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Advertising Campaign Creation
Preparing a New Commercial
NOTE : The Zignature Pad supports the BMP RGB 16-bit advertisement files.
For Zignature Pad-1400, create a BMP file with a resolution of 768x1366 pixels.
For Zignature Pad-1410, create a BMP file with a resolution of 800x1280 pixels.
For best display, keep the default picture sizes and do not zoom into them. Some BMP
examples are included on the Zignature Pad CD.
If the BMP file has a color depth of 24 bits per pixel, you must adjust it to 16 bits per pixel,
using the
VP24to16.exe application supplied on the Zignature Pad installation CD:
1. Copy all the files from the \Support\ConvertBmp24to16bit folder on the CD to a
folder on your hard disk.
2. Copy your BMP files into the same folder.
3. Edit the included runme.bat file so it contains one or more commands in this
format:
VP24to16 <your_bmp_file_name>
Example: VP24to16 File1.bmp
Add one line for each BMP file.
4. Run the runme.bat file.
The file is converted in place
.
5. Ensure the Zignature Pad configuration, Document Folders tab points to the folder
containing the files. The Advertisement Box can be located either locally or on a
separate server with a mapped drive.
Preparing a List of Commercials
In a text editor, edit the file COMMERCIALS.XML located in the AdvBox folder (to see the
path to the folder, right click the VPort Agent icon in the Windows notification area, select
Configure , and click the Document Folders tab).
A sample COMMERCIALS.XML file is located in the AdvBox folder on the CD. The structure
of the file is a tree-view structure, similar to how it will be shown in the Document Monitor
dialog
.
To display a particular slide:
1. In the Document Manager, click the Index of Commercials button.
The process of creating advertisements (a.k.a. commercials) can
be divided into several steps
:

Individual commercial screens

Commercial lists

Commercial slide shows