Tutorials.

Watch our Tutorials to learn SignStix the easy way.
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SignStix Director.

How to

Register a Device

00:00: This tutorial guides you through registering a new device in SignStix Director.

00:03: You will learn how to navigate the interface and complete the device registration

00:07: process.

00:13: Click "DEVICES" to open the devices management section in SignStix Director.

00:18: Click "List" to open the Devices page.

00:23: Click the Register Device icon to register your new device.

00:27: Take the device ID displayed on the registration screen.

00:31: Input that unique Device ID.

00:33: Click "Name this Device" to enter a recognizable name that will display in your device

00:37: list.

00:39: For this example I have chosen "Test Device 2".

00:42: Click "Register Device" to finalize the registration and add the device to your SignStix

00:46: Director account.

00:49: You have successfully registered a new device in SignStix Director by navigating

00:52: to the devices section, entering the device ID and name, and completing the

00:57: registration. You

00:58: can now manage this device within your account or proceed to configure its settings.

01:03: settings,

Get your screen connected in a few easy steps.

How to Upload

and Convert Videos

00:00: This tutorial guides you through converting and uploading videos using SignStix Director.

00:04: director.

00:05: You will learn how to prepare your video for portrait display and manage it within

00:09: the application.

00:10: Click "HOME" to navigate to the main dashboard of SignStix Director.

00:15: Click "CONTENT" to access the content management area where videos and assets are

00:19: handled.

00:20: Click here to begin selecting files for upload within the content section.

00:25: Click "Choose Files" to open the file selection dialog and locate your video files.

00:30: Enter the path to your video file to select "Testing_video_test_90_degrees.mp4" for processing.

00:35: for processing.

00:36: Click "Convert to PortraitMake

00:38: Compatible" to begin converting the video to a portrait-compatible format.

00:43: Click "Convert to PortraitMake Compatible" again to confirm and proceed with the conversion

00:47: process.

00:49: Click "Upload" to send the converted video file to the SignStix Director content library.

00:53: Library.

00:55: Click here to view the uploaded video content within the application interface.

01:00: Click "Close" to exit

01:01: the upload dialog and return to the content overview.

01:04: Click "Testing_video_test_90_degrees.mp4Folder: /" to

01:06: open the folder containing your

01:08: uploaded

01:09: video.

01:10: Containing your uploaded video.

01:13: Click "View Asset" to preview the uploaded video and verify its content and format.

01:18: Switch to "app.guidde.com" to continue managing your content within the Guidde platform.

01:22: platform.

01:24: Click "Draft00:09" to access the draft version of your video for further editing or review.

01:28: further editing or review.

01:30: You have successfully converted a video to portrait format and uploaded it to SignStix

01:34: Director. Next,

01:35: you can manage and edit your video drafts within the Guidde application for finalization.

01:39: finalization.

Ensure you have all your video content available to use.

How to

Use SignStix Wizard

00:13: In the left-hand menu click on Wizard and you will go straight into a sequence.

00:18: This sequence allows you to put a mixture of still images and videos.

00:22: They are handled in the same way using the science tick signage wizard.

00:26: First of all, give your sequence a name and decide what resolution of screen you want

00:30: to put the content on.

00:32: There are drop down options for landscape,

00:35: portrait,

00:36: fourkay and custom.

00:43: Then click either,

00:44: asset selection or nexxt, to go to the next stage.

00:48: Here we have lots of assets that we've previously uploaded.

00:52: You can click to filter the assets by asset type

01:06: Click the Add asset button to include new media files in your sequence.

01:11: Next we go to a review stage.

01:14: You'll notice that there is an exclamation mark next to the first png.

01:19: That's because it's a different resolution to the screen size that I selected at the

01:22: beginning.

01:24: You might want to remove that from your sequence so that you don't get any

01:27: distortion.

01:29: Next choose the screen where we want to put our content.

01:32: You can highlight several screens or even locations with multiple screens within

01:37: them.

01:38: Let's put it on Monty's Burger Bar and Poppies Doughnut Parlor.

01:42: Then submit.

01:44: We can either assign to the devices telling them they should have that content but

01:48: press deploy later or we can assign and deploy right now.

01:51: pushing that content straight away to screens

01:55: and that's it done.

01:57: The message is in the top right-hand corner confirm that your deployment has been

02:00: successful.

02:07: If you want additional information with regard to that deployment,

02:10: you can go into the devices in the devices list.

02:14: Choose the orange writing next door to Monty's Burgerr Bar.

02:18: It has a red rocket icon which tells us the content is outdated,

02:22: so we know the content has not appeared on the screen.

02:35: The rocket flashes green when it is downloading.

02:38: When it's a solid green rocket, you know that your content is on the screen.

02:43: You can get additional verification by requesting a screenshot,

02:47: click on the camera icon in the top menu, you will then see it appear on the right

02:50: hand side with a date stamp.

The quick way to get content on screens.

How to

Use Templates

00:00: This tutorial guides you through using SignStix Templates.

00:05: Click "TEMPLATES" to open the template catalogue.

00:09: We have a selection of commonly used Templates available, with more being added on a

00:13: regular basis.

00:15: Now,

00:15: select a template you would like to create a Sign from.

00:19: Once selected, give your new sign a name.

00:24: Next, click "OK" to confirm and save.

00:29: You can add additional information now, or after editing your template.

00:33: Here, we are adding a tag.

00:36: Click "Add" to apply the entered tag to your sign template.

00:40: Click the paintbrush icon in the top menu to open and edit your chosen Template.

00:45: This will open a new window for you to do so.

00:49: Next, click the cog to open the settings menu.

00:53: The settings menu will then appear on the right hand side of your Template.

00:58: Within this, you can see that you have various options to customise your chosen

01:02: template.

01:04: There are three catagories within the settings menu.

01:07: Set-Up, Style and Layout

01:11: In Style, you can edit things such as fonts.

01:15: This has a drop down menu with options to choose from.

01:18: Let's select a different font.

01:22: Click the drop down menu, and select "Poppins".

01:25: You will be able to see changes instantly.

01:29: Next, in Set-Up, we can change the layout of the template by clicking the dropdown menu

01:33: of Theme.

01:35: Here we have chosen compact.

01:38: To confirm the changes we have made, Click "OK".

01:42: Once we are happy with our changes, Click "Publish" in the top right corner.

01:47: Now your customized template sign is available for use.

01:52: You have successfully created, customized, and published a new sign using Templates.

01:58: You can now manage your signs and update your screens content as needed, to keep

02:02: your displays current.

Browse and use our catalogue of pre designed templates.

How to

use Validity in SignStix

00:00: Validity is a really useful feature in Sign-Stix.

00:03: You can use it to set a start and end time and date, on a piece of content.

00:08: This feature would be useful in scenarios such as displaying time sensitive

00:12: promotions.

00:14: In this tutorial, you will learn how to enable the validity period on a video or

00:19: image file.

00:20: In content, select the file name or edit icon, on the asset you want to add validity

00:25: to.

00:27: Then, tick the "Enable" box to activate the validity period.

00:32: Now you can select a start date and time.

00:36: Followed by the end date, and time.

00:39: Finally, Click the "Update Asset" button to save the validity period.

00:44: You have now successfully added a validity period to your file.

00:48: Now when the end date and time is reached,

00:51: the file will not play, even if you still have it in a playlist.

00:55: Please note, Sign-Stix player Version 3.4.0 or higher is needed for Validity.

Enable start and end dates for your uploaded assets.

SignStix Creator.

Create a

Carousel Sign

00:00: This walkthrough explains how to create and configure a carousel sign within SignStix.

00:04: sticks.

00:05: You will learn how to set up the carousel,

00:07: customize its settings, add media content, and publish the final sign.

00:13: Navigate to the menu and select Creator, to begin creating a new sign.

00:19: Select new sign to get started.

00:23: Enter a descriptive name for the new sign to identify it easily in your content

00:26: library.

00:29: Confirm the creation of the new sign by clicking ok.

00:33: If you want to add a background to your sign,

00:35: follow these next steps.

00:38: Otherwise skip straight to Widget Tool.

00:41: In the Media Management section, select your background image.

00:46: Then, drag and drop it onto the canvas.

00:49: Resize the image if needed, by selecting the corners and dragging them to the desired

00:54: size.

00:56: By selecting Show Grid, you enable snapback.

00:59: This helps you make sure that the image covers the entire canvas when aligning it to

01:03: the edge.

01:05: Once happy, select the widget tool in the left hand menu,

01:09: and draw a box on the canvas.

01:12: The Widget Menu will then appear.

01:15: Select Carousel.

01:18: Arrange and resize your Carousel Widget to fill the desired canvas space.

01:23: Hold shift and click the cog in the top right corner of the widget.

01:28: The Carousel Tool menu will then open.

01:32: To remove existing content, select the delete icon next to each item.

01:37: To add new content to the carousel,

01:39: click add.

01:41: and select the folder.

01:44: The Media Library will open.

01:47: Here we can see con

01:48: tent we've already uploaded into SignStix.

01:52: Click on any con tent you wish to add to your carousel.

01:56: Select everything you need.

01:59: Confirm order of content by clicking each item in order of appearence.

02:04: Confirm the selection of media files by clicking select.

02:09: We can now see the content has been added to our carousel.

02:14: Specify the duration each static carousel item will be displayed during playback.

02:19: Please note that videos will play their entire length.

02:23: Select the Options dropdown to remove navigation arrows from the Carousel.

02:29: Click the option to de-select.

02:32: Like so.

02:34: Confirm all setting changes by to apply changes and prepare the carousel for

02:39: publishing.

02:41: Publish the completed sign to make it available for use within Director.

02:46: This walkthrough guides you through creating,

02:48: configuring,

02:49: and publishing a carousel using the SignStix Creator application.

02:54: It covers naming,

02:55: setting display options,

02:56: managing layers,

02:57: adding media,

02:58: and finalizing the carousel for publication.

Learn how to use the Carousel Widget in Creator.