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Introduction
The term content refers to all the resources (images, videos, texts, external data, etc.) that are connected and presented together on a player in order to create a digital signage presentation. These resources can be organized as layouts, playlists, or widgets, and can be scheduled to be displayed at certain moments in time.
The content can be managed using the Elementi software (on-premise), the SpinetiX ARYA™ cloud solution, or other third party applications. It can either be pushed onto the player's storage or uploaded to a cloud/web server and retrieved by the player from there.
File types
Supported files types
The following files types are generally supported by SpinetiX players, although the degree of support differ between player models:
- Image formats: JPEG, PNG, GIF, SVG, PDF/A
- Video formats: MPG, MP4, M4V, MOV, MKV, AVI, VOB, TS, WMV
- Audio formats: MP3, AAC, WAV, WMA, AC3, M4A, MKA
- Others: PDF, XML, SMIL, JS, JSON, ICS, HTML
The players can also retrieve data from RSS feeds, text files, spreadsheets, calendars, etc. and display it on the screen using data-driven widgets. Several streaming media formats are supported.
Unsupported files types
Except for the files types mentioned above, the rest can be considered as unsupported, either because they are proprietary formats, require too many resources, or are simply not suited for digital signage applications. Some common examples of such file types are: PowerPoint presentations, Databases, Word documents, SWF, etc. Some of these unsupported file types can be converted into a videos or images, or their content retrieved through APIs.
Content management
Content management (CM) is a set of processes and technologies that supports the content life cycle: planning, developing, controlling, deploying, preserving and evaluating the content presented on digital signage screens.
Content management is an inherently collaborative process and often consists of the following basic roles and responsibilities: Manager, Creator, Editor, Publisher, Administrator, and Consumer.
For large enterprises, content management practices and goals vary by mission and by organizational governance structure: localized, centralized, and federated.
Player content server
SpinetiX players feature an embedded web server with an interface dedicated to external content storage, where Elementi, HMD or other clients can publish content onto it using the WebDAV protocol. The content retrieved by the player from external servers through Scheduled Download or Pull Mode is also stored here.