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User’s Guide for Q-DS and Q-FL 

 

 

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2.3.

 

Creating Projects 

 

To start creating projects run Composer. 

Clicking 

Projects

, the Projects window appears. Click 

new and write the title of the project, choose the 

resolution (Recommended or manually, define width 

and height – portrait or landscape). 

Click 

Save

 and 

Open

 

Now insert modules, background, masks and Popup 

(all optional). 

 

To insert modules, click on the module name and a colored rectangle appears in the canvas 

design area. It is possible to drag and resize the module box. To setup the module just double 

click it. 

 

 

Summary list of the main modules

 

 

Multimedia 

The multimedia module allows the creation of playlists 

of pictures, videos, flash (swf) and texts. All elements 

of the playlist can be timed. 

Incorporates a simple tool for editing images and 

adding shapes and editable text.  

 

 

 

Ticker/RSS

 

 

The Ticker / RSS module allows the insertion of simple 

text messages or RSS. This module can be configured 

with 2 types of input:  

Text: Simple text with horizontal animation. The text 

size is automatically adjusted to the box of the 

module.  

RSS Feeds: Provides horizontal and vertical 

coordination of RSS feeds, allowing the integration of 

content with standard RSS format. 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Q-DS 3.0

Page 1: ...r User Guide Q DS 3 0 Digital Signage Q FL 3 0 Digital Signage Queue Management This user guide as the software described is purchased under license and is to be used in order to the terms in that license only ...

Page 2: ...er 2 Composer 7 2 1 Understanding the basics 7 2 1 1 Projects 7 2 1 2 Schedule 8 2 1 3 Ambient Sound 8 2 1 4 Queue Management 8 2 2 Graphical User Interface GUI 9 2 3 Creating Projects 10 2 4 Publishing Projects or Schedules 12 Chapter 3 Player 13 3 1 Setting Up Player 13 3 2 Video Inputs Setup 14 Chapter 4 Queue Management only for Q FL versions 15 4 1 Setting up 15 4 2 Layout 16 4 3 Statistics o...

Page 3: ...TV Digital Signage and Queue Management Systems Q better features real time playback of presentations Q better offers a complete package for creation distribution and playback of any type of information or media This chapter presents the different parts of the system and helps the installation of Q better and its tools ...

Page 4: ...e turn off User Account Control in Windows Vista Start Control Panel User Accounts Turn User Account Control on or off Windows 7 Start Control Panel User Accounts User Account Settings Never Notify Down Option For Windows Vista and 7 it is strongly recommended to turn off Windows Aero Windows Vista To turn Aero off right click on the desktop and choose Personalize from the menu From the new window...

Page 5: ...DivX MPEG2 etc This codec must also be installed on each player PC for correct playback In case of not knowing which codec a media file was encoded with it is possible to use the free GSpot Codec Information Appliance http gspot headbands com To use GSpot drag and drop the media file under investigation from My Computer to GSpot The frame titled Container will display which codec was used for enco...

Page 6: ...ick the Start button on your Windows taskbar and then click the Run command When the Run dialog box opens enter D setup exe and click OK where D is the letter of your CD ROM drive Important In case of installing Q better from a file and the O S is Windows Vista or Windows 7 click it with the right button of the mouse and select Run as administrator Running the Applications Select All Programs Q FL...

Page 7: ...better system was created to display information in different kinds of output devices In the Composer one tells what how and when information will be presented 2 1 1 Projects The projects created in the Composer follow a four layer model Background may contain a color or image Modules modules of content described in chapter 2 3 Mask image with transparencies in PNG format Popup list of editable te...

Page 8: ...d with the hardware of radio buttons CLA can enter a spot when a button is pressed The project may change but the ambience remains If a project contains videos with sound the sound environment lowers the volume to be heard only the sound of the video At the end of the video the sound volume environment back to the previous level 2 1 4 Queue Management Allows the setup of the queue management hardw...

Page 9: ...fferent tools and content modules to be used in the creation of projects Background image mask and Popup Module list Save Project and Preview 2 The area on the center it is the project canvas area 3 On the top there are the icons for the tools of Ambient sound Queue Management settings and statistics Scheduling create project rules and playlists of projects Inputs to setup hardware for interaction...

Page 10: ... the module box To setup the module just double click it Summary list of the main modules Multimedia The multimedia module allows the creation of playlists of pictures videos flash swf and texts All elements of the playlist can be timed Incorporates a simple tool for editing images and adding shapes and editable text Ticker RSS The Ticker RSS module allows the insertion of simple text messages or ...

Page 11: ...k Contains analog or digital clock Date Date in numeric or extensive form Price list Q better provides a specific module for the presentation of pricing lists This module allows customization of colors number of lines import TXT external files or direct editing edit directly in the module IP Camera Show real time video from IP cameras Text Box Allows the use of text or text list with exposure time...

Page 12: ...hows a command list to each screen configured on player setup It allows seeing a preview of the current program sending a new project or schedule Attention Control panel communicates directly with the player Be sure that the player is running and that there are no firewall blocking the traffic between both applications default port 5700 ...

Page 13: ...on Click with the right button of your mouse on the player icon and select Open Player The Player Window appears To setup video outputs Click Options Setup Setup window will appear Select graphic outputs where to show the instances of the player one with normal version and up to3 in Multiview version Click Save and Exit The Player main window will show one tab for each selected graphic output The ...

Page 14: ...d Q FL 14 3 2 Video Inputs Setup To configure a webcam or a Video TV capture card open the Player Window and select Options Input video hardware setup In the Video Hardware Setup Window select the hardware settings and preview ...

Page 15: ...ton and select Open Queue Management The QMS Window shows the status of the system links to the setup window Statistics and Reset Values of the counters You can setup the QMS clicking on Setup button Setup window allows setting up ticket dispensers including ticket layout queue management policies caller buttons services desks and system users From the Composer The same configurations can be done ...

Page 16: ...L 16 4 2 Layout In projects where you want to show the queue attendance tickets and services you should place a queue management module in the project In the setup of the module select the fields that you need and the color scheme ...

Page 17: ...b server click Options Setup from the Player Window and check Activate Web Server It is possible to change the communications port username and password After the web server activation it is possible to open the statistics module clicking in the statistics icon in Composer Queue Settings or in the Queue Management System Window The computer pre defined web browser opens and show the statistics ...

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