Widget: Media Zone
Overview
The Media Zone widget is the most common widget used to build applications. From interface elements to content playlists, the Media Zone widget is highly flexible and can be layered to form rich media interfaces. Typical uses of the Media Zone widget include:
- Backgrounds / screen savers content loops
- Interface elements such as logos, banners, masks
- Content stages for video, flash or image playlists
Editing a Media Zone Widget
Step 1
From the Edit tab of an existing application that contains the media zone widget to be edited, click on the widget from the selected layout or select it from the Widgets column on the right. This should automatically launch the Visual Editor for the selected media zone widget.
Step 2
On the APPEARANCE tab, you will be able to view the layout of the widget. The right hand side of the page contains all the editable properties of the widget which includes:
- COMMON: general widget color, width, and margin settings
- PROPERTIES: various configuration settings for this media zone
- AUDIO: adjustable audio settings
Note
Refer to the tables below for additional details of the PROPERTIES settings.
Media Zone Widget Properties
The APPEARANCE tab allows users to adjust the various playback properties as listed in the table:
| PROPERTIES | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Aspect Ratio | Sets the aspect ratio of the content |
| Transition | The transition to use when introducing the content |
| Properties | Allows users to perform changes to the content properties |
| Duration | The duration for content playback if default is not specified. For video content “default” equals the natural duration of the video file |
| Playout Order | Designates if the content is to be played in an Ordered or Randomized format, based on the drop-down menu options |
| Time Display Format | Allows the user to choose between 24-hour or AM/PM time format. |
| Audio Mute | If checked audio from video content will be muted |
| Audio Level | Sets the audio level for video at playback |
Content Playout Properties
The following playout properties are supported in this widget:
| PROPERTIES | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Aspect Ratio | Determines how the content should be stretched when playing back in a widget with a different resolution to the source content |
| Duration | The duration for content playback if default is not specified. For video content “default” equals the natural duration of the video file |
| Validity | When Play Forever is selected, the content is always valid. If Play between these dates is selected the user can determine the start and end date / time for content playback |
| Automatically delete after expiration date | If selected, the system will automatically remove the content file from the playlist after the end date (if Play between these dates is selected) |
| Tag Rules | If selected, the system will display the Rule Editor window for adding tag rules to the content |
| Frequency | Determines the frequency for content playback (this setting only applies to PC Players) |