Management: Media Config

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Management: Media Config

lightbulbBefore managing media for the first time, make sure there is media available on all of the media servers. You will want to experiment and learn to begin with.

Loading Media onto media servers

The Delta Media Servers play media that is stored on them as instructed by the StackSignage module. Therefore everything required to be played must reside on the servers that will feed the required displays. Use well-structured and named folders for easy access and good management. The available Movies will be listed by their filename if codec files, or ‘base name’ (i.e. prefix to the frame number) if frame-based files.

Workflow

Distribute media to all Servers.

Refresh the Resource pool available to the DeltaServer software in the StackSignage database.

Select media resources to assemble Media Assets that are assigned to Screens.

Profile Media Asset usage in Templates.

Add Templates to Schedules automatically or manually.

For folder locations by media type, and for preferred media formats, see the online Workflow Guide:

Delta Workflow Guide

If you are using a NAS, see also:

Using Networked Movie Storage

These available resources will be fully described as ‘Media Assets’ in the Scheduler application.

MediaSync

The MediaSync app, mounted on each Delta media server, ensures that media stored on a NAS is copied down when the Dashboard ‘ReSync’ button is pressed.

Refreshing Media Lists

Note: you will not see this on your Dashboard until after the initial set-up of both Servers and Screens.

The DeltaServer software requires its internal lists of media to be refreshed whenever media are added or removed. To do this, press ‘Refresh Resources’ in Dashboard for each Player (media server). A confirmation message will be displayed below the buttons.

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