We have just added a user forum to our learning center, check it out at http://learningcenter.risevision.com/forum/. We would like you, our users and resellers, to make this place yours. Please feel free to post all questions, answers, thoughts or prognostications to the site and our support team will jump in same day to provide suggestions and contribute to the discussions.
The forum rules are real simple – everyone please play nice. Questionable content, profanity, personal attacks, discriminatory remarks, or just plain rudeness won’t be tolerated so please don’t do it. We may move your posts around from time to time to keep things better organized but otherwise this place is for you so have at it. Thanks!
Software-as-a-Service
Digital Signage Tech Tips, Rise Network Operator News
Rise technology partner, Seneca is pleased to introduce one of the slimmest high-definition media players on the market. Designed for digital signage, the I-330 HD Media Player opens up entirely new possibilities for high-definition video that goes anywhere.
Seneca has packed big video capabilities and performance into a small, energy-efficient design able to go virtually anywhere. Pairing an NVIDIA® ION™ graphics processor with the low-power Intel® Atom™ processor, the I-330 HD Media Player sets a new standard in small form factor designs.
The I-330 is smaller, more powerful, and far less expensive than other small form factor digital signage media players and has been tested with the Rise Display Network. To order, please contact Seneca directly by visiting their website or contacting them at 877-450-7808.
Software-as-a-Service
Digital Signage Tech Tips, Reselling Digital Signage
Are you looking for easy ways to get users to contribute content to your digital signage? One suggestion is leveraging the power and simplicity of a Google Presentation. From the convenience of a Google Presentations your users can easily create messages, insert pictures, etc.
If you would like to watch a 5 minute demo on how to set this up with Rise Display Network check out the following video demo.
Install example by BLR Sign Systems
Digital Signage Software, Software-as-a-Service, Support
Digital Signage Software, Digital Signage Tech Tips
If you are attending DSE February 24th and 25th in Las Vegas and you want to learn more about interactivity and digital signage I would encourage you to sign up to attend Session 34 on Thursday the 25th at 3pm.
Feb 24-25 in Las Vegas, NV
I will be moderating the session where you can learn about some of the exciting trends and technology from GestureTek, learn about the deployment of multiple interactive technologies at the Official New York City Visitor Center, and see some of the groundbreaking things the MIT SENSEible City Lab is producing.
You can learn more about the seminar at the DSE website, or read the article Three Ways That Interactivity Will Change Digital Signage
Digital Signage Software, Software-as-a-Service
Digital Signage Content, Digital Signage Software, Digital Signage Tech Tips
If you are using the Hauppauge 950Q as a TV Tuner with your media player, you may have noticed that the the driver that came with the device does not work properly.
Please follow these two steps, and this should correct the issue:
- Ensure that the newest driver from Hauppauge is installed on the appliance. You can get the newest driver here.
- Ensure that the latest profiles have been installed on the appliance by installing this update.
After you have installed both updates, if you are still experiencing issues please visit our learning center for additional assistance http://www.risevision.com/learningcenter/
Software-as-a-Service
Digital Signage Software, Digital Signage Tech Tips
I was just talking with Derrek Wright of Conducive Technology about their product offering. They are making Flight Arrival and Departure information available via widgets to Digital Signage owners and have already deployed solutions with two of our Network Operators!
Here is an example of their widget at work SFO Departures. If you are interested in learning more about them or incorporating into one of your projects, click here for the details on how to get started.
Digital Signage Software, Live Data, Software-as-a-Service
Digital Signage Content, Digital Signage Software, Digital Signage Tech Tips
Incorporating live data such as sports scores, news headlines, stock quotes, and weather into your digital signage content is a great way to make your display a destination and keep your visitors entertained. Most digital signage software providers offer services or integrate with 3rd party suppliers to offer this real-time information at a cost or supply tools to incorporate generic RSS feeds.
Example of screen design using live data from Rise Vision
Many end users question costs for licensed data because they can go grab similar information for free from Google or Yahoo for free. Why is this free – because those websites are trying to attract your traffic for the pay-for-clicks revenue. So while those data services may be free to you as the visitor someone is paying for you to view that data. If you read the user terms for these websites many of them specifically say it is for personal use and not allowed for public display so do your homework if you opt to go this route. Another fear with using “free” data from the web is that it could be unreliable or go away at any time. What is to prevent that website from changing their design and removing the data service you are using.
In summary using live data is a great way to make your display stand out, just make sure you use a legitimate, authorized source so you don’t find yourself with blank spots on your screens or even worse a letter from the owner of that information demanding restitution.
A list of some sources of data can be found at http://creativenation.blogspot.com/2009/07/syndicated-content-news-sports-etc-for.html
Digital Signage Software, Live Data
Digital Signage Content, Digital Signage Software, Digital Signage Tech Tips
Cinemark Theaters - Sioux Falls, SD
As I travel I am always looking for innovative uses of digital signage. Sometimes what attracts my attention isn’t the content or display but how someone positioned their screens. In many cases I have seen great screen placement that is inviting and noticeable, but on other occasions I shake my head when I see displays that are installed so high in the air people don’t even know they exist. I am all for putting things out of reach in public spaces so vandals don’t terrorize them but on a recent trip to Sioux Falls, SD I encountered 2 installations that most people probably don’t know exist.
With the Cinemark install they had audio running and the loop was only about 5 minutes long. When I was purchasing my popcorn I asked the girl taking my money what she thought of the digital sign and she motioned that she wanted to throw her stapler through it. She said she had been there for about 5 hours and the audio was driving her insane hearing the same message over, and over, and over.
Empire Mall - Sioux Falls, SD
So free advice, if you are installing digital signage think about your screen placement and if you need audio to complete you system think about using directional speakers so your employees don’t go nuts.
If you want some online resources for recommendations on screen placement check out the following:
http://www.peerlessmounts.com/Resources/MountBuyingGuides.aspx
http://www.chiefmfg.com/
http://ergotron.com/
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