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Talk:Working with Presets

Per — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:00:36 GMT

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==Advanced==
===Edit a preset directly===
[[Text_based_copy_buffer|As all objects in Dise]], a preset file is just a regular text file and it is possible to edit it directly, using your favourite text editor.

Dise versions

Per — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:37:17 GMT

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	{{Note\|The individual applications have their own version number, which may or may not change with a software release}}		{{Note\|The individual applications have their own version number, which may or may not change with a software release}}
	{{Info\|[[Software releases]]}}		{{Info\|[[Software releases]]}}
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Contact support

Per — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:36:52 GMT

To think of before contacting:

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	*Description of the issue		*Description of the issue
	*Version number of the application		*Version number of the application
		+	{{Info\|[[Dise versions]]}}

	If the issue concerns graphics problems, please also include:		If the issue concerns graphics problems, please also include:
	*Dxdiag result for the machine in question		*Dxdiag result for the machine in question
	{{Info\|[[Collect_system_information]]}}		{{Info\|[[Collect_system_information]]}}
-	*Information on the media ~~format~~ you wish to play.	+	*Information on the media you wish to play - what format, resolution and bitrate does it have?

	[[Category:Support]]		[[Category:Support]]

Dise versions

Per — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:36:25 GMT

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If you have a problem and want to [[Contact support]], or just think of upgrading Dise, it's a good thing to know what version of an application you are running.

In any of the applications of the Dise suite, select ''Help > About <application name>''.

In the dialog appearing you can find your version.
<DiseImage src="About.jpg" thumb="200" caption="About dialog" />
{{Note|The individual applications have their own version number, which may or may not change with a software release}}
{{Info|[[Software releases]]}}

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Channels, Setup and usage of

Per — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:52:39 GMT

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	By default all Channels in a [[Dictionary#Destination\|Destination]] will be playing at the same time (if the scheduling does not tell otherwise), and each channel can be setup with an offset and a size.		By default all Channels in a [[Dictionary#Destination\|Destination]] will be playing at the same time (if the scheduling does not tell otherwise), and each channel can be setup with an offset and a size.
	Each channel will play independent from the other channels but they still use the same display, this allows for several different scenarios:		Each channel will play independent from the other channels but they still use the same display, this allows for several different scenarios:
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		+	{{Note\|Channels are being played from the top of the list in Bridge, so the first channel will be drawn first, and the next channel on top of that. All transparency will be preserved, so each channel will be transparent the the channels underneath.}}

	*Splitting the screen into several smaller channels and create [[Dictionary#Dise Movie\|Dise Movie]] files for each channel.		*Splitting the screen into several smaller channels and create [[Dictionary#Dise Movie\|Dise Movie]] files for each channel.
	*Using each channel as its own layer to be able to add [[Ticker Object\|tickers]], logotypes, etc. on top of the other channels.		*Using each channel as its own layer to be able to add [[Ticker Object\|tickers]], logotypes, etc. on top of the other channels.
	*A channel on top of everything with a transparent image that adds for example some Christmas decorations.		*A channel on top of everything with a transparent image that adds for example some Christmas decorations.
-	*Using the channel [[Scheduling\|scheduling]] you can ~~add so that~~ a certain channel ~~plays~~ on top of everything else at for example 15:00 showing the news.	+	*Using the channel [[Scheduling\|scheduling]] you can have a certain channel play on top of everything else at for example 15:00 showing the news.
	*Using scheduling to sense if a fire alarm has gone of and show a channel on top of everything showing an alert message.		*Using scheduling to sense if a fire alarm has gone of and show a channel on top of everything showing an alert message.
		+	{{Info\|[[Alert channel]]}}
	*A combination of the scenarios above.		*A combination of the scenarios above.

-	==~~Easy setup~~==	+	==Example setups==

-	~~Lets say that you~~ would like to have a news ticker on top of all your content, ~~and that your content in your existing channel (Main)~~ is created in ~~1024~~ x ~~768~~.	+	===News ticker===
		+	You would like to have a news ticker in its own channel on top of all your existing content, which is created in 1920 x 1080 resolution.

-	#Create a new ~~1024~~ x ~~768~~ Dise Movie in [[Dise Composer]].	+	#Create a new 1920 x 1080 Dise Movie in [[Dise Composer]].
	#Create a Ticker object on the first (and only) scene and assign in to the ticker text that you want to be showing.		#Create a Ticker object on the first (and only) scene and assign in to the ticker text that you want to be showing.
	#Save the file.		#Save the file.
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	#When you Send this destination to the Player(s) it will automatically add this channel topmost and play the ticker over the already existing content.		#When you Send this destination to the Player(s) it will automatically add this channel topmost and play the ticker over the already existing content.

-	==~~The advanced setup~~==	+	===Divide and conquer===
-		+	An advanced setup is to create several channels that cover different parts of the display, and having each channel with a certain size.
-	An ~~more~~ advanced setup ~~can be~~ to create several channels that ~~should~~ cover different parts of the display, and having each channel with a certain size.	+

	First we need to figure out our layout. For this example we are using an display area with the total size of the display area is 1024 x 768 and we want to have a "side border" on the left and a border at the top and the rest of the display should be 800 x 600.		First we need to figure out our layout. For this example we are using an display area with the total size of the display area is 1024 x 768 and we want to have a "side border" on the left and a border at the top and the rest of the display should be 800 x 600.
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	#Create Dise Movie files for each of the channels with the dimensions above.		#Create Dise Movie files for each of the channels with the dimensions above.
	#Open Bridge and Add a new Destination.		#Open Bridge and Add a new Destination.
-	#~~Setup~~ the name of the ~~Destination~~ and set the ~~Width~~ and ~~Height~~ of the destination to 1024 x 768.	+	#Enter the Destination's name and go to the ''Advanced'' tab.
-	#Now it is time to create the different channels~~, open~~ the destination so that we can edit the channels.	+	#Check ''Specify size'' and set the width and height of the destination to 1024 x 768.
-	#Create a new channel called Top ~~with~~ the ~~Width~~ and ~~Height~~ of 168 x 1024.	+	#Now it is time to create the different channels: Select the destination so that we can edit the channels.
-	#Create another channel called Left ~~with Width~~ and ~~Height of~~ 224 x 600, X should be 0 and Y ~~should be~~ 168.	+	#Create a new channel called "Top". Check the ''Size and Position'' box and set a width and height of 168 x 1024.
-	#~~And last~~ create ~~another~~ channel called Main with ~~Width~~ and ~~Height~~ 800 x 600, X ~~should be~~ 224 and Y ~~should be~~ 168.	+	#Create another channel called "Left". Set its width and height to 224 x 600. Also, its X position should be 0 and Y position 168.
		+	#Lastly, create a channel called "Main" with width and height 800 x 600, X position 224 and Y position 168.
	#Now add the Dise Movie files created earlier to each channel.		#Now add the Dise Movie files created earlier to each channel.
	#When you Send this destination to the Player(s) it will automatically start playing using this new "layout".		#When you Send this destination to the Player(s) it will automatically start playing using this new "layout".
	#Now you can continue using this destination and only add Dise Movies to the Main channel and the other channels will play independent of each other.		#Now you can continue using this destination and only add Dise Movies to the Main channel and the other channels will play independent of each other.
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		+	==Pausing and resuming channel playback (advanced)==
		+	{{Note\|To use this feature, please [[Contact support]].}}
		+	When an exclusive channel is played on top of everything else you may want to be able to pause playback of the other channels and to resume when playback returns to its "normal" state.
		+	Scenarios include advertisements that will not be shown during a highlight reel.
		+	The solution is to execute certain commands in the beginning and end of an exclusive channel's playback.
		+	{{Info\|[[Scenes,_working_with#Advanced_tab]]}}


-	{{Note\|Channels are being played from the top of the list in Bridge, so the first channel will be drawn first, and the next channel on top of that. All transparency will be preserved, so each channel will be transparent the the channels underneath.}}

	[[Category:Dise Bridge]]		[[Category:Dise Bridge]]
	[[Category:Content Creation]]		[[Category:Content Creation]]

DISEContent

Per — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:14:32 GMT

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	* Projects - Use for easy access to your customers content or your different cases. We would recommend saving your Dise Movie files here as well.		* Projects - Use for easy access to your customers content or your different cases. We would recommend saving your Dise Movie files here as well.

		+	[[Category:Content_Creation]]
	[[Category:Dise Composer]]		[[Category:Dise Composer]]

Talk:DISEContent

Per — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:13:49 GMT

Created page with '* Content ** Demo *** Life style ** (Ev. My Content) * Library ** Objects ** Movements ** Transitions ** Effects * System ** Screen definitions ** Curves ** Fonts ** Palettes ** ...'

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* Content
** Demo
*** Life style
** (Ev. My Content)
* Library
** Objects
** Movements
** Transitions
** Effects
* System
** Screen definitions
** Curves
** Fonts
** Palettes
** Effects

Remote Control

Per — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:12:16 GMT

Dynamic Data:

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	*Start Replay with the Dise Movie containing the Text Object.		*Start Replay with the Dise Movie containing the Text Object.
	*Send multicast command as described above.		*Send multicast command as described above.
		+	You can data connect to Dynamic Data on multiple locations. If you for some reason want to send data that contains multiple parts, you can send a string with a separator, for example, "1\|200\|FOO" and then use column processing in the Data connection dialog to access specific parts.

	==Settings Changed Command==		==Settings Changed Command==

Remote access and administration

Per — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:12:06 GMT

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	LogMeIn have their own "Mirror Driver" that does not support Direct3D acceleration, since we use Direct3D acceleration on the Dise Replay you have to disable this otherwise you will not be able to see what Dise Replay is displaying. To disable this option, connect to the computer in question, go into ''Preferences > Remote Control'' settings and uncheck the "Use display accelerator" option.		LogMeIn have their own "Mirror Driver" that does not support Direct3D acceleration, since we use Direct3D acceleration on the Dise Replay you have to disable this otherwise you will not be able to see what Dise Replay is displaying. To disable this option, connect to the computer in question, go into ''Preferences > Remote Control'' settings and uncheck the "Use display accelerator" option.
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		+	Logmein also features a function to blank the remote screen, which comes very handy when stopping playback, doing updates and so on.

	To prevent a windows logout if you are disconnected by timeout or network problem you should also disable the following options in ''Preferences > Remote Control''		To prevent a windows logout if you are disconnected by timeout or network problem you should also disable the following options in ''Preferences > Remote Control''

Motion detection

Per — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:30:23 GMT

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-	{{Note\|This tutorial covers how to get Dise to work with the Zone Trigger webcam monitoring software, but could be easily applied to other, similar softwares.}}	+	{{Note\|This (advanced) tutorial covers how to get Dise to work with the Zone Trigger webcam monitoring software, but could be easily applied to other, similar softwares.}}

	==Introduction==		==Introduction==
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	This article will demonstrate how to use web cam zoning to change what is displayed on the screen.		This article will demonstrate how to use web cam zoning to change what is displayed on the screen.
	For this tutorial we need a working web cam, the Zone trigger software and the [[Dise Parser]] tool.		For this tutorial we need a working web cam, the Zone trigger software and the [[Dise Parser]] tool.
-	{{Download\|[https://displayevolution-com.loopiasecure.com/SystemsPanel/downloads/index.php?view=product&id=123 Dise Parser]}}	+	{{Download\|[https://displayevolution-com.loopiasecure.com/SystemsPanel/downloads/index.php?view{{Eq}}product&id{{Eq}}123 Dise Parser]}}
	{{Download\|[http://www.zonetrigger.com/ Zone trigger]}}		{{Download\|[http://www.zonetrigger.com/ Zone trigger]}}

-	*~~Start~~ the Zone trigger ~~tool~~.	+	==Setup==
-	*~~Define~~	+	*Install Dise Parser on all computers.
		+	*On the computer(s) controlling the web cam, setup hardware and start the Zone trigger software. This computer may be dedicated or a player as well.
		+	*When you have an web cam feed showing the area you wish to cover, it's time to setup some hotspots.
		+	*To define a hotspot, click the plus button.
		+	<DiseImage src="Ztnewhotspot.png"/>
		+	*Choose the type of the hotspot and set the appropriate size.
		+	<DiseImage src="Ztsinglepattern.png" caption="A Single pattern hotspot"/>
		+	*Select an action to be performed when the hotspot is activated by clicking the ''Action'' button and select ''Run a command or program''.
		+	<DiseImage src="Ztaction.png"/>
		+	*Under ''Please enter the file or command to execute'', enter the path to the DiseParserConsole.exe, for example "C:\Program Files\Klocktornet\Dise Parser\DiseParserConsole.exe".
		+	*Under ''Parameters for the file or command (if any)'', enter -M followed by the path to the modifier, for instance -M "C:\ZoneTrigger\zone1.dpmodifier".
		+	<br/>
		+	*On the player computer, open the Parser and import the zonetrigger.dpmodifiers file.
		+	*Right-click the XSLModifier and browse to the messages.xsl file.
		+	*Change the messages.xsl file:
		+	In the Settings section, associate an identity to a path, by changing where it now says "C:\\path\\" to a path on that machine. Remember the double slashes, and that the path exists on the machine.
		+	When a multicast message, ex. "201006091455{{!}}ZoneTrigger{{!}}zone2", is received it is checked and should the identity part match (ZoneTrigger), a new file (zone2) is created at the path specified for the ZoneTrigger identity.

-	--Category:~~Tutorial~~]]	+	*You may (and well should) set up the UDP Multicast to receive on a different multicast IP than the sync messages. This way the parser will have less to do. For instance, enter 224.1.1.101 and port 4000.
		+	*Select ''Install'' and then ''Start'' to run Parser as a service.
		+	*Also, select ''File > Settings'' and make sure ''Autostart service at system start'' is checked.
		+
		+	==Scheduling==
		+	Since the Parser will create files based on hotspots being touched, scheduling is done in the File logic tab of the Schedule.
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		+	For instance, you want to schedule a channel that will display when the viewer moves in hotspot "zone1". You have set it up in messages.xsl that files should end up in the path C:\ZoneTrigger and touching the hotspot will give the message "zone1". You therefore schedule on the existence of the file C:\ZoneTrigger\zone1.
		+	--Category:Tutorials]]

File:Ztsinglepattern.png

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Motion detection

Per — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:47:54 GMT

Created page with '{{Note|This tutorial covers how to get Dise to work with the Zone Trigger webcam monitoring software, but could be easily applied to other, similar softwares.}} ==Introduction==...'

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{{Note|This tutorial covers how to get Dise to work with the Zone Trigger webcam monitoring software, but could be easily applied to other, similar softwares.}}

==Introduction==
The use of motion detection in digital signage allows for interaction and contextual information based on the location and movement of the viewers.
This article will demonstrate how to use web cam zoning to change what is displayed on the screen.
For this tutorial we need a working web cam, the Zone trigger software and the [[Dise Parser]] tool.
{{Download|[https://displayevolution-com.loopiasecure.com/SystemsPanel/downloads/index.php?view=product&id=123 Dise Parser]}}
{{Download|[http://www.zonetrigger.com/ Zone trigger]}}

*Start the Zone trigger tool.
*Define

--Category:Tutorial]]

Video issues, most common

Per — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:32:47 GMT

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	:''For playback of most Mpeg4 formats as well as several other formats we recommend that you use [http://www.free-codecs.com/download/ffdshow.htm FFDShow-tryouts].''		:''For playback of most Mpeg4 formats as well as several other formats we recommend that you use [http://www.free-codecs.com/download/ffdshow.htm FFDShow-tryouts].''
	*Unsupported video format.		*Unsupported video format.
-	:''To convert videos that are not supported to Windows Media (or some other format) you can use: [http://www.microsoft.com/~~windows~~/~~windowsmedia/forpros/encoder/default.mspx Windows Media~~ Encoder] or [http://www.riverpast.com/en/prod/videocleaner/ River Past Video Cleaner].''	+	:''To convert videos that are not supported to Windows Media (or some other format) you can use: [http://www.microsoft.com/expression/ Microsoft Expression Encoder] or [http://www.riverpast.com/en/prod/videocleaner/ River Past Video Cleaner].''
	{{Info\|[[Video format recommendations]]}}		{{Info\|[[Video format recommendations]]}}
		+	*The video bitrate or resolution may be too high and there is the possibility to reduce it without apparent losses in quality. Try encoding the file to a lower bitrate or resolution.
	*Debugger or any kind of Debug mode.		*Debugger or any kind of Debug mode.
	*Video file is damaged or incomplete.		*Video file is damaged or incomplete.

System requirements

Per — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:44:29 GMT

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	Due to the variety of hardware configurations that ship with today's laptop systems it is possible that the Dise Composer or Replay will not work on all laptop models. This is mostly because of memory configurations, their micro-channel architecture and low-end graphic cards that are primarily designed to be used as a workstation computer.		Due to the variety of hardware configurations that ship with today's laptop systems it is possible that the Dise Composer or Replay will not work on all laptop models. This is mostly because of memory configurations, their micro-channel architecture and low-end graphic cards that are primarily designed to be used as a workstation computer.

-	Before installing on a laptop computer, please check that the graphic card is supported. It is also possible for us to investigate a certain laptop to see if it will be able to run Dise, please [[Contact support\|contact us]] for more information.	+	Before installing on a laptop computer, please check that the [[Graphic_cards,_supported\|graphic card is supported]]. It is also possible for us to investigate a certain laptop to see if it will be able to run Dise, please [[Contact support\|contact us]] for more information.

	[[Category:FAQ]]		[[Category:FAQ]]
	[[Category:Player Setup]]		[[Category:Player Setup]]