Video Scheduling (Digital Signage) software for Schools, Hospitals, Shopping Malls, and Video Walls!
 
   
 

MvTv Scheduler Administrator:
   
  Hardware Requirements:
  Pentium 4 1.5 GHz CPU with 128 MB RAM, 20 MB free disk space
   
  Software Requirements:
  Microsoft Windows XP (Pro recommended), 2000 (Pro recommended), 2000 Server, 2003 Server
Microsoft dot Net 2.0
   
Installation Notes:
   
  1. Microsoft has moved the dot Net 2.0 download location. Go here to get it if you need it:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856EACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5&displaylang=en
Make sure you get the latest updates from Windows Update.
   
  2. Launch the Installation program by double-clicking on setup.exe.  Make sure to select "Everyone" when asked "Install MvTv for yourself, or anyone who uses this computer". You need to configure the MvTv Scheduler Administrator before running it. Near the end of the installation, you're requested to make changes to the configuration. If the MvTv Scheduler Server is not on the same PC as the Administrator, then change the Server URL to the name or IP Address of the Server. Change the port number to the port number that the MvTv Scheduler Server is on. Once you've set the Port number, select Generate Config File, then close the editor.
   
  3. If you need to change the configuration, the default location for the Admin Config Editor (MvTvAdminConfigEditor.exe) is located in C:\Program Files\MicroVideo Learning Systems Inc\MvTv Scheduler Admin.
   
  4. To launch the MvTv Scheduler Administrator, double-click on the MvTv Scheduler Administrator icon on your Desktop. Username: MvTv Pwd: 1
(You can change these settings in the MvTv Scheduler Server database (MvTv.mdb), in the UserList table... see the Server FAQ).

NOTE: The MvTv is a remoting program that communicates with the IP protocol utilizing ports.If you can't login to the Admin, check to make sure your firewall isn't blocking all ports. Either turn your firewall off (just for testing) or add the required port number as an exception (preferred method).

   
MvTv Scheduler Administrator Features:
  Video Clip Management:
  To add or delete videos to the Repeater Server (if you have a video clip, browse to it and add it).
Clip Running Times are not mandatory, however are recommended. Times from certain file types are read automatically (such as WMV), while other are not.
   
  TV Network Management:
  Use to Create different TV Networks (each TV Network can play a different playlist if you wish)
"Caption" is scrolling text that appears below playing videos. Add a "space" you don't want a caption.
If you leave the Caption field blank, "Please change or delete this Caption" becomes the Caption by default.
To change or delete it, select the check box beside that Network, then change the caption (or leave blank), then select Update Checked Network. If you wish to delete a Network, select the Network's check box, then select "Delete Selected Network", and select Yes when prompted. If you have more than one Channel and Network, you can move Channels to other Networks by selecting the Network, then choosing available clients in the "Add to TV Network" box, then clicking on the right arrow button to move that Channel. You can also move Channels by selecting them from the "Channels in Network" box and clicking on the left arrow button.
   
  Channel Management:
  Channels are the devices that play the scheduled playlist content. They need to be members of TV Networks. Even though different Channels may be located in different locations, all Channels that belong to the same TV Network play the same content. If Channels are to play different content, then they should be created in different TV Networks, which can be created in the TV Network Management section. To create a new Channel, add the new Channel's name to the "Channel Name" field. Select which TV Network you want your new Channel to be in, then click on the "Add New Channel" button. You can delete a Channel by selecting its' check box, then selecting "Delete Checked Channels.
   
  Playlist Management:
  Playlists are what you create so that Channels play what you want in the order you have chosen.
The 1st Playlist is created for you by default. You can change it by selecting clips from the "Videos in Inventory" box and then clicking on the right arrow. To move a clip in the "Videos in Selected Playlist" order, select it in the "Videos in Selected Playlist" order box, then click the up or down arrows to move the clips order in the playlist. Keep in mind that changes to active playlists occur in realtime... clicking submit is not necessary. You can create new playlists by clicking on the "Add New Playlist" button, add the Playlist Description, then click on Accept.
You can change a Playlists' name by selecting the checkbox beside a playlist, then selecting "Change Checked Playlist Description". You can Delete a playlist (as long as it hasn't been used already), by selecting the checkbox beside a playlist, then selecting "Delete Checked Playlist".
   
  Schedule Playlists:
  The default 1st Playlist is scheduled by default when you install the Administrator. You only need to schedule playlists if you have more than one playlist.
You can schedule when you want playlists for different groups to change. The Schedule Playlists page also allows you to create multiple playlists for each Group.
To schedule a playlist, select the Start Date from the drop down box, select the Group that the playlist should apply to from the Group drop down list, then click in the timeslot that the playlist should start playing from, and select the playlist from the drop down list, by clicking on the down arrow and selecting the available playlist. (If a playlist is missing, the program may need to be refreshed. Just close the Admin program and reopen it).
Playlists will play for each group until a new playlist is scheduled.
   
  Broadcast Monitoring:
  Allows you to see a history of what’s played on the Clients. Every time a Client plays a clip, it sends that information to the server. You can see how many times clips have played during a time period on a Client Station by selecting the report start (From Date), the end (To Date) and then selecting the video from the drop down list, then selecting "Generate Impressions Report".
   
MvTv Scheduler System Contact Info:
  Phone: 1-403-286-0913
  Email: support@microvideo.com
 

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