{"id":16677,"date":"2018-01-08T01:49:56","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T01:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=16677"},"modified":"2018-02-01T04:32:53","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T04:32:53","slug":"digital-signage","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology\/knowledge-base\/digital-signage\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Signage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"justify\">\n<p>NIST uses Planet eSign to generate the digital signage content that appears on screens around the school. If you have access to modify this content, you can log in to the system with your NIST ID and password at <a href=\"http:\/\/av.nist.ac.th\/\">av.nist.ac.th<\/a>. This guide applies to the NIST Communications Master Screen\u00a0format, which includes the following elements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scrolling news ticker<\/li>\n<li>Video &amp; photos loop<\/li>\n<li>Clock and calendar<\/li>\n<li>Twitter feed<\/li>\n<li>Weather feed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each of these is managed differently based on the type of content.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>General Guide<\/h3>\n<p>If you are managing digital signage content, it is highly recommended that you first watch all of the videos in the playlist below, provided by Planet eSign, as this will provide an overview of the dashboard and program structure.<\/p>\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLYnb5mTJsSAjxA6QpQE1oBT-LCyI0dYC_\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Scrolling News Ticker<\/h3>\n<p>The news ticker requires manual entry and should generally be used for announcements, news updates and similar content.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Design<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Display Method: <\/em>Ticker<\/li>\n<li><em>Speed: <\/em>Medium<\/li>\n<li><em>Font: <\/em>Arial<\/li>\n<li><em>Auto Size Text: <\/em>Enable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Process<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Navigate to <em>Message Pools<\/em> &#8211;&gt; <em>Open<\/em> &#8211;&gt; NIST News.<\/li>\n<li>Click <em>Add Message<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Enter the text content (maximum of ~75 words).<\/li>\n<li>Select the start and end dates.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Embedded Video &amp; Photos<\/h3>\n<p>Video and photo content can\u00a0be difficult to manage due to the variations in dimensions, screen sizes and source formatting. This section of the master screen is generated through a content loop: Communications &#8211; Master Loop. <span style=\"color: #df6428;\">It is highly recommended that any videos displayed on the screens be\u00a0high resolution\u00a0and include created subtitles (not autogenerated subtitles from YouTube for the reason described below).<\/span> If no subtitles are available, refer to the guide below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Process (Photos)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>In\u00a0Planet eStream, select <em>Create<\/em> &#8211;&gt; <em>PhotoSet<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Enter the <em>Title<\/em> and <em>Description<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Upload the photos\n<ul>\n<li>It is <em>highly<\/em> recommended that you first rename all photos to be descriptive and numbered (e.g., Party in the Park ##) for the reasons below.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>In Planet eSign, navigate to <em>Content Loops<\/em> &#8211;&gt; <em>Open<\/em> &#8211;&gt; Communications &#8211; Master Loop.<\/li>\n<li>Select <em>Add Content<\/em> &#8211;&gt; <em>Photo Albums<\/em> &#8211;&gt; [Album Title].<\/li>\n<li>Under <em>Content Options<\/em>, enter a <em>Duration<\/em> of 8-10 seconds (representing how long each photo will be shown).<\/li>\n<li>Set the maximum number of items to the number of photos.<\/li>\n<li>If\u00a0you have not entered a descriptive title for the photos, you should\u00a0set <em>Captions<\/em> to none, as the titles will be meaningless in that case. If the photos are labeled, this can be set to <em>Title<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Under <em>Scheduling Options<\/em>, enter a start and end date if desired. Set the <em>Duration<\/em> to the number of photos times the <em>Duration<\/em> that each photo is displayed. (For example, if there are 25 photos displayed for 10 seconds each, enter 4 minutes and 10 seconds.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Process (Videos)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #df6428;\"><em>Note: It is highly recommended that you clearly label all files to make them easily identifiable and easy to locate.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>If you already have a video and subtitles in SRT format, upload the video file\u00a0via\u00a0<em>Create<\/em> &#8211;&gt; <em>Upload<\/em>\u00a0in Planet eStream. If desired, add a description. Otherwise, click <em>Confirm<\/em>. You then have the option of adding additional files or <em>Start Upload<\/em>. (It will take a few minutes to process.)<\/li>\n<li>If you want to add a YouTube video, follow these steps:\n<ul>\n<li>Copy the URL of the YouTube video<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.video-downloader-online.com\">video-downloader-online.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Paste the URL of the YouTube video\u00a0and click\u00a0<em>Download<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Choose the highest available resolution (preferably 720p)<\/li>\n<li>Then click <em>Download Subtitles<\/em>\u00a0and choose\u00a0the SRT format.<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Video-Downloader.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16738 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Video-Downloader-1024x578.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"643\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Video-Downloader-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Video-Downloader-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Video-Downloader-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Video-Downloader-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Video-Downloader-60x34.jpg 60w, https:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Video-Downloader-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Video-Downloader.jpg 1108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Upload the video file\u00a0via\u00a0Create &#8211;&gt; Upload\u00a0in Planet eStream. If desired, add a description. Otherwise, click Confirm. You then have the option of adding additional files or Start Upload. (It will take a few minutes to process.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>To add subtitles to the video, click into the uploaded file on Planet eStream and, under the <em>Details<\/em> tab, choose <em>More<\/em> &#8211;&gt; <em>Manage Subtitles<\/em> &#8211;&gt; <em>Upload Subtitles (.srt)<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to the content loop that will include the video and choose\u00a0<em>Video and Playlist Content<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Choose the uploaded video under <em>Content Options<\/em> and check <em>Enable<\/em> for both <em>Play Audio<\/em> and<em> Show Subtitles<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Under <em>Scheduling Options<\/em>, check the box for <em>Match duration of content<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Though it is not recommended due to high bandwidth use, it is also possible to stream videos from YouTube through the following steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>In Planet eSign, navigate to Content Loops &#8211;&gt; Open &#8211;&gt; Communications &#8211; Master Loop.<\/li>\n<li>Select Add Content &#8211;&gt;\u00a0Custom HTML<\/li>\n<li>Under <em>Content Options<\/em>, click Edit Custom HTML &#8211;&gt; Source and use the following responsive code as a base, replacing YOUTUBEEMBEDCODE with the embed code from the YouTube video:\n<ul>\n<li>&lt;style type=&#8221;text\/css&#8221;&gt;.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }&lt;\/style&gt;&lt;div class=&#8221;embed-container&#8221;&gt;&lt;iframe allowfullscreen=&#8221;&#8221; frameborder=&#8221;0&#8243; src=&#8221;<strong>YOUTUBEEMBEDOCODE<\/strong>?cc_load_policy=1&amp;amp;autoplay=1&amp;amp;rel=0&#8243;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;<\/li>\n<li>In the code above, the cc_load_policy=1 portion\u00a0forces the video to display captions. This will <em>not<\/em> work with YouTube&#8217;s autogenerated captions.<\/li>\n<li>The autoplay=1 portion\u00a0sets the video to play automatically. It will otherwise not play on the screen.<\/li>\n<li>The rel=0 portion prevents YouTube from showing related\/suggested videos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Under <em>Scheduling Options<\/em>, set the <em>Duration<\/em> to the same length of the video, or one to two seconds shorter. This will ensure that once the video is complete, the content loop will shift to the next video or photo set.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Clock &amp; Calendar<\/h3>\n<p>The clock is generated simply by adding the <em>Clock<\/em> panel and setting it to display h:mm. The calendar is a Google feed pulled from the Veracross public events calendar, with the following settings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Design<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Source<\/em>: All School Events (Public) [Google Calendar]<\/li>\n<li><em>Calendar Mode<\/em>: Today Only<\/li>\n<li><em>Font<\/em>: Roboto<\/li>\n<li><em>Font<\/em> <em>Size<\/em>: 18<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Twitter Feed<\/h3>\n<p>The Twitter feed pulls content directly from the @nistschool account, meaning content must be tweeted or retweeted through the account in order to be displayed. However, due to Twitter&#8217;s API coding, not all retweeted content will be correctly displayed. This is unavoidable as of 2018.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Design<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Data Options<\/em>: Images Only<\/li>\n<li><em>Twitter Handle or Hashtag<\/em>: @nistschool<\/li>\n<li><em>Maximum Number of Items<\/em>: 30<\/li>\n<li><em>Font<\/em>: Roboto<\/li>\n<li><em>Interval<\/em>: Slower<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Process<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In order to control content through the Twitter feed, you must have administrative access to the NIST Twitter account. Alternatively, you may follow this same process for a different account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Weather\u00a0Feed<\/h3>\n<p>The weather feed is generated through\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/weatherwidget.io\">weatherwidget.io<\/a>\u00a0using the following settings on that site. (Settings that are not listed should be left as the default.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Design<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Settings<\/em> &#8211;&gt; <em>Select Location<\/em>: Bangkok, Thailand<\/li>\n<li><em>Options<\/em> &#8211;&gt; <em>Font<\/em>: Roboto<\/li>\n<li><em>Options<\/em> &#8211;&gt; <em>Icon Set<\/em>: Climaicons Animated<\/li>\n<li><em>Customize<\/em> &#8211;&gt; <em>Background<\/em>:\u00a06f8f3a<\/li>\n<li><em>Customize<\/em> &#8211;&gt; <em>Cloud Fill<\/em>:\u00a0ffffff<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Process<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>After entering the settings, select <em>GET CODE<\/em> and copy the code.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.embedresponsively.com\">embedresponsively.com<\/a> and select <em>Generic iFrame<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Paste the code into the box and select <em>Embed<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Copy the new responsive code.<\/li>\n<li>In the Screen Designer on Planet eSign, select <em>Custom HTML<\/em> &#8211;&gt; <em>Source<\/em> and paste the code. Don&#8217;t forget to press <em>Save<\/em>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Do you have additional questions? Contact the Communications Department for training or assistance.<\/p>\n<div align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NIST uses Planet eSign to generate the digital signage content that appears on screens around the school. If you have access to modify this content, you can log in to the system with your NIST ID and password at av.nist.ac.th. 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