
14 The AV, Multimedia, and Digital Signage Design and Sourcing Guide
Digital Signage | iCOMPEL SMB
iCOMPEL Digital Signage Platform for SMB (Continued)
Sophisticated layout tools.
The publisher and kiosk models include a number of free layouts, so you
can be up and running, displaying your choice of content in a professionally
designed format within minutes.
Or you can create your own. The intuitive layout and design tool makes
it easy to create layouts. Adjust, resize, position, and layer zones with a
simple click and drag. Also, you can manually set pixel or percentage
measurements to achieve pixel-accurate alignment or lock a movie zone to a
desired aspect ratio (16:9, 5:4, or 4:3).
Set up one or more screen layouts containing one or more rectangular
zones for display, either in a portrait or landscape screen configuration. You
also get the flexibility to format text so it’s consistent with the look and feel
of your business’ branding. That’s because the iCOMPEL supports importing
custom fonts. You can set their style, weight, and color, as well as control
their scroll speed and direction on a screen.
Schedule playlists for different times of the day.
All iCOMPEL publishers can be used to control multiple content channels.
This way, you can deliver a high-impact display to the particular audience
or segment of customers before you, whether you need to show stored or
live media.
Every zone in the display layout can run on its own schedule. When you
activate a schedule, the relevant media will appear, as laid out, on your
display. Different layouts can be scheduled to play at different times of the
day. Each playlist runs in a continuous loop per a preset schedule
You can also show a video file stored on its internal disk (or on models
with a TV or HD video capture card, show live video), show text from an
internal feed, and more. Using the RSS subscriber features, you can easily
display text crawls from the Internet — which is great for streaming news
or stock tickers.
Plus, all iCOMPEL units support general-purpose input/output (GPIO)
capabilities so content playing can be triggered (or halted) by signals
originating from external device inputs. Attach a motion sensor, for example,
and program the system to activate a screen when the sensor detects
someone approaching — great for saving energy and extending screen life.
Or set it up to provide emergency notification based on a signal sent when
a secure door is opened or when an environmental condition occurs.
Resize and position items in precise increments or click and drag.
Overlap and make zones transparent. iCOMPEL supports unlimited
zones for text or still images, up to 15 zones for HTML, and either
two or four zones for video (depending on the model ordered).
Activate scheduled content delivery from the playlist interface.
Update messaging in real time with “ad-hoc” capabilities. A
customized welcome message (like that shown above) can be
added for the specific site where the iCOMPEL subscriber is located,
replacing the default content in a screen presentation.
Software features:
Video, iCOMPEL Software Demo.
Learn more at blackbox.eu
For more on iCOMPEL SMB, see pages 12 – 13.
Includes FREE layouts. Customize them how you like!
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