ViewSonic NMP-550 Introduction, Hardware Features, Software Features, Smil, Scala, Enabled

1.Introduction

This document describes the ViewSonic NMP-550 Media Player system set up, configuration, and use of Signage Manager Express software.

1.1.Hardware Features

The NMP-550 Media Player is a Full-HD 1080p high definition digital signage player featuring a reliable embedded hardware design and versatile open-standard SMIL programmability.

Full-HD 1080p hardware decoding of MPEG, H.264, and VC-1 media formats

Internal 4GB industrial-grade solid-state local storage

Integrated audio and video output via HDMI

Supports full POPAI Screen Media Formats Standards profiles S1 to S12, and E1 to E9

Scala enabled for compatibility with Scala Content Manager

Includes the easy-to-learn Signage Manager Express configuration utility

Content authoring via Microsoft PowerPoint (template-based slide show creation)

Supports advanced device programming via the W3C SMIL open API supported by Adobe, Apple, Microsoft, and Real Networks

1.2.Software Features

Signage Manager Express software for streamlined digital signage management

Signage Manager Express helps you quickly set up and test playback on your digital signage player. Please see the Signage Manager Express User's Manual for operation details. Once you have scheduled your contents, a few clicks of the mouse quickly configures all players across the network simultaneously.

Scala Network Enabled (Scala license required)

Scala

Enabled

For industry leading network management, the ViewSonic NMP-550 Media Player is certified to work in a Scala Content Manager networked environment. This provides you with maximum flexibility in a reliable, RISC-based Full-HD signage player.

SMIL Open API for developers

W3C

SMIL

The ViewSonic NMP-550 Media Player uses open XML-based scripting language for extremely flexible content presentation and playback control, so that your investments are never obsolete. Using SMIL, the de facto language of multimedia communications, the player operates in the language adopted by professional multimedia products from Adobe, Apple, Microsoft, Real Networks, and others. What this means is quicker, easier, and better integration of your players into your digital signage networks, leveraging the full potential of the player.

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