ..............3 2 Introduction ................. 4 3 Default VideoPoster-III Configuration ........4 4 Web Browser Based Configuration Interface ......5 System Information .................. 5 View Logs ....................5 Network Configuration ................6 4.3.1 Using Static IP Addresses ................6 4.3.2 Using DHCP ..................... -
Page 3: Revision History
Rev.No. Description Page 03.07.2012 Initial version 26.02.2013 Added information about the supported media formats 20.07.2017 - Updated document template 1, 18 - Remove chapter “News and Updates” - Add new chapter “License” Version 1.2 VideoPoster-III Page 3 of 18 20.07.2017... -
Page 4: Introduction
Manual 2 Introduction VideoPoster-III is a stand-alone solution for displaying slide shows containing still images and video clips. On start-up, it automatically loops over a playlist until a content update is detected. Updates for the show can be distributed over various sources. They can be detected on hot- plugged USB pen drives or directly be uploaded to a local (on-board) FTP server. -
Page 5: Web Browser Based Configuration Interface
This will speed up processing of the inquiry. 4.2 View Logs VideoPoster-III operation can be monitored through its log files. There are several dedicated log files on the board, each committed to logging of a particular subsystem: ... -
Page 6: Network Configuration
VideoPoster-III-xx-xx-xx (VideoPoster-III- followed by the last 3 Bytes of its MAC address), but can be set to something more descriptive if needed. The network settings will be displayed on the splash screen shown during start-up. If DHCP setup fails, the device’s network will be configured with its default settings (see... -
Page 7: Content Auto Update
Manual 4.5 Content Auto Update VideoPoster-III can periodically poll a remote FTP server for new playlists using a given interval. This menu allows you set up the connection to a remote FTP server that provides playlist updates. To setup content auto update the following form fields must be filled out: ... -
Page 8: Http Access
4.9 Advanced In Advanced Options you can choose to update VideoPoster-III firmware, change its hardware configuration, or format the SD card, if available. 4.9.1 Firmware Update / Board setup The following form can be used to apply firmware update or setup packages to the device. -
Page 9: Artista Device Finder Support
4.10 Restart In some cases it might be necessary to restart VideoPoster-III. The device will automatically restart in 10 seconds, but can also be restarted immediately by clicking the Restart button. Press Stop if you got on this page by mistake and don’t need to restart. -
Page 10: Playlist Upload
USB drive. 5.2 ACC Push Upload ACC v3.4 or later must be used to upload content to VideoPoster-III. In ACC you have to setup a network connection to VideoPoster-III device and commence upload (see ACC manual for details). -
Page 11: Playlist Example
Manual 5.6 Playlist Example This is an example playlist file for VideoPoster-III. The file must be named playlist.ddx. Image files referenced in <src> tags must exist, or the playlist will be refused. The devices also checks <devType>, <xRes> and <yRes> tags against its internal values and refuses the playlist if any of them do not match. - Page 12 </event> <event> <timeTrigger> <minute>0</minute> <hour>16</hour> <day>*</day> <month>*</month> <weekday>*</weekday> </timeTrigger> <playlistAction> <plAct>play</plAct> <plRef>Playlist2</plRef> </playlistAction> </event> <event> <timeTrigger> <minute>30</minute> <hour>22</hour> <day>*</day> <month>*</month> <weekday>*</weekday> </timeTrigger> <playlistAction> <plAct>off</plAct> </playlistAction> </event> </dispEvents> </display> </devCont> </device> </prjCont> </artistaProject> Version 1.2 VideoPoster-III Page 12 of 18 20.07.2017...
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Page 13: Multiple Playlists
Please refer to the ACC manual and playlist specification for more details. 7 Transition Effects VideoPoster-III recognizes image transition effects which can be specified in the playlist. For each transition the following parameters can be defined: ... -
Page 14: Logging To Content Sources
USB pen drive insertion the log file will be in a directory named log contained in the drive’s root. An update triggered by upload from ACC will result in a log file saved locally on the VideoPoster-III which can be retrieved by an ACC function (see ACC manual for more information). -
Page 15: Supported Media Formats
Manual 9 Supported Media Formats The tables below describe which video and image formats are supported by VideoPoster-III. Supported video formats: Supported File Extension Video Codec Audio Codec (1) Container Format MPEG Transport .m2ts MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 AAC LC Stream MPEG-4 AVC / H.264... - Page 16 5 … 384 per channel kbit/sec Channels Stereo Supported image formats: Supported Image File Extension Parameter Supported Values Format Bitmap .bmp Resolution up to 1920 x 1080 JPEG .jpg Portable Network .png Graphics Version 1.2 VideoPoster-III Page 16 of 18 20.07.2017...
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Page 17: License
License (namely GNU General Public License, GNU Lesser General Public License or FreeBSD License). For further details see file "Open-Source_license_Distec.txt" www.datadisplay-group.com/service/downloads/ The source code of those files distributed as Open Source is available on written request to support@distec.de Version 1.2 VideoPoster-III Page 17 of 18 20.07.2017... - Page 18 Our company network supports you worldwide with offices in Germany, Great Britain, Turkey and the USA. For more information please contact: Distec GmbH FORTEC Elektronik AG Augsburger Str. 2b Lechwiesenstr. 9 82110 Germering 86899 Landsberg am Lech Germany Germany Phone: +49 (0)89 / 89 43 63-0 Phone: +49 (0)8191 / 911 72-0...