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About Button - In DigiSHOW.ems the About Button displays a window detailing the version number of the software and the authoring information of the software.
Account - In DigiSHOW EDGE350 and in Windows, a set of privileges associated with a particular user.
Action Script - In DigiSHOW.mfp, if the flash file contains action script it may not play correctly to the end of the file. If this is the case tick the Action Script box and enter the length of time that the flash file should play for.
Active - In DigiSHOW.stt ticking the Active box in Properties RSS News tab, will enable the RSS news feed content. This will replace any manually entered ticker messages.
Active Playlist - In DigiSHOW.mfp you can place a tick next to the playlist file currently selected for editing.
Active Update Technology - If this option is ticked the DigiSHOW.mfp player is enabled to receive a media file with the same name that it is concurrently playing. When it finishes playing the media file it will be replaced by the new version of the media file.
ActiveMovie - ActiveMovie is a streaming media technology now known as DirectShow, developed by Microsoft to replace Video for Windows. ActiveMovie allows users to view media streams, whether distributed via the Internet, an intranet and CD-ROMs.
ACTIVEWIN Command - This command, in DigiSHOW.ems allows an event to execute when a given precondition occurs. This precondition is in the form of a window of the title entered by the user. The window title can be typed in or selected using the target control.
ActiveX - Microsoft's technology for enhancing interactive control, primarily in web browsers and other network-orientated interactive software applications.
Adding a Comment - In the Event Action tab, in DigiSHOW.ems, you can add a comment or note to the event action, this will be displayed prior to the execution of the event.
Adding an Event - This will bring up the Event Properties menu, in DigiSHOW.ems, to add a new event to the schedule list
Allow Snapshot - This allows DigiSHOW.mfp to capture a snapshot of the display window.
Alpha Blend - In DigiSHOW.stt Window tab and DigiSHOW.mfp, use the Alpha Blend slide bar to select the level of transparency you require.
Animation - A sequence of frames that, when played in order at sufficient speed, presents a smoothly moving image like a film or video. An animation can be digitized video, computer-generated graphics, or a combination. Many programs, for example Adobe Flash and Stop Motion Animation exist to easily create animations.
Animclip - An animation in the FLC or AnimGIF format which has been loaded as a clip. Like clips, animclips can be moved and sized; like animations, their speed and other animation parameters can be controlled. See also movie clip.
AnimGIF - An animation in the GIF format, capable of automatic looping playback.
Append Command Line Parameters - In DigiSHOW.mfp if the program or command that you want to execute needs any parameters or additional information it can be entered here.
Articles - In DigiSHOW.stt you can select the number of RSS news articles to display in the ticker.
AT Command - This command allows an event to execute ONCE on a specific date at a specific time in DigiSHOW.ems.
Attribute - A characteristic of a style that you can modify; for example, the degree of slant in the italic style.
Audio Media - In DigiSHOW.mfp various options can be set for the audio files.
Auto Start - This option allows the scheduler to start automatically, once the DigiSHOW.ems software has loaded up.
AVI - AVI is an early Microsoft video file format that stands for Audio Video Interleave.
Background - The graphic image or plain colour used as the basis for a screen page. Windows background is seen on the desktop.
Background Colour - In DigiSHOW.stt you can change the colour of the background of the ticker message and in DigiSHOW.mfp you can change the colour of the background of the display window.
Backspace - A key that deletes any selected text, or the text character to the left of the cursor.
Bandwidth - The amount of data that is able to be sent over a network, measured in Kilobytes and/or Megabytes per second (Kbps and Mbps). Modern low bandwidth communications include dial up modems and ISDN, ranging from 56Kbps to 128Kbps, but actual downloading times are closer to 1/10th of this speed. High-speed cable modems, DSL, T-1 and Satellite are much faster.
Baud rate - The speed at which telecommunicated data is transmitted, measured in bytes-per-second (bps).
Bevel - A three-dimensional effect that can be applied to text elements and clips in a graphics file.
Bitmap - A type of font or graphics file that is stored in the form of a pattern of memory bits, each of which specifies the colour of a pixel of the stored image. Bitmap file formats include BMP, PCX, PCD, JPG, TIFF, GIF, and IFF.
BMP - BMP is a bitmap file format widely used in Windows PCs that stands for Basic Multilingual Plane.
Boot - To boot your computer simply means to turn it on. It comes from the expression, "pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps." Also see reboot.
Borders - The DigiSHOW.mfp player can display a border around the media being played. The width of the border on each side can be set independently. The border will be displayed using the background colour.
Byte - The basic unit of computer storage, comprising eight bits. Typically, a byte can store one character of text, or one pixel.
Cabling - The data lines run to connect computer, display, or power sources.
Capture Device - In DigiSHOW.mfp the Capture Device will display the SDI capture card available in your system.
Cascade Active Players - Selecting Cascade Active Players in DigiSHOW.ldm and Cascade in DigiSHOW.mfp turns on the frames of all the players which are running, resizes them and positions them on top of each other with the title bar showing.
CAT5 - A data and communications cable adopted by the Telecommunications Industry Association and ISO (International Standards Organization); This version of Category 5 uses all four pairs of wires to both send and receive. This version is formally called ANSI/TIA/EIA 568A-5 or simply Category 5e. Category 5e operates at up to 350MHZ.
CD - Abbreviation for compact disk. See compact disk for more information.
Channel ID - In DigiSHOW.stt Reporting tab, the Channel ID text entry box allows you to specify an identifying text string, to be used in the reporting and proof of play files. This ID can be used to distinguish different log files on a multi player network.
Chroma Colour - When selecting Chroma Key in DigiSHOW.mfp, press the "Colour Select" button, you will be presented with a palette window allowing you to select a specific colour that will appear transparent i.e. if you select red as a colour then everything red within your picture will become transparent.
Clean Local - In DigiSHOW.bnl Manager use this option to delete any content you may have put onto your local machines' drive as you don't want to fill up your local hard drive.
Clip - A predefined graphic image, such as a picture, drawing, symbol, etc., that can be imported and positioned within a layout.
Close or Hide Players - By clicking on the relevant button in DigiSHOW.ldm, any unused players can be closed or just hidden on each layout change.
Colour Control - In DigiSHOW.mfp the brightness, contrast, saturation and hue can be set with the sliders.
Colour Key - In DigiSHOW.stt Window tab, you can select a colour that will appear transparent in your ticker, from a palette of colours.
Commands Tab - In DigiSHOW.mfp there are various commands you can set including Clock, Video Inputs, URLs, Volume, Sync Points.
Composite Video - A standard video signal containing colour, brightness, and sync information. VCRs and laser disc players almost always include a composite video output.
Composite Video Input - In DigiSHOW.mfp setting a Composite Video Input Command will play the video when reached in the playlist, for the duration set by the user, providing you have an approved composite capture card installed in your system.
Compression - The process of condensing a file, video, or animation using special hardware, software, or both so that it requires less storage space.
Connection - A set of communications parameters that can be named and saved for use with different Players.
Content - Any files that are played back, including graphics files, sound files, video files and script files themselves.
Content Mirroring - DigiSHOW.bnl uses a server mirroring technique to storing content for the remote servers.
Control - In DigiSHOW.ems the Control window will take you to various options and settings.
Control Screen Offset - This is used in multiple screen output systems that also have a control screen. By setting the X,Y values, the destination screen that the DigiSHOW.mfp player starts on can be quickly changed. As an example if the control screen is 1280 pixels wide then setting X to 1280 will cause the player to start up not on the control screen but 1280 pixels to the right on to a second screen.
Control Tab (Control File) - This setting in DigiSHOW.stt and DigiSHOW.mfp properties, allows DigiSHOW.stt and mfp to look for a DigiSHOW control file or a scheduled control file, which will control the size and position of the playback window and can be scheduled to any date and time in advance.
COPY Command - This command instructs DigiSHOW.ems to Copy one file to another chosen by the user, any existing files are overwritten.
Copy Local to Player - In DigiSHOW.bnl Manager once you have previewed your content you can copy it back to the Player so the content is played over your network and displayed onto the screens.
Copy Player to Local - In DigiSHOW.bnl Manager copy the content onto your local player e.g. your desktop PC and preview the media content, then you can set this as your default player.
Copying an Existing Event - A copy can be made of an existing event, in DigiSHOW.ems, and then this can be modified using the Edit button.
Crop - To cover up portions of a graphic image that are not needed by adjusting its top, bottom and side borders.
Cursor Control - The cursor can be hidden, in DigiSHOW.ems, by moving it off the screen using this option. The user can still move the mouse and adjust the cursor, but the cursor will periodically be hidden.
DAILY Command - This command will execute an event at a specified time on multiple days of the week in DigiSHOW.ems.
Database - The collection of data on accounts, Players, jobs, etc. that collectively define an information network installation and its settings.
Decompress - The process of expanding a file to its original uncompressed form after it has been compressed.
Default - A value or option that system uses if you do not specify anything. In DigiSHOW.mfp the default button can be used to obtain the default brightness, contrast, saturation and hue settings from the composite capture card.
Default playlist - In DigiSHOW.stt and DigiSHOW.mfp the Play list group allows you to select the name and location of the default playlist file used by this channel of the DigiSHOW.stt or DigiSHOW.mfp, as the DigiSHOW software starts up.
Default Slide Advance Time - In DigiSHOW.mfp when playing PowerPoint, if no time has been set for the advance of the slides then the default time will be applied (5seconds).
DELETE Command - This command instructs DigiSHOW.ems to delete a file chosen by the user.
Deselect - To cancel a selection, usually by clicking outside the selected area or moving the cursor.
Destination File - In DigiSHOW.bnl, this is the name and location of the destination file.
Device - In DigiSHOW.bnl Manager this can be changed for your own network location.
DigiSHOW EDGE350 - DigiSHOW EDGE350 is an out-of-the-box solution and has an easy to use web interface with the power to handle a full range of popular display media and compact construction.
DigiSHOW FileMultiSync - The DigiSHOW SDIX video playout server is the ideal solution for broadcast and events where single or multiple channels of video need to be played continuously with synchronisation. The range includes HD and SD formats and outputs including SDI, YUV and CVBS all with seamless frame accurate back-to-back playout and synchronisation across multiple channels in the same unit.
DigiSHOW.bnl (Broadband Network Logistics) - DigiSHOW.bnl is the ideal solution to distributing media rich content to DigiSHOW remote play out servers using IP based networks. DigiSHOW.bnl has been designed specifically to handle the full range of rich media used by DigiSHOW.dms (digital media servers) and the various connectivity options available from local networks, wide area networks, dial up networking and broadband networks over the internet.
DigiSHOW.bnl Manager - DigiSHOW.bnl Manager is a datastore of all your media, layouts and playlists. The DigiSHOW.bnl Manager is a valuable tool to enable you to view what is playing on your network, so when you make changes to the layouts, playlists or media content you can check exactly what it is you will be uploading to all your systems before you send it.
DigiSHOW.ems (Event Management System) - DigiSHOW.ems is a scheduling package that can be used to control the whole range of DigiSHOW products, as well as supporting many everyday Windows related tasks. By simply editing a standard text file with event times such as "at / hourly / daily", system commands such as "run / copy / delete" can be executed at any time or on a calendar rotational basis. DigiSHOW.ems supports the other DigiSHOW products by exploiting their use of 'script files'. Events such as video playback, live video feed in, or satellite transmission can be prompted by interchanging the respective programs' script files by use of the "copy" command.
DigiSHOW.ldm (Layout Display Manager) - DigiSHOW.ldm simplifies the operation of controlling multiple channels of DigiSHOW player products including DigiSHOW.WIP, DigiSHOW.WEB, DigiSHOW.WMP, DigiSHOW.STT and DigiSHOW.MFP by allowing you to call up previously saved screen layouts with ease. As well as layouts you can adjust the order of layers and how they appear on screen, call up the properties of a selected layer, view and change the playlist or even view the current log file. Once the layout has been set, it can be saved for later use.
DigiSHOW.mfp (Multi Function Player) - DigiSHOW.mfp consists of two parts. The "player" and the "Editor". The player is what you see on screen and is the container in which your media is displayed. The editor is the program that is used to create and manage the playlists of media which will be displayed in the player on screen. DigiSHOW.mfp software is designed to play a variety of different types of media files including mpeg video, bmp and jpg image files, flash media and web pages from a predefined playlist.
DigiSHOW.ogi (Overlay Graphics Interface) - DigiSHOW.ogi is a simple application used to control between 1 and 20 Zones in your workplace, enabling you to display a "Page" of pictures and text of your choice, and laid out in a "Template" of your choice.
DigiSHOW.stt (Simple Text Ticker) - DigiSHOW.stt software is designed to display a simple text ticker to scroll from right to left from a predefined play list in sizeable multiple windows and with full date time scheduling.
DigiSHOW Network - In DigiSHOW.bnl Manager this can be changed for your own network location.
Digital Display Sign - LCD, Plasma, TV or LED screens displaying digital content throughout a digital signage network.
Digital Dynamic Signs - Digital dynamic signs are flat panel devices, such as gas plasma display panels or liquid crystal displays that are being used in signage applications. That is to say, digital dynamic signs are flat panel TVs being used as signs.
Digital Media Server (DMS) - DigiSHOW.bnl content distribution has been optimised for DigiSHOW.dms (digital media servers) to allow continuous update while servers are live and with specialist control and integration with existing network infrastructure requiring, custom load balancing along with bandwidth optimisation.
Digital Signage - An industry whereby plasma display panels (PDPs), liquid crystal displays (LCDs), computer monitors and normal televisions are used to replace and enhance traditional signs. The advantages of digital signage include the rapid ability to update content, and the ability to deliver the RIGHT messages to the RIGHT audiences at the RIGHT location. Digital signage is helping to merge the industries of advertising networks and point of purchase display merchandising.
Digital Video - A video that has been digitized so that it can be controlled from a PC and displayed directly on a computer monitor.
DirectShow - Microsoft's graphic driver software for playback of various types of animation formats, which may or may not include sound. DirectShow (formerly called ActiveMovie) includes support for AVI, most QuickTime, and software MPEG animations.
Display Tab - In DigiSHOW.stt in the Display tab, is where you can set the background colour, text colour and font for your ticker messages. You can also set the speed that the ticker runs across the screen.
Distribution Editor - In DigiSHOW.bnl the distribution editor lets you drag files in from the current DigiSHOW root and creates a list of files needed to transfer to the remote server.
Distribution List Files (DLF) - In DigiSHOW.bnl DLFs are used to define the content being transferred to the remote servers.
Drag and Drop - In DigiSHOW.ldm Drag and Drop allows the layer order of the active players to be easily changed by using the mouse and left clicking on the item that you wish to move.
Draw Object - A box, oval, line, or arrow element added to a screen page using a Design Draw menu.
Dynamic Digital Signage - See dynamic signage.
Dynamic Signage - Literally means, moving signs, and now covers two fields. The first is the novelty field of moving kinetic signage, such as billboards with moving parts. The second refers to the increasingly common use of plasma display panels (PDPs), liquid crystal displays (LCDs), or other flat screen displays as signs. These signs can display video and other moving images.
Dynamic Signs - See digital signage.
Dynamic Visual Messaging - The process of using animated graphic design to communicate to target audiences through signs and public displays.
Editor Controls - Clicking on the Event Editor, in DigiSHOW.ems, will give various options available for adding, removing and editing events from the Event List.
Electronic Billboards - Billboards that can be updated electronically. This term covers a wide array of products. Sometimes it is used to refer to television channels run by computers and sometimes it refers to very large screen video displays actually being used outdoors as billboards. Both are growing trends in advertising.
Electronic Signage - When digital media such as plasma display panels (PDP), liquid crystal displays (LCD) or light emitting diodes (LED) are used to replace traditional signs.
Element - Anything that can appear on a page of a script, for example, a clip or a text line.
Event - an action in a script; virtually everything that happens in a script is an event, including text, sounds, wipes, animations, etc.
Enable - In DigiSHOW.stt Stock Feed tab, tick the Enable box to display stock prices in the ticker.
Esc - The Escape key, used to interrupt or stop a presentation that is being run or previewed, and return to the menu.
Event - An action in a script; virtually everything that happens in a script is an event, including text, sounds, wipes, animations, etc.
Event List Editor - This will be launched when clicking on the Edit button, in DigiSHOW.ems, then make changes to the Event Schedule and the Event Action.
Event List File - This is the file that the DigiSHOW.ems software will check for upcoming events.
Event Log - All actions completed by the DigiSHOW.ems software are logged with a date and time.
Explorer - In DigiSHOW.bnl Manager this is the standard Windows Explorer window allowing you, for example, to search for media, open it to view it before sending to your players and check log files.
Expression - A mathematical or logical statement that a software program can evaluate to arrive at a variable value or TRUE/FALSE condition.
Extension - See file-type extension.
Fade Duration - In DigiSHOW.mfp the fade duration is the amount of time in milliseconds that will be required for the volume to change from the original volume to the new wave or new line volume. The time in milliseconds is equivalent to the time in seconds divided by 1000.
Fade-in - A gradual increase in a setting (such as volume) that begins at a zero point and reaches a specified value in a certain length of time.
Fade-out - A gradual decrease in a setting (such as volume) that begins at a specified value and reaches zero in a certain length of time.
Feed Control - In DigiSHOW.stt Stock Feed tab, there are several options to set to be able to display stock feeds in the ticker.
File - A named and saved collection of computer data, such as a script, background, sound effect, animation, or clip.
File Format - The structure of a file that defines the way it is stored and used. Generally, a file-type extension to the file name identifies the format. For example, BMP, GIF, TIF, PCX, and JPG. Common animation formats are AVI, FLI, FLC and MPG. A common audio file format is WAV.
File Select Fields - In FileMultiSync (SDIX), the File Select fields are where you insert the name(s) of the media file(s) you want to upload to the screen(s).
File-type Extension - A suffix after a dot (.) followed by three characters, added to a file name to identify the type of file. It is not required by the Windows 95 naming standards, but files saved from a given software program are generally given an extension.
Find Files - In DigiSHOW.bnl Manager this option allows you to search for specific files, e.g. .jpg, across your entire network.
Fixed Aspect Ratio - In DigiSHOW.mfp selecting the image file will be stretched to fit the display window otherwise it will be shrunk to fit within the display window whilst maintaining its original aspect ratio.
Flash Media - In DigiSHOW.mfp there are options which can be changed for the Flash Media, when clicking on a flash item in the playlist.
Flat Panel Signage - Refers to using flat panel electronic display devices, such as plasma display panels (PDPs) or liquid crystal displays (LCDs) in place of traditional signs. Advantages include the ability to update messaging rapidly and to deliver scheduled messaging to targeted audiences.
FLC - See File Format.
FLI - See File Format.
Font(s) - In DigiSHOW.stt Display tab, you can set the type, style and size of the fonts for your ticker message.
Force Overwrite - In DigiSHOW.bnl during the file transfer command, if the files exists you can tick the box to force the overwrite of the specified file.
Fps - See Frames per second.
Frame - In an animation, one of the individual images displayed in sequence with others to create the illusion of movement.
Frames Per Second - The speed at which an animation, film or video is displayed. The frames per second setting for an animation should be at least 12 to create the illusion of movement.
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) - This is a standard protocol for transferring data over the Internet. To use FTP, FTP software must be set up on both sending and receiving ends of an FTP transmission, and the client (initiator) must have a username, password and a valid target address on the server.
FTP Server - A computer that can receive requests for an FTP link from a client machine, or the software on that machine that allows it to do so. IIS includes FTP server capability. Also called an FTP host. See also IIS.
Genlock - In FileMultiSync (SDIX) Genlock is a technique where the video output of one source is used to synchronize other television picture sources together.
Genlock Status - In FileMultiSync (SDIX) Genlock Status tells you if the SDIX is playing all the videos “in sync”.
Graphic Handle - A small, solid square placed along the edge of a clip, used to adjust the size or shape of the element.
Graphics - Images such as symbols, drawings, diagrams, photographs and clip art.
Groom Events - Clicking on the Groom button in DigiSHOW.ems means the user can remove any redundant ‘AT’ commands which were executed from before the current date.
GROOM FILES Command - This command instructs DigiSHOW.ems to delete any files older than the number of days as inserted by the user.
Group Definitions - Clicking on a .rgf file in the Group Definitions folder opens DigiSHOW.bnl windows and your system tries to connect to your players.
Handles - See graphic handles.
HDTV (High Definition Television) - The next generation of video content, capable of almost three times the clarity and resolution of standard NTSC broadcasts.
HDTV Signage - See Digital Signage.
Help Button - Clicking the Help button displays the DigiSHOW.ems help files.
Hide Frame - In DigiSHOW.mfp the frames and menu bar of any currently playing mfp players can be hidden.
Hide Mouse - In DigiSHOW.stt General tab, tick the Hide Mouse box and the mouse will disappear, usually to the top right had corner of the screen, after inactivity of 5 seconds.
High Colour - A setting describing graphics that have 16-bit colour, providing up to approximately 65,000 colours in the image.
Hit Area - The area of an interactive button that responds when the mouse pointer passes over it or clicks on it. This can be a rectangular area surrounding the button, or an irregular area defined by pixels in the button image.
Home Folder - In DigiSHOW.ldm and DigiSHOW.mfp the Home Folder allows you to change the location of the DigiSHOW Folder, but only when the DigiSHOW software is shut down.
Host, FTP - See FTP server.
HOURLY Command - This command requires the user to input the hourly values in minutes and seconds for an action to take place in DigiSHOW.ems.
House Keeping - In the DigiSHOW.stt and DigiSHOW.mfp General tab, set this interval in seconds and the system will check to see if various reporting files are over their defined size limits as set on the Reporting tab of the properties page. This should be in the range of 1800 - 43200 seconds.
HTML (Hypertext Mark-up Language) - HTML is the language used to create Web pages for display in Web Browsers. HTML can be created directly with text editors or Web publishing programs, such as Dream Weaver, or it can be the output of other programs that make dynamic web pages on the fly. When you select "view source" from your Web browser, the code that you are viewing is HTML.
Hz- The abbreviation for hertz or cycles per second. This is a measurement for frequency. You often hear Hz referred to in a computer's CPU speed, or a monitor's refresh rate. The CPUs in Personal Computers just passed from commonly being measured in MHz to being measured in GHz. Monitor refresh rates are most frequently measured in KHz. KHz means kilo-hertz. Kilo means 1,000. So 2 KHz is 2000 hertz. MHz means mega-hertz or 1,000,000 Hz. GHz means giga-hertz or 1,000,000,000 Hz. THz mean Tera-Hertz or 1,000,000,000,000 hertz.
Ignore Dropped Feed – In DigiSHOW.stt RSS News tab, when this check box is selected the last downloaded version of the RSS feed will be displayed. If the box is unchecked, and the feed becomes unavailable a selected message will appear in the text ticker (e.g. News feed currently offline ..."). In the Stock Feed tab if you become disconnected from the internet select if the cached data is displayed or a message of your choosing.
IIS– Internet Information Services is a set of Internet-based services for servers created by Microsoft for use with Microsoft Windows.
Image Media – In DigiSHOW.mfp, when clicking on an image (picture) item in the playlist, various options can be changed.
Image Processing - Enhancing and manipulating an image by adjusting its size, resolution, or colour palette.
Infinite Loop - See Loop.
Information Display Systems - Technology used to display information on screens for communication.
In-Store Digital Media - See digital signage.
Interactive Script - A script in which the viewer controls the direction of the production.
Interlace- A process used to refresh video displays and some computer displays that alternately scans every other horizontal scan line in the display. Interlaced displays often flicker, especially when showing static images containing narrow horizontal lines.
Internal Communications - A term referring to communication within a company or supply chain; also used to refer to the policies, departments, and specific technologies. Telephones, faxes, computers, bulletin boards, memos, newsletters, and email are all part of a company’s internal communications.
IP Address - An address in four-part numerical format that uniquely identifies a computer accessible over a TCP/IP-based LAN or the Internet. For example, 127.0.0.10. In DigiSHOW.mfp all synchronization points will use the same IP address.
IT (Information Technology)- IT is used to apply to everything having to do with computers, networking, and information systems. The "IT field" means the jobs and industry that surrounds configuring, installing, and keeping computers running. The term MIS (Management and Information Systems) is also frequently used. Most medium to large size companies have an IT or MIS department.
Job - A command or series of to perform maintenance tasks on one or more Players. Jobs typically involve uploading and downloading scripts, log files and media files.
Kerning - An adjustment of the normal space between certain combinations of characters, to eliminate excess space.
KHz - The abbreviation for kilohertz, or thousands of cycles per second.
KILLAPP Command - This command instructs DigiSHOW.ems to close down any application running that has the window name specified.
LAN (Local Area Network) - A network of computers sharing a single server or servers in a single location, typically in an office or building. See also WAN.
Laserdisc - A video storage medium that can play back high-quality video images and sound from a laser-read optical disc.
Layer - In DigiSHOW.mfp this option sets the order of the display windows if multiple windows are used 1 is the top most window, 2 is the next and so on. 0 disables the option.
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) - LCDs are thin displays used for TV, computer monitors, wristwatches, digital thermometers, microwaves, digital signage, and countless other technologies -- possibly the most common and diverse electronic flat screen technology in use today. LCDs contain two thin transparent surfaces (usually glass), with grooves full of a liquid crystal substance. Thin film transistors (TFTs) on the surface material apply an electric current to the liquid crystals. The current will polarize the crystals, making them twist. This twisting blocks light. When turned off, the liquid crystals go into random alignment and let light pass through.
LED (Light Emitting Diode) - Diodes are electronic components that let electricity pass in only one direction. Light emitting diodes are diodes that emit visible light when electricity is applied, similar to a light bulb. When many LEDs are side-by-side, they can create pictures, such as the scrolling red LED signs found everywhere. LED displays are often confused with LCDs (liquid crystal displays), but they are different technologies.
Left Offset - In DigiSHOW.mfp this is the distance in pixels from the left hand edge of the webpage to the left hand edge of the area to be displayed.
Legal - In DigiSHOW.stt Stock Feed tab, you may be required by law to indicate that share prices are delayed by at least ‘xx’ number of minutes.
Line Volume - In DigiSHOW.mfp use the slider to set the line volume level. Setting it to zero is the same as clicking the Mute button. Setting it to 100 is the same as clicking on the Full button.
List View - In the Main menu, a listing of pages by name, in sequence by page number; in the File menu, an alphabetical listing of subfolders and files in the current folder.
Load Settings on Start-up - In FileMultiSync (SDIX) in the 'Setup' section tick the box 'Load Settings on startup' - this means all the settings will still be there when you start up the FileMultiSync program next time.
Log Files - A text file consisting of time stamped status and error messages, detailing the operational history of a given piece of software. The log file is a rather verbose file detailing progress of DigiSHOW.mfp through initialisation, processing of playlists, and user input to menus along with other items that may be useful. This information is all reported with the date and time that the action was performed.
Logging - In DigiSHOW.stt the log file is a verbose listing of the activity and history of the ticker messages.
Look Up - In DigiSHOW.stt Stock Feed tab, you will be directed to the Yahoo! Finance website. There you can search for a company name to reveal their stock symbol.
Loop - (1) In a script, a sequence of events that repeats. (2) A setting determining the number of times a sound or animation should repeat when it runs.
MAILTO Command - This command instructs DigiSHOW.ems to send an email with the specified attachment to the OUTBOX of the email client.
Markup Language File - A Markup Language File contains a set of commands in an XML format used to create an image dynamically for display in the DigiSHOW.mfp player
Master - In DigiSHOW.mfp select Master if this is the controlling playlist. There should be only one Master playlist with this name. However a different playlist could be the Master if it has a different
Sync Point name.
Master Options - In DigiSHOW.bnl Manager the Master Options controls where the Home Folder is (which is where the Network is stored). In DigiSHOW.mfp you can change global settings for the player.
Master Player - In DigiSHOW.bnl Manager the Master Player folder contains all the media you may want to upload to your systems.
Master Volume - In DigiSHOW.mfp use the slider to set the master volume level. The master volume control will override any other volume controls that have been set. Setting it to zero is the same as clicking on the Mute button. Setting it to 100 is the same as clicking on the Full button.
Max Lines - In DigiSHOW.stt the Max lines controls the number of text lines in the log file.
Max Size - In DigiSHOW.stt if the file gets larger than this size it will be deleted rather than trimmed, during housekeeping.
MHz - The abbreviation for megahertz, or millions of cycles per second.
MID - The file-type extension used for MIDI compositions. See also MIDI; file format.
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) - A hardware and software standard for electronic musical instruments and related equipment. MIDI also defines the standard file format (.MID) used for MIDI compositions.
MONTHLY Command - This command will execute an event at specified times on multiple days during that month in DigiSHOW.ems. If however the last command falls on a non-existent date it will be ignored.
MOV - The file-type extension for digital video files in the QuickTime format. See file format.
Movie Clip - A digital video segment in an ActiveMovie-supported format, such as AVI, QuickTime, or MPEG, that has been loaded as a clip. Movie clips are similar to animclips except that they can also have sound associated with them. Movie clips cannot have their frame rate or colour palettes adjusted.
MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) - A standard used for the compression of digital video and audio sequences. MPEG sacrifices some image quality to achieve very high compression.
MPEG-4 - MPEG-4 is the latest compression standard developed by MPEG, the same group that brought us MPEG-1 and MPEG-2. MPEG-4 brings higher levels of interaction with content, controlled by the content developers. It also brings multimedia to new types of networks, including those employing relatively low bitrates, and mobile ones.
MSF (Minutes, Seconds, Frames) - A way of measuring time on a compact disc (CD), expressed in the format mm:ss:ff, where mm is minutes, ss is seconds and ff is frames.
Multimedia - The combination of various presentation media such as text, sound, graphics, animation, and video.
Multimedia Displays - TVs, plasma display panels, LCDs or other video display device delivering multimedia content, often connected to a computer and touch screen.
Network Administrator - An information technology professional, responsible for setting up, maintaining, and securing a computer network. Network administrators often work in, or run, the IT department of a company.
Network Operator - A company that manages and maintains a large computer network. Network Operator often refers to an advertising network operator, which is a company owning and operating a large number of remote location-based multimedia players delivering targeted messaging to high traffic locales.
Next Event Today - In DigiSHOW.ems, the next event to be executed today will show the time and description of the event and the optional comment added by the user.
NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) - The colour video and broadcasting standard used mainly in North America and Japan. NTSC screen resolution is 525 lines and its refresh rate is 60 Hz.
On Screen Layer - In DigiSHOW.mfp the Layer option is the order in which the windows are displayed on screen, i.e. layer 1 would be the top most window, layer 2 would be behind layer 1, if 0 is used the function is disabled. If the Top Most box is selected the display window will be positioned on top of other displayed windows. In DigiSHOW.stt, the Layer option is the order in which the windows are displayed on screen, i.e. layer 1 would be the top most window, layer 2 would be behind layer 1, if 0 is used then the function is disabled.
On Screen Position - In DigiSHOW.mfp each option is represented as screen pixel units. Typical screen resolution of 800x600 and 1024x768 give a basis to position windows on screen.
ONSTART Command - This will instruct DigiSHOW.ems to execute the relevant action when DigiSHOW.ems loads up.
Order - In DigiSHOW.ldm Order allows you to change the layer order of the selected layer e.g. To front, To back, Back one etc....
Out of Home Advertising - Refers to that portion of advertising delivered in locations other than the home. Primary examples include billboards, movie theatres, and petrol stations.
Out Wipe - The way in which an element moves off a page.
Outer-net - A term used to describe out-of-home electronic display networks.
Overlay - A feature of most video cards that allows particularly smooth digital video playback without overloading the computer’s CPU.
Over-scan - In DigiSHOW.mfp the Over-scan setting allows you to oversize the video within the displayed window so removing the black border or fuzzy edges seen on some video clips.
Page(s) - In DigiSHOW.ogi the "Pages" are where you insert your pictures and text that you want to display in a "Zone" on a screen.
PAL (Phase Alternating Line) - The colour video and broadcasting standard used mainly in Western Europe and South America. PAL screen resolution is 625 lines and its refresh rate is 50 Hz.
Passive Element - An element that has no In wipe, and is already on the page when the page wipes in. See also independent element.
Pattern Matching - Use of wildcards * and ? as part of a filename specification, to select multiple files with similar names.
PCI (Peripheral Connect Interface) - An advanced expansion-bus standard for internal peripheral devices, used most commonly by high performance graphics adapters.
PDP (Plasma Display Panels) PDPs - Also known as gas plasma displays or plasma screens, are flat screen display devices that are used for television, computer monitors, and dynamic signage. They consist of two layers of glass surrounding cells of xenon and neon glass. Surrounding electrodes switch the cells on and off, causing them to emit light and create the picture. This emitted light makes PDPs have an appealing vibrancy that competes with Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs), the technology of traditional televisions.
Periodic Scheduling - A type of scheduling that defines ranges of time within which events are allowed to play.
PERIODICAL Command - In DigiSHOW.ems this command requires the user to input a time which will periodically trigger an event.
Permissions - Attributes that may be associated with a folder to restrict the types of access that different users have to it.
Plasma - Just as solids, liquids and gases are states of matter, plasma is a state of matter. Specifically, plasma is ionized gas. That is, gas that has been given an electrical charge by being stripped of electrons. Such ionized gas is the most abundant observable form of matter in the universe, being a main ingredient in stars and nebulas. It's also what goes inside those flat panel displays called "plasmas". This because when you apply an electromagnetic field to plasma, it glows, making for a nice, vibrant TV screens, computer monitor and digital signage screens.
Plasma Display Panels - Plasma display panels are components in the current generation of flat panel televisions, computer monitors, and digital signage. They consist of a material called "plasma", which is an electrically charged noble gas (usually argon, xenon, or neon) sandwiched in millions of compartments between 2 panes of transistor-covered glass. An electrical charge is applied to the gas to make it glow red, green, or blue. This is similar both to how neon signs work (the application of an electrical charge to a noble gas) and how cathode ray tube (CRT) works, in illuminating cells red, green or blue to create an image.
Player Definitions - The Player Definitions folder in DigiSHOW.bnl Manager is used by bnl transfer to hold details of User Names, Passwords and IP addresses.
Player Information - In DigiSHOW.bnl Manager you are able to add information about your players and network e.g. Company name, address, phone numbers, etc.
Player Mirrors - In DigiSHOW.bnl Manager use the Player Mirrors folder to search for media and open it to view it before sending it to your players.
Player Properties - From here, in DigiSHOW.mfp, you can change various settings including the window size, and position, background colour and alpha blend colour.
Player Screen Offset - In DigiSHOW.ldm Player Screen Offset allows you to adjust the X,Y points for which screen the DigiSHOW players starts on.
PNG - The file-type extension for images in the PNG format. PNG is a relatively new and advanced format, featuring both compression and extensibility.
Polling - In DigiSHOW.stt Polling is the interval in milliseconds that DigiSHOW.stt checks to see the progress in the playlist and to check for changes to the default playlist or for a scheduled playlist.
Port - In DigiSHOW.mfp all synchronization points will use the same port.
Port, IP - A numerically designated access point for messages of a particular type in TCP/IP network communications.
Position - In DigiSHOW.stt Window tab gives you the position settings for the ticker window. Each option is represented as screen pixel units. Typical screen resolution of 800x600 and 1024x768 give a basis to position windows on screen.
POST MESSAGE Command - This command in DigiSHOW.ems is an internal windows command – please consult your supplier.
PowerPoint Media - In DigiSHOW.mfp there are various options to be resolved before a PowerPoint presentation can play. You need a fully licensed copy of PowerPoint 2007. You will need to set each slide to advance after a period of time (in seconds). Save your presentation as a .ppsx file. Only one presentation can be displayed at a time.
POWERSAVE Command - This command instructs DigiSHOW.ems to turn on or off the VGA connector. Suitable VGA monitors can detect this and either enter their power saving mode or start displaying video. The POWERSAVE command will use the settings that have been defined in the currently active Windows Power Scheme.
Proof of Play - In DigiSHOW.mfp the proof of play file contains a special format list of the media files that have been displayed for their full defined duration. This file is presented as a CSV file which is directly importable to Microsoft Access database or Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. This file contains information on the ID of the system that produced the file, channel number, start/stop times of the media and the media file name. In DigiSHOW.stt the proof of play file is a special file which contains only those names of images that have been completely displayed for their defined duration.
REBOOT Command - This command forces DigiSHOW.ems to reboot the system (warm reboot). Parameters for this command are treated as comments.
Refresh - In DigiSHOW.stt you can change how often your news feed is updated.
Remote Group Files (RGF) - In DigiSHOW.bnl the RGFs are used to define a group of remote servers to have content transferred to.
Remote Machine Definition (RMD) - In DigiSHOW.bnl by using the RMD files for storage, remote machine connection and security details, this allows for an almost limitless way to define and group remote servers under headings that relate to real working environments.
Removing an Event - In DigiSHOW.ems, highlighting the event and clicking Remove will delete the event from the list.
Renderer - In DigiSHOW.mfp you can select which renderer to use to display videos avoiding interference.
Report Files - Various report files which can be used as proof of play logs or diagnostics logs are automatically generated by the DigiSHOW.mfp programs.
RESIZE Command - This command instructs DigiSHOW.ems to resize and reposition the named window.
Retail Digital Signage - Digital signage networks located in the indefinite number of retail venues
Root - A particular folder chosen as the base reference point, relative to which all other paths within a web server or FTP server are defined.
RS232 Command - This command instructs DigiSHOW.ems to send a text string to an RS232 port enabled device.
Run - In DigiSHOW.mfp, when the player reaches the added Run command it will execute the set instruction.
RUN Command - This command instructs DigiSHOW.ems to run/execute the file selected by the user.
SaaS - (typically pronounced ‘”sass”) stands for Software as a Service. SaaS is a model of software deployment where an application is hosted as a service provided to customers across the Internet. By eliminating the need to install and run the application on the customer’s own computer, SaaS alleviates the customer’s burden of software maintenance, ongoing operation, and support.
Sampling Rate - the number of samples taken per second when digitizing sound. The quality of the digital reproduction improves as the number of samples taken per second increases.
Schedule - If your DigiSHOW installation has hardware capabilities for SDI video input, then DigiSHOW.mfp will play videos, allowing you to set various options.
SDI Video Input - This command instructs DigiSHOW.ems to run/execute the file selected by the user.
Send to Group - This section, in DigiSHOW.bnl, needs to be completed with the group file name set up previously, so content can be sent to all the remote players in that group.
Send to Remote - This section, in DigiSHOW.bnl, needs to be completed with the details of the remote server you are sending content to and the details of the content you are sending.
Set Priority - In DigiSHOW.stt you can select the priority at which DigiSHOW.stt will run. The higher the priority will force the operating system to give more time to DigiSHOW.stt, the lower the priority will give less time.
SHELL EXEC Command - This command instructs DigiSHOW.ems to open or run a specified file, using the shell default application for handling the file type.
Shockwave Media - In DigiSHOW.mfp there are various settings available for playing Shockwave media.
Show Data - In DigiSHOW.stt Stock Feed Page, you can select which items to show, such as the daily opening price, current price, change, volume, and/or the last day’s previous closing price.
Show Frame - In DigiSHOW.mfp the frames and menu bar of any currently playing mfp players can be shown.
Show Grid - In DigiSHOW.mfp clicking this button displays a grid that varies depending on what type of grid to display has been selected.
Show Scroll Bars - In DigiSHOW.mfp the player window will show scroll bars when playing the selected URL.
SHUTDOWN Commands - This command forces DigiSHOW.ems to shut down the system. No parameters are needed.
Slave - In DigiSHOW.mfp select Slave if the sychronisation point is not the Master. If SyncPoint has been set to be a Master it will wait for this number of slaves to connect to it before giving up and timing out. If SyncPoint has been set to be a slave this option is not available.
Smooth Sweep - In DigiSHOW.mfp, ticking Smooth Sweep will make the second hand transition smoothly from one marker to the next. Leaving this option unticked will make the second hand jump from one marker to the next.
Snap to Grid - In DigiSHOW.mfp a regular grid is drawn over the screen. The size of the grid is defined by the grid width and grid height settings which appear when this option is selected. The DigiSHOW.mfp player will snap to the grid lines displayed.
Snap to Tile - In DigiSHOW.mfp a regular grid is drawn over the screen. The size of the grid is defined by the number of tiles across the screen and the number of tiles down the screen. The DigiSHOW.mfp player will snap to the grid lines displayed.
Snap to Windows - If the snap to windows button is active then the grid displays fixed screen size windows and the DigiSHOW.mfp player will snap to these, to the edges of the screen and to other DigiSHOW.mfp windows.
Snap Window Control - By enabling snap control the DigiSHOW.mfp player and editor windows become magnetized to various parts of the screen.
Source - In DigiSHOW.stt select the URL of your desired RSS/XML feed.
Source Button - Opens notepad where you can view the full event list in DigiSHOW.ems.
Speed - In DigiSHOW.stt Properties Display tab, you can select the speed of your ticker message across the screen.
Split - In DigiSHOW.mfp clicking on Split positions the cursor allowing you to move the splitter bar between the directory tree view and the playlist windows.
Start All - In FileMultiSync (SDIX), the 'Start All' button starts all the videos playing on screen at approximately the same time. For full synchronization you will need to connect an external Genlock signal and tick the Genlock setting in the setup panel.
Start All on Startup - In FileMultiSync(SDIX) in the 'Setup' section tick 'Start All on startup' to start all the videos playing on all the screens when the FileMultiSync program starts running.
Start Article - In DigiSHOW.stt select which article of news, in the RSS news feed, you want to display first.
Start Player - In DigiSHOW.ldm click on the boxes next to the DigiSHOW players that you want to start and then click the OK button. Note that you cannot start more players than you have purchased licences for.
Start Up Delay - In DigiSHOW.ldm, DigiSHOW.stt and DigiSHOW.mfp you can delay the software starting up by selecting a time in seconds.
Status - In DigiSHOW.bnlManager there are log files which tell you what has been played, what is currently being played and any messages relating to these files.
Synchronisation Point - In DigiSHOW.mfp, adding a sync point to the playlist provides a method of synchronising the media playback of more than one DigiSHOW.mfp player window.
Sysadmin (System Administrator) - Employee responsible for a company’s computer network, also sometimes called a network administrator. A sysadmin’s duties may include configuring the company’s firewall, acquiring and installing hardware, setting up email addresses and keeping the printers working.
System Polling - Polling defines the frequency (in milliseconds) that DigiSHOW.mfp checks to see the progress of the currently playing playlist and to check for changes to the default playlist or for a scheduled playlist. This should be in the range of 25 - 750 ms.
TAPI (Telephony Application Programming Interface) - This is standard for PCs and allows applications to easily use serial devices (such as modems) that have already been configured in Windows.
TCP/IP - A networking protocol designed for flexible, high-speed communications, used for LANs and the Internet.
Template(s) - In DigiSHOW.ogi the "Templates" are where you insert your "Page" of pictures and text that you want to display in a "Zone" on screen.
Test - In DigiSHOW.mfp Run Command window, the Test button will immediately execute the command that you have entered allowing you to test that you have set it up correctly and that it does what you expect.
Text Colour - In DigiSHOW.stt you can select the colour of the text in the ticker message.
Ticker Messages - DigiSHOW.stt software is designed to display a simple text ticker to scroll from right to left from a predefined play list in sizeable multiple windows and with full date time scheduling.
Ticker Symbols - In DigiSHOW.stt Stock Feed tab, you can select which companies stock prices you would like to display.
Tile - In DigiSHOW.mfp you can rearrange the open playlists in a non-overlapping fashion.
Time Sync - Time Sync instructs DigiSHOW.ems to look for this file (containing year, month, date, hour, minute and second information) every second, and if found uses the information to set the system clock based on UTC(Universal Time Co-ordinate).
Timeout - A time limit for an operation. If the timeout period expires before the operation completes successfully, some default or alternative action is taken.
Timeout Period - In DigiSHOW.mfp the Master will wait this amount of time in hours:minutes:seconds for all of the slaves to respond before giving up and moving on to the next item in the playlist. Slaves will wait this amount of time for the Master to synchronize the playlists before giving up and moving on to the next item in the playlist. If the timeout period is set to zero (00:00:00) the synchronization point is turned off.
Timestamp - This instructs DigiSHOW.ems to stamp a file with the current time and date when it executes a COPY command.
Top Offset - In DigiSHOW.mfp this is the distance in pixels from the top of the webpage to the top edge of the area to be displayed.
Touch Screen - Also called a touch-sensitive screen, a computer monitor attachment that can sense the location at which a viewer touches the screen to respond to a question or prompt in a script.
Traffic - Data being transferred over a network. Downloading text and graphics represent low-bandwidth traffic while streaming video is higher.
TRIMFILE Command - This command instructs DigiSHOW.ems to trim (or shorten) the specified file to the specified number of lines.
TTL (Time to Live) - In DigiSHOW.mfp all synchronization points will use the same TTL (Time to Live).
URL (Universal Resource Locator) - A string of text that specifies the location of an object accessible through the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), typically a World Wide Web address, as of a home page or i-play channel. A Web URL begins with "http://".
URL - In DigiSHOW.mfp, when the player reaches the URL command it will display a webpage for the duration set by the user.
Use Area Selection - In DigiSHOW.mfp if this check box is ticked then a specific area of the HTML page will be displayed. If the area to be displayed is smaller than the player window the surrounding area will be filled with the current background colour. If it is larger it will display the selected area starting from the top left corner.
User Control - In DigiSHOW.mfp selecting Disable Menu enables you to stop the player’s menu bar and borders from being modified giving added security.
VAR (Value Added Reseller) - A person or company that sells, services, configures and/or trains clients to use an advanced product. Application software installations are often set up and maintained for their customers by VAR's.
Video Format - In DigiSHOW.mfp select the Video Format that conforms to the type of SDI you are receiving.
Video Media - There are various options you can set for Video Media in DigiSHOW.mfp.
Video Source - In DigiSHOW.mfp there are various video input types available. Selecting an un-supported type will result in a blank screen or interference.
View Source - In DigiSHOW.mfp clicking on View Source will open the current playlist in Microsoft Notepad.
VNC (Virtual Networking Computing) - Use VNC in DigiSHOW.bnl to connect to the player remotely and see what it playing on screen.
Volume - In DigiSHOW.mfp, volume commands can be set to increase and decrease the volume of the audio for videos in the playlist.
WAN (Wide Area Network) - A network of computers sharing servers in multiple locations, such as the different offices of a large company. See also LAN.
Wave Volume - In DigiSHOW.mfp set the wave volume level. Setting it to zero is the same as clicking on the Mute button. Setting it to 100 is the same as clicking on the Full button.
WEEKLY Command - This requires the user to pick a time and a day of the week for an event to execute in DigiSHOW.ems.
Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) - A local area network (LAN) that communicates via radio waves on the 802.11 standard instead of wires.
WinScript - WinScript is also known as WSH Script, is un-compiled program code written to be executed by the Windows Script Host.
XML (Extensible Mark-up Language) - XML is a standard data format used for text files and information in computer memory that allows easy data processing and exchange between different applications.
XSL (Extensible Style Sheet Language) - XSL was the original proposal to allow formatting of XML files for display. It has since diverged into XSL FO and XSLT. They each derive from XSL, but use different parser programs and achieve slightly different goals. XSL FO, which stands for XSL formatting objects, is most often used for outputting PDF files with extreme formatting and pagination control. XSLT, which stands for XSL transformations, is most often used to convert one XML data structure into another.
Zone Offset - This is set automatically, in DigiSHOW.bnl by the test button to identify the time zone or daylight savings for the remote player.
Zone(s) - In DigiSHOW.ogi the "Zones" are the windows on your screen(s) displaying your "Page" of pictures and text.