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4.
Working
with
SMIL
The
CD
‐
1010uses
open
communications
protocols
for
highly
flexible
content
presentation
and
playback
control.
SMIL
‐
compliancemeans
predictable
results
across
multiple
devices,
and
SMIL’s
non
‐
proprietary
nature
means
that
your
investments
are
never
obsolete.
4.1.
Introduction
Using
SMIL
(pronounced
“smile”),
the
language
created
by
W3C
for
multimedia
communications,
the
media
playerunderstands
the
language
“spoken”
by
professional
tools
from
companies
such
as
Adobe,
Apple,
Microsoft,
and
Real
Networks.
What
this
means
is
quicker,
easier,
and
better
integration
of
your
players
into
your
digital
signage
networks,
opening
up
avenues
of
software
controls
and
realizing
the
full
potential
of
your
playerhardware
down
the
road.
4.2.
Playing
a
SMIL
demo
The
demonstration
files
can
be
found
in
the
Software
and
Documentation
CD
.
Step 1: Prepare contents using a PC
Prepare
a
formatted
USB
drive
(using
the
“
FAT32
”
file
system
option).
Copy
the
entire
sample
SMIL
directory
with
all
its
content
files
from
Software
and
Documentation
CD
to
the
USB
drive.
Make
sure
the
SMIL
directory
shows
up
in
the
root
directory
of
the
USB
drive.
Step 2: Upload contents to player
Power
up
the
CD
‐
1010.
Booting
takes
about
90
seconds.
When
the
orange
boot
indicator
lamp
goes
out,
insert
USB
drive
into
the
USB
port
to
begin
upload.
All
files
under
the
SMIL
directory
will
be
copied
to
the
player
and
the
sample
contents
will
begin
to
play.
4.3.
www.a
smil.org
for
Developers
The
media
playerutilizes
W3C
SMIL
open
standard,
making
it
easier
to
customize
to
your
project
management
needs.
For
resources,
downloads,
and
community
support,
please
visit
www.a
‐
smil.org
.
