Content Manager
Managing your digital signage content can be challenging, but with the state-of-the-art content management, planning and scheduling tools included in Scala Content Manager, management and control of your network is both improved and simplified - reducing the resources required to control and maintain your network. Template support, plan-based content distribution, timetables, and playlists - keep you in control of your network from wherever you are in the world, from any Internet-connected computer.
Content Manager is a server-based application that schedules and manages the transmissions of multimedia content to hundreds, even thousands of digital signage displays from any Internet-connected computer. Advertising, news, training or virtually any other visual communication can be easily distributed to Scala Players via any standard Windows-based network. Content created using Designer, Template Composer, or industry standard applications can either be routed to the intended Players automatically or per your plan.
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Content Manager Key Features
Templates – Data driven content templates will allow even your least design savvy employee to create great looking displays. Your design team can create templates in Designer, using variable data fields that authorized users can later populate and preview through the Content Manager interface. Now, creating new content, or an entire channel, is easier and faster than ever.
Plan-based Content Distribution – Based on your channel “plan/schedule” that is easily defined through the Content Manager graphical interface, content is automatically distributed to all designated “points of playback”, saving you time and resources.
Timetables – Define one-time or recurring time slots that employ variable recurrence patterns and start/end dates. As you specify playlists for each time slot, you may automatically view it graphically in Content Manager. With this new graphical, web based, scheduling interface, scheduling your content couldn’t be easier.
Playlists– If your content is composed mostly of videos, flash, or static images -- you can create your playlists using the web-based interface in Content Manager. Of course, Scala Designer still offers a significant and proven advantage for any digital signage deployment by allowing the creation of data-driven templates and other truly dynamic digital signage messaging in less time and at a lower cost; while allowing you to leverage your existing media assets.
Cutting Edge Content - Supports both passive and interactive digital signs or kiosks. New 3D rendering & playback engine for improved performance and visual quality. Auto scale content to any resolution (independent of playlists/scripts). Flexible data integration & user customization using VBScript, JavaScript or Python.
Multi-channel Support – Run two entirely separate channels from a single player, immediately reducing your hardware, OS licensing, and administration costs.
Multiple Independent Zones – Easily create multiple zones with each zone displaying independent content.
Player Control - Group Players by criteria (geography, demographics, etc.) Create & plan content “channels” & assign to one or more players or group of players.
Network Control - Network monitoring, including Scala 5 Player Health Monitoring, remote software updates, central management of Player and optional features licenses, and a powerful browser-based interface for creating & managing Playlists
Better Compatibility - Content Manager is compatible with proxies / ACNS and several database structures including: MySQL, PostgresSQL. Additional database support will ensue.
Database Backend – Choose the server and database that works best in your environment.
Smart Content Delivery – Content can be delivered over HTTP/HTTPS and firewall transversal is greatly improved, as are other perceived IT security issues. Terrestrial & Satellite (multicast) IP-based communication carriers are supported.
Maintenance Scheduling – Regular hardware maintenance can be added to the plan-based scheduler in Content Manager. Once entered, maintenance requirements can be executed at specified times, with minimal disruption to your digital signage network.
Roles and Workflows – Role functionality allows users/groups to be assigned different access rights for improved security and workflow.
Easy to Use Interface – Navigate the platform quickly and easily with an intuitive and friendly user interface. The user interface makes extensive use of context menus, rich web-interfaces with drag and drop features, and more.
