Noventri Suite - Design Manual
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1. To preview the Sequence select a color block from the Timeline by clicking on it or select Play button below to play through the whole Sequence A preview of the Page will now be displayed on the monitor selected 11 3 Hide Preview 11 3 1 To hide Preview mode right click the mouse and choose Hide The Suite will still remain in Preview mode so another Page can be selected to preview 11 4 Disable Preview 11 4 1 To disable Preview mode right click the mouse and choose Disable To turn Preview mode on again go to Edit Options and enable it again Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 64 of 74 11 5 Scale Preview 11 5 1 If the monitor being used for the Previews is a different resolution than the resolution that the Project was created in the Preview can be Scaled to fit the monitor better To scale or unscale the Pages while previewing them right click the mouse and choose Scale Note If the Pages were created at a resolution smaller than the preview monitor s resolution Scaling Preview may result in poor quality images 12 Monitor 12 1 Auto Adjust 12 1 1 Most monitors have an Auto Adjust button or setting that will automatically adjust the screen to fit the displayed image 12 1 2 If a monitor is not displaying correctly it most likely needs to be adjusted Consult the monitor s User Manual for instructions 12 1 3 In some cases the monitor s Au2. Composition panel and select Options Default Project Directory C Documents and Settings Administrator My Documents Noventri Suite Projects 4 11 2 The Default Project Directory is set to the path below however the Browse button can be used to select a different location if desired Default C Documents and Settings USER My Documents Noventri Suite Projects 4 11 3 Monitor to use for Preview checkbox allows the Project to be viewed in preview mode see the Preview Monitor section of this Manual 4 11 4 Click the Apply button to save the changes 4 12 Undo Redo 4 12 1 To Undo actions select Edit gt Undo or use Ctrl Z To Redo actions select Edit gt Redo or use Ctrl Y Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 19 of 74 5 Page 5 1 Edit Page 5 1 1 The Edit Page tab screen is separated into four panels E Noventri Suite new2 sfp File Edit View Publish Server Help D New Open ac Save L R Page D Image Text Clock L O Zoom In Ge Zoom Out A Fit to Window EL Zoom 100 Edit Sequence Composition oc mmm Lu a MEME E Page001 Resolution 1024x768 Orientation 0 Deg Properties Color E Use Dynamic Page Creation e Pages Sequence Shows a tree list of all the Pages for the open Project and allows additional Pages to be added to the Project e Preview Displays the full view of the Page being worked on the Pro
3. Sequence called Sequence01 is automatically created 10 2 1 The Edit Sequence sub panel will display any Sequences created in the Project New Sequences will be added in the form of Sequence 10 2 2 To add a new Sequence click the Sequence button located in the Toolbar row of buttons or go to Edit Add Sequence 10 2 3 To change the name of the Sequence select it in the sub panel with the mouse and then left click again to edit the Sequence name Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 54 of 74 10 3 Delete Sequence 10 3 1 Sequences can be deleted by selecting the Sequence then going to Edit gt Delete or by using the Delete key on the keyboard 10 4 Creating a Sequence 10 4 1 Sequences are created with Pages from a single Project The order of the Pages in the Sequence determine the order they are to be viewed The Pages for the Project will be listed in the Pages sub panel with a color representing each one Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 55 of 74 10 4 2 Add a Page To add a Page to the Sequence click on the Page thumbnail in the Pages sub panel It will be added to the Sequence by appearing in the Timeline panel as a color block its representative color The width of the color block is the Duration of time that the Page will be displayed This can be adjusted by selecting the color block in the Timelin
4. a Directory with image files or a Text List of image paths is being used Randomize must be selected for the image to ever change to another one in the list b Initially a random image from the list will be displayed and that same image will continue to be displayed every time for that Page Si The only way to have that random image replaced with a different random image from the list is to force the content to be regenerated This can be accomplished by Adding or removing any image from the Image Directory Making any change to the Text List txt file Adding a Database text Region to the Page every time the Database updates a new Random Image will be selected See the Data Base Manual coming soon d Keep in mind that the image selection is always Random and therefore the same image may be displayed that was being displayed previously Directory For this option set up a directory that contains the Image files to be displayed Then specify the path to this directory for the Image Path Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 30 of 74 Text List For this option set up a text file txt that contains a list of the Image files with their full path name to be displayed Then specify the path to this text file for the Image Path Randomize This must be selected when not using Dynamic Pages and change is desired from one Image in the Image List to
5. is displayed the Text messages in the Text File will each be displayed before going to the next Page See the Dynamic Pages Manual Note Not applicable for Sneakernet Without Dynamic Page Creation The Text File option without Dynamic Page Creation has very limited use a First of all Randomize must be selected for the Text message to ever change to another one in the list b Initially a random Text message from the list will be displayed and that same image will continue to be displayed every time for that Page C The only way to have that random Text message replaced with a different random Text message from the list is to force the content to be regenerated This can be accomplished by Making any change to the Text List txt file Adding a Database text Region to the Page every time the Database updates a new Random Text message will be selected See the Data Base Manual coming soon d Keep in mind that the Text message selection is always Random and therefore the new Text message may be the same Text message that was just being displayed Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 44 of 74 Text File For this option set up a text file txt that contains a list of the Text messages to be displayed Then specify the path to this text file for the Text File Path Example File Text File Line 1 Text File Line 2 Text File Line 3 nText File Li
6. of all the Regions on the Page and allow one to be selected Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 24 of 74 6 2 2 If a Region is in front of or behind another Region it can be sent forward or backward Click to select that Region then right click and choose Send Backward or go to Edit Send Backward Click to select that Region then right click and choose Send Forward or go to Edit Send Forward Note The Shift Up Arrow Shift Down Arrow hot keys can also be used 6 3 Delete Regions 6 3 1 The Regions of a Page can be deleted three different ways Click to select the Region then right click the Region and choose Delete Press the Delete key on the keyboard after selecting the Region Click to select the Region then go to Edit Delete from the file menu 6 4 Move Regions 6 4 14 Regions can be moved within the Page by clicking to select them then using the arrow keys or dragging them to the desired location Note If the position of the Region is locked the curser will change to a lock This can be turned off in the Positioning tab of the Properties panel Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 25 of 74 6 5 Resize Regions 6 5 1 Regions can be resized within the Page by selecting them in the Composition panel and then dragging the edges to the desired size Note If the position of the Region
7. the Color palette Select color and click OK to apply 8 2 5 Positioning Tab text Note The same Positioning Tab panel is used for all Region types Image Text and Clock see the Positioning Tab instructions in Image Tab section of this Manual 9 Clock Region 9 1 Add Clock Region 9 1 1 To add a Clock to the Page click the Clock button located in the Toolbar row of buttons go to Edit Add Clock Region or right click in the Composition panel and choose Add Clock Region Now move the cursor to the Composition panel Notice that the cursor changes to crosshairs Using the mouse click and drag an area for the clock to go into Do not be concerned about the shape and size of the area at this time it will be adjusted later Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 48 of 74 9 2 Clock Region Properties 9 2 1 Type the desired Region Name for the Region Properties Region Mame Wes E to Page clock Text Effects Positioning 9 2 2 The Text Region can be to stretch across the entire Page by selecting the Fit to Page button Other positioning options are available and will be discussed later under the Positioning tab 9 2 3 Clock Tab Properties Zeie DI lock 1 rit to Page Clock Mr Effects Positioning Time Format Ed Use the player s time zone S Style EDEN Bu Text Color Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane
8. the Page at 100 zoom level click the Zoom 100 button located in the Toolbar row of buttons or go to View Zoom 100 5 6 4 To refresh the current Page go to View gt Refresh Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 23 of 74 6 Regions 6 1 6 2 Add Regions 6 1 1 To add a Region decide which of the following Region type is desired Then reference the appropriate section of this manual e Image The following image types are supported HTML bmp gif jpg tiff and png for best results use png image types see Image Region section of this Manual e Text Can be entered in the text box pulled from a file database and can be creatively formatted see Text Region section of this Manual Clock Allows the displaying of the date and or clock on the Page see Clock Region section of this Manual Navigate Between Regions 6 2 1 In the Composition panel Regions to be changed can be selected with the mouse and changes can then be made in the Properties panel Once multiple Regions exist on a Page there are several other ways to navigate between them e Select a Region that is over or under another Region by right clicking over the area where two Regions overlap and choose Layer Select A list will be shown of all the Region layers at that specific location To select between all Regions on a Page go to Edit gt Layer Select This will give a list
9. to be installed on the same computer they must be the same version Warning Updating the Noventri Server software will cause any 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 2 10 2 11 connected Players to automatically have their firmware updated If Noventri Suite software version is older than the Noventri Server software version the Noventri Suite will not be able to connect to the Noventri Server To begin the installation process At the Noventri web site www noventri com forum Login to the Noventri Forum Select Downloads Select Software The most current Noventri Suite Server Software Download will be shown Select it and Save File The Noventri Suite and Server Software exe file will be downloaded to the Download directory of the computer When the download is complete select the exe file to install and select Run Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 5 of 74 2 12 2 13 2 14 2 15 2 16 After reading the warning check the understand and Agree check box and select Next After reading the Agreement select I Agree Install Noventri Suite Noventri Server or both by checking them and then selecting Next Select the desired location to install the software and select Next then Install Once it has been installed select Finished Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 6 of 74 Start Noven
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11. 15 1 Overview 15 1 1 Server allows Projects that have already been Published now located on the Server to be accessed Note Not applicable for Sneakernet 15 2 Server Connection 15 2 1 Select Server Projects on Server 15 2 2 If the Noventri Suite is not already connected to the Noventri Server the Noventri Login Screen window will be displayed see Login to Noventri Server section of this manual 15 2 3 The Projects on Server window will now be displayed Projects on Server E x Last Modified VE EE P AM fide Nels EE Les ke Download Delete Er 15 2 3 1 This window will show all the Projects that have been Published and are located on the Noventri Server Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 72 of 74 15 2 3 2 Download allows a recreation copy of the Published Project to a chosen location 15 2 3 3 Delete allows a Published Project to be deleted off the Server 15 3 Disconnect 15 3 1 Disconnect allows the Noventri Suite to disconnect from the Noventri Server that it is currently communicating with 15 3 2 Select Server gt Disconnect Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 73 of 74 NOVENTRI 301 790 0103 www noventri com 20940 Twin Springs Dr Smithsburg MD 21783 USA Copyright 2010 Noventri All rights reserved Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 1
12. 2 pts but other sizes can be specified by typing it into the Size textbox e Style Choose from the Bold or talic font style by clicking the desired checkbox Text Color Clicking the color box will display the Color palette Select a color for the text and click OK 9 2 4 Text Effects Tab roperties RegionName Clock 1 E to Page e Clock Text Effects Positioning Shadow CECR BU 9 uc 9 D CECR E 9 c Y Offset Shadow Color e Shadow If the checkbox is checked the clock in the Region will have a shadow applied to it e NW N NE WE SW S SE Positions the text by selecting one of the radio buttons e X Offset Will change the up down offset amount of the shadow Y Offset Will change the left right offset amount of the shadow e Shadow Color Can be changed by clicking the Color box This will open the Color palette Select a color and click OK to apply Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 51 of 74 9 2 5 Positioning Tab Note The same Positioning Tab panel is used for all Region types Image Text and Clock see the Positioning Tab instructions in Image Tab section of this Manual 10 Sequence 10 1 Edit Sequence Tab iBl x K Noventri Suite Project 2 sfp File Edit View Publish Server Help New Open e Save E Sequence In Edit Sequence Preview Sequencel2 Pageu z Sequence Entry Properties Total Sequenc
13. 4x768 Orientation 0 Deg Properties SET MEPage001 Apply Color Use Dynamic Page Creation 4 2 Import PowerPoint 4 2 1 This feature allows an existing PowerPoint presentation to be Imported into Noventri Suite The PowerPoint slides will automatically become Pages in the Noventri Suite Project 4 2 2 To Import a PowerPoint presentation the Microsoft PowerPoint program must be already installed on the computer Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 10 of 74 4 2 3 To begin select File gt Import PowerPoint lf a Project is not opened The New Project Wizard for PowerPoint window will be displayed Mew Project Wizard x Project Name Project Folder C Documents and Settings Administrator My Documents Moventri Suite Projects Select a PowerPoint File A HA OWSe Bl Add PowerPoint to Sequence 5F 100e only 5F 200 only Page Orientation me NRI 1024768 TRUE COLOR MEME ENEE E lf a Project is already opened The Import PowerPoint File window will be displayed Import PowerPoint File x Select a PowerPoint File A E OWSe mi Add ta Sequence Cancel Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 11 of 74 4 2 4 If the New Project Wizard for PowerPoint window is displayed fill in the New Project information as normally done Project Name Project Folder Resolution a
14. Composition panel and choosing Delete 5 4 Preview Panel 5 4 1 The Preview panel will show a small scaled version of the Page that the monitor will display Below that will be the Resolution and the Page Orientation of the Project 5 5 Page Properties 5 5 1 The Properties panel enables the Page name to be changed it s reference color to be changed or Dynamic Page Creation to be selected Properties Color Use Dynamic Page Creation e To change the Page name type the desired name in the Name box and click the Apply button The new Page name entered will now show in the Pages sub panel list Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 22 of 74 e A different color is assigned to each Page This color will be used later to identify the different Pages The Color can be changed by clicking the color box choosing the new color to be used and then clicking OK The Use Dynamic Page Creation check box allows the Dynamic Page feature to be selected See the Dynamic Pages Manual 5 6 View Options EL Fit to Window EL Zoom 100 B b poe peo fE 5 6 1 To zoom in amp out in the Composition Panel click the Zoom In Zoom Out buttons located in the Toolbar row of buttons or go to View Zoom In Zoom Out 5 6 2 To fit the Page to the screen size click the Fit to Window button located in the Toolbar row of buttons or go to View Fit to Window 5 6 3 To see
15. Duration mo d o H Transition lf Add New Sequence is selected a New Sequence window will open Fill in a name and select OK xj Mew Sequence Name Po Cancel 4 2 9 Import Slide Duration from PPT By selecting this option the PowerPoint slide durations can be imported and will automatically become the Page duration within the Sequence Note 1 Duration is the length of time that Page will be displayed In the Sequence this is represented by the width of the Page color block in the Timeline see the Add Sequence section of this manual Page Duration e Import Slide Duration From PPT Custom Curation d H d go H Note 2 If the PowerPoint slide duration is not set in PowerPoint it will be inserted into the Sequence with a default Duration of 1 min Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 13 of 74 4 2 10 Custom Duration By selecting this option the PowerPoint slide Durations will be ignored and the Custom Duration that is chosen here will become the Page Duration within the Sequence Page Duration Import Slide Duration From PPT Custom Duration do A d o A 4 2 11 Transition Selecting the Transition to be used between each PowerPoint slide Transition es Cancel 4 2 12 When all the PowerPoint selections are correct select OK Project editing can then continue as normal 4 3 Open Project 4 4 1 To Open an existing Proje
16. ISE 52 10 2 Add SD COUG I CC TI UU MM 54 10 3 RTE ne 55 10 4 Creating ER Eer 55 10 5 TIME NING Naviga ON EE 56 10 6 SCGUENCE Properes soroen E 58 10 7 Sequence Transitions sseeseesssssesseeeeeeeneene nennen 60 10 8 Play Sequence on Preview ane 62 bi JPFCVICW MONO iusso v Ere E Dri We RUPEE VR eS VER EIE IE tout e ve RIED 62 Enable Preview Mode iuc idee tnra n us vu nui ua too a rtv ean v c bab 63 EE 63 misi agiiui 64 DISAIS EE 64 o6dle EEN 65 12 Klee saos ESI NINE ee E UI UE EE 65 12 1 E We ge EM 65 T9 OGIO NOV CUM SO VOL T creena 67 13 1 VEL VIC WN E 67 E JPUDISRIDO orskteUpod ub DEPRIEPEDEF DEED VBEu IIT et a UbLa S Da up do tatisatata obe ai pu i Cru 69 14 1 GIN aac 69 14 2 Belag eg ENT aaa 70 14 3 Publish Project USB Drive Sneakernet 71 Toe uU E SU 72 15 1 AUT 72 15 2 Server COMME HEEN nee 72 15 3 BY ele g elo NEN TT 13 Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 3 of 74 Overview 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 Noventri Suite makes it easy to create Projects to be displayed on monitors in resolutions up to 1920x1200 To display the created Projects on the monitors a Player for each monitor needs to be installed A computer can be used as a Player however the Noventri Suite is designe
17. Image that has a Hashed Border around it Select any hashed edge of the image to drag the border to it s desired position Selecting inside the hashed border lets the entire hashed border move to the desired location Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 38 of 74 Crop Rectangle Displays and allows adjustments to the displayed area of the Image Width Height The new desired dimension of the image This size can be adjusted by using the up down arrows or by typing in the new dimension X Y The new desired X Y coordinates for the mage i e what part of the original image that makes up the new image This location can be adjusted by using the up down arrows or by typing in the new coordinate Note The top left corner of the original image size is always X 0 and Y Q Fit to Image Selecting this will reset the image s new size and location back to the image s original size and location Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 39 of 74 7 2 5 Positioning Tab Note This same Positioning Tab panel is used for all Region types Image Text and Clock Properties Region Mame 5 Image DI Crop Positioning Ta d Lock Position Region Location Region Size eds Lock Position When the Content location is correct within the Region and the Region location is correct within the Page the posi
18. Smith 10 22 13 Page 49 of 74 Note To view the entire Properties panel it may be necessary to adjust the panel size by grabbing the top or right separating bar with the mouse and dragging it e Time Format Lets a format be selected from the choices available in the dropdown menu Use the Player s time zone This checkbox allows a time zone to be chosen for the Clock Region being used Checked This will use the player s time zone which can be set in the Manage tab by selecting a player then clicking Edit Timezone button on the right side panel Advantages If a player is located across different time zone areas they can display the local time that was set for each individual player Unchecked This will make the Edit Timezone button appear in the Clock Properties Choose a Timezone from the dropdown menu and check the Daylight Savings Time checkbox if it applies Advantages The Clock Region will display the time zone that has been selected here rather than the time zone set for each individual player Font Select a Font from the currently installed Windows fonts If extra fonts are downloaded and installed make sure they get installed on the computer where the Server will be running or they will not be displayed Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 50 of 74 Size Allows the font size of the text to be selected Selectable font sizes are 6 7
19. another Database Image The Database Image options allows the image to be e HTML pulled from a Database See the Data Base Manual coming soon This option allows an HTML image to be displayed Properties Region Mame ET to Page EN Image NT Crop Positioning image List Directory G Text List BR Pandorize Bl Database Image jv HTML Website Address http Jl Celay sec E Bl Override Dimensions width A EN A Update Interval min Ins W Refresh Now Adjustments Orientation ED ME e oo Scale Crop Tile ooo REN v Preserve Aspect e 270 H Background Color Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 31 of 74 Warning When using Website Images make sure you are legally allowed to use them See the Warning that will display automatically when you select HTML Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 32 of 74 Website Address Delay Override Dimensions Update Interval Refresh Now Enter the Website Address of the image to be displayed Websites often have objects in motion or they change imbedded images over time so using this delay option allows the Website Image to be captured at the moment desired The time selected represents the time the snapshot is taken after the Web Page is initially opened Websites automatically default to a certain size to acc
20. area 10 5 4 Zoom The Timeline Zoom bar located under the Transitions allows large Sequences to be easily viewed in their entirety or zoomed into so that only the entries being worked on are in the Timeline viewing area Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 57 of 74 10 6 Sequence Properties 10 6 1 Sequence Entry Properties Shows the Properties for the Timeline entry that is selected Sequence Entry Properties Page Duration 00 00 57 Set Play Boundries ms io a 2013 e OG vc A io ai2013 e LJ er EEN H Delete Entry Transition Duration Im sec SF 200 only Start Date Expiration Date 10 6 1 1 Page Duration Shows the time duration for the Page that is selected in the Sequence Timeline 10 6 1 2 Set Play Boundaries Allows a Sequence entry to be displayed only for a specific span of dates times 10 6 1 3 Start Date Time Play Boundaries setting for when the selected Sequence entry will begin to play as part of the Sequence 10 6 1 4 Expiration Date Time Play Boundaries setting for when the selected Sequence entry will stop being played as part of the Sequence Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 58 of 74 10 6 1 5 10 6 1 6 Delete Entry If this option is not selected Once the selected Sequence entry is past it s entered Play Boundaries it will remain in the S
21. ct click the Open button located in the Toolbar row of buttons select File Open Project or use Ctrl O Then browse to the Project location sfp and click Open Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 14 of 74 4 4 Export Project 4 4 1 To Export Pages of a Project to a PDF file or to individual png or jpg files select File Export Project Export Project X Symi Al Pages S Refresh Database fyi Te meel OK 4 4 2 The Export drop down menu allows a selection between Exporting All Pages of the Project or choosing a Sequence of Pages from within the Project Export Project X zia dg Al Pages S All Pages Cancel Refresh Database Sequencet1 Sequence Seguenceds Sequence OK 4 4 3 The Refresh Database option will Refresh all Pages to be Exported to assure that their content is current before they are Exported Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 15 of 74 4 4 4 Once the All Pages Sequence Refresh Database choices have been made select OK The Export Pages As window will open T Export Pages As 2 xl Save In IS Hoventi Suite Pages Exported Oo d H 1 Mu Documents lm Kim LS l NEM E My Computer He nome osse Save as type POF File PDF ze Cancel MM M MM M M j me 4 4 5 Select the desired output file format using the Save as type drop down menu Th
22. ct to older revision Servers Select No to return to the current Suite version When ever Noventri Suite is started from now on this option to update it will be shown 13 1 11 Follow the install instructions see Install Noventri Suite and Noventri Sever section of this manual 14 Publishing 14 1 Overview 14 1 1 After a Project is created with a Sequence it is ready to be Published 14 1 2 A Project can be Published either to the Server or directly to a USB drive for Sneakernet operation 14 1 3 Before publishing the Project verify the following e The Project is designed at the appropriate Resolution for the monitor it will be displayed on and the Player Resolution matches the Project e A Sequence has been created with the Timeline containing the Pages to be displayed and the duration is set for how long each Page will play for e Use the Preview in Edit Sequence to make sure the Sequence plays as desired Only the default snap transitions will be used in preview Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 69 of 74 14 2 Publish Project Server Note1 For a Project to play a Sequence must be created before it can be Published see the Sequence section of this Manual Note2 After Publishing a Project a Schedule then has to be created before it can play see the Schedule Manual 14 2 1 The Noventri Suite will need to have access to the Noventri Server software i
23. d specifically for use with the new Eco Series line of Noventri Players Each Project that is created in the Suite can contain any number of Pages limited only by the resources of the computer being used Each Page created in the Suite is capable of containing multiple Image Text and Clock Regions Each Region supports transparency and can overlap other Regions to create interesting effects Timeline interface enables the creation of a Sequence of Pages with Transitions A Project can contain any number of Sequences limited only by the resources of the computer being used An easy to use Scheduler allows Sequences to be played any time day or night or as needed Note This feature can only be used with the Noventri Eco Series line of Players Playback the Sequences on either the main computer monitor or a secondary monitor Any number of Eco Series Players can also be added Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 4 of 74 Install Noventri Suite Sever Software 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 Noventri Suite and Noventri Server software can be downloaded directly from our web site www noventri com forum The Noventri software can be installed on any number of computers If an existing Noventri Suite or Noventri Server software installation already exists on the computer it will be updated when a newer version is installed If Noventri Suite and Noventri Server software are
24. djusted later Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 41 of 74 8 2 Text Region Properties Properties Region Name Fit to Page Text p Effects Positioning 8 2 14 Type the desired Region Name for the Region 8 2 2 To have the Text Region stretch across the entire Page select the Fit to Page button Other positioning options are available and will be discussed later under the Positioning tab Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 42 of 74 8 2 3 Text Tab Properties Region Mame ET Page Text Text Effects Positioning mi Text File El Darts Database Text Style J Bold il Underline Ml Italic Jl Crop dj Word Font Direction Size 2 d Custom Tracking DE Custom Leading EEE Text Color Bill Background Color a Note To view the entire Properties panel it may be necessary to adjust the panel size by grabbing the top or right separating bar with the mouse and dragging it e Text File In general this option allows a txt file to be selected that contains a list of Text messages However depending on whether or not Dynamic Pages are being used displayed results can vary Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 43 of 74 With Dynamic Page Creation The Text File option is best used only with Dynamic Page Creation when the Page
25. e and dragging the right side vertical border to the length of time desired To add a Page between Entries already in the Timeline select the Entry in the Timeline just before where the new Entry should be entered Then click the Page thumbnail of the Page to be added in Pages sub panel list The Page will be added after the currently selected Sequence Entry 10 5 Timeline Navigation 10 5 1 View Pages Total Sequence Duration 00 02 00 Playback Position 00 00 01 Or im 2m To see a Page that has been added to the Sequence click on the Page color block in the Timeline and it will be visible in the Preview panel Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 56 of 74 To scroll through the Pages that are in the Sequence select the Forward Back buttons located under the Timeline panel Note If a Dynamic Page is used all of its Rotations will be cycled through see the Dynamic Pages manual 10 5 2 Duration and Position Total Sequence Duration 00 02 00 Playback Position 00 00 01 im 2m e Total Sequence Duration Is the total time Sequence will be played before it loops to the beginning and starts over again Playback Position Shows the time location of the marker to help determine it s location within the Timeline 10 5 3 Scroll The Timeline Scroll bar located under the Timeline allows large Sequences to be easily moved into the Timeline viewing
26. e Duration 00 00 00 Playback Position 00 00 01 Transitions Connected to localhost 20940 as Admin Ready Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 52 of 74 10 1 1 The Edit Sequence tab screen is separated into four panels Pages Sequences Is divided into two sections the left side contains the Sequence names and the right side contains thumbnails of all the Pages created in the Edit Page tab for this Project e Sequence Entry Properties Shows the Properties for the Timeline entries Depending on what entry is selected Preview This is a larger preview panel where the Pages can be seen as they will appear when Published To see this large preview click on the Page thumbnail to add it to the Timeline When the color block in the Timeline is selected or the Play button is selected the Pages will appear in the Preview panel Timeline Shows the Pages that have been added to the Sequence in the order they will be displayed Play back Duration time the Transition between Pages and Preview control is also configured in this area Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 53 of 74 10 2 Add Sequence Noventri Suite New sfp File Edit View Publish Server Help mm Save Sequence L J EE Tt Sequences m 2 SequenceD1 Page Note When the Sequence tab is first being viewed a blank
27. e PDF file selection will create one PDF file while the png or jpeg Image file options will create a directory containing individual files for each Page 4 4 6 Select a Filename to be used for either the Exported pdf file or the name of the directory used for the image files 4 4 7 Once the File name and Save as type choices have been made select Save Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 16 of 74 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 8 Save Project 4 5 1 To Save a Project at any time click the Save button located in the Toolbar row of buttons select File gt Save or use Ctrl S Save As Project 4 6 1 To Save a Project to a new location with the same name or a new name select File gt Save As or use Ctrl Shift S Type in the new file name and navigate to the new location Click Save Save As cannot be used to Save a Project into the same directory where the original Project is located 4 6 2 The new Project that was just created will now be the Project that is Open and the Project that was started with will now be Closed Note The new Project that is created with Save As is a copy of the original Project that can now be independently changed or deleted without affecting the original Project Close Project 4 7 1 To Close a Project that is Open select File Close Project or use Crtl W If the Project has not been Saved you will be prompted to do so Recent Files 4 8 1 List
28. ed under File Recent Files will be a list of the last nine Projects that were Saved Clicking one of the file names is a quick way to Open that Project Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 17 of 74 4 9 Exit 4 9 1 To Exit from Noventri Suite select File gt Exit or use Alt F4 4 10 Project Properties 4 10 1 To access the Project Properties go to Edit gt Project Properties or right click the mouse in the Composition panel and select Project Properties 4 10 2 Modify the Resolution of the monitor where the Project will be displayed For best results select a Resolution that matches the native resolution of the monitor This can be found in the monitor s manual 4 10 3 Modify the Page Orientation of the Project This will change the Orientation of the current Project 0 will create a Landscape Page area 90 will create a Portrait Page area 180 will create an upside down Landscape Page area 270 will create an upside down Portrait Page area Note This Page Orientation should match the orientation of how the monitor is installed If an Eco Series Player is being used the Orientation selected here must also match the Orientation that is selected for the Player Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 18 of 74 4 11 Options 4 11 1 To access Project Options go to Edit gt Options or right click the mouse in the
29. equence for reference If this option s selected Once the selected Sequence Entry is past it s entered Play Boundaries it will remain visible in the Sequence for 27 hours However the next time the Project is opened after the 2 hours the Sequence entry Will be automatically deleted from the Sequence Transition Duration This option allows the Duration of the Transition for the selected Sequence entry to be controlled It can be set anywhere between 25 5 seconds Note This option is only for SF 200 Players Page 59 of 74 Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 10 7 Sequence Transitions 10 7 1 The small squares between the Page color blocks in the Timeline represent the Page Transitions Total Sequence Duration 00 03 00 Playback Position 00 00 00 1m 2m RB F F 10 7 2 The default Transition is the Snap and is represented by the small square that is dark 10 7 3 If a computer is being used as the Player the default Snap Transition is the only Transition available 10 7 4 If an Eco Series line of Noventri Players is being used any of the Transitions available in the Transitions panel can be used Total Sequence Duration 00 00 00 Playback Position 00 00 00 Transitions 10 7 5 Select the Page color block to change the Transition that will occur between that Page and the next Page Once the Page color block is selected select a Transition icon f
30. eview Mode Transitions will not be visible and Data Base changes will not be reflected Note2 Selecting this option will temporarily prevent any changes from being made to the Project but will allow the Pages to be viewed in actual size on the monitor Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 62 of 74 11 1 Enable Preview Mode 11 1 1 To turn the Preview mode on go to Edit gt Options or right click the mouse in the Composition panel and choose Options then check the Monitor to use for Preview checkbox 11 1 2 Once the Monitor to use for Preview is enabled choose a monitor to preview it on The dropdown menu will show all the monitors that Windows has available Choose one then select the Apply button Default Project Directory C Documents and Settings Administrator My Documents Noventri Suite Projects Browse iv Monitor to use For Preview s Cancel Apply Important Once the Preview Monitor is being used the only way to stop the Preview is to right click the mouse and choose Hide or Disable 11 2 Start the Preview 11 2 1 While In Edit Page To preview a Page select the Page to preview in the Page sub panel or click anywhere on the Page in the Composition A preview of the Page will now be displayed on the monitor selected Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 63 of 74 11 2 2 While In Edit Sequence
31. inal location of the Image or in the Project s media directory depending on what was selected when the Image Path was entered See the Image Tab Image Path section of this Manual Note Not applicable for Sneakernet Checked Selecting the Migrate image content on publish option will place a copy of the image on the Server This is typically the Noventri Suite Project s directory located on the computer where the Server is installed Advantages No need to worry about the original Image path or the Project s media directory being available The Image will not be accidentally modified or moved Unchecked The Image will be accessed by the Server at it s current location The Image will not be copied to the Server with the Project when it is published The Image location must remain available or the Image will not be displayed Advantages Change the image at its source as long as the file name remains the same without having to republish the Project Saves space by not having large images in multiple locations Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 37 of 74 7 2 4 Crop Tab Properties Region Mame Fit to Page ja Image D Crop l Positioning Image Dimensions E 124 Height 768 Crop Rectangle Width Height e Image Dimensions Displays the original dimensions of the Image Hashed Border Within the Properties panel is a small view of the
32. is locked the curser will change to a lock This can be turned off in the Positioning tab of the Properties panel 6 6 Select Multiple Regions 6 6 1 Multiple Regions can be selected by clicking on the Regions one at a time while holding down the Ctrl key on the keyboard They can then be moved copied or deleted as a group Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 26 of 74 7 Image Region 7 1 Add Image Region 7 1 1 To add an Image to the Page click the Image button located in the Toolbar row of buttons or go to Edit Add Image Region or right click in the Composition panel and choose Add Image Region Now move the cursor to the Composition panel Notice that the cursor changes to crosshairs Using the mouse click and drag an area for the image to go into Do not be concerned about the shape and size of the area at this time it will be adjusted later A B Image Text clock O Zoom In QT Zoom Out K Fit to Page D View 100 Composition Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 27 of 74 7 2 Image Region Properties Properties Region Mame ET to Page dica CH Image Re Lrop l Positioning 7 2 1 Type the desired Region Name for the Region 7 2 2 To allow an Image Region to stretch across the entire Page select the Fit to Page button Other positioning options are available and will be discussed la
33. ject s resolution and its orientation Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 20 of 74 5 2 e Properties Shows the Page or Region properties depending on what area is selected Page Properties allow a Page to be renamed it s assigned color changed or Dynamic Page Creation selected Composition This is the main panel where Page content is created An empty Page will appear as a black area The black area is the screen size and the gray hatched area outside of the black screen is for reference only Add Page Note When first creating a Project a blank Page will be created called Page001 and will show up in the Pages sub panel No ventri Suite Project 1 sfp File Edit wiew Publish Server Help DESIGN 5 2 1 The Edit Page sub panel will display any Pages created in the Project New Pages will be added in the form of Page They will show in the Composition panel as a black area with ruler bars 5 2 2 To add a new Page click the Page button located in the Toolbar row of buttons go to Edit Add Page or right click the mouse in the Composition panel and choose Add Page Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 21 of 74 5 3 Delete Page 5 3 1 Pages can be deleted by selecting the Page to be deleted and then pushing the Delete key on the keyboard selecting Edit gt Delete or right clicking the mouse in the
34. ller than the Region outline may cause poor image quality Crop will keep the Image in its original size but may cut the edges of the Image to fit the smaller Region outline For full manual Crop capability see the Crop Tab section of this Manual Tile will keep the Image in its original size and tile right down as needed to fit the Region This is intended for small images used for backgrounds Preserve Aspect this option is only available when Scale is selected Selecting this option will keep the image ratio in tact Unchecking this box will allow the image to be stretched to fit the size of the Region Orientation Specifies how an Image is to be rotated within the Region 0 will place the image in Landscape 90 will place the image in Portrait 180 will place the image in upside down Landscape 270 will place the image in upside down Portrait e Background Color Clicking the color square will display the Color palette Select a new color for the transparent areas in the Image This will allow the selected color to fill the background of the Region Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 36 of 74 e Migrate image content on publish If selected allows a copy of the image to be put on the Server when the Project is Published or if not selected allows the Server to access the image at it s present location Note The present location may be the orig
35. nd Page Orientation see the New Project section of this manual 4 2 5 Select a PowerPoint File Both the New Project Wizard window and the Import PowerPoint window will have a Select a PowerPoint File box to fill in Fill in the path to the PowerPoint file or browse to it using the Browse button 4 2 6 The PowerPoint slides will be added as Pages into the Project Note If Importing a PowerPoint into an existing Project the PowerPoint slides will be tacked on after the existing Suite Pages 4 2 7 Add to Sequence Add PowerPoint to Sequence Selecting this check box will allow the PowerPoint slides to be automatically added to a Sequence in the Project Note 1 If this Add to Sequence Add PowerPoint to Sequence option is not selected the PowerPoint slides will still automatically be added as Pages into the Project however they will have to manually be add to a Sequence Note 2 A Sequence is a way of specifying the order and duration that Pages are displayed see the Sequence section of this manual Sequence Mame Page Duration e Import Slide Duration From PPT a i Custom Duration d H d go H Transition Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 12 of 74 4 2 8 Sequence Name The Sequence Name can either be an existing Sequence or Add New Sequence can be selected Sequence Mame Add New Sequence Sequence e Import Slide Duration From PPT Custom
36. ne 4 Note n can be used for a line return Randomize This must be selected if Dynamic Pages is not being used and changing from one Text message in the Text File list to another is desired Database This allows Text messages to be pulled from a Database See the Data Base Manual coming soon e Text Text File Path Text typed in the Text box will show up in the Region For the Text File Path select the Browse button and locate the txt Text File that has already been created Note n can be used for a line return within the text message Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 45 of 74 e Style e Crop Choose from Bold talic or Underline font style by clicking the desired checkbox Can be used to trim out the text that exceeds the Text Region borders Word Wrap Lets the typed text wrap within the Region s border e Font so that the Text massage fits within the Region Lets a Font be selected from the currently installed Windows fonts If extra fonts are downloaded and installed make sure they also get installed on the computer where the server will be running or they will not be displayed Direction Coming soon For languages that need to be e Size displayed from right to left Allows the font size of the text to be selected There are pre selected font sizes between 6 72 pts but other sizes can be specified by typing it i
37. nstalled and running on the same computer or on another computer to be able to Publish 14 2 2 After creating a Project it will need to be sent to the Noventri Server using the Publish button 14 2 3 Go to Publish Publish Project to Server to send the finalized content to Noventri Server Nowent Suite New sfp File Edit view Publish Server Help MM Pagelll aS Note This feature is only for the Noventri Eco Series line of Players 14 2 4 If the Noventri Server is not already connected to a Noventri Login Screen window will open see Login to Noventri Server section of this manual Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 70 of 74 14 2 3 The Project has now been Published copied to the location specified and is available for the Noventri Server software to relay to the Noventri Eco Series Players 14 3 Publish Project USB Drive Sneakernet Note For a Project to play a Sequence must be created before it can be Publish 14 3 1 Remove the USB Drive from the Noventri Eco Series player and insert it into an available USB connector on the computer where the Suite is installed 14 3 2 Select Publish gt Publish to Thumb Drive 14 3 3 Safely remove the USB Drive from the computer and insert it back into the Noventri Eco Series Player Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 71 of 74 15 Server
38. nto the Size textbox Custom Tracking Allows the spacing between characters to be adjusted This can be done using the up down arrows or by typing in the number Negative numbers allow the characters to overlap or even reverse in order Custom Leading Allows the spacing between lines in the Text message to be adjusted This can be done using the up down arrows or by typing in the number Text Color Clicking the color box will display the Color palette Select a color and click OK Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 46 of 74 e Background Color Clicking the color square will display the Color palette Select a new color for the transparent areas in the Image This will allow the selected color to fill the background of the Region 8 2 4 Text Effects Tab Properties Region Name Fit to Page Text Text Effects l Positioning E Shadow e H i m H e T _ uy ae E E e Shadow If the checkbox is checked the text in the Region will have a shadow applied to it NW N NE W E SW S SE Positions the text by selecting one of the radio buttons e X Offset Will change the up down offset amount of the shadow Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 47 of 74 Y Offset Will change the left right offset amount of the shadow e Shadow Color Can be changed by clicking the Color box This will open
39. ommodate most monitors Select this option to Override the Website default and adjust it manually Crop can also be used for similar results see the Crop Tab section of this manual Selecting this option will force a new snapshot of the Website Image at the interval specified This new snapshot will only be visible once the Project is playing Selecting Refresh Now will update the Composition view with a regenerated Website Image using it s current selected properties Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 33 of 74 Image Path Click the Browse button and locate the image directory text list to be added to the Page For best results the Images should have the same resolution or larger than the Region it is being out into The acceptable image formats are bmp gif jpg tiff and png for best quality use png image types After the Image is selected a prompt will appear with the option of copying the image file to the Project s media directory xj J Would vau like bo copy Image jpa into the project s media directory Cw e Yes If Yes is selected the image file will be copied to the Project s media directory The Project s media directory was created by the Suite software when the Project was created and is typically located on the computer where the Suite software is installed Advantages No need to worry about the original image pa
40. oventri SUITE Design Manual Suite Version 2 8 znoventri Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 1 of 74 Table of Contents 1 Shu ebessen 4 2 Install Noventri Suite Sever Software cece ccceecceeeceeeeeeeaeeseeeseeeseeees 5 3 start Noventri Suite Gofbware ENEE 7 4 FARO ISG de tenes 8 4 1 prelo 8 AZ JImDOLL P OWE ONM EE 10 A Ro MEME 92 uito cit TT TEE 14 Ae ele E ele EE 15 AaB SAVE d dele GE 17 445 SAVEVAS e IG 17 AT Close Eeer EE 17 4 8 Recent ies 17 21 coi tmm 18 A MUN ise leen 18 UM GIO REESE 19 ANZ Rn elle e rx ai m tT 19 o PAG Ch m 20 5 1 EOL Ge LE ZU E ale We 21 5 3 Delete Hagen 22 54 Preview TE 22 99 PAGS EECH ee eege 22 TE 9 9 EE 23 6 EIERE 24 OT AGO WE e 24 6 2 Navigate Between Regions isroereieporrrnieron Perron EEIEIIE PORET 24 693 DEIGTEREGIOMS EE 25 6 4 MOVE Reoons 25 6095 Ke e E 26 06 Select Eege 26 f MANAG Sr TS cielo a 2 L POG MMAGS e De EE 2 7 2 Image Region Properties A 28 8 FOXERO JION EE 41 ot AGG TEX REJON EE 41 8 2 Text Region Hroperties 42 9 CICK REGION EI m IIT TT 48 gt Add GIOCKREGIOM Eom 48 9 2 Clock Region bropertes 49 Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 2 of 74 10 ene E UU UU 52 10 1 E
41. r best results select a Resolution that matches the native resolution of the monitor This can be found in the monitor s manual Note Resolutions in the drop down menu followed by an asterisk are for SF 100e Players only and Resolutions followed by are for SF 200 only The Page Orientation changes the layout of how the Project is created The Orientation should be selected before creating the Project or adjustments may have to be made to some images or text for them to fit properly Select the Page Orientation for the Project then click OK 0 will create a Landscape Page area 90 will create a Portrait Page area 180 will create an upside down Landscape Page area 270 will create an upside down Portrait Page area Note This Page Orientation should match the orientation of how the monitor is installed If an Eco Series player is being used the Orientation selected here must also match the Orientation of the Player see the Noventri Suite Manage manual Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 9 of 74 4 1 5 The Edit Page tab will now be displayed with Page001 ready to work on 2 ite Project 1 sfp File Edit View Publish Server Help New Open Save 1 RB Page ye Image Text Clock L QF Zoom In QT Zoom Out Qr Fit to Window EL Zoom 10096 Edit Sequence Composition D pg uf E PPP PPP EE OO d uv Lu le D Page001 Resolution 102
42. rom the Transitions panel Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 60 of 74 10 7 6 Available Transitions Transitions Note When Previewing the Sequence in the Preview panel or on the Preview monitor all Transitions will be shown as Snap no matter what has been selected Selected Transitions will only be visible when driven by an Eco Series Player e Diagonal Bars e Wipe e Vertical Blinds e Tile e Dissolve e Snap default Note The Dissolve for the SF100 is a dramatic Dissolve effect while the Dissolve for the SF200 is a very smooth Dissolve effect 10 7 7 To zoom in or out on the Timeline view use the zoom control adjuster located below the Transition panel Transitions Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 61 of 74 10 8 Play Sequence on Preview Panel Timeline 10 8 1 To play the Sequence in real time select the Play button located under the Timeline panel 10 8 2 The Preview panel will loop through the Sequence until pause is selected To continue playing after stopping select pause again 10 8 3 When playing the Sequence forward and backward selection between Pages can be done by selecting the Forward or Back buttons 10 8 4 A blue marker above the color blocks moves as the Preview is playing It can also be used to move to a certain point on the Timeline 11 Preview Monitor Note1 When using Pr
43. ter under the Positioning tab Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 28 of 74 7 2 3 Image Tab Properties Region Name Fit to Page CH Image Re Crop l Positioning Image List Directory GP Text List EI W Database Image HTML Triage Path Use UNC For network path NE Adjustments Orientation ED ME e o0 Scale Crop Tile NE BU Ed Preserve Aspect 270 Ed Background Color Cd Migrate image content on publish Note To view the entire Properties panel it may be necessary to adjust the panel size by grabbing the top or right separating bar with the mouse and dragging it e Image List In general this option allows list of images to be selected this can be a Directory with image files or a Text List of image paths So after selecting Image List select either the Directory or the Text List option However depending on whether or not Dynamic Pages are being used displayed results can vary With Dynamic Page Creation The Image List option is best used only with Dynamic Page Creation when the Page is displayed the images in the Image List will each be displayed before going to the next Page See the Dynamic Pages Manual Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 29 of 74 Without Dynamic Page Creation The Image List option without Dynamic Page Creation has limited use a First of all if
44. th being available or the image being modified The Project is self contained and can easily be moved or copied without losing content Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 34 of 74 No Selecting No will cause the image file to not be copied to the Project s media directory Note Selecting No means the Image needs to stay available at it s original location for the Server to access Advantages The image can be changed at its original source as long as the file name remains the same without having to make changes to the Project Saves space by not having large images in multiple locations Note 1 For best performance image files should not be stored in directories that are accessed frequently such as the root of C and D or Noventri directories We recommend keeping images in the Noventri Suite Projects directory Note 2 Another option is that the Image can be copied to the Server by selecting Migrate image content on publish which is also found in the Image Region Properties panel See the Migrate image content on publish section of this Manual Note Not applicable for Sneakernet Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 35 of 74 e Adjustments Specifies how the Image fits within the Region Scale will change the size of the Image to fit the size of the Region Images scaled up that are sma
45. tion can be Locked by selecting the Lock Position checkbox go to Edit gt Lock Position or right click on the Region and select Lock Position to prevent it from accidentally being moved Region Location Can position the top left corner of the Region exactly where desired by entering the X and Y coordinates Use the ruler bars in the Composition panel as reference Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 40 of 74 Region Size Will modify the height and width of the Region The Region size should not be larger than the Page resolution CONTENT Allows the Content to be justified within the Region by clicking one of the black boxes REGION Allows the Region inside the Page to be justified by selecting one of the represented icons Text Region 8 1 Add Text Region D Image Text Clock Q Zoomin Q Zoom Out Qr Fit to Page R View 100 Composition So ee ee LL EE LG PEEL LL a keeten te e oon We NN on WW ot 8 1 1 To add Text to the Page click the Text button located in the Toolbar row of buttons go to Edit gt Add Text Region or right click in the Composition panel and choose Add Text Region Now move the cursor to the Composition panel Notice that the cursor changes to crosshairs Using the mouse click and drag an area for the text to go into Do not be concerned about the shape and size of the area at this time it will be a
46. to Adjust will not line up an image properly This is possibly due to an image that is too dark or contains too much black area around the outside For best results use Auto Adjust with a picture that has some kind of a border around the outside of the image for reference Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 65 of 74 12 1 4 Once the monitor is adjusted to an image at a specific resolution all subsequent images at that same resolution will also be lined up Note Noventri can provide a Project created for the specific resolution of the monitor being used This Project contains several Images at each Resolution specifically designed to be recognized by monitors and used for adjustments Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 66 of 74 13 Login to Noventri Server 13 1 Overview 13 1 1 The Noventri Server is accessible within the Noventri Suite Software When a connection to the Noventri Server needs to be established the following login screen will be displayed Noventri Server Login X m eL 1 p ocalhost Username Password RH Remember Password Cancel zm OK Note Not applicable for Sneakernet 13 1 2 If the Noventri Server is running on the same computer as the Noventri Suite use localhost as the Host 13 1 3 If the Noventri Server is running on a different computer than the Noventri Suite use the comp
47. tri Suite Software 3 1 Start the Suite using the shortcut Suite that is located on the desktop 3 2 When Noventri Suite is started the following screen will be displayed DESIGN _MANAGE SCHEDULE The New SF 200 WELL BUY BACK YOUR SF 100 Click Here to Learn more Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 7 of 74 4 Project 4 1 New Project 4 1 1 Click the New button located in the Toolbar row of buttons or go to File New Project The New Project Wizard window will be displayed This window contains the Project Properties Note To change the Project Properties after a Project has been created go to Edit Project Properties New Project Wizard i X Project Mame Project Folder C Documents and Settings 4dministratoriMy Documents Noventri Suite Projects Howe 5F 100e only 5F 200 only Page Orientation Salem 1024768 TRUE COLOR b n ne esc EE 270 Cancel 4 1 2 Fill in the Project Name The Project Folder is a location that will contain all the Projects that will be created The default path used by the Suite is below however a different location can be Browsed to if desired Default C Documents and Settings USER WMy Documents Noventri Suite Projects Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 8 of 74 4 1 3 Select the Resolution of the monitor that the Project will be played on Fo
48. uter name or IP address as the Host 13 1 4 The default administrator Username is Admin case sensitive 13 1 5 The default Password is noventri case sensitive 13 1 6 Click the Remember Password check box to have the Password filled in automatically at the next login Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 67 of 74 13 1 7 Select OK to connect to the Noventri Server Note If the Noventri Server version is newer than the version of Noventri Suite an error message will be displayed stating that the Noventri Suite is too old and giving the option to update x Your Suite version is too old Ea connect to this Server Would you like to download the update 13 1 8 Select Yes to update the Noventri Suite software This will enable the ability to connect to this version of the Noventri Server The Noventri Suite update file will then be download to the computer 13 1 9 Once the Noventri Suite update file has been downloaded select Yes in the Update Needed window to Install the update x i 2 Would vau like bo install the update now You will not be able to connect to older servers after installing Yes Mo Noventri Suite Design Manual SF200 0162 01 REV 04 Diane Smith 10 22 13 Page 68 of 74 13 1 10 Select Yes to Install the Noventri Suite update Note Once this Noventri Suite update is installed the Noventri Suite will no longer be able to conne
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