Screens
This marks the final stage of getting your content onto your screens. At this point, you’ve designed your Creatives and brought them together into a Playlist. This article will help you put them into action.
Once you enter the Screens tab, you will see that each screen connected to a Media Player is readily available. If you have multiple screens, refer to the title of the screens to identify which is which.
Adding Content to Your Screens
After you’ve identified your screens, double-click on the one you’d like to add content to.
The premise here is very similar to making a Playlist – simply drag and drop in the Playlist(s) you’d like to show on-screen (make sure to order your Playlists correctly if you are combining multiple Playlists on one screen).
On the bottom left of each Playlist, you’ll notice it tells you the duration of playtime. This is useful information if you want content to play on-screen for a specific amount of time.
Once you are finished setting up the content click ‘Preview’ on the top-right corner to see how it will look on-screen. Once you’re happy, click ‘Update’ and the content will be added to your Screen.
Scheduling Your Content
We’ve covered how you can schedule Creatives within the Playlist, but you can take it further by scheduling the Playlist itself.
It’s important to note that these are two separate functions. This is illustrated in the example below:
Imagine you are scheduling content for the 12 Days of Christmas. You want a different Creative to play on each day, which can be achieved by scheduling 12 individual Creatives within the Playlist. However, you also want to make sure this Playlist is only active during these 12 days. This is where you would schedule the Playlist within the Screens tab.
To schedule a Playlist, click the calendar icon on the bottom right of the Playlist (or alternatively, hover over the Playlist and click the calendar icon in the middle).
There are two scheduling options: Weekly and Custom Date.
Choose specific days of the week that the content is played on-screen, as well as dictate whether the schedule is recurring or only for a specific date range.
Input specific date ranges you would like the content to be shown on-screen, as well as determine whether it recurs annually (e.g. if it’s seasonal content).
Here, can also choose whether you’d like the Playlist to play at specific times throughout the day.
Events
In the area where you order your Playlists, you’ll notice a small button titled ‘Events’ in the top-left.
We’ve covered how you create events within a Playlist, however this function allows you to create isolated events specifically for the Screen.
After clicking the ‘Events’ button, follow the step-by-step guide below to create an event on your screen.
Click ‘New Event’ on the left-hand side.
Select the Creative that appears due to the trigger and click ‘Set’ on the top-right.
Proceed to name the Event, set the duration of time it stays on screen and choose the trigger for the Creative to appear (i.e. Empty Screen or Touch). Click ‘Next’.
Choose the position of the Creative. For example, you could make the Creative appear on the corner of the Screen, or fill the entire screen. It’s up to you!
Finally, edit the Style and Sound of your content. This includes choosing the border elements of the Creative and how it transitions in after the trigger. Once you are happy, click ‘Finish’.
Finally, press ‘Update’ in the top-right corner, otherwise the event you’ve created will not be applied to your Screen.