Template Design Guide. Content Management:

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1 Template Design Guide Content Management:

2 Table of Contents What s a Template... 1 Zone Example. 2 Use Your Assets!.. 3 Step 1 in Building a Template... 4 Zone Details Using Transparency Sample Templates Pre-Made Templates... 8 Animation Video Resources Content Services

3 What s a Template? A template is a collection of playlists, images, App(s), RSS/Twitter feeds CONTENT placed to play or appear in defined areas of your display. Think of you display as a blank sheet of paper and you are creating a dynamic changing advertisement with unlimited content! Before you can design a template you should have the following: a: A plan what are you trying to show - b: Media have you uploaded your media / images, movies c: Apps what apps (weather, RSS, stock) do you need to add d: Display what is the resolution of the display screen How many displays Orientation (portrait landscape) Done it Done it Done it Done it For more detailed information on the template designer please refer to the Revel Digital Field Guide. p-1

4 Zones Example In a basic template you have the following parts of which are referred to as zones. A Zone is an area in which you want a specific image or movie or event to occur/be displayed within your screen. Here is an example of a template with various zones Date Background Time Slide show and/or Movies App: Weather Vertical RSS Ticker feed and/or Twitter feed p-2

5 Use your Assets: Most businesses have a website if you re looking for a background for your template use your website. From Web to Template Background Do a screen shot PhotoShop it... Set your image size to the size of your display example 1024 x 768 In the template maker add some apps: time of day, date weather etc. to your background image Add your play list (with 1 transparency) and there you have it dynamic content p-3

6 Step 1 in Building a Template When you create/build a template some of the basic preparation steps are: Create a playlist of the images/videos/ppt/ (content) from the media/content that you have already uploaded Make sure you have uploaded your static images, images (jpgs, bmps, etc.) that will be the background or some constant part of the template If you want to display the temperature go to Media add Apps and add the type of Apps you want. If you want to display web pages have the link ready If you want to display Twitter(s) have the link ready and built in the Playlist category also the same with RSS feeds p-4

7 Exploded Zones Using zones allows you to present dynamic media to your audience This is what the template maker zones look like before you see a preview. Playlist video ppt etc. Becomes this on your media player screen The individual images, playlist, time, and temperature modules The above diagram shows you the various zones & zone contents of a template and the end result as displayed on a media player s screen. p-5

8 Transparency Using transparencies ( a PNG image that is clear, empty) allows you to create / display a lot of stuff. To be used effectively upload the transparent png image into your Media folder. And then add it to your playlist which can be a playlist of images, videos, ppt etc. When your playlist goes from 1 image to the next and is displaying the transparent image you will see what ever is in the zones underneath the playlist zone, This allows you to stagger the weather / stock or other Apps that receive their information from the Internet p-6

9 Sample Templates Below are several menu board template examples. You can use the same thought process to create any type of price board! Transparent area for putting a playlist with various ads. You could also put the time/temperature behind your playlist add a transparency to the playlist and bang you now have a very dynamic presentation. Use the text field to change our pricing without the hassle. Put your food images in a play list and have them rotate and also change out by time of day! Have your entire menu change by time of day! p-7

10 How To Use Pre-Made Templates Included in the Revel Digital Portal and sometimes provided by your ReSeller are Pre-Made Templates. You can load/copy and use these pre-made Templates by goin to the Templates tab, select add Template, browse and select your template and your done. Templates usually have transparent cut-out / holes for you to have your playlists and/or content of choice played behind. This is up to you. Try them style! p-8

11 Animation One of the advanced features of Revel Digital is the ability to add animation to your digital signage Animation(s) can include:. a blimp that goes in out, behind images, in front of text random flight. a bee as part of the logo coming alive and drawing attention to the days specials. background/clouds that go by and change color by the time of day or weather. menu items merchandise images change by time of day / temperature Contact Revel Digital for more information on animation possibilities: Content Management: content@reveldigital.com p-9

12 Video Resources Available on the Revel Digital website are various instructional video clips: Topic: Revel Digital Introduction: Topic: QuickStart Guide: Topic: Template Demo: Keep going to Revel Digital and view new video clips / also available on YouTube: Topic: Kiosk Demo Topic: Menu Board Topic: transparency demos Topic: Revel Digital introduction Topic: Quick start guide p-9

13 Content Service(s) Revel Digital s content team and affiliated agencies are able to provide you with the following services: Template creation Content creation (video, graphics) Logo design 3D animation Content management Content Management: content@reveldigital.com p-10