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1. Space required 673 4MB Space available 142 5GB iArtist Lite Installation 3 of 5 iArtist Lite Installation 4 of 5 8 Click Finish to complete the installation Installation Chapter 3 Artist Lite Userinterface Menu Bar Buttons File Management alslaltlole File Management Menu Bar Buttons Table 1 1 File Management Menu Bar Buttons FEATURE DESCRIPTION A SEITE VOLINEHE SEN Create a new layout on the canvas here A dialog window will pop out to indicate user to B Load load an existing complete layout or a design file to go start off the further editing A dialog window will pop out to indicate user to give a name description and category for the C Save layout Also it can load the qss file from the local directory as well Export the qss file and the original media files are is also provided A dialog window can not understand single or D Upload several registered NAS at the same time to uplaod target pop out to let users to choose layouts Once users complete content editing and click review and individual preview screen will be E Preview presented under the form of Chrome or IE browser right after its being automatically saved and packed A template pool will be displayed for users to F Online Template download iNDS provided templates Artist Lite Userinterface Note as well Layout will be packed into qss format2. Index Chapter 1 Overview Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 3 Artist Lite Userinterface Chapter 4 How to use Artist Lite Chapter 5 Setting Chapter 1 Overview Overview Introduction Artist Lite is a powerful and flexible layout design tool End users can use Artist Lite to design a multi zone layout and define its playback sequences timing and transition effects In addition end users can use the intuitive drag and drop operation to create their own templates and layouts The timeline view lets end users define playlists intuitively After complete iArtist Lite installation while users start up iArtist Lite for the first time a dialog window will pop up to indicate that there are two mode available for Media Storage choice One is Shared Mode the other one is Stand Alone Mode Artist Components Overview a Chapter 2 Installation Installation Artist Lite is exclusively designed for Signage Station in QNAP 2 Click Next to continue or Cancel to stop NAS Please find Artist Lites download link after installing Signage Station in QNAP NAS 3 Select and check the components to install l Signage Station Si a MR admin 50 _ GNDS ar iArtist Lite for Windows OS Choose which features of iArtist Lite you want to install eee 1 QNAP Turbo NAS Phone Tablet amp TV Check the components you want to install and unch
3. objects that had been composed in the same playlist in the canvas will be displayed with its own playback length for users quick editing F Pin Click to hide or restore the hidden Playlist column iArtist Lite Userinterface Add a media by using widgets in the Tool box Select a widget for your wanted media file drag the widget into canvas and drop it to where you like to have your media object placed Three steps shown below 1 Select a widget from the Tool box 2 Drag the widget icon into canvas and drop it to where you like to have your media object placed Tools Panel 3 You can directly resize or re place the media object by simply drag and drop the outline of the media object Or else use the Properties for manual setting the detailed value to define the size location and attributes of the media object in a precious way e Video Image Background audio and Adobe Flash files Click a media object in the file browser and click Open to close the dialog e Analog and digital clocks Refer to Working with the Properties Panel to change the date and time e Background image On the Select Background dialog click one of the four tabs below to configure and click OK to close the dialog Video Image Background audio and Adobe Flash Solid Use the solid color picker tool to choose a color MS Office Use the MS Office color picker tool to choose a color mage Set image fro
4. apter 4 How to use Artist Lite u How to use iArtist Lite g Create New Layo a A 8 8 8 a Create a Canvas Boon eee Canvas is defined as the content display area Once user press the create New Layout button of Create a new layout a window will pop up to indicate Layout properties I P E Select by mobile device users to define the attribute for the canvas area upon users setting Loutspecnte GE for name layout description category aspect ratio resolution and SEEN other relevant settings tenable video Transcode Define a Device for iArtist Lite It is necessary to define a output device for its best performance in terms of aspect ratio and resolutions User can define the output device by checking Select by mobile device for TV PC or Mobile device The pop up dialog window will indicate user to do the relevant setting for their selection For Mobile device selection a series of mobile device is built in the list for user s quick selection 3 Choose a category for the layout from the drop down list which will be correspondingly displayed on the Signage Station platform EEE LEW YE Y x i Create New Layout N a E Create New Layout e e 4 Select by mobile device Set Device Layout Properties ru Set the layout properties to define the parameters that work with pp DE the target player and monitor s RODI Phone 4 90x 40 1 Enter a name for the layout in Layout name Or ski
5. ded Easy to create the combo digital menu board support menu size from the 2x1 to 4x2 All the images pricing and headers can to modify just easy clicking the content HTML Browsing Drag the HTML Browsing widget and drop it in the canvas area a window will pop up for user to go on inputing URL Also its corresponded Properties for detailed settings will also appear on the side column for users reviewing and revise if needed Use the web site as your content support Flash and youtube e PIT Drag the Power Point widget and drop it in the canvas area a window will pop up for user to go on basic setting Also its corresponded Properties for detailed settings will also appear on the side column for users reviewing and revise if needed Convert you PowerPoint file to either the video that contain the animation effect OR image Note Microsoft 2010 and above in required e PDF Drag the PDF widget and drop it in the canvas area a window will pop up for user to go on basic setting Also its corresponded Properties for detailed settings will also appear on the side column for users reviewing and revise if needed Use the PDF as the image playlist for your content iArtist Lite Userinterface Properties Panel roperties Wedding a png 4 General Rotation 8 30 2013 2 25 Media type Image Alias Wedding a pnc 4 Playback Media duration 0 00 10 Media duration s 10 Start time 0 00 00 Start ti
6. eck the components you don t want to install Click Next to continue Latest Release Most Viewed Codec Pack Flash Player Microsoft NET Framework 4 Client Profile 1 Hit the iArtist Lite download link in the platform of Signage Network Time Protocol l i i Y Desktop Shortcuts Station to starting downloading and then installation IV Quick Launch Shortcuts lt Back Back Next gt gt cancel iArtist Lite Installation 2 of 5 Welcome to the Artist Lite Setup Setup will guide you through the installation of iArtist Lite It is recommended that you dose all other applications before starting Setup This will make it possible to update relevant system files without having to reboot your computer Click Next to continue iArtist Lite Installation 1 of 5 Installation 4 Click Next to continue Back to go to previous page 6 Click Next to continue Back to go to previous page 5 Agree or assign a specific location by clicking Browse button 7 Installation in progress It is shown by a running status bar Choose Install Location Choose the folder in which to install iArtist Lite E NDS Artist Lite Installer Installing Please wait while iArtist Lite is being installed Setup will install iArtist Lite in the following folder To install in a different folder dick Browse and select another folder Click Install to start the installation Installing Codec Pack a
7. en press Apply To clean cache in iArtist Lite you can see Current occupied space Current available space Click Clear Cache then the cache will be cleaned up Note Change the language setting will not take effect until the software restarts Version 1 4 44 0 Website www indstech com Support ds_support indstech com Copyright 2013 NDS Technology Inc All Rights Reserved 5 2 About You can check Artist Lite s version and visit NDS website in About Technical Support INDS provides dedicated online support and customer service by Email Please contact us by the following methods Online Support http www indstech com 8000 index php lang en amp sn 4064 Email ds_support indstech com
8. m the media repository as the background e Mask Drag the Mask widget and drop it in the canvas area a window will pop up for available mask options Choose a Mask for use or click Cancel to exit the window e Text Banner Drag the Text or Running Text widget and drop it in the canvas area a window will pop up for user to go on inputting text Its corresponded Properties for detailed settings will also appear on the side column for users reviewing and revise if needed iArtist Lite Userinterface RSS rag the RSS widget and drop it in the canvas area a window will pop up for user to go on inputting RSS URL Also its corresponded Properties for detailed settings will also appear on the side column for users reviewing and revise if needed In RSS widget it will get the remote RSS feed Title as the content for the running banner Menu item Editor Drag the Menu item Editor widget and drop it in the canvas area a window will pop up for user to go on editing Also its corresponded Properties for detailed settings will also appear on the side column for users reviewing and revise if needed It show the item price and description for the digital menu board usage Combo Menu Board Drag the Combo Menu Board widget and drop it in the canvas area a window will pop up for user to go on basic setting Also its corresponded Properties for detailed settings will also appear on the side column for users reviewing and revise if nee
9. me s 0 Loop count 1 4 Position dimension settings Fill type KeepRatio y X pixel 11680 Y pic CO Width 200 Es Height mw e Layer 10 4 Transition settings Transition in Disable Transition in duration 0 Transition out Disable Transition out duration 0 Cs 4 Color settings Opaciy m Properties Panel Properties Panel Zoom Control Panel rs DE Fallba UNI 1505 103 Zoom Control Panel Zoom Control Panel FEATURE Layout Name DESCRIPTION Current layout will be named automatically by date and timing FEATURE DESCRIPTION Show Hide Zoom Window Show hide the zoom control window General Detailed properties setting categories are displayed for user s easy view Zoom Control Slider Drag to zoom in out Property Shows the attribute of the selected media object Current Canvas Selection Frame View hide the playlist media object Selection frame for the episode to zoom Property Value mon Ww D Pin Value of attribute upon the selected media object Click to hide or restore the hidden Properties column nm on WwW gt Zoom in out Dynamically display the Zoom in out percentage Percentage value upon users selection Pin Click to hide or restore the Zoom Control column iArtist Lite Userinterface Ch
10. ou can also export the media material of this content How to use Artist Lite Upload 4 5 1 Setthe NAS which you want to upload your content 1 Set the NAS name IP user name and password 2 Confrom the FTP port FTP Port You can upload content to Signage Station through FTP port Confrom the web server port port Web Server Port You can link to Signage Station with Web Server port E NAS Setting Setting NAS Name o FTP Port 21 0 NAS IP i l Web Server Port 80 User Password 3 Press Test to confirm if the NAS is connected Pick the NAS and the contents you want to upload and then press Upload engsten vou are Gowrtosded ard oened No Template Found 4 6 Online Template NDS provides various templates from different fields for Artist Lite users You can select the contents you are interesting and download Press Online Template to download online templates How to use Artist Lite Chapter 5 Setting Setting Language About Cache Please choose your default language After selecting the language CES the Artist Lite need to be closed and opened in order to make effect Please check Artist Lite software cache usage status Language English Current occupied space 38 00 MB Current available space 232743 00 MB Cancel 5 1 Language setting 5 3 Clear Cache You can select the language format you want and th
11. p skill to adjust playback length of each media object in each playlist The playback loop is overall measured and managed By clicking L icon to lock unlock the fine tuned playlist to prevent neglect input By clicking V to make the playlist visible invisible for editing convenience Manage a playlist To create a playlist which containse several objects follow the following steps 1 Drag and drop a media object from Panel or Media Repository into canvas ge I BEREIT a nos WA BOR BO INDY Ka El ONEN GES EE Tools 4 as USERN I a el Mal EA HE HERS BAS AIR CELTI i LIT i i D i a o ao s 1060 Creating a Playlist How to use Artist Lite 2 Drag and drop the second media object into canvas E 3 A window will pop up to ask user s decision to join the found playlist on the click point Click Yes to join Click No to have a separated playlist Change the playback length of a media Do you want to join the playlist Playlist001 5 To change further detailed properties of each media object select the target media object in the playlist and go to Yes No Properties to do changes upon users decision Dialog window for user to choose to join the current playlist 4 To change the playback length of each media object go to Playlist and click on the target media object Drag and drop its length bar forward or backward upon users decision How to u
12. p to use system s given name 2 Enter a description of the layout in Layout description Or skip to use system s given name sr How to use Artist Lite 4 Click on Layout resolution to select a supported resolution for the display device 7 Note gt Only the layout resolutions that are supported for a chosen device will be displayed in the drop down list For other selection of resolutions click Other resolutions WARNING y N Check the display device resolution in its specification sheet Choose a compatible resolution for iArtist Lite Use an incompatible resolution will cause screen distortion Edit the Content Drag and drop your content elements into canvas area by using iArtist Lites provided function widgets There are for Video Picture Audio clock Analog Clock Background setting Mask Text Running banner Image banner RSS Menu item editor Combo menu board HTML browsing Power Point and PDF Once you drag the wanted widget and drop it in the canvas area a dialog window will be opened to let you choose your media file Zoom Control Zoom control is a quick tool for user to zoom in out the media object in the canvas for a quick view for editing purpose Playlist A playlist contains at least one media object Each media object in the playlist can have its own playback length Playlist is a quick platform to help users to manage each media object in each playlist Simply use drag and dro
13. se Artist Lite AOOBOSO er Pene seteci one Of Te en thes to desgn you Own layout Content The meda fen eciudet qis Me nai de imported rio meda sepontory aforratc aly Draviaw 4 3 Design iArtist Lite is easy to use you can fully use drag and drop concept 4 2 1 Select existing file from tool widgets to process the content design Please select one of the following files to design your own layout content Note if you set enable video transcode in the beginning when you put the video into canvas the ESTACA O rs sig st WEICH Draviaw LI 4 2 2 Select from file manager Select Qss file from file manager and then press Open How to use Artist Lite Press Converter Status button and then you can see the You can see video playback in preview window transcending status and estimated time You can see the playlist below the canvas The timeline view is easy to help users to adjust the duration How to use Artist Lite li Press save when you finish the layout design Select location then press Save Save Preview Dental Clinic Dental Clinic u gt me m Draviaws mo gt When you finished the content design Press Save to fill layout Press Preview button to preview your content design in browser name layout description and category Y
14. to set the FEATURE DESCRIPTION preferred language Click OK in About to exit A Show Hide Tools Click to show or hide Tools C Preference Function widgets for user s drag and drop into Widget icon in Tools canvas area to build layout with different media formats C u Click the Pin icon to switch on off Tools Media Repository and Preview display iArtist Lite Userinterface Preview Panel Preview Table 1 1 File Management Menu Bar Buttons FEATURE DESCRIPTION Preview Window Preview of the selected media file in the Media Repository Video Timestamp Shows the time stamp of the selected running video in the Media Repository Play Pause Button Click to play or pause the previewing video Pin Click to hide the preview window or restore the hidden preview window no nu D Video Preview Indication Bar Time bar indication for the previewing video Playlist Panel Playlist Name Lp ee PL010 PL011 PL012 PL013 Tools Panel Tools Panel FEATURE DESCRIPTION A Playlist List Name of each playlist organized in the canvas B Lock Click to freeze the playlist for editing convenience C Visible Click to make the playlist visible or invisible D Timeline Time line indication for user s quick dragging to set Media Object playback length of the chosen media object All the media
15. while it had been exported To import a layout its layout format has to be qss Font Style and Alignment File Management Menu Bar Buttons Table 1 1 File Management Menu Bar Buttons FEATURE DESCRIPTION A Font Pool Set the font family name B Font Style Set the font style C Font Size Set the font size D Character Alignment Set phasing alignment to Left Middle Right Canvas Panel iArtist Lite Userinterface Canvas Panel Tools Panel FEATURE DESCRIPTION The area for content editing which is defined by LA Drag the selected icon into the canvas A Canvas Area user according to their chosen device B Rulers and Guides A pointer to indicate the mouse position Lu di y Click pin to hide or restore hidden function columns C Pin of Canvas Zoom Control Properties Playlist Preview if j and Tools ul kra al i DT gt a Bl A B C HH POF FEATURE DESCRIPTION A window of Media Converter will pop out which displays details of each target media file a running indication bar will also appear with its converting percentage Tools Panel A Convert Status B Restore each panel to A hotkey for user to restore panel s position back its origional position to its factory default setting A window will pop out which displays the Tools Panel incumbent system status of Media Storage Language and About Follow the dialog
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