• Equinox standalone Edition is a very user-friendly and cost-effective digital signage solution. Everything can be done on a local computer so there is no network required, except for displaying RSS feeds at a pre-scheduled time. It delivers all the functionality to business owners to manage their digital ads effectively and capture customer attention.

    The software is very user-friendly and cost-effective. Equinox Standalone Edition can run on any multimedia-capable PCs. It delivers all the functionality to business owners to manage their digital ads effectively and capture customer attention.

    Features

    Build a multi-zoned screen layout
    Manage the creation of playlists
    Distribute content to the right zone(s), to play your content on a specific date or during a particular time range
    Support from any single screen resolution to multiple screens with single media player
    Support both landscape mode and portrait mode
    Play back a huge selection of digital media contents stored locally or from streaming resources
    Log back the players’ internal/external IP and last active time to Equinox server
    Support remote player controls, e.g.: volume adjusting, automatic player reboot, RS232 display controls

    Media Files Management
    Ability to upload, and search media assets for use on network.
    The system is built to support all common PC based media formats, including:
    Video (MPEG 1/2/3/4, DIVX 1/2/3/5, AVI, WMV, MOV, FLV, MP4)
    Flash (SWF)
    Audio files (MP3, WMA, MIDI, WAV)
    Web Pages (both local and web-based URL's)
    Still Images (GIF, JPEG, PNG, BMP)
    Video Streaming (RTSP, MMS, RTP/UDP)
    RSS feeds
    Plain Text (with transparent background)
    Large and small media files can easily be added to your space. Also, streaming media files can also be uploaded by specifying the target URL.

    Media File Viewer Function
    Equinox Standalone Edition supports a flexible way (Details View or Thumbnail View) to display each media files in Media Library and Playlists.

    Playlist Creator
    Create a sequence clip of media contents that can be scheduled by date and time for inclusion in a layout zone. The playlist creator also allows media preview in a thumbnail when you click each clip.

    Layout Creator
    Enables the user to design and save multi-zoned layouts based on any resolution. The layouts can contain one zone or multiple zones that are populated by playlists created and scheduled from the media files. A familiar drag-and-drop function easily creates the layout(s) to use.

    Schedule Creator
    Preset one or more playlists on a specific date or time range such as by day, week, month, etc. Each playlist may contain different contents in a sequential order. You can upload selected contents to your targeted audience through the upload function.
    The multi-zone layout can be fully scheduled as a whole and also allows each sub-zone or single zones to have a nested schedule by a common calendar interface.
    Equinox includes a failsafe mode. If there are no more playlists defined for the current time, the Player will loop the Default Playlist.
    Equinox offers a layout sequence that defines the order of layouts played by the exact order specified. This function allows you to have different layouts follow one after the other for even more flexibility.



    Applications:

    Equinox Standalone Edition is suitable for smaller scale digital signage implementations, for business owners who do not have a big budget but want to display digital advertisements at a single location.




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    Features Standalone Edition Network Edition Enterprise Edition
    System      
    Platforms supported Windows Windows/Linux Server: Windows Only
    Player: Windows/Linux
    Browser-based webfrontend  
    Network control of multiple players  
    Automated update of player software  
    Automated update of content  
    Automated update of playlists  
    Customer-hosted Equinox Full Server    
    Transparent of firewalls   Depends on Server setting
    Server maintenance   Not required Required
    30 days installation support
    12 months software updates
    Management      
    File access permission    
    Set file tags    
    Upload contents Windows Explorer FTP FTP/Windows Explorer
    File organize Drag-and-drop Files in pre-created folders
    Only one layout view    		 Organize files by folder/file tag
    Switch between thumbnail/detail view
    Players controls   Control through RS232 Control through RS232 More options to control players, include screen resolution/orientation/refresh rate, etc.
    Automated RS-232 screen on/off control  
    Multidisplay support
    Grouping of players and displays  
    Multiple users login  
    Globally uniform time format  
    Time interval for content updates  
    Player status online / offline  
    Detail info of clients (Plug-In, IP/Mac, status)  
    Content      
    Central Media Center
    Raster file formats JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF
    Vector file formats SWF SWF SWF
    Video and animation formats MPEG1/2, MP4, AVI, MOV, WMV, SWF MPEG1/2, MP4, AVI, MOV, WMV, SWF MPEG1/2, MP4, AVI, MOV, WMV, SWF
    Sound formats WAV, MP3, AAC, WMA WAV, MP3, AAC, WMA WAV, MP3, AAC, WMA
    Drag-and-drop zone(s) editing  
    Layered / reusable content elements
    Video/content type layering
    Auto-resize
    RSS 2.0 feeds
    Scrolling text
    Create Tickers   More flexible way to create tickers
    Central management for players worldwide  
    Data pipe supports  
    Scheduler      
    Time controlled contents
    Dayparting/scheduling by: DW, DM, TD, M, Play Once DW, DM, TD, M, Play Once DW, DM, TD, M, Play Once
    User and Customer Management      
    Customer management    
    Access to individual clients    
    Reports and Monitoring      
    Event log for user actions  
    Event log for player messages  
    Email function for messages / errors  
    Emergency Alert System  
    Extensions      
    Extendable for custom modules
    Purchase or subscription Purchase Purchase


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