Media Player Capabilities

Introduction

The following table compares the capabilities of each media player supported in Appspace.

Content Support

Images

Formats Edge DMP PC Player
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JPG/JPEG
PNG

Videos

Formats Edge DMP PC Player
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MPEG-1
MPEG-2 1 1
MPEG-4 (H.264/AAC Low Complexity) 2 2 2 3
WMV, VC-1 4 4

Note

  • 1 - MPEG-2: Main Profile @ High Level.
  • 2 - MPEG-4 Part 10 Baseline & Main Profile.
  • 3 - MPEG-4 Part 2 or MPEG-4 Part 10 Baseline & Main Profile.
  • 4 - WMV-9 Video Container, VC-1 Video Codec.

Audio

Formats Edge DMP PC Player
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MP3
AAC 1 1 1 1
AC3
PCM

Note

  • 1 - High Efficiency (HE) AAC v1, MPEG-4 AAC Low Complexity, 64-384 kbps.

Additional Support

Additional Support Edge DMP PC Player
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International Languages 1 1
Custom/System Fonts 2 3 3
SWF (Flash Lite 3.1)
SWF (Flash 9, Action Script 2.0)
SWF (Flash 10, Action Script 3.0)
Web Content 4

Note

  • 1 - Provided required fonts are installed on the OS (UTF-8).
  • 2 - Manual conversion of TTF font to Linux format with online tools and preposition onto device local storage.
  • 3 - Manual installation of font onto the OS.
  • 4 - No support for web content on Windows 8.1 with Internet Explorer 11. For full web content support, utilise the Flash Player option on the Appspace Player.

Widget Support

Widgets Edge DMP PC Player
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Media Zone
Plain Text
Rich Text
Text Ticker
RSS Ticker
RSS Viewer
Clock
Weather
Calender
Media Container 1
Flash Container
Wayfinder 2
SIP Call
Table Listing

Note

  • 1 - Custom widget using infomenu data component.
  • 2 - Custom widget using wayfinder data component.

Content Delivery

Content Delivery Edge DMP PC Player
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SmartHub ASE
Download Manager
Scheduled Content Downloads
Local Content Cache
Custom Content Check Frequency
Download Manager

Device Management

Device Management Edge DMP PC Player
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Playout Metrics Reporting
Software Updates
Auto Detect IP
Status Screenshot
RS-232 Screen Power On/Off
Network Messaging

Device Performance

Device Performance Edge DMP PC Player
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Multiple Videos 1 1
Beyond HD Videos
Spanning across multiple screens
Background Audio

Media Zone Transitions

Media Zone Transitions Edge DMP PC Player
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Fade
Left Swipe
Right Swipe
Top Swipe
Bottom Swipe
Center Horizontal Expand
Center Vertical Expand
Center Rotate Fade Transition
Fade Equal
Fade Fully
Left Swipe Fade
Right Swipe Fade
Left Switch
Right Switch
Top Switch
Bottom Switch
Left Push
Right Push
Zoom in From Back
Zoom in From Front
Top Push
Bottom Push
Left Rotate
Right Rotate

Note

Whilst unsupported transitions may work to an acceptable level for some user devices, official transition support must comply with Appspace benchmark standards.

Media Zone Playout Effect

Media Zone Playout Effect Edge DMP PC Player
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Track Random
Track Left
Track Right
Track Up
Track Down
Push (Track Out)
Push (Track In)