1. EASY Digital Signage MADE Ryan Willerton Director of Student Activities Facilities University of Notre Dame 574.631.4075 Willerton@nd.edu

2. SESSION OVERVIEW Why a simple solution works for ND Contrast advanced vs. simple systems Planning considerations Equipment overview Updating content Advice

3. Notre Dame Experience

4. ADVANCED SOLUTION Tightrope Media Systems 5 monitors managed remotely

5. SIMPLE SOLUTION Looks similar Smaller Managed locally

6. YOUR PC SERVER PLAYER MONITOR STANDALONE PC MONITOR ADVANCED SIGNAGE SYSTEM * SIMPLE SIGNAGE SYSTEM * Not indicative of all digital signage systems CONTRASTING ADVANCED VS. SIMPLE

7. PROS Cheaper option for 1 location No annual service agreement No IT/server issues Simple to understand Easy to troubleshoot Reuse equipment if it doesn’t work out CONS More expensive for multiple locations Dedicated PC Static content 2 steps to update Cumbersome at times Full screen ads only No sound PROS & CONS OF A SIMPLE SYSTEM

8. WHERE TO USE A SIMPLE SYSTEM Information Desk Lounge Office Reception Area Building Entrance Convenience Store Retail stores By e-mail stations

9. To be successful…

10. IS Understand your vision Plan the location PLANNINGCRITICAL

11. Who is your audience? Will it be in a location where it will be read? Static or dynamic content? Videos? RSS? Text crawl? Who will create the content? Who will maintain it? QUESTIONS TO ASK

12. Secure mounting Concealing cables Access to IR sensor Electricity Portrait or landscape Standard size monitor PLANNING: THE MONITOR

13. Basic CPU Secure location Electricity Easy access to 3 USB drives Jump drive (for pictures) Mouse Keyboard PLANNING: THE CPU

14. Long VGA cable Lighting Network connection Tamper proof PLANNING: OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

15. BEFORE YOU START DESIGNING CONTENT

16. 6 PREP STEPS

17. CHECK THE MONITOR’S PIXEL HEIGHT & WIDTH DIMENSIONS 1

18. ADJUST THE DISPLAY SETTINGS 2

19. MATCH THE SCREEN SIZE TO MONITOR SPECS `````````````` 3

20. TURN OFF SCREEN SAVER 4

21. TURN OFF POWER SETTINGS 5

22. Create 2 Folders on the Desktop CURRENT ARCHIVE 6

23. SOFTWARE TO CREATE IMAGES Adobe Fireworks (formerly Macromedia)

24. HOLD ON! TEST THE DIMENSIONS BEFORE YOU CREATE ALL OF YOUR IMAGES

25. Create a test image to check proportions Draw a box to the proportion of your screen with a 10 pixel border. Draw a circle Draw a square Insert a picture Preview this image & look for distortion

26. THE SIGNAGE SOFTWARE

27. USING PICASA

28. USE THE TOOLBAR TO START SLIDESHOW

29. OR JUST CLICK THE “PLAY” BUTTON

30. YOUR SLIDESHOW IS NOW UP & RUNNING! Hover your mouse at bottom of screen

31. TOOLBAR AT THE BOTTOM OF SCREEN

32. SLIDE TRANSITION TIMING

33. ADJUSTING TRANSITION EFFECT

34. ADVICE Test your images Have default content available Create a schedule for updates Make sure the Process is not Cumbersome Empower one staff member Create templates to save time

35. EASY Digital Signage MADE Ryan Willerton Director of Student Activities Facilities University of Notre Dame 574.631.4075 Willerton@nd.edu