Adobe Flash (SWF)
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The Adobe Flash support within the Oxygen Media Platform is realized by means of the original Adobe Flash Active X Controls. Flash provides extensive options to create dynamic content such as weather forecasts or similar applications. It has got a broad user basis and a multitude of technical literature is available that will help you take the first steps.
Be aware that Flash has been created for websites. Thus there are some limitations for the use in the field of digital signage. Flash content (SWF) should be created in a way that it prevents specific errors and reacts to them. If e.g. a required data feed is not available or outdated the Flash file can play a predefined standard animation, if desired. You should test that before taking the Flash content into your playlist.
Digital signage and internet are totally different. Since Flash has originally been created for web browsers frames within an animation are displayed imprecisely. In case of digital signage the timing must be exact though since the animation is otherwise stopped.
To make sure that the output timing is exact you have to put a sound track under your Flash file and set the synchronization of the Flash movie from the default setting Event to Stream. If no sound track is available you can create an empty audio file by means of the Windows Audio Recorder. For this purpose deactivate the microphone on your PC.
Note the following:
- Intensive use of ActionScript (full CPU load) may cause a player crash
- User input (via keyboard or mouse) is suppressed
- Unlike Flash in the browser the default background color for flash movies is black. This setting can be overwritten by your flash movie, if desired
