FOCUS Enhancements 3.2 user manual Functionality, Content Type Format

Firefly Multi-Zone™(MZ)

Functionality

Firefly Multi-Zone™functionality is available through the Media Messenger Multi-Zone Layout Editor that provides the ability to integrate high-resolution, rich-content graphics with dynamic video and scrolling text in a simultaneous display. The Layout Editor does this by dividing the screen into a variety of content zones. These zones are extremely flexible as to their content type and their size and position within the display area.

Content Type	Format
Video Standards	NTSC and PAL
Video	MPEG-1, MPEG-2, Unencrypted DVD
Graphics	BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, TGA, TIF

Table 1. Media Formats

The sequence of steps for creating a playlist and distributing it to a Firefly MZ Media Player are:

1.Set Display Parameters, see Setting Display Parameters on page 170.

2.Create the layout, Creating the Layout on page 170.

3.Create a playlist and add content to it, Creating the Playlist on page 173.

4.Create a schedule for the Playlist (optional).

Refer to the Media Messenger online Help for details.

5.Link the playlist or schedule, if used, or to the Firefly MZ, Link the Playlist to the Firefly on page 175.

6.Upload playlist and files to Firefly MZ via FTP, Publish on page 14.

Firefly MZ offers the capability to create a variety of professional, high-quality layouts from the simple to the dynamic. Below are two layout examples.

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