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13 Upgrading VideoWall Manager

This chapter explains how to upgrade VideoWall Manager.
The application will check the server every time it’s launched and notify user when a 

new update is available.

 

Check for updates on startup

 – Uncheck the box to disable application from 

automatically looking for updates on startup. You can enable it again by selecting 

Check for updates on startup

 in File > General.

Get Update

 – Downloads the latest version of VideoWall Manager. Refer to section 

2.2.3 for installation.

View changelog

 – Changelog covers records of all notable changes such as bug 

fixes, new features, etc.

Close

 – Closes the update dialog. 

To manually check for updates, go to File and click 

Check for updates

Summary of Contents for Moderro NMP012

Page 1: ...Moderro NMP012 User Guide...

Page 2: ...ding the world s expectations for technological evolution innovation and simplicity At ViewSonic we believe that our products have the potential to make a positive impact in the world and we are confi...

Page 3: ...deo Wall and Adding Devices 7 2 4 Discovering and Adding Device 8 2 5 Adding Device Manually 9 3 Configuring Device 3 1 Identify Device 10 3 2 Rename Device 11 3 3 Manage Storage 11 3 4 Unregister Dev...

Page 4: ...e 29 6 2 Slideshow 30 6 2 1 Slideshow Parameters 31 6 3 YouTube and Vimeo 33 7 Configuring and Building Compatible Video 7 1 Transcoder Settings 36 7 1 1 Video Scaling 36 7 1 2 Media Compatibility Mod...

Page 5: ...ng Video Wall to Cloud Portal 45 10 2 Monitoring from Cloud 45 10 3 Controlling from Cloud 45 11 Device and Video Wall Status 12 Preferences 13 Upgrading VideoWall Manager 14 Other Information Custome...

Page 6: ...l Manager the Moderro VideoWall solution delivers high impact digital messaging in almost any imaginable layout Infinitely Scalable As this solution supports a virtually unlimited number of displays a...

Page 7: ...ion about the player and video wall are available for better monitoring Simple and Easy Installation and Operation The setup of the Moderro VideoWall solution is easy Utilizing existing LAN infrastruc...

Page 8: ...portions of the video to each device If the video stream is compatible and the Media Compatibility Mode in the Build section is set to Faster build the VideoWall Manager will transfer the entire video...

Page 9: ...n instructions 2 2 Downloading Installing and Launching the VideoWall Application on Windows Refer to the Quick User Guide for the Moderro Xpack Media Player for easy hardware ins 2 2 1 Create an Acco...

Page 10: ...oWall Manager 1 Navigate to https videowall moderro com 2 Click Log In on the top menu 3 Enter your username and password and click Log In 4 Click Windows to download the Windows version of the VideoW...

Page 11: ...Location and click Next 6 Select Start Menu Folder 7 Check or uncheck Don t create a Start Menu folder option Click Next 8 Select Additional Tasks Check or uncheck Create a desktop shortcut option Cli...

Page 12: ...button in the Add Devices to Wall window 2 Discovered devices are listed under Discovered Devices The grayed out devices are the devices managed by the cloud and can t be added 3 Select the devices yo...

Page 13: ...ick Discover Devices button on the top of the Walls and Devices pane to discover all devices in the same network The grayed out devices are the devices managed by the cloud and can t be added 2 Select...

Page 14: ...Devices button to discover all devices in the same network 2 Click Add Device Manually 3 Enter IP address and give a name to the device 4 Click Add 5 Added device appears under Walls and Devices 6 To...

Page 15: ...ed by a red box is called the Walls and Devices pane 3 1 Identify Device 1 Select the device from the Walls and Devices pane 2 Click the Identify button from the Device Control pane to display the fol...

Page 16: ...Select assets you want to delete from device storage 4 Click Delete Selected A confirmation dialog appears 5 Click OK Note Delete is unrecoverable To erase all assets from device storage 1 Select the...

Page 17: ...1 Right click on the device in Walls and Devices pane 2 2 Click Unregister A confirmation dialog appears 3 3 Click Unregister 3 5 Reset to Defaults The device properties can be reset to defaults at a...

Page 18: ...r clock to ensure that event timestamps in all devices use the same time base We recommend users setup devices as follows Set NTP Enable on one device and set it as a PTP master Set all other devices...

Page 19: ...effect 1 Select the device from the Walls and Devices pane 2 Click the Network tab 3 Check NTP Enabled to enable NTP Configure NTP Server 1 Select the device from the Walls and Devices pane 2 Click th...

Page 20: ...e are more than one PTP master running in the same subnet PTP slave devices may not synchronize correctly PTP Slave Device will act as PTP slave and synchronize time to PTP master PTP Disable Default...

Page 21: ...udio The volume of device audio can be adjusted by 1 Select the device from the Walls and Devices pane 2 Click the Output tab 3 Change the Audio volume value The change will take effect immediately 3...

Page 22: ...17 3 9 Manage Display...

Page 23: ...a digital display to describe its capabilities to a video source The video output resolution and refresh rate can be changed by 1 Select the device from the Walls and Devices pane 2 Click the Display...

Page 24: ...Click the Upgrade tab 3 Click Select Firmware It will list all available firmware 4 Select one from the list and click OK A confirmation dialog appears 5 Check or uncheck the Reboot after upgrade che...

Page 25: ...all Control pane to learn the following information about the devices which will be displayed on each screen Date Name IP Uptime Product Version Build NTP PTP Mode Source 4 2 Reboot All Devices in Vid...

Page 26: ...A confirmation dialog appears 3 Click Delete Method 2 1 Right click on the wall in Walls and Devices pane 2 Click Delete A confirmation dialog appears 3 Click Delete 4 4 Upgrade All Devices in the Wa...

Page 27: ...ck Close to close the window 5 2 Display Profiles The display profile includes name diagonal length aspect ratio width height top bezel right bezel bottom bezel and left bezel There are 2 types of dis...

Page 28: ...Devices pane 2 Click the Composition tab under the Devices tab 3 Click the drop down list of Mode options and then select Grid By default the video wall has a composition of 2x2 2 displays wide by 2...

Page 29: ...d then select custom or defined profile Custom setting allows user to manually define display s diagonal length aspect ratio and bezel widths Defined display profile automatically sets display s diago...

Page 30: ...pecifies the distance between the visible portion and the outer edge of the display Horizontal and vertical spacing Specifies the space between screens Rotation The video wall will be rotated to the g...

Page 31: ...position tab under the Devices tab 3 Click the drop down list of Mode option and then select Artistic By default there s only a canvas and no display is positioned in the video wall composition The ca...

Page 32: ...physical displays Import Grid When the Import Grid button is clicked the grid composition will be imported into artistic composition and will overwrite the artistic composition Note Currently there is...

Page 33: ...e display object will snap to the nearest intersection in the grid if the grid is visible or snap to another display object Enable Grid When checked the grid becomes visible Grid Setting Clicking the...

Page 34: ...e contents 6 1 Video File This section describes how to add a video file such as mp4 mkv and ts to the content Audio only files such as mp2 mp3 and aac can also be added 1 Select the wall from the Wal...

Page 35: ...s to create a video slideshow 1 Select the wall from the Walls and Devices pane 2 Click the Content tab 3 Click Add Slideshow Add File dialog appears 4 Select still images and click Open Slideshow con...

Page 36: ...how visualization style In normal mode each slide is displayed on the whole videowall for some time just like most classic slideshows In picture train slides are combined into a stripe of images and t...

Page 37: ...arallax effect distant background values around 1 0 are good Use negative values to scroll background faster Background opacity Use 100 to render the background as is Values between 0 and 100 will cau...

Page 38: ...formats There are streams which contain both audio and video and streams which contain only one of the two In the current implementation the Manager doesn t take audio only video only streams and take...

Page 39: ...g Compatible Video This chapter explains how to configure and build compatible videos Before building videos from video files and still images make sure the video wall composition is configured and th...

Page 40: ...gure Settings Details of the settings are described in the section 7 1 4 Click the Build button to start building video Estimated encoding time is shown If the contents are modified from the previous...

Page 41: ...e video content the video will appear stretched or distorted Touch wall from inside Centers the video and adds a black border on the sides top and bottom or left and right The aspect ratio is maintain...

Page 42: ...ocessing Available settings are Copy stream if compatible Always re encode Audio Processing Available settings are Copy stream if compatible Always re encode Multichannel Audio Available settings are...

Page 43: ...coding mode As the precision of picture analysis and quality of picture increases the output speed decreases Available settings are Fastest lower quality bigger file Fast lower quality Normal speed be...

Page 44: ...e generated video to your computer to use it in the future 1 When the video is built successfully Click Save A window appears 2 Specify the location to save the contents enter folder name and click Sa...

Page 45: ...e location of videos that will be transferred to the devices Wall s current build Set to this if you want to choose the videos that you just built Browse Find saved videos in your local storage Recent...

Page 46: ...o start transferring videos Videos will be transferred to the devices and stored under the asset name specified in the step 4 Any devices that are playing the asset will be stopped 7 When the transfer...

Page 47: ...time and current time 1 Select the wall from the Walls and Devices pane 2 Click the Playback tab 3 Click on the Asset drop down list 4 Select the asset you want to play Asset Status gets updated and i...

Page 48: ...ed with some limitations Composition should not contain rotation in display or canvas Stream will not be displayed as intended Video up to 1080p To play UDP multicast stream follow the steps below 1 S...

Page 49: ...to the Cloud To enable the capture follow these steps 1 Select the wall from the Walls and Devices pane 2 Click the Playback tab 3 Select the asset you want to play and click Play 4 Check the Enabled...

Page 50: ...ate that they are managed in cloud 4 Right click on the wall that you want to move to the cloud in the Walls and Devices pane and click Move to Cloud Once the wall and the devices are successfully upl...

Page 51: ...with exclamation mark Wall Device The device is managed by cloud but does not belong to a wall that is managed by the cloud This could happen when the same device is added to 2 applications on differ...

Page 52: ...every time the application is launched it will access the server and check for any updates If unchecked the application will not access the server for updates Measurement Units By default VideoWall M...

Page 53: ...ified by Save logs to If unchecked no log will be filed Save logs to Specifies the location to save logs Delete old logs on start If checked old logs will be deleted Number of files to keep Specifies...

Page 54: ...sable application from automatically looking for updates on startup You can enable it again by selecting Check for updates on startup in File General Get Update Downloads the latest version of VideoWa...

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