Overview – A Channel will be used to compile a layout with layers and content lists. You can think of it as creating a channel where you manage content played on a TV/Monitor.
Creating a new player channel
Select the New Player Channel button.
- Give the screen a name –
- Add the screen status
- Select the Aspect Ratio of the screen (16×9, 4×3…)
- You can simple save at this point and continue to the next screen. Alternativley you can add the required constraints,permissions and rights can be added.
It is not a requirement to add permissions and rights to a screen layout.
If you would like to add further information like
- Data and time constraints
- Permissions
- RIghts
This can be added at any point but it is advised to add this information when creating the list or data object.
Adding a layout
Go to the screen works tab.
Select Screen Layout
Go to the screen works menu and select the screen layout tab.
Click on the screen layouts button.
Available screen Layouts
To use a layout you will need to drag it to your clipboard. Select the screen – hold left click and drag it to the clipboard
Users Note: When working with the nfinityX you need to take advantage of the clipboard environment as it allows one to work more efficiently. You should setup clipboards that have your commonly used items. Setup clipboards that house the following:
- Bouquets
- Networks
- Screens
- Screen layouts
- Save Searches
If you set this up well you will find it very useful!
Drag and drop a layout onto your screen from the clipboard
- Click and drag the layout from your clipboard onto your screen.
- Pop up appears where you can add the Start Date, Start TIme and End Date, End Time for the layout.
Drag the desired layout to your new screen
- Drag layout to empty screen
- The layout commencement panel will appear
- If you would like to put and end date for the screen add it to the panel
- Click save
The screen now has a layout and you can add a playlist to it.
Screen layout applied
Once the layout is attached to the screen the “Layers panel” and “Time Line” panels populate.
The panels are now able to accept content lists. This can be done in two ways.
- Cick on the Icon at the top of the panel
- Alternativley drag a list to the panel.