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1. 20 Ribbon 24 Navigation Pane 29 Page Designer 30 Dockable Pane 34 Sequence Properties 37 Dynamic Sequence 41 Virtual Sequence 43 Page Properties 48 Region Properties
2. 191 Transfer via Network Services 195 Uploading Subproject Glossary 198 Welcome composer 9 user manual 1 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 1 Welcome Dear friendlyway composer 9 user Thank you for choosing friendlyway composer 9 friendlyway composer 9 is a tool for creating digital signage presentations The tool was specifically developed to compose and manage various multimedia presentations and provides the possibility to automatically or manually switch between various contents With friendlyway composer 9 you can create a professional presentation from scratch without any specific technical knowledge The professional package that you purchased provides multiple features thanks to its modules A wide range of media objects that can be imported into your presentation including text RSS images video flash PowerPoint TV Web and PDF The media objects are positioned on individual frames thus making it possible to create unlimited layers of media content Ability to split your screen into multiple zones with individual content in each one Setting transition effects for pages and individual objects Including music Full support of all image types scalable gr
3. 128 Configure Display Settings 131 Add New Pages 136 Define Page Properties 141 Edit Existing Pages 144 Split Page into Regions 146 Add Media to Region Frames 148 Adding a TV Object 151 Adding a Linked Project 152 Adding a Flash Object
4. 154 Adding a Content Template 154 Content Template from File 157 Content Template from Album 158 Content Template as caster Spot 161 Adding an RSS Feed 163 Adding a Text Object 164 Adding a PowerPoint Object 170 Adding a Web Object 170 Adding a Page from Internet
5. 171 Adding a Local Page 174 Adding a mediaDIALOG Object III composer 9 user manual 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 176 Adjust Media Properties 178 Create Sequences 180 Create Schedule 187 Previewing Page Content 187 Transfer Project to player station 188 Transfer via Hard Disk Drive and Network Folders 189 Transfer via Removable devices
6. 76 Flash 79 Content Template II Contents II composer 9 user manual 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 79 Properties of the template inserted from file or album 82 Properties of the template inserted as caster spot 84 Linked Project 86 PDF 88 Picture 91 PowerPoint 93 RSS
7. 97 Text 100 Text Editor 102 TV 104 Video 107 Web 109 mediaDIALOG 111 Subproject Concept friendlyway player User Interface 114 115 player Options 120 Connect to network services How to 126 126 Create Project
8. 51 Media Object Properties 53 Timeline 54 Schedule 55 Network Services 58 Overview 62 Screenshots 63 Content Groups 68 Content Packages 74 Assign Package to Group 74 Media Objects
9. 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Output settings for TV objects include Volume and Aspect ratio Use the slider to modify volume To change aspect ratio open the Aspect ratio drop down list and select from the following Original 4 3 This is the aspect ratio of a traditional television screen TFT s VideoCubes etc 16 9 Select this option when using high definition displays such as a plasma display or similar wide screen devices Custom A user defined aspect ratio 6 7 10 Video To modify video object properties select the object by clicking it and go to the Properties tab of the Dockable Pane The properties for video objects include Placement Time Transition Source File Order ID Text over Video Video Preview Placement Here you can define object sizing alignment location and size Sizing custom object size original object size object size stretched to fit region size Alignment The object can be aligned horizontally left right or centered and vertically top bottom or centered Location and Size Object size and location are defined in the corresponding fields friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 105 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Time A video object is a discrete object i e an object with predefined playback duration that cannot be changed Therefore Object Display Time will display its Original len
10. Location and Size Object size and location are defined in the corresponding fields Time In this properties area the original length of the template is displayed The Original length field is not editable Transition friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 81 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Transition is the visual effect that defines the way a particular object changes to the next one Three options are available None Slide the object slides over the preceding one in the selected direction Expand the object expands over the preceding one in the selected direction Source File You can insert into your project a content template using the templates created in friendlyway Content Tool or friendlyway Album Tool The content templates are saved as atml files In the Source File field you can see the name of the actual media object You can also replace the source file here NOTE You cannot enter the file name manually To replace the file click and select the file you want to use instead of the current one Order ID To manage advertising orders you can specify the order ID for the inserted media object provided by the customer in compliance with the corresponding order Once the order ID is inserted into the project this ID becomes available for other media objects in the combo box list During playback the player will record the order ID into the log file This wi
11. 6 7 6 PowerPoint To modify PowerPoint object properties select the object by clicking on it and go to the Properties tab of the Dockable Pane PowerPoint object properties include Placement Time Transition Source File Order ID PowerPoint Preview Placement Here you can define object sizing alignment location and size Sizing custom object size original object size object size stretched to fit region size Alignment The object can be aligned horizontally left right or centered and vertically top bottom or centered Location and Size Object size and location are defined in the corresponding fields Time friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 92 2002 2012 friendlyway AG A PowerPoint object is a discrete object i e an object with predefined playback duration that cannot be changed Therefore Object Display Time will display its Original length only that cannot be modified by user The display time will equal its original length Transition Transition is the visual effect that defines the way a particular object changes to the next one Three options are available None Slide the object slides over the preceding one in the selected direction Expand the object expands over the preceding one in the selected direction Source File For a PowerPoint object the acceptable format of the source file is ppt an
12. Presentation Multimedia content that can be played back on a kiosk This notion includes various video audio and graphical formats that can be played back on the screen simultaneously or follow each other in a certain order Project A set of multimedia files and a description file describing the multimedia files must be placed on the screen and at what time composer 9 projects are usually saved in separate directories Composer and player open the project description file project file fcproj for presentation editing or playback Refresh time is the interval after which the media objects are to be reloaded Used if the displayed object can change its content during the display time Region A square area on a page consisting of a list of frames Any page can be split into regions each region displaying its own media content Regions never overlap and take up the whole page surface in a tile like manner Each region contains its own list of media objects that are displayed one after another Thus you can design a mini slide show in each region Each region can contain one media object such as a ticker text only that will be displayed continuously Glossary composer 9 user manual 199 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Sequence A set of pages ordered for playback A project can have multiple sequences built from the same set of pages to allow presentation of different pages Time Mode Various settings defining the time parameters for
13. friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 76 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Picture Placement Object Display Time Transition Source File Order ID Preview PDF Placement Object Display Time Transition Source File Order ID PDF Properties PDF Preview Flash Placement Object Display Time Transition Source File Order ID Flash Preview Content Template Placement Time Transition Source File Order ID Preview Linked Project Placement Time Source File Order ID Preview mediaDIALOG Placement Time Source Order ID Picture You can see all files used in the project on the Content tab of the Dockable Pane All media files incorporated in the project are stored in the same folder as the project 6 7 1 Flash To modify flash object properties select the object by clicking on it and go to the Properties tab of the Dockable Pane Flash object properties include Placement Object Display Time Transition Source File Flash Order ID Flash Preview Placement friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 77 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Here you can define object sizing alignment location and size Sizing custom object size original object size object size stretched to fit region size Alignment The object can be aligned horizontally left right or centered and vertically top bottom or centered Loca
14. Preview Placement Here you can define object sizing alignment location and size Sizing custom object size original object size object size stretched to fit region size Alignment The object can be aligned horizontally left right or centered and vertically top bottom or centered Location and Size Object size and location are defined in the corresponding fields Time friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 108 2002 2012 friendlyway AG A Web object is an analog object i e an object with an indefinite playback duration i e user can easily change it The timing properties for a Web object include Display time the amount of time the object will be displayed on the screen and Refresh time the amount of time after which the object will be replaced with the next one if available Adjust the timing properties in the corresponding fields Transition Transition is the visual effect that defines the way a particular object changes to the next one Three options are available None Slide the object slides over the preceding one in the selected direction Expand the object expands over the preceding one in the selected direction Web Page The Web Page property allows viewing the file name of the current media object and changing the media object file To open the window for Web page configuration click Configure Order
15. The Details pane displays Terminal ID the unique identifier of the terminal Location the physical location of the terminal Current package the multimedia package currently displaying on the terminal Version the current package version Next package the multimedia package scheduled for display after the current one Version the next package version In the Package folders pane you can monitor the elements of your content for the selected terminal or re install the content to remove errors or inconsistencies To re install the content on all terminals select the Apply to all terminals check box and click Reinstall content The table displays the details of each package unit installed on the terminal Name package name Type the type of the package Begin download the time when package download started End download the time when package download ended Installed at the time when package was installed Playback since the time when package was first played back 6 6 2 Screenshots The Screenshots window allows you to view screenshots from the terminals including DirectX surfaces The interval for screenshooting is set at the server from the administration console the Terminals tab By default the screenshot interval is set to 120 seconds friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 63 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Filter the terminals by selecting the appropriate entry in fields Terminal ID Terminal s
16. Define page layout The key elements in structuring pages are regions A region is a square area on a page consisting of a number of frames For example you can have a page split into four regions with a PDF file in the first region an image in the second region a news ticker in the third region and a video in the fourth region For a detailed description of splitting a page into regions see Split page into regions 2 Add media content Media content is added to frames within regions see Add media to region frames Any media object added to the region is by default stretched to the maximum required size the size of the region Most objects are stretched with their proportions kept In other words if region proportions are different from object proportions the height width of the object will be stretched to the maximum while the rest of the region area will remain blank Thus in most cases you need to define region size and the objects will automatically fill all available space How to composer 9 user manual 143 2002 2012 friendlyway AG You can also define object size manually by dragging image grabbers or by modifying object Placement parameters In this case the stretching mode will be disabled and the object will keep the size you have defined even if the size of the parent region has changed Defining Page Timing Parameters To adjust page timing settings you need to modify the timing parameters of page reg
17. To modify linked project properties select the object by clicking on it and go to the Properties tab of the Dockable Pane Linked project properties include Placement Time Source File Order ID Preview Placement Here you can define object sizing alignment location and size Sizing custom object size original object size object size stretched to fit region size Alignment The object can be aligned horizontally left right or centered and vertically top bottom or centered Location and Size Object size and location are defined in the corresponding fields friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 85 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Time After you have inserted a linked project the original display time of this project will be displayed This display time can be changed by user in the corresponding field of the dockable pane or by means of Timeline If you want to restore the original display time of the linked project click Refresh content Source File The Source File property allows viewing the file name of the current media object and changing the media object file NOTE You cannot enter a file name manually To change the file name click to open the file selection dialog To change the object file click and browse to the file you want to use instead of the current one Order ID To manage advertising orders you can specif
18. not defined It is recommended to check it manually Content group the content group which the terminal belongs to Current content the multimedia packages currently playing on the terminal Next content the multimedia package scheduled for play back after the current one Actions Click the shortcut icons to perform the following actions with the current terminal Get current state Check the state of the terminal right away Reboot Restart the currently selected terminal Remote access Start a remote access program VNC that will access the currently selected terminal In case you do not have such a program the system will suggest you to download it Screenshot View the screenshot of the terminal friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 59 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Filtering display options You can filter the entries to be displayed by using the following filtering options Terminal ID the unique identifier of the terminal Terminal state Select the state of the terminals you want to sort out or select the hyphen to skip filtering by terminal state Warnings display only the terminals with some warnings that might be helpful to prevent errors Errors display the terminals with certain errors e g the memory state is critical Turned off display the list of turned off terminals only Failed display the terminals that have not sent their Heart Beat in due time Only OK dis
19. specify the exact area in which your presentation will be displayed by indicating its top left pixel width and height Left Set the indent to the right in pixels on the player s side Top Set the indent from the top on the player s side in pixels Width Define display area width in pixels on the player s side Height Define display area height in pixels on the player s side The screen in the Preview area will change according to the selected parameters To save display settings click OK The settings will be applied to all the pages that you will be adding to the project How to composer 9 user manual 131 2002 2012 friendlyway AG If you want to apply new settings to the already existing pages select checkbox Apply to existing pages The Use secondary monitor if exists option is used to play the project on one of two screens If this option is selected the project will be played back on secondary monitor on the player machine and on the first monitor you will see your desktop for example The maximum supported resolution of the project is limited by the following display combinations 8 3 Add New Pages Pages are arranged in sequences There are three ways to add a page to a sequence Adding a new page to a sequence Adding an existing page to a sequence Adding a page from templates Adding a New Page to a Sequence 1 Activate Page Designer by selecting the Design menu in the ribbon Select th
20. Default sequence There is a default sequence in every project This sequence will be always played back by player if no other sequence is set up for this period of time in Schedule or the option Turn off Monitor is not activated Display An object describing the logical output unit in a kiosk where the presentation will be displayed Display time is the time in seconds describing how long objects such as media objects are to be displayed Kiosk A computer with a flat screen installed in a public place for displaying advertising and other information Media file A file with multimedia content such as video text Web page etc Media object A media content unit that can be played back during a presentation A video a picture etc are all individual media objects In the simplest case a media object is a physical file stored on a computer However a media object can be in the form of a Web page stream video or RSS feed that are not stored on a disk but downloaded from the Internet right before playback A media object has attributes describing its placement appearance and time behavior Page A high level organization unit within a composer 9 project As a rule a page covers the whole display and consists of one media object or a set of regions However user can modify page properties so that the page will take up part of the screen only Player An executable application for playback of multimedia presentations created with composer 9
21. Otherwise click Cancel See Web on modifying Web object properties 8 7 8 2 Adding a Local Page To add a local page to your project click the Web button in the ribbon How to composer 9 user manual 172 2002 2012 friendlyway AG A dialog window will appear where you may configure the media object to be added Click to navigate to the local page you need Select the page you wish and click Open After the page has been displayed in the window click OK The dialog window will appear How to composer 9 user manual 173 2002 2012 friendlyway AG You will be recommended to copy into your project all files and folders from the directory where your local page is stored Activate the option Copy all specified files into project Important Please ensure that the directory where your local page is stored contains only the files and folders which are necessary to display your local page Click OK Once the local site has been loaded you can define the area of the page that will be displayed in your presentation How to composer 9 user manual 174 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Or you can define the size of the viewing area in the corresponding fields Left Set the indent of the viewing area to the right in pixels Top Set the indent of the viewing area from the top in pixels Width Set the width of the viewing area in pixels Height Set the height of the viewing area in pixels Click OK to add the viewing area to
22. Page in the context menu The page will be copied to the clipboard How to composer 9 user manual 135 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 3 Go to the sequence to which you want to add the page right click the list of pages and select one of two possible options for adding the copied page Paste Page the page will be added to the sequence as an independent structure i e all changes made to the pasted page will not affect the initial page Paste Page as Reference all changes made to the added page will be applied to the initial page and vice versa Adding a Page from Templates To add a page from templates click the arrow in the Add New Page of the Sequence Pages pane toolbar This will open the page templates library How to composer 9 user manual 136 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Select the template you want to add to the sequence and click New Page from Template The template will be added to the list of sequence pages To save the current page as template click Save Page as Template To rename the template select it and click Rename To remove a page from templates library select it and click Delete To set the selected page as default click Set as default template After you have activated this option this default template will be added to the sequence by adding a new page To set an empty page as default new page click Reset default template To close the templates library click Close 8 4 Define Page Propertie
23. by typing it in the Name field Click Apply for the changes to take effect Sizing Mode Page dimensions are defined in the Display Settings at project creation In this case they will be applied to all new pages However you can modify current page properties on the Properties tab of the Dockable Pane Select the aspect ratio or resolution and click Apply for the changes to take effect friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 45 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Page transition Transition is a visual effect that defines the way a particular page changes to the next one Three options are available None the page is displayed on top of the previous page without any visual effects Slide the page slides over the preceding page in the selected direction Expand the page expands over the preceding page in the selected direction Page Background Here you can define a background for a whole page The background can be either an image or gradient fill To add an image as background 1 Click Picture in the Background properties 2 Click and select the file that you want to use as background friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 46 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 3 Adjust picture alignment by using the Sizing Mode and Alignment settings Stretch to stretch the image to the maximum size that will fit in the page Original Size to reset to original
24. caster spot in the ribbon click the Content Template button and select the Insert caster spot option How to composer 9 user manual 159 2002 2012 friendlyway AG A dialog window will appear Enter the Spot ID and the name of caster server which will be used for receiving the spots There are three possibilities how the account ID can be assigned in composer Use selected Account ID specify the account ID which must be used for preview in composer and playback in player Use account ID from Network Services the caster account ID will be assigned to the player from the network services Webconsole during project playback Use values known by tag at the Network Services specify the tag which must be used for getting caster server and account ID information The corresponding tag with assigned server and account ID should be created and assigned to the player station in network services server Webconsole If no account ID is assigned to the tag on the server side the player will skip the spot during playback Spot ID and Account ID can be changed in the Spot source area on the Properties tab In the composer you can only change the properties of the caster spot as media object properties on the Properties tab Editing and composing of spots and playlists can be made only via friendlyway caster server For that you need to login to the server with your account ID and password Important In order your player stations
25. display Aspect Ratio When this mode is selected the player will stretch the presentation so that it takes up the whole screen area 2 The presentation is displayed in a certain part of the screen only To enable this mode you need to define the location of the top left corner of the area in which your presentation will be played back as well as its height and width in pixels To configure display settings go to the Display tab in the ribbon The Display Settings window will display the panel for defining Target Screen parameters and a Preview area How to composer 9 user manual 129 2002 2012 friendlyway AG In the Target Screen area select the required aspect ratio displayed width divided by its height or display resolution type in the drop down list By default Custom aspect ratio is selected Normal aspect ratio 4 3 This is the aspect ratio of a traditional television screen TFT s VideoCubes etc Wide aspect ratio 16 9 Select this option when using high definition displays such as a plasma display or similar wide screen devices Custom aspect ratio There is no predefined aspect ratio Here you can set extra width and height of the resolution on the player s side Custom resolution Here you can set custom resolution for your project Fixed area For your presentation to be displayed in a specific region of the screen How to composer 9 user manual 130 2002 2012 friendlyway AG
26. editable template element a grabber and a corresponding hint appear How to composer 9 user manual 156 2002 2012 friendlyway AG In the text objects you can edit texts as well as style and alignment In image objects you can only replace the image After you have made the necessary changes click the button at the bottom of the template How to composer 9 user manual 157 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 8 7 4 2 Content Template from Album To insert a content template into the project from a content album in the ribbon click the Content Template button and select the Insert from album option On the dockable pane the Albums tab will appear and you will be able to manage content albums You can add and delete albums using the following buttons How to composer 9 user manual 158 2002 2012 friendlyway AG After you have added one or several content albums they appear in the list of available templates For your convenience the template preview option is provided You are also provided with the possibility to sort the templates by categories To place the necessary content template as a media object on the page move it from the album per drag and drop After you have added the template to the page you can edit its content using the in built editor For more details on how to edit the template see the chapter above 8 7 4 3 Content Template as caster Spot To add a content template to the project as
27. enlarge the screenshot just click the small preview picture 8 12 4 Uploading Subproject To upload a project which is used as a subproject in another master project you need to perform the following steps How to composer 9 user manual 196 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 1 At first the master project must be uploaded to the composer network services server The process does not differ from the standard upload procedure After uploading the project will be assigned to a terminal group downloaded by the player software and played back at a certain time The player will play back the master project with the embedded project s 2 If you want to transfer a newer version of the subproject to the player station the subproject version must be uploaded to the server separately To do it open the newer version of the subproject in composer application and upload it to the server as a common project Then choose the project in the list of available content packages and click Edit package In our case the Project b is a subproject of the Test project Assign the uploaded project to a parent package and specify the options for updating the main project as well the download and playback time Parent Package specify the master project where your project is used as a subproject Update parent package if checked the package selected in the combo box above will be updated with a newer subproject version Assign parent package if
28. order ID into the log file This will enable further tracking of the order and media files from it Text over Video You can add a text or RSS object that will be displayed over your video object Click Add Text to open an existing file or to create a new one The corresponding window will appear see Adding a Text Object Click Add RSS to add an RSS feed Specify the URL in the corresponding field or click to navigate to the local file see Adding an RSS Feed PLEASE NOTE This feature is not supported for streaming video Video Video settings include Volume and Aspect ratio Use the slider to modify volume To change aspect ratio open the Aspect ratio drop down list and select from the following Original 4 3 This is the aspect ratio of a traditional television screen TFT s VideoCubes etc 16 9 Select this option when using high definition displays such as a plasma display or similar wide screen devices Custom A user defined aspect ratio Preview To preview your video file click in the Preview area friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 107 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Adjust the volume using the preview controls 6 7 11 Web To modify Web object properties select the object by clicking it and go to the Properties tab of the Dockable Pane The properties for a Web object include Placement Time Transition Web Page Order ID
29. pages and media objects Specific timing settings depend on the type of element to which they are applied Time Control on Sequence Level A sequence is a set of pages played back one after another in a defined order Therefore the total sequence duration is a sum of total page durations that make up the sequence Thus to adjust sequence playback duration you need to modify page timing parameters friendlyway composer 9 Concepts composer 9 user manual 16 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Time Control on Page Level The total playback time of a page equals the longest playback duration of a page region All other regions match up this time by either recurring or auto prolonged playback Defining Page Time Control To adjust page timing settings you need to modify the timing parameters of page regions and frames The most convenient tool for fine tuning timing parameters on page level is the Timeline The timeline lists all regions and frames of the page indicating their playback duration Time Control on Media Objects Level All media objects are categorized into two classes analog and discrete Discrete media objects are the objects with a predefined playback duration that cannot be changed Within friendlyway composer 9 discrete objects are Video PowerPoint and PDF Time control for such objects is disabled Analog media objects are objects which have indefinite playback duration i e which are easily changeable by the u
30. player machine You can decide what option is more acceptable for you and proceed with the procedure according to this decision Below you ll find the description for both approaches Play as Video Activate the option Play as Video and click Next How to composer 9 user manual 166 2002 2012 friendlyway AG In the third wizard step specify the timing settings by choosing between forced slide transition every x seconds and internal presentation settings for the slide transition During conversion process it will be impossible to switch to another window application because the video picture is being captured from the display while PowerPoint plays back the presentation file If you have a long presentation you should take into account that the conversion time will be as much as the PowerPoint playback time To start conversion click Next How to composer 9 user manual 167 2002 2012 friendlyway AG The conversion window will appear Please wait until a window with the Wizard completed message will appear and click Finish How to composer 9 user manual 168 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Play with Microsoft PowerPoint Select the Play with Microsoft PowerPoint option and click Next Then specify the timing settings by choosing between forced slide transition every x seconds and internal presentation settings for the slide transition How to composer 9 user manual 169 2002 2012 friendlyway AG A
31. the page region Otherwise click Cancel See Web on modifying Web object properties 8 7 9 Adding a mediaDIALOG Object To add a mediaDIALOG object to your project click the mediaDIALOG button in the ribbon How to composer 9 user manual 175 2002 2012 friendlyway AG The dialog window will appear You can select from two options Always use specified Display ID you can specify the fixed server and Display ID for connecting to the displayDRIVE server In this case the player will use the specified data during project playback Assign Display ID from the network services using named connection you can specify the name of the connection which will be assigned to the player from the network services at the player side In this case the player will obtain the displayDRIVE server data and Display ID from the composer network services Webconsole while connecting to the server You can change the server and Display ID in the Source area on the Properties tab If you select the second option for getting the server and Display ID data from the composer network services Webconsole you should enter the named connection created in the How to composer 9 user manual 176 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Webconsole for the corresponding terminal and specify the server and Display ID to be used for preview in composer After you have inserted a mediaDIALOG object the display time is set to 1 minute You can change it manually an
32. the slides will appear directly over the region background selected in the region properties If you disable the option Move slide the options Direction and Speed will be disabled too friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 100 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Preview To preview your text object click Start in the Preview area To stop preview click Stop 6 7 8 1 Text Editor For a text object you can also start a text editor by clicking Edit Text under Settings This will open the Text Editor with your text in the work area friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 101 2002 2012 friendlyway AG The editor has a MS Word familiar interface and enables you to perform basic text formatting operations Save changes before closing the editor for the formatting to be applied to the text in the page Editor Action Action Description File Save Saves the changes in the text The changes will be applied to the text object in the region Save and Close Saves the changes in the text and closes the Text Editor The changes will be applied to the text object in the region Close Closes the Text Editor Before closing a message will appear asking if you want to close the text without saving To close the editor without saving the changes click No Otherwise click Yes Edit Undo Cancels the most recent action Redo Repeats the most recent action Cut Removes the selected o
33. will be opened again 8 7 3 Adding a Flash Object To add a flash object to your presentation click the Flash button in the ribbon How to composer 9 user manual 153 2002 2012 friendlyway AG The dialog window for selecting flash file will appear Click Browse and navigate to the file you want to add to the project or specify the URL of the flash object To confirm your choice click OK friendlyway composer 9 allows you to count the exact display time of the flash animation To measure the flash duration tick the Time Counting Mode checkbox in the Preview area of the dockable pane and click the Playback button Preview of the flash file will start and composer 9 will count seconds until the last frame Your may schedule your flash animation to stop at the specific moment before the end To do that click the Stop button during playback To apply the received value for the display time click Yes otherwise click No friendlyway composer 9 allows you to add flash variables and make the player pass the variables to Flash Control To open the flash variables list click Flash Variables in the Flash area of the dockable pane To add a flash variable click Add and specify the name of the variable its type String Number or Path Value and value in the corresponding fields How to composer 9 user manual 154 2002 2012 friendlyway AG To confirm your settings click OK To edit the available entry select th
34. window for editing content package click Edit package The following window will appear friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 71 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Content package details include Package name The name of the content package Description The description of the content package Author The author of the content package Version Select the version of the content Date of creation The date when the content package was created The next group of settings is relevant only if you upload a subproject Parent Package specify the master project where your project is used as a subproject Update parent package if checked the package selected in the combo box above will be updated with a newer subproject version Assign parent package if checked the new version of the parent package will be reassigned to the content group automatically Download time time when the package must be downloaded to the player station s Playback time time when the player must start the playback of the new project version If you upload a common project skip the section Main folder The key folder is the start folder i e unit to be played back Apply Assign the key folder for the content package Package folders A list of all folders of the content friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 72 2002 2012 friendlyway AG The list displays Name the name of the fold
35. your terminal to be connected to composer network services server and allows remotely controlling the played content Click No to select the content manually If so the following windows will offer you to select an existing project If you want to play back an existing project click to specify the path to the composer project file you need You can select the project from the recent files list on double click In order that the player application starts at each Windows startup enable the option Start with Windows If you want to start the playback of the selected presentation click Play To go to the player options click Select later The following window will appear friendlyway player User Interface composer 9 user manual 115 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Element Action Description File Open Opens an existing project Specify the path to the project in the dialog window Recent files Displays the list of the latest projects To open a project click on it in the list Exit Closes friendlyway player 9 Action Play Starts the playback of the before selected project Stop Stops the playback of the current project Tools Options Opens the windows for customizing player options Connect to network services Opens the window for connecting your player to friendlyway network services Help Content Opens the contents of the friendlyway composer 9 help file Activation Opens the friendlyway player 9 Activatio
36. Albums tab allows you to add Content Albums provided on CD or via download Content album is a categorized container with content templates After you have added a Content album to the composer you can insert content templates from it to your projects To add an album to the composer click the Add button and navigate to the album file you want to add The content of the added album will be displayed in thumbnail view sorted by template name friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 34 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 6 4 1 1 Sequence Properties To modify sequence properties select the sequence in the Pages panel of the Navigation Pane and go to the Properties tab of the Dockable Pane friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 35 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Sequence properties include Sequence name Default status Minimal display time Dynamic mode Time quota Defining Sequence Name By default sequences are assigned a number based on the order in which they are created in the project You can change sequence name by typing it in the Name field The new sequence name will now be displayed in the navigation pane friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 36 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Default Status A default sequence is a sequence played back by default in the player that is when no schedule has been defined To make a sequence default one cl
37. G 6 4 Page Designer The Page Designer is where you create your presentation page by page It consists of a work area a page timeline and a dockable pane The Page Designer displays the page in the form of a canvas that you can split into regions and add media objects to see Split page into regions Add media to region frames friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 30 2002 2012 friendlyway AG To open the Page Designer click the Design tab in the ribbon or click on the page you want to edit in the Sequence Pages panel of the Navigation pane 6 4 1 Dockable Pane The dockable pane allows you to modify the properties of a media object page sequence or the whole project on the Properties tab view all media files used in the project on the Content tab search for the media files you want to add to your presentation in the Search tab add Content Albums on the Album tab The pane is docked by default to the right of the work area and you can easily switch between its tabs placed below You can undock each tab of the pane and dock it to any other side of the work area or just leave it floating by a simple drag and drop operation Docking a Pane Click the pane and drag it using the rulers for orientation Drop the pane for it to dock friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 31 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Properties The Properties tab displays the pr
38. ID To manage advertising orders you can specify the order ID for the inserted media object provided by the customer in compliance with the corresponding order Once the order ID is inserted into the project this ID becomes available for other media objects in the combo box list friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 109 2002 2012 friendlyway AG During playback the player will record the order ID into the log file This will enable further tracking of the order and media files from it Preview A Web object is a static object therefore the preview area will display only the viewing area 6 7 12 mediaDIALOG The mediaDIALOG object is a connector to the room booking software developed by friendlyway s partner mediaDIALOG GmbH The software allows booking and managing meeting rooms and appointments With the mediaDIALOG feature you can combine information from room management software with digital signage content as well as easy manage and mix media objects from different sources The mediaDIALOG feature is provided as an add in for the friendlyway composer It also implies installation of the web server For more information please contact us at software support freindlyway com To modify mediaDIALOG object properties select the object by clicking on it and go to the Properties tab of the Dockable Pane mediaDIALOG object properties include Placement Time Source Order ID Pictur
39. Size Object size and location are defined in the corresponding fields friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 98 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Object Display Time Text is an analog object i e an object with an indefinite playback duration i e user can easily change it The timing properties for a text include Display time the amount of time the object will be displayed on the screen and Refresh time the amount of time after which the object will be replaced with the next one if available Adjust the timing properties in the corresponding fields Source File For a text object acceptable formats of the source file are txt rtf The Source File property allows viewing the file name of the current media object and changing the media object file NOTE You cannot enter a file name manually To change the file name click to open the file selection dialog To modify the text click Edit This will open the Text Editor Order ID To manage advertising orders you can specify the order ID for the inserted media object provided by the customer in compliance with the corresponding order Once the order ID is inserted into the project this ID becomes available for other media objects in the combo box list During playback the player will record the order ID into the log file This will enable further tracking of the order and media files from it Settings friendlywa
40. Template PDF Picture PowerPoint Text RSS Video Web Linked Project TV mediaDIALOG How to composer 9 user manual 178 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 8 9 Create Sequences A sequence is a set of pages arranged in a certain order When you create a project the first sequence is created by default and includes the first page of the project Sequences are listed in the Design pane of the Navigation pane and the pages that make up the sequence are listed in the Sequence pages pane Adding a New Sequence To add a new sequence click the Create New button in the Design toolbar This will add a new sequence in the Design list of the Navigation pane The new sequence will be added after the existing ones and will be assigned a sequential number How to composer 9 user manual 179 2002 2012 friendlyway AG The newly created sequence is empty need to add pages to the sequence Changing Page Order in a Sequence You may change page order in a sequence in one of the following ways Drag and drop Use Move Up and Move Down buttons in the Sequence pages toolbar For example to move a page down 1 Click on the page you want to move hold the left mouse button and drag the page to its destination OR 2 Click in the Sequence Pages toolbar The page will be moved down Removing a Page from a Sequence To remove a page from a sequence select the page in the Sequence P
41. To split the region from top click To split the region from bottom click To split the region from left click To split the region from right click Each region is created with an empty frame When an object is added to the current frame a frame is automatically created for the object To navigate between frames of a region use the following buttons You can also use the Insert New Region command in the Region tab of the Design ribbon menu or region context menu Adjusting Region Size To adjust region size move the region splitter How to composer 9 user manual 146 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Removing a Region When you remove a region you will remove all of its content i e all frames and media objects that have been added to it To remove a region select it by clicking and then click or select the Delete command in the Region tab of the Design ribbon menu or region context menu A message will appear Click Yes if you really want to remove the region and all its content Otherwise click No NOTE Once you remove the region you can reverse your action by using the Undo command 8 7 Add Media to Region Frames Media objects are added within frames of a page region A frame can have only one media object while a region can have numerous frames Adding a Media Object to a Region Frame To add a media object to a region frame 1 Activate the region to which you want to add the media obje
42. age Click Upload The upload monitor window will appear Click Close after 100 has appeared in both bars How to composer 9 user manual 193 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Your project will appear in the list of available content packages Then you should assign your terminal to a group Create a group of terminals you will add your terminal player station to To do this go to the Content Groups section and click Create group Specify group name description select your station from list of available terminals and click lt lt How to composer 9 user manual 194 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Your player station will appear in the list of selected terminals click OK Your terminal group will appear in the list of available groups Then you should assign your project to a terminal group Go to the Assign Package Group section Select your group Select the content package you added before check the Play back after download option and click OK How to composer 9 user manual 195 2002 2012 friendlyway AG If you go to the Overview section you ll see that your content package is being uploaded or has been already installed on your terminal After your content package has been uploaded and installed on the terminal player 9 will begin to play it back and you will be able to see the screenshots from your terminal display For observing the screenshots just go to the Screenshots section to
43. ages list of the Navigation pane and click in the Sequence Pages toolbar How to composer 9 user manual 180 2002 2012 friendlyway AG OR Right click the page in the list and select the Delete Page from Sequence option In this case the page will be deleted from the sequence but it will remain the list of available pages To remove the page from the project completely right click the page in the list and choose the Delete Page from Project option In this case the page and all its content will be removed from the project and project directory 8 10 Create Schedule In the schedule you can Add a new entry Set up the display deactivation Edit an existing entry Adding a New Entry To add a new entry 1 Click New in the Entry section of the Schedule tab in the ribbon OR Double click the day when you want to add the new entry OR Drag the sequence you want to add to schedule from the Sequences pane to the schedule How to composer 9 user manual 181 2002 2012 friendlyway AG view OR Select the area in schedule view and left click it and select New This will open the dialog box for adding a new entry How to composer 9 user manual 182 2002 2012 friendlyway AG In the dialog you can define General entry settings Recurrence pattern Range of recurrence General entry settings General entry settings include Sequence Select the sequence you want to add t
44. aintenance contract with friendlyway AG Following cases are supported for free Download Installation Software configuration Updates Software bugs The support of following issues is subject to fee Using third party applications with friendlyway composer 9 Creating a new presentation Installation and configuration of third party hardware You can contact the friendlyway support service in the following ways 1 E Mail E Mail is the best way to contact us on specific requests Please send your questions and requests at software support friendlyway com We will serve you better if your problem description will include the operating system and the version number of your friendlyway composer 9 2 Telephone For free telephone support please dial 1 866 503 9791 in the USA Canada or 49 89 959791 500 worldwide friendlyway composer 9 Concepts composer 9 user manual 7 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 5 friendlyway composer 9 Concepts In the context of friendlyway composer 9 a media presentation is a project that comprises the following elements media objects pages and sequences See related topics Concept and Terms Project Structure Sequences Pages Regions Frames Time Control 5 1 Concept and Terms As a tool for creating presentations friendlyway composer 9 involves following key concepts presentation display player and project Within the context of fr
45. ant to add this text object click with the right mouse button and select Paste If you have edited the text added to the frame via copy paste action the following window appears while saving the text If you click Yes this text media object will be changed in every frame of the current project because the changes will be applied to the source file If you click No a new source file will be created and only the current text will be changed 8 7 7 Adding a PowerPoint Object Before you add a PowerPoint presentation to your project please ensure that the PowerPoint itself is installed on your computer To add a PowerPoint presentation to your project click on the PowerPoint button in the ribbon How to composer 9 user manual 165 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Adding PowerPoint presentation wizard will appear In the first step select the required ppt file To do this click the Browse button to specify the file path and then click Next In the next step choose between 2 options possible for the PowerPoint playback your presentation can be converted to a video file and played back as video or it can be played back by PowerPoint natively Making this choice you should take into consideration that the conversion to video can cause quality loss although you wouldn t need to install the PowerPoint application on your player machine Playback with PowerPoint provides the highest quality but it implies the PowerPoint installation on every
46. aphics All objects have their own display time and other properties Timeline for editing display times and effects Dynamic text Playback in any size or resolution We are looking forward to your feedback Please feel free to send us your opinion on composer 9 functions as well as your suggestions for further improvement You can contact us at software friendlyway com Your friendlyway composer 9 team System Requirements composer 9 user manual 2 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 2 System Requirements Hardware Intel Pentium IV or similar with minimum 2 GHz CPU At least 1 GB RAM and a system managed paging file A graphics card with an up to date driver and DirectX support Please note that the complex heavy composer projects require more powerful hardware configuration particularly a graphics card We cannot guarantee that such composer projects will be displayed correctly on PC s with embedded graphics cards especially based on the Mobile Intel 945GM Express Chipset Family Software Windows XP Professional SP3 32 64 bit Windows Vista Business Ultimate SP2 32 64 bit or Windows 7 Professional Ultimate SP1 32 64 bit Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or later IMPORTANT In case of Windows 7 Professional N and Ultimate N it is necessary to install the Media Feature Pack KB968211 The Media Feature Pack for Windows 7 N and Windows 7 KN will install Media Player and related technologies on
47. bject and places it into the clipboard Copy Copies the selected object into the clipboard Paste Inserts the object from the clipboard Select All Selects all objects on the page Insert Image Opens the dialog for selecting the image to be inserted into text Text Opens the dialog for selecting the text to be inserted into the current text The new text will be inserted right before the first character of the current text Format Font Opens the dialog for defining Font Font Style Size Effects Color Script Bullets Inserts a bullet before the line in which the cursor is positioned Left Aligns the text left Center Aligns the text in the center Right Aligns the text right URL Autodetection Displays URLs with or without specific hyperlink formatting friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 102 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 6 7 9 TV To modify TV object properties select the object by clicking it and go to the Properties tab of the Dockable Pane TV object properties include Placement Time Transition Channel Order ID Output Settings Placement Here you can define object sizing alignment location and size Sizing custom object size original object size object size stretched to fit region size Alignment The object can be aligned horizontally left right or centered and vertically top bottom or centered Locat
48. checked the new version of the parent package will be reassigned to the content group automatically How to composer 9 user manual 197 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Download time time when the package must be downloaded to the player station s Playback time time when the player must start the playback of the new project version If the download and playback time are not specified the player will download and play back the new project version immediately To accept the settings click the Apply button After the changes the name of parent package will be specified in the properties of the project When you upload your new version of the subproject next time the parent package will be updated automatically und sent to the player station immediately If you want that the player downloads and plays back the next version of the project at the certain time you need to change the download and playback time in the Package details window before you upload the newer subproject version to the server Glossary composer 9 user manual 198 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 9 Glossary Aspect ratio The relation of width to height The aspect ratio will be represented as a relation of integers There is a set of predefined aspect ratios such as normal 4 3 wide screen 16 9 or custom defined by user in the display settings friendlyway composer 9 An executable application for creating and editing multimedia presentations
49. ck on it in the list Exit composer 9 Closes composer 9 If you didn t save changes to the project before you can save them when closing the program Undo Cancels the most recent action Redo Repeats the most recent action Options Opens the dialog for customizing menu commands Clipboard Displays the list of cut copy paste operations Options friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 22 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Design Element Action Description Display Opens the window for defining display settings Region Select Selects the region with the currently active media object Insert to Left Inserts a region to the left of the selected region Insert to Right Inserts a region to the right of the selected region Insert to Top Inserts a region to the top of the selected region Insert to Bottom Inserts a region to the bottom of the selected region Delete Removes selected region and all its contents Frame Move Forward Places the selected frame before the previous one Move Backward Places the selected frame after the next one Delete Removes the frame with the object in the frame Insert Template Opens the dialog for adding a content template or caster spot to the frame Flash Opens the dialog for adding a flash file to the frame Text Opens the dialog for adding a text file to the frame Picture Opens the dialog for adding an image to the frame RSS Open
50. connected to a composer network services server download and display the caster spots correctly it is required to login to the composer network services administration webconsole and to specify the caster account ID for every player in the terminal configuration Terminals tab How to composer 9 user manual 160 2002 2012 friendlyway AG If all your player installations use spots only from one account you can activate the Apply to all terminals option so that the setting is applied to all terminals player stations If you want to create a tag click new tag in the Named connections field Specify the name of the connection name of the caster server and account ID in the next window To confirm the entries click the green tick on the left IMPORTANT After you specified the caster account and or the tag click OK to apply the changes for the selected terminal How to composer 9 user manual 161 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 8 7 5 Adding an RSS Feed To add an RSS feed to your project click the RSS button in the ribbon The dialog window Add RSS will appear Specify the URL in the corresponding field or click to navigate to the local file You can specify user name and password if the RSS requires authentication Specify proxy server and user name password if needed Click Apply Please note that proxy settings on the composer workstation and on the player stations should be the same If this is not the case it i
51. ct by clicking Then open the pop up menu for selecting the type of the media object you want to add video text picture PowerPoint PDF Web or flash by clicking How to composer 9 user manual 147 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 2 After you select the type of the media object you want to add a dialog for file selection will open Browse to the file you want to add and click Open The file will be added to the current frame See also Adding a Text Object Adding a PowerPoint Object Adding a Web Object Adding an RSS Feed Adding a TV Object Adding a Linked Project Modifying Object Size in a Region Frame By default the media object takes up the maximum region area available Many media objects however keep their original size or aspect ratio pictures video PDF flash Thus they may take up only part of the whole region area that is available to them How to composer 9 user manual 148 2002 2012 friendlyway AG To modify object size right in the region frame hold the grabbers and drag To modify media objects properties go to the Properties tab of the Dockable Pane Removing a Media Object from a Region To remove a media object from a region select the object and use the Delete command in the context menu A message will appear Click Yes to remove the object otherwise click No 8 7 1 Adding a TV Object The workflow of adding a TV media object implies some actions on the compo
52. d pptx The Source File property allows viewing the file name of the current media object and changing the media object file NOTE You cannot enter a file name manually To change the file name click to open the file selection dialog To change the object file click and browse to the file you want to use instead of the current one Order ID To manage advertising orders you can specify the order ID for the inserted media object provided by the customer in compliance with the corresponding order Once the order ID is inserted into the project this ID becomes available for other media objects in the combo box list During playback the player will record friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 93 2002 2012 friendlyway AG the order ID into the log file This will enable further tracking of the order and media files from it PowerPoint The PowerPoint property allows two modifications to the current file Change settings and Edit in PowerPoint Edit in PowerPoint click this button if you want to edit the current PowerPoint presentation This will open MS PowerPoint Once you ve made changes to the presentation the conversion wizard will open again offering to convert the presentation to wmv video file If you cancel conversion process at this point you can still do it later using the Change settings button Change settings click this button if you want to rewrite the current Powe
53. d set the fixed display time for the selected mediaDIALOG object Alternatively you can activate the option for getting the display time from your displayDRIVE server By default after adding a media object the aspect ratio is set to 4 3 For your convenience when creating the project layout you can set the aspect ratio for the mediaDIALOG object as 4 3 16 9 or custom During the preview or playback the composer player will insert the downloaded picture into the frame keeping its original aspect ratio Please note It is possible to insert only one mediaDIALOG object per project page 8 8 Adjust Media Properties Objects properties are modified on the Properties tab of the Dockable Pane To modify object properties select the object by clicking it and go to its properties How to composer 9 user manual 177 2002 2012 friendlyway AG The properties are presented as groups Every properties group can be collapsed expanded by clicking its heading or and For example to change Source File open the Source File group by clicking Click to open the dialog for file selection Select the file and click Open The file will be added to the frame instead of the previous one For the changes in properties to take effect click Enter or move to the next properties group Clicking Esc will cancel the changes and the values will be reset Every media object has specific properties See related topics Flash Content
54. date and time when you want to switch off your display s If you want to turn off the display for all day tick the corresponded option Customize the settings in fields Use recurrence and Range of recurrence if needed To confirm click OK Editing an Entry How to composer 9 user manual 187 2002 2012 friendlyway AG To edit an entry double click on it in the schedule view This will open the dialog box for editing entry settings the same as the dialog box for adding a new entry Modify the settings and click OK for the changes to take effect otherwise click Cancel 8 11 Previewing Page Content Once you create a project you can run a test preview of your presentation Previewing Page Content To preview page content as it will appear on the display open the page in the Page Designer To begin the page preview click in the ribbon A preview player will open playing back page content with the settings you have defined To stop the page presentation press the ESC key 8 12 Transfer Project to player station When you create a project a project folder will be created in the location you have specified as project destination see Create project The project folder contains the project file fcproj file together with all subfolders with source files of used media objects How to composer 9 user manual 188 2002 2012 friendlyway AG To transfer a project to player station you can copy the project
55. ding an audio track to be played during the page display To add an audio file to the page 1 Click to open the dialog for selecting the audio file you want to add wav mp3 wma Select the file and click Open The file name will now appear in the File name field and its duration will be indicated under Duration Click to remove the selected file You can playback the audio file using the volume slider to adjust volume For non stop playback select the Loop checkbox How to composer 9 user manual 141 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Display Condition The setting is available only if the page contains a mediaDIALOG or caster object Depending on availability of the data for mediaDIALOG or caster object you can set which pages will be skipped during playback Always display this page the page will be displayed even if the mediaDIALOG or caster object is not available In this case the black region will be displayed instead of missing media object Skip this page when define the rule for skipping the page 8 5 Edit Existing Pages Page content is edited in the Page Designer You can edit existing pages by Editing page content Defining page timing parameters Editing page properties Select the page you want to edit by clicking it in the Navigation pane How to composer 9 user manual 142 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Editing Page Content To organize page content you need to 1
56. displayed in the presentation Page time the amount of time each page will be displayed on the screen PDF Preview You can preview your PDF object in the PDF Preview area To look through the pages scroll the slider or define the page you want to jump to in the Page field 6 7 5 Picture To modify picture properties select the object by clicking it and go to the Properties tab of the Dockable Pane Picture properties include Placement Object Display Time Transition Source File Order ID friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 89 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Preview Placement Here you can define object sizing alignment location and size Sizing custom object size original object size object size stretched to fit region size Alignment The object can be aligned horizontally left right or centered and vertically top bottom or centered Location and Size Object size and location are defined in the corresponding fields Object Display Time Picture is an analog object i e an object with an indefinite playback duration i e user can easily change it The timing properties for a picture include Display time the amount of time the object will be displayed on the screen and Refresh time the amount of time after which the object will be replaced with the next one if available Adjust the timing properties in the corr
57. dlyway AG In the Path for Projects field specify the directory where the project update will be unpacked and stored by player After you have inserted the removable device the application will identify it and check it for updates If a project update has been found the player will unpack it to the specified directory If the project with the same name does already exist in this directory the player will rename the unpacked project If the folder contains several project packages the player will play back the project with the latest timestamp On the composer machine Create a project and save it as a package How to composer 9 user manual 191 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Save the project package fcpkg file to the folder on the removable device you have specified as path to update in the player options 8 12 3 Transfer via Network Services After you have created and saved your project click the Network Services tab in the ribbon or on the Navigation Pane to switch to the Network Services operation mode When you enter the Network Services for the first time you should specify www composernetworkservices com as server if you use friendlyway network services server or the name of your server if you use own server enter proper user password and click Connect The Overview page will appear How to composer 9 user manual 192 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Go to the Content packages section and click Upload pack
58. e select the object by clicking it and define the display time in the corresponding field hold the right most edge of the timing bar and move it using the ruler for orientation NOTE You can only do this for objects that do not have a fixed display time i e for texts pictures and web objects 6 5 Schedule On the Schedule tab in friendlyway composer 9 you can create schedules to define time when your composer projects will be displayed For example you may schedule a sequence to be played back on a given day or at a given time To open the Schedule click Schedule in the navigation pane or go to the Schedule tab in the ribbon This will open the Schedule view friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 55 2002 2012 friendlyway AG See Create Schedule for more details on creating schedules 6 6 Network Services To ensure the interaction between composer work station and player station stations you can use composer network services There are two possible models of using composer network services You can use composer network services server provided by friendlyway www composernetworkservices com In this case you buy licenses for a certain number of clients and use online services from friendlyway without own installation of composer network services server Note that this model also implies that each client machine has an internet connection You can install composer network service
59. e Placement friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 110 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Here you can define object sizing alignment location and size Sizing custom object size original object size object size stretched to fit region size Alignment The object can be aligned horizontally left right or centered and vertically top bottom or centered Location and Size Object size and location are defined in the corresponding fields Time After you have inserted a mediaDIALOG object the display time is set by default to 1 minute You can change it manually and set the fixed display time for the selected mediaDIALOG object Alternatively you can activate the option for getting the display time from your displayDRIVE server Source To specify the connection you can select from two options specify fixed server and Display ID to connect to the displayDRIVE server or specify the name of the connection which will be assigned to the player from the network services at the player side Order ID To manage advertising orders you can specify the order ID for the inserted media object provided by the customer in compliance with the corresponding order Once the order ID is inserted into friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 111 2002 2012 friendlyway AG the project this ID becomes available for other media objects in the combo box list Dur
60. e Add New Page command in the Sequence Pages pane An empty page will appear in the Page Designer How to composer 9 user manual 132 2002 2012 friendlyway AG NOTE The new page dimensions will be based on the display settings you have defined OR 1 Select the sequence to which you want to add a page in the Design panel of the Navigation pane and right click to open the context menu How to composer 9 user manual 133 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 2 Select Add New Page in the context menu The new page will be added to the sequence Inserting an Existing Page into the Sequence Select the Add Existing Page to Sequence command in the Sequence Pages pane This will open a Page Library for you to select the existing page from Select the page you want to add and click Add to Sequence The page will be added to the sequence OR 1 Select the sequence to which you want to add a page in the Design panel of the Navigation pane and right click to open the context menu How to composer 9 user manual 134 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 2 Select Insert Existing Page in the context menu This will open the dialog for selecting the page you want to add to the sequence Select the page you want to add and click OK The selected page will be added to the sequence OR 1 Select the page from the list in the Sequence Pages pane you want to add to the sequence and right click it to open the context menu 2 Select Copy
61. e and select the Edit Subproject Sequence or Edit Page option The sequence page will be loaded in the new composer window for editing You can redefine the path to the subproject or its newer version To do it go to the Content tab of the dockable pane select the corresponding subproject from the list below and click the Redefine Subproject Path button friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 113 2002 2012 friendlyway AG You will be warned if the media objects which have been already used in the master project cannot be found in the new project If you continue the process the composer will replace the project and delete from the master project all objects which cannot be found in the newer version of subproject To delete the subproject you can use the Delete Subproject button on the dockable pane If some media objects from the subproject are used in the master project they will be deleted from the project too How to upload a master project to the composer network services server and update subprojects you can find here friendlyway player User Interface composer 9 user manual 114 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 7 friendlyway player User Interface friendlyway player 9 is the application for friendlyway composer 9 projects playback At the start of the application the following window will offer you to select between two possible options Click Yes to start client service This application enables
62. e information on the existing content packages Name the name of the content package Last version the last version of the content package Description a description of the content package Total units the total number of units in the content package Use count the number of terminals to which the package is assigned From this page you can Upload package Download package Assign package to group Edit package friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 69 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Delete package Upload package Use Upload package button for uploading the current project Download package From the list select the package you want to download from the server and click Download package The downloaded project will be opened in operation mode Design Assign package to group To assign a content package to a group of terminals click Assign package to group This will open the window for assigning package friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 70 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Select the group to which you want to assign a package In the Next package pane select the Content package Version Download Playback time If you want the package to be played back right after it has been downloaded select the Playback after download checkbox Click OK to apply changes The new content package is now assigned to the selected group Editing content package To open the
63. e package to be played back right after it has been downloaded select checkbox Playback after download Click OK to apply changes The new content package is now assigned to the selected group 6 7 Media Objects A media object is a multimedia file placed on the presentation page A media object has attributes describing its placement appearance and time behavior that can be configured on the Properties tab of the Dockable Pane With friendlyway composer 9 you can add the following media files in your project friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 75 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Flash swf flv Content Template atml ftalb PDF Picture any format PowerPoint ppt pptx RSS ATOM 1 0 RSS 2 0 Text rtf txt TV Video Web html htm Linked Project fcproj MediaDIALOG Each media object has a number of properties that can be modified to suit the presentation Media Object Object Properties Web Placement Time Transition Web Page Order ID Preview Video Placement Time Transition Source File Order ID Text over Video Video Preview RSS Placement Time Feed source Order ID Settings Filters Preview Text Placement Time Source File Order ID Settings Text Editor Preview TV Placement Time Transition Channel Order ID Output Settings PowerPoint Placement Time Transition Source File Order ID PowerPoint Preview
64. e variable you need from the list and click Edit To delete the entry select the flash variable and click Remove 8 7 4 Adding a Content Template In friendlyway composer 9 you can insert content templates into composer projects in 3 ways Click one of the links below to find details on how to create content templates of each type as well as edit the template content Content Template from File Content Template from Album Content Template as caster Spot 8 7 4 1 Content Template from File To add a content template from a local template file into the project in the ribbon click the Content Template button and select the Insert from file option A dialog window for choosing content template will appear Select the necessary atml file or several files at once and click Open How to composer 9 user manual 155 2002 2012 friendlyway AG After you have added the template s you can change the properties of the media object on the Properties tab Placement Transition Source File as well as edit the content of the template Editing template content variables The composer offers the possibility to change content variables of each template like texts images logo in an in built editor For that double click the template or click the Edit Template button on the left The template will be switched into the Edit mode and the rest of the user interface will turn grey and will be inactive When you hover your mouse over an active
65. eck out folder Download the content to the local user PC The Upload Monitor will open where you can view the current tasks and their statuses view log information pause resume and abort package uploading Check in folder Upload the content to the server The Upload Monitor will open where you can view the current tasks and their statuses view log information pause resume and abort package uploading Folder name The name of the folder Version The version of the selected folder Content type The type of the content Client path The path for the folder to be installed on a remote terminal If default is selected the folder will be installed to the default directory selected for the content storage for this terminal Delete content folder To remove a content folder select the folder in the table and click Delete content folder Delete package To remove a content package select it in the table and click Delete package Please note that you can only delete a content package that is not assigned to any group friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 74 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 6 6 5 Assign Package to Group To assign a content package to a group of terminals click Assign package to group This will open a window for assigning package Select the group to which you want to assign the package In the Next package pane select the Content package Version Download Playback time If you want th
66. equence is valid or not Dynamic sequence is valid in case the sequence still includes at least one page which does not have the limitation of time number of repeats and which is active This page will be displayed instead of pages which have limitations at the moments when such pages cannot be displayed To deactivate the dynamic mode go to the sequence properties and clear the Dynamic checkbox All page settings will remain in case you decide to switch the sequence back to the dynamic mode If you set the Valid until date option for your pages you can delete the expired content by using the Clean Up button The Clean Up function removes all pages from the sequence which Valid until date values are in the past While deleting the composer will ask you whether the pages must be friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 41 2002 2012 friendlyway AG removed from the sequence or from the project After removing the pages the composer will inform you how many pages were deleted from the sequence 6 4 1 1 2 Virtual Sequence Virtual sequence is a sequence created from already existing sequences I e when creating virtual sequence a new sequence will be composed which contains pages from other sequences of the project To create a virtual sequence click the corresponding button on the Design toolbar A new empty sequence will be added to the list of the existing sequences To fill the sequence with pages a
67. er Version the version of the selected folder Type the type of the content package Virtual Path A virtual path by which the folder will be available on the terminal as a Web project From this window you can Add content folder Edit content folder Delete content folder Adding content folder To open the window for adding content folder click Add content folder Specify the following details for the new content folder Name The name of the content package Description The description of the content package Author The author of the content package Date of creation The date when the content package was created Folder name The folder name defined by user Local path The local path to the folder Client path The destination for the folder installation on a remote terminal If default is selected the folder will be installed to the default directory selected for the content storage for this terminal friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 73 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Virtual path A virtual folder in the IIS Internet Information Services If you need that this folder is accessible via HTTP and IIS is installed on the terminals by setting this parameter you will get access to http terminal_name Virtual path Editing content folder Click Edit content folder to open the window for editing content folder Working directory Select the directory by clicking Browse Ch
68. es This will open the window for channel selection Below you can find the list of TV cards certified for friendlyway software How to composer 9 user manual 151 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 8 7 2 Adding a Linked Project To add an existing composer project to your project click the Linked Project button in the ribbon Specify the path to the required composer project and click OK The following dialog window will appear How to composer 9 user manual 152 2002 2012 friendlyway AG If you choose Default Sequence only the default sequence of the linked project will be played back in your main project If you choose Schedule the sequences of the linked project will be played back according to the schedule of the inserted project In the Time field of the dockable pane you can switch these options as and when required When adding a project a backup copy of the linked project will be created in the directory where the main project folder is stored In the main project folder an xml file will be created This xml file contains the link to your subproject IMPORTANT If you want to transmit your main project to another PC manually do not forget to copy this backup copy to the target computer too To edit the linked project click Edit in the dockable pane The linked project will be opened in a new composer window After you have saved the changes in the project and closed the linked project window the main project
69. es will be displayed in the bottom panel of the navigation pane friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 26 2002 2012 friendlyway AG The bottom panel lists all pages of the selected sequence in the form of thumbnails You can change the order of pages in one of the following ways Drag and drop the pages in the navigation pane Use the Move Page Up and Move Page Down buttons in the Sequence pages toolbar friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 27 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Network Services navigation The Network Services navigation pane provides access to the following options Overview Screenshots Content Groups Content Packages Assign Package to Group Schedule navigation The Schedule navigation pane is split into two panels the top panel lists all sequences created in the project that can be added to the schedule friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 28 2002 2012 friendlyway AG The bottom panel displays a calendar that you can use to browse through your schedules The days on which presentations have been scheduled are highlighted bold Switching between Operation Modes Click Design in the navigation pane to open the Design Click Schedule to open the Schedule Click Network Services to switch to Network Services friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 29 2002 2012 friendlyway A
70. esponding fields Transition friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 90 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Transition is the visual effect that defines the way a particular object changes to the next one Three options are available None Slide the object slides over the preceding one in the selected direction Expand the object expands over the preceding one in the selected direction Source File For a picture object all image formats are acceptable The Source File property allows viewing the file name of the current media object and changing the media object file NOTE You cannot enter a file name manually To change the file name click to open the file selection dialog To change the object file click and browse to the file you want to use instead of the current one Order ID To manage advertising orders you can specify the order ID for the inserted media object provided by the customer in compliance with the corresponding order Once the order ID is inserted into the project this ID becomes available for other media objects in the combo box list During playback the player will record the order ID into the log file This will enable further tracking of the order and media files from it Preview A picture is a static object therefore picture preview displays the object friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 91 2002 2012 friendlyway AG
71. folder with the fcproj file and all subfolders to a removable device e g USB store it on the player PC and open the project with the player manually In this case you have to stop the current presentation in order to select a new one But it is not always possible to transfer the projects in this way The friendlyway composer 9 provides you following abilities to transfer the composer projects to player station s automatically i e without stopping the playback of current project 1 Transfer a project via Hard Disk Drive and Network Folders 2 Transfer a project via Removable devices 3 Transfer a project via Network Services 8 12 1 Transfer via Hard Disk Drive and Network Folders If you choose this way for project transmitting you should create a folder where you will store project packages and which will be monitored by player As soon as the player has found a project update the playback of the current presentation will be stopped and the new project will be played back This method of project transmitting implies some actions on the composer machine as well as on the player machine On the player machine Start the friendlyway player 9 and go to the player options on the Tools tab On the Project update tab tick the Check for Updates option and leave the HDD and NetShare Folders option enabled In the Path for Updates field specify the folder which should be checked for updates by player In the field Path for Projects s
72. friendlyway composer 9 User manual I HelpAndManual_illegal_keygen I composer 9 user manual 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Contents Welcome 1 System Requirements 2 Licensing 3 Support 6 friendlyway composer 9 Concepts 7 7 Concept and Terms 8 Project Structure 10 Sequences 11 Pages 12 Regions 14 Frames 15 Time Control friendlyway composer User Interface 17 17 Layout
73. fter that a window with the Wizard completed message will appear Click Finish How to composer 9 user manual 170 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 8 7 8 Adding a Web Object friendlyway composer 9 provides you a possibility to add a Web object to your presentation You can add a local page as well as a page from the Internet The workflow for adding this type of media objects is following Adding a Page from Internet Adding a Local Page 8 7 8 1 Adding a Page from Internet To add a Web object to your project click on the Web button in the ribbon A dialog window will appear where you may configure the Web page to be added Address Enter the URL of the Web page you want to display in your presentation Go Click this button to browse to a Web page file saved on your computer How to composer 9 user manual 171 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Refresh Reload the Web page Select the zoom factor for displaying the Web page Whole Page 25 100 400 Once the Web site has been loaded you can define the area of the Web page that will be displayed in the page region Or define the size of the viewing area in the corresponding fields Left Set the indent of the viewing area to the right in pixels Top Set the indent of the viewing area from the top in pixels Width Set the width of the viewing area in pixels Height Set the height of the viewing area in pixels Click OK to add the viewing area to the page region
74. gth only that cannot be modified by user The display time will equal its original length Transition Transition is the visual effect that defines the way a particular object changes to the next one Three options are available None Slide the object slides over the preceding one in the selected direction Expand the object expands over the preceding one in the selected direction Source File You can add to your project every video file that is supported by Windows Media Player on your PC s NOTE the set of codecs on your composer and player machines should be the same e g in order to be able to use mov files in creating playing back projects you need Apple QuickTime or QuickTime Alternative installed on your composer PC and on all your player stations The Source File property allows viewing the file name of the current media object and changing the media object file NOTE You cannot enter a file name manually To change the file click to open the file selection dialog Order ID friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 106 2002 2012 friendlyway AG To manage advertising orders you can specify the order ID for the inserted media object provided by the customer in compliance with the corresponding order Once the order ID is inserted into the project this ID becomes available for other media objects in the combo box list During playback the player will record the
75. he page for creating a test account at the friendlyway composer network services server Help friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 24 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Element Action Description Contents Opens the contents of the friendlyway composer 9 help file About composer 9 Opens the window with general information about friendlyway composer 9 friendlyway on the Web The link to friendlyway official Web site Register on friendlyway Opens the window for the registration on friendlyway This registration allows you to get information on updates and new releases 6 3 Navigation Pane The navigation pane is located to the left of the work area and is typically split into two panels the bottom panel and the top panel The bottom panel provides the interface for switching between 3 operation modes Design Schedule and Network Services The top panel appearance depends on the current operation mode Design navigation Network Services navigation Schedule navigation friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 25 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Design Navigation The navigation pane for the operation mode Design is split into two panels the top panel displays the list of sequences created in the project the bottom panel displays the list of project pages making up the selected sequence To view the pages that make up the sequence select the sequence The pag
76. hin a friendlyway composer 9 project A presentation consists of one or more pages that are displayed one after another in the order defined by the sequence As a rule one page takes up the whole display screen though you can make the page take only part of the screen by modifying display settings The pages in their turn are split into regions which are filled with multiple individual media objects video pictures and more friendlyway composer 9 Concepts composer 9 user manual 12 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Individual pages are edited in the Page Designer where you create regions and frames add media objects and modify page properties Pages are arranged into sequences in the Navigation pane See related topics Project Structure Add new pages Edit existing pages Define page properties Split page into regions Page properties 5 2 2 1 Regions Regions are the key elements in structuring page layout A region is a square part of the page consisting of a list of frames friendlyway composer 9 Concepts composer 9 user manual 13 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Any page can be split into regions each region displaying its own media content Regions never overlap and take up the whole page surface in a tile like manner For example you can have a page split into three regions with an image in the first region a news ticker in the second region and a video in the third region Regions in their
77. ick the Set as default button NOTE If a sequence is already default this button will be disabled and the This sequence is default message will be highlighted Minimal Display Time Minimal display time of a sequence is the sum of display time of all pages that make up this sequence Minimal display time is a constant value that cannot be changed Minimal display time is also displayed for each sequence in the Pages list friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 37 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Time quota The time quota can be assigned to a dynamic or static sequence Time quota is a number of minutes which are available for the sequence playback within one hour If the time quota is defined the composer will check whether the sequence fits into the given period or not For example if the time quota is set to 5 times x 2 minutes per hour the static sequence with the display time of 2 5 minutes will not fit into the time quota because the static sequence cannot be interrupted The dynamic sequence with the same display time will fit into the quota If the time quota is exceeded for one or more sequences the composer will warn you when saving the project In this case the project cannot be saved till the time quota is set correctly PLEASE NOTE This option is relevant only for projects which contain a virtual sequence The time quota does not affect the playback of project with common structure i e without
78. ided by our Sales Department or by Support in delivery mail or is printed on the CD cover in case of hardcopy delivery Licensing composer 9 user manual 4 2002 2012 friendlyway AG After the activation key is entered the license will be automatically obtained from the server and installed Manual activation If the PC where the friendlyway software is installed has no Internet connection you can activate the license manually For this purpose in the first window of the Activation Wizard select the option I want to request a license file After the activation key is entered another window will appear where a license request will be generated Click Copy to clipboard and transfer the copied text to the computer which has the Internet connection Go to www composernetworkservices com licensingservice paste the copied text into the corresponding field and download the license file You can also save this text to a file and send the file to software licensing friendlyway com Our Support Team will send the license to your e mail address After you receive the license file run the application again select the option I have a license file I want to install and browse to the license file bin Licensing composer 9 user manual 5 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Click Next to install your key and license the application Support composer 9 user manual 6 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 4 Support The free support implies a m
79. ides the navigation between sequences and pages of the project the Design operation mode between days on which you have set up the playback of your presentations the Schedule operation mode or navigation in Network Services Page menu The layout of the Design operation mode can be divided into the following fields Click an area in the workspace image to switch to its detailed description friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 18 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Work Panel the area where your presentation is made up of media objects step by step Dockable Pane with 3 tabs The Properties tab where all sequence page region and media object properties can be set up or changed The Content tab displays all files used in the project irrespective of the page or pages they are assigned to The Search tab provides the filters for searching media objects on your computer The Albums tab allows you to add Content Albums to the composer 9 Timeline a tool for defining timing parameters of the media objects and regions making up the page The layout of the Schedule operation mode has the following appearance Click an area in the workspace image to switch to its detailed description friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 19 2002 2012 friendlyway AG The work panel in the Schedule mode is presented as a calendar You may choose between following viewing modes Da
80. iendlyway composer 9 At the start of the application a window will open offering the following options to choose from Create new project Open existing project Open recent project Select Create new project and click OK How to composer 9 user manual 127 2002 2012 friendlyway AG OR click New Project in the File menu of the ribbon This will open a dialog box for creating your project 2 Type the name of your project in the Project name field and browse to the directory in which you want to save your project in the Location field Click OK to save the project or Cancel to cancel project creation The project will be saved in the selected directory and the project name will appear in the title bar How to composer 9 user manual 128 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Now you can proceed to the actual process of designing your presentation Create project Configure display settings Add new pages Edit existing pages Add media to region frames Create sequences 3 Save your project by clicking the Save project command in the File menu of the ribbon 8 2 Configure Display Settings In real time we deal with various types of screens In the Display Settings user can define the type and size of the screen for which the presentation will be prepared There are two main modes for presentation display 1 The presentation is stretched over the whole display In this case you need to define
81. iendlyway composer 9 a presentation is a project A project in its turn incorporates sequences which are made up of pages with media content Each project element has its own format and timing parameters The project and all its content is saved into one project folder which ensures project integrity and search convenience Click an item in the illustration to see its description friendlyway composer 9 Concepts composer 9 user manual 8 2002 2012 friendlyway AG A typical workflow includes the following steps 1 Start friendlyway composer 9 2 Create new project 3 Open new page 4 Create regions on the page 5 Add one or several media objects to each region 6 Add and design other pages 7 Arrange the pages in sequences 8 Create a schedule for displaying your sequences 9 Save project 10 Transfer a package to the player station is played back with the player 11 Have the composer project played back on the player station 5 2 Project Structure In friendlyway composer 9 you create a project that will later be saved as a package and deployed on a display A project is actually a collection of sequences that are composed of pages with media content Click an element in the diagram to switch to the related topic friendlyway composer 9 Concepts composer 9 user manual 9 2002 2012 friendlyway AG When you create a project a project folder My Composer Projects is created in the Documents director
82. image size Tile to tile the image to cover the whole background For Stretch and Original size you can fine tune image location using the corresponding buttons To apply gradient fill as background 1 Click Fill in the Background properties 2 Select color A for uniform fill by default You can also apply gradient fill based on two colors For this you need to select two colors A and B and the direction for gradient fill 9 options are available friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 47 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Page Audio You can elaborate your presentation by adding an audio track to play during the page display 1 Click to open the dialog for browsing to the file you want to add wav mp3 wma 2 Browse to the audio file and click Open The file will be added to page presentation You can playback the audio file by clicking using the volume slider to adjust volume For non stop playback select the Loop checkbox To remove the audio file click friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 48 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Display Condition The setting is available only if the page contains a mediaDIALOG or caster object Depending on availability of the data for mediaDIALOG or caster object you can set which pages will be skipped during playback Always display this page the page will be displayed even if the mediaDIALOG or caster objec
83. ing playback the player will record the order ID into the log file This will enable further tracking of the order and media files from it Picture By default after adding a media object the aspect ratio is set to 4 3 For your convenience when creating the project layout you can set the aspect ratio for the mediaDIALOG object as 4 3 16 9 or custom During the preview or playback the composer player will insert the downloaded picture into the frame keeping its original aspect ratio 6 8 Subproject Concept When working via digital signage network where the content can be updated by different participating companies it is important to organize the working area so that all the participants can share the screen area without need to agree to each other about it The friendlyway composer 9 developed the Subproject concept which allows the user to update the parts of project independently from each other The user creates so called master project which will be filled with subproject s When creating the master project the user inserts subproject s as a source for the content creates virtual sequences and determines the rules for mixing the sequences of the project After the master project with the rules which describe how the subproject s must be mixed has been uploaded to the composer network services server the initial subproject s will be saved as subfolders within the master project Then the user can update the master project as we
84. ion and Size Object size and location are defined in the corresponding fields Object Display Time A TV is an analog object i e an object with an indefinite playback duration i e user can easily change it Adjust the display time in the corresponding field Transition friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 103 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Transition is the visual effect that defines the way a particular object changes to the next one Three options are available None Slide the object slides over the preceding one in the selected direction Expand the object expands over the preceding one in the selected direction Channel You can change the satellite and the channel to another in the current list from the drop down list in the Channel properties To change the channel list click Configure in the Channel properties This will open the window for channel selection Order ID To manage advertising orders you can specify the order ID for the inserted media object provided by the customer in compliance with the corresponding order Once the order ID is inserted into the project this ID becomes available for other media objects in the combo box list During playback the player will record the order ID into the log file This will enable further tracking of the order and media files from it Output Settings friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 104
85. ions and frames The most convenient tool for fine tuning timing parameters on page level is the Timeline The timeline lists all the regions and frames of a page indicating their playback duration Editing Page Properties Page properties include Page Name the page identifier in the project Sizing Mode the page dimensions for presentation on the display Transition the way in which the page appears over the previous one Audio an audio file played back during page presentation To edit page properties select the page in the Navigation pane or in the Page Designer and go to the Properties tab of the Dockable Pane How to composer 9 user manual 144 2002 2012 friendlyway AG For a detailed description see Define page properties Page Preview You can preview your page To begin the page preview click in the ribbon To stop the page presentation press the ESC key 8 6 Split Page into Regions Regions are the key element in organizing page layout Page content media objects is added to regions Adding a New Region When you create a page it has only one region that is equal to the size of the page All other regions are created by means of splitting the existing region in the selected direction To activate page splitting tools click in the top left corner of the initial region How to composer 9 user manual 145 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Each region has four splitting tools
86. ject Path click the button to change the path to the added subproject or its newer version You will be warned if the media objects which have been already used in the master project cannot be found in the new project If you continue the process the composer will replace the project and delete from the master project all objects which cannot be found in the newer version of subproject Delete Subproject choose the already inserted subproject from the list and click the button to remove it from the master project If some media objects from the subproject are used in the master project they will be deleted from the project too Search friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 33 2002 2012 friendlyway AG The Search tab provides filters for searching media objects on your computer Location indicate the folder in which you want to search for media files Media Type select the type of media you want to search for flash PDF picture PowerPoint text video Web Filter select file extension Click Search to initiate search The results will be displayed in the form of thumbnails You can drag an object from the Search panel to a page region Album IMPORTANT Working with the Albums tab implies having the sets of the Content templates called albums which have a specific file format ftalb More detailed information on the Content templates and Content albums as well as how to purchase them see here The
87. kground friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 50 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 3 Adjust picture alignment by using the Sizing Mode and Alignment settings Stretch to stretch the image to the maximum size that will fit in the region Original Size to reset to original image size Tile to tile the image to cover the whole background For Stretch and Original size you can fine tune image location using the corresponding buttons To apply gradient fill as background 1 Click Fill in the Background properties 2 Select color A for uniform fill by default You can also apply gradient fill based on two colors For this you need to select two colors A and B and the direction for gradient fill 9 options are available friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 51 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 6 4 1 4 Media Object Properties Every media object has specific properties See related topics Flash Content Template Linked Project PDF Picture PowerPoint RSS Text TV Video Web mediaDIALOG To modify object properties select the object by clicking it and go to the Properties tab of the Dockable Pane friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 52 2002 2012 friendlyway AG The properties are presented as groups Every properties group can be collapsed expanded by clicking its heading or and F
88. lected group Create edit group To create edit a group from the available terminals click Create group or Edit group respectively This will open a window for creating editing content groups friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 67 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Group name Assign the group name The name of the group should be unique A group with an empty name cannot be created Current package The current content assigned to the group and the version of the content Next package The next content that will be assigned to the group and the version of the content Selected terminals Name Location The terminals assigned to this group Available terminals Name Location The terminals that can be assigned to this group Create new terminal Switch to the page for registration of a new terminal that will be available for selection Ok The provided data will be validated and the new group will be created Cancel Cancel the provided data and switch to the previous page Delete group To remove a group select it in the table and click Delete group friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 68 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 6 6 4 Content Packages Management of Content Packages allows you to upload the content onto the server A page listing available packages if any and providing functions for content packages management will be displayed The content packages table displays th
89. ll enable further tracking of the order and media files from it Content friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 82 2002 2012 friendlyway AG The composer offers the possibility to change different content of each template like texts images logo in an in built editor For that double click the template or click the Edit Template button Preview To preview your content template click Start in the Preview area To stop the preview click Stop To use transparent background tick the corresponding checkbox In this case the background color of the region will be visible 6 7 2 2 Properties of the template inserted as caster spot To modify caster spot object properties select the object by clicking it and go to the Properties tab of the Dockable Pane caster properties include Placement Spot Source Order ID Placement friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 83 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Here you can define object sizing alignment location and size Sizing custom object size original object size object size stretched to fit region size Alignment The object can be aligned horizontally left right or centered and vertically top bottom or centered Location and Size Object size and location are defined in the corresponding fields Spot Source In this properties area you can see the display time of the spot The Di
90. ll its subproject s separately once the newer version of the subproject has been uploaded the network services server will update the master project By the time of playback the player will build virtual sequences according to defined mixing rules and play the sequences Subproject is a complete composer project which is added to the other composer project master project for the purpose to use its sequences and pages in the master project To add an existing composer project as a subproject to your new project click the composer button and choose the Add Subproject option friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 112 2002 2012 friendlyway AG In the next window navigate to the composer project you want to add and select the fcproj file After adding the subproject the composer will list its sequences in the list in the navigation pane The sequences are called in the following way Project name sequence name where the project name is the name of the subproject By clicking the sequence of the subproject its pages will be listed in the navigation pane The sequences and pages of subproject remain write protected You can start the preview of page or sequence you can use the pages from the subproject in other sequences of your master project The sequences of subproject can be used for creating a virtual sequence If you want to edit a sequence or page from the subproject right click the needed sequence or pag
91. n Wizard window License info Opens the list of installed licenses Check for Updates Checks for newer software versions About Opens the window with general information about friendlyway player 9 After you have selected a project file it will be displayed in the field Project To start the presentation playback click Play or use the hot key Ctrl P 7 1 player Options Select Option in Tools menu to open the dialog window with 4 tabs Parameters friendlyway player User Interface composer 9 user manual 116 2002 2012 friendlyway AG AutoStart Project update Player update The Parameters tab allows you to define shortcuts which will be used for playback start and playback stop You do not need to type the required shortcut letter by letter just press the necessary combination of keyboard buttons the field will be filled in automatically The AutoStart tab allows you to configure auto start parameters Start with Windows If this option is enabled the friendlyway player will be started at each friendlyway player User Interface composer 9 user manual 117 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Windows startup Click to select the project should be played back after player has started Auto logon Enable this option to automatically log in to the PC with the account data specified in this pane namely user name password and domain The Project update tab allows you to define update optio
92. n register your terminal on the server Creating account To create an account tick the checkbox I do not have an account on friendlyway network services and want to create my account now and click Next The windows with registration form will appear Enter your registration data and select the option I want to create 14 day trial license for 2 players click Next friendlyway player User Interface composer 9 user manual 122 2002 2012 friendlyway AG In the next window you will be notified about registration Check the email you have specified in the form to receive your User ID and Password After that you can proceed to terminal registration Registration of terminal Enter your network services User ID and Password in the corresponding fields and click Next friendlyway player User Interface composer 9 user manual 123 2002 2012 friendlyway AG The list of licenses will be displayed Select the available license from the list and click Next Enter terminal information and click Finish friendlyway player User Interface composer 9 user manual 124 2002 2012 friendlyway AG How to disconnect the player from the network services You can disconnect your player installation from the composer network services at any time and switch the player to stand alone mode The player station can be disconnected from the composer network services server via Tools menu After you have selected Disconnect from the ne
93. nd In this case the background of the frame will be transparent and the RSS Feed will appear directly over the region background selected in the region properties Gap specify the number of pixels after which the beginning of the RSS Feed will start rotating again You can specify color font and font size of news title and description To customize the appearance of the news ticker click Advanced settings See related topic Adding an RSS Feed Filters You can sort the news items that will be displayed Indicate in the corresponding fields how old can the news items be in days hours or minutes before they expire and how many news items should be displayed Preview To preview your RSS feed click Start in the Preview area To stop preview click Stop friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 97 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 6 7 8 Text To modify text properties select the object in the region by clicking it and go to the Properties tab of the Dockable Pane Text properties include Placement Time Source File Order ID Settings Preview Placement Here you can define object sizing alignment location and size Sizing custom object size original object size object size stretched to fit region size Alignment The object can be aligned horizontally left right or centered and vertically top bottom or centered Location and
94. nd determine the mixing rule click the Edit Sequence button on the Design toolbar or on the dockable pane friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 42 2002 2012 friendlyway AG The window for editing the virtual sequence will appear In the Add sequence field choose the sequences from the drop down list you want to add to the virtual sequence and click the Add button It is possible to add to the virtual sequence a static as well a dynamic sequence If you add a dynamic sequence you receive in the result a dynamic virtual sequence too The final type of the virtual sequence is indicated in the Sequence type field Please note An existing virtual sequence cannot be added to another virtual sequence To delete the sequence from the list select the needed sequence and use the Remove button To change the order of sequences in the list use the Up and Down buttons To compound the pages within the virtual sequence you can choose between three mixing rules Sequential the sequences will be played back one after another Random the pages of the sequences will be played back in random order Regular the pages of the added sequences will be mixed proportionally For example when the first sequence contains four pages and the second sequence contains only two pages a page from the second sequence will appear after two pages of the first sequence After you have added existing pages and determined the mixing
95. not be changed Therefore Object Display Time will display its Original length only that cannot be modified by user PDF duration is the sum of all Page time values defined in the PDF Properties Transition Transition is the visual effect that defines the way a particular object changes to the next one Three options are available None Slide the object slides over the preceding one in the selected direction Expand the object expands over the preceding one in the selected direction Source File The Source File property allows viewing the file name of the current media object and changing the media object file NOTE You cannot enter a file name manually To change the file name click to open the file selection dialog Order ID To manage advertising orders you can specify the order ID for the inserted media object provided by the customer in compliance with the corresponding order Once the order ID is inserted into the project this ID becomes available for other media objects in the combo box list During playback the player will record friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 88 2002 2012 friendlyway AG the order ID into the log file This will enable further tracking of the order and media files from it PDF Properties PDF properties include Start page the page that will be first displayed in the presentation End page the page that will be last
96. ns This option is available only by separate installation of player application and when the player station is not connected to the Network Services Tick the checkbox Check for Updates to enable the option With the help of this function you can automatically transfer project updates to player station s without stopping the current presentation Choose the requested update method In the Path for Updates field specify the path to the folder which the player should monitor for the purpose of new projects In the Path for Projects field specify the path to the directory where your projects will be stored Detailed information how to transfer project updates to the player stations you can find in the corresponding chapters Transfer via Hard Disk Drive and Network Folders Transfer via Removable devices The Player update tab provides the ability to define application update options friendlyway player User Interface composer 9 user manual 118 2002 2012 friendlyway AG If you tick the checkbox Allow silent update the player will check automatically for newer software versions You can specify the time period when the update download is allowed If your player station is connected to the friendlyway composer network services server two more tabs will appear in the Options menu Protect Desktop Screen Saver The Protect Desktop tab provides the ability to use Maintenance Screen a browser based HTML page in English tha
97. o schedule from the drop down list Date For selecting the date to which you want to add your sequence click the arrow or modify the date manually How to composer 9 user manual 183 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Start at Define the time at which you want your sequence to start playing Start after Select the sequence after which you want to play this sequence Bar color Click to open a color palette for selecting the color in which you want this entry to appear in your schedule Repeat Define the number of times your sequence should be repeated Duration Set the duration for displaying your sequence End Define the time when the sequence should stop playing Recurrence pattern To activate recurrence setting properties select the Use Recurrence check box By specifying the recurrence pattern you specify the days on which the sequence will be displayed Use the radio button to select between daily weekly or monthly pattern Daily recurrence pattern To activate the daily recurrence pattern select Daily in the radio group For the daily pattern you can either indicate the interval number of days at which the sequence will be displayed or select it to be displayed Every weekday Weekly recurrence pattern To activate the weekly recurrence pattern select Weekly in the radio group For the weekly pattern you can indicate the interval number of weeks and the days of the week for displaying the sequence How to com
98. operties of the selected item The properties are grouped Each group can be hidden by clicking and opened by clicking or by clicking the group name For the changes in properties to take effect click Enter or move to the next properties group Click Esc to cancel the changes and reset the values See related topics Media object properties Region properties Page properties Sequence Properties Content The Content tab displays all files used in the project irrespective of the page or pages they are assigned to the same object can be used in several regions pages and sequences but the object will be saved once only to save disk space friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 32 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Replace Selected File choose the media object from the list below and click the button to use another media object instead of selected Find all references to the file within the Project select the media object and click the button to generate the list of regions and pages of the project where the selected media file is used Order ID Usage click the button to list all media files with a specific order ID A new window will appear and you can select an order ID from the list of ID s used in the project Add Subproject click the button to add a new subproject to the project Edit Subproject click the button to open the subproject in new composer window for editing Redefine Subpro
99. or other media objects in the combo box list During playback the player will record the order ID into the log file This will enable further tracking of the order and media files from it Flash If your flash object has variables assigned you can make the player pass the variables to flash control To open a dialog for adding flash variables click the corresponding button in the Flash area For more information how to add flash variables see Adding a Flash Object Flash Preview To preview your flash file click Start in the Flash Preview area To stop preview click Stop friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 79 2002 2012 friendlyway AG To use flash transparent background tick the corresponding checkbox In this case the background color of the region will be visible To start Time Counting Mode tick the second checkbox and click For more information see related topic Adding a Flash Object 6 7 2 Content Template The Content Template is a new feature that appeared for the first time in composer 9 It allows you to easily change texts and images within high quality animated templates created by professional media agencies in friendlyway Template Tool and saved in their own media format atml In composer 9 you can insert content templates as a separate object and edit different template contents as texts images logos directly in the user interface In addition to this possibili
100. or example to change Source File open the Source File group by clicking Click to open the dialog for file selection Select the file and click Open The file will be added to the frame instead of the previous one For the properties changes to take effect click Enter or move to the next properties group Clicking Esc will cancel the changes and the values will be reset friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 53 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 6 4 2 Timeline The timeline is a tool for defining timing parameters of the media objects and regions that make up the page The timeline displays the list of regions and their settings with respective media objects You can manage the timeline display using the following buttons enlarge scale division reduce scale division fit the timing ruler to the page total time The timing bars indicate frame playback duration as compared to the other frames of the same region and the whole page For example the first frame duration is 11 seconds Therefore the second frame duration 10 seconds ranges from 11 to 21 seconds You can automatically prolong the display time of the region media objects and the display time of all objects will be balanced out For this purpose select the region you need and click friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 54 2002 2012 friendlyway AG In the timeline you can change object display tim
101. pecify the directory where the project update will be unpacked and stored by player If the project with the same name already exists in this directory the player will rename the unpacked project If the folder contains several project packages the player will play back the project with the latest timestamp How to composer 9 user manual 189 2002 2012 friendlyway AG On the composer machine Create a project and save it as a package Save the project package fcpkg file to the folder you have specified as path to update in the player options 8 12 2 Transfer via Removable devices If you choose this way for project transmitting a removable device USB CD DVD will be monitored by player After you have inserted the removable device in the PC the player will check it for updates If the player has found a project update the playback of the current presentation will be stopped and the new project will be played back This method of project transmitting implies some actions on the composer machine as well as on the player machine On the player machine Start the friendlyway player 9 and go to the player options on the Tools tab On the Project update tab tick the Check for Updates option and enable the Removable device USB CD DVD option In the Path for Updates field specify the folder on the removable device which should be checked for updates by player How to composer 9 user manual 190 2002 2012 frien
102. play the terminals without errors or warnings that have successfully sent the Heart Beat to the server Only not OK display the terminals that have some errors or and warnings or those that have not sent their Heart Beat in due time Country Select the country here countries are grouped for your convenience or select the hyphen to skip filtering by country Postal code Type the postal code of the terminal to be displayed You can use the asterisk in this field instead of one or several digits For example if you type one asterisk terminals with any postal code will be sorted out depending on other search criteria If you combine the asterisk with other digits e g 21 3 all postal codes starting with 21 and ending with 3 will be displayed Tag Sort your terminals by tags View Errors Click the View errors button to see the list of errors if available for the currently selected terminal The detailed description of errors includes the date and time when the error occurred the error text e g Server did not respond or URL 12 345 678 90 HTTP connect failed etc as well as memory state CPU utilization OK Critical and the number of hanged applications Click Clear errors to remove all errors from the list Apply to all terminals select this checkbox and click Clear errors to clear errors for all terminals friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 60 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Player
103. playback Timing parameters can be defined for pages regions and media objects Specific timing settings depend on the type of element to which they are applied For example user can define the time of picture display on the screen Timeline A timeline is a tool for viewing the list of all regions of the page with all the media objects added to them and for modifying their display time Transition is the visual effect that defines the way a particular page or page element changes to the next one e g sliding fading etc Transition direction The direction of the selected transition effect
104. poser 9 user manual 184 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Monthly recurrence pattern To activate the monthly recurrence pattern select Monthly in the radio group For the monthly pattern you can specify the numerical day of the month and the interval number of months for displaying your sequence Or you can use the days of the week to define the monthly recurrence pattern for your sequence Range of recurrence The range of recurrence is the period during which the sequence will be displayed The period is marked by a start date and an end date To mark the start date go to the Start field or open the calendar for selecting the date How to composer 9 user manual 185 2002 2012 friendlyway AG To mark the end date use the radio buttons No End Date the sequence will be displayed for an indefinite time End after indicate the number of occurrences after which the sequence is no longer displayed End by indicate the date by which the sequence should stop being displayed How to set up the display deactivation composer 9 allows you to switch off your player display s in standby mode during the night or weekend time To set up this option click Turn off the Monitor in the Entry section OR Select the area in schedule view left click it and click Turn off Monitor How to composer 9 user manual 186 2002 2012 friendlyway AG The dialog window Monitor Power will appear In general settings define
105. r will try to adjust page repeating to specific friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 39 2002 2012 friendlyway AG minute value during an hour For example with 4 repeats in 1 hour the page can be played back on the 0 15th 30th 45th minute of every hour Valid from Valid until these options set the period of time during the course of the day when the page can be displayed Valid from date Valid until date these options set the start and the end date for the page playback The setting is optional when the fields are not filled out the content will be shown all the time To see more details of the schedule click the Details button You can preview the dynamic schedule to make sure that every page will be displayed at the correct time To do this specify the time frame within which the sequence should be displayed and click the Generate button The schedule preview lists the pages in the order they appear with indication of start and finish time and page playback duration Active pages that cannot be shown within the sequence if such pages exist appear in the list of omitted pages friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 40 2002 2012 friendlyway AG NOTE After you have set the playback properties for every page of the sequence and confirmed the changes by clicking the OK button the composer will check the properties for consistency and notify you whether the s
106. rPoint file with the changes made at the Edit step Preview To preview your PowerPoint file click in the Preview area Adjust the volume using the preview controls 6 7 7 RSS To modify RSS object properties select the object by clicking it and go to the Properties tab of the Dockable Pane RSS object properties include Placement Time Feed source Order ID Settings Filters Preview friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 94 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Placement Here you can define object sizing alignment location and size of RSS object Sizing custom object size original object size object size stretched to fit region size Alignment The object can be aligned horizontally left right or centered and vertically top bottom or centered Location and Size Object size and location are defined in the corresponding fields Time RSS is an analog object i e an object with an indefinite playback duration i e user can easily change it The timing properties for an RSS feed include Display time the amount of time the RSS will be displayed on the screen Refresh time the amount of time after which the RSS will be refreshed Adjust the timing properties in the corresponding fields Feed source friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 95 2002 2012 friendlyway AG For an RSS object acceptable fo
107. reports To view player report click Player reports The following window will appear In this window you may specify the content group or terminals for which you want to see the report and the interval for the report start time and end time Select the group terminal start time and end time and click Next to move to the next step Select the Media format and then the Files for which you want to see the report if you don t select any files the report will be generated for all files of the selected media format click Next to view the report friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 61 2002 2012 friendlyway AG The report shows the type and name of the media file and the display time for that file You can print out the report by clicking Print Event log Click Event log and specify the terminal the date and the application for which you want to see the event log events being screen upload getting package etc The event log includes Event ID the unique identifier of the event Time the time when the event occurred App the application that played back the event Type event type Event type can be I information W warning E error Text event description Terminal details The Terminal Details option allows you to see accurate information on the current content of the selected terminal friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 62 2002 2012 friendlyway AG
108. rmats of the source file are ATOM 1 0 and RSS 2 0 The Feed source property allows viewing the URL of the current RSS feed and changing of RSS object You can specify user name and password if the RSS requires authentication Specify proxy server and user name password if needed To change the feed source specify the new URL or navigate to the local file and click Apply Order ID To manage advertising orders you can specify the order ID for the inserted media object provided by the customer in compliance with the corresponding order Once the order ID is inserted into the project this ID becomes available for other media objects in the combo box list During playback the player will record the order ID into the log file This will enable further tracking of the order and media files from it Settings friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 96 2002 2012 friendlyway AG In this field you can customize settings for RSS object depending on Ticker or Slider mode Direction RSS move direction can be right to left or left to right Ticker mode right to left left to right bottom to top and top to bottom Slider mode Speed movement speed of the RRS feed use the slider to change the speed Align the RSS Feed can be aligned vertically top bottom or centered Background You can choose the background color from the color box or you can disable the option Fill backgrou
109. rn the following how to connect your player to the friendlyway composer network services how to disconnect your player from the friendlyway composer network services How to connect the player to the network services IMPORTANT This feature is available in separate player installations only i e player installed along with composer doesn t possess this function no corresponding button in the interface Select Connect to network services in Tools menu The window License manager window will appear Define which network services server is to be used If you use friendlyway s network services server ASP model activate Connect player to friendlyway network services server If you use your own server you have to activate the second option Connect player to other network services server and specify the IP address or server name Click the Next button If you use proxy server specify your proxy server settings If the connection was successfully established the Next button becomes active Click Next friendlyway player User Interface composer 9 user manual 121 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Depending on whether you have an account on the network services server or not you may further make the following steps Creating account if you don t have an account on network services server you have to create it at first and only then you can register your terminal Registration of terminal if you already have an account you ca
110. rule you can create a preview of playback order for the virtual sequence To do it click the Details button set up the date and time frame of the playback and click the Generate button The composer will show you the exemplary playback order with start and finish time indication as well the duration of every page friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 43 2002 2012 friendlyway AG After you have edited and saved the setting of the virtual sequence its pages will be shown in the page designer You can edit the pages like the pages of a common sequence Please note that all changes made to the page in virtual sequence will be applied to the initial page in the source sequence When the project which contains a virtual sequence is transferred to the player PC the pages from the sequences of the project will be mixed directly before the playback according to the mixing rules 6 4 1 2 Page Properties You can view and modify page properties on the Properties tab of the Dockable Pane They include Page Name Sizing Mode Page Background Transition Audio Display Condition To view page properties select the required page in the navigation pane friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 44 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Page Name By default pages are assigned a number based on the order in which they are added to the project You can assign a custom name to the page
111. s You can view and modify page properties on the Properties tab of the Dockable Pane They include Page Name Sizing Mode Page Background Transition Audio Display Condition To view page properties select the required page in the navigation pane How to composer 9 user manual 137 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Page Name The page name is the page identifier in the project By default pages are assigned a number based on the order in which they are added to the project You can assign a custom name to the page by typing it in the Name field Click Apply for the changes to take effect The page name will be displayed in the Page Designer and Sequence Pages under the respective page Sizing Mode Page dimensions are defined in the display settings at project creation In this case they will be applied to all new pages How to composer 9 user manual 138 2002 2012 friendlyway AG However you can modify current page properties on the Properties tab of the Dockable Pane 1 In the Sizing mode area select the required aspect ratio or display resolution see Configure Display Settings for their description and click Apply Page Background Here you can define a background for the whole page The background can be either an image or gradient fill To add an image as background 1 Click Picture in the Background properties 2 Click and select the file that you want to use as backgro
112. s assumed that the player settings are more important These options can be changed in the Feed source field of the dockable pane For the media object RSS you can choose either Ticker or Slider type of view Each mode has its own settings Ticker type has only right to left and left to right move direction You can use the slider to modify the movement speed In the field Ticker settings you can specify color font and font size of news title and description To customize the appearance of the news ticker click Advanced settings How to composer 9 user manual 162 2002 2012 friendlyway AG In the window Advanced RSS settings you can set the text that will be displayed before and after the RSS feed between news items after news title and description As well you can change color font and font size for every element of the feed Use buttons and to preview the beginning and the end of the RSS feed Slider mode has 4 move directions right to left left to right bottom to top and top to bottom You can use the slider to modify the movement speed If you disable the option Move slide the options Direction and Speed will be disabled too In Slider mode you can specify Align the RSS Feed can be aligned vertically top bottom or centered Exposition time how long the slide should be in static state on the screen before it will be changed with the next slide Items per slide how many items should be displayed per
113. s on your own server The player machines with client software will be connected to your own server In this case no internet access is required if clients are in a closed network If you launch composer 9 for the first time a window will appear prompting you to connect your composer to the network services server friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 56 2002 2012 friendlyway AG If you already have a network services account select the Use existing account option In this case the Network Services tab will be opened and you will be able to enter the address of the server and your user name and password If you don t have an account click the Create trial account button The Sign Up page will appear and you will be able to create a demo account on the friendlyway composer network services server www composernetworkservices com To create a test account your company and personal data is required Fill in the form and click Create account You can register on friendlyway composer network services server any time by clicking the Sign Up button in the ribbon friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 57 2002 2012 friendlyway AG When you enter the Network Services for the first time you should specify www composernetworkservices com as server if you use friendlyway network services server or the name of your server if you use own server enter proper user password and click Connec
114. s the dialog for adding an RSS feed to the frame Video Opens the dialog for adding a video file to the frame PowerPoint Opens the dialog for adding a PowerPoint file to the frame Web Opens the dialog for adding a Web site to the frame PDF Opens the dialog for adding a PDF file to the frame TV Opens the dialog for adding a TV channel to the frame Linked Project Opens the dialog for adding an existing composer project to the frame mediaDIALOG Opens the dialog for adding a mediaDIALOG object to the frame Page friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 23 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Preview Page Preview current page Schedule Element Action Description View Day Switches the calendar to day view Week Switches the calendar to week view Month Switches the calendar to month view List Displays calendar entries as a list Entry Turn off Monitor Opens the dialog for turning off the monitor New Opens the dialog for adding a new entry to the calendar Edit Opens the dialog for editing the selected entry in the calendar Delete Removes the selected entry from schedule Network Services Element Action Description Server Address URL of the network services server User User name Password User password Connect After you have filled in the Address User Password fields click this button to connect to network services Registration Sign Up Opens t
115. ser The simplest example is a picture the user can set any playback duration for this object 1 second 1 minute 1 hour etc Text Web pages streaming video are other examples of analog objects Within friendlyway composer 9 Picture Web Text RSS and TV are analog media objects Defining Object Time Control To define time control for a media object select the object and go to the Properties tab of the Dockable Pane Display time for analog media objects is adjusted in the Time field friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 17 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 6 friendlyway composer User Interface friendlyway composer 9 user interface is designed so as to provide maximum ease of operation See related topics Layout Ribbon Navigation Pane Dockable Pane Media Objects 6 1 Layout The friendlyway composer 9 layout may differ depending on the operation mode you have selected There are 3 operation modes Design Schedule Network Services The Network Services operation mode is available in friendlyway composer 9 Professional only Two distinct areas are to be found in every operation mode Ribbon a panel that houses command buttons and icons providing point and click access to window specific functions Navigation Pane the pane to the left of the work panel provides the ability to switch between 3 operation modes According to the selected mode this panel prov
116. ser machine as well as on the player machine On the player machine 1 Install a TV card certified for the friendlyway software on your player station s the list below 2 Install a corresponding driver for your TV card s the list below 3 Install the MPEG2 Decoder e g the decoder which is provided with PowerDVD 4 Run friendlyway TV configuration utility specify the tuner and video standard 5 Click the Scan button and save the results in a channel list file chl IMPORTANT If you use the player software under Windows Vista or Windows 7 you should disable the User Account Control UAC On the composer machine How to composer 9 user manual 149 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 1 Transfer the generated channel list from your player station to the composer machine 2 Create a project in the composer 9 3 Click the TV button on the ribbon to add a TV object to the project The following dialog will be opened 4 Specify the path to the channel list chl in the corresponding field 5 Select the satellite and the channel you like and click OK A TV pictogram will appear in the region to which you added the TV object How to composer 9 user manual 150 2002 2012 friendlyway AG You can change the satellite and the channel to another in the current list from the drop down list in the Channel properties on the Dockable Pane To change the channel list click Configure in the Channel properti
117. slide Format this option has following parameters Text only Text and Pictures Original HTML For two first options you can set title and description styles font size color Background You can choose the background color from the color box or you can disable the option Fill background In this case the background of the frame will be transparent and the RSS Feed will appear directly over the region background selected in the region properties In corresponding fields of the Slider settings window you can specify color font and font size of news title and description How to composer 9 user manual 163 2002 2012 friendlyway AG By adding an RSS feed to your project you can sort the news items that will be displayed Indicate in the corresponding fields how old can the news items be in days hours or minutes before they expire and how many news items should be displayed 8 7 6 Adding a Text Object To add a text object click the Text button on the ribbon How to composer 9 user manual 164 2002 2012 friendlyway AG To open an existing file click Open existing file and browse to the file you want to add To create a new file click Create new file This will open the text editor You can add a text object that is already being used in your project To do that click with the right mouse button the frame with the text object you want to add to another frame Select Copy Than go to the region where you w
118. splay Time field is not editable and this time is provided just for information and correct preview In this area you can edit the server name as well as the Spot ID and the account ID You can choose between three possibilities how the account number can be assigned in composer Use selected Account ID specify the account ID which must be used for preview in composer and playback in player Use account from Network Services the caster account ID will be assigned to the player from the network services Webconsole during project playback Use values known by tag at the Network Services specify the tag which must be used for getting caster server and account ID information The corresponding tag with assigned server and account ID should be created and assigned to the player station in network services server Webconsole To apply the changes click the Apply button friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 84 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Order ID To manage advertising orders you can specify the order ID for the inserted media object provided by the customer in compliance with the corresponding order Once the order ID is inserted into the project this ID becomes available for other media objects in the combo box list During playback the player will record the order ID into the log file This will enable further tracking of the order and media files from it 6 7 3 Linked Project
119. subprojects and virtual sequences where the order and duration of playback is determined by the schedule 6 4 1 1 1 Dynamic Sequence The friendlyway composer 9 allows you to manage displaying of pages within the sequence The page can be set as active or passive it can have fixed or variable number or repeats within the sequence and its own timetable Unlike the usual sequence management where all pages within the sequence are played back one after another the pages within the dynamic sequence are played back according to the schedule To set a sequence to the dynamic mode select the necessary sequence from the list and click the Dynamic button friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 38 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Or go to the Properties tab of the Dockable Pane and tick the Dynamic checkbox If the sequence is set to the dynamic mode the corresponding icon is displayed next to the sequence name in the sequence list To customize the schedule of page playback click the Edit Sequence button A window will appear where all pages are listed in thumbnail view Active this option defines whether the page should be displayed in the sequence or not To exclude the page from the playback clear the Active checkbox Repeat every minutes this option defines the repeat frequency in minutes If no value is defined the page will be displayed as sequential page Adjust to hour parts if possible the playe
120. t The Overview page will appear The Network Services navigation pane provides access to the following pages Overview Screenshots Content Groups Content Packages Assign Package to Group friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 58 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 6 6 1 Overview The Overview window provides the list of your terminals and enables you to view the following Filtered display options View errors Player reports Event log Terminal details The terminal information includes Terminal the unique identifier of the terminal Tag the ID which will be used to identify the account at the caster server or at the displayDRIVE server Location the location of the terminal as defined by user e g show room Country the country where the terminal is installed City the city where the terminal is installed a postal code could also be useful here Last access the date and time of the last access to the terminal State there are following types of the terminal state Warnings immediately read the available warning s that might be helpful to prevent errors Errors some error s occurred e g the memory state is critical Turned off the terminal is turned off OK the terminal operates without errors or warnings and has successfully sent its Heart Beat to the server Failed the terminal has failed to send its Heart Beat in a due time so the state is
121. t is not available In this case the black region will be displayed instead of missing media object Skip this page when define the rule for skipping the page 6 4 1 3 Region Properties To modify region properties select the region in the Page Designer by clicking and go to the Properties tab of the Dockable Pane For a region you can define Region Name Location and size Background Region Name By default regions are assigned a number based on the order in which they have been added to the page You can assign a custom name to the region by typing it in the Name field The region name will appear in the Timeline Location and Size friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 49 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Region size and location are defined in the corresponding fields on the Properties tab of the Dockable Pane You can adjust region location by defining the placement of its top left corner Left positions the top left corner relative to the whole page width Top positions the top left corner relative to the whole page height To change region size define the new values in the Size group of region settings Region Background Here you can define a background for a region frame The background can be either an image or gradient fill To add an image as background 1 Click Picture in the Background properties 2 Click and select the file that you want to use as bac
122. t the group in the table and click View details This will open a window with group details friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 65 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Group name The name of the group Group description The description of the group Current package The current content assigned to the group including package name description version download play time Next package The next package assigned to the group including package name description version download play time You can also view content details for the selected terminal and terminal details Terminal ID the unique identifier of the terminal Location the location of the terminal Current content the content currently assigned to the group and the version of this content friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 66 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Next content the next content that will be assigned to this group and the version of this content Assign package To assign a content package to a group of terminals click Assign package This will open the window for assigning package Select the group to which you want to assign the package In the Next package pane select the Content package Version Download Playback time If you want the package to be played back right after its download select the Playback after download checkbox Click OK to apply changes The new content package is now assigned to the se
123. t will be displayed to the user thus preventing access to the Windows desktop while the application is being loaded Insert the password for exiting the maintenance screen in the Exit password field friendlyway player User Interface composer 9 user manual 119 2002 2012 friendlyway AG The Screen Saver tab allows you to configure the player for displaying composer projects as screen saver Tick the corresponding checkbox and specify how much idle time must elapse before the assigned composer project is displayed by player as screen saver Optionally you can set an external application which will be launched before and after the composer project running in the screen saver mode I e the external application will be executed instead of composer project after launching player application under client service after downloading the assigned project etc The start and stop keys you defined on the Parameter tab will be used for launching stopping this external application The composer project itself will start as screen saver after specified idle time On user activity the screen saver composer project ends and the external application starts again Please note if your composer project is running as screen saver the stop key is considered as user activity and not as stop command friendlyway player User Interface composer 9 user manual 120 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 7 2 Connect to network services In this chapter you will lea
124. tate Country Postal code and clicking the Apply button You can also define the number of pictures to be displayed per page 5 10 20 etc For each terminal matching the selection criteria the most recent screenshot is displayed as well as some additional information on the terminal operability terminal name location state last access time screenshot time If a terminal is turned off or if the screenshooting is disabled the screenshot time is set to 0 the Out of order screen is displayed If a terminal fails the Terminal failed picture will appear 6 6 3 Content Groups Here you can organize terminals into logical groups and assign content to the selected group The Content groups window displays the info on the currently existing content groups and provides the following functionality View details Assign package Create edit group Delete group friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 64 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Name content group name Description the description of the content group Current package the name of the current content package Current version the version of the current content package Next package the name of the next package scheduled for this content group Next version the version of the next content package Terminals the number of terminals included into the current content group View details To view the details of the selected content group selec
125. the corresponding computer what is necessary for proper functioning of composer player 9 Please note that the Media Feature Pack must be installed before composer player 9 Licensing composer 9 user manual 3 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 3 Licensing LICENSE TYPES The following license types are available composer 9 Professional this license type enables all composer functionality player this license type is required for the licensing of friendlyway player which is installed on the output PCs with large screen displays that means on the computers where the digital signage content is played back composer 9 Basic this license type has a number of restrictions the Network Services operation mode is disabled max 10 pages in a sequence the TV media object is disabled the Linked Project media object is disabled SOFTWARE ACTIVATION The friendlyway composer 9 Activation Wizard will help you to register your product When activating your license you can choose between two possible options Online activation your PC is connected to the Internet Manual activation your PC has no Internet connection Online activation After you have launched the composer player 9 application the Activation Wizard appears Select the option I want to activate the software over the Internet and click Next In the next window you will be prompted to enter the activation key The activation key is prov
126. tion and Size Object size and location are defined in the corresponding fields Object Display Time A flash object is a discrete object i e an object with predefined playback duration But the user can modify the display time of a flash object manually because the flash display time can be different on different PCs and when playing back in different applications Transition Transition is a visual effect that defines the way a particular object changes to the next one Three options are available None Slide the object slides over the preceding one in the selected direction Expand the object expands over the preceding one in the selected direction Source File friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 78 2002 2012 friendlyway AG For a flash object acceptable format of the source file is swf and flv The Source File property allows viewing the file name of the current media object and changing the media object file NOTE You cannot enter a file name manually To change the file name click to open the file selection dialog To change the object file click and browse to the file you want to use instead of the current one Order ID To manage advertising orders you can specify the order ID for the inserted media object provided by the customer in compliance with the corresponding order Once the order ID is inserted into the project this ID becomes available f
127. turn are organized into frames to which you add media objects that are then displayed one after another Thus you can design a mini slide show in each region An empty newly created page contains one region only that takes up the whole page area friendlyway composer 9 Concepts composer 9 user manual 14 2002 2012 friendlyway AG See related topics Project Structure Pages Frames Region properties 5 2 2 2 Frames While regions are the building blocks that help to organize page layout a frame is a concept that helps to organize media objects within one region In simple terms a frame can be described as a book page with a media object on it friendlyway composer 9 Concepts composer 9 user manual 15 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Only one media object can be placed into a frame A region can consist of one or several frames When you add a media object a frame is automatically added to the respective region To switch between frames use buttons and To remove a frame use the Delete command in the Frames field of the ribbon See related topics Project Structure Regions Add media to region frames 5 3 Time Control A media presentation is a dynamic unit that changes in time friendlyway composer 9 provides the necessary time control means Time control implies various settings defining the time parameters for presentation playback Timing parameters can be defined for sequences
128. twork services the following window will appear friendlyway player User Interface composer 9 user manual 125 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Tick the checkbox below and click Next The next window will offer you to check the connection with the server You can skip this step and then click Next Enter your User ID and password into the corresponding fields After these steps your player will be disconnected from the network services How to composer 9 user manual 126 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 8 How to This chapter will introduce you to the basics of creating a presentation with friendlyway composer 9 The typical workflow can be presented as the following user steps 1 Start friendlyway composer 9 2 Create new project 3 Open new page 4 Create regions on the page 5 Add one or several media objects to each region 6 Add and design other pages 7 Make sequences out of the pages 8 Create a schedule for displaying your sequences 9 Save project 10 Create a package to be deployed on a display played back with a player See related topics Create project Configure display settings Add new pages Edit existing pages Define page properties Split page into regions Add media to region frames Adjust media properties Create sequences Create schedule Test project playback Move project to another computer 8 1 Create Project To create a new project 1 Start fr
129. ty an online platform was developed named friendlyway caster It enables you to create and manage online spots and playlists from content templates If you are interested in the adapted content templates as well as in friendlyway caster solution please contact your friendlyway reseller or friendlyway content partner directly Depending on whether you ve inserted the content template from a file album or as caster spot the content properties will look differently The properties of the content templates which were added from file album see here The properties of the content templates which were added as caster spot see here 6 7 2 1 Properties of the template inserted from file or album A content template added from file album has the following properties Placement friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 80 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Time Transition Source File Order ID Content Preview Placement Here you can define object sizing alignment location and size of the object Sizing Following options are available custom It means that you can change the size and location of the object per drag and drop original It means that object size is set to the original size stretched It means that the object covers maximum surface of the area Alignment The object can be aligned horizontally left right or centered and vertically top bottom or centered
130. und 3 Adjust picture alignment by using the Sizing Mode and Alignment settings Stretch to stretch the image to the maximum size that will fit in the page Original Size to reset to original image size Tile to tile the image to cover the whole background How to composer 9 user manual 139 2002 2012 friendlyway AG For Stretch and Original size you can fine tune image location using the corresponding buttons To apply gradient fill as background 1 Click Fill in the Background properties 2 Select color A for uniform fill by default You can also apply gradient fill based on two colors For this you need to select two colors A and B and the direction for gradient fill 9 options are available Page Transition Transition is the visual effect that defines the way a particular page changes to the next one 1 Select the type of effect you want to use Three options are available None the new page appears above the previous one with no visual effects Slide the page slides over the preceding page in the selected direction Expand the page expands over the preceding page in the selected direction 2 Select the transition direction out of 9 options 3 Define visual effect duration i e how fast or how slow the page will be replaced with the How to composer 9 user manual 140 2002 2012 friendlyway AG next one Page Audio You can elaborate your presentation by ad
131. y View Week View Month View or List View The layout of Network Services operation mode has the following appearance Click an area in the workspace image to switch to its detailed description friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 20 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 6 2 Ribbon The command buttons and icons are organized in tabs and presented as a ribbon File friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 21 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Element Action Description New Project Generates a new empty project with a default structure and user defined name A project folder will be automatically created on your computer where the project file fcproj and all the media sources used in the project will be stored Open Project Opens an existing project Specify the path to the project in the Select project dialog window Add Subproject Opens the dialog window for adding an existing project as a subproject Save Project Saves the current project under the current name Save Project As Saves the current project under a custom name in a selected directory Enter project name in the Save as dialog window Save Package Saves the current project as a package fcpkg file for automatically transmitting project to the player station s Check for Updates Checks for newer software versions Recent Projects Displays the list of the latest projects To open a project cli
132. y composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 99 2002 2012 friendlyway AG The text can be displayed in two modes Ticker and Slider Ticker Mode In the Ticker mode the text is displayed as a creeping line For this mode you can define Direction the text movement direction can be right to left and left to right Speed movement speed of the text use the slider to change the speed Align the text can be aligned vertically top bottom or centered Background You can choose the background color from the color box or you can disable the option Fill background In this case the background of the frame will be transparent and the text will appear directly over the region background selected in the region properties Gap specify the number of pixels after which the beginning of the text will start rotating again Slider Mode In the Slider mode the text is displayed page by page For this mode you can define Direction text movement direction can be right to left left to right bottom to top and top to bottom Speed movement speed of the text slide use the slider to change the speed Align the slide can be aligned vertically top bottom or centered Exposition time the amount of time a slide will be displayed Background You can choose the background color from the color box or you can disable the option Fill background In this case the background of the frame will be transparent and
133. y of the current user In this folder all project media contents and sequences will be stored together with the project file The project file has its own format fcproj A page in its turn is made of regions and the media objects are added to the regions friendlyway composer 9 Concepts composer 9 user manual 10 2002 2012 friendlyway AG The sequences can be arranged in the Schedule in the order they will be displayed 5 2 1 Sequences A sequence is a set of pages arranged in a certain order for playback IMPORTANT There is a default sequence in every project This sequence will be always played back by player if no other sequence is set up for this period of time in Schedule or the Turn off Monitor option is not activated A project can have multiple sequences built from the same set of pages In other words you can use the same pages to create several different sequences which makes your presentation much more flexible and manageable You can set up your player to play a different sequence depending e g on the time of day or the day of the week in the schedule friendlyway composer 9 Concepts composer 9 user manual 11 2002 2012 friendlyway AG You can view and modify sequence properties on the Properties tab of the Dockable Pane See other related topics Project Structure Create Sequences Sequence Properties Virtual Sequence 5 2 2 Pages A page is a high level organization unit wit
134. y the order ID for the inserted media object provided by the customer in compliance with the corresponding order Once the order ID is inserted into the project this ID becomes available for other media objects in the combo box list During playback the player will record the order ID into the log file This will enable further tracking of the order and media files from it Preview To preview your linked project click in the Preview area To stop preview click friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 86 2002 2012 friendlyway AG 6 7 4 PDF To modify video object properties select the object by clicking it and go to the Properties tab of the Dockable Pane PDF properties include Placement Object Display Time Transition Source File Order ID PDF Properties PDF Preview Placement Here you can define object sizing alignment location and size Sizing custom object size original object size object size stretched to fit region size Alignment The object can be aligned horizontally left right or centered and vertically top bottom or centered Location and Size Object size and location are defined in the corresponding fields friendlyway composer User Interface composer 9 user manual 87 2002 2012 friendlyway AG Object Display Time A PDF object is a discrete object i e an object with predefined playback duration that can

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