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Chapter 4 – Making a Presentation Interactive
This file can then be imported to other Play File states that have the same media type.
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Specify data feed: Select this option if you would like to populate the Play File using media files specified in a Data
Feed. You will first need to add the Data Feed to your presentation by navigating to
File > Presentation Properties
. You will also need to set the
Data feed content usage for use with Play Files. Upon playing the
presentation, the player will retrieve the media from the download URLs specified in the
<description> field of
each item in the RSS feed. The Play File will then use the value in the
<title> field to determine the key that
triggers the media item to play.
Note: In order to populate a Media List from a Data Feed, you will need to check the Download content specified in
data feed box when adding the
Live Text
Live Text is an image that can be overlaid with various text and/or image fields. You can layer both static text and
updateable RSS and MRSS content on top of images and customize the position/size of items in relation to the
background. You can even use Live Text to overlay content on top of a video in another zone.
Live Text –To add a Live Text state to your presentation, drag the Live Text icon from the Other tab to the playlist area
and set the following parameters:
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State name: Enter a unique name for the Live Text state.
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Set as initial state: Check this box to make the Live Text state your Home Screen.
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Background Image: Click Browse to locate and select a background image for your Live Text.
Note:
Image Mode
settings that would normally crop displayed images (i.e. “Center Image” and “Scale to Fill and
Crop”) are not applied to the background image of a Live Text state. To get consistent performance between images
and Live Text states, you will need to resize images accordingly.
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Update Live Text Data: Click this button to have all Live Text Data fields display their current value on the
BrightSign Network.
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Size: Adjust the size of your text fields. W corresponds to the width of the text field, and H corresponds to the
height of the text field.