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Aug 9, 2012 10:53 AM in response to troyfromwindsorby BDAqua,Can you describe in more detail what the display will be doing?
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Aug 9, 2012 11:18 AM in response to BDAquaby troyfromwindsor,It would just be showing video content for extended periods of time and gets updated at least twice a month. Currently we use a dedicated display controller and USB updates to do this but are looking to go HD and wireless.
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Aug 9, 2012 2:06 PM in response to troyfromwindsorby BDAqua,Shouldn't be a problem with the Mini connected to a Display!
GraphicConverter gives even more options for slide shows, including Videos...
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Aug 10, 2012 5:16 AM in response to BDAquaby troyfromwindsor,thanks, we acutally have about 150+ screens deployed currently and are looking to control them all over a network as opposed to USB updates. I have found some software, Media Sign Pro and Sedma Presenter but the cost seems prohibitive at this point with the hardware and software cost for each player would be well over $1000.
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Aug 10, 2012 11:31 AM in response to troyfromwindsorby BDAqua,Well, let's say you were to use Graphic Converter & had it set to certain folders for Slideshows, I'd think you could just change the contents of that/those folders over the Network, but I can't test that.
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Aug 10, 2012 1:20 PM in response to troyfromwindsorby woodmeister50,A simple way you could do this is with many of the
slide show to movie apps, create your display
images into the form of a movie. You can then use
Quicktime player in full screen mode to play it back
on each Mini.
You could then use a "Master Mini" with Apple Remote
Desktop to download and control each of the remote
minis and also maintain them. You only need one copy
of ARD for the controller as OSX on all the other Minis
will have the hooks already built in.
Then you can also create a script that can be run after
a machine boot by putting it in start up folder that will
configure Quicktime player and start the "movie". This
way if there is some power outage or someone pulls the
wrong power plug it can be started up without any additional
work of downloading and such.
BTW, this is a link to the page that lists the various
containers and video/audio formats supported.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3775
It is one possible approach. Of course, you aren't
limited to Quicktime player. There are many other
free video players available.