Last updated on July 04, 2016

Media Player Capabilities

Introduction

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

Content Support

Images

Formats	Edge 340	Edge 300	DMP 4310	DMP 4400	PC Player (Direct X)	PC Player (Flash)
JPG/JPEG	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
PNG	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

Videos

Formats	Edge 340	Edge 300	DMP 4310	DMP 4400	PC Player (Direct X)	PC Player (Flash)
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 340	Edge 300	DMP 4310	DMP 4400	PC Player (Direct X)	PC Player (Flash)
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 340	Edge 300	DMP 4310	DMP 4400	PC Player (Direct X)	PC Player (Flash)
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, utilize the Flash Player option on the Appspace Player.

Widget Support

Widgets	Edge 340	Edge 300	DMP 4310	DMP 4400	PC Player (Direct X)	PC Player (Flash)
Media Zone	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Plain Text	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Rich Text	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Text Ticker	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
RSS Ticker	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
RSS Viewer	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Clock	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Weather	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Calendar	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
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 340	Edge 300	DMP 4310	DMP 4400	PC Player (Direct X)	PC Player (Flash)
SmartHub ASE	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Scheduled Content Downloads	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Local Content Cache	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Custom Content Check Frequency	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Download Manager	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

Device Management

Device Management	Edge 340	Edge 300	DMP 4310	DMP 4400	PC Player (Direct X)	PC Player (Flash)
Playout Metrics Reporting	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Software Updates	✔	✔	✔	✔	✘	✘
Auto Detect IP	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Status Screenshot	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✔
RS-232 Screen Power On/Off	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Network Messaging	✘	✔	✔	✘	✔	✘

Device Performance

Device Performance	Edge 340	Edge 300	DMP 4310	DMP 4400	PC Player (Direct X)	PC Player (Flash)
Multiple Videos	✔ 1	✔ 1	✘	✘	✔	✔
Beyond HD Videos	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✔
Spanning across multiple screens	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✔
Background Audio	✔	✔	✘	✘	✔	✔

Note

• 1 - May affect overall playback performance.

Media Zone Transitions

Media Zone Transitions	Edge 340	Edge 300	DMP 4310	DMP 4400	PC Player (Direct X)	PC Player (Flash)
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 Transitions	Edge 340	Edge 300	DMP 4310	DMP 4400	PC Player (Direct X)	PC Player (Flash)
Track Random	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘
Track Left	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘
Track Right	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘
Track Up	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘
Track Down	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘
Push (Track Out)	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘
Push (Track In)	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘