Powerful display management software for LED displays

User interface

• Windows-style application with menus, icons, pull-down menus,and mouse and keyboard operations.

• Animation display rate of at least 60 frames a second.
• Ability to insert graphics and text over animation.
• Ability to display live alphanumeric data feeds.

• Ability to control multiple signs (max 10) and multiple sign sizes from one central controller through a LAN or WAN network.

• User-defined thumbnail buttons which can be assigned a single action or a series of cascading actions.
• Quickly display the current content you are creating/editing on a sign (<1/3 second time delay).
• Grouping of files for quick display.
• Grouping of “zones” for identical display on one sign (i.e. content sent once to a single zone can play simultaneously in multiple zones on a single sign).

• Compatible with industry standard content formats.
• Video: avi, mpeg-1,2,4, windows media video, vob.
• Graphics: bmp, jpg, jpeg, png, gif, tga, tiff, dib, dds, ppm, hdr, pfm, wmf, pic, pict, pcx, psd.
• Audio: mp3, wma, wav, midi.

• Universal functions like Edit content using cut, copy, delete and paste frame options.
• Mix graphics, video, real-time data, paint objects, video capture, effects and text in a single content item.
• Create multiple graphic and/or text layers in a single content item.
• Allow entry/exit effects between content items.
• Open and edit multiple messages for different sign types/sizes. Easily move from one message to another when editing.
• Create and use custom colors that apply to both text and graphics.
• Allow adjustable layer opacity
• Quickly add a background to a message with either animated or static images.
• Supports scenes (similar concept as PowerPoint slides).
• Text editing functions.
• Graphic editing functions with line, ellipse, rectangle and magnifier tool.
• Ability to define and load custom items.

• Play background audio and video with audio encoded.
• Support for AES/EBU and S/PDIF digital audio.

• Preview messages with the correct aspect viewing ratio.
• Preview a message immediately after making changes.

• Workstations are equipped with RAID-5 system
• Optional hot-swappable and fully synchronized stand-by Operate system

• Schedule message files or display controls with assigned play properties such as date, time, number of times to play, etc.
• Scheduling by weekly or daily recurrences
• Mix graphic, text, animation, audio files and display controls in a single schedule.
• Independently schedule on different zones.
• Repeat content on zones.

• Partition a sign into user-definable zones that can be controlled independently.
• Overlap zones with transparent backgrounds for a “picture-inpicture” effect.

• Accepts one video input in all common video formats. (NTSC, PAL, SECAM, VGA as composite, component, and S-video inputs).
• Video and effects managed in same manner as all other content.
• Send video feed in real time to full matrix display or any defined zone.

• User-defined action buttons launch any combination of content, play lists, and schedules for quick, easy display.
• Trigger action on multiple displays at the same time or with a relative delay against the trigger time.
• Organize messages into categories for interactive display (e.g. score, half-time, concessions, advertisements, etc.).
• Prioritize actions to play in sequence, after the current message, or interrupt the current message.
• Determine a hold time for static images.
• Change the properties (priority, hold time, etc.) on multiple actions simultaneously.

• Logging of each message as it plays including time and status.
• Create a log report that can be sorted by sign and content.

• Time of day (from PC clock).
• Count-down timer.
• RSS feed.
• Barco MP70 Sport Scoring device (RS232).
• Custom interfacing of live data stream or scoring devices on demand.

• D320 input action supporting the same functionality as Director Toolset presets

This product is an option of the following products

SP-4816
SP-10 (Discontinued)
SP-20 (Discontinued)

Order number
R9852227

Related press releases
Thursday, February 23, 2006
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