Manual
VideoPoster-III
Version 1.2
20.07.2017
Page 10 of 18
5
Playlist Upload
VideoPoster-III supports three upload procedures: via USB, direct content upload with the ACC
software and by polling of remote FTP servers. Please check the playlist type and display
resolution prior to uploading to the device. If they don’t match the playlist will be refused, and
the old one will continue playing.
Detailed information about the supported media file formats can be found in section
Supported Media Formats
5.1
USB Upload
To upload via USB insert a USB pen drive which has the show in the PlaylistContent directory
contained in the drive’s root, and the device will automatically detect and copy its content. It is
safe to remove the flash drive when the show starts playing. ACC can be used to create shows
and export them to the USB drive.
5.2
ACC Push Upload
ACC v3.4 or later must be used to upload content to VideoPoster-III. In ACC you have to setup a
network connection to VideoPoster-III device and commence upload (see ACC manual for
details). The device will detect the upload and if it contains a valid playlist, will automatically
start playing it.
5.3
Polling of Remote FTP Server
This mode is turned off by default, so it must first be activated and correct settings for network
connection to the remote server must be provided (see
Content Auto Update
). Once this is done,
the device will poll the PlaylistContent folder on the remote server for playlist updates. You can
use ACC v3.0 or later to upload slideshows to FTP server.
Normally, only the playlist.ddx file is checked for changes. If a particular item has to be checked
for changes the attribute “extern=5.45.5true” has to be added to its <src> element (
see playlist
example
). VideoPoster-III will additionally poll these items and update them even if the playlist
remains unchanged.
