Streme Software User Manual Version-8.0

Streme Software 

User Manual 

Version-8.0 

Niche Softek Pvt Ltd 

515, A Wing, Sagar Tech Plaza, 

Andheri (E), Mumbai 72, India. 

Website: www.streme.tv 

Streme Digital Signage Framework 

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Contents Page numbers 

1. Know your Product 3 

a. Streme 3 

b. Streme benefits over static signs 3 

c. Content is King 3 

d. Applications 3 

e. Why Invest in Streme 4-5 

2. Streme Technology Framework 6 

a. Displays 7 

b. Network Infrastructure 7 

c. Streme Management Server (Streme Manager) 7-8 

d. Integrating Content on Manager 9 

e. Streme Player 9-11 

3. Streme Manager Software: 12 

a. Setup and Installation 12-13 

b. Configuration of Manager 14-16 

c. Getting Started 17 

d. Defining Locations 18-20 

e. Defining Displays & Players 21-22 

f. Configuration: Upload and Download 23-27 

g. Templates Framework 28-31 

h. Managing Contents and Content Library 32 

i. Movie 33-38 

ii. Image 39-44 

iii. Flash 45-49 

iv. Ticker 50-54 

v. Application 55-59 

vi. Grid 60-64 

vii. Labels 65-68 

viii. Browser 73-80 

ix. Desktop 81-83 

x. IP Camera 84-86 

xi. Live TV 87-91 

xii. Scrolling Text 92-94 

i. Scheduling Templates 95-98 

j. Uploading The Display 99-106 

4. Streme Player Software: 107 

a. Setup and Installation 107 

b. Configuration of Player 108 

c. Start Player 109 

5. About Us. 

a. Copyrights 

b. Disclaimer 


1. Know your Product: 


Streme Digital Signage is a form of electronic display that shows information, advertising and other 

messages. 

Streme Digital Signage was designed to run in real time 24X7 reliable environments. Most other products 

are based on regular desktop hardware and operating system like Windows XP professional or Red Hat 

Linux. Our systems have been known to run for long durations without rebooting. 

Using standard industry grade hardware, Streme Managers and Players provide reliable performance. 

Streme Benefits over Static Signs: 

Digital signs (such as LCD, LED, plasma, or projected images) can be found in public and private 

environments, such as retail stores and corporate buildings. The benefits of digital signage over static signs, 

in situations where changing signs are preferred over static signs, are that the content can be exchanged 

more easily, animations can be shown, and the signs can adapt to the context and audience, even 

interactively. 

Content is the king 

"Content", in the context of digital signage, is the name used to describe anything designed and displayed 

on screens. Content can be anything, including text, images, animations, video, audio, and interactivity. 

Content is the heart of any digital signage. 

Applications: 

Digital signage is used for many different purposes and there is no definitive list. However, below are some 

of the most common applications of digital signage: 

1. Public information – news, weather and local (location specific) information, such as fire exits and 

traveler information 

2. Internal information - corporate messages, health & safety, news, etc. 

3. Advertising – either related to the location the signage is in or just using the audience reach of the 

screens for general advertising 

4. Brand building – in-store digital signage to promote the brand and build a brand identity 

5. Influencing customer behavior – directing customers to different areas, increasing the dwell time on 

the store premises 

6. Enhancing customer experience – applications include the reduction of perceived wait time in 

restaurant waiting areas, bank queues, etc., as well as recipe demonstrations in food stores 

7. Enhancing the environment – with interactive screens (in the floor for example ] ) or with dynamic 

way finding. 


Why invest in Streme: Its SIMPLE, it’s EFFICIENT, It’s ROBUST. 

• Streme Manager is incredibly SIMPLE. No multimedia expertise required. 


All content scheduling and management uses a simple drag and drop interface, designed for business users 

and network managers. No complex multi media skills are needed to define layouts schedule and monitor 

the network. 

• Streme’s Remote Updating System is incredibly secure. 

Content is encrypted pre-upload and signature decrypted on the fly in the player. This ensures that no 

hacker can tamper with your content. 

• Easy Setup and installation. 

Our players are setup and go live under 10 minutes, and you don't need to worry about installing any 

software at all. The controllers are small enough to mount behind any display, work with a Wi-Fi Network 

for rapid installation. Streme is designed for remote management; we handle all the ongoing upgrades 

online, without any manual patches or Windows updates. 

• Manage Multi Users. 

Define location wise, screen wise, action wise rights to make sure who's allowed to do what and when. 

• Powerful Content Management. 

Streme gives you total flexibility to schedule content up to any number of areas, with any combination of 

content you want. At Streme, we help you save time and money with industry-standard content and tools. 

Streme currently supports more than 90 formats, with new ones being added every month. Standard content 

formats like MPEG-4 video, Flash, and still images, along with live video and RSS/data feeds are also 

supported. Streme is designed to work with popular design tools like Flash and Photoshop, so learning 

proprietary authoring tools is not necessary. And just like you'd expect, Streme powers your display at its 

native resolution, either in normal or portrait / pivot mode. 

• Cutting Edge Interfaces to Hardware devices. 

Streme has interfaces to RFID, blue tooth, text messaging from cell phones, GPRS, Live TV Channel, Set 

Top Boxes etc. More interfaces are being added all the time. Streme has the capability to interface and 

integrate with any compatible hardware or software system to deliver a solution. 


• External Application Integration and Triggers. 


External events like fire alarms, inventory positions, parking status etc. can be integrated to switch display 

content. This provides a quick easy no-customization approach of interfacing Streme with your other 

enterprise applications. 

• Cloning Displays. 

With hundreds of displays being added to an ever growing network, Streme provides for cloning a primary 

display onto a group of cloned displays. By just programming the primary display, the cloned display 

duplicates like the primary display. This eliminates the complexity of programming thousands of displays 

individually. 

• Unlimited Display Output Options. 

Streme controllers come with options for all standard output options like VGA, Composite out, Component 

out and S - Video. 

• Directional Sound 

Streme integrates perfectly with leading directional sound systems. This provides the customer a unique 

opportunity to enhance the digital signage experience. 

• Customization, Upgrades and more. 

In line with making Streme the best feature rich signage system worldwide; our team is adding new 

capabilities every day to the product. We have one single product across industry verticals. We see 

customization requirements from our customers as an opportunity to make the system better. Some 

competitors charge phenomenal amounts for customization and integration. 

• Streme can be used for both kiosks and digital Signage. 

Streme is widely used for building kiosks of virtually any functionality. This is managed from the same 

Administrator interface. Your systems can even talk to one another, such as having a kiosk that controls the 

content on a nearby plasma display. When the kiosk is not in use, it switches to digital signage mode 

automatically, making the best use of the display opportunity. 

• Technology Framework 

Streme Digital signage relies on a variety of hardware to deliver the content. 


2. Streme Technology Framework 

The components of a Streme Digital Signage installation include 

• Displays (one or multiple), 

• Media Player/s (one per display generally) 

• Content Management server (Streme Manager) also called Administrator 

• LAN / WAN Internet connectivity 

• FTP Server 

Fig: Streme Digital Signage Framework 


Sometimes two or more of these components are present in a single device but typically there is a display 

screen, a media player, and a content management server that is connected to the media player over a 

network. One content management server may support multiple media players and one media player may 

support multiple screens. Stand-alone digital signage devices combine all three functions in one device and 

no network connection is needed. 


Displays 


Digital signage displays may be LCD screens, LED boards, Projection screens or other emerging display 

types like interactive surfaces or Organic LED screens (OLEDS), or Kiosks, 

Network infrastructure 

Whenever the display, media player and content server are located apart there is a need for audio-video 

wiring between the display and the media player and between the media player and the content server. 

The connection from media player to display is normally a VGA, DVI, HDMI or Component 

video connection. Sometimes this signal is distributed over Cat 5 cables using transmitter and 

receiver baluns allowing for greater distances between display and player and simplified wiring. The 

connection from media player to content server is usually a wired Ethernet connection although some 

installations use wireless Wi-Fi networking. 

Streme supports a wide range of network options. This includes LANS, WAN, FTP server, Multi-casting, 

cellular networks etc. 

Connectivity has never been so easy and modular. Whatever be the bandwidth and connectivity, you can be 

assured that information (content) will reach from the manager to the player. 

Streme Management Server (Alias Streme Manager): 

Streme Manager Software is the center point of the Streme Digital Signage. 

This helps you design your digital signage’s sitting at one single location the Head office or any location of 

your choice where you decide to keep the Manager. To manage any network, a management server is 

required. This can be located anywhere; it just needs to be connected to the digital signage network. New 

content will be managed and organized here, while the actual content itself is stored and played on the 

Player s. Digital signage networks can either be closed (small internal networks) or open to the World Wide 

Web, which will determine how the content on the screens is updated. 

With Streme Manager you can manage a small office network with just a few screens or a large advertising 

network with thousands of screens. 

Streme Manager Software installs easily on your desktop and gets the setup done and Streme running in 

minutes. 

The Manager Software has special interfaces to interact with your business software. For the retail industry, 

the company ERP systems can be interfaced to pick up relevant data. We shall take a look at the interfaces 

later in the manual. 

Designed to be operated by Business managers, Streme managers lets you have complete control over your 

signage network. 

We have self running demos available on www.streme.tv for users and easy to follow FAQ’s on the 

www.streme.tv 



Let us take short preview of how Streme manager helps us manage the Displays, players and 

networks so easily and simply. 

Manage Hierarchy of Locations & Define Displays and Players easily: 

Location Manager allows user to define and set up Hierarchies such as Company Name, Node (city), 

Locations in a tree format. Displays are attached to Locations. Displays can also be defined here. Templates 

can be designed for each display. This interactive GUI interface is appreciated for its ease of use. Extensive 

filters are provided to manage and operate the network. 

Flexible Template Designer: 

The Template Designer allows the user to graphically draw the windows on the screen with an easy to use 

drag and drop tool. Any number of templates can be defined for a screen. Each Display can be assigned a 

different template. 

Powerful Scheduler: 

Scheduling of content can be done on basis of date, time, day or a special event (parameter). Different 

Parameters are used to interface Streme to external applications. 

Content Library: 

A comprehensive digital content library allows users to put in authorized content for use over the network. 

Critical content attributes like durations, file formats, brands, categories and owners/ customers are stored. 

Upload and Download Manager: 

The Manager transmits the content to players across the network with high reliability. Uploads are done at 

a specified time or an interval to a FTP Server. Support for multi-casting is built in. The network supported 

includes LAN, WAN, Internet, etc. 

Completely scalable: 

The Manager is completely scalable to cover your investments right from starting a small network to 

growing the network to a large distributed network. Flexible upgrade options and support packs make the 

solution future proof. 

Proof of play: 

Detailed reports of activities taking place on the Manager and the player can be generated in the form of 

Log files. This is based on the content shown on each display. Reports are generated from logs generated 

from the player. This log can be used to generate billing information. A comparison of planned logs vs 

actual logs can be made available, making it a necessary essential for advertising business. 

Logs and Alert Generators: 

Players automatically generate alerts and logs for events like low disk space, alerts, disk utilization etc. 

These alerts are collated from multiple players on the network and analyzed for potential problems and 

used for quick corrective action. An email and SMS interface (optional) are provided to alert the operations 

manager in real time. 


Integrating Content on the Manager: 


With Streme getting content in the Manager is so simple. Just drag and drop to create a template. Just 

define Playlist and schedule and get going. It’s that simple. 

With Streme manager, the solution architect can plug in the middleware at the manager level, network level 

or the player level to deliver stunningly different solutions that add value to your business. 

Plug-ins to produce extensive proof of plays and direct invoices that hit the ERP billing system turns your 

signage network into a revenue generating business instantly. 

Streme Players: 

Streme Player Software enables thin client hardware or other personal computer hardware to display digital 

signage content. The Player is connected to the Display. It gives unmatched reliability and uptime. 

Versions are also available for standard PC hardware and OS for specialized hardware’s. 

The Player works with Streme manager software to create enterprise wide digital signage networks. 

Connectivity has never been so easy and modular. Whatever be the bandwidth and connectivity, you can be 

assured that information (content) will reach from the manager to the player. 

Streme Player has options for wide range of add-ons to suit any business requirements like broadcasting, 

interactivity, connecting various devices to build solutions. For the solution architect, the flexibility offered 

to add drivers, devices and middleware software was never so easy and quick. 

Constantly under innovation by a focused team in India, Streme player had evolved to cater to almost any 

display requirements. 

Streme Player software can power any display like LCD, Data Projector, USB Photo frames, HDMI 

Displays, HDTV Component displays, and Television channel networks. The solution architect can now 

use the player in the Streme Framework to build flexible and reliable solutions that work. 

Streme supports a wide range of network options. This includes Local area networks, Wide area networks, 

FTP server, Multi-casting, Cellular networks etc. Connectivity has never been so easy. Whatever be the 

bandwidth and connectivity, you can be assured that information will reach the player. 

Streme player has options for a wide variety of add-ons to suit any business requirements like broadcasting, 

interactivity, connecting various devices to build solutions. For the solutions architect, the flexibility 

offered to add drivers, devices and middleware software was never so easy and quick. 

The versatile and reliable player works in a 24X7 operations mode and is being used across industry 

verticals like Retail, Banking, and Advertising Enterprise etc. 



Let us take short preview of how Streme Player helps in displaying the contents as a final output on 

the screens (Displays) it’s so easy and simple. 

Extensive content format support: 

Streme Player has an ability to partition screen into number of parts, each showing a different content 

format. Supported content formats with more than 150 formats of almost any type of content supported 

with more being added every month. 

Content Download through any network provider: 

Streme Player has an ability to download content from a central repository. The connection support is 

provided via any network connection, LAN, WAN or internet. 

Wide range of content storage options: 

Streme player facilitates the content storage on secondary drives. This enables content of any size to be 

stored by choosing appropriate USB Pen Drive or Hard disk as a storage medium. 

Detailed Logging: 

Streme player generates advertisement and proof of play logs in proprietary or international accepted 

standard formats like POPAI. Streme Player uploads and downloads information from a central server on 

the secondary storage device. 

Multiple Resolution Support: 

Once powered on, the system has support for all resolutions Supported by to the display device, Depending 

on hardware used, different video formats like VGA, AV, DVI, and HDTV etc are supported. 

Supports all kinds of networks: 

The system works on a network protocol to connect to a central server. Streme Player also enables an 

internet connection with WiMax networks and dial up connectivity by CDMA, land line and GPRS 

modems. 

Content Encryption: 

Streme player enables reading of encrypted content to prevent unauthorized alterations. Each File is 

uniquely encrypted with a security key to ensure that no unauthorized change of content is permitted on the 

player. 

Optimized for playback: 

Streme Player is optimized for low CPU utilizations. Streme Player has robust security and file system 

locking in order to prevent unauthorized access to the file system. This ensures that only authorized service 

personnel can update the streme software. 


Instant shut down: 


Finally, to shut down the system, Streme Player doesn’t require an operating system shutdown procedure. 

Simply powering down the system is enabled. This action does not damage the system in any way. The 

system continues to work properly any number of times it is shut on and off directly from the mains power 

supply switch. Shutdown time can also be scheduled so that shutdown is person independent. 

Powerful remote Management options: 

A remote management system allows configuration of operating system features and player features 

remotely using a network. 

Customized external device integration: 

For interfacing with external video sources, Streme has an external TV tuner driver and IP camera driver 

pre installed. This enables video streams to be brought into the Streme Player for processing and display. 

For special purpose input support, Touch screen drivers are pre built for standard touch screens. Any device 

with interface to underlying hardware is supported by installing appropriate drivers. Serial communications 

for multiple devices, Infrared communication, Blue tooth communications and other special purpose 

communications are enabled. The communication enables the system to deliver interactive information, 

advertising content, data, and multi-media files to and from devices. This information exchange can be 

triggered by a consumer driven device like a cell phone. 


Streme Manager Software: 

a. Setup and Installation: 

Let’s take a look at how to Setup the Streme Manager Software: 

For this the user needs: 

1. A machine allocated for Streme Manager 

2. Streme Manager Dongle 

3. Streme installer Software CD 

The User can start the Streme Manager Installation in the following way: 

1. Streme Manager Machine Configuration: 


Streme Manager Machine is to be kept ready for the installation to start. 

For installation of Streme Manager, the basic configurations of the machine are provided below: 

Hardware Requirements 

H/W for Streme Manager * Compliance Remarks 

Single User Streme Manager 

For Manager setup use a fresh formatted 

machine with min configuration as 

below.(To be provided by client) 

Min PC Configuration (Actual Depends 

on network size) 

Applicable 

RAM 1GB+ 

HDD 40GB+ 

Processor P4 2.0 or higher 

Win XPP with Service 

Pac 2, Dot net framework 

2.0 installed. FTP 

OS services to be installed 

and configured with 

read, write and delete 

access. 

USB PORT 

TCP/IP port 

IIS 

One free USB port is 

needed 

Port number 21, 80 

should be open 

IIS, FTP services to be 

installed and configured. 

Will be installed at central location. Requires 

Internet connectivity. Also requires a normal LCD 

monitor so that hosted Manager software could be 

accessed. 

To be used to connect the USB dongle needed to run 

the software. 



1) Streme Manager Dongle: 

Streme Manager Dongle is a hardware key used as a license to run the Streme Software. The Dongle is to be 

inserted in the USB port of Streme Manager Machine. It is available along with the Streme Software. 

2) Streme Software CD: 

The Streme Software CD contains 

a) Streme Manager Installer 

b) Streme Player Installer 

c) Streme User Manual 


. Configuration of Manager: 


• Open the folder containing the “Streme Manager”. 

• Double-click on light yellow color rounded icon named “NicheStremeManager.exe” 

• The user would be able to see the following window. 

• Browse the “Database Path” by clicking on the “Browse” button. 

• The following window will be opened as shown in figure. 

• Select the “streme.mdb” file as shown below. 



• The “Config Manager” window will be opened as shown in the below figure displaying the 

“Database Path” in the provided tab. 

• Click on “Save & Log off” button on “Config Manager” window. 

• The “Streme: Login…..” window will be shown to the user as follows. 

Streme Manager is the managing software which is build to control all the players machines 

located at remote locations. This Manager software will update & upload the content from 

manager software machine to Player machine. 

Now the streme manager set up is complete. 


The login window will open automatically as given below. 

Fig2: Login Window. 


Now to login the user need to enter the username and the password. This is generic and will get 

you started with streme. 

1. Enter the username as “admin” and password as “a”. Password is case sensitive. 

2. Click on “OK” button. 

3. Streme: Location Manager Window will open. 

Fig2: Streme: Location Manager 


c. Getting Started 


Let’s see now how easy it is to work on the Streme Location Manager to make it fully customized as per 

the user’s requirements. 

Streme: Location Manager: 

The Streme: Location Manager Window is a form where the user can create the hierarchy for all the 

displays and manage the media content for all the windows. When there are multiple displays, user can use 

the provided “Filter” option and search for any particular or required display for modifications. 

• In the fig2. Above, it is shown how the hierarchy is created. 

• This hierarchy is defined by a certain color coding which is called as ‘Legends’ in the location 

manager form. 

• Red color stands for Root Name. This root name cannot be changed as it is locked up with the license 

provided. For e.g., “NicheSoftek”.Then”NicheSoftek”, have rights to decide what will be appearing as 

Root Name. 

• Purple color stands for the Node. Below root name user can give node name as shown in fig2. Above 

for e.g. “Demo”. In the same way user can create multiple nodes as shown in fig. above for e.g. Delhi 

and Bangalore. 

• Green color stands for Location. Below Node name user can give Location name as shown above for 

e.g. “Mumbai”. Similarly user can create multiple locations as shown in fig. above for e.g. SakiNaka, 

Korma gala, etc. 

• Orange color stands for Display. Below Location user can create displays for e.g. Display1, Display2, 

and Display3 etc. 

• Blue Color stands for the Template. Below display user can create no. of templates with various 

layouts. For e.g.Template1 is created in Display1, Display2, and Display3 etc. 

Every display have default template associated with it when it is created. 


d.Defining Location 

Let’s see now how to create a hierarchy and define the locations for the displays. 

How to Create a Hierarchy? 


Let’s see how to operate the location manager for creating the hierarchy. This form will be useful when 

multiple displays are created. It will help the user to track the location and player easily. 

Adding a Node 

• Select the root name ‘NicheSoftek’. 

• Right click root name and select “Add Node”. As shown in the above figure. 

Entering Node 

• Give the node name. for e.g. Mumbai 

• Click OK. 

Entering Node 

Adding Location 

• Select Node Display and right click. 

• Select Add Location. 


Entering Location 

• Give the location name. for e.g. Sakinaka 

• Click OK. 

Entering Location Details 



Adding Display 


• Select Location Name as shown in fig. above. 

• Right clicks and selects Add Display.” Player Details: Display” window will be opened. 


e. Defining Displays & Players 


Let’s see how to create displays and players. First of all let’s get acquainted by what do you mean by the 

term “Display”? 

What is Display? 

Display is also known as Player. Player is thin client machines which will be keep all contents running on 

the Plasma or having an IP address. 

It will be on the network connected to the manager machine or the FTP server. 

Display is the identity which is placed at remote location connected with the Plasma, LCD, and Projector 

etc. 

How to create a Display? 

The foremost question arises now how to create a display? 

Given below are the steps to create a display. 

• To create a display, the user would be required to fill up the details like “Player Details” and ” 

Download Details” as shown below. This will enable display to upload download content from 

specific location which is assigned in the “Download Details” form. 

• Now fill up the details as follows. 

• Level: Will only display the hierarchy like where exactly the display is created. 

• Player Name: Give the display name which is to be created, suppose “Display”. Now in future 

whatever contents you are going to manage will be dumped in this “Display”. 

A) Open Player Details Tab 

• Resolution: Select the appropriate resolution from the drop down depending on the player 

hardware and the LCD (display device) used. The default resolution is 1024 x768. 

• IP Address: Give the IP Address of the display machine i.e. of the machine on which the user 

wants to run the display. 

• Host Name: Give the name of the Player. 

• Time Synchronize Server Name: Give the name of the admin machine on which you are 

operating the Streme Manager Software i.e. “Manager”. 

• Root Folder Path: It will be filled in automatically once you give the display name. Whatever 

contents you are going to manage will be stored in this path. 

• Delete Expired Content: If kept “Yes” it will delete the data in specified days of time from “Root 

Folder Path”. It will count the specified days only after the schedule of the content is over. For e.g. if image 

has a schedule till December 20 th , so 30 days after 20 th December this image will be deleted. 

B) Open Display Setting Tab: 

• Default Template Frequency: The default value is 600 minutes. 

• Time of Restart: The player machine will automatically restart at the time specified. This helps in 

keeping CPU utilization intact. And can keep your Player machine running. Suppose if Player 

machine is continuously ON for 24 x 7 hrs, and then keep Time of Restart in the midnight. 

• Active: Recommended “Yes”. If kept “No” your display will be deactivated and it may not display 

any content 

• Interactive: Recommended “No”, unless & until you are using Kiosk. 

• Snapshot Frequency: Take Snapshots after particular interval. 

• Display Delay: Start the player after particular time period. 

• PIP Folder Path: It is the path where the Snap Shot will be stored. 


C) Open Advanced Settings Tab: 


• Time of Shutdown: If the user select this option and specify the timings then at the specified time the 

player will be automatically shutdown. 

• Player Start Time: If the user select this option and specify the timings, then the player will be started at 

the specified time. 

• Shutdown between: The user can provide the shutdown time interval in these fields. 

• Master Display: If the user wants to make it as a master display, selects this option. 

• Child Display: If the user wants to make this as a child display then select this option 

And select the Master display of which it becomes a child display. 

• Generate Add Logs: To generate the advertisement log or not. 

• USB Storage: Store content into the USB Pen Drive. 

• Flash Player: Store content into the Flash Player. 

• Control Base: Select as “Form”. 

• Click “Save”. 


f. Configuration: Upload and Download 


The user is suggested to mention the upload and the download details for the player in the 

“Player Details: Display” form. 

Let’s consider now how to provide all the details for uploading as well as downloading of the media 

contents on the 

Player machine. 

D) Open Download Details Tab: 

What are Download Details? 

In Download Details Tab, the user has to fill up the data fields required for downloading the content from 

the server machine (Manager Machine or FTP server). The Player machine will keep on checking for 

Manager Machine or FTP server for downloading any of the uploaded content. 

In Manager Machine, the user will manage the new media content, schedule the display and then would 

upload the same. The Player machines which may be at different remote location will download this newly 

uploaded content from the FTP server/machines. For this to operate the user has to fill up download details 

form as follows: 

Download Details Tab 


Fill up the details as per the below sequence: 

• Type of Download: Select the type as either “Disconnected” or “FTP”. 

If the user wants to download through the FTP server then select the “FTP” option. 

Go to the “Download Settings” Form: 


• Download Server IP: Give the IP address of the Manager machine where you are going to create the 

displays. But if content is uploading on ftp server, and then give IP address of that FTP server. 

• Host Name: Give the computer name of your Manager Machine i.e. where your manager software is 

loaded. 

• Download Folder Path: Give the download folder path as “Root Folder Path” as shown in Display details. 

• Username: Mention the username assigned for the FTP Server machine by which the user login. 

• Password: Mention the password of the FTP Server machine. 

• Confirm Password: Re-write the password. 

• Select either the “Frequency Download” or “Scheduled Download” option. Recommended “Frequency 

Download”. 

For the “Schedule Download”: If the user selects this option, the following window would be 

opened. 

So the user can set the time and day for download. 

• Interval Time of Download: Specify the time interval to check for any new contents uploaded on the 

Manager or FTP Server. 

• Download Enable: “Yes”. If kept “No” Upload/Download is disabled. 


E) Upload Settings: 


If the user selects the type of download as “FTP”, then the following fields are to be filled. 

• Upload Host Name: Mention the IP address of the FTP server where the user is going to upload and 

download the content for e.g. 192.168.4.172. 

• Upload FTP Path: When the “FTP” is selected then this path automatically appears in the provided tab. 

• Upload FTP User Name: Mention the user name as of the FTP server. 

• Upload FTP Password: Mention the password of the “FTP” Server. 

• Confirm Password: Re-type the password. 

Fig: Upload Settings 


F) Properties: 

Fig: Properties 


• Event Data Path: The user should mention here the path to display the events. 

“C:\Event\EventData.xml” is recommended. 

• Excel File Path: The user should define the path to keep the event.xls file. 

“C:\event” is recommended. 

• Streme Interface: Recommended to set the value as “True”. 

Click on “Save” button. 


figure. 


As soon as the user saves the filled information, the display is created in the Location Manager under 

the specified “Node” & “Location” as show in the below figure. 

In this way the user is able to create a particular display with all the necessary information required. 

All the details of the display are created and can be seen under the tree diagram as shown in the above 


g. Templates Framework 

The fundamental question comes what do you mean by the term “Template”? 


Template is a standard pre-formatted example containing layout and styles used to configure rich media 

contents to be displayed through the Streme software. In simple terms, we can say a layout created to play 

on display is defined as Template. 

How to create the Templates? 

Let’s see now how to create template and customize its use as per the user requirements. 

User can create multiple templates and schedule it in the manager. Then displays comprising of these 

templates are uploaded on the player. These templates run on the Player machine in a loop as per the 

schedule provided to them. Say in Template1 images and movies are created, and in Template2 Flash, 

Ticker and then Template1 and Template2 will play on Player machine in a loop. 

Fig: Add Template 



• Select Display (say “Display”), right click and select “Add Template”. Template Details window will open. 

Creating a template and using Drag & Drop elements 

Fig: Template Details-1 


Fig: Template Details-2 


• Give the templates name as shown in figure above as “Template1” and “Template2”. 

• Select the “Template Layout”. If selected 90 or 270 it will give you “Vertical Layouts”. That means 

if the Plasmas or LCD’s are mounted vertically for e.g. Left side up and Right side down, then select 

“90- Rotate Anticlockwise”. And if mounted with Right side up and Left side down then select 

“270- Rotate Clockwise”. 

• Mention the “Template Size” as shown in fig. above Generally it is preferable to give resolution of 

“1024 x 768” as it is acceptable by all kind of displays. 

• In “Template Details” form given above is the Drag and Drop elements i.e. Drag and Drop elements 

given below to manage the “Template Layout”. 

• Select “Image” option and without leaving the “Image” button drag it in the template design space. 

Similarly, the user can follow for all the elements like Movie, Flash, Ticker, etc. 

• After dragging the windows in template design space, resize them by using (↔) symbol. Or by 

selecting the particular window, fill up all the attributes details like Height, Width, Top, etc. in the 

adjacently provided table. 

• In this way you can create a “Template Layout” as shown in figure below. 


Fig: Template Layout 


The customer is a king. So he can decide on his own how to manage his template layouts.One of the 

example is as shown in the above figure. 


h. Managing Contents and Content Library 

The foremost term needed to be defined is “Content Library”. 


By the term “Content Library”, we mean that it is a central storage for all the information (media 

contents like movies, images, flash files, etc) you need to be displayed on the player machines. 

Let’s see now how to manage contents in the content library for all the application windows like 

movie, image, flash, ticker, etc. 

Lets us start with how to manage content for movie window in the Content Library. 


i] How to manage the content for “Movie”? 

Fig: Movie Template 

• On Movie window right click, select “Manage Content”. 



Fig: Manage Content for Movie Window 

• Streme: Video Content Management window will be opened. 

Fig: Video Content Management 

• Click on “Add”. 

• Content Library Selection window will be opened. 



Fig: Add Movie 

• Click on “New”. 

• “Add Files to Content Library” window will be opened. 

Fig: Add Files to Content Library 

• Add the Movie files by browsing from the particular location. 



Fig: Preview of Browsed Movie File in Content Library 

Fig: Adding Video 



Fig: Preview of Added Video 


• Select the Video which the user wants to show and click “OK”. 

• The “Video” will be displayed in the “Streme: Add Video” window. 

• The user can schedule the time interval for which the Video is to be displayed by customizing the tab 

like “From date to To Date” and “From Time to To Time”. 

• See the “Preview” and click “OK”. 


Fig: Video Added In the Grid 

• Video will be added in the grid as shown above. 

• Click “Save & Close”. 

• The User can add multiple content in single window. 



ii] How to manage the content for Image window? 


Lets us start with how to manage content for Image window in the Content Library. 

Below mentioned are the overall steps to manage images. 

Fig: Image Template 

• Right click on “Image” window, select “Manage Content”. 


Fig: Image Template 

• Streme: Image Content Management form will open. 

Fig: Streme: Image Content Management 

• Click on “Add” button. 

• “Content Library Selection” window will be opened as follows. 



Fig: Content Library Selection 

• “Add Files to Content Library” window will be opened. 

Fig: Add Files to Content Library 

• Add the Image files by browsing from the particular location. 

• The “Add Files to Content Library” window would appear as shown below. 



Fig: After Adding Files to Content Library 


• The user should select the “Image” and click on “OK” as shown in above figure. 

Fig: Adding Files to Grid 

• Then that “Image” file will be added in “Content Library Selection” window as shown. 

• The user can set the time interval for which the “Image” file is to be displayed as shown below. 

• The schedule for the “Image” file to be displayed can be customized in “Schedule” field “From 

Date to To Date” and “From Time to To Time”. 


Fig: Add Schedule on “Streme: Add Image” window 

• See the “Preview” as below and click on “OK”. 

Fig: Add Image 




• Click on “Save & Close” button on “Streme: Image content Management” window as 

shown below. 

• The user can add multiple numbers of contents for single window. 

Fig: Images Added in Content Library 


iii] How to manage the content for Flash? 


Lets us start with how to manage content for Flash window in the Content Library. 

Below mentioned are the overall steps to manage flash contents. 

Fig: Flash Template 

• Right click on “Flash” window, select “Manage Content”. 

Fig: Manage Content for Flash Window 

• Streme: Flash Content Management form will open. 


Fig: Flash Content Management 

• Click on “Add” button on “Streme: Flash Content Management” window. 

• “Content Library Selection” window would be opened as follows. 

Fig: Content Library Selection for Flash 

• Click on “New” on “Content Library Selection” window. 

• “Add Files to Content Library” window will be opened as follows. 



Fig: Add Files to Content Library window for Flash files 

• Add the Flash files by browsing from the particular location. 

• The “Add Files to Content Library” window would appear as shown below. 

Fig: Adding Flash files 


• The user should select the flash file as he requires and then click on “OK”. 

• This selected Flash file is added in the grid on “Content Library Selection” window as follows. 


Fig: Added Flash Files 


• The user can set the time interval for which the “Flash” file is to be displayed as shown below. 

• The schedule for the “Flash” file to be displayed can be customized in “Schedule” field “From 

Date to To Date” and “From Time to To Time”. 

Fig: Streme: Add Flash 

• Click on “Save & Close” button on “Streme: Flash Content Management” window as 

shown below. 

• The user can add multiple numbers of contents for single window. 




iv] How to manage content for Ticker? 


Lets us start with how to manage data for Ticker window in the Content Library. 

Below mentioned are the overall steps to manage text data entries for the Ticker window. 

Fig: Ticker Template 

• Right click on “Ticker” window, select “Manage Content”. 

Fig: Manage Content for Ticker Window 


• Streme: Ticker Content Management form will open. 

Fig: Ticker Content Management 

• Click on “Add” button on “Streme: Ticker Content Management” window. 

• “Streme: Add Ticker” window would be opened as follows. 

Fig: Streme: Add Ticker 




• On “Streme: Add Ticker” window, the user should type the text in “Data Entry” field as 

shown in below figure. 

• If the user wants to show the date and the countdown timer, then type “[DT] “will display the 

actual system date and “[CNT] “will display the countdown timer. 

• Select all the mandatory data fields like Fonts, Size, Style, fore color, and Back color. 

• Select the text “Alignment” from Left, Right or Centre options. After all the settings Click OK. 

• For multiple lines use the “Split Char” as “;”. 

Fig: Data Entry option in Ticker 

• Text can be read “From File” too. For that select the option “From File” and browse the 

required .txt file from the particular location as shown in the below figure. 


Fig: From file option in Ticker 


• Text can be read “From Url” also. For that select the option “From Url” and type the required 

URL links. As shown in the below figure. 

• The refresh duration can be customized by the user. 


Fig: from URL option in Ticker 


• Click on “OK” on “Streme: Add Ticker” window. 

• “Streme: Ticker Content Management” window will be opened, wherein “Ticker Content” 

showing the ticker.xml file is saved in the Content Library as shown in below figure. 

Fig: Added Ticker in Grid 

• Click on “Preview” to see the preview of the managed Ticker window. 

• Click on “Save & Close” to save the managed content for the Ticker window. 


E-News using Ticker window: 


• On “Streme: Add Ticker” window, the user should type the text in “Data Entry” field as 

shown in below figure. 

• If the user wants to show e-News, then in the Data Entry field, the user should write [RSS]. 

• Select all the mandatory data fields like Fonts, Size, Style, Fore color, and Back color. 

• Select the text “Alignment” from Left, Right or Centre options. After all the settings click OK. 

• For multiple lines use the “Split Char” as “;”. 

Fig: Add RSS feed to ticker window 

Settings for RSS: 

1) The RSS box should be checked marked. 

2) Download After time should be set. For example as it is shown as 5 minutes. 

3) Char per Lines should be set. Let’s say 75 chars per line. 

4) Title box should be checked marked. 

• Click on RSS tab. 


• Streme: RSS Master will be opened. 

Fig: Streme: RSS Master 

• Click on “Add” tab to insert New RSS URL in Content Library. 

• The “RSS Details” form will be opened. 

Fig: RSS Details 


• Insert the RSS URL in the “RSS URL” field like Google news, economic news, etc. 

• Add the name for this RSS URL like Google.rss in the file name field. 

• Check mark the “Is Active” box. 

• The check box for “Show Feed of Today Only” is checked only if the user wants to show today’s 

updated rss feed only. In this case if the RSS URL is not updated as per current date and time, hence 

no data will be shown. 

• Recommended is “Show Feed of Today only” should be unchecked. 

• In “Description” field the user can write the details for the RSS URL lets say “Google News”, etc. 


Fig: Adding the details for the RSS 


• The newly added RSS would be seen in the “Streme: RSS Master” window. 

• The user can add multiple RSS feed in the “Streme: RSS Master”. 

• The user can also modify the pre-added rss in the “Streme: RSS Master” window either to add new URL 

or description, etc. 

Fig: RSS added in the Streme: RSS Master 

• When the user wants to add any RSS URL for the RSS window, the user can add it by selecting from the 

“Streme: RSS Master” window as shown in the below figure. 

• Click on “Ok” tab on the “RSS Details” window. 


Fig: Selecting the RSS URL from the RSS Details window 


• The RSS will be added in the “Streme: Add Ticker” window as shown in the below figure. 

Fig: Added RSS Feed Contents in the “Streme: Add Ticker” window 



• The user can also see the preview of the RSS by clicking on the “Preview” tab as shown below. 

Fig: Preview of RSS 

• The user should click on the “OK” button on the “Streme: Add Ticker” window. 

• The added RSS in the ticker window will be seen on the “Streme: Ticker Content Management” window as a 

normally added ticker as shown below. 


v] How to manage Application window? 


Lets us start with how to manage content for Application window in the Content Library. 

Following are the steps to manage contents like excel files, ppt, etc for the Application window. 

Fig: Application Template 

• Right click on “Application” window, select “Manage Content”. 

Fig: Manage Content for Application Window 


• “Streme: Exe Integration Content” form will open. 

Fig: Streme: Exe Integration Content 

• Click on “Add” button on “Streme: Exe Integration Content” window. 





• On “Add Files to Content Library” window, the user should browse the selected file type to 

be managed on the “Application Window” by clicking on the “Browse” button as follows: 

• The “Application” window supports the file types of .xls,.ppt formats. 

• If the user check mark the “Ref” option, then the selected file must be available on that 

specified reference path. 

• If the user do not put a check mark for the “Ref” option, then it is not mandatory that the 

availability of the file should be on the browsed path. The file can be available on any drive of 

the system. 


Fig: Add Files to Content Library option for Application window 


• The user would be able to see the path of the browsed file type in the specified “File” tab option. 

• The “Application” window supports the file types of .ppt formats. 

• The “Ref” option is check-marked for the browsed file path as shown in below figure. 


Fig: Browsed Path of the selected file 




• Click on “OK” button on “Add Files to Content Library” window. 

• “Content Library Selection” window will be opened showing the added file in the “Content 

List” as follows: 

Fig: Added Exe File in the Content List 

• Click on “OK” on “Content Library Selection” window. 

• “Streme: Add Exe Integration” window will be opened as shown below. 

Fig: Files added on “Streme: Add Exe Integration” window 

• The user can make the schedule settings as set the “From Time” to “To Time” along with 

“From Date” to “To Date”. 

• The “Refresh File Path” as well as the “Refresh After” duration can also be customized by the 

user. 

• The user can also set the “Display For” duration in the provided tab. 

• Click on “Save & Close” on “Streme: Add Exe Integration” window. 


vi] How to manage the Grid window? 


Lets us consider now how to manage content for Grid window in the Content Library. 

Below mentioned are the overall steps to manage Grid window. 

Fig: Grid Template 

• Right click on “Grid” window, select “Manage Content”. 

Fig: Manage Content for Grid Window 


• “Streme: Grid Content Management” form will open. 

Fig: Streme: Grid Content Management 

• Click on “Add” button on “Streme: Grid Content Management” window. 





• On “Add Files to Content Library” window, the user should browse the selected file type to 

be managed on the “Grid Window” by clicking on the “Browse” button as follows: 

• The “Grid” window supports the file types of .xml formats. 

• If the user check mark the “Ref” option, then the selected file must be available on that 

specified reference path. 

• If the user do not put a check mark for the “Ref” option, then it is not mandatory that the 

availability of the file should be on browsed path. The file can be available on any drive of the 

system. 


Fig: Browsed Content on “Add Files to Content Library” window 

Fig: Browsed files added on Content Library Selection window 



Fig: Files added on “Streme: Add Grid” window 


• The user can make the schedule settings as set the “From Time” to “To Time” along with “From Date” to 

“To Date”. 

• The “Fore color” as well as the “Back color” can be set by the user. 

• The options like “Row Height” as well as “Column Width” are customized by the user. 

• The user can also set the “Player For” duration in the provided tab. 

• Click on “Save & Close” on “Streme: Add Grid” window. 

• The “Stream: Grid Content Management” with the added files in the “Grid Content” are shown: 

Fig: File added on “Stream: Grid Content Management” window 

• Click on “Save & Close” button to save the changed made to the “Grid” window. 


vii] How to manage Label window? 

Fig: Label Template 

• Right click on “Label” window, select “Manage Content”. 

Fig: Manage Content for Label Window 

• “Streme: Label Content Management” form will open. 



Fig: Streme: Label Content Management 

• Click on “Add” button on “Streme: Ticker Content Management” window. 

• “Streme: Add Label” window would be opened as follows: 

Fig: Streme: Add Label 


• On “Streme: Add Label” window, the user should type the text in “Text” field as shown in 

below figure. 

• If the user wants to show the date and the countdown timer, then type “[DT] “will display the 

actual system date and “[CNT] “will display the countdown timer. 

• Select all the mandatory data fields like Fonts, Size, Style, fore color, and Back color. 

• Select the text “Text Alignment” from the provided drop down list. 


• After all the settings done click “OK”. 

Fig: Text entry option in Label 


• Text can be read “From File” too. For that select the option “File Name” and browse the 

required .txt file from the particular location as shown in the below figure. 

Fig: From file option in Label window 



• Click on “OK” on “Streme: Add Label” window. 

• “Streme: Label Content Management” window will be opened, wherein “Label Content” 

showing the ticker.xml file is saved in the Content Library as shown in below figure. 

Fig: Added Label in Grid 

• Click on “Preview” to see the preview of the managed Label window. 

• Click on “Save & Close” to save the managed content for the Label window. 


viii] How to manage Browser window? 


Lets us start with how to manage content for Browser window in the Content Library. 

Following are the steps to manage contents like excel files, ppt, etc for the Browser window. 

Fig: Browser window in Streme: Template Details 

• Right click on “Browser” window, select “Manage Content”. 

• The “Streme: Browser Content Management” window will be opened. 

• Click on “Add” button on the “Streme: Browser Content Management”. 

Fig: Streme: Browser Content Management window 

• “Streme: Add Browser Content” window will be opened. 


Fig: Streme: Add Browser Content window 


• Check mark the “URL” box on the “Streme: Add Browser Content” window. 

• Click on the “Browse” button on the “Streme: Add Browser Content” window. 

• “Content Library Selection” window will be opened as shown below. 

Fig: Content Library Selection Window 

• Click on the “New” button on the Content Library Selection window. 



• The “Add Files to Content Library” window is opened as shown in below figure. 

Fig: “Add Files To Content Library” window 

• Click on the “Browse” button on the “Add Files to Content Library” window to select the URL 

which the user wants to display using the Browser window. 

• The user can also paste the URL link directly in the space provided if he is not willing to browse from 

the respective location. 

• The “Play for” duration can be set by user. It is in seconds. For example here it is shown as 32000 

seconds. 

• Click on “OK” button on the “Add Files To Content Library” window. 


Fig: Browsed URL on the “Add Files to Content Library” window 

• The “Content Library Selection” window will be opened as shown below. 



Fig: Added Content in the Content Library Selection window 


• Select the required content displayed in the “Content Library Selection” window. 

• Click on “OK” button on the “Content Library Selection” window. 

• The “Streme: Add Browser Content” window will be opened as shown below. 

Fig: Streme: Add Browser Content window 

• The user will select the “Display For” duration in this window. Let’s say its 32000 seconds. 



• The schedule can be defined of the content using the “From Date” and “To Date” fields as well as 

“From Time” and “To Time” fields. 

• The “Browser Refresh Duration” will allow the user to set the refreshing time interval of the URL 

after which the URL will be refreshed. Here it is set as 30 seconds that means after every 30 seconds 

the URL will be refreshed. The user can maximize this refreshing rate. 

• When there is a requirement from the login for using any particular website, then the user has to 

check mark on the “Need Login” box. There are two types of login available, Browser 

Authentication and Application Authentication as shown below. 

• For Browser Authentication, give the “Username”, “Password” as well as “Confirm Password” 

credentials for Login. 

• Click on the “OK” button on the “Streme: Add Browser Content” window to add the managed 

content on the “Streme: Browser Content Management” window. 

Fig: Managing Content Using Browser Authentication 

• For Application Authentication, the user can login by two available ways: Keystrokes and 

ElementId. The user can give the “Username”, “Password” as well as “Confirm Password” 

credentials for Login along with the information of the key stroke to be passed from keyboard for 

using the “Keystrokes” option. Click on the “OK” button on the “Streme: Add Browser Content” 

window to add the managed content on the “Streme: Browser Content Management” window as 

shown below. 


Fig: Managing Content using Keystrokes 


• The user can give the “Username Id”, “Password Id” as well as “Login Button Id” credentials for 

Login using the “ElementId” option as shown below. 

Fig: Managing Content using ElementId option 

• Click on the “OK” button on the “Streme: Add Browser Content” window to add the managed 

content on the “Streme: Browser Content Management” window as shown below. 



Fig: Content Managed in the Streme: Browser Content Management window 

• Click on “Save & Close” button on the “Streme: Browser Content Management” window. 


ix] How to manage Desktop window? 

• Right click on “Desktop” window, select “Manage Content”. 

• “Streme: Desktop Streaming” form will open. 




• Click on “Add” button on the “Streme: Desktop Streaming”. 

• The “Streme: Add Desktop Streaming” window will be opened as shown below. 

• Fill the input feeds for the Server IP address, port no., and password and confirm password. 

• In the “Grab Screen Region”, the user is able to grab the specific area of the desktop. The user has 

to fill numeric values for the “Left Start”, “Width” and “Top Start”, “Height”. Please note that the 

“Left Start” + “Width” fields as well as “Top Start” +“Height” should have value less than or 

equal to “100” as shown below. 



• Click on “OK”. 

• The selected desktop streaming file will be saved on the “Streme: Desktop Streaming” window. 

• Click on “Save & Close”. 


x] How to manage IP Camera window? 

Fig:IP Camera Window 

• Right click on “IP Camera” window, select “Manage Content”. 

Fig: Manage Content On “Streme:Template Details” window. 



• “Streme: Live Camera Content Management” form will be opened. 

Fig: “Streme: Live Camera Content Management” window 

• Click on “Add” button on the “Streme: Live Camera Content Management”. 

• The “Streme: Add Live Camera” window will be opened as shown below. 

Fig: ”Streme:Add Live Camera” window 


• Fill the input feeds for the IP address of Camera, Username, Password and Confirm Password. 


Fig:Add new “IP Camera” details 


• Click on the “OK” button. 

• The managed live camera feed will be saved on the “Streme: Live Camera Content Management” window 

as shown below. 

Fig: Managed IP camera feed on the “Streme: Live Camera Content Management” window. 

• Click on “Save & Close”. 


xi] How to manage Live TV window? 

Fig: ”Live TV” window 

• Right click on “Live TV” window, select “Manage Content”. 

Fig: Manage Content for “Live TV “ window. 

• “Streme: Live TV Content Management” form will be opened. 



Fig: “Streme: Live TV Content Management” window 


• Click on “Add” button on the “Streme: Live TV Content Management”. 

• The “Streme: Add Live TV” window will be opened as shown below. 

• On the “Streme :Add Live TV” window, the user is able to select the “Input Type” from any of the three 

available options like “TV”, “Cable” and “Video Composite” as shown below. 

Fig: “Streme: Add Live TV” window with “Input Type” as “Video Composite” 


Fig: “Streme: Add Live TV” window with “Input Type” as “TV” 

Fig: “Streme: Add Live TV” window with “Input Type” as “Cable” 


• On the “Streme :Add Live TV” window, the user is able to select the “Video Device” from any of the two 

available options like “USB” and “Internal Card” as shown below. 


Fig: “Streme: Add Live TV” window with “Video Device” as “USB” 

Fig: “Streme: Add Live TV” window with “Vide Device” as “Internal Card” 


• The schedule can be defined of the content using the “From Date” and “To Date” fields as well as “From 

Time” and “To Time” fields. 

• The user is able to select the “Player For” duration on this window. Let’s say its 32000 seconds. 


Fig: Add new “Live TV” feed on the “Streme:Add Live TV” window 


• Click on the “OK” button. 

• The managed live TV feed will be saved on the “Streme: Live TV Content Management” window as shown 

below. 

Fig: Managed Live TV feed on the “Streme: Live TV Content Management” window. 

• Click on “Save & Close” button. 


xii] How to manage Scrolling Text window? 

Fig: ”Scrolling Text” window 

• Right click on “Scrolling Text” window, select “Manage Content”. 

Fig: “Manage Content” on the “Streme:Template Details” window. 



• Click on “Add” button on the “Streme: Scrolling Text Content Management”. 

Fig: “Streme: Scrolling Text Content Management” window 

• The “Streme: Add Scrolling Text” window will be opened as shown below. 

Fig: “Streme: Add Scrolling Text” window 


• On this window,theuser is able to select the “Header Font”,”Header Size” ,”Style” and “Header 

Forecolor” along with “Row Font”,”Row Size”,Style” and “Row Forecolor”. 

• The user is able to select the “Backcolor” along with the “Background Image” by browsing from the 

manager system too. 

• The user is also able to select the text apperance style from the available four options like “Left 

ToRight”,”Right To Left”,”Top To Bottom” and “Bottom To Top”. 



• The user is also able to select the “Player For” as well as “Hold For” duration in seconds. 

• The user is also able to fill up the numeric value for “No. of events” to be displayed simultaneously on 

the display. 

• With the help of the “Preview” button the user is able to select the Preview of the Venue as well as Events 

along with the selected fonts,size,style and color as shown below. 

• Click on the “Ok” button to save the changes. 

Fig: “Streme: Add Scrolling Text” window to add new content for “Scrolling Text” window 

• The managed scrolling text details will be saved on the “Streme: Scrolling Text Content Management” 

window as shown below. 

Fig: Managed Scrolling Text on the “Streme: Scrolling Text Content Management” window. 

• Click on “Save & Close” button. 


i. Scheduling Templates 


Before displaying the actual media contents on the Player machine, the managed display by the manager 

software is needed to be scheduled. 

Now first of all lets us see what we mean by the term “Scheduling”. 

Scheduling is the process of deciding how to commit resources between varieties of possible tasks. Time 

can be specified for each task as part of a sequence of events. 

Below given are the few examples of scheduling a template. 

What do you mean by Scheduling a Template? 

After the template is designed by the user, it needs to be scheduled. Wherein the template will have some 

specific time duration for which it will be displayed from one time slot to the other time slot. 

For e.g. If the user has designed three templates with different layouts and wants to display all the three 

templates at different times, as follows: 

• Template1 from 9.00am to 12.00pm, 

• Template2 from 12.00pm to 18.00pm, 

• Template3 from 18.00 to 23.00am till 25 th December 2010 (say). 

Then these three templates will keep on playing at their specific time intervals till 25 th December 2010. 

But as soon as 26 th December 2010 starts, the Player machine will display only “Default Template” in the 

schedule instead of display going blank. 

The second question comes into picture is how to schedule a template? 

Below given the overall process to schedule a template. 

How to schedule a template? 

Fig: Template Layout 

• When template is ready for the display. Click “Save & Close” for template as shown above. 

• For the template to be displayed, the user needs to schedule it initially. Follow the steps mentioned 

below. 


Fig: Selecting Display for Scheduling 


• Select the display name “Display” and select Schedule as shown in fig. above. 

• “Streme: Template Schedule Management” Window will be opened. 

Fig: Template Schedule Form for Scheduling Templates 

• Click “Add” on “Streme: Template Schedule Management”. 

• “Streme: Manage Schedule” window will be opened as shown in the below figure. 


Fig: Selecting Template for Scheduling 


• Select the Template Name “Template1” as shown above. 

• Customize the Schedule for “Template1”. Provide the “From Date, From Time” to “To Date, To Time” 

as shown above. 

• If multiple templates are available, the user can select the template using the drop down bar as shown in 

above figure & set the schedule for that particular template. The templates will keep on playing in loop as 

per the given schedule. 

• Suppose if the schedule for both the templates gets over, the “Default Template” will keep on playing the 

display instead of showing the blank screen. 



Fig: All Templates gets scheduled 


• The schedule gets added in the list. If the user selects 2 or 3 templates they will be added in the list .Here in 

above fig. the user can see the 3 templates scheduled. 

• Click on “Save”. A Pop-Up Box “NicheStremeManager 7.0.0.1” appears showing the message 

“Data updated successfully”. Click “OK” as shown in figure below. 

• In the above figure, 3 templates are scheduled. All the 3 templates Template1 to Template 3 are scheduled 

from 26-Aug-2010 to 2-Sep-2010. 

• In the same way, the user can schedule multiple numbers of templates. 


j. Uploading the Display 

Let’s see now what is the meaning of the term “Uploading the Display”. 


Uploading is the transmission of contents from manager system to player system. From a network user's pointof-view, 

to upload a display is to send it to another system that is set up to receive it. The File Transfer Protocol 

(FTP) is the Internet facility for uploading and downloading media contents. In short, from the ordinary 

workstation or small computer user's point-of-view, to upload is to send a display and to download is to receive 

a display. 

Below mentioned are all the steps related to the “Uploading the Display”. 

• Select the particular display say “Display” and click on the upward arrow icon shown in the 

“Streme: Location Manager” to select the upload icon as shown in below figure. 

Fig: Upload option 



When the user click on the “Upload” icon on the “Streme: Location Manager”, the 

“Streme: Upload Wizard” window will be opened as shown in the below figure. 

On Transfer Type Form: 

When the user for the first time releasing the display then in the “Transfer Type” tab, 

Two options for releasing the display will be available as follows: 

i) Disk (e.g. D:\, E\Release): 

Here it means the display which is selected in the display list, for e.g., “Display” it will be 

released to the D:\ or C:\ drive in the folder named “Release” as shown in the above figure. 

For this, refer the following steps: 

a) Browse the path where the user wants to release the display. 

b) You can also select the multiple displays to be released at the selected location on disk. 

c) Now after selecting option “Disk” then click on the “Next” tab named “Content to Upload”. 

Here as the user is releasing the display for the first time, select the option named “Full 

Content” as shown in the below figure. 

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Fig: Content to upload option 


d) Click on “Next” tab on “Streme: Upload Wizard” and selecting the option “Content to 

Upload”. 

e) The “Upload Format” form will be opened. 

f) Select the option “Release Format”. 

Fig: Release Format option 


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g) Click on “Next” tab on “Streme: Upload Wizard” and selecting the option “Upload 

Format”. 

h) The “Pending Upload” form will be opened as shown in below figure. 

Fig: Release Tab option on Pending Upload Form 


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i) Click on the “Release” tab on “Streme: Upload Wizard” by selecting the option “Pending 

Upload” format. 

j) The following figure with the Pop-Up box named “Streme Upload” will be shown. 

Fig: Release Successful 


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ii) Using Network to FTP server: 


When the user makes some changes in the display or modifies the display or adds new contents to 

the display, the changes made in the display should be reflected on the player so select the option 

for “Transfer Type” as “Using Network to FTP Server”. 

The network connectivity options used for upload and download purposes will be LAN, VLAN, 

FTP etc as shown below. 

Fig: Using network to FTP Server option 

a) If the user select the option button “Using network to FTP Server”, then whatever contents the 

user is going to upload, will dumped on the ftp server. 

b) The player machine will download the updated contents, from the “FTP Server”. 

c) The display say “Display” is selected and click on the “Next” tab as shown in the above 

figure. 

d) Also if the user clicks on “Select All” option, all the displays will be selected and if say upload 

all the displays will be uploaded at a same time. 

e) The “Content that has Changed” option will be selected on the “Streme: Upload Wizard” 

by selecting the “Content to Upload” form as shown below. 


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Fig: Content that has changed option 


f) Click on the “Next” tab on “Streme: Upload Wizard” by selecting the option 

“Content to Upload”. 

g) The “Upload Format” form will be opened as follows. 

Fig: Upload Format option 

h) Click on “Next” tab on the above window. 

i) The “Pending Upload” form will be opened as follows. 


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Fig: Upload Tab option on Pending Upload Form 


j) Click on the “Upload” tab available on the “Streme: Upload Wizard” by selecting the 

option “Pending Upload”. 

k) The Pop-up box named “Streme Upload” will appear showing the message 

“Successfully uploaded” as follows: 

Fig: Upload Successful 


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4. Streme Player Software: 

a. Setup and Installation 

Let’s take a look at how to Setup the Streme Player Software. 

For this the user needs: 

1. A machine allocated for Streme Player 

2. Streme Installer Software CD 

The User can start the Streme Player Installation in the following way: 

1. Streme Player Machine Configuration: 

Streme Player machine is to be kept ready for the installation to start. 

For installation of Streme Player, the basic configurations of the machine are provided below: 

Hardware Requirements 

H/W for installing Streme Player Software * Compliance Remarks 

For Player setup use a fresh formatted machine 

with min configuration as below.(To be 

provided by client) 

Min PC Configuration (Actual Depends on 

network size) 

RAM 1GB+ 

HDD 40GB+ 

Processor P4 2.0 or higher 

Win XPP with Service Pac 2, 

`OS Dot net framework 2.0 

installed. 

USB PORT One free USB port is needed 

TCP/IP port 

Port number 21, 80 should be 

open 

The Streme Software CD contains 

a) Streme Manager Installer 

b) Streme Player Installer 

c) Streme User Manual 

Applicable 


Will be installed at display location. 

Internet required. Also requires a normal 

lcd monitor so that designed layouts can 

be played over it. 

Note: During final installation 

lcd/monitor could be replaced by big LCD 

or plasma’s. 


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. Configuration of Player: 


Once the display is created and scheduled and release from Streme Manager Machine, it is to be copied 

manually in the player machine. 

• Suppose the display to be configured is “Display”. The default Root folder Path is “D:\Streme”. 

(It is recommended not to change the Root folder path.).Then for the first time, this “Display” folder is 

to be copied from the released path of the Manager machine and paste it on to the path “D:\Streme”of 

the player machine. 

• Once the display folder “Display” is pasted in the player machine. 

• Run the player i.e., “NicheStremePlayer” icon. The “Streme Player Manager” will be opened. 

• In Streme Player Manager Select ‘Config Player’. 

Fig: Config Player 

• Browse and select the “Config.xml” file from root folder path “D:\Streme”. 



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c. Start Player: 


• On “Streme Player Manager” clicks on “Start Player” as shown in the following figure. 

Once all the recommended settings are done, go to player folder and send the “NicheStremePlayer.exe” on desktop 

by creating a shortcut. 

Fig: Creating Shortcut for Player 

• The shortcut gets created on desktop as shown below. 

• Copy this shortcut of “NicheStremePlayer” and go to the Start – Programs – Startup – Right click on 

the startup – Open All Users – Paste the shortcut of “NicheStremePlayer”. 

Fig: Shortcut Icon 

• So whenever the player is switched on, it will start the display automatically. 


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