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Digital Signage Overview | Digital Signage
application and evaluating the different platforms.
Compare the features and capabilities of our digital signage platforms (as well as competing like-priced platforms):
Features & Capabilities
MediaFlyer
™
EXPRESS
(pages 10 – 11)
iCOMPEL
™
SMB
(pages 12 – 17)
iCOMPEL
EDS
(pages 18 – 20)
Other Platform
You’re
Evaluating
Delivery
modes
Multiple-role platform (publishers/players/subscribers)
•
Enterprise-class platform (VMware
®
server software/subscribers)
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Scalable, Web-hosted management platform (Web site/subscribers)
•
Platform’s
player
features
and
capabilities
Remote access through a standard Web browser
•••
High level of security/VPS network manageable
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Supports multiple media formats within each playlist
•••
Support for multiple zones on a screen
•••
Multilayering and overlapping (z-index) of any or all zones
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Layering of zones with transparency and alpha blending
••
Independent audio zone with audio level control
••
Audio level controllable by player
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Multiplayer content synchronization
••
Meta tagging available for players
••
Detailed per-account/per-user security and settings
••
Graphic
design
features
Multiple simultaneous text rolls and crawls
•••
Imported or custom fonts
••
Includes professionally designed layout templates
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HTML page capture capabilities
•••
Supports zones for data feed integration
•••
Supports right-to-left text (for certain language-scrolling requirements)
••
Drag-and-drop control of images and graphical elements
•••
Maintains aspect ratio, stretching to fill or maintain native size, zone by zone
•••
Supports Adobe
®
Flash Version 10 or 11 (.swf)
11 11 10
Layered zone capability with transparency
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Overlay text on top of images
•••
Use of block style text for RSS feeds and other streaming text
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Content
transfer
capabilities
Can be done in a single file upload through a graphical user interface
•••
Can use FTP for multiple file upload
••
Can be uploaded by a local user at the remote player (“ad-hoc”)
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Data
exchange
capabilities
Supports XML Web feeds (RSS tickers, Atom, etc.)
•••
LDAP/active directory support
••
Microsoft
®
Exchange and Microsoft SQL Server support *
Supports data feeds for ad networks
•
Supports an API for use with applications for content and player control
•
Output
modes
DVI and/or HDMI video output on subscribers/players
•••
Selectable rotation for portrait modes
•••
Customizable aspect ratios and resolutions
•••
Video
capabilities
Scalable, positionable graphics over live video and clips
••
IP video streaming
••
Set-top analog CATV video capture option
•
*
Digital HD video capture option
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External
control and
support
Support for general-purpose input/output (GPIO) via RS-232 trigger mechanism
•••
Touchscreen capability for USB HID touch devices
•••
Scheduling
capabilities
Drag-and-drop playlist creation
•••
Multiple layouts, playlists, and schedules can be defined
•••
Schedule the turning on/off of displays †
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Global time zone support for playout at correct local times
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* With additional software or equipment.
† Via power save mode.
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