Cilutions set-top box is the first digital signage appliance to offer HTTP Live Streaming support. HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) is an HTTP-based media streaming communications protocol implemented by Apple Inc. Since its requests use only standard HTTP transactions, HTTP Live Streaming is capable of traversing any firewall or proxy server that lets through standard HTTP traffic, unlike UDP-based protocols such as RTP. What this means for you is that you can take advantage of the rapidly growing library of HTTP Live Streaming video content available on the Internet. For example, there are thousands of Live video channels available on Livestream.com that can be used in your digital signage or video-on-demand applications. With no additional hardware or software costs, you can show a live video channel in one portion of your screen while continuing to deliver a customized message to your audience with the rest of the screen. Or, if you already have a library of video files that you would like to include in your network, you can use the Wowza Media Server to HTTP Stream your videos over the Internet from your server to each of the boxes in your network. Whether your network is running from your server, or you choose to take advantage of Cilutions Digital Signage Network, technical support comes with the purchase of any of our digital signage set-top boxes. Cilutions support personnel would be happy to discuss with you how you can can take advantage of HTTP Live Streaming in your network.
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Text Ticker Feed and Subtitles
The Media Player includes support for scrolling text messages.
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Usage Tracking Statistics
The Media Player includes support for logs recording player performance.
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The Media Player includes support for displaying a real-time twitter feed.
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Playback Scheduling and Day-Parting
The Media Player includes support for controling screen layouts and playlist by time of day.
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Video "Trick Play" Support
The Media Player includes support for fast-forward and rewinding of videos.
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The Media Player includes support for multiple days, temperatures and informative images to render up to the minute weather conditions.
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Transparent Image Over Video
The Media Player includes support for image files, with a configured transparency level, that can be used to overlay some or all of a video zone - thereby providing unique "branding" (e.g., a customer logo) over a portion of the video at each player location.
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Multicast Streamer
The Media Player includes support for multicast streaming a video file to downstream devices (e.g., PC's) on the network.
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The Media Player includes support for a live video feed in your digital signage or video-on-demand application.
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Paging Overlay
The Media Player includes support for an "announcement" screen; which can be useful for paging applications. In this case, the player renders the announced screen for a few seconds before returning to its active screen.
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Real-time API
The Media Player supports screen updates in real-time - offering a programmatic command/response API to supplant or augment the file-based model for screen operations.
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Use Cilutions iPad App to update your screen.
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Networked & Non-Networked Operation
A network operator can can update the Media Player's content manually (i.e., sneaker-net) or via a networked connection.
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Secure Network Pull
The Media Player supports periodically pulling files from an external server.
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The Media Player offers a web interface to allow local administrators the ability to update assets that are designated as "Local Edit" by the network operator.
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Multicast File Reception
The Media Player supports highly efficient distribution model on networks supporting IP Multicast. Works with Cilutions’ provided multicast file transmitter.
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File Push
The Media Player has an embedded FTP Server, which allows for remote file updates on demand.
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The Media Player includes support for scrolling news feeds from an external source.
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SNMP Support
The Media Player comes with SNMP Agent software which will support any SNMP Manager. Click here to learn more about Cilutions SNMP Management support.
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Network Testing Tool
The Media Player comes with software useful for measuring the rate throughput and health of the network connection between the Media Player and a designated server.
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