Table of Contents
Introduction
This knowledge article has been provided as a "Best Practice" Guide for authoring content specifically for OneLAN's "Software on Chip" (SOC) signage solution currently running on Samsung panels around Deakin University.
The information provided is supplied directly from the Vendor OneLAN. Instead of re-authoring the entire content of the article here it will be supplied as an attachment to this knowledge article.
Background
The "SoC" solution running on Samsung panels has a lesser feature set and limited compatibility with certain formats and media types when compared to a OneLAN native signage player. These should be taken into account when building content for these players.
| Note: This article does not provide training in content authoring with the CMS itself. There is specific training required to familiarise users with the OneLAN CMS interface. |
Images and Photos
By far the simplest and best way to ensure your images are not only technically compliant with OneLAN, but to also ensure that they are branded correctly with Deakin Marketing colour schemes and logos is to use the web tool Outfit.
Outfit has a number of templates available specifically for digital signage that can be simply used and tailored to your needs. It also provides access to the Deakin Asset library for royalty free and pre-approved images.
Additional Information: Deakin General User Training Slides
You can display several image formats with the player.
Zone player type to enable: Image.
| Note: Large images may take several seconds to appear and may slow down the performance of the player. Always resize an image to match the size of the zone before uploading it. |
Playlist tab containing the item: Files & Folders.
Additional notes:
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Supported Format |
Notes |
|---|---|
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PNG |
Recommended. Good quality and supports transparency. |
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JPG |
Recommended. Edges can blur and does not look good when shown on a large screen. |
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GIF |
Can look very grainy. Only supports 256 colours but does support transparency. The player does not support animated GIFs. To use an animated GIF, first embed it into an HTML page. |
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BMP |
Large file size but no loss of quality. |
Video
You can play various video formats with the player.
Zone player type to enable: Movie.
By default, you can enable up to two movie zones. To enable more requires an additional license and the maximum number is dependent on the player model. For best performance, only enable one movie zone per layout on less powerful player models.
Playlist tab containing the item: Files & Folders.
To help you identify a particular video, the CMS displays a thumbnail image from it. That appears in the Filename column of the Files & Folders display (and in the Media column when you add the video to the playlist). The CMS displays the 
icon if it cannot render a thumbnail.
Additional notes:
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Supported Codecs |
Notes |
|---|---|
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H.264 |
Recommended. Small file size but higher CPU load. However, supports high definition. |
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MPEG-1 |
Poor resolution. |
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MPEG-2 |
Good combination of CPU load and resolution but large file size. |
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MPEG-4 (ASP and AVC) |
Small file size but higher CPU load. However, supports high definition. |
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VOB |
Same as MPEG-2. |
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WMV 9 |
Windows Media Video. |
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Supported Containers |
Notes |
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AVI |
Microsoft® format. Can contain a wide-range of codecs. CPU load and resolution depends on the codecs within (see table above for guidance). |
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MOV |
Apple® QuickTime® format. Can contain a wide-range of codecs. CPU load and resolution depends on the codecs within (see table above for guidance). |
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MPG |
MPEG transport stream. |
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MP4 |
ISO MPEG-4 container (subset of MOV). |
Further Information
In order to utilise this information, you will need to be an authorised content editor for your faculty or division and given the appropriate access to Deakin's OneLAN content management server or "CMS".
Server access is available via the following URL:
http://onelan-cms-f1.its.deakin.edu.au
To log on you will be required to enter your own username and password.
| Note: If you wish to know more about Deakin University's enterprise digital signage solution, please go to Digital signage on the DeakinHub, or contact the IT Service Desk. |