ViewZ VZ-PRO-MINI User Manual
S3 MagicView
Server Edition
Version 3.2
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1. Introduction 5
1.1 List of Features 5
1.2 Minimum System Requirements 6
1.3 Software Requirements 7
1.4 User Guide Overview 7
1.5 Key Definitions 8
2. Installation 11
2.1 Database Installation 11
2.2 Server/Client/Controller Installation 24
3. Quick Start 43
3.1 Server Setup 44
3.2 User Accounts 48
3.3 Multimedia Library 52
3.4
Creating/Managing
Layouts 56
3.5 Editing Timetables/Schedules 62
3.6 Register Clients 69
4. Components 72
4.1 Layout
72
4.2 Layer 73
4.3
4.4
Image
s 74
Video 75
4.5 Messages 76
4.6
4.7 Fla
PowerPoint 77
sh 77
4.8 WebBrowser 78
4.9
Clock
78
4.10 Empty 79
4.11
Audi
o 79
4.12 S3Weather 79
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4.13 RTSP (Capture) 80
5. Servers 82
5.1 Server types 82
5.2 Server configuration 82
5.3 Media Server Name or IP 84
Media Server Port 84
6. Clients 86
6.1 Client types 86
6.2 Activate Client 87
6.3 Client Registration 88
6.4 Rs232 Tools 94
6.5 Setting Client Special screen 99
6.6 Grouping a client 101
6.7 S3 MagicView Client Web Manager 103
7. Controller 112
7.1 S3 MagicView Main Menu 112
7.2 Media Library 113
7.3 Layout Manager 118
7.4 Layout Designer 121
7.5 Timetable Designer 128
7.6 Scheduler 132
7.7 Client Manager 138
7.8 Client Alarm 142
7.9 Client Report 143
7.10 User Manager 144
7.11 Log 147
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1. INTRODUCTION
S3 MagicView is a powerful and user-friendly content management software for
designing, distributing and displaying of digital signage. It combines the qualities
of traditional multimedia with the graphics power of contemporary computer
technology. S3 MagicView can be applied on a variety of digital signage systems,
from single-computer systems to scalable multi-computer systems, from systems
distributed on LANs to systems connected to the Internet.
The Server edition is the ultimate, full-featured edition of the S3 MagicView
product offering. It consists of three major components: Server, Client and
Controller. Each part may be installed and launched separately on different
machines connected to the same network. The Server edition supports a
dedicated Controller server and Media server. More than one Controller may be
launched on different machines to design and upload various layout
simultaneously.
1.1 List of Features
Single or Multiple Computer support
s
LAN support
Remote Controller
Dedicated Controller Server
Dedicated Media Server
Maximum number of clients = 1000
Client Web Management
Support for various digital multimedia formats: JPEG, BMP,
PNG, TIFF, AVI, H.264, VC-1, WMV, PCM, WMA and WAV
Transparent/semi-transparent image support
Emergency Message broadcast support
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Easy to use drag-and-drop Layout Management:
create/edit/publish layouts
Online/Offline Scheduling Management
Administrator Account Management
Report Generation and Export to CSV-formatted file
Remote Update of Client software
1.1-1
Table
1.2 Minimum System Requirements
Server Client Controller
CPU
System Memory
Video Card
OS
2 GHz, 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) Dual Core processor
2.0 GB 1.0 GB 1.0 GB
DirectX9 graphics
processor with 256MB
video memory
Not required
Windows 7,
VIA Embedded/
VIA uH8/4 adapters
Windows 7 Windows 7
Window Server
2008
1.2-1
Table
Notes:
1. Before configuring the Server, please disable UAC on Control Panel -> User
Account -> Change User Account Control settings -> drag the scroll bar to Never
Notify.
2. Keep Time Zone sync of the Server, the Client and the Controller. Make sure
to update time by Internet.
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1.3 Software Requirements
√ Client: VIA Embedded/S3 Graphics driver package
√ Controller: DX9c-compatible graphics adapter driver if user need preview on
Controller
Prior to the installation of S3 MagicView Client, the third-party software should be
installed on the Client and Controller systems to play back multimedia content:
√ Adobe Flash Player 9 or later: for playing Flash files
http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html
√ Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer: for playing Microsoft PowerPoint files
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=6
Note: Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer must be initialized before playing
PowerPoint files with ViewZ S3 MagicView .
√ S3 Graphics Video Filters: for playing video clips
DirectX runtime, VC runtime: plug-in for playing
√
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8109
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5555
1.4 User Guide Overview
This User Guide describes the features of S3 MagicView and provides
instructions on how to operate it.
The User Guide is divided into two sections:
•
Quick Start Section: An overview of ViewZ S3 MagicView . Start at the
beginning of this section if you are a new user or just want to familiarize
yourself with ViewZ S3 MagicView ’s capabilities. [Quick start].
•
Component Reference Section: Describes all windows, menus, commands
and other functions. Refer to this section to learn more about specific
functions in ViewZ S3 MagicView . [Components]
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layouts are assigned to a schedule, the Client that is assigned to the
1.5 Key Definitions
Server
A server acts as the interface between the Clients and Controllers.
There are two types of servers in ViewZ S3 MagicView : a Media
server and a Controller server.
•
Media server
The Media server is a file server. All multimedia content, layouts
and schedules are stored on the Media server, which provides the
content for clients during the downloading process.
•
Controller server
The Controller server stores the controller database, the system
logs, and media information. It also provides the authorization for
users to access the Media server.
Server types
Client
Controller
Group
The Client’s main purpose is to display the digital signage contents.
The Client downloads content from the Media server and plays it
according to a schedule. There are two types of clients in ViewZ S3
S3 MagicView : an online client and an offline client.
•
Online Client
The online Client connects to the network and communicates with
the Controller Server via a network to update schedules and
contents.
•
Offline Client
The offline Client is not connected to the network. This client will
detect a USB flash device when it is connected and will
automatically download schedules and contents from the device.
Client types
The Controller is a standalone application and serves as the main
graphical user interface for S3 MagicView . It can be launched without
the Server and Client installed. Users can run the Controller on any
machine connected on the video wall network. Users can run the
Controller on the same computer on which servers run or simply run on
the administrator’s laptop.
S3 MagicView Main Menu
S3 MagicView divides Clients into groups and assigns each group
a schedule. All Clients in the group share the same schedule.
Component
Layout
Component refers to all multimedia content that S3 MagicVie w
supports. New components may be added into S3 MagicView
by registering the corresponding plug-in.
Components
A layout contains all multimedia content and display information. After
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schedule will download and play its corresponding layouts.
Layout
Layer
Timetable
Schedule
Emergency
Message
Transition
Duration
As the basic element of the layout, a layer contains one or more types
of multimedia contents and components.
Layer
A timetable consists of multiple layouts in a specific playback order,
displaying the duration of each layout. There are no empty timeslots
between the layouts.
Editing Timetables and Schedules
A schedule is a timetable of the layouts played by the clients at the
specified time. Each group of Clients is assigned a schedule.
Scheduler
The emergency message function allows users to publish a text
message for immediate display by the Client to the selected group.
Emergency Message menu
A transition is a video effect added between video clips or images to
join them together.
•
Transition In
The animation at the beginning of the content.
•
Transition Out
The animation at the end of the content.
Duration is the amount of time that multimedia content lasts. Each
media content has a duration parameter. Transitions also have a
duration parameter. Users can use the duration parameter to control
the playback time and playback loops of the multimedia content.
User type
In S3 Magic View , the User type determines the level of access to
the controller and other functions, such as starting and stopping
servers, registering clients, etc. User types are defined as follows:
•
Administrator
A user who can access all pages of the controller and use all
functions of the S3 MagicView software.
•
Auditor
An auditor is in charge of approving Media, Layouts and Timetables
for playing.
•
Client
A Client user is only permitted to register Clients on the client
machine. It cannot log into the Controller.
•
Designer
A designer has the authority to log into the Controller and access
the Layout Designer page; however, the Client Manager page is
not available to the Designer.
•
Scheduler
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A scheduler is responsible for arranging schedules and assigning
them to the clients. A scheduler can log onto the Controller and
access the Client Manager and Scheduler pages.
Approval
Status
ViewZ, S3 MagicView has a process to supervise the multimedia,
layouts and timetables uploaded to the server. Only contents approved
by the administrators or auditors can be played back by the Clients.
There are four types of approval status:
•
Requested
Requested is the default status for all new uploaded content,
including multimedia, layouts, and timetables. Contents in the
Requested status are waiting for the approval of administrators.
•
Approved
After the administrators grant their approval, contents can be
downloaded and played by the clients.
•
Rejected
If the administrators feel that the contents do not meet the
requirements, they can reject the use of those contents for
downloading and playing.
•
Retired
A multimedia file in the Retired status can be used at any time in the
original layout or timetable that contains the file. New layouts or
timetables may not use this multimedia file.
S3 MagicView
1. S3 Graphics 5400EW display driver
2. S3 Graphics video filter
3. Microsoft PowerPoint viewer
4. Adobe Flash Player
5. MySQL Servers
6. MySQL Connector ODBC
7. Media Server
8. Controller Server
9. S3S3 MagicView Controller Server
10. S3 MagicView Controller/Manager
11. S3 MagicView Client
2. INSTALLATION
This chapter describes the software and hardware environment and how to install
and configure S3 MagicView . The following chart shows a quick reference to the
installation components.
Installation Component
2.2-1
Table
2.1 Database Installation
The Server Edition requires the MySQL Server and MySQL Connector/ODBC for
the database. This section provides step-by-step instructions on how to setup
and configure the MySQL Server database.
MySQL Server Installation
Step 1. Run the MySQL Server Setup Wizard in the Database folder:
mysql-5.5.11-win32.msi.
Step 2. Click the Next button in the Welcome page.
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Figure
Step 3. In the End-User License Agreement page, check “I accept the terms
in the License Agreement” box and click the Next button.
Figure
2.1-2
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Step 4. Setup type: Choose Typical then click the Next button.
Figure
2.1-3
Step 5. Click the Install button to begin the installation.
Figure
2.1-4
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Step 6. During the installation, the MySQL Enterprise window pops up; click
the Next button on this page.
Step 7. Click the Next button on this page.
Figure
Figure
2.1-5
2.1-6
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Step 8. Check the ”Launch the MySQL Instance Configuration Wizard“ box,
and click the Finish button to exit the Setup Wizard.
Figure
2.1-7
Step 9. After the installation is completed, the MySQL Instance
Configuration Wizard window pops up. Click the Next button to
configure the MySQL Server.
Figure
2.1-8
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Step 10. Configuration type: In the MySQL Server Instance Configuration
Wizard, select the Detailed Configuration and click the Next button.
Figure
2.1-9
Step 11. Server type: Select Server Machine and click the Next button.
Figure
2.1-10
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Step 12. Database Usage: Select the Transactional Database Only and click
the Next button.
Figure
2.1-11
Step 13. Drive for the InnoDB datafile: Keep the default settings for the InnoDB
Tablespace Settings unchanged and click the Next button to continue.
Figure
2.1-12
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Step 14. Approximate number of concurrent connections to the server: Select
the Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) and click the Next button.
Figure
2.1-13
Step 15. Networking Options: Check the “Enable TCP/IP Networking” and
“Add firewall exception for this port“ boxes;
Uncheck the “Enable Strict Mode” box;
Keep the default Port Number unchanged and click the Next button.
Figure
2.1-14
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Step 16. Default Character Set: Select the Best Support for Multilingualism
and click the Next button.
Figure
2.1-15
Step 17. Window Options: Check the “Install As Windows Service, Launch
the MySQL Server automatically and Include Bin Directory in
Windows PATH” boxes and click the Next button.
Figure
2.1-16
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Step 18. Security Options: Check the Modify Security Settings and Enable
root access from remote machines boxes, type in your New root
password and Confirm the password and click the Next button.
Figure
2.1-17
Note: The password set here is for MySQL Server Database initialization. The
default password is 123456
Step 19. In the Ready to Execute page, click the Execute button to start the
configuration.
Figure
2.1-18
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Step 20. Click the Finish button to close the Wizard and complete the MySQL
Server Instance configuration.
Figure
2.1-19
MySQL Connector ODBC 5.1.8 Installation
Step 1. Run the MySQL Connector/ODBC Setup Wizard in the Database
folder: mysql-connector-odbc-5.1.8-win32.msi.
Step 2. Click the Next button in the Welcome page.
Figure
2.1-20
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Step 3. Setup type: Choose Typical and click the Next button.
Figure
2.1-21
Step 4. Click the Install button to begin the installation.
Figure
2.1-22
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Step 5. Click the Finish button to exit the Setup Wizard and complete the
installation.
Figure
2.1-23
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2.2 Server/Client/Controller Installation
Each component, the Server, the Client and the Controller may be installed and
launched separately on different machines connected to the same network. The
Server Edition supports a dedicated Controller server and Media server. More
than one controller can be used on different machines to design and upload
layouts simultaneously.
S3 MagicView Server installation
There are two types of servers that must be installed:
•
Media Server
•
Controller Server
Media Server installation
To install the Media Server:
Step 1. Run the Media Server setup in the MediaServer folder:
Step 2. Click the Next button to continue.
MediaServerSetup.msi
Figure
2.2-1
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Step 3. In the End-User License Agreement page, check the “I accept the
terms in the License Agreement“ box and click the Next button.
Figure
2.2-2
Step 4. In this page, click the Get Adobe Flash Player, Get Microsoft PPT
Viewer 2007 and Get S3 Filter buttons to install the third-party
software. Click the Next button to continue.
Figure
2.2-3
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Step 5. Media Server Configuration: Type the Controller Server Name or Port
then check Start S3 MagicView Media Server On System Startup
and click the Next button.
Figure
2.2-4
Note: The Default Media server name or IP is local IP: 127.0.0.1
Step 6. Choose Setup Type: Select the Typical type to install
Figure
2.2-5
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Step 7. Click the Install button to start the installation.
Figure
2.2-6
Step 8. Installation Complete: Click the Finish button to exit and complete the
installation.
Figure
2.2-7
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Controller Server installation
To install the Controller Server:
Step 1. Run the Controller Server Setup in the Controller Server folder:
ControllerServerSetup.msi
Step 2. Click the Next button to continue.
Figure
2.2-8
Step 3. Check the “I accept the terms in the License Agreement”box and
click the Next button.
Figure
2.2-9
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Step 4. If the necessary software has not been installed yet, click the Get
Adobe Flash Player, Get Microsoft PPT Viewer 2007and Get S3
Filter buttons to install the third-party software. Click the Next button
to continue.
Figure
2.2-10
Step 5. Type the Controller Server Port, Media Server Name or IP address and
the Media Server Port then check the Start S3 MagicVie w Controller
Server on System Startup box, and click the Next button.
Figure
2.2-11
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Note: The default Controller Server values are as follows:
- Controller server port: 2000
- Media server name or IP: 127.0.0.1
- Media server port: 6419
Step 6. Configure the MySQL settings; click the Next button.
Figure
Note: The default MySQL settings are as follows:
- MySQL server IP or Name: localhost
- MySQL server port: 3306
- MySQL server User Name: S3MagicView3*
- MySQL server Password: S3MagicView3*
*The User Name and Password are set in MySQL Server Installation step 18.
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