Video clips are a container for the visual media, interactivity and Bluetooth content. All clips are produced using the Web Signage platform starting from a template and put within a schedule to be played on a display.
Video clips are built using two kinds of templates: system templates and custom templates. System templates are supplied along with the platform and cannot be changed, custom template are added by the users and created using Web Signage Template Manager and its documentation.
It is possible to create, retrieve, update and delete a clip.
| 1. | To create a new record, click on the New button and fill the detail page shown. |
| 2. | To update an existing record, select the desired record from the list and click on the Edit button. An editable detail page is shown. |
| 3. | To delete a record, select the desired record from the list and click on the Delete button. |
The following functions are provided to help you select and search the records:
Find: Performs a search, looking for the text in the box within the record fields. The search is started after pressing the go button.
Category: Is a drop down list containing the list of all clip categories and the option All. You can use it to filter the list showing all records (All) or all records belonging to a specific category.
Alphabetic buttons
All: All records are shown
[0-9]: Only the records with the value of the first column starting with a number are shown.
[a,b...]: Only the records with the value of the first column starting with the selected letter are shown.
Paging: Using the << (previous page) and >> (next page) it is possible to scroll through the pages if they exceed the maximum number of records displayed in single page..
Display filter
The options available in the Show combo box change following the privileges grant by the user roles.
The Shared option is always visible, the other available options are:
| 1. | Owner: All records owned by the current user are shown. |
| 2. | Service: All records owned by users belonging to current user's service are shown |
| 3. | Area: All records owned by users belonging to current user's area are shown |
| 4. | All: All records are shown |
| 5. | Shared: All records shared by other users are shown. The additional privileges for record change, deletion and in-context task availability are grant by the record owner. |
In-context tasks
Two tasks are available:
| • | Upload area Used to upload contents and retrieving their URL. Mainly used to upload FLV files for streaming. |
| • | Publishing preview Used to simulate the clip execution on a player for a final check before publishing. |
System templates
The follow system templates, identified by a name starting with @, are available:
Template name |
Description |
@FLASH |
Hosts a Flash movie resizing itself to the resolution and orientation of the SWF file. |
@FLV_1360X768 |
Hosts a linked FLV video with resolution up to HD (horizontal) |
@FLV_1920X1080 |
Hosts a linked FLV video with resolution up to FULL HD (horizontal) |
@FLV_768X1360 |
Hosts a linked FLV video with resolution up to HD (vertical) |
@FLV_1080X1920 |
Hosts a linked FLV video with resolution up to FULL HD (vertical) |
@IMG_1360X768 |
Hosts images and Flash movies with resolution up to HD (horizontal) |
@IMG_1920X1080 |
Hosts images and Flash movies with resolution up to FULL HD (horizontal) |
@IMG_768X1360 |
Hosts images and Flash movies with resolution up to HD (vertical) |
@IMG_1080X1920 |
Hosts images and Flash movies with resolution up to FULL HD (vertical) |
@HTML |
Hosts generic web content as embedded HTML |
@HTML_SILVERLIGHT |
Hosts a linked compiled Silverlight application (XAP) |
@HTML_SLIDESHARE |
Embeds slide shows using the code from www.slideshare.net |
@HTML_YOUTUBE |
Embeds videos using the code from www.youtube.com |
@HTML_ZOOMORAMA |
Embeds graphic contents using the code from www.zoomorama.com |
@WEB |
Hosts every kind of linked web resource |
Clip details
The detail page for the selected object contains the record fields, the in-context tasks and the scroll buttons.
The record list available is shaped by the selections and filters applied to the summary. The active filters are shown below the title, at the right of the 
icon.
The Name field is required and it's used to identify a clip within a schedule.
The Customer list box is used to associate a clip with a customer. It is used to generate customer specific reports.
The Category list box is used to associate a clip with its category.
The Notes or description field is optional.
Template selection
Selecting a template is the first step for creating a new clip. All template files have a WST extension.
Clicking on the Select button, the Template preview window opens. Using this window you can browse the template library and select the desired one.
For every template a preview is shown and the template fields are listed. A [Txt] suffix on a field name indicates a text field, while [Img] indicates an image or Flash movie field. If the template supports linking with external XML data or FLV Flash videos an icon is shown.
When a template is selected, the inner fields are shown within the clip details, ready to be filled.
Every field shows its unique name, description and a button for opening the text or image preview.
The following file formats can be used for movie and image uploads:
| • | jpg |
| • | gif |
| • | png |
| • | bmp |
| • | tiff |
| • | swf |
If supported, the fileds for connecting external resources will be shown:
| • | URL of external XML data sources |
| • | URL of FLV Flash videos |
Bluetooth contents
It is possible to load files that will be sent to all mobile devices nearby when the clip is shown on the player's display.
This feature relies on the Bluetooth hardware of the player.
The following file tipes are allowed for Bluetooth contents:
Text |
Images |
Audio |
Video |
Application |
HTML |
jpg |
midi |
3gpp |
flash |
plain text |
gif |
amr |
mpeg |
java |
vCard |
png |
wav |
avi |
jar |
Calendar |
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aac |
m4v |
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m4a |
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mpeg |
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At the lower bottom of the page, the following buttons are available:
| 1. | Cancel: goes back to the summary leaving the record unchanged. |
| 2. | New: clears all fields and prepares for a new record creation. |
| 3. | Save: This button is enabled only if there is unsaved data. Clicking on it the data is saved and a label showing the last change date and time is shown. |
| 4. | Publish: if enabled by the user role, makes the last changes available to the remote player machines. |
| 5. | Delete: upon confirmation, this button deletes the current record. The record will not be deleted if associated to other objects. |
| 6. | Scroll to first (<<) and to last record (>>) |
| 7. | Scroll to previous record (<) or next record (>) |
| 8. | At the right of the buttons is shown the number of the current record along with the total number of records (record no./record total). |
| 9. | The  icon indicates that there are unpublished changes.To make the last changes available to the player machines a publishing is needed. |